***#NN2025 ticket update*** A huge THANK YOU to everyone who bought weekend passes to the festival 🖤 Today we were able to release a few more. So if you haven't got yours yet, don't worry, more tickets available here: www.tiny.cc/nnoir2025 We look forward to sharing #newcastlenoir with you 🕵‍♀️💀🪦📓✨️

@westwords.bsky.social @ravencrime.bsky.social @eurocrime.bsky.social @marinasofia.bsky.social @scandiandy.bsky.social @graskeggur.bsky.social @jackycnoir64.bsky.social @angryalgonquin.bsky.social @onefootiniceland.bsky.social @nordicwatchlist.bsky.social @pearceglen.bsky.social @kathall.bsky.social

So grateful for the opportunity to present my developing research project on the costuming of Spanish actor #JoseCoronado at this conference #academiclife #researchjoy @litandlangstirling.bsky.social

'Dressing, Undressing and Redressing: Costuming Identities in Fernando León de Aranoa’s El buen patrón (2021)', by Jacky Collins @jackycnoir64.bsky.social‬ (Uni. Stirling) & Sarah Gilligan (Northumbria Uni.) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Do you have any plans this weekend? Well, whatever you do @corylusbooks.bsky.social’s Senior Manager (Edits) recommends that you chill with Jón Atli Jónasson’s #Broken tr. by @graskeggur.bsky.social #Iceland 🇮🇸 #Caturday 🐈‍⬛ @marinasofia.bsky.social @davidhheadley.bsky.social @jackycnoir64.bsky.social

🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

Hands up (see what I did there!) who can see the woman's profile, facing left, that the handprint also suggests on the lovely @solveigpals.bsky.social's excellent book 'Harm'?! (tr. @graskeggur.bsky.social, publ @corylusbooks.bsky.social) Hmm, @pareidolia.bsky.social, what do you think?

@gwylcrimefest.bsky.social in #Aberystwyth April 25-27. Among the great events a session with best-selling authors Mari Hannah & @claremackwrites.bsky.social interviewed by the lovely @jackycnoir64.bsky.social

Expect lots of laughs, lots of weirdness and - yes- lots of wonderfulness with three weird and wonderful writers in conversation with the brilliant @jackycnoir64.bsky.social ! This isn't one to be missed! @gwylcrimefest.bsky.social @jamesoswald.scot

Incidentally, the most picked up book (hence, the cover that attracted most people) at Alternative Book Fair yesterday was Skin Deep by Antonia Lassa, transl. @jackycnoir64.bsky.social

Just love Wales! I’m going to @gwylcrimefest.bsky.social in Aberystwyth. Looking forward to appearing with @claremackwrites.bsky.social on April 26th, chaired by Dr Noir, aka @jackycnoir64.bsky.social

Very interesting fact from the 'Lost In Translation' panel at #GraniteNoir: @teresasolanawriter.bsky.social revealed #FictionInTranslation in the UK is just 3% of books, but elsewhere in Europe 70% 😲 @jackycnoir64.bsky.social affirmed the importance of experiencing other cultures thru our reading 💙📚

Bit late posting about #GraniteNoir but I'm home now so there's time! Brilliant 'Lost In Translation' panel Sun chaired by the fab @jackycnoir64.bsky.social, with @graskeggur.bsky.social, @teresasolanawriter.bsky.social & @orendabooks.bsky.social's Ørjan Karlsson. If the vid available, watch it! 💙📚

@marinasofia.bsky.social @graskeggur.bsky.social @jackycnoir64.bsky.social @corylusbooks.bsky.social 😊

Call for Proposals: Fashion, Costume and Visual Cultures 2025: Fashioning Ageing, Emotion, and Memory in Film, Fashion Media, and Clothing. Proposal deadline: 15 March 2025 For more information click here: ow.ly/Q1OY50UPmlY

Don't walk, run! Everyone's favourite detective, Scott Jericho, is back in paperback 🎡 Are you ready to return to the fairground? @whusseyauthor.bsky.social loom.ly/Djhq7RU

I'm doing a 75-mile sponsored walk/bookshop tour to raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK and thanks to your incredible support I've had to increase my original target. Can't thank you enough. Any reposts much appreciated! #dementia #Alzheimers www.justgiving.com/page/trevor-...

Watch out for this brilliant new thriller, out from Eve Smith in April. Perfect for the strange times we live in and I can’t wait to read The Cure. 💙🩵💉💉💉💉

Three weeks until Memorial Park is out in the world! The finished books arrived this week and they look fantastic (I’ll do something with those soon!) Preorder here: geni.us/MemorialPark

Who else is really looking forward to not watching the Inauguration? 👀 👎

A game of secrets and lies. 'Bloody Orkney' is a fast-paced thriller set mainly in Orkney during World War Two. This tin cottage on the island of Hoy has an important part to play in the book. Available in paperback, Kindle, Kobo or Apple. Find out more: www.kenlussey.com/blork/index....

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Hard to reconcile the nation that put a man on the moon is the same nation that put a moron in the White House.

Just realised it's only a month until I get to share an evening with @authorbeccaday.bsky.social at Waterstones Horsham. Looking forward to swapping stories & chatting about our latest books with @thestucumminsreads.bsky.social on 13th Feb. These nights are always such fun - come along if you can!

If you're an independent #bookstore, anywhere in the world, reply to this to be added to my #StarterPack! go.bsky.app/AHQhv2z

If you are familiar with Antti Tuomainen’s writing and dark humour then you will accept that danger never sleeps and may find its way into the most ordinary places, even where you go to chill out #Finland 🇫🇮 @orendabooks.bsky.social @westcamel.bsky.social www.eurolitnetwork.com/rivetingrevi...

A fine writer, walking for a god cause. ( And the book'll be good, too. ) Please share onwards. Thank you.

Last minute Christmas present? Just saying….

Had an absolute blast at Newcastle Noir. Great panels, great audience, books sold, and I got to hang out with old friends and new. Massive thanks to @jackycnoir64.bsky.social for such a wonderful time! I was having so much fun, I didn’t take any photos!

Congratulations to @jackycnoir64.bsky.social & all at @toonlibraries.bsky.social & @forumbooks.bsky.social for the wonderfully entertaining & interesting Festival of Crime Fiction that was #NewcastleNoir2024. A milestone 10th anniversary. A brilliant achievement. Roll on 2025! #NN2024

And just like that #NN2024 was over! What an amazing few days! #DrNoir is rather exhausted as she wends her delayed way back up North, yet she has a heart full of joy & gratitude for all we've shared. Much more detail will be forthcoming tomorrow 🕵‍♂️🖤📚🔥

Happy pub day to me, happy pub day to me, happy birthday dear paperback, happy pub day to me. Cue obligatory Beatles rendition… youtu.be/yYvkICbTZIQ?...

Here I am, “Poundland Oprah”, posing the questions about crime novels set in the US with @erinyoungauthor.bsky.social and @robertrutherford.bsky.social at the fabulous #newcastlenoir

Bringing out the big guns at #NewcastleNoir2024 with @mariwriter.bsky.social @trevorwoodwrite.bsky.social and @gbpoliceadvisor.bsky.social - it doesn’t get much better than this!

Round of applause for brilliant #NewcastleNoir icons @mariwriter.bsky.social and @jackycnoir64.bsky.social to celebrate 10 years of Toon crime fiction. Panelliing with @trevorwoodwrite.bsky.social & @gbpoliceadvisor.bsky.social Smashing!!! #CrimeFiction #bookfestivals

Guy Hale rewriting Macbeth's 'Tomorrow and tomorrow' soliloquy for a modern editor. With Howard Linksey at Newcastle Noir @jackycnoir64.bsky.social

Paul Burke speaks with @radiomukhers.bsky.social and Antti Tuoaminen at @jackycnoir64.bsky.social Great fun!

A grand 10th birthday for Newcastle Noir! Thank you @jackycnoir64.bsky.social and the Noir Stars. I had a blast!

Brilliant fun at Newcastle Noir. Fantastic panels masterminded by @jackycnoir64.bsky.social & her Noir Stars & loved taking part in our #TeamOrenda panel with @orendabooks.bsky.social @dougjohnstone.bsky.social & #HelenFitzgerald A wonderful event to round off the best debut year for #crowmoon

BREAKING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain’s constitution so they “can never be undone.”

Great early start to Friday evening with a proof launch for @tariqashkanani.bsky.social's The Midnight King, with @jackycnoir64.bsky.social and @mirandajewess.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social

What is the collective noun for a tableful of crime writers? @trevorwoodwrite.bsky.social @jackycnoir64.bsky.social @gbpoliceadvisor.bsky.social @samhollandbooks.bsky.social and others too numerous to mention. @jackycnoir64.bsky.social

A Kaleidoscope of Heroines moderated by the greatest of them all @jackycnoir64.bsky.social at @toonlibraries.bsky.social @harriettyce.bsky.social @marietierney #newcastlenoir

One of the best crime fiction festivals out there! Newcastle Noir begins tomorrow, 4th and runs until Saturday 7th December. I'm speaking with the fab Phoebe Morgan and Megan Davis at 20m on Friday afternoon. Celebrate a great tenth b'day! @jackycnoir64.bsky.social Tickets at tinyurl.com/3etaacv4

Who is going to be at Newcastle Noir this week? Anyone around on Saturday?

🔥NN2024 4 days to go🔥 We're getting very excited now for a criminally packed programme 4-7 Dec 🕵‍♀️ Whether you're a seasoned festival goer or a first timer, we'd love you to join us for #NN2024 🖤📚✨️ For tickets head to: www.tiny.cc/NN2024 For programme details click here: www.tiny.cc/NOIRPROGRAMM...

Cannot wait to get back to the North East!! You can too - tickets are here!

***NN2024 Festival Passes UPDATE*** We've added 5 more festivsl passes as part of our 10th Anniversary celebrations. We'd love you to join us! 🕵‍♀️🖤✨️ For tickets head to:www.tiny.cc/NN2024 For programme details click here: www.tiny.cc/NOIRPROGRAMM... See you in #thetoon next week for #NN2024 🕵‍♀️🖤✨️

This looks SO good! If it didn't clash with my birthday plans then I'd be there in a heartbeat

First Iceland Noir panel of the day was @robwhart.bsky.social, @timglisterbooks.bsky.social and Matt Furtek discussing their spy thrillers with @jackycnoir64.bsky.social. I must admit I'm not normally a reader of epsionage, I went as I loved The Warehouse, but maybe I should be as they sounded fab!