One for fans of the Skelfs (@dougjohnstone.bsky.social) - is it so radical to speed up and make environmentally friendly the process of decay that happens anyway? Thought-provoking. We should be able to talk about death and what happens after, for it happens to us all. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'm pleased to say I'll be appearing at the Hexham Book Festival on Saturday 25 April at 5.15pm. I'd be very glad to see you – yes, you – there. www.hexhambookfestival.co.uk/event/peter-...

accidental thread: Seeing the old "I don't do politics in my writing" from authors again, & kind of feel like its a naive approach even if you believe it. Your "soft" politics will ALWAYS be in your writing because politics inform society & fiction is about society whether conscuiously or not. (1/8)

SK in the Lords? If you like. London mayor in the cabinet? NO. Have a meeting if you are dealing with something that concerns London, but the cabinet is supposed to be full of ministers overseeing issues that affect the whole of England/the UK. London's voice is loud enough, thanks.

You love books. Your house is full of them and you would *never* shelve them in that back-to-front way that is periodically fashionable but never forgiveable. Allow me to direct you to the UK's *only* books TV show: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #booksky

It's podcast day!! The first episode of season two of our podcast is released today, and we couldn't be happier with our first guests - last year's guest programmer Sir Ian Rankin and Leodora Darlington. Listen here: bloodyscotland.podbean.com

It’s Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh @claremackint0sh @HarperCollinsUK Source: Review copyPublication: 26 March 2026 from Harper CollinsPP: 400ISBN-13: 978-0008742584 My thanks to Harper Collins for an advance copy for review Nadeeka is certain Jamie is having an affair. She knows the…

Here's how April through to June looks for us. Thrilled to be welcoming @sarahhilary.bsky.social, @brookmyre.bsky.social and @jaystringer.bsky.social to @hulllibraries.bsky.social (Central and online) 📚🙌

This is so awesome - grab your Bay Tales ticket now! (I got mine on the way out of this year's festival - yep, it's that good a weekend 😁) #BookSky 📚💙

@scotlandchris1.bsky.social @portybelle.bsky.social couple of FF errors and I needed the hints for the longest words but pleasingly straightforward I played squaredle.com 03/24: 35/35 words (+5 bonus words) 🎯 In the top 21% by accuracy 🔥 Solve streak: 23

Everyone needs edited. If you think you don't, you're wrong. It's there to make your book better, and in turn make you a better writer by working with you to solve issues at structural and sentence level alike. Having a good relationship with a good editor is worth its weight in gold. #BookSky 📚💙

There's humour in writing, then there's Mick Herron talking about the slow horses doing paperwork - I genuinely laughed out loud in my flat reading this... #BookSky 📚💙

There it is folks.

This will be ace, join in person or remotely if you can!

It's a great book, give it a read! #BookSky 📚💙

I'm over on FB talking about the real-life inspo for The Jewel Keepers including the gorgeous, medieval, Princess Blanche's Crown, today housed in a German museum. www.facebook.com/sheridanwrit...

That's a real shocker... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

JFC STOP BANNING BOOKS YOU IDIOTS #BookSky 📚💙

Editor notes are accepted or rejected by the writer checking them all, throughout the ms. Whether the editor used an LLM or not is an issue (a reputable editor wouldn't), but the bigger issue is the author didn't check the notes that were given. Another possibility: the author is lying.

The paperback of my historical crime novel, Love And Other Poisons, is out today!

New review! @vandasymon.bsky.social returns with Reaper (pub'd @orendabooks.bsky.social, thx @annerandomthings.bsky.social) - "Crime novels are, one way or another, about man's inhumanity to man, but with these Max Grimes novels Symon gives us extra layers" AD PR product #BookSky

If he'd written nothing but The Ipcress File he'd be remembered, but there's so much more - I hope people rediscover his work. #BookSky 📚💙 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Living alone is great, until you have to empty the mousetraps 😱

If you're in Edinburgh, or anywhere in the UK, check you're registered to vote - and think about a postal vote, which can be easier than going to a polling station. Vote against something if you can't find a choice to vote for, vote in your own interests or for the wider community. But please vote!

Excellent piece about the effect of the Union Corner fire, with plenty to be delved into in the coming weeks and months from the council response to how a community can rebuild itself.

Perfection... #BookSky 📚💙

So this is out in paperback on Thursday, folks

Y'all thinking you won't vote cos what difference does one vote make? It makes all the difference sometimes. I've seen deadlocked elections decided on a coin toss or drawing straws. I urge you always to vote. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wale... www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...

Once the hereditaries have gone, time to boot out the bishops - they have spectacularly failed to keep their own house in order, time for them to get to f*** www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Does no-one remember we've had bank notes for a long time, & Churchill has only been on the fiver for a decade, as the Bank of England changes notes regularly, in part to combat fraud? WTAF is the matter with everyone in politics?? If you're going to be this ridiculous, bring on the wildlife asap!

We need a crowdfunder to let Kyle travel the world photographing the writing spaces of crime writers... #BookSky 📚💙

Sad but inevitable - the danger of collapse is obvious from the photos; get it down and central reopened has to be the priority. It could be rebuilt as was, but the council has to stand firm over both outside and inside - fill it again with small indie businesses pls! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Perfectly put.

What Mr C says 👇 #BookSky 📚💙

GNU Mr P...

The Dark Heart (DS Max Craigie #7) by Neil Lancaster @neillancaster66 @HQStories Source: Review copyPublication: 12 March 2026 from HQPP: 384ISBN-13: 978-0008688387 My thanks to HQ for an advance copy for review A DEADLY BOMBINGWhen renowned author Dr. Daniel Solomon is killed in a devastating…

🔪OUT NOW🔪 Auckland’s forgotten are being hunted. 
Max Grimes knows the streets… and he knows he could be next. Don’t miss #Reaper, the GRIPPING second book in the #CityOfShadowSeries by @vandasymon.bsky.social😍 Print: 🔗https://geni.us/oAz7oGg
 Ebook: 🔗https://geni.us/XuHBs

Churchill has a statue in Westminster and about a million other things commemorating him. He'll cope with being replaced on a banknote. FFS, what is wrong with politicians in England?? Scotland has had wildlife on banknotes for yonks and the world has not ended, nor has anyone forgotten Churchill.

Y'all are missing out if you're not checking S&T.. #BookSky 📚💙

Y'all are missing out if you're not checking S&T.. #BookSky 📚💙

Y'all are missing out if you're not checking S&T.. #BookSky 📚💙

The BoE doesn't ask the govt for permission to change banknote designs There was a public consultation The woman who campaigned to get a woman on a banknote got death threats Native wildlife already features on some UK bank notes The collective noun you are looking for is "a shower of" ...

Arts, culture and creativity is a large part of what makes us human. AI isn't intelligent, it can't think or feel; it can't create, only imitate. #BookSky 📚💙

London! Come see me and Daria Santini talking espionage – real life vs fiction – with Pete Hanington at The Frontline Club, 23 March. This event kicks off my UK tour for The Hiding Season, and I'd love to see you there. Get tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-...

One out of four isn't bad, right?

Warm enough in the sun for an outdoor coffee with Mr @scotlandchris1.bsky.social ! Not warm enough for a refill tho, we had to go indoors for that 😁☕

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Cover reveal day! You've got enough time to catch up with Crow Moon before Suzy's new one, The Bone Mother, arrives... Click through to the blog for more 👇 #BookSky 📚💙

@scotlandchris1.bsky.social @portybelle.bsky.social a rare perfect accuracy! Nice to have an actually easy one 😁 I played squaredle.com 03/09: 34/34 words (+2 bonus words) 🎯 Perfect accuracy 🔥 Solve streak: 8

Oh Glasgow, you had a lucky escape with no casualties but paid a high price in historical architecture...