Amanda Lees
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Author, screenwriter, formerly in Allo Allo. I know.
Last chance to snap up my lot for Children In Read - a brilliant charity auction which is part of Children In Need and which ends tonight. Not only do you get a signed copy of my latest, I will also write you into my new book...if you dare... You can bid here:
www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...
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Excellent reading set up hereā¦
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about 10 hours ago
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Love this by
@annecoates.bsky.social
www.annecoatesauthor.com/the-key-to-t...
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The Key to the Island House by Amanda Lees ā Anne Coates
https://www.annecoatesauthor.com/the-key-to-the-island-house-by-amanda-lees/
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Hereās my lot for Children In Read this yearā¦if you win, Iāll not only sign it, Iāll also name a character in one of my forthcoming books for youā¦
www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...
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Hereās my lot for Children In Read this yearā¦if you win, Iāll not only sign it, Iāll also name a character in one of my forthcoming books for youā¦
www.jumblebee.co.uk/auction/deta...
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Over the past week Iāve had emails from Prospect, Marks and Spencer, Mango and LNER saying how sorry they are that someone hacked their systems and stole my informationā¦and yet my graduate engineer daughter with excellent cybersecurity skills and experience canāt get a job.
29 days ago
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My most shared pic ever popped up as a memory. What I want to know is, did it work for you?
about 1 month ago
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DeeBookLover
about 2 months ago
Iām on
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Books-On-Tour today for The Key To The Island House by
@amandalees.bsky.social
Here is my āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø review.
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My shiny, updated
@historia-hwa.bsky.social
profile complete with my new book, The Key To The Island Houseā¦
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Amanda Lees
https://historicalwriters.org/writer/amanda-lees/
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
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Canāt wait!
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about 2 months ago
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Now for the scary bit...I'd cross my fingers but that's a bit difficult right now...(broken hand) If you'd like to request, hereās the link:
ow.ly/25RZ50WF7Ku
3 months ago
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One of my favourite acknowledgements everā¦
3 months ago
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One of my favourite acknowledgements ever⦠It's called
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A.A. Chaudhuri
4 months ago
A few pics from Friday at
#TheakstonsCrime
! Always so brilliant to be back and lovely to see
@rogeraprice.bsky.social
@amandalees.bsky.social
#LyndaCheckley
#michaelwood
#RuthKelly
@sarahclarke.bsky.social
amongst others š
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I've spent so many happy hours here as have millions of others. This cause is close to my heart - please sign:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save The Prince Charles Cinema
The future of the iconic Prince Charles Cinema in Londonās West End is under serious threat! We are beyond disappointed that our landlords, Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their ultimate parent company Criterion...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/save-the-prince-charles-cinema?source=bluesky-share-button&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=af61c43a-db0e-4b99-aff0-d903266b8f4f
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Jen Williams | The Sleepless out this year!
4 months ago
British household rules: you have a cupboard with upward of thirty mugs in it, only three of those can hold exactly the right amount of tea. When those are not available you will drink from the Lesser Mugs, but it will not be as good.
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My brand novel set in Cairo⦠āInheriting a forgotten villa will change everything. Weāre thrilled to reveal the cover for Secrets of Villa Eden: An absolutely gripping and emotional historical fiction page-turner by Amanda Lees! Out September 25th.ā Pre-order here:
geni.us/B0FG3K7XBNco...
4 months ago
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A brilliant debutā¦ā¤ļø
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4 months ago
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Think my editor will buy it?
5 months ago
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Salt Books
6 months ago
Times are very tough and we're fundraising! Buy a book today and enjoy 20% off all our titles in The Big Salt Sale! Simply use discount code TheBigSaltSale in our checkout or click the link below!
www.saltpublishing.com/discount/The...
Happy reading!
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āBut luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.ā Daphne du Maurier, whose birthday it is today and with whom I entirely agree.
6 months ago
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Nerdtastic momentā¦the brilliant author, linguist and lexicographer Tony Thorne, one of the worldās leading experts on slang, just told me he used my book in court as the published source to back up his expert witness statement. And they won. I feel like a proper grown-up at last.
6 months ago
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7 months ago
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Lovely event last night for Essie Fox and her gorgeous new book Dangerousā¦Byron at his baddest and best. Who could resist?
7 months ago
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The only Pope who made me feel less lapsed as a Catholicā¦a kind, humble and courageous man whose last acts were to call for peace and to tell JD Vance where to go. If there is a heaven, he has a very special place in it.
7 months ago
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Jean Charles de Menezes. Never forget.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Fatal error: 20 years on, the Met still has questions to answer about the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes. A new drama investigates the tragedy
The award-winning producer and screenwriter of Philomenaās new show, Suspect, is about the shooting of an innocent young Brazilian electrician on the London Underground in the wake of the 7/7 bombings...
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/06/fatal-error-20-years-on-the-met-still-has-questions-to-answer-about-the-killing-of-jean-charles-de-menezes-a-new-drama-investigates-the-tragedy
7 months ago
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Prem Sikka
7 months ago
Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault. What is with the rich, celebrities and powerful that they want to inflict pain, sorrow and humiliation on others. What kid of society enables this kind of psychological development? Seems to point to failures at home, community, education, work.
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Russell Brand charged with rape and sexual assault
The 49-year-old denied he was ever
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0457d02e9go
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My new favourite German word (yes, it really exists)
7 months ago
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Sin BlachĆ© ā£ļø
8 months ago
So. We're a bunch of artists and writers surrounded by AI gouging out the soul of Hayao Miyazaki for clout, and triple-fried ghost-written celebrity "novels" written by people who hate writing for people who hate books. I can think of no better reason to dig your heels in. Create out of spite.
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Kate Watson
8 months ago
The Very Divorced Years:
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Worseā¦I write them too.
8 months ago
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Pirated by Meta? Yep. You can search for your own books using the link mentioned in this article
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Clouds parted just in time for maximum totality at 1:58 a.m. here. The total lunar eclipse as viewed from my front door:
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Pilsen Community Books
8 months ago
In no particular order, here are the 15 bestsellers from our first 5 years as a worker coop! We feel lucky that because of our incredible community, we are able to carry & sell books we believe in, books that help us think critically about our history & how to build the future we think is possible.
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Structural edit: āLove itā¦absolutely perfect. What a book! Could you just rewrite the whole thing?ā Life edit: āLove youā¦youāre absolutely perfect. What a woman! Could we just break up?ā
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Monday morning and Iām starting a new book. As ever, Iāve thought long and hard about it, taking plot walks with the dog and carefully crafting charactersā¦but there is one fundamental question at the heart of my authorly preparations: Which tw*t who did me wrong am I going to kill off in this one?
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In great companyā¦you can see the full line-up here
boswellprizes.org/judges
9 months ago
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Slava Ukraini
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Goodā¦although itās a āpartial climbdown.ā Keep up the pressure!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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UK ministers consider changing AI plans to protect creative industries
Exclusive: partial climbdown over use of work protected by copyright considered after intense lobbying by top artists
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/feb/25/uk-ministers-planning-to-change-ai-plans-to-protect-creative-industries
9 months ago
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Ezra Levin āš
9 months ago
COOL JOB ALERT: We're looking for a senior leader to take on Indivisible's media operations, particularly with experience in the non-mainstream media space (influencers, podcasts, etc). Only downside is you have to work with me. Please apply or tell people to apply!
jobs.lever.co/indivisible/...
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Indivisible - National Director of Media and Influencer Relations
Indivisible is a nationwide grassroots movement dedicated to advancing progressive values, building an inclusive democracy, and empowering local Indivisible groups to effect change in their communitie...
https://jobs.lever.co/indivisible/5dcab2fd-4a3a-48e5-b365-4a72ec0126ef
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Iām at that stage of ten days before deadline where I have no idea what day it is and my diet consists of coffee, chocolate and grapes (OKā¦wine). Send kind thoughts. Please donāt send Keanu. I donāt have the time or the energy.
9 months ago
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Take your pickā¦and happy whatever day you choose!
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Kit de Waal
9 months ago
The Heroines Anthology is open for submissions of poems & short fiction on the theme of witches, witch trials, medicine women, mystics, herbalists, spells, enchantments, shapeshifters, familiars, covens, hags, crones and sabbats. Deadline June 2025 Please share :)
www.writingtheheroine.com
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Andie Holman š eco fantasy
9 months ago
A reduced sentence if you read!
www.goodnewsnetwork.org/prisons-worl...
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Prisons Across the World Are Shaving Days Off Sentences for Every Book Read by Their Inmates
For each report, the prisoner's sentence is commuted by 4 days. An inmate can submit up to 12 reviews per year for 48 days of reduced time.
https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/prisons-worldwide-are-shaving-days-off-sentences-for-every-book-read-by-inmates/
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Kit de Waal
9 months ago
The beautiful London Library offers emerging writers one yearās free membership including masterclasses, networking opportunities, peer support, access to all the Libraryās resources and publication in an anthology. Details below. Please share :)
www.londonlibrary.co.uk/about-us/ll-...
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Katherine Mezzacappa
10 months ago
Over the moon about being Editor's Choice in the latest issue of the Historical Novel Society's journal
historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-...
#theballadofmarykearney
#historicalfiction
#Ireland
#writingcommunity
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The Ballad of Mary Kearney - Historical Novel Society
Ireland, 1765. When young Mary Kearney is sent to work at Goward Hall, she joins her brother and sister in service and lightens the load of her impoverished father, who has too many mouths to feed. Sh...
https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-ballad-of-mary-kearney/
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Heather J Fitt
9 months ago
Sharing for the morning gang! š¤
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