The Hot Desk

Bestselling novelist talking midlife career changes, parenting, and shifting ambition. How exactly do we build a life? (But like, a good one.)

A letter from Paris, straight to your virtual doormat

My weekly post - Receipt from the Bookshop - is written in real time from my award-winning independent bookshop in St. Annes-on-Sea, UK. Paid subscribers also get an additional weekly essay/book review and access to my book club.

The Edinburgh Minute has moved! Now on a new platform: https://www.edinburghminute.com

An exploration — and celebration — of feeling a lot in a world that doesn’t always encourage it

Re-engineering workplace culture. The latest news and analysis on what comes next for work.

Poet and writer working on a collection of short stories inspired by women's relationship with nature. Posts about nature, feminism, history and whatever weird little stories I can't stop thinking about.

A weekly-ish travel fix for the chronically curious - and the opinionated, in moderation.

✨ a cosy online space for curious readers ✨ from Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon. Books, work, wellbeing & creativity. Top literature Substack globally. "One of Britain’s most prominent Substack writers" — The Times

Cultural digest and shopping wishlists, for intelligent people who like nice things.