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Emma Marns

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Author, journalist, noisy person on the radio and Melody's mum. Words for Netmums, The Independent, Stylist, The Sun, Metro UK, That's Life, That's Life: Fate & Fortune, Women's Own, Rock 'n' Roll Bride. https://emmamarns.com/ https://linktr.ee/emmamarns

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Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jul 21

A reminder that THE WALK is now available in THREE formats - paperback, eBook and audiobook! Please support independent bookshops if you can for paperback. 📖💻🎧
amzn.eu/d/a9UKjvL

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · 2d

Wouldn't we all.
Rest in power, wonderful Jane.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Jane Goodall said she would launch Trump and Musk on one-way trip into space

Primatologist said in interview released after her death she would also put Putin, Xi and Netanyahu on that spaceship In a lifetime studying the behavior of chimpanzees, Jane Goodall became something of an authority on the aggressiveness of alpha male adults. Now, in an interview released just days after her death, the famed primatologist reveals what she would do with Donald Trump, Elon Musk and other human beings she saw as showing similar traits: launch them on a one-way trip into space. The insight into Goodall’s thinking comes in the Netflix documentary Famous Last Words, recorded in March and kept under wraps until her death last week at the age of 91. Continue reading...

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Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · 15d

I am starting my PhD in Creative Writing at The University of Essex NEXT WEEK! I am so excited. Unbelievably, this is my fourth time enrolling at a university (BA, PGDip, MPhil completed!) and it has been quite a journey - read all about it.

emmamarns.com/phdo-or-die

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · 16d

I'm thrilled that four branches of Essex @womensinstitute.bsky.social have already booked me for 2026! I have loved going to meetings with these amazing ladies this year, and I'm thrilled to keep spreading education around The Walk and the tragic history it's based on. See you there! 💚💚💚💚

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · 16d

Just two more days until my final author event of 2025! (unless anyone wants to book me for another one... 😉). I'm really excited to see everyone at the Young At Heart Forum up in Stanway, Colchester this week to talk all about The Walk and the history behind it. See you youngsters there! 📖💜

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · 16d

We had quite the weekend in Brighton as my husband took part in the London To Brighton OFF ROAD 2025! He raised a spectacular £635 for @thebhf.bsky.social British Heart Foundation and did incredibly well. Well done Mr Marns! 🚵‍♂️🏅❤️

It's not too late to donate here:
www.justgiving.com/page/bradley....

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · 24d

I'm back! After a lovely week's holiday in Spain with my husband and our little squishy, it's time to turn my attention to my upcoming events.
I've got my final W.I. booking this coming week in lovely Cranham Engayne, and next week I'll be in Colchester at the 'Young At Heart' Forum.
See you there!

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · 29d

New favourite animal / antihero character name discovered at L'aquarium Barcelona today

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Sep 1

A reminder that THE WALK is now available in THREE formats - paperback, eBook and audiobook! Please support independent bookshops if you can for paperback. 📖💻🎧
amzn.eu/d/a9UKjvL

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's September! I have two great events this month; my final @womensinstitute.bsky.social booking of the year and a new one at the lovely Young At Heart Forum in Colchester. I hope to see you at something soon!

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Aug 6

I'm very excited for another fantastic @womensinstitute.bsky.social visit this week! On Friday afternoon I'll be up in beautiful Tiptree (yes, where the jam comes from!) chatting all about The Walk and the history behind it.

I hope to see you there! 💚

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jul 31

Are you on Goodreads? THE WALK has some lovely ratings and reviews (and that one two-star one, which is fine!😆) and I'd love a few more! It's also a great community to meet fellow book-enthusiasts and get / give recommendations for great reads.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jul 31

I'm really excited to have booked another event before the end of 2025! I'll be visiting the 'Young At Heart Forum' up in Colchester on the 24th September, speaking to the seniors about The Walk and the history behind it.

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jul 31

Great reporting from @the-independent.com on this issue. Bon Secours had the worst infant mortality rate of all 18 mother-and-baby institutions in Ireland - a third of all children born there, died there.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

Two boys stumbled across bones at a derelict baby home. The discovery haunts Ireland

‘We didn’t know if we’d found a treasure or a nightmare’

www.independent.co.uk

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jul 22

I was so thrilled to be featured on @oncreativewriting.bsky.social ! Listen at the link below:
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On Creative Writing @oncreativewriting.bsky.social · Jul 22

Emma Marns has shared a moving and informative audio essay about writing of her novel, The Walk, about mother and baby homes in Ireland. Listen now at OCW!
https://www.oncreativewriting.com/podcast-1/episode/cc305ae0/writing-about-collective-trauma-the-power-of-fiction-to-educate-and-help-heal

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jul 21

A reminder that THE WALK is now available in THREE formats - paperback, eBook and audiobook! Please support independent bookshops if you can for paperback. 📖💻🎧
amzn.eu/d/a9UKjvL

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jul 21

Calling all @womensinstitute.bsky.social Essex members! I still have two talks to go at these fantastic branches of The W.I. in August and September this year. I hope to see you there! 💚💚💚

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Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jul 21

I have returned! I had an unplanned social media break but I've got lots to look forward to and chat about.
First up, my brilliant husband is doing the 61-mile off-road London to Brighton bike road in September! Wish him all the best here: www.justgiving.com/page/bradley...

@bhfpolicy.bsky.social

Bradley's 61 Miles for British Heart Foundation

Help Bradley Marns raise money to support British Heart Foundation

www.justgiving.com

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jul 1

I hope everyone is staying cool today, and reading a book in front of a fan! 🥵🥵🥵
Tomorrow I'll be visiting the fine ladies at the Riverside Ladies' Club here in my lovely village of Hullbridge - see you there!

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jun 23

Are you local to Hockley and a member of the Hockley & Hawkwell @womensinstitute.bsky.social ? I'll be there later on this week, talking all about Irish women's history, publishing a book and reading an excerpt from THE WALK. Copies for sale afterwards during tea-and-cake time!

See you there! 💚💚💚💚

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jun 17

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a motion-capture actor, or a voiceover artist? THE WALK's narrator Erin Connolly spills all the tea for us!

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INTERVIEW: Erin Connolly, audiobook artist | Emma Marns

We sit down for five minutes with The Walk audiobook narrator Erin Connolly.

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Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jun 16

You are my freelance inspiration, Emma 😂

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Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jun 16

I was so pleased to chat to the lovely Emma Woodhouse (what a fabulous literary name!) for On Creative Writing recently - you can read the interview here! @oncreativewriting.bsky.social

www.oncreativewriting.com/post/past-re...

Past rejection: Hard-earned advice on getting published includes persistence and proofing

Emma Marns' first novel The Walk was published in 2023. In this interview with On Creative Writing Emma shares thoughts on generative AI, favourite authors, and books, and offers hard-earned advice o...

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Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jun 15

🚨🚨 AUDIOBOOK IS OUT NOW!! 🚨🚨

BIG NEWS!! At last, the audiobook version of THE WALK is OUT NOW!!

Available on Amazon for purchase individually, or as part of your Audible subscription - and also on iTunes. Other locations coming soon too!

amzn.eu/d/gvpPPBt

The Walk (Audio Download): Emma Marns, Erin Connolly, Cranthorpe Millner: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jun 14

🚨🚨 BIG NEWS ALERT!! 🚨🚨

Keep an eye on my socials tomorrow for a big announcement!

Emma Marns @emmamarns.bsky.social · Jun 12

If you missed the last show of Wednesday Words & Music on @phoenixfm.com last night, you can catch up here!

I finally talk about my favourite book ever - Richard Bach's "Illusions" and how it came to be in my possession thirty-two years after it was published.

www.phoenixfm.com/2025/06/12/t...