Lindsay Nicholson Profile Banner
Lindsay Nicholson Profile
Lindsay Nicholson

@LinsNicholson

1,354
Followers
877
Following
65
Media
1,816
Statuses

Author, award-winning editor, MBE. New memoir Perfect Bound out now. Agent: Rory Scarfe, The Blair Partnership

Hertfordshire
Joined June 2010
Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
4 years
@RevRichardColes Can I just say, you are recently widowed, in Lockdown, be kind to yourself. Eat carbs
3
1
188
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
My daughter is running the London Marathon for her sister and the father she never knew' | via @telegraph
2
6
58
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
@Emmabarnett @bbc5live Sign of a top interviewer not to jump in and fill the silence. But 12.5 seconds of dead air takes iron nerve
1
0
56
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
@RoyalAlbertHall last night. Queues for Women’s toilets throughout 30 minute interval. None for men’s after first 5 mins or so. Many women, me included, had to miss part of performance
0
16
49
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 years
For anyone who didn’t know this - er, me - you can just say: Alexa, play @RestIsPolitics
@campbellclaret
ALASTAIR CAMPBELL
2 years
New episode @restispolitics on mental health in politics, lack of action on energy, Pakistan floods and more including ⁦ @RoryStewartUK ⁩ new job. Good that he got go ahead to keep doing podcast as part of the deal!
79
57
724
1
2
45
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
Stayed awake into the small hours finishing #grownups by @MarianKeyes So good, such observation and compassion. Now what to read next???
6
0
47
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 months
Today marks 32 years since we lost this beautiful man, my late husband the ⁦ @ObserverUK ⁩ journalist John Merritt. My new memoir #PerfectBound explores some rarely-discussed aspects of long-term grief
Tweet media one
4
3
46
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
@CCriadoPerez Stick with Invisible Women - it’s your brand - but make more of it typographically, perhaps by fading out IN and WO to make the point about Visible Men
1
0
33
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
9 years
We'll know we have true equality when female party leaders can wear flat shoes #BBCDebate
3
20
31
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
6 years
At Buckingham Palace, collecting my gong!
Tweet media one
2
0
17
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
3 years
I was a tabloid reporter in Glasgow in the 80s and every word in 1979 by @valmcdermid rang true!
@SamBaker
Sam Baker
3 years
Loved talking to @valmcdermid about going back to 1979, anger (she’s rageing), inclusion, being a young lesbian in the tabloid newsrooms of the 70s and 80s and the beer with v surprising benefits for menopausal women #theshiftpodcast . @CCriadoPerez
7
29
145
2
6
18
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 years
Love means never, ever forgetting on Life, Loss - And What We Ate!
4
0
19
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
6 months
Brilliant meeting with ⁦ @HarperNonFic ⁩ and ⁦ @RoryScarfe ⁩ of ⁦ @TBP_agency ⁩ to discuss launch of this little beauty #PerfectBound in July. Already so much love and requests for reviews/interviews
Tweet media one
5
2
18
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
3 months
Thank you so much ⁦for this terrific interview by the talented @MsRachelCooke on my memoir #PerfectBound . My late husband was chief reporter ⁦ @ObserverUK ⁩ so especially meaningful for me
Tweet media one
1
5
18
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
4 years
I thought I knew @campbellclaret but this is a revelation!
Tweet media one
2
0
17
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
8 years
Just realised, in a few weeks time we could have a female PM and a female Leader of the Opposition #hearusroar
2
2
16
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
10 months
Congratulations ⁦ @homestartuk ⁩ on 50 years helping families through hard times. Delighted to celebrate with ambassador ⁦ @KirstieMAllsopp ⁩ and president Jamie Sainsbury. Now for the next 50 years…
Tweet media one
1
0
16
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
Wrote this about the true meaning of friendship - including you @campbellclaret @schooltruth and @zoelissima
@bloodcancer_uk
Blood Cancer UK
5 years
"How else could we have survived this double tragedy without a huge unsung army of casserole-making, baby-minding, dog-sitting, fundraising mates?" @MsLinsN On #WorldFriendshipDay , Lindsay shares how her close friends got her through the toughest times...
Tweet media one
2
10
37
2
4
14
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
1 year
@JoannaCannon Uncle Paul by Celia Fremlin 😱
2
0
14
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
6 years
So, this happened #birthdayhonours @ The Old Mill
11
1
11
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
So very proud of my daughter Hope Merritt
@bloodcancer_uk
Blood Cancer UK
5 years
The @LondonMarathon is fast approaching & in the lead up to one of the world's major marathons, we're sharing stories of our runners and what motivates them to keep going...🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Stay tuned. Watch Hope's story 👇 #ImRunningFor
1
12
51
0
1
13
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
Train to London packed with #LondonMarathon2019 supporters. I’m supporting @zoelissima & Hope Merritt running for @bloodwise_uk Here’s why
@bloodcancer_uk
Blood Cancer UK
5 years
Hope is running the @LondonMarathon this weekend in memory of her father John and sister Ellie... Click to watch her full story 👇
0
5
47
1
0
13
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
3 months
My new memoir #PerfectBound publishes on July 18 but you can read extracts here now
@CathFHardy
Catherine Hardy
3 months
The day I was thrown in a police cell after my cheating husband accused me of assault, by the long-time editor of Good Housekeeping Lindsay Nicholson @LinsNicholson
3
1
4
3
2
12
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
4 years
Was proud to present @BootstrapCook with her Woman of the Year Award - and I didn’t know half of this 👇
0
0
11
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
8 years
Full house for my live Q&A with world's top crime writer @1pcornwell celebrating her new…
1
4
11
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
Mirrorman's daughter runs London Marathon for dad and sister she lost to cancer
1
0
11
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
Look at these beauties by ⁦ @abidare_author ⁩ and #themirrorandthelight Shopped local ⁦ @Our_Bookshop
Tweet media one
2
2
11
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
@VictoriaPeckham They mean cervix - when did ‘vagina’ get to be the generic woke word for any and all female gentialia?
1
0
10
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
8 months
I did this course with @CatRentzenbrink …and my memoir #PerfectBound is being published by @HarperCollinsUK this summer!
@cbcreative
Curtis Brown Creative
8 months
'Don’t try to sound like a writer - try to sound like yourself' Bestselling memoirist and tutor of our six-week Writing a Memoir course @CatRentzenbrink shares her reading recommendations, writing routine & advice for budding writers ✍️
Tweet media one
1
5
14
2
2
10
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 months
Well this is nice. After nearly 7 years I’m back in the place I love - the pages of @GHmagazine writing about the lessons learned from my new memoir #PerfectBound
Tweet media one
1
0
10
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
4 years
Was lucky enough to be commissioned by #SirHaroldEvans as a young feature writer. What I learned informed my 25 year career as an editor
@schooltruth
Fiona Millar
4 years
Harry Evans was THE role model for young journalists like us in the 1980s...
0
0
8
1
1
8
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
3 months
Gorgeous publication day flowers celebrating #PerfectBound from ⁦ @RoryScarfe ⁩ and ⁦ @TBP_agency ⁩ Couldn’t have happened without you 🙏
Tweet media one
1
1
9
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
6 years
So proud to have been involved in this wonderful book #cooktogether
@KensingtonRoyal
The Prince and Princess of Wales
6 years
The Duchess of Sussex is supporting a new charity cookbook, 'Together: Our Community Cookbook', which celebrates the power of cooking to bring communities together. #CookTogether
539
4K
15K
1
1
8
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
3 months
Oh wow! This is high praise indeed for #PerfectBound from the most influential literary magazine 🙏
@StrongWordsMag
Strong Words Magazine
3 months
This week's recommendation from the Sunday Book Club. Believe it or not, there are even bigger hindrances in life to negotiate than losing a Euro final. @LinsNicholson @mudlarkbooks
Tweet media one
0
3
1
0
1
8
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
1 month
Wow! It’s me at the amazing @HenleyLitFest talking to the incredibly insightful @lucycavendish1 Cant wait
@HenleyLitFest
Henley Literary Festival
2 months
Award-winning magazine editor @LinsNicholson joins @lucycavendish1 at the Festival to discuss trauma, heartbreak and the little things in life that really matter
Tweet media one
0
1
1
0
2
8
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 years
@HadleyFreeman @meropemills This is so beautiful - and yet so powerful! Well done @meropemills If you ever want to talk to someone who has lived on “the island” for a long time, my DMs are open. Sending love
0
0
8
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
7 years
An amazing day for an amazing lady - in all meanings of the word
@EleanorMills
Eleanor Mills
7 years
So proud of #tessajowell so moving in House of Lords today. Grace, quality and true mettle. The atmosphere was electric
2
10
64
0
2
8
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
Good morning @ucl Excited to be your alumni speaker at today’s graduation ceremony. Good luck all 🙌 🎓 🙌
0
0
7
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
7 years
Getting ready to #moonwalk #iceland with #walkthewalk @ Reykjavík Airport
0
1
8
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 years
Great evening spent talking #Womeninscience #firstgenstudents and #aurorae with astronomers, astrophycists and physicists ⁦ @uclmaps ⁩ with ⁦ @ProfRamanPrinja
Tweet media one
1
0
8
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
We need to get a lot better about understanding the long-term impact of grief. Harry was 12 when his mother died (due to a drunk driver) in a hail of paparazzi flash bulbs. A life in the public eye was never going to be the best option for him.
0
0
8
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
1 year
News klaxon 📣
@thebookseller
The Bookseller
1 year
. @HarperCollinsUK has pre-empted an “extraordinary memoir and manifesto” by ex- @GHmagazine editor @LinsNicholson MBE. Click the image to read the article ⬇️
0
0
4
1
1
8
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
6 years
@bloodwise_uk Beautiful memories @aclaret and @schooltruth have been towers of strength for me and Hope. And through non-stop fund raising made a real difference to blood cancer research so other families don’t suffer this way
0
1
8
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 months
The joy of an advance order. Can I make #deathatthesignoftherook last until the weekend. Or will it be an all-nighter? #booktwitter
Tweet media one
1
0
7
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
1 year
So incredibly proud to be associated with this wonderful institution - changing lives through the power of life-long learning
@citylit
City Lit
1 year
It's official...we are outstanding! We have been judged Outstanding, and we are delighted to share with you the findings of our recent Ofsted inspection:
Tweet media one
2
14
51
0
0
7
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
9 years
Celebrating so many fabulous women...What a swell party it was #womenoftheyear60 http://t.co/HDLHTC9wly
Tweet media one
0
4
7
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
7 years
Embarrassing my daughter- again!
0
2
6
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
6 years
@NickCohen4 @carolecadwalla Proud to have commissioned @carolecadwalla back in the day - and always found her to be a thorough researcher and devastatingly brilliant writer
0
0
6
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
4 years
@indiaknight In the space of a few years, childcare has gone from being the mother’s sole burden and not to be mentioned at work - to a get-out-of-jail free card for men
0
2
7
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
6 years
Just rebuilt my #MacBookAir while drinking wine and listening to #thearchers So this is what an astrophysics degree is for! Always wondered
2
0
7
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 months
Lucky enough to read some early pages of this genius book by ⁦ @doctor_benji ⁩ three years ago. Have been desperate to read more ever since. Well worth the wait!
Tweet media one
1
1
6
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
1 year
Parents who have lost a child experience a hell like no other. This exquisitely written piece is a painful read but so important for anyone suffering - or who knows someone who is
@paullaity
paul laity
1 year
I've written this about Martha. Can I forgive myself for my daughter’s death?
248
399
3K
0
0
6
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
7 years
Proud to chair the game -changing solutions to the Gender Pay Gap debated @WHENequality first-ever Conference #ifnotnowWHEN
2
3
5
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
8 years
Celebrating ghmag biggest circulation in 9 years ... Making us still the biggest-selling…
2
3
6
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 months
What adventures we had! Here we are shaking up maths education @UCL Rest in peace now Darling Dame Shirley Conran
Tweet media one
1
0
6
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
6 months
Thank you much @JillMansell
@JillMansell
Jill Mansell ✨🥂💛📙💛🥂✨
6 months
Thank you so much, ⁦ @LinsNicholson ⁩ and ⁦ @HarperCollinsUK ⁩, for sending me an arc of #PerfectBound (publishes on 18th July). I’m a massive admirer of Lindsay, her strength and her brilliant writing, and can’t wait to read
Tweet media one
0
0
4
0
1
6
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
8 years
Our fabulous @GHmagazine cover star - one and only @jamieoliver
Tweet media one
1
1
6
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
3 years
Super-privileged to have a sneak preview of @JoannaCannon latest #atidyending from @BoroughPress Twisty psycho thriller that’s laugh out loud funny too 👏👏👏👏👏👏
Tweet media one
1
1
5
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
So proud of my alma mater
@DavidPriceUCL
David Price
5 years
F1 and @UCL team helps build new UK breathing aid for Covid-19 patients
1
18
61
1
1
6
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
I don't want a refund! God speed. Will be back when you re-open
@rexberkhamsted
The Rex Cinema
5 years
Next week we will begin calling those who have booked past the weekend. Thank you for your support during this time, we’re wishing you all well and really hope to welcome you back soon!
2
1
5
1
1
5
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
3 years
1
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
3 months
Thank you @thetimes for your coverage of the important and painful topics in my new memoir #PerfectBound
0
0
5
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
6 months
Thank you @orlandomurrin They really were golden days and it was such a pleasure whether working alongside you or in (friendly) rivalry
@orlandomurrin
Orlando Murrin
6 months
Clear your diary before embarking on this poignant memoir by Lindsay Nicholson, out in July. As well as an deeply moving personal story, it's an insightful portrait of the magazine industry in its golden era, when Lindsay and I were fellow editors #PerfectBound @HarperCollins
Tweet media one
1
0
2
0
0
5
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
A visit to ⁦ @Our_Bookshop ⁩ in Tring yielded the perfect New Year read by ⁦ @ninastibbe ⁩ 💓 #independentbookshops
Tweet media one
1
1
5
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
4 years
Bill & Oti - best news in a crap year 👏👏👏
0
0
5
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
4 years
Tweet media one
0
0
5
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 years
This Easter, I will mostly be reading the incredible #lessonsinchemistry by the hugely talented ⁦ @BonnieGarmus
Tweet media one
2
0
5
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
8 years
ghmag wins the big one at the prestigious Red Carpet Awards #goodhousekeeping #redcarpet
0
0
5
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
8 years
Beautiful tribute to his brother Donald by @campbellclaret in @thetimes today. Can't tweet due to Paywall but must read
0
8
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
10 years
Slightly stunned to discover I am one of 500 most influential people in Britain ...according to @thesundaytimes
1
1
5
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
21 days
Perfect Bound on tour!! Let’s talk about recovery from PTSD and how life can be better than ever! @Our_Bookshop @henleyfestival @citylit
Tweet media one
0
2
6
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 years
@LisaMMcGee Ryan telling Catherine he loves her is key - but I don’t know how #HappyValley
3
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 months
Oh @jennieg_author I admire your writing so much #listofsuspiciousthings and your words means so much to me. Thank you
@jennieg_author
Jennie Godfrey
2 months
HOLY. MOLY. I devoured this memoir in 2 days. Utterly compelling, searingly honest in a way that is SO freeing & ultimately bursting with hope & humanity, PERFECT BOUND surprised & moved me @LinsNicholson I’ve recommended it to everyone I’ve seen today & now to you #booktwitter
Tweet media one
2
4
13
1
0
5
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
@campbellclaret Yay Sissy 👏 👏👏👏
0
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
Good Housekeeping’s 80th Anniversary Party in 2002 at the V&A with Duncan Edwards, Lizzie Kershaw and the inimitable Terry Mansfield RIP. Oh those were golden days... @ Victoria and Albert Museum
0
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
4 years
Just realised I have been wearing leggings inside-out all day... I have reached peak WFH 💪
0
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
3 months
Thank you @alexlloydjourno That’s why I wrote #PerfectBound The long-term effects of grief are so poorly understood
@alexlloydjourno
Alex Lloyd
3 months
@LinsNicholson I just read a review copy of your book for Psychologies. I couldn't put it down, it will really stay with me. Thank you for articulating your story so beautifully and honestly. I'm an ambassador for @goodgrieftrust - your book will help so many others who have lost a loved one.
0
0
3
0
1
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
This is so important when 6 out of 10 parents say they feel unrealistic pressure from social media
@homestartuk
Home-Start UK
5 years
It’s time for an honest discussion about the realities of parenting. Share your #RealLifeParenting stories with someone close. #HomeStartGlasgowNorth
Tweet media one
0
3
4
0
1
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 years
To London’s iconic Walkie Talkie building to honour ⁦ @TheBookerPrizes ⁩ winner Anna Burns with a ⁦ @citylit ⁩ fellowship power of #lifelonglearning
Tweet media one
0
1
3
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
4 months
Oh wow! So exciting. Now I’m going to have to do the traditional unboxing video when they arrive aren’t I?!
@ImogenGC
Imogen Gordon Clark
4 months
I love finished copy day!📚✨😍 Been a pleasure to work on both these books by two incredibly inspiring women. #PerfectBound by @LinsNicholson out 18/07 #FindingMyVoice by @MsRachelStevens out 20/6 Available to pre-order now:
Tweet media one
0
1
2
1
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
4 years
“Increasingly the political divide is not between left and right but between those who uphold objectivity, data, evidence and rule of law and those who will jettison everything, even science and reason, for ideology”
0
0
2
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
1 year
News klaxon 📣
@TBP_agency
The Blair Partnership
1 year
A very exciting announcement! 🍾🤩 HarperCollins pre-empts 'extraordinary' memoir by ex-Good Housekeeping editor Nicholson
0
1
6
1
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
3 years
Thank you #emcc2021conf for giving me the chance to visit Ireland again - even if only virtually - and allowing me to share my story 🙏
1
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
3 years
@Joannechocolat Damn, I remember those days...2 breakfasts, afternoon tea and chocolate ice cream every night. Just go with the flow
0
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
@DavidGauke Voted for you after a lifetime of @labour voting and membership. Can’t stomach the anti-semitism and the fence-sitting about Brexit
1
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
Lynda Snell 😱 #thearchers
0
1
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 years
Yes!
@youngvulgarian
Marie Le Conte
2 years
keep having ideas for good stories I'm too lazy to do myself, is this how people become editors
7
0
140
0
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
6 months
Adds nail polish to already extensive list of things @campbellclaret has views on. But glad you love #PerfectBound
@campbellclaret
ALASTAIR CAMPBELL
6 months
@LinsNicholson @HarperNonFic @RoryScarfe @TBP_agency I would have matched the nail varnish colour to the flower. But a minor point all things considered. Brilliant book incoming
2
1
6
1
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
4 years
@CatRentzenbrink Thank you so much for an entirely awesome week of @cbcreative memoir writing. Privileged to learn from the best
0
1
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
6 years
Very proud of my beautiful daughter
@bloodcancer_uk
Blood Cancer UK
6 years
Hope is running the London marathon in 2019 in honour of her father John and her sister Ellie. She jokes that she’ll run it in a much faster time than me (which was 3hr35min!). You can support her here:
1
8
24
1
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
3 months
Life, loss…And glossy magazines. Last call for my in-person chat about my new memoir #PerfectBound @ConduitClub this Thursday. Free - but you need to sign up here
Tweet media one
0
1
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
5 years
I worked with #AlastairStewart on a charity board - he was compassionate, hard-working and unstinting with his time and support
@afneil
Andrew Neil
5 years
Alastair Stewart — very smart, kindly, professional, impartial, knowledgeable, fun, trained by the best (Alastair Burnet). Now the only person to be fired for quoting Shakespeare accurately. The only explanation can be the ITN suits wanted him out — and seized their chance.
1K
5K
23K
0
0
4
@LinsNicholson
Lindsay Nicholson
2 years
@BernardineEvari Dress code translator at your service: women = heels, Spanx, nails, blowdry, something designer-y maybe a bit of sparkle but not OTT; men = chinos and a reasonably clean shirt
0
0
4