Rachel Parris
@rachelparris.bsky.social
Comedy, Music, Improv, Writing. Latest book “Introducing Mrs Collins” out Nov 6 / available to pre-order now
This is utterly jaw-dropping. A school that bans Atwood, Zadie Smith, Terry effing Pratchett and *literal George Orwell* is actively harming its pupils. www.indexoncensorship.org/2026/03/scho...
School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books - Index on Censorship
A school librarian faced a disciplinary hearing and scores of books were removed from her school library after she stocked Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women
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Today is Candlemas - which is a beautiful name. A chance to celebrate 'the return of light' Artist: Roger Hall
Just for today, my novel, “Introducing Mrs Collins”, about Charlotte Lucas, is 99p on Kindle!! Grab it while you can!!
London: temperatures have dropped. For anyone sleeping rough, this can be fatal. Contact thestreetlink.org.uk if you see anyone sleeping rough who might be in need of support, and we'll get them out of the cold.
I just think it’s so much cooler and more interesting to try to be the best audio show rather than the shittiest television show
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 8mo ago‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
4 years ago today this came out on @subexotic.bsky.social armaturesmusic.bandcamp.com/album/mirror... Still proud of how this one turned out. ffo reverb
Mirror Radius, by preston.outatime
8 track album
armaturesmusic.bandcamp.com
Ever feel like AI is trying to gaslight you? “There is no such book, Rachel. It never existed. No, no don’t look down, don’t look at the search results just listen to me. YOU NEVER WROTE A BOOK AND ALSO YOU WERE IN THE MIGHTY BOOSH”
“I often racially abuse people, but never in a hurtful or insulting way”
I’m in PETWORTH tonight chatting about Jane Austen and my book. If you live nearby, come!
Went to see @marcusbrig.bsky.social last night. He’s still knocking it out of the park. Thought provoking, top class comedy.
If you want kids to read: -Reopen the closed libraries -Give them free books -Sponsor author visits in schools with high % pupil premium or FSM students -Work on adult literacy Then Y8s will have a chance of passing this test www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests
Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children
theguardian.com
The assumption appears to be that ordinary voters will be cowed, obsequious, and unwilling to challenge autocracy, just like the billionaires, business leaders, media executives, and other leading institutions of civil society, which have decided that fighting back is “not worth the hassle.”
He could have commented on the dangers of a president vowing to punish an entire city because he doesn’t like the democratically-elected Mayor, or asked Mamdani to do so. Instead, he took these threats for granted and asked whether voters should decide to be swayed by the rhetoric of an autocrat.
In the 1st question of his brief interview with Mamdani. Anderson Cooper reports Trump’s strongman threats to punish NYC if the Mayoral candidate is elected, as if he gets to select where funding goes according to his whims, & then asks whether voters will find it “worth the hassle” to vote for him.
Sex scene with Mr Collins, anyone? It's the perfect time for some Austen-inspired fiction & I hugely enjoyed this heartfelt, romantic & v. funny imagining of the life of Charlotte Lucas from @rachelparris.bsky.social (Honestly, don’t let the sex thing put you off, it’s lovely) Out 6 Nov 📚 🌟
See what people are saying about Introducing Mrs Collins… and then order it!! Signed and dedicated, if you like! Perfect Christmas present for the book-lover in your life! backstory.london/products/int...
This month I announced that London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide for the first time ever. When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than predicted.
London Ulez reduced nitrogen dioxide to legal limit, mayor says
The mayor of London says the fall in airborne toxins is due to the Ultra low emission zone expansion.
bbc.co.uk
Not long until my novel, Introducing Mrs Collins, is out! Nov 6th, but you can pre-order now via link in my bio. It’s all about what happens to Charlotte Lucas in P&P, after her engagement to Mr Collins, and whether perhaps she might find herself to be romantic after all…
This afternoon, in addition to Charlie Kirk, there was a school shooting. Bullets don't know and don't care if you are a Republican or Democrat. It is time for Republicans and Democrats to find a way to work together to reduce gun violence. www.wcpo.com/us-news/crim...
At least 2 students shot at high school in Colorado, authorities say
At least two students have been shot at Evergreen High School in Colorado, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
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In 2022 I received the wholesome DM in the image on the left on the Other Site, tonight I received the one on the right 🥹🥹🥹🥹
Sorry to sound like DFS but this offer ends tomorrow night!! (And unlike DFS there won’t be another starting immediately afterwards)
Rachel Parris@rachelparris.bsky.social · last yr.My forthcoming book is currently on a pre-order special off at @waterstones.bsky.social !! Get 25% off the normal price if you order now, then it’ll get delivered to you on publication on Nov 6th!! Code is SUMMER25 www.waterstones.com/book/introdu...
My forthcoming book is currently on a pre-order special off at @waterstones.bsky.social !! Get 25% off the normal price if you order now, then it’ll get delivered to you on publication on Nov 6th!! Code is SUMMER25 www.waterstones.com/book/introdu...
Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris | Waterstones
Buy Introducing Mrs Collins by Rachel Parris from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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Look! My brilliant wife wrote an entire book. It is excellent and if you are able to order a copy BEFORE release date she would be very happy* *which will be well deserved because she worked her ass off to create this story.
Rachel Parris@rachelparris.bsky.social · last yr.Some exciting news…! Introducing Mrs Collins is out in November but available to pre-order now! #PrideandPrejudice #newfiction #JaneAusten
Some exciting news…! Introducing Mrs Collins is out in November but available to pre-order now! #PrideandPrejudice #newfiction #JaneAusten
If you’re looking for something good to listen to, highly recommend the audible version of The Examiner by Janice Hallett. Really intriguing, complex mystery, voiced by full cast. So good!
