Kit de Waal

Join me at @gladstoneslibrary on 30 May 2026. I’m excited to be running a series of workshops with Gladstones and you’re invited. Check out the link in my bio for all the details.

I'm so excited to share something new I've been working on: my Substack "Writing Kit." 🖋️ It's a friendly space where I'll be sharing Tools, Tips, Tricks and Fuel for the Journey. You will find bite size chunks of some of the helpful tips and ideas I’ve come across over the last ten years or so and occasionally 'The View from' my personal opinion on something topical or interesting in the news as I’m travelling around for literature festivals and events. I'd love for you to join me. I hope it's a place for inspiration and conversation. Subscribe for free to join in! The link is in my bio.

#reading #readingtime #readingaddict '𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀' From acclaimed author @KitdeWaal , comes an extraordinary novel about kindness, and its power to change lives. Introducing #thebestofeverything Coming April 2025 Cover by @emmaewbankdesign , art directed by @pinsole 'This is a book of such tenderness, full of pain, grief and despair and yet playful and joyful at the same time... I truly loved this book' @liznugentwriter 'What a wonderful novel, bursting with life' @catrentzenbrink 'Beautiful. Composed with such tenderness, empathy and love' Donal Ryan

Podcast editions of episodes 1 - 4 of our Borders and Literature series are now available: Episode 1: Drawing the Line? with Tim Marshall with Philip Seargeant Episode 2: Routes and Roots - Breaking Through the Class Ceiling - Kit de Waal with Dan Taylor Episode 3: Looking Beyond Borders with Gracie Mae Bradley and Gunjan Sondhi Episode 4: The Barriers in our Heads with Abda Khan and Karina von Lindeiner-Stráský Episode 5 (in-person/online) with Jonn Elledge follows on 24 April at @mkwaterstones See the Borders and Literature Series link in our bio. #timmarshall @philipseargeant @kitdewaal #graciemaebradley @abdakhanwriter #borders #literature #socialmobility #culturaldifference #againstborders

What a fab time we had at our March Book Club Event with @kitdewaal chatting about her book ‘The Best of Everything’! Thank you Kit for being so open and honest with your answers to our book club members fabulous questions. We honestly could have chatted all night! 🙌📚 #kitdewaal #kenilworthbookclub #thebestofeverything #womenprizelonglist #womensprize2026

The first three episodes of our fascinating online series of Borders and Literature events with the Open University are now available on catch-up as podcasts. Links on the Series webpage: /borders where you will also find links for the remaining episodes. @kitdewaal @inrelativeopacity #timmarshall #borders #literature #socialmobility @ouliterature #borders #literature #books

Paulette is making her way to the US! Barnes & Noble Rewards and Premium Members get 25% off all pre-orders from 3/24-3/26 using code PREORDER25! Premium Members get an additional 10% off! Pre-order your copy today! Link in Stories 😊

🌟WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026 LONG LIST🌟 THE BEST OF EVERYTHING by Kit de Waal @kitdewaal Paulette believed in plans - a wedding, a future, a life carefully built. But when everything falls apart, she finds herself rebuilding in ways she never imagined… with a child, a stranger, and a love she didn’t see coming. A moving story about found family and the small acts of kindness that change everything. Order your copy now at 20% discount✨✨ DM us on Instagram or WhatsApp us at +91 7994134704 to place your order. #womensprize #literaryfiction #bookstagram #readersofinstagram #bookclub

“The Best of Everything by Kit de Waal is a beautifully written book about a woman’s longing, kindness, chosen family, and finding happiness when the odds are against you. It left such a mark on me.” - 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction judge, @salmaelwardany Find out more about @kitdewaal 's cathartic and uplifting celebration of found families and the life-changing power of kindness and love, via the interview linked in our bio.

📚 Announcing this year’s #IndieBookshopWeek Ambassadors! We’re thrilled to introduce our first Ambassador for Independent Bookshop Week 2026 (13-20 June). ✨ Kit de Waal ✨ Author of The Best of Everything “Independent bookshops bring people together at the counter, at events, in those long, unexpected conversations and that sense of connection is as nourishing as the books themselves. They quietly protect the simple joy of reading for pleasure: the browsing, the discovery, the feeling of walking out with a story you didn’t know you needed.” 2026 marks 20 years of Independent Bookshop Week; an annual moment to celebrate the cultural, community and social value of independent bookshops across the UK and Ireland. Whatever you’re into, there’s a book for you. Just ask your local bookseller. 📖 With thanks to our headline sponsor @hachetteUK #ChooseBookshops

The 2026 Climate Fiction Prize shortlist is here! 🤩 📚️ In its second year, the Climate Fiction Prize, supported by @climate__spring , brings together six spectacularly wide-ranging novels for its 2026 shortlist, exploring the climate crisis, and our response to it. From experimental literary works, folklore and reimagined myths to science fiction and generational family sagas, this year's shortlist once again showcases the limitless creative interpretation of climate fiction. There was a striking focus on themes of community, resilience and agency, alongside humour, hope and anger at injustice - reflecting how the climate crisis is being felt across the world - and close to home. The 2026 Climate Fiction Prize Shortlist: *Dusk - Robbie Arnott (@robbie_gc_arnott , @chattobooks ) *The Tiger’s Share - Keshava Guha (@keshavaguha , @johnmurrays ) *Awake in the Floating City - Susanna Kwan (@soupsanna , @simonschusteruk ) *Hum - Helen Phillips (@atlanticbooks ) *Endling - Maria Reva (@revawrites , @viragopress ) *The Book of Records - Madeleine Thien (@maddiethien , @grantabooks ) Thank you to our fantastic judges @drfrediotto @kitdewaal @savidgereads @arifa.akbar and Jessie Greengrass. Read more about the shortlist via the link in our bio. #ClimateFiction #ClimateStories #ClimateStories #BooksOfInstagram #Literature #Fiction #Bookstagram

The Best of Everything has been longlisted for the 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction!📚💗 'A joyous story about love and what family means to each of us' Prima 'Tender... A beautifully judged tale extolling the virtues of kindness' Guardian Have you read this beautiful book yet? #WomensPrize #Fiction #AmReading #Books #Bookstagram #TheBestofEverything #NewBook #Prize #Longlist #MothersDay #UKBookstagram #BooksBooksBooks #Bookshelf