Carole Hailey

@carolehailey.bsky.social

Writer | Reader | Servant to two dogs SCENES FROM A TRAGEDY coming March ‘25 - pre-order now THE SILENCE PROJECT - BBC Radio 2 Book Club, Indie Booksellers BOTM, shortlisted for the RSL Christopher Bland Prize Rep. The Soho Agency

‘It is no mean feat to have issues as weighty as psychopathy sit along lifting the lid on misdemeanours in aviation law as part of a captivatingly unputdownable novel’✍️ Rajvi Glasbrook Griffiths

Book review: Scenes From a Tragedy by Carole Hailey

Rajvi Glasbrook Griffiths If Carole Hailey was in any way apprehensive about her ‘difficult second novel’, it is not possible to spot. The writing in ‘Scenes from a Tragedy’ fizzes with quietly charmi...

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Really enjoyed the Crowdcast session from @bridportprize.bsky.social on Why its never too late to get writing. Expertly chaired by @kitdewaal.bsky.social & involving @carolehailey.bsky.social & Nicholas Ruddock in an honest, thoughtful & encouraging discussion. Glad to be a 'shiny old thing.'

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It’s many years since I first read The Picture of Dorian Gray and I’ve no recollection of the excellent preface written by Oscar Wilde as a response to the critics who condemned the first edition for its ‘immorality’… there are some real gems for writers and readers 🧡💚

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Intrigued by the People’s Bookshelf at the National Library of Latvia. Each book in the collection has been donated by a member of the public and is inscribed by its former owner, telling a personal story relating to the book.

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Welcome to the Helensburgh Book Festival, a literary festival on the West coast of Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Please give us a follow to keep up to date with all our news, we’ve got some very exciting panels to tell you about! 28th-30th March 2025 💙📚

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Classifications for book reviewers: 192 pages or less: slim 256: brisk 320: detailed 384: richly detailed 448: ambitious 512: imposing 576: sprawling 640: magisterial 704+: heard it was good

A major #authorgoal of mine is to write a book with a map at the front 🗺️ Looking forward to getting stuck into this one after I’ve visited my husband in hospital - he had a double knee replacement yesterday and is currently high as a kite on OxyContin 😂

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Whilst I’m not leaving X as yet, I would very much like to spend more time here. So, if you see this and you’d be kind enough to share it to let readers find me, that would be greatly appreciated. Hi!