My search for Wendy Sewell is now available as an audioblog (9 min listen). #HerNameWasWendySewell #VAWG #NeverForget #CriminalSentences

Friday 2nd to Monday 5th January, marks 45 years since the arrest, questioning and eventual confession of Peter Sutcliffe. For those who prefer to listen, here's an audioblog (11mins) in celebration of the two brilliant Bobbies who finally got the job done back in 1981.

Welcome to a new true crime blog: CRIMINAL SENTENCES. "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me," is not true. Words can wreck lives. Words can kill. Criminal Sentences can prove it. Follow me, as I prepare to uncover some serious word crime. www.criminalsentences.co.uk

The joy of being so late to Charles Cumming's Thomas Kell party and devouring A Foreign Country over Christmas is that I have two more in the series immediately to hand! #amreading #spythriller #fiction #booksky #amwriting

I have lots of new books including Side-eye by ace poet @mattnicholson.bsky.social and Special Attraction by Richard Lusmore. My hours are 10.30 to 4, Tues to Sat and email anytime at [email protected] if you would like to place an order or if you have any queries xxx

Open Bridges - Mark Rodgers is a traditional painter, painting outdoors, with easel, paint and brushes. Here you can see his paintings, together with his enlightening and entertaining recollections of painting his landscapes of six of Hull’s River Bridges: openbridgeshull.com/2025/11/07/m...

A pacy thriller with great characterisation of people, place and eras, and a dark belter of a twist I didn't see coming! Congrats to @lucynichol.bsky.social on her latest triumph, Girls To The Front, which I devoured in just two sittings ... #booksky #fiction #thriller 📚💙

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HULL: I’m going to be chatting all things crime and thriller with Opt Indie Books and fellow authors Louise Swanson and @nickquantrill.bsky.social at Union Mash Up 7th November Who’s coming? Please help spread the word! Ticket link in replies

Thanks to everyone who has watched, listened to, bought or shared our new single Blazing Zombies so far. It's been great fun to record it and make the video. But there is a serious side to the song too. This is the backstory at the link: undeadguitars.co.uk/2025/10/26/t...

TODAY ONLY – 170 FREE CRIME & THRILLER EBOOKS, including my crime thriller The Bride’s Trail. The rest of the Trail series are only 99p each too! Help yourself to free books at StuffYourKindleCrime.com #SYK #StuffYourKindleCrime #StuffYourKindle #CrimeFiction #Thrillers #Thrillerbooks #Free #Books

Happy publication day to @lucynichol.bsky.social as Girls To The Front flies out into the world! Suitable soundtrack sorted ... #booksky 📚💙

Help! Amazon have taken almost all copies of my new indie book GIRLS TO THE FRONT as stock & it’s a fortune to re-print so we need to sell them! So if you fancy a 90’s found footage feminist revenge thriller w/a cover designed by Chris Bigg (4AD) pls stick a pre order in Out NEXT WEEK. Link below

I raced through A Reluctant Spy, @davegoodman.bsky.social ... a 'legendary' debut! 😉

A love of reading in childhood can last a lifetime. Teacher resource site Twinkl has published this insightful blog on how to encourage kids to read. Abie Longstaff, Chair of The SofA’s Children’s Writers and Illustrators Group shares her top tips. www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/how-to-...

Anyone fancy a riot grrrl inspired found footage thriller? Pre order on the links below…

The Open Bridges film, made by 16 film Humber Filmmakers and a drone on the night shows how Open Bridges made history in 2017. You can see it here accompanied by John Stead's musique concrète soundtrack openbridgeshull.com/2025/09/19/2... #Hull #Bridges #HODS #OpenBridges

⭐️cover reveal ⭐️ This is the gorgeous cover of my new found-footage riot grrrl inspired thriller GIRLS TO THE FRONT out 16th October. Music fans - does the artwork remind you of anything…?

My website shop has now been updated with my latest artworks. As a small art business I’d be ever so grateful if you gave me a wee hand by repost this post, it’ll help my paintings travel from Ireland & beyond. Thanks ever so much. Louise. 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🌍✍️🎨 #september #gift #art www.louisemcintoshartist.com

The Author's Guild is helping people sign up for the class action suit against Anthropic for pirating a whole ton of books. We don't know how this case will turn out, but if you're an author whose work may have been stolen, it's a good idea to get on the list. authorsguild.org/news/anthrop...

How am I spending publication day? Working on the next book obvs 😆 Can’t believe it’s paperback release day 🥰

I'm sorry, but how can the #BBC waste millions on absolute piffle, but axe something that actually stimulates people's minds & emotions? Not a high budget programme, & anything that keeps people reading & visiting bookshops & libraries has to be a good thing right? www.tvzoneuk.com/post/between...

My research for The Odd Female blog site has taken me down many a rabbit hole; and one in particular, was eerily close to home. In this special blog, I share my journey in search of a forgotten victim.

Sharpen your dialogue so it really pulls its weight – this week on Substack we're talking about writing dialogue: abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/nobody-tal...

Three events that inspired my upcoming book GIRLS TO THE FRONT (now on Goodreads pls add to your TBR!)

Struggling with writer's block? These tips will help! abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/youre-not-...

The McIlvanney Prize longlist has five former Debut Prize shortlistees and four previous winners on it - The winner will be announced on 12th September - bloodyscotland.com/event/bloody... Congratulations all!

Do your characters feel flat? Is your novel all plot and no spark? Find out my top tips on character development in my latest Substack post! abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/how-to-wri...

Struggling with a couple of tricky edits this morning until a coffee break and new Half Man Half Biscuit lifted the gloom ... open.spotify.com/track/4wdST0...

Red pens at the ready, let's talk through the editing process! Whether you're hoping to get a publishing deal and want to know how it works, or you're looking to make your book as clean as possible yourself, this post will help: abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/get-your-r...

Congrats and good luck to team STET ... 👏 💙 📚

In need of a read for your summer festival trip? PARKLIFE Dark humour ✔️ 90s nostalgia ✔️ Britpop / pop punk backdrop ✔️ Best mates ✔️ Rock bottom to recovery ✔️ Independently published ✔️ Available at all the usual places online and signed copies with @serenitybookshop.bsky.social

#AReluctantSpy is out NOW in paperback! More details here www.davidgoodman.net/a-reluctant-...

Tonight in Swindon!

We're thrilled our next guest will be AA Dhand. Amit will be talking about his thrillers, 11th June (7pm). It's free to attend at @hulllibraries.bsky.social (Central) or via the online stream. Please reserve your space on the link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hull-noir-...

This is New Modern A home for passions, pastimes and pop culture We hope you'll join us x

So this is my little elevator pitch about When Sally Killed Harry that my publisher asked me to do 😀 I’ll be at Waterstones Swindon with Katy Brent on 13/05 & @tim-burgess.bsky.social #MerchMarket with @davehaslam.bsky.social & @serenitybookshop.bsky.social 28/05 chatting about it and my music fic

Read our letter to Meta, sent last week, condemning their unlicensed use of authors' work to train AI. #DoTheWriteThing #MetaBookThieves - societyofauthors.org/2025/04/04/t...

Following the news about Meta's mass theft of writers' work to train AI, we're joining the #DoTheWriteThing day of action today - Make a noise on social media - Write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy - Tell Meta they don't have the right to use your books writersguild.org.uk/do-the-write...

On the 3 April we’re organising a day of protest against Meta following revelations of pirated books being used to train their large language models. More information on how to get involved 👇 societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...

Come and join me on Substack where I'll be sharing writing and editing hints and tips, publishing insight, and ways I can help you get your book written! abigailfentoneditorial.substack.com/p/welcome-to...

Check out this fantastic #free #CrimeFiction event at Leigh Library @WiganLibraries this Saturday 29 March at 10 am. I'll be on a panel with the criminally good authors @lizmistry.bsky.social Malcolm Hollingdrake and Joseph Knox, hosted by the fabulous Samantha Brownley Hope to see you there!

We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems. As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting. But what can authors do? Read here: societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...

Hello spring! Fabulous few days at Three Mile Beach near Gwithian working on book 2 ... #cornwall #amwriting 📚💙

Tomorrow is 47 yrs since W. Yorks police on the Peter Sutcliffe case received the first of 3 hoax letters. The YR moniker used by the press was indirectly linked to the letters. My blog discusses why these monikers are so dangerous and why we need to stop using them. theoddfemale.com/2024/05/19/t...

AI is profiting from human creativity – isn’t it time creators got their fair share? A fair deal for creators isn’t just about making things right, it is essential for the future of creativity and AI. Find out more: societyofauthors.org #PayTheCreator #MadeByHumans

MUSICLOVEMUSIC update 19/02/2025 musiclovemusic.com/the-devil-ma...

I can't believe I have a third book out soon 🙆‍♀️ which means it's nearly time for a cover reveal 😀 #cosymystery #newbook #booksky 📚💙

UK creatives! We have until 25 Feb to submit responses to the consultation on AI and copyright. It's long but you don't need to answer all the questions and it's important our voices are heard. I've provided a link + other resources and actions you can take: www.jonstubbington.com/2025/02/16/g...

I’m ever so pleased, with help, my art website shop is updated.☺️ I’m working on new artworks, til then, please repost, like, comment, have a nosey around my shop, you will help my wee art business no end. Thank you.🎨 #scotland #ireland #art #travel www.louisemcintoshartist.com/shop-1