I've started a new series of timeslip mysteries set in the town of Welhampstead. The Alchemy of Love and Death is out now! bookgoodies.com/a/B0FXXZFKSV

Next best thing to being there! @lizfielding.bsky.social @louiseregency.bsky.social libertabooks.com/history/lake...

This is superb.

As has been noticed by others, the irony of Meta happily stealing millions of authors’ words but refusing to open the door to have a letter delivered - will Lisa Nandy or Chris Bryant stand up for British artists or turn their eyes and kiss a corporate ring

Got my double sided placard ready for the @societyofauthors.bsky.social demo against #MetaBookThieves. Today, 1.30, Granary Square, King's Cross!

Fab turnout at the #MetaBookThieves demo. Everyone comparing notes. "How many of yours did they steal?" Winner so far is Jenny Haddon, 55.

Excellent sign at the #MetaBookThieves demo @societyofauthors.bsky.social

Today UK authors are protesting against Meta for stealing our work to train their AI model. Authors earn an average of £7000 per year, we are not rich, and yet a trillion dollar company decided it didn’t want to license our work fairly as it was “too expensive” Theft is not a valid alternative.

Today I will be joining the Society of Authors in demanding that Meta makes recompense for stealing my work and that of millions of others to train its AI software. You can afford this. We can’t. What you did was illegal. Fess up, and pay up.

They've got 200+ of mine in various languages... #metabookthieves

Some great railway staff asked about my placard and wished us luck! #DoTheWriteThing @societyofauthors.bsky.social

The existing copyright law is fine as it is. The suggested 'opt out' puts the onus on the small producers to tell the thieves not to steal their stuff - that's not a fair burden. If the AI companies feel it's 'too expensive' to follow the law as is, that's a problem with their business model.

Becoming the Earl's Convenient Wife is just 99p in the UK on Amazon for April! A friends to marriage story with a twist #bargain #pricedrop #Regencyromance

I've yet to have anyone explain coherently why forcing artists to "opt out" of their work being stolen is ok and workable, or indeed any different than me stealing my neighbour's car because they didn't opt out from their car being stolen.

Becoming the Earl's Convenient Wife is just 99p in the UK on Amazon for April! A friends to marriage story with a twist #bargain #pricedrop #Regencyromance

Oh this is good. @societyofauthors.bsky.social is organising a day of protest against Meta's wholesale theft of authors' work on Thursday. Details and socmed assets at societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/s...

A love across two centuries for Valentine's Day - and a murder mystery as well

I love how tenderly he is encouraging her. Just right for Valentine's Day

A body in a bank vault and love in peril. Book 7 in the Clock House time shift mysteries is out now. Managing a love affair across two centuries is hard enough and the discovery of a body in the property Tash is renovating is no help at all. bookgoodies.com/a/B0DWXP6ZSH

A body in a bank vault and love in peril. Book 7 in the Clock House time shift mysteries is out now. Managing a love affair across two centuries is hard enough and the discovery of a body in the property Tash is renovating is no help at all. bookgoodies.com/a/B0DWXP6ZSH

Free book! Beach Hut Surprise - six novellas from six best-selling authors - free on Amazon from 12 - 16 February. Forget the weather, put your feet up and spend time on the beach with some very unexpected characters! amzn.to/4jXQWcm

@anglian-water.bsky.social Do tell me why you think it acceptable to leave two households of over 70s with a blocked for a week.

Have just reported a blocked joint sewer to Anglian Water & they have said they'll "investigate within a week". So they think it is OK to leave two households of over 70s without drainage for a week. Yet another useless water company

"a little bit of everything to entertain" 🤩😍🌺https://raereadsbookblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/12/review-the-earls-marriage-dilemma-by-sarah-mallory-sarahmromance-sarahmallory-bsky-social/

Free book! Beach Hut Surprise - six novellas from six best-selling authors - free on Amazon from 12 - 16 February. Forget the weather, put your feet up and spend time on the beach with some very unexpected characters! amzn.to/4jXQWcm

I will never allow AI to replace human narrators on any audiobooks of my work. I’d rather not have an audio book. Human made art is an endangered species, & too many of its custodians are already enabling its demise for profit margins. EVERYONE SHOULD CARE ABOUT THIS. Art Is Humanity.

And so the degradation, decay, disregard and disrespect of the world's most famous bell foundry is allowed to continue without any check from those authorities who have the power to do something.... @historicengland.bsky.social

As we approach Burns Night, it's worth reflecting on some important work done on haggis conservation. haggiswildlifefoundation.com

Who read Ballet Shoes as a child? Sophie Weston shares her memories of that discovery and a recent visit to the @nationaltheatre.org.uk to see their new production of the story. Pure joy. libertabooks.com/books/repeat...

I went to the Science Museum yesterday and as well as having a ball with my nearly four year old in their amazing child spaces (god love free London museums) I was utterly charmed by this caption.

Just arrived - author copies of my recently reissued historical romance TRADE WINDS – and its ONLY 99p/c right now! Huge thanks to @ChocLituk and @JoffeBooks 😊 #adventure #18thcentury #FarEastTrade #MarriageOfConvenience UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DQV7TNWF US: amazon.com/dp/B0DQV7TNWF

"A slow burn love story with two great main characters. 5 stars." Amazon. bookgoodies.com/a/B0D78WBH8Q

Out today! An enemies to lovers #Regency #romance with a dash of humour, a touch of danger and the threat of betrayal bookgoodies.com/a/B0D78WBH8Q

The big news rom #Pompeii is out - new bath complex in private dwelling described in interview on BBC Today prog with @pompei79.bsky.social and Gabriel Zuchtriegel - and here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ultimate cute

Enchanting Roman wall fresco of a lush garden, rich in plant and bird life. From a reception room at the House of the Golden Bracelet, Pompeii. 1st century BC - 1st century AD 📷 by me #FrescoFriday #Archaeology

The Horniman Natural History Gallery features this stunning walrus. It was transported to England, purchased in 1886. There, the taxidermists, having never seen one in the wild, stuffed it until the wrinkles smoothed out. This is a fully inflated walrus, my friends. MAXIMUM WALRUS. (📷: Tom Natt)

Happy Publication Day, @clarechase.bsky.social ! ❤️📚🎉🥂

Out today! An enemies to lovers #Regency #romance with a dash of humour, a touch of danger and the threat of betrayal bookgoodies.com/a/B0D78WBH8Q

Once more with feeling and a dollop of frustration … Taking our work without permission or payment is theft. thttps://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/14/british-novelists-criticise-government-over-ai-theft#img-1

Still cold enough for another enormous muff

Come north with me this evening for another wonderful episode of Digging for Britain - where we’ll dig into a civil war story at Bishop Auckland, delve into clues to a Roman crime and find out how ancient DNA is transforming our understanding of disease in the Middle Ages.

Out on Thursday but can pre-order now bookgoodies.com/a/B0D78WBH8Q #Regecny #historicalromance Enemies to lovers with a touch of humour

Another book is in the bag! But read this one first, as the next is a follow up... #Regency #Romance #Historical mybook.to/EarlsMarriag...

Definitely time for a serious muff

The blue tits are beginning to investigate the bird boxes.

A new week and another book is in the bag! But read this one first, as the next is a follow up... #Regency #Romance #Historical mybook.to/EarlsMarriag...