Jane Mansour
Reading, writing, tea and all the biscuits
Winner: W&A/whitefox'23|LWB p100 Prize'22|#EWPP '22
- Reposted by Jane MansourIt’s the driest spring on record here in the UK. Just a little reminder to please leave a couple of water trays out in your garden for the birds and little critters. They really, really need it right now. 🐦⬛🪲🐭 PLEASE SHARE TO GET THE WORD OUT THERE.
- Reposted by Jane MansourMy grandmas were immigrants, my mum & sisters in law are immigrants; my sister & nephews are migrants. My kids study maths, Shakespeare, dance, act & score tries alongside the kids of immigrants. My dad’s life was saved by immigrants. Immigrants have made us richer, wiser, stronger Win the fight
- Reposted by Jane MansourI can personally confirm that best-selling author Tom Cox will send you four signed books for little more than the price of postage. Even if you, like myself, are a Canadian. And they are delightful summer reading!
- This was the book! It's so well written/crafted, I can't believe it's the only book she wrote. It's a coming of age story, a mystery & an exploration of the clash between wild fantasy and grubby reality. About the value of truth to understanding who we are. And it's short, compact, &full of dialogue
- I’m now reading a book I’ve owned for three decades - it’s got a terrible cover ao have never got round to reading it, but the blurb sounds good so have never given it away during book sort out/culls. Due to my ‘random book picker’ (TM) I’ve finally got to it… genuinely intrigued to dive in!!
- If you follow Sam, you won’t be surprised to learn his book combines history, personal insights, interviews & opinion well into a compelling story of how/why we're in this political state in an informed & highly readable way. Would’ve loved more on his solutions- challenges, mitigation, mayors etc
- I think this one suffered a bit from the surrounding hype. I did enjoy it but was expecting more. It’s pretty long and felt its length, and as can be case with dual POVs, I much preferred one to the other.
- This is absolutely brilliant!
- Love this! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
- Reposted by Jane MansourIn which I take on the idea that your spec script has to be 'undeniable' -> www.andreamann.com/blog/the-myt... #screenwriting #scriptsky #scriptsky+
- Reposted by Jane MansourMorning all. If you're after a bit of respite from all the mayhem, our 2 acre bluebell woods are at their absolute best right now - open and free to visit 10-5 Wed-Sat. Free parking. Tea and cake available too :-) WA4 4HP.
- Am writing riddles for Easter treasure hunts and thought I'd google for some inspiration - all the riddles online are just descriptions... my favourite one for ice cubes was - 'I'm cold water and icy' - I mean... so I'm back to making them up
- Reposted by Jane MansourThere is now a happy postscript, though... bsky.app/profile/dj-a...
- HURRAY! I have a new publisher! substack.com/@tomcox/note...?
- Can’t wait to hear the podcast about this
- In a rare bit of good news for everyone, the number of new podcasts being created is going down. on.ft.com/4ihZp86 Presumably because everyone already has one
- Yay, Rory!! #Masters
- I got the front seat on a double decker bus this afternoon. Never not a thrill!
- I was slightly nervous about reading this as I loved Regeneration so much but needn’t have worried. This is just brilliant. It’s such a different view of war, captures a period but also says so much about now; is such a thoughtful read but also one you have to keep reading. Highly recommend!
- I read this as (almost) recommended, a mini chapter most days (not every day = v on brand!). Reading it like this offers a chance to re-evaluate approach to life, lists, productivity & busy-ness. I was already persuaded by the 'embrace the mess & crack on' message, but still enjoyed the journey. #💙📚
- If you're nearby, this looks fab!
- Reposted by Jane MansourOK folks - will you please help me spread this far and wide. A really exciting opportunity to be the new Director of Comms at @britishacademy.bsky.social - the national academy for humanities and social sciences. £100k. Lovely team. Reports directly to me micro.green-park.co.uk/thebritishac...
- Fabulous
- Reposted by Jane MansourPlease buy/order this book at your local independent bookstore, bookshop.org or libro.fm.
- SWW's account of working at FB: corruption, lying, sexual harassment, ignorance, disloyalty. Carelessness? Perhaps. But the absence of care is mostly deliberate. So much power and access granted so readily to an organisation. A fascinating insight into power, both the wielders & those in its orbit.
- Reposted by Jane MansourAre you looking to polish, perfect or get to the heart of your manuscript? Or, are you looking for a 3 chapter review and be read by an experienced editor and author? I come highly recommended from authors and agents alike. Jo Unwin, formerly of JULA said:
- Beautiful. We have bluebell woods nearby and it's such a treat watching the winter ground turn from mud and leaves to sparse green shoots to a thick carpet of green (current stage), knowing that a vision in blue is just around the corner
- Britain is home to almost half of the world’s bluebells, found in ancient or semi-natural woodlands, flowering in April and May. 'Bluebell woods' by contemporary UK painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt
- META stole an article of mine to train their AI. The article was on child poverty. Imagine having all that financial resource at your disposal and deciding to steal. Imagine having all that knowledge at your disposal and doing so little good.
- I've just finished this collection of essays by Charlotte Wood. She's a writer I've admired ever since I devoured The Weekend. There are 17 chapters of her musings and beautiful thoughtful prose on art and ageing and life. I read it over 3 months, a nibble at a time which felt like a good approach.
- This was fascinating!
- For those of you interested in writing, I interviewed Lisa Jewell about how she writes her best-selling twisty thrillers without knowing the plot beforehand. Or even having any idea where she's headed. jojomoyes.substack.com/p/i-need-my-...
