Many thanks to Anne & Emma at Murder & Mayhem in Hay on Wye 😃 Seeing so many of my books (in both series) face out on the shelves and being asked to sign them all was such a lovely surprise. I'd only gone in to see if they had any second hand Phil Rickmans to complete our Merrily Watkins collection!

It's always lovely to see my books 'in the wild' 😀 Here's The Hunters Club (I always want to put an apostrophe in the title but that's an argument I lost...)the third in my Oxford Mysteries series featuring young Welsh polymath Rhiannon Vaughan and her partner in crime, Jesus College don, Basil Rice

So grateful to my friend and fellow historical crime fiction author Chris Lloyd for this!

Well a few more posts like this wouldn't go amiss! Thank you so much, Manu! I'm thrilled you enjoyed it 😊

Really looking forward to this event at Waterstones in Hereford ☺️

Many congratulations to all those who have been working so hard behind the scenes to make this happen. BBC News - Aberystwyth named Unesco City of Literature www.bbc.com/news/article...

Unknown creatures spotted lounging on the top of a pillar box in Ledbury yesterday. I was in town to appear with @claremackwrites.bsky.social at Ledburied, run by Lindsay Jackson of Ledbury Books & Maps and lovely crime writer @sarahhilary.bsky.social. Many thanks to them all for a great evening!

Coming up tomorrow - Neath Town Hall - 12.15 as part of Neath Arts Festival. It's going to be fun!

Sorry to have missed two of my best pals in conversation. Congratulations @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social on “The Hunters Club”!

Delighted that this has now escaped into the world! Many thanks to my lovely agent, Francesca, for posting this 😊

I am SO looking forward to appearing at Neath Arts Festival with some other lovely Crime Cymru authors. It's going to be a lot of fun!

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

Having a lovely time at Ty Newydd, Literature Wales's writing centre in Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd. Lovely tutees, lovely fellow tutor @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social & beautiful surroundings. This is the path down to the most important part of the whole centre - the kitchen and hall where everything happens!

Great time in Bath @mrbsemporium.bsky.social yesterday when I dropped in with a proof of The Hunters Club and was asked to contribute to their display of authors' pens hanging from the ceiling. If you're in Bath, do pay Mr B's a visit - the booksellers are friendly and incredibly knowledgeable!

In-between the review books, I've been reading @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social first Oxford mystery. A most intriguing story with fascinating characters that kept me guessing until the end. I've really enjoyed it and now must get my skates on as book three comes out in October! 📚 #histbookchat

Had a great time at Criminally Good Books in York when I popped in recently to drop in a proof copy of The Hunters Club - many thanks to Cat and Isla for such a warm welcome!

Can I interest you in my new book? You have my others... Lovely visit to Waterstones in Newcastle to drop off a proof copy of The Hunters Club. Thanks to all the staff for being ultra friendly 😘

Had a lovely time in Alnwick on Monday visiting @forumbookscorbridge's sister shop, The Accidental Bookshop - such a lovely shop with a great backstory. (You'll have to visit and ask...) And while I was there, it would have been rude not to offer Helen a proof copy of The Hunters Club, wouldn't it?

I had a great time talking to the lovely Robert Kirkwood for the the audiobook show Read On. We talked about about writing, my visually impaired protagonist in the Teifi Valley Coroner books, the Skeleton Army vs. the Salvation Army in 1882 Oxford, my writing method, and three very important books.

Exciting news! The Hunters Club has been chosen by Waterstones as one of their summer offers! You can now get 25% off the cover price if you preorder before the end of July. I'd be really grateful for any pre-orders - they make all the difference to authors! www.waterstones.com/book/the-hun...

100% this!

At a recent event with my Crime Cymru pal and fellow historical crime author @chrislloydauthor.bsky.social we were asked whether it's ok to get in touch with a writer to tell them you've enjoyed their book or whether it's a pain because then you have to reply. Easy answer PLEASE BE IN TOUCH!!

Very much looking forward to chatting to my friend and fellow historical crime writer @chrislloydauthor.bsky.social on Friday in Cowbridge 😃

Having a bar running down the middle of a bookshop would, surely, make it the ideal space to hang out? Now ever so slightly wishing I lived in Balham... www.faber.co.uk/journal/inde...

Glorious time chairing an event with @fflurdafydd.bsky.social and Caryl Lewis last night at Bookish bookshop in Crickhowell. The House of Water and Bitter Honey are two of the most beautiful, emotionally charged and page-turning books you're likely to read this year.

Very much looking forward to chatting to @gbwilliams.bsky.social next Thursday! Huge thanks to Gloucestershire Libraries for working together with Crime Cymru to put on these events in the Forest of Dean for National Crime Reading Month.

@rhianejones.bsky.social is inciting this meeting to rebellion and @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social is helping her with some gusto! You'll hear us coming out of the darkness, just like the Rebecca Rioters. Thank you for a stirring session, both - and to Harrisons Solicitors for sponsoring.

Music to an author's ears! Hope you enjoy it, Cavan (and I hope you're feeling better really soon).

I had such a lovely time discussing time, place and character with my great friend and fellow historical crime writer @chrislloydauthor.bsky.social at Lisvane Book Festival yesterday! Thanks to fellow Crime Cymru author Laura Shepherd for this post (read her The Trials of Lila Dalton - it's fab!)

Lovely time at Monty Lit Fest yesterday. It really is the most wonderful festival 🥰

Looking forward to this!

Just spent the bank holiday reading this (when I should have been writing, but hey, everybody needs a day off now and then) and it is BRILLIANT! If you don't know @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social's work, then you have a treat in store - not just this but all the Malabar House books AND Inspector Chopra!

What Chris says... Except he's the brilliant one!

It's hard to disagree with anything Molly Stubbs says in this @nation.cymru review of @fflurdafydd.bsky.social's mellifluous, insightful, thought-provoking novel. Definitely one of my books of the year already. nation.cymru/culture/book...

"Silicon Valley has persuaded the government that it's easier for them to redefine theft than make them pay for what they have stolen." Thank you, Baroness Kidron, for telling it like it like it is. This is our last chance to stop IP theft. #NoAITheft #MakeItFair www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thanks to my brilliant friend Chris Lloyd for this - but I'm now tormented by not knowing what the little recommendation card beneath A Bitter Remedy says!!

I'm really looking forward to chatting to Rhian EJones about her new book - do come along if you're in the area @montylitfest.bsky.social is a wonderfully warm, welcoming and beautifully curated festival with lots of brilliant events!

I had such a great time at Gwyl CRIME CYMRU Festival over the weekend appearing at the Noir at the Bar event on Friday night and with @fflurdafydd.bsky.social on Sunday. (There was also another event but no photos were taken!) Thanks to the festival organisers for an absolutely wonderful weekend.

There are still a few tickets available to hear @mariwriter.bsky.social talking to me about her fabulous new book Her Sister's Killer next Monday at @book-ish.bsky.social in Crickhowell. If you'd like to join us, follow this link: www.book-ish.co.uk/event/an-eve...

This afternoon I was on S4C (Welsh Channel 4) with my pal @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social talking about Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival which starts on Friday. See gwylcrimecymrufestival.co.uk for tickets to see bestsellers like @claremackwrites.bsky.social @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social, as well as Phil and me!

Now less than 3 weeks till this year's Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival - Wales's only crime fiction festival - in lovely Aberystwyth! You can find details of the brilliant programme here: gwylcrimecymrufestival.co.uk/pif/ See you there!

Thrilled to be doing this!

Do you know that Meta has stolen literally millions of books to train its generative AI programme? This multi-billion dollar company has disregarded all the rules of international copyright and simply 'scraped' our books up for its own profit. I'm standing with the SoA today: Meta #DoTheWriteThing.

Yesterday I had the pleasure of recording an interview with @ambroseparry for this year's Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival - coming up at the end of the month in Aberystwyth. You can book tickets for all events, including the recorded sessions and the weekend's events at GwylCrimeCymruFestival.co.uk

I can't tell you what a great book this is - snap it up now but beware, once you start reading, you won't be able to put it down!

Did you know that June is National Crime Reading Month? If you're a crime fiction fan, keep an eye out for events in your local libraries and bookshops - most events are free and you might meet a new favourite author! Tthe NCRM events I'm involved are on my website here: alishawkins.co.uk/events/

Massively looking forward to being in conversation with the amazing @fflurdafydd.bsky.social at Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival in April 😀

How would you like to be part of Wales' international crime fiction festival? Well here's your chance! Many of the Welsh authors appearing will also be volunteering - I'm already signed up so come and join us! 😀

This book (seen here with multiple post-it notes protruding!) is one of my sources for the next Oxford Mystery - The Hunters Club - which will be out later this year. WT - William - Stead, editor of The Pall Mall Gazette changed the nature of newspaper journalism and I've got Non writing for him...

Submitted final edits for the Oxford Mysteries #3 today - 3 days ahead of deadline! Feeling good about it and already planning proof drops during the summer. If you're a bookshop and you'd like a proof copy, let me know!