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Happy June!

Book News . . .

It’s almost exactly a month until my new novel, Nourish, is published – I’m counting the days until 14^th July 2026! You can get a sneak peek of the first two chapters here.

I’ll email details about subscriber discounts nearer the time, but if you’d like to read the advance eBook for FREE, hit reply and I’ll send you a copy. In return, all I ask is that you consider posting an honest review when you’ve read it.

Here’s a lovely review I’ve already received from advance reader and poet, Rishi Dastidar:

I’d never even stopped to consider that eating fresh, healthy food might become an underground, almost criminal activity in a dystopian future. But such is the power of Laura Baggaley’s ‘Nourish’ that I was utterly convinced that it could happen. All of Laura’s trademark gifts as a storyteller are in evidence here: two heroes you can’t help but be charmed by, a plot which races along, and a resolution that leaves you optimistic that we can actually change things for better. ‘Nourish’ is addictive – in the best way.

I hope that whets your appetite! Nourish also got a seal of approval when it was longlisted for the Yeovil Literary Prize in an early draft.

Reading recommendation

I read a great YA book recently called The Summer We Turned Green by William Sutcliffe. It’s rare to find a truly funny and realistic book about climate activism, and this one succeeds on all fronts.

It's the summer holidays, and thirteen-year-old Luke's life has been turned upside down. First his older sister Rose moved 'across the road', where a community of climate rebels is protesting the planned airport expansion. Then his dad followed her.
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Dad only went to get Rose back, but now he's out there building totem poles, wearing sandals and drinking mead (whatever that is) with the best of them. Can Luke save his family when all they want to do is save the planet?

Lazy green wins #24

This week is Refugee Week and one of the actions we’re invited to take is ‘Read a Book’.

“Books invite us to see through new eyes, question assumptions and develop empathy that comes from truly knowing another person’s story. Reading and listening to stories of those forced to seek safety helps us to imagine lives beyond our own, understand decisions we might never face, and find shared humanity where we least expect it.”

There are reading lists for adults and children at the Refugee Week website.

Why do I think supporting Refugee Week is ‘green’? Because increasing numbers of people are being displaced by extreme weather events caused by climate change. Because the global challenges we face are interconnected. And because stories and empathy are so often part of the solution.

We need to be able to imagine new futures if we are to create them; stories that imagine how the world could be changed are essential. Reading a story feels simple but can be incredibly powerful.

Have you come across any inspiring books or campaigns recently? Do let me know!

Until next time, Happy reading! Laura