‘Dr’ Dorothy Koomson
@dorothykoomson.bsky.social
📚Award-winning, Sunday Times Bestselling Author | Writer ✍🏾 l Reader 📖 | TV & Film Lover 📺 | Podcaster 🎙️| Latest book Give Him To Me out now 📚⚡️
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I had this really elaborate, funny and slightly daft cover reveal planned then I thought, nah, let me keep it simple. Really simple. Here’s the beauteous cover for book 23 - #TheQuietGirls designed by Becky Gilbbery. Can’t wait for you to read it.
Out March 2026.
Out March 2026.
You know when someone you always knew was a wrong’un but everyone seemed to love FINALly shows the world that they’re a wrong’un. THAT!
*This is absolutely have had too much Prosecco and am on the train home post.
*This is absolutely have had too much Prosecco and am on the train home post.
December 4, 2025 at 10:50 PM
You know when someone you always knew was a wrong’un but everyone seemed to love FINALly shows the world that they’re a wrong’un. THAT!
*This is absolutely have had too much Prosecco and am on the train home post.
*This is absolutely have had too much Prosecco and am on the train home post.
Reposted by ‘Dr’ Dorothy Koomson
"At least $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years, the bank calculates."
Billionaires are inheriting record levels of wealth, UBS report finds reut.rs/3MFJWnW
Billionaires are inheriting record levels of wealth, UBS report finds
The spouses and children of billionaires inherited more wealth in 2025 than in any previous year since reporting began in 2015, according to UBS's Billionaire Ambitions Report published on Thursday.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"At least $5.9 trillion will be inherited by billionaire children over the next 15 years, the bank calculates."
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This is an amazing offer for illustrators - a portfolio review from a pro illustrator. Currently only 20 quid! Get involved! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
December 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Lovelies, Carolyn at Hot Yoga South and Althea Wolfe are raising money to get clean water for 30,000 families whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Melissa. They need to raise £7000 by this weekend. 👇🏾Please give if you can and/or share if you can. pay.collctiv.com/hurricane-34...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Lovelies, Carolyn at Hot Yoga South and Althea Wolfe are raising money to get clean water for 30,000 families whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Melissa. They need to raise £7000 by this weekend. 👇🏾Please give if you can and/or share if you can. pay.collctiv.com/hurricane-34...
Like one of the themes in Every Smile You Fake, this video from the Data Protection Commission ie is just a reminder to pause and think before you post stuff about your family, especially children.
youtu.be/4QL1FmBaof8
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Pause Before You Post
YouTube video by Data Protection Commission Ireland
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November 27, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Like one of the themes in Every Smile You Fake, this video from the Data Protection Commission ie is just a reminder to pause and think before you post stuff about your family, especially children.
youtu.be/4QL1FmBaof8
youtu.be/4QL1FmBaof8
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
Think I’m good.
Think I’m good.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
Think I’m good.
Think I’m good.
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Are you looking for a christmas present for a creative person? Hoo boy do we have the auction for you. Hundreds of creatives from 20 countries are raising funds for people fleeing Genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Huge names, huge items! Bid here! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Art by @raafaye, insta
Art by @raafaye, insta
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Babes, The Quiet Girls season has officially arrived. Yesterday, we launched things with an exclusive, first-look proof brunch for 15 members of Black Girls Brunch Club (you see what we did there?!).
November 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Babes, The Quiet Girls season has officially arrived. Yesterday, we launched things with an exclusive, first-look proof brunch for 15 members of Black Girls Brunch Club (you see what we did there?!).
Reposted by ‘Dr’ Dorothy Koomson
So I’m excited ! The girls are back in town - or rather their dressing room - and yes I need a laugh - youtu.be/TWkTb1zuUW0 @blackartcultureedu.bsky.social @dorothykoomson.bsky.social @ntsonline.bsky.social @palacetheatre.bsky.social @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
Ep4: Yasss, And? (The Art of Learning: The Art Comes From Me)
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November 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
So I’m excited ! The girls are back in town - or rather their dressing room - and yes I need a laugh - youtu.be/TWkTb1zuUW0 @blackartcultureedu.bsky.social @dorothykoomson.bsky.social @ntsonline.bsky.social @palacetheatre.bsky.social @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
Dear Home Secretary You and your mates are all just wrong’uns aren’t you? 😒
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Dear Home Secretary You and your mates are all just wrong’uns aren’t you? 😒
Reposted by ‘Dr’ Dorothy Koomson
And yet the current government seems to see economic salvation lies in LLM-based so-called AI (statistical best-guess vending machines) whose main selling point is enabling companies to do away with the entry level posts where employees used to learn how a business works and the skills to progress.
November 11, 2025 at 8:20 AM
And yet the current government seems to see economic salvation lies in LLM-based so-called AI (statistical best-guess vending machines) whose main selling point is enabling companies to do away with the entry level posts where employees used to learn how a business works and the skills to progress.
I don’t even save to drafts any more… I just type the inflammatory thing I want to say and then delete it straight away. Cos although I’m using the socials less, I don’t want to be banned just yet. 🙃
*This is absolutely about commenting on three news stories
*This is absolutely about commenting on three news stories
November 9, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I don’t even save to drafts any more… I just type the inflammatory thing I want to say and then delete it straight away. Cos although I’m using the socials less, I don’t want to be banned just yet. 🙃
*This is absolutely about commenting on three news stories
*This is absolutely about commenting on three news stories
Have found joy in editing with a pink glitter gel pen. 😍 Nothing says crime thriller more than pink glitter gel! 😅🤣
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November 6, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Have found joy in editing with a pink glitter gel pen. 😍 Nothing says crime thriller more than pink glitter gel! 😅🤣
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OG cover The Rose Petal Beach being in the house of the killer on Shakespeare & Hathaway will never not be funny to me. 😭 😅🤣
November 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
OG cover The Rose Petal Beach being in the house of the killer on Shakespeare & Hathaway will never not be funny to me. 😭 😅🤣
Watching Sinners on Halloween and remembering why I don’t do horror. The stress in our house right now. 🫣😫🤣
October 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Watching Sinners on Halloween and remembering why I don’t do horror. The stress in our house right now. 🫣😫🤣
Just in case you were wondering how my journey from Portsmouth to Liverpool is going - the much-delayed train that is crawling to the north and will be over an hour late has t*ilets that are 80% full. 🙃
October 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Just in case you were wondering how my journey from Portsmouth to Liverpool is going - the much-delayed train that is crawling to the north and will be over an hour late has t*ilets that are 80% full. 🙃
I can’t even say what I want to about this. Those who pushed through the Online Safety Bill should hang their heads in shame. I mean, they won’t but they should.
BREAKING: A catastrophic breach has impacted Discord user data including selfies and identity documents uploaded as part of the app’s verification process, email addresses, phone numbers, approximately where the user lives, and much more.
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The Discord Hack is Every Users’ Worst Nightmare
A hack impacting Discord’s age verification process shows in stark terms the risk of tech companies collecting users’ ID documents. Now the hackers are posting peoples’ IDs and other sensitive informa...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I can’t even say what I want to about this. Those who pushed through the Online Safety Bill should hang their heads in shame. I mean, they won’t but they should.
Babes, you can get 25% off my next book #TheQuietGirls if you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social by this Friday 17 October! Visit here: www.waterstones.com/book/the-qui... and add OCTOBER25 into the code box at checkout. Loved writing another Kez book & hope you share in the love next March. X
October 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Babes, you can get 25% off my next book #TheQuietGirls if you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social by this Friday 17 October! Visit here: www.waterstones.com/book/the-qui... and add OCTOBER25 into the code box at checkout. Loved writing another Kez book & hope you share in the love next March. X
I had this really elaborate, funny and slightly daft cover reveal planned then I thought, nah, let me keep it simple. Really simple. Here’s the beauteous cover for book 23 - #TheQuietGirls designed by Becky Gilbbery. Can’t wait for you to read it.
Out March 2026.
Out March 2026.
October 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I had this really elaborate, funny and slightly daft cover reveal planned then I thought, nah, let me keep it simple. Really simple. Here’s the beauteous cover for book 23 - #TheQuietGirls designed by Becky Gilbbery. Can’t wait for you to read it.
Out March 2026.
Out March 2026.
Lovely Portuguese readers, I need your help. A friend’s son who is 17 would like some ideas for good Portuguese teenage culture stuff - books, music, films etc. All recommendations gratefully received. Thanks in advance. 😘
October 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Lovely Portuguese readers, I need your help. A friend’s son who is 17 would like some ideas for good Portuguese teenage culture stuff - books, music, films etc. All recommendations gratefully received. Thanks in advance. 😘
I wrote about keeping on keeping on in the face of grief. Didn’t even realise today is World Mental Health Day. Strength and love to you, especially if you’re going through a hard time. X ❤️ substack.com/@dorothykoom...
I keep wanting to drink rum and do nothing
That’s what I replied to someone who asked me how I was holding up.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I wrote about keeping on keeping on in the face of grief. Didn’t even realise today is World Mental Health Day. Strength and love to you, especially if you’re going through a hard time. X ❤️ substack.com/@dorothykoom...
Brighton & Hove Council are trying to gut our library service again. The ‘consultation’ period ends THIS Friday 10 October. PLEASE fill the survey. PLEASE speak up. Libraries are the heart of the community, getting rid of the further damages us all. yourvoice.brighton-hove.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...
October 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Brighton & Hove Council are trying to gut our library service again. The ‘consultation’ period ends THIS Friday 10 October. PLEASE fill the survey. PLEASE speak up. Libraries are the heart of the community, getting rid of the further damages us all. yourvoice.brighton-hove.gov.uk/en-GB/projec...
Said goodbye to an incredible person today. Still doesn’t feel real. It was a truly fitting celebration with a ceremony that was a totally gorgeous state funeral that she was owed. Loved you, Sareeta. Will miss you so much.
As I said before, she was one of the best of us. R.I.E.P. Beautiful lady.
As I said before, she was one of the best of us. R.I.E.P. Beautiful lady.
October 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Said goodbye to an incredible person today. Still doesn’t feel real. It was a truly fitting celebration with a ceremony that was a totally gorgeous state funeral that she was owed. Loved you, Sareeta. Will miss you so much.
As I said before, she was one of the best of us. R.I.E.P. Beautiful lady.
As I said before, she was one of the best of us. R.I.E.P. Beautiful lady.
2019 | Unexpectedly winning The Black British Business Awards Image Award
Photo credit: The Black British Business Awards
#MyBlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
Photo credit: The Black British Business Awards
#MyBlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
October 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
2019 | Unexpectedly winning The Black British Business Awards Image Award
Photo credit: The Black British Business Awards
#MyBlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
Photo credit: The Black British Business Awards
#MyBlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
At least 4 of my books were stolen and used by Anthropic Ai Check if yours have been here:
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October 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
At least 4 of my books were stolen and used by Anthropic Ai Check if yours have been here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/10/02/a...
societyofauthors.org/2025/10/02/a...