This year's festival runs from the 9-18 October and we are thrilled to let you know some of the fantastic authors we'll be featuring. Ticket went live this weekend and are moving fast! Head to birminghamliteraturefestival.org for the full lineup and to book tickets while you can!

Look at this gorgeous display at @mysteriousbookshop.com! Have YOU read THE HOUSE AT DEVIL'S NECK yet?

Ta-da! Courtesy of @headofzeus.bsky.social, I'm thrilled to properly reveal the UK cover for the new #Spector mystery, #TheHouseAtDevilsNeck! Get your pre-orders in now!

Happy publication day to @sarahwardcrime.bsky.social 🥳 Can’t wait to read Quiet Bones, the second book in the Carla James series. 📚

Always enjoyable to do events with @tommeadauthor.bsky.social We had some great questions from the audience. Thanks to everyone who came along. 😀📚

@janebettany.bsky.social I've just finished Murder in Merriwell, having read Murder at the Book Festival first ( I know, wrong order). I loved it! The plot races along. I thought I had worked it out, then changed my mind. I really like the character of Violet. She's very real. Great novels. Thanks!

Want to learn the tricks of our duplicitous trade? Then come along to AN AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO MURDER at Derby Book Festival, featuring myself and the great @janebettany.bsky.social! Book your tickets here: www.derbybookfestival.co.uk/events/jane-...

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Published today!

The bluebells are only just coming out in the woods, but Murder on Bluebell Hill is out TODAY! It’s book #4 in the Violet Brewster cosy crime series, and features a tearoom, scones, a garden centre, and (of course) a murder! @hqstories.bsky.social #publicationday #crimefiction

Come and explore the strangeness of historical objects - and how to write about them - with the latest installment of WRITING THE OCCULT this May! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-th... @laurenwrites.bsky.social

If you care that our work is being stolen to train AI, please sign this petition. Don't think it's just affecting big name authors - many self published writers (me included) have been targeted. chng.it/mkfW5GGDSK

Happy Birthday #catchingakiller - our book all about UK murder investigation was published 3 years ago today 🥳🎂 for crime writers and true crime fans 🕵️ #writingcommunity #truecrime #crimewriting amazon.co.uk/dp/1802360638/

I've just discovered LibGen have used ten of my books without my permission. This is theft and plagiarism. If you are a writer in UK and you haven't already done so - consider joining the Writers Guild. writersguild.org.uk

I’ve emailed to see if they’re repping UK authors.

Huge thanks to Tea Leaves and Reads for designing this beautiful bookmark to accompany the publication of #BestSummerEver! Book boxes and signed copies are now available to order! 🌞🧡🌞🧡🌞🧡🌞 www.tealeavesandreads.co.uk/product/best...

Every week my blog has links to free entry writing competitions, publication opportunities, calls for submissions and/or short story markets news. There are also regular writing tips, and chances to share your own news, ask questions and raise discussion topics. womagwriter.blogspot.com

“A Complete Unknown” is the best film I’ve seen for a very long time. Excellent cast, music and script.

My author copies of Murder on Bluebell Hill have landed! Out in paperback, eBook and audio book on 10 April. mybook.to/MurderOnBlue... Thank you @hqstories.bsky.social 😃📚

🖤🖤🖤Welcome to Raven's Edge!🖤🖤🖤 (They do things differently there...) UK: amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW USA: amazon.com/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW #KindleUnlimited #CozyCrime #kindlebooks #Audible #mysterybooks #seriesbooks #whodunit

Maple Grange is the perfect place to retire for the residents of Merrywell. But when a murder investigation unfolds on its grounds, Violet Brewster must dust off her sleuthing skills once again. Get the #eBook for 99p for a limited time. #bargain mybook.to/MurderAtMapl...

Happy publication day to @dianejeffreyauthor.bsky.social 🥳📚 The Crime Writer is out today… this one will definitely keep you guessing. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Who lives in the Manchester area and loves crime fiction? Then do join Guy Hale and I at Urmston Bookshop on Wednesday at 7pm. Chills and chuckles guaranteed! Book your ticket now at urmstonbooks.co.uk/caroline-england-guy-hale

My short blog post about Baytales 25, the only crime festival in the north east of England. HT to @vpeanuts.bsky.social and @anncleeves.bsky.social and an army of volunteers for an excellent festival! pamjplumb.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/b...

Time for a bit of reality - a thread. Sales in the shop are doing well, but we're reliant on sales on the website to help pay the bills. The website is reliant on social media, particularly twitter. Since September, we've seen a big decline in people seeing our tweets.

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to me! Today is the publication day of #WOLFSIX the first in my new Ruslan Akulov thriller series! This book has been a passion piece for me and I hope you all enjoy reading it as much as I loved writing it! #WritingCommunity #amwriting #book www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0DL...

It’s a beautiful sunny morning here in #Derby, so time for a stroll around Allestree Park. #signsofspring

As we cycle and tramp around the Eastern Cape on our New Zealand adventure, there are many #beaches like this. If you're a #reader who likes a suspenseful #PsychologicalThriller you could escape the Northern Hemisphere winter as several chapters are set down under. ➡️ mybook.to/TBTeb ⬅️

As mentioned in previous post (what do you mean you haven't read it?🙄), I attended the UK Ghost Story Festival in Derby yesterday. Heard excellent talks by Alex Davis on The Lost Dracula) and Tracey Norman on Plants, Poultices and Persecution. #ghosts 💀💀💀

If you need a book or two, I’m here until 4pm!- Sally

On February 21, 1797, 1,400 French troops invaded Fishguard, Wales, in support of Irish rebels but were defeated by 500 British. This marked the last French invasion of Britain. (Need help applying for grants? Visit www.onegrant.co)

📖 HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Carolyn Arnold @Carolyn_Arnold with ‘Hidden Angels’!

💙📚 #BookSky #CurrentlyReading Having enjoyed the first part of the month enjoying the adventures of Violet Brewster @janebettany.bsky.social , I'm now onto "Six Feet Under" by Dorothy Simpson.

#CrimeFiction #CurrentlyReading "Murder at the Book Festival" by @janebettany.bsky.social

Some of the great events (and me!) at this year's UK Ghost Story Festival at the Museum of Making in Derby

Hello! I work as a lecturer, workshoppers and event organiser, focussing mostly on horror with a smattering of SF and fantasy. Here's a few of the things I get up to regularly... www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis... www.derby.ac.uk/departments/... www.writers-online.co.uk/writing-cour...

Happy publication day to @clarechase.bsky.social 🎉📚 I’m so looking forward to reading the latest in this wonderful series!

Thanks for coming along, Paul, sorry to talk so much to you about swiss chalets! x

A perfect bestselling Christmas read, a great whodunnit set on the Isle of Wight mybook.to/christmasmur... #Christmas #crime #kindle #gift #cosy

I’m new here on @bsky.app I write uplifting feel-good stories of friendships and new beginnings 99p99c Kindle Unlimited UK amazon.co.uk/Ian-wilfred/e/B06XWC2FDM US Amazon.com/Ian-wilfred/e/B06XWC2FDM

So happy to see The Twelve Murders of Christmas as a Sunday Times pick yesterday - deliciously sandwiched between Murdle and the Official Agatha Christie Puzzle Book

Book 1 is currently on offer if you live in the USA or Canada! Secrets aren't the only things buried here... UK: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW USA: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW CA: www.amazon.ca/dp/B0CV1GZ5HW #CozyMystery #MurderMystery #KindleUnlimited #kindlebooks

🎄 Don’t miss our #readalong discussion of #TheChristmasAppeal by @janicehallett.bsky.social. 🎄 It’s Monday 2 December at 8.30pm in #TheBookload on Facebook. Group link: facebook.com/groups/thebookload @thebookload.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social

Welcome to Merrywell. Population: small. Secrets: aplenty. Right now, you can download Murder in Merrywell (book #1 in the Violet Brewster series), for only 99p. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BTCVXKC... @hqstories.bsky.social #KindleDeals #eBooks #KindleMonthlyDeal #cosycrime #cozymystery

I was so lucky to get to interview @markstay for the Write Damn It podcast - episode has just landed & I’ve gotta say this one’s a cracker. Mark shares industry insider knowledge about publishing & self-publishing. Listen on all podcast platforms or here www.buzzsprout.com/2170844/epis...

Special offer from Amazon.com for October

If you ask someone today to name the builder of Hadrian's Wall, they would give you a funny look. But historical memory is odd, and right up to the 1800s we forgot who built it. Until in 1840 John Hodgson, an obscure Northumbrian clergyman, published the LONGEST footnote in history... 1/22

I loved this book so much. Links to listen to my interview with the author @ajwestauthor.bsky.social can be found at: linktr.ee/quickbookrev...

Signed copies of #DeathAndTheConjuror AND #TheMurderWheel at Foyles Charing Cross Road!

This week sees publication of #MurderAtMapleGrange, the third book in the Violet Brewster #cosycrime series. To celebrate, I’m running a little #giveaway over on Insta! Head over there and check my pinned post for details of how to enter. #bookgiveaway www.instagram.com/p/C8XA7W9o3h...