Leodora Darlington

A peer-reviewed study found Black patients matched with Black doctors were 27% less likely to die in the hospital. A separate study found Black residents live longer in counties with more Black primary care physicians. “Find A Black Doctor” exists because the disparities are real

this is what happens when u give working class children access to the arts

@saranaidinecox @HarrogateFest Thank you so much! 💜

@HarrogateFest @Leodora_ Congratulations!!!

3/3 Announced today: the McDermid Debut Award shortlist, 6 brilliant new voices pushing the genre in bold directions. Winners revealed 23 July in Harrogate. Congrats to all shortlisted authors! Find out more bit.ly/4f0HVPx

@Franapunk999 @HarrogateFest Aw, thank you so much, Frances! It feels very special to come from our Criminal Lines connection to having our books share this shortlist 💜

@Leodora_ @HarrogateFest And to you Leodora!! Absolute joy to be in this together. And your author interview was amazing ❤️

Utterly gobsmacked! I’m shortlisted for the McDermid Debut Award 2026! An honour to be included alongside such phenomenal books 🥹more info on Theakston Crime Awards website here: bit.ly/TheakstonsAwar… #TheakstonsAwards #TheakstonsCrime @HarrogateFest

Police really think these 3 Black sisters walked into cold freezing ocean in Brighton late at night, fully clothed in their party outfit with their black hair nicely done to get wet? Just stop. That is not a Black thing. Then got killed by misjudging steep drop? Police better fully investigate! Rest in perfect peace Jane Adetoro, Christina Walter and Rebecca Walter 🙏🏾

We're thrilled to announce that these masters of suspense will be at Dead Write, our #crimelit festival! Meet @Ipsamitlodha7 @anitanairauthor @Shussainzaidi @mahimkajerry @Leodora_ and others at #BLFDeadWrite. 🗓 23-24 May 📍 @bicblr 🔗 Register at deadwrite.in

In Croydon, 2 long serving Labour councillors, (both black) were deselected & Keir Starmer's NIECE selected to stand. It's Labour’s 2nd safest cllr seat in Croydon. This is grim. Great work by @InsideCroydon on this piece. Please read the full article. insidecroydon.com/2026/04/30/kei…

A note that, although the short term community surge is awesome, we have to KEEP buying from them to keep them afloat. If you are a Sci Fi/Fantasy reader, their selection is unmatched for Black authored books

They did it!! @AfroriBooks has smashed its campaign target of selling 1000 books and the bookshop is safe... 🎉🎉 Founder of Afrori Books Carolynn Bain made the announcement on social media earlier to thank everyone who supported the campaign... and shared that they exceeded their target and sold 1500 books as of today.. In a bid to secure its long term future, the Bookshop has announced a membership model - a Patreon page. For more details please visit afrori books. 📚

The Black bookshop Afrori Books has now surpassed its target by over 500 books and is safe from closure. 🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾 thecommunityreporter.co.uk/p/award-winnin…

I have just checked out 6 books, so it is 994! Please buy a book by a Black author, let us keep this bookshop going.

Afrori, a Brighton bookshop and the UK’s largest supplier of books by Black authors, is facing closure. They need to sell 1,000 books by next week. Please support if you can: afroribooks.co.uk

'The Exes' by @Leodora_ Darlington First Comes Love, Then Comes Murder... #shopindie and buy @AfroriBooks 📖 online book sample to peek inside and share jellybooks.com/cloud_reader/e…

"A thriller that is as explosive as it is intellectual, as fast-paced and fun as it is thought-provoking. THE EXES is proof that this brilliant debut novelist is here to stay." - @Bookreporter Read the review: bit.ly/4urM2tg

😱!! Very surreal. So grateful to @katiecouric and Sara Levine for this.

@Mark_MyWords23 💕

@Leodora_ was on this morning on GMA to talk about The Exes. She had an encouraging shout out to anyone new to this craziness looking to publish their first work. It’s people like this that make the #WritingCommunity the absolute best. Thank you, Leodora, for your guidance.

Win a copy of The Exes by Leodora Darlington in this Fab book competition #Echobox=1771719746" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thesun.co.uk/fabulous/38278…

Win a copy of The Exes by Leodora Darlington in this Fab book competition thesun.co.uk/fabulous/38278…