Kate Griffin

Absolutely THRILLED to see #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles which I co-wrote (as Lila Cain) with @Marciathewriter as @thetimes PICK OF THE MONTH in today’s historical fiction round up. Huge thanks to Nick Rennison for his generous review We are wagging our tail feathers 🐦‍⬛💚🐦‍⬛

THE ART OF A LIE is out Thursday if you're interested in historical thrillers, ice cream and/or pineapples

I feel it is my duty to warn you that Halloween tat is appearing on the shelves. It’s July 23rd 😱

I wrote this about the genius of Barry Lyndon, my all-time favourite film which is unique among historical dramas for really getting the strangeness and distance of the past thetimes.com/comment/column…

A wonderfully illuminating piece on #BarryLyndon by @alexlarman read it, see it!

My latest piece, about the brilliance of the reissued Barry Lyndon. alexanderlarman.substack.com/p/the-luck-of-…

One of James’s very best pieces… and he’s quite right about #BarryLyndon See it if you possibly can. It’s a flat out masterpiece.

Saw the remastered #BarryLyndon this afternoon. Oh my word it is wonderful! Beautiful, leisurely, painterly, ravishing and hugely intelligent. Three hours skipped by! #StanleyKubrick GENIUS - also my beloved #Thackeray

Huge congratulations to my pal @Marciathewriter whose wonderful solo debut #TheMercyStep is published by @CassavaRepublic today! Little Mercy is a character you’ll take to heart!!!

We're spotlighting the incredible talent of Northern author @naomikelsey_ 🌟 Want to read The Darkening Globe with us? Join our online book club on 5 August where we’ll chat about the book, share book recs, and celebrate Northern fiction! Sign up: thesyp.org.uk/events/august-…

TALKING THE GOTHIC with @essiefox Just caught up with the latest episode of this sublime podcast. So much great content, including a guide to the development of the haunted castle/house through ‘The Monk’, the novels of Ann Radcliffe, and the works of Edgar Allan Poe, a…

Archaeologists of Twitter - I found this during a walk round the fields at Rothamsted, Harpenden this morning. Is it a flint tool? It’s tactile, seems weighted and fits easily into a hand. #archaeology #flinttool ???

When my lasered eye improves (I’m currently looking through black confetti) I’ll be editing the sequel to #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles with @Marciathewriter But - along with the shadow in the corner of my vision - there’s an exciting flicker of the gothic novel novel I’ll write next!

#Giveaway for US readers 🇺🇸📣 Just one more day to enter the #Goodreads #Giveaway for one of 10 gorgeous hardback copies of #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles Enter here: goodreads.com/book/show/2181… Why you should enter here 👇🏻👇🏾🤩

Sometimes you wake up to a review that makes your heart sing. If you’re looking for immersive, transporting & impactful historical summer fiction here’s why #TheBlackbirdsofStGiles deserve a nest in your luggage UK & US edition + the INCREDIBLE @ignatius_sancho on Audible.

Things have been a bit topsy turvy recently following my laser eye surgery for a retinal tear (and another round tomorrow 😱), but I love this skewed photo taken my husband when we ventured in London earlier this week!

What a delight to be interviewed by Queen of the Gothic @EssieFox about my book #Fyneshade and the enduring appeal of the old dark house.

Episode 2 of my podcast, Talking the Gothic, features castles and country houses - and then a fascinating talk with the author @KateAGriffin about her novel, Fyneshade - an ancient and isolated English country house - and all the secrets it holds. substack.com/@essiefox/note…

If you love a criminally good historical read involving ice cream and ice-cool deceptions may I direct you post-haste to #TheArtofaLie by superb @LauraSRobinson whose London Launch tonight was delicious!

This is the most extraordinary story in the Sundays. If you’ve read The Salt Path or seen the film, it’s a proper marmalade dropper.

A friend reported eye symptoms to her GP who referred to hospital the next day. The consultant diagnosed a torn retina and performed laser surgery on her in his lunch hour the same day. When the NHS works, it works brilliantly.