Kieron Connolly
@kieronconnolly.bsky.social
Commissioning Editor, Old Street Publishing @oldstpublishing
Previously Bloomsbury, Mail on Sunday, Amber Books
Author of THE HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD and
ABANDONED PLACES, among others.
Editorial consultancy work at:
kieronconnolly.com
Previously Bloomsbury, Mail on Sunday, Amber Books
Author of THE HISTORY OF HOLLYWOOD and
ABANDONED PLACES, among others.
Editorial consultancy work at:
kieronconnolly.com
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My book ABANDONED PLACES has been lightly updated and is republished today by Amber Books.
First published in 2016, it was featured on the front page of the Guardian and widely translated - German, French, Japanese, among others - as well as launching a whole series of Abandoned books.
First published in 2016, it was featured on the front page of the Guardian and widely translated - German, French, Japanese, among others - as well as launching a whole series of Abandoned books.
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RIP Tom Stoppard
Dazzling talent obviously but I loved that this was the line he wished he’d written.
Dazzling talent obviously but I loved that this was the line he wished he’d written.
a man is making a funny face and says i don 't care !
ALT: a man is making a funny face and says i don 't care !
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November 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
RIP Tom Stoppard
Dazzling talent obviously but I loved that this was the line he wished he’d written.
Dazzling talent obviously but I loved that this was the line he wished he’d written.
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Morning all.
Photographer Robert Blomfield. Edinburgh Castle in the fog from Princes Street, 1960.
Photographer Robert Blomfield. Edinburgh Castle in the fog from Princes Street, 1960.
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Morning all.
Photographer Robert Blomfield. Edinburgh Castle in the fog from Princes Street, 1960.
Photographer Robert Blomfield. Edinburgh Castle in the fog from Princes Street, 1960.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Morning all.
Photograph by Martin Parr, Hairdressers Salford 1986.
Photograph by Martin Parr, Hairdressers Salford 1986.
November 16, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Morning all.
Photograph by Martin Parr, Hairdressers Salford 1986.
Photograph by Martin Parr, Hairdressers Salford 1986.
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the grey days…
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
the grey days…
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The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Dir: Martin Scorsese
Dir: Martin Scorsese
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
Dir: Martin Scorsese
Dir: Martin Scorsese
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Morning all.
Photograph by Bert Hardy, Lime Street Railway Station Liverpool, 1954.
Photograph by Bert Hardy, Lime Street Railway Station Liverpool, 1954.
November 15, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Morning all.
Photograph by Bert Hardy, Lime Street Railway Station Liverpool, 1954.
Photograph by Bert Hardy, Lime Street Railway Station Liverpool, 1954.
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Zoo station in 1882, including the “West Ice Rink” amusement park with the large circular ice rink.
© Berlin State Archives
Photographer: Waldemar Titzenthaler
© Berlin State Archives
Photographer: Waldemar Titzenthaler
November 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Zoo station in 1882, including the “West Ice Rink” amusement park with the large circular ice rink.
© Berlin State Archives
Photographer: Waldemar Titzenthaler
© Berlin State Archives
Photographer: Waldemar Titzenthaler
The Boiler House Singers Christmas concert is on Saturday 6 December in St Matthias Church, N16. Concert begins at 6.30pm. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/lon...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The Boiler House Singers Christmas concert is on Saturday 6 December in St Matthias Church, N16. Concert begins at 6.30pm. www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/lon...
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
An old photograph of mine - the remains of the Berlin Wall in 1992 - but it's new to Bluesky.
November 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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An old photograph of mine - the remains of the Berlin Wall in 1992 - but it's new to Bluesky.
April 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
An old photograph of mine - the remains of the Berlin Wall in 1992 - but it's new to Bluesky.
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Children playing in the ruins of Lehrter Bahnhof. Berlin, 1956. Photo by Peter Brüchmann.
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Children playing in the ruins of Lehrter Bahnhof. Berlin, 1956. Photo by Peter Brüchmann.
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Morning all.
Photograph by David Hurn. Sheep shelter from the rain, on an artillery range Mynydd Epynt, Wales 1973.
Photograph by David Hurn. Sheep shelter from the rain, on an artillery range Mynydd Epynt, Wales 1973.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Morning all.
Photograph by David Hurn. Sheep shelter from the rain, on an artillery range Mynydd Epynt, Wales 1973.
Photograph by David Hurn. Sheep shelter from the rain, on an artillery range Mynydd Epynt, Wales 1973.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:46 AM
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November 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Hello Oxford! That's what I'll be saying in a couple of weeks. Join me at the Ashmolean to talk notebooks on November 17th. @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
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HOW PUTTING PEN TO PAPER CHANGED THE WORLD
In this author talk by Roland Allen, explore the pivotal role notebooks have played – and continue to play – in shaping the creativity and ingenuity of artists, writers, scientists and thinkers of all...
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November 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Hello Oxford! That's what I'll be saying in a couple of weeks. Join me at the Ashmolean to talk notebooks on November 17th. @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social
www.ashmolean.org/event/member...
www.ashmolean.org/event/member...
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So pleased to be featuring your story. Thank you for sending it our way @judecook.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction
Delighted to have a new short story published by @fictivedream.bsky.social. Read my take on Gogol's How the Two Ivans Quarrelled here 👇
"The braying seemed to be in their very bedrooms, if not inside their minds…" A Donkey’s Tale (or How the Two Renés Quarrelled) by Jude Cook @judecook.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction. Please click on the link and enjoy fictivedream.com/2025/11/02/a...
November 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
So pleased to be featuring your story. Thank you for sending it our way @judecook.bsky.social #shortstory #fiction
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October 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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This is Mortimer at his accessible and witty best. As ever, his aim is not only to bring the past to life but also to illuminate our own times.
October 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This is Mortimer at his accessible and witty best. As ever, his aim is not only to bring the past to life but also to illuminate our own times.
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How did the button change life in the Middle Ages? If you found yourself at a smart Elizabethan party, should you kiss your hostess on the lips? Why were pistols safer than swords in a duel? And how come Regency Londoners drank so much port?
October 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
How did the button change life in the Middle Ages? If you found yourself at a smart Elizabethan party, should you kiss your hostess on the lips? Why were pistols safer than swords in a duel? And how come Regency Londoners drank so much port?
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Out today, MORTIMER's A-Zs of ENGLISH HISTORY. In these sparkling A to Zs, time-travelling historian Ian Mortimer visits four classic periods of English history: the fourteenth century, the Elizabethan age, the Restoration and the Regency.
October 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Out today, MORTIMER's A-Zs of ENGLISH HISTORY. In these sparkling A to Zs, time-travelling historian Ian Mortimer visits four classic periods of English history: the fourteenth century, the Elizabethan age, the Restoration and the Regency.