Laura Purcell
@spookypurcell.bsky.social
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Writer of Gothic fiction, mother of guinea pigs. The horrors persist but so do I.
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Anna Mazzola
8 days ago
The Book of Secrets, winner of the Gold Dagger for best crime novel of 2025, is 99p on kindle for a limited time. Sorcery, mystery, sisterhood. Based on a real poisoning case from 17th century Rome.
www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Secrets...
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House of Splinters is Apple's audio book of the week, only £4.99 until 2 November 2025
14 days ago
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How I feel everytime I write a happy ending.
19 days ago
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Nils Shukla
26 days ago
Today on
@thefantasyhive.bsky.social
I’m reviewing House of Splinters by
@spookypurcell.bsky.social
“expertly captures the essence of a classic gothic haunted house tale. I was suitably spooked!” Review Link:
fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/10/hous...
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HOUSE OF SPLINTERS by Laura Purcell (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive
Nils reviews HOUSE OF SPLINTERS, the Gothic prequel to Laura Purcell's bestselling novel The Silent Companions: "expertly captures the essence of a classic gothic haunted house tale. I was suitably sp...
https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/10/house-of-splinters-by-laura-purcell-book-review/
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Waterstones Colchester
28 days ago
Thanks to
@spookypurcell.bsky.social
for an excellent talk about her new novel
#TheHouseOfSplinters
last Thursday. It's a prequel to her most popular novel
#TheSilentCompanions
. Both are great reads if you like atmospheric, beautifully written Gothic Mysteries. We have
#SignedCopies
too.
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I don't want to exaggerate but the standees for the House of Splinters tour feel like the highlight of my career 😄
about 1 month ago
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Raven Books
about 1 month ago
Happy publication day to House of Splinters and
@spookypurcell.bsky.social
! A brand new spine-tingling haunted house story from Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silent Companions. The doors to the House of Splinters are open at last… dare you enter?
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Happy House of Splinters day from Buffy!
about 1 month ago
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Readers are starting to receive their Waterstones special editions of House of Splinters and they look glorious!
about 1 month ago
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John
about 1 month ago
Today's book. Book no 147. The Whispering Muse by
@spookypurcell.bsky.social
@alisonhennessey.bsky.social
@bloomsburyraven.bsky.social
#SpookyReads
#SpookySeason
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Catherine Fletcher
about 1 month ago
The Anthropic settlement list is up. Authors, check here to see if your books are included:
www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com
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Side by side! My prequel to The Silent Companions is out next week and finished copies just arrived! Guinea pig picture to follow when Buffy wakes up from her nap.
about 1 month ago
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Dude even I am not going to pay £6.65 for a Pumpkin Spice Latte, that is insanity. I could buy a paperback book for less.
about 1 month ago
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Marie O’Regan
about 2 months ago
Just finished this gorgeousness -
#houseofsplinters
by
@spookypurcell.bsky.social
. Thanks to Raven Books
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
for the proof copy. An excellent sequel to
#thesilentcompanions
, definitely one to add to your TBR. Highly recommended.
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Alex Davis
about 2 months ago
Winter Haunts marks the peak of spooky season with a massive day of ghost stories and Gothic fiction, with a stellar line-up joining us on the day! And it's all happening online, so you can join us from anywhere...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/winter-hau...
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Raven Books
about 2 months ago
From the world of The Silent Companions comes Laura Purcell’s most chilling tale yet. Pre-order your signed Waterstones exclusive edition today: https://bit.ly/4jroIpE
@spookypurcell.bsky.social
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Raven Books
about 2 months ago
There’s no better way to kick off spooky season than with Laura Purcell’s
#TheSilentCompanions
. Available for 99p today with the Kindle Daily Deal. 👻 🕯️
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Waterstones Colchester
about 2 months ago
The House of Splinters is just as good as The Silent Companions. If you love beautifully written, haunting mysteries, come and hear
@spookypurcell.bsky.social
in conversation with JJA Harwood at the store on Thursday 9th October.
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
#GothicMysteries
add a skeleton here at some point
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Bloomsbury Books UK
about 2 months ago
The spine-tingling return to the world of The Silent Companions from the Queen of the Ghost Story. Just one month until Laura Purcell's House of Splinters haunts your shelves…
@spookypurcell.bsky.social
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Simon HB
2 months ago
Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
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If you want to read The Silent Companions before House of Splinters comes out, today is your chance to get it on a Kindle daily deal for 99p!
3 months ago
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Festa publishing knocking it out of the park as always! German edition 💙
3 months ago
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If like me you are a fan of the bleak and the ambiguous, I recommend going to see Bring Her Back. Andy and Piper are in my heart now.
3 months ago
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The Shape of Darkness is on a Kindle Monthly Deal for £2.09!
tinyurl.com/5a2y4buc
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The Shape of Darkness: 'A future gothic classic' Martyn Waites
The Shape of Darkness: 'A future gothic classic' Martyn Waites eBook : Purcell, Laura: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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3 months ago
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If you were thinking of pre-ordering House of Splinters, this is a great time! Waterstones are offering 25% off with the code SUMMER25 until 23.59 Thursday 31st July 2025.
www.waterstones.com/campaign/jul...
4 months ago
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I've finished a first draft! I'll be happy until I actually read it back!
4 months ago
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Ah, at that part of the writing process again, asking, 'Is this brilliant or deeply unhinged?' Maybe both? Probably both.
4 months ago
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No doubt my agent and editor will be like 'wtf Laura' when they read it, but I'm having so much fun writing this first draft.
5 months ago
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This is a fantastic read I loved loved loved it.
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
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Frankenstein trailer 😍
5 months ago
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Jill 💙📚👀 Book Blogger (Books_in_wales)
6 months ago
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I can't praise Laura's writing highly enough, I'm always recommending her books to everyone that enjoys a gothic ghost story that has a realistic explanation behind the supernatural goings on! Pub Oct 2025 🖤
@spookypurcell.bsky.social
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
💙📚
#historicalfiction
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Rewatching all the Final Destination movies before I see 6 and I suddenly understand why I'm both so Goth/Emo and so anxious.
6 months ago
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The Bulgarian Whispering Muse is also exquisite!
6 months ago
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Just when I think my German editions can't get any more beautiful, this happens.
6 months ago
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Raven Books
6 months ago
They're waiting for you... Look at the stunning proofs for Laura Purcell's House of Splinters! 😍 From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Silent Companions, the book that reignited the horror genre, comes a spine-tingling new novel.
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My proof copy came! I took it out into the woods, like you're supposed to do with scary stuff.
6 months ago
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Marie O’Regan
6 months ago
Thank you
@spookypurcell.bsky.social
and
@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
for today’s gorgeous book post - really looking forward to reading this!
#houseofsplinters
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Orenda Books
7 months ago
OUT NOW!🩸 A dazzling, treacherous, historical mystery, immaculately researched and brimming with peril, as Lord Byron turns detective to clear his name… Pick up
@essiefox.bsky.social
's
#Dangerous
TODAY! 📕
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📲
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#crimefiction
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Raven Books
7 months ago
We're so excited to introduce the gorgeous cover for HOUSE OF SPLINTERS by
@spookypurcell.bsky.social
! Now available to pre-order, the signed
@waterstones.bsky.social
exclusive edition, with stunning sprayed edges ✨ The companions will return, 9 October 2025. They're waiting for you 👥🕯️
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Cover reveal and special edition ahoy!
www.waterstones.com/book/house-o...
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7 months ago
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Out in paperback today!
www.waterstones.com/book/moonsto...
7 months ago
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Good Law Project
7 months ago
If you’re a creative and want to fight back against big tech mining your work for their AIs, please register below – and then share with your community. And, if we get enough people, we believe we’ll be able to sue – and hold them to account.
goodlawproject.org/authorsai/?u...
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Stop AI giants stealing our work | Good Law Project
Use the form and let us know the nature of your enquiry, so we can pass it to the relevant team as quickly as possible.
https://goodlawproject.org/authorsai/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=AuthorsAI&utm_medium=Social
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Finally seeing Death of a Unicorn today! ☠️🦄
7 months ago
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Silent Companions following me even on holiday (Southwold, Suffolk)
7 months ago
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Poser
7 months ago
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James Oswald
7 months ago
The idea that tech companies would use material they know is stolen to train their slop machines is bad enough. That our own government would even consider carving out a special exception in the law to let them get away with it is baffling.
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I'm writing a (free, infrequent) newsletter now in my quest for less social media. If you'd like to subscribe, here is the link.
spookypurcell.substack.com
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Laura’s Substack | Laura Purcell | Substack
My personal Substack. Click to read Laura’s Substack, by Laura Purcell, a Substack publication. Launched 2 months ago.
https://spookypurcell.substack.com/
8 months ago
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We can also stop using Meta and Meta owned apps. A big step I know but losing users is language they understand.
add a skeleton here at some point
8 months ago
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Happy Haymitch day to all who celebrate, especially me.
8 months ago
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When I know from the planning stage that a character must die, I feel compelled to make them the nicest character on God's green earth.
8 months ago
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