Florence Knapp
@florenceknapp.bsky.social
I like to write and sew. Contributor to the V&A's book, Patchwork & Quilting. Author of Flossie Teacakes’ Guide to EPP. Debut novel, THE NAMES, May ‘25. Rep’d Karolina Sutton.
I couldn't believe The Names by @florenceknapp.bsky.social was a debut novel; it's just so perfectly executed. I gasped, I laughed, and at one point I cried so loudly my husband looked up from across the room and said, "It's that book, huh?" Highly recommend! (TW: domestic violence)
131. The Names by @florenceknapp.bsky.social Three versions of a life, and a family - utterly absorbing and deeply poignant debut novel.
This is lovely - thank you, Wade ☺️.
Book #11 for 2025: The Names by Florence Knapp (2025) A story so engrossing, it’s easy to forget just how much her language pops at times. Lots of ‘oh, damn’ moments for me on word use alone. Won’t forget this one for a long time @florenceknapp.bsky.social
An agent hat trick :) So delighted for The Names to be included here.
Karolina Sutton@karolinasutton.bsky.social · last yr.50 hottest books to read right now- summer reads chosen by the Guardian - delighted to see The Names by @florenceknapp.bsky.social A Different Kind of Power by @jacindaardern.bsky.social and Women’s Prize for Fiction winner The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...
The 12 best books of the year so far - chosen by the BBC Happy to see Catherine Airey’s CONFESSIONS & Florence Knapp’s THE NAMES www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti... @john-ash.bsky.social @florenceknapp.bsky.social
The 12 best books of 2025 so far
From multigenerational family sagas to speculative dystopias – the very best fiction of the year so far.
bbc.co.uk
I read these essays several months ago and loved them - you might, too :)
I really enjoyed chatting with @nadineoregan.bsky.social for this piece in the Irish Times :)
Nadine O'Regan@nadineoregan.bsky.social · last yr.I interviewed @florenceknapp.bsky.social for @irishtimes.com about her great new novel The Names. You can read the piece here. www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
@bertsbooks.bsky.social I want to send a book as a gift and wondered if it’s possible to include a brief note with the order?
Cora’s split-second decision regarding the name of her newborn son shifts her family's future into three different paths. Three names, three versions of a life & the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark. @florenceknapp.bsky.social's THE NAMES is coming May 2025 geni.us/The_Names
Postage is free and the books arrive tied with a satin ribbon📚🎗️(and seeing this post was excellent timing, as the new Curtis Sittenfeld is now heading my way).
Bert’s Books@bertsbooks.bsky.social · 2y agoTime for a bit of reality - a thread. Sales in the shop are doing well, but we're reliant on sales on the website to help pay the bills. The website is reliant on social media, particularly twitter. Since September, we've seen a big decline in people seeing our tweets.
I haven’t been on Bluesky for a few months, but opened it to find this gorgeous post waiting for me. Thank you so much, @bookishliv.bsky.social 🙏💛
Liv@bookishliv.bsky.social · 2y agoThe set-up vs. ✨️ The Shot ✨️ Thank you so much @orionbooks.bsky.social @javeryai.bsky.social for our Kilnfolk coffees in Sheffield this morning to celebrate #TheNames by @florenceknapp.bsky.social ☕️🩷💚
An awful photo (taken from a stepladder, with a stomach-churning fear of heights), but somehow this lone rose is still going at the end of November and miraculously survived Storm Bert where even a fence panel didn’t 💫🌸.
Having loved The Snow Child, I’d preordered a copy of this, but am delighted to receive a proof a few months ahead of its arrival - thank you so much @tinderpress.bsky.social - this is a real treat 💙🐻🪵. (And can keep the preorder to give to a friend who’d also enjoyed Eowyn’s previous novel :) 💙📚
I had such a lovely evening meeting so many bookish people - thanks to everyone who came along 💛. And to @orionbooks.bsky.social for organising it all so beautifully. x
Francesca Main@francescamain.bsky.social · 2y agoThank you to everyone who made last night’s @orionbooks.bsky.social showcase so special and cheered on our authors — especially my two brilliant debut stars for next year @florenceknapp.bsky.social and @katekemp.bsky.social who spoke beautifully about their novels The Names and The Grapevine
I’ve just posted about Laurie Colwin’s HAPPY ALL THE TIME over in Instagram (in a way that won’t easily be condensed into 180 characters): www.instagram.com/p/DChAXuFKJv... Thank you to @wnbooks.bsky.social for this gorgeous edition. 💙📚
Home from the bookshop with Nell (less visible, Tessa Hadley’s The Party and a book about writing called Swallowed by a Whale). 💙📚
The loveliest start to my day. Thank you so much, @jenniegauthor.bsky.social - this means a lot 🐦⬛💙.
This is gorgeous. I fell in love with it fairly late on when something in the dynamic between the dog and narrator shifts and really comes to life. So many wise observations on grief, writing, reading, and the bond between animals and humans. One I’d like to reread. #sigridnunez #thefriend
Listening to Western Lane by Chetna Maroo today brought an end to a curiously bookless few weeks. Wonderful characters and I love novels with an intense amount of detail around someone learning or doing a particular thing - in this case playing squash.
