Gill Paul
@gillpaulauthor.bsky.social
Author of bestselling novels, winter swimmer, party thrower, history junkie. Latest novel, Scandalous Women, is set in the misogynist world of 1960s publishing and features Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann. Rep'd by @GaiaBanks
A very happy UK pub day to my fabulous friend Hazel Gaynor. #BeforeDorothy, her ingenious retelling of the story of Aunt Em in the #wizardofoz, is out in paperback today. It's full of heart, tender and immersive. Not to be missed! #historicalfiction #retelling #newrelease #booksworthreading
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A very happy UK pub day to my fabulous friend Hazel Gaynor. #BeforeDorothy, her ingenious retelling of the story of Aunt Em in the #wizardofoz, is out in paperback today. It's full of heart, tender and immersive. Not to be missed! #historicalfiction #retelling #newrelease #booksworthreading
Happy publication day to @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social – #TheBruegelBoy is out today. It's a beautifully written dual narrative, rich with atmosphere, that paints a vivid picture of an artist and his muse at a complex turning point in European history. #historicalfiction #newrelease #bookstagram
November 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Happy publication day to @emmadarwinwriter.bsky.social – #TheBruegelBoy is out today. It's a beautifully written dual narrative, rich with atmosphere, that paints a vivid picture of an artist and his muse at a complex turning point in European history. #historicalfiction #newrelease #bookstagram
Happy Bookshop Day to booksellers everywhere. We readers and writers would be lost without you. #bookshopday #Primrosehillbooks
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Happy Bookshop Day to booksellers everywhere. We readers and writers would be lost without you. #bookshopday #Primrosehillbooks
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
@booksaremybag.bsky.social
A very happy publication day to my friend @LorBingham. Her charming, beautifully illustrated #Christmas story for young animal lovers is out today in ebook and paperback. #rabbit #guineapig #christmasgifts #childrensbooks #magical www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1036933296
October 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
A very happy publication day to my friend @LorBingham. Her charming, beautifully illustrated #Christmas story for young animal lovers is out today in ebook and paperback. #rabbit #guineapig #christmasgifts #childrensbooks #magical www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1036933296
September's reading was pretty varied: I loved James but wasn't mad keen on Butter, was shocked by Ask Not and moved by @ElizaKnight's new novel (out June 26). #JayMcInerney's druggy tale was a reread and #MaeveBrennan was a real find. What did you read last month? #bookstagram
October 1, 2025 at 10:14 AM
September's reading was pretty varied: I loved James but wasn't mad keen on Butter, was shocked by Ask Not and moved by @ElizaKnight's new novel (out June 26). #JayMcInerney's druggy tale was a reread and #MaeveBrennan was a real find. What did you read last month? #bookstagram
Got a haircut yesterday. And possibly a little bit of colour too. Why not? It's autumn… #haircut #haircolor #autumnvibes
September 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Got a haircut yesterday. And possibly a little bit of colour too. Why not? It's autumn… #haircut #haircolor #autumnvibes
Today is the last chance to sign up for September's #newsletter, which is about my imposter syndrome when writing a book for the US market about their iconic widow; and promoting a book during lockdown; includes an international #giveaway. Signup here: bit.ly/3V1ZyDz
September 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Today is the last chance to sign up for September's #newsletter, which is about my imposter syndrome when writing a book for the US market about their iconic widow; and promoting a book during lockdown; includes an international #giveaway. Signup here: bit.ly/3V1ZyDz
Why did #PrincessDiana visit Wallis Simpson's Paris house just hours before her death? Find out in Another Woman's Husband, currently on an #ebook #deal in the US. It was an @USATODAY bestseller and Diana's biographer Andrew Morton called it "Clever". Enjoy! #booksworthreading
August 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Why did #PrincessDiana visit Wallis Simpson's Paris house just hours before her death? Find out in Another Woman's Husband, currently on an #ebook #deal in the US. It was an @USATODAY bestseller and Diana's biographer Andrew Morton called it "Clever". Enjoy! #booksworthreading
Here's my haul – all good in different ways. What did you read in July? #Bookstagram #booksread #writerslife
August 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Here's my haul – all good in different ways. What did you read in July? #Bookstagram #booksread #writerslife
An amazing reading month. I can't recommend these highly enough. Three of them made me cry (see if you can guess which ones), and I don't cry easily. Thank you #AlanHollinghurst @marnieriches.bsky.social #elizabethstrout #colmtoibin #robertseethaler #jessicaanyablau #booksworthreading #bookstagram
July 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
An amazing reading month. I can't recommend these highly enough. Three of them made me cry (see if you can guess which ones), and I don't cry easily. Thank you #AlanHollinghurst @marnieriches.bsky.social #elizabethstrout #colmtoibin #robertseethaler #jessicaanyablau #booksworthreading #bookstagram
UK readers, looking for a weekend read? Four of my books are on 99p #deals for a limited time only. If there are any you haven't read, now's the time… #historicalfiction #bargain #Ebook
June 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
UK readers, looking for a weekend read? Four of my books are on 99p #deals for a limited time only. If there are any you haven't read, now's the time… #historicalfiction #bargain #Ebook
Two of my May reads – by @LouiseFein and @RowanColeman – I strongly recommend you preorder. The other three were hugely enjoyable and are available now. What did you read this last month? #historicalfiction #booksworthreading
May 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Two of my May reads – by @LouiseFein and @RowanColeman – I strongly recommend you preorder. The other three were hugely enjoyable and are available now. What did you read this last month? #historicalfiction #booksworthreading
Happy publication day to @rebeccarosenbergnovelist. Silver Echoes is out today – a twisty atmospheric tale set in the 20s/30s, based partly on a real movie star. Enjoy! #newrelease #biographicalfiction #bookstagram
May 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Happy publication day to @rebeccarosenbergnovelist. Silver Echoes is out today – a twisty atmospheric tale set in the 20s/30s, based partly on a real movie star. Enjoy! #newrelease #biographicalfiction #bookstagram
Tube poster in Belsize Park for @TracyChevalier's glorious novel about Murano glassblowing. A perfect gift for #mothersday. #BooksWorthReading #historicalfiction
May 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Tube poster in Belsize Park for @TracyChevalier's glorious novel about Murano glassblowing. A perfect gift for #mothersday. #BooksWorthReading #historicalfiction
Lots of great reads last month. Sinners by @lizfremantle.bsky.social is my book of the year so far - out on June 3rd. I also loved @ArielLawhon's Frozen River – great #historicalfiction. Bandit Queens is a terrific read if you want to kill your husband. #BooksWorthReading #Bookstagram
May 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Lots of great reads last month. Sinners by @lizfremantle.bsky.social is my book of the year so far - out on June 3rd. I also loved @ArielLawhon's Frozen River – great #historicalfiction. Bandit Queens is a terrific read if you want to kill your husband. #BooksWorthReading #Bookstagram
My next newsletter will be about the #gossip and #scandals when I was writing my 4th novel, #TheAffair. It's set in Rome in 1962, when #ElizabethTaylor and #RichardBurton fell in love. I got unique insights and snaps from a pal of Burton's. For the inside story, sign up here: bit.ly/3x9ZQf3
April 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
My next newsletter will be about the #gossip and #scandals when I was writing my 4th novel, #TheAffair. It's set in Rome in 1962, when #ElizabethTaylor and #RichardBurton fell in love. I got unique insights and snaps from a pal of Burton's. For the inside story, sign up here: bit.ly/3x9ZQf3
Authors consider Goodreads a scary place because readers leave very honest (sometimes brutal) reviews there. So it's especially gratifying when one of my novels reaches 1000 ratings with an average score over 4 out of 5. Huge thanks to all who have read and reviewed or rated. #review #bookstagram
April 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Authors consider Goodreads a scary place because readers leave very honest (sometimes brutal) reviews there. So it's especially gratifying when one of my novels reaches 1000 ratings with an average score over 4 out of 5. Huge thanks to all who have read and reviewed or rated. #review #bookstagram
So good I accidentally bought it twice. Do you have any 'doubles' on your bookshelves? #Bookstagram #ArundhatiRoy #Booksworthreading
April 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
So good I accidentally bought it twice. Do you have any 'doubles' on your bookshelves? #Bookstagram #ArundhatiRoy #Booksworthreading
April 3rd is 'Find a Rainbow Day' – so I found one. With thanks to @ellenalpsten.bsky.social @ronnieturner8702.bsky.social #AnneBerest and @susanmeissner.bsky.social #Booksworthreading #rainbow
April 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
April 3rd is 'Find a Rainbow Day' – so I found one. With thanks to @ellenalpsten.bsky.social @ronnieturner8702.bsky.social #AnneBerest and @susanmeissner.bsky.social #Booksworthreading #rainbow
A very happy publication day to #EliseHooper – The Library of Lost Dollhouses is out today and it's already getting brilliant reviews that call it 'spellbinding' and 'heartwarming' and 'an absolute gem'. Can't wait to grab a copy! #HistoricalFiction #NewRelease 🥳🎉🍾
April 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
A very happy publication day to #EliseHooper – The Library of Lost Dollhouses is out today and it's already getting brilliant reviews that call it 'spellbinding' and 'heartwarming' and 'an absolute gem'. Can't wait to grab a copy! #HistoricalFiction #NewRelease 🥳🎉🍾
My March reads had settings ranging from 17th-century Puritan Boston to 1930s Dustbowl Kansas, 1920s/30s Salzburg to 1970s/80s Dorset, 1990s London and contemporary France and UK. I thought all of them were fabulous. #bookrecommendations #historicalfiction What did you read?
March 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
My March reads had settings ranging from 17th-century Puritan Boston to 1930s Dustbowl Kansas, 1920s/30s Salzburg to 1970s/80s Dorset, 1990s London and contemporary France and UK. I thought all of them were fabulous. #bookrecommendations #historicalfiction What did you read?
Happy paperback publication day to #LouisaTreger - the wonderful The Paris Muse is out today. It's the story of Dora Maar, Picasso's mistress and inspiration for his 'Weeping Women' portraits. Of course, he's the one who made her weep… Highly recommended! #historicalfiction #newrelease #Bookstagram
March 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Happy paperback publication day to #LouisaTreger - the wonderful The Paris Muse is out today. It's the story of Dora Maar, Picasso's mistress and inspiration for his 'Weeping Women' portraits. Of course, he's the one who made her weep… Highly recommended! #historicalfiction #newrelease #Bookstagram
Great start to a Wednesday – @HazelGaynor sent me sweeties! They're for breakfast, right? #BeforeDorothy #BooksWorthReading
March 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Great start to a Wednesday – @HazelGaynor sent me sweeties! They're for breakfast, right? #BeforeDorothy #BooksWorthReading
The most exciting book post EVER! I genuinely could not be more excited. Thank you so much @lizfremantle.bsky.social and @MichaelJosephBooks. Out 3rd July. #newrelease #bookstagram
March 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The most exciting book post EVER! I genuinely could not be more excited. Thank you so much @lizfremantle.bsky.social and @MichaelJosephBooks. Out 3rd July. #newrelease #bookstagram
Not sure what this number 1 tag means exactly, but I'll take it! #ElizabethArden #HelenaRubinstein #WomensHistoryMonth #Rivalry #bookstoread
March 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Not sure what this number 1 tag means exactly, but I'll take it! #ElizabethArden #HelenaRubinstein #WomensHistoryMonth #Rivalry #bookstoread