Nell Stevens
The Good Time, 2026. The Original. Briefly, a Delicious Life.

Extremely grateful for this review and for early readers whose responses have made me feel fractionally less terrified by the relentless march of time towards publication day (2 months to go)

Extremely grateful for this review and for early readers whose responses have made me feel fractionally less terrified by the relentless march of time towards publication day (2 months to go)

Extremely grateful for this review and for early readers whose responses have made me feel fractionally less terrified by the relentless march of time towards publication day (2 months to go)

Extremely grateful for this review and for early readers whose responses have made me feel fractionally less terrified by the relentless march of time towards publication day (2 months to go)

Extremely grateful for this review and for early readers whose responses have made me feel fractionally less terrified by the relentless march of time towards publication day (2 months to go)
👁 Sometimes a copy is mightier than the original. And the things you wish to hide might have other ideas… THE ORIGINAL by @nellstevens is out June 19! 👁
Deftly-plotted and shimmering with Nell Stevens’s distinctive intelligence, style and wit, THE ORIGINAL is a novel about the value of authenticity in art and in love, and what it means to be a true original 🖼️🎨
‘A marvellously inventive and perfectly forged novel that poses a mischievous question: what role does likeness play in love? The ghosts of Oscar Wilde and Wilkie Collins stalk these pages, whether they know it or not’ Eleanor Catton, author of Birnam Wood
#TheOriginal #NellStevens #Bookstagram #AmReading #NewBooks
We spoke with @nellstevens, about her 2026 Nota Bene Prize finalist The Original – an inventive and witty novel about identity, authenticity and the blurred lines between art and truth.
Set in 1899, the story follows Grace as the return of a long-lost cousin disrupts her household, raising unsettling questions about who he really is, and what she is willing to risk to find out.
It was lovely to chat with Nell on inspirations, creativity and hear more about her novel!
The 2026 Nota Bene Prize is decided by readers. Vote for your favourite finalist and help choose this year’s winner. Link in bio! 📚✨
@scribneruk #NotaBenePrize #TheOriginal

We’re thrilled to see THE ORIGINAL is shortlisted for the James Tait Black prize. Congratulations @nellstevens 🧡👀
Pre-order the paperback now! 🖤

Paperbacks! So orange, so portable, so imminently available on April 23rd

Paperbacks! So orange, so portable, so imminently available on April 23rd

Paperbacks! So orange, so portable, so imminently available on April 23rd

Paperbacks! So orange, so portable, so imminently available on April 23rd

A paperback is coming in April, oranger than ever before, with 25% off preorders from Waterstones

A paperback is coming in April, oranger than ever before, with 25% off preorders from Waterstones

Sat 14 Feb 7pm Nell will talk and answer questions about her wonderful book surrounded by art in the main gallery.
£5 on the door. Wine available. Chipping Norton
#ArtandTalking
#theoriginal
#chippingnorton
#cotswoldsarts
#fountain

So grateful for the start The Original has had in the US - to @applebooks and @literaryhub and @goodreads and @electricliterature and all the booksellers who are helping this book find its readers. And to the readers who are finding it. Thank you!

So grateful for the start The Original has had in the US - to @applebooks and @literaryhub and @goodreads and @electricliterature and all the booksellers who are helping this book find its readers. And to the readers who are finding it. Thank you!

So grateful for the start The Original has had in the US - to @applebooks and @literaryhub and @goodreads and @electricliterature and all the booksellers who are helping this book find its readers. And to the readers who are finding it. Thank you!

So grateful for the start The Original has had in the US - to @applebooks and @literaryhub and @goodreads and @electricliterature and all the booksellers who are helping this book find its readers. And to the readers who are finding it. Thank you!

So grateful for the start The Original has had in the US - to @applebooks and @literaryhub and @goodreads and @electricliterature and all the booksellers who are helping this book find its readers. And to the readers who are finding it. Thank you!

So grateful for the start The Original has had in the US - to @applebooks and @literaryhub and @goodreads and @electricliterature and all the booksellers who are helping this book find its readers. And to the readers who are finding it. Thank you!

US publication day for The Original, thanks to @w.w.norton who have turned it into a real live book covered in paint 🎨

US publication day for The Original, thanks to @w.w.norton who have turned it into a real live book covered in paint 🎨

US publication day for The Original, thanks to @w.w.norton who have turned it into a real live book covered in paint 🎨

US publication day for The Original, thanks to @w.w.norton who have turned it into a real live book covered in paint 🎨

US publication day for The Original, thanks to @w.w.norton who have turned it into a real live book covered in paint 🎨

US publication day for The Original, thanks to @w.w.norton who have turned it into a real live book covered in paint 🎨

One week of The Original in the world, grateful to everyone who has read and thought and spoken about this big weird book about faking it - to @olivialanguage for asking genuinely very hard and entertaining questions, to the @lrbbookshop for hosting us, and for these first reviews

One week of The Original in the world, grateful to everyone who has read and thought and spoken about this big weird book about faking it - to @olivialanguage for asking genuinely very hard and entertaining questions, to the @lrbbookshop for hosting us, and for these first reviews

One week of The Original in the world, grateful to everyone who has read and thought and spoken about this big weird book about faking it - to @olivialanguage for asking genuinely very hard and entertaining questions, to the @lrbbookshop for hosting us, and for these first reviews

One week of The Original in the world, grateful to everyone who has read and thought and spoken about this big weird book about faking it - to @olivialanguage for asking genuinely very hard and entertaining questions, to the @lrbbookshop for hosting us, and for these first reviews

One week of The Original in the world, grateful to everyone who has read and thought and spoken about this big weird book about faking it - to @olivialanguage for asking genuinely very hard and entertaining questions, to the @lrbbookshop for hosting us, and for these first reviews

One week of The Original in the world, grateful to everyone who has read and thought and spoken about this big weird book about faking it - to @olivialanguage for asking genuinely very hard and entertaining questions, to the @lrbbookshop for hosting us, and for these first reviews

One week of The Original in the world, grateful to everyone who has read and thought and spoken about this big weird book about faking it - to @olivialanguage for asking genuinely very hard and entertaining questions, to the @lrbbookshop for hosting us, and for these first reviews

One week of The Original in the world, grateful to everyone who has read and thought and spoken about this big weird book about faking it - to @olivialanguage for asking genuinely very hard and entertaining questions, to the @lrbbookshop for hosting us, and for these first reviews

One week of The Original in the world, grateful to everyone who has read and thought and spoken about this big weird book about faking it - to @olivialanguage for asking genuinely very hard and entertaining questions, to the @lrbbookshop for hosting us, and for these first reviews

One week of The Original in the world, grateful to everyone who has read and thought and spoken about this big weird book about faking it - to @olivialanguage for asking genuinely very hard and entertaining questions, to the @lrbbookshop for hosting us, and for these first reviews
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