Guy Cuthbertson

#OTD Poet Wilfred Owen was born in 1893 Oswestry, Shropshire. "They breathe like trees unstirred. Till like a cold gust thrilled the little word. At which each body and its soul begird. And tighten them for battle" (Spring Offensive) #WW1

Can’t wait to get this fantastic book by @guywjc when it comes out in May. It looks amazing! Just preordered from my favorite independent bookstore @ParnassusBooks1.

@PHC1960 @ParnassusBooks1 Thanks Pam.

hexhambookfestival.co.uk/event/guy-cuth… Guy Cuthbertson – Lady C: The Long, Sensational Life of Lady Chatterley’s Lover 2 May 2026 Hexham Library, Queens Hall 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Waterstones are offering 25% off pre-orders of Lady C. waterstones.com/.../guy.../978…

“Seriously entertaining even on the serious subject of censorship, this is a very clever look at the life of a book. Disgustingly good.”—Lucy Worsley

#OTD Poet Wilfred Owen was born in 1893 Oswestry, Shropshire. "They breathe like trees unstirred. Till like a cold gust thrilled the little word. At which each body and its soul begird. And tighten them for battle" (Spring Offensive) #WW1 @shrewsmorris

The paperback of A Body Made of Glass is now available in both the UK and the US! Morris the dog got very excited when I opened the box from @grantabooks and took one for himself immediately. The @eccobooks edition was appreciated a little more conventionally...

"'A Body Made of Glass' is a frustratingly circular read, filled with questions but few answers. Crampton rejects the idea of a cure for hypochondria, and the ease of a happy ending." @helenarambles reviews Caroline Crampton’s biography of hypochondria. lareviewofbooks.org/article/we-are…

"Venetian Palace, Blackshore on the Blyth". Charles Rennie Mackintosh. 1914. Image: Hunterian.

‘You do not suddenly start needing philosophy on your eighteenth birthday: you have always needed it. Fantasy is philosophy’s more gorgeously painted cousin.’ Katherine Rundell on children’s literature: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/…

Michael Longley CBE 1939-2025 As I post these portraits of my dear friend today, I am filled with sadness. And a great sense of pride. Michael was one of the Belfast greats. One of the Irish greats. One of the world’s greats. 1/4

New episode! @c_crampton started off the year with some time travel, reading her way through ten books from the last century. Tune into the episode now to hear how her journey from 1925 to 2025 went… Listen here: pod.link/1439204048

‘On the ground, circles come and go, lost by carelessness or erosion or suddenly appearing – like Bluestonehenge, a circle henge at the end of the Stonehenge Avenue, found by chance in 2008 during a small excavation.’ Rosemary Hill on stone circles: lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/…

What is it actually like to write about your illnesses, and how can it impact how you feel? In her talk, Writing Yourself Well, Caroline Crampton will explore just this at 7pm-8pm on Thursday 19th June. Tickets start from £10. Info here buff.ly/4fpikMN.

In January, the Shedunnit Book Club is reading The Paddington Mystery by John Rhode, which was first published in 1925. There's still plenty of time to join us to read and discuss the book. Sign up at shedunnitbookclub.com/join now.

Shedunnit Book Club members on the higher tier get to hear @c_crampton reading a classic crime short story aloud every month — this time, it's a double bill of Mr Pepper tales by Basil Thomson from 1925. If you would like to hear this in full, join now at shedunnitbookclub.com/join

Merrily grazing and foraging through the snow. Happy as cows in snow ❄️

"Painting – Winter (Snow in Vacciago)". Antonio Calderara. 1958. Image: Estorick.