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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · 10d

I’m doing a series of events in November to celebrate the publication of Blurred Faces. Please join me if you can for readings and chat about queer love, haunted lives and second chances. For tickets follow the links on my website: allanradcliffe.co.uk/home/news-an... ❤️

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · 17d

😍 Event 😍 Looking forward to appearing at Blackwell's, Edinburgh, on Tue 11 Nov to talk about and read from Blurred Faces with Matthew Land. Event tickets are £3 or you can pre-order the book and come along for FREE. Details here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/allan-radc... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

Allan Radcliffe: Blurred Faces

Join Allan Radcliffe as he talks about his new book Blurred Faces

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you, Lesley!

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Aug 22

No serene unboxing video for me. I tore open the packet with my teeth! So excited to finally have copies of Blurred Faces in my hands. Available to preorder now, it’s dedicated to my beloved Ryan, Sean and Bill. ❤️ @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Aug 15

Glasgow pals, please join me at Mount Florida Books on 14th November, 7pm, to celebrate the launch of Blurred Faces. Pre-order a copy of the book and grab your event ticket FREE. 🔥 More info: mountfloridabooks.com/products/blu... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social 📚 🥂 ❤️

Blurred Faces with Allan Radcliffe | 14th November @ 7pm

Join us to celebrate the release of Blurred Faces by Allan Radcliffe. Two men meet on a dating app. It's supposed to be a casual encounter between strangers.Jordan is only back in Edinburgh to visit h...

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St Andrew’s Book Festival London @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social · Aug 14

Tickets for the St Andrew’s Book Festival go on sale very soon! The biggest names in Scottish writing are heading to London! Don’t miss out. Subscribe for all the news here www.standrewsbookfestival.org

St Andrew's Book Festival | London 2025

Scots in London is delighted to be running our second St Andrew’s Book Festival in London from 27th - 30th November 2025 at locations across the central city. Hosting an exciting mix of Scottish bestselling authors, debut novelists and events for schools and families.

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The Wedale Bookshop @wedale-bookshop.bsky.social · Aug 11

Another brilliant author event coming up in Stow, #ScottishBorders. We're so happy to welcome Allan Radcliffe back to The Wedale Bookshop on 6th November, to look at his new novel, Blurred Faces. Spaces will be limited, so book early! See our website for details. wedalebooks.scot/events

A photograph of author Allan Radcliffe features on the advertising poster for the event on Thursday 6th November at the Wedale Bookshop, with the cover of his latest novel - Blurred Faces - displayed next to him.

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Rónán Hession @ronanhession.bsky.social · Aug 11

Looking forward to reading this. Allan's previous novel The Old Haunts was a gem – a real find among the 70+ books we read as judges for the McKitterick Prize.

Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Aug 11

📚Author event! 📚 Join me and the amazing Mary Paulson-Ellis @goldenharebooks.bsky.social on 13 November, to celebrate the arrival of my new novel, Blurred Faces. Pre-order the book and get your ticket for the event FREE! 😍
Info here: goldenharebooks.com/collections/... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

Blurred Faces Launch Event with Allan Radcliffe - Thursday 13th Novemb

Join us in the bookshop to hear Allan Radcliffe in conversation with Mary Paulson-Ellis about Blurred Faces. 6.30pm on Thursday 13th November at Golden Hare Books, 68 St Stephen Street, EH3 5AQ. Buy a...

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thank you so much, Rónán! ☺️

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Aug 11

📚Author event! 📚 Join me and the amazing Mary Paulson-Ellis @goldenharebooks.bsky.social on 13 November, to celebrate the arrival of my new novel, Blurred Faces. Pre-order the book and get your ticket for the event FREE! 😍
Info here: goldenharebooks.com/collections/... @fairlightbooks.bsky.social

Blurred Faces Launch Event with Allan Radcliffe - Thursday 13th Novemb

Join us in the bookshop to hear Allan Radcliffe in conversation with Mary Paulson-Ellis about Blurred Faces. 6.30pm on Thursday 13th November at Golden Hare Books, 68 St Stephen Street, EH3 5AQ. Buy a...

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Jul 4

🚨Cover reveal!🚨 I’m delighted to show off the cover for my novel, Blurred Faces, designed by Hayley Warnham. The novel - published by @fairlightbooks.bsky.social in Nov - follows two men who meet for an internet date and realise they’ve known each other all their lives. Avail for pre-order now!

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John @johnjbooks.bsky.social · Jun 20

Today's book. Book no 112. The Old Haunts by @allanradcliffe.bsky.social #Pride2025 #ReadLGBTQBooks #ReadQueerBooks 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · May 23

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · May 23

Would you recommend it to someone who hasn’t seen Mission Impossibles 1-7? 🤔

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · May 1

Oh my gosh, thank you! Xxx 😘

Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · May 1

🚨 Announced! 🚨
My novel Blurred Faces lands in November, courtesy of @fairlightbooks.bsky.social I'm excited to finally share the tale of queer romance and second chances with the world.
Pre-orders available now!
Link to @bookbrunch.bsky.social (£) here: www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...

Allan Radcliffe deal for Fairlight

Fairlight Books obtains 'a moving story of queer romance and second chances' by award-listed author Allan Radcliffe

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Apr 3

Okay, I’m now totally confused. Is that Beatles biopic a real thing or not? Personally, I think the East 17 one could potentially have more mileage…

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Mar 30

I remember there was a power cut during The Thornbirds and my mum went ballistic! 😂

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Mar 12

I’m delighted to have written a chapter on the National Theatre of Scotland @ntsonline.bsky.social for this mighty tome, The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Theatre 🎭. It’s been years in the making so huge congratulations to the editors, Randall Stevenson and Greg Walker!

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · Mar 1

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Feb 14

Second, third and fourth that! 😊

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Feb 14

This series of #DragRace is the worst yet. Too many queens. Too few eliminations. Most depressing is the contestants’ lack of originality, slavishly spouting catchphrases from the classic era, with no aesthetic references beyond Drag Race legend. Will I keep watching? Of course! To the bitter end!

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · Dec 27

Israel has destroyed the last remaining hospital in northern Gaza.

We have witnessed the total decimation of Palestinian healthcare, met with silence from political leaders who refuse to acknowledge the horrors they have enabled.

This is the dehumanising reality of genocide.

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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social · Dec 23

Thank you so much to everyone who has bought, read, reviewed and recommended The Old Haunts in 2024, and to the bookshops, festivals and events that invited me to read. Thanks to everyone at Fairlight Books and especially the friends and family who celebrated this eventful year along with me 💝🎅🎄⛄️🥰🕺🏼❄️

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