@ronanhession.bsky.social what a joyous hug of a program. Thanks so much for being just awesome.

TOMORROW at 10:30, I will be at Drake the Bookshop @drakebookshop.bsky.social to sign books, chat and maybe even ... work behind the till? Can I possibly be trusted? Come along and find out!

Happy Book Birthday 🥳🍾🎂 to @afsteadman.bsky.social (2nd cake for the paperback). #Skandar #ChaosNotChas #TrialsNotTrails Was thrilled to have the chance to chat with Annabel about all things Skandar. Check it out bit.ly/3QBY68J thanks also to @evewersockimorris.bsky.social & @simonbooks.bsky.social

This is your daily reminder that I will be in @drakebookshop.bsky.social Drake the Bookshop, Stockton on Sat 15th 10:30am to sign my new book The Deadsoul Project, to chat and ... work the tills? Come along and say 'hi!'

Phew. Found it. A lovely chat with @afsteadman.bsky.social about #Skandar to celebrate the paperback release of #ChaosTrials @simonschusteruk.bsky.social. Brief concern, I couldn’t find my #PhantomRider. But the stable is back together. Chat will be out on Thursday bit.ly/3WSjdqy #QuackedSpines

Allegedly it’s grim up north. Don’t tell everyone but it’s just an ad campaign we run to keep it to ourselves.

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When I first found out that the amusement park took pictures of me on their rides without my permission I was fluming.

Better late than never, but I can't believe we nearly missed this one ... www.daysoftheyear.com/days/rubber-...

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New month, new episode of #QuackedSpines, this month featuring a chat with #GedAdamson from @nosycrow.bsky.social plus reviews of @huwlewisjones.bsky.social #AlexLatimer #SueHendra #PaulLinnet #SophieSiers open.spotify.com/episode/5vrs... Please listen and share, let's spread the word!

It seems to have all got a bit much to be honest as we reach advent day 24 and the tree has finally given in but not before Richard got his last choice in. #katyabalen #ghostlines from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Seems things are taking a darker twist as we hit day 23 for advent and Mel is taking a #Headshot! #RitaBullwinkel A brilliant electrifying debut!

Day 22 of advent and Eve figured #grisly #YA #Horror was the way to go! #HouseOfHollow by #KMSutherland Happy Christmas everybody!

Day 20 and Richard has been booked back in the “holding books so you can see the title” 101 class. That is unless @richardosman1.bsky.social wrote “We Solve Ders”. The less said about why is decided to stand on a chair the better I suspect.

Day 19 and Mel has decided it’s the season for #WhiteHorses rather than reindeer as she has #ADreamOfWhiteHorses by #PaulScraton

Day 18 begs the question why play games involving hunger when you can play games involving Inheritance! With @jenniferlynnbarnes.bsky.social #InheritanceGames

Seems a bit harsh but Han is suggesting #LetsSplitUp for advent day 17. Fortunately in this instance it’s the book @billwood.bsky.social wrote and nothing more terminal. 😂😂

Day 16 in in amongst the photo bomb from the Christmas tree is #BletchleyRiddle by @rutasepetys.bsky.social #SteveShenkein Wartime mystery and interesting facts (Turing buried and lost some silver ingots!)

Day 15 and Mel is back again with a book so good they names it twice. #AnneEnright with #TheWrenTheWren from @vintagebooks.bsky.social Moving and beautiful!! A triumph.

Here we are again …. Today, day 14 is mainly brought to you by #Bride by #AliHazelwood. Paranormal Romance … tick!

As we arrived at day 13 of advent. Han has taken us back to 17th Century France for this one by @lillielainoff.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social #oneForAll (I am the only one in the shop singing the muskahounds theme tune. )

Day 12 and I think people on the shop are wishing the image rights dispute was still a thing (just wait till the 24th😂) Anyway Advent door 12 is set in the home of some epic people … Scarborough and is another brilliant story from #BenMyers #Bloomsbury

Day 11 already! And here we are again. This time #DonalRyan new #HeartBeAtPeace is Mel’s next choice. Beautiful and sentimental & Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year!!! From @transworldbooks.bsky.social

Phew just remembered still had to do day 10. Advent day 10 is brought to you by Eve and #TheHousemaidsSecret by #FreidaMcFadden More twisty than a twisty thing!!!

Secretly quite impressed it took until day 9 before I failed at this. Here is the window for day 9. Han is back this time with #MLRio #GraveyardShift Han suggests best enjoyed in the late hours, perhaps whilst on the …

Day 8 and the image rights dispute is over though the “hands over the title schoolboy error issue” isn’t 😂. For those who can’t see, today is #PiersTorday excellent #MidnightTreasure #QuercusBooks. Also smiling might be a thing to work on 😂

Day 7 of Advent & Mel is championing another #IndieBookseller today @pollyrowena.bsky.social with #ACompanyOfOwls from #ElliotAndThompson. Brilliant choice again. @samreadbookseller.bsky.social

Advent day 6 and we are back in the world of Romantasy with Eve & Powerless by #laurenroberts @simonsaysbooks.bsky.social

Day5 of advent and Han is back in alternative Manchester with YA crime solving werewolves #AllTheHiddenMonsters by @amiescool.bsky.social @bouncemarketing.bsky.social

Day 4 of the advent calendar is brought to you by a #BookDuck Richard. Due to an ongoing image rights dispute (think #Ronaldo but fewer £s) OR Richard forgot to get photos taken #YouDecide Either way #TheresATigerOnTheTrain! @mdulak.bsky.social @rebeccacobb.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social

Blimey. Pesky football nearly got in the way completely tonight but here in the nick of time is day 3 of our advent calendar and that would not have done. Mel has gone for Ghost Mountain as her first choice. And other work of excellence from @ronanhession.bsky.social & @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

Advent day 2. Today is Eve’s choice… #IndigoRidge by #DevneyPerry by @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social Enjoy.

There has been a great start to this year’s #GiftOfReading campaign but we still have plenty of tags so now’s your chance to make someone’s Christmas!

Nearly missed our first #adventwindow. Now that would not have done. Han is choice number one with #ATempestOfTea by #HafsahFaisal

The latests episode of #QuackedSpines is here bit.ly/3D2S0KF. Our first overseas interview with Martin Howard plus reivews of books by ChrisVick PiersTorday RutendoDione MariaDeJong ChrisSmith. Shout outs to illustrators DavidDean AllaKhatkevich SianJames JillTytherleigh JamesLancett too.

This is all you need to know about this book. Well apart from the fact that if you haven’t read it yet we have copies 😂. Beautiful review from #NeilDelamere of a beautiful novel by @ronanhession.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

To give you that really warm glow head over to our Gift of Reading page bit.ly/3ZnOaVy & buy a tag. This Christmas we are working with Year 1 and 2 at Harrow Gate Primary Academy, who had fun picking their own book. Buy a tag & we will do the rest to ensure books are wrapped up & at school in time

STORM BERT PLAN OF ACTION: Grab a cuppa, find somewhere cosy, click the link adobe.ly/3CGS8Q4, peruse this year's Christmas Catalogue at your leisure, you can work on that Christmas List you still need to buy or your own wish list. Email or message & collect when the weather is better!

This should be a thing. Anyone got any moves they want to share?

Before and after pics of our fabulous day with @nosycrow.bsky.social author #GedAdamson as he #Normal-ised our window with Geoff Thorndike. It looks amazing. Oh and we have signed copies too. #BookshopWindow #Bookshop #Reading #BlueSkyBooks

Our second ever post has made us feel all warm and at home #100%MoreRonan (Still ploughing a shallow furrow when it comes to a #) 😂😂

Should our first ever post be biscuit based? Well we will find out 😂 Surely life is tough enough without having this as a biscuit choice #50%MoreBourbon