Production wraps this week on STEVE, a new film starring Academy Award® winner Cillian Murphy and Jay Lycurgo. A reimagining of Max Porter's bestselling novel SHY, the film follows a pivotal day in the life of a headteacher and his students at a last-chance reform college. Coming soon.

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Lisa Baker@LisaIndiaBaker·11 Haz

A brand new stunner. More tomorrow! @maxjohnporter @AitkenAlexander

Mair Bosworth@MairBosworth

A war photographer grapples with guilt, grief, Englishness, the politics of the image, looking and not looking. A new five-part fiction series written for Radio 4 by @maxjohnporter. Read by Tim McInnerny. Starting Monday on @BBCRadio4 + @BBCSounds bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

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Faber Books@FaberBooks·17 May

'I just adore Max's writing... Shy broke my heart.' Cillian Murphy Shy by @maxjohnporter is the story of a few strange hours in the life of a teenage boy. It's about being lost in the dark, and realising you are not alone. faber.co.uk/product/978057…

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Lisa Baker@LisaIndiaBaker·22 Nis

Come and work with us! 👀 jobs.thebookseller.com/job/aitkenalex…

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Lisa Baker@LisaIndiaBaker·27 Mar

@larapawson @AitkenAlexander Ah but we are the lucky ones!

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Lisa Baker@LisaIndiaBaker·23 Mar

Echoing everything here. A fearless retelling of a fearful time, and of the triumph of sisterhood over misogyny. @AitkenAlexander.

Jenny Lord@jennyjennylord

So damn proud of brilliant @chimenesuleyman and her utterly heart-piercing, perspective-shifting book THE CHAIN Thank you @thetimes for this incredible spread 🔥 Published NEXT WEEK @wnbooks Get down to your local @Waterstones Or pre-order here: waterstones.com/book/the-chain…

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Lisa Baker@LisaIndiaBaker·16 Mar

@StuartEvers You were one! Saluting you back

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Stuart Evers@StuartEvers·16 Mar

Sometimes some people in the world restore your faith a bit. Those who came out on to the street tonight to help a distressed woman, I salute you.

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Jude Rogers 💙@juderogers·23 Şub

This is now up on @theQuietus - and thanks to @KatyaTaylor I just emailed Penelope Farmer this morning. What a week. ❤️❤️❤️

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DiscussingFilm@DiscussingFilm·8 Şub

Cillian Murphy will star in ‘STEVE’ for Netflix. The film follows a headteacher of a last-chance reform school who struggles to keep his students in line, while also grappling with his spiraling mental health. (Source: Deadline)

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Lisa Baker@LisaIndiaBaker·8 Şub

the news is out! @AitkenAlexander

Ethan Nosowsky@Nosowsky

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Max Porter's SHY to be adapted for @netflix, with the great Cillian Murphy starring in it and producing! Bit of a point of view shift--welcome, Steve, get your due! @GraywolfPress @FaberBooks @LisaIndiaBaker @maxjohnporter

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Lisa Baker@LisaIndiaBaker·26 Oca

Congratulations, @StuartEvers x

ALCS@ALCS_UK

We’re so excited that for the first time this year, the @RSLiterature V.S. Pritchett Short Story Prize will be part of the #ALCSAwards! Congratulations to the 13 storytellers who made this year’s longlist 🙌 alcs.co.uk/news/longlist-…

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Jude Rogers 💙@juderogers·11 Ara

Hi! A few of you have asked if you could buy my book for a Christmas present with a personalised dedication...and I've worked out how to do it with @Bookishcrick! Drop an email to info@book-ish.co.uk, say you want to order one to Abergavenny shop, then I can pop in and sign...

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Jude Rogers 💙@juderogers·7 Ara

So chuffed to finally get the brilliant @tracey_thorn for Songbook. We talk about Lavinia Greenlaw's The Importance Of Music To Girls, Ian Penman, Paul Morley, Julie Burchill, Billie Holiday's Lady Sings the Blues, @JonSavage1966's England's Dreaming...

White Rabbit Books@WhiteRabbitBks

Our latest #SONGBOOK special is here, and it's a cracker! @juderogers is joined by our very special guest @tracey_thorn as they chat 70s discos, music journalism, punk and much more - plus Lavinia Greenlaw's 2017 memoir. 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/22-… 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3ltaI8…

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Lisa Baker@LisaIndiaBaker·6 Ara

@juderogers Half Cup on Judd xx

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Jude Rogers 💙@juderogers·6 Ara

Londoners, help! Who can recommend a nice festive place for coffee and cake/mince pies near(-ish) Euston?

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Jude Rogers 💙@juderogers·30 Kas

"Me and @BrettAndersonHQ used to spend long, long hours listening to music and [@richardosman] would just be in the next room with his Mega City Four turned up even louder." Festive special alert! Our first of 3 Songbook episodes for Xmas is up with the wonderful @matosman…

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Samira Ahmed@SamiraAhmedUK·28 Kas

Tonight's the night.. On @bbcfrontrow 715pm with curator @NiallHodson and bad record cover connoisseur @juderogers.. bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Samira Ahmed@SamiraAhmedUK

Quick trip across the Mersey to Birkenhead for a sneak preview of @WilliamsonArt_ ‘s utterly fab Worst Record Covers exhibition, ahead of tomorrow’s opening. Some v controversial inclusions… (future @BBCFrontRow item too)..

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White Rabbit Books@WhiteRabbitBks·20 Kas

Earlier this year we published the paperback of The Sound of Being Human, and here's another look at this powerful extract in which @juderogers explores how certain songs - in her case The Flying Pickets’ Only You - can unlock such visceral emotions... theguardian.com/books/2022/apr…

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