And just like that. Well 90mins later:

My task today was to organise my comics books, some of which were still in the plastic sleeve or in the cardboard envelope. #comicbooks

There’s a double standard here. It’s very interesting that James Frey was rewarded with double page spreads in newspapers and no cancellation, when he admitted his use of AI but a Black author who denies the use of AI loses his book deal and his writing career open.substack.com/pub/nadinema...

I cannot think of a better way to spend a Saturday morning then watching X-Men ‘97

Finally, I’m tackling my toppling TBR pile 📚 and I have a reading order 😁: 🕵🏾‍♀️Crime Fiction 📰 Non-Fiction 📖 General Fiction I finished Life’s Too Short by Abby Jiminez yesterday started Adele Park’s new book, Eyes on You 👀 London Falling is next What are you currently reading?

I’m very happy to announce that The Kill List, book 3 in my Inspector Angelica Henley series has been longlisted for a Diverse Book Award! 🎉 I love that this book is still keeping readers up at night, and it’s also got its own dedicated 90’s inspired Playlist 🎧 open.spotify.com/playlist/0eC... 😁

My full conversation with bestselling author @janecasey.bsky.social is available now wherever you find your podcasts! 🎧 We talk about her publishing journey, her new standalone, Everything She Didn’t Say and Jane shares her non-writing tip for writers. Links in Bio

Where do ideas actually come from? Never a straight line. Wrote about where the idea for my new standalone, Once a Liar, came from and a bit of my writing process. If you were at my SOA session recently, some of this will feel familiar 📝 nadinematheson.substack.com/p/the-body-o...

We’re going LIVE tonight at 7pm on YouTube and Facebook ! 🎙️✨ Join me for a special conversation with crime authors Mel Pennant, Remi Kone & Scarlett Brade. You do NOT want to miss this one. 🔔 Head to my YouTube channel NOW and hit the 🔔 www.youtube.com/live/ltesVgB...

I’m very excited about my crime writers special feat. Mel Pennant, Remi Kone and Scarlett Brade which will be live on YouTube, FB and Insta on Tuesday 16 June 2026 at 7pm bst.

Palace for Life 🦅🦅🦅🏆🏆🏆🔥🔥🔥

On a different note, Maul Shadow Lord was absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

It’s local election day. Don’t just sit there complaining. Go out there and vote 🗳️. Also, don’t forget your ID 🪪

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🚨 LIVE TODAY 🚨 It’s an AMA and I want ALL your questions about the Inspector Anjelica Henley series, the characters, the dark corners of South East London, the research, the writing, everything in between. Come and join me today at 5:30 PM BST on YouTube. www.youtube.com/live/Sp_AnXG...

🚨 ONE DAY ONLY 🚨 The Shadow Carver, Book 4 in the Inspector Anjelica Henley series, is just 99p today! 📚 If vengeance, vigilantes, and vindication are your thing, jump in and catch up on the latest investigation with Inspector Henley and the Serial Crimes Unit. 🔪 👉 Grab it here: amzn.to/4mvBTYP

A good time was had by all!!! EAGLES🦅🦅🦅🦅🔵🔴🔵🔴

Birdwatchers of Bluesky, is it a heron?

A new Substack article from me. I’m talking about AI, Shy Girl being pulled and outsourcing your writers voice. open.substack.com/pub/nadinema...

I forgot to share my sunrise pic this morning

Can you keep a secret? 🤫 Culd you REALLY keep a secret from your best friend if Oprah came calling 📞 and picked your book for her book club? Tayari Jones and I talk about what it’s like to be chosen not once, but TWICE for Oprah’s Book Club 💫 with An American Marriage and now her new book Kin 📖

200 episodes 🎙️✨ and this one is special. I’m joined by award-winning, best-selling author Tayari Jones 📚 We dive into her powerful new novel Kin and go far beyond the pages. From overcoming rejection, to the magic of friendships, to the highs and lows of writing and storytelling we cover it all.

Tomorrow on The Conversation with Nadine Matheson 🎙️ I’m in conversation with the award-winning, bestselling author of An American Marriage Tayari Jones. We’re talking about everything: her writing journey, rejection, resilience, and her incredible new novel Kin.

Tomorrow is a BIG one. 🎉 Episode 200 of The Conversation with Nadine Matheson Podcast. Thank you to every single person who has listened, shared, messaged, and commented. Thank you to all of my incredible guests who have trusted me with their stories, their words, and their journeys.

Eaglessss🦅🔥🔥🦅

I mean…. 🤷🏾‍♀️ What’s going to happen. Will the Iranian players even be let into the country?

I can’t believe it’s been 5 years today since The Jigsaw Man, the first Inspector Henley book, was released 🧩 Come celebrate with me on YouTube Live at 5pm today (spoilers & questions welcome! 😁) www.youtube.com/live/gKnZhWT... Click the link and be notified when I’m live 🎉🎉🎉🧩

I’ve giving up alcohol and sweets for Lent on Wednesday and if you could see the way I’m going through my little pile of sweets right now 😂I have two wham bars left

Happy Publication Day to The Shadow Carver! 🎉📚✨ It has finally arrived! Thank you so much to everyone who has already bought a copy, read it, and shared such amazing reviews. I’m so excited for you to join Henley and the Serial Crimes Unit on another investigation… 🔎🖤

𝟭 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗼. ⏳ 𝗔 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗲 Tomorrow, Inspector Henley and the Serial Crime Unit face their latest investigation in The Shadow Carver 🔪 If you’re new to Henley, it all began with: 🧩 The Jigsaw Man 🗝️ The Binding Room 🎯 The Kill List Buy Here: linktr.ee/Nadine_Mathe...