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Gareth Brown

@garethjohnbrown.bsky.social

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International bestselling author of The Book of Doors from Transworld Books (UK) and Wm Morrow (USA). Human servant to two Skye terriers. Living near Edinburgh, Scotland. Agent: @harryillingworth.bsky.social

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Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · 2d

I’m speaking at an event at Waterstones Edinburgh next Thursday - with @davegoodman.bsky.social. Come along and listen to us waffle - tickets available at: www.waterstones.com/events/the-s....

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Kate Littlejohn @kelittlejohn.bsky.social · 6d

I just finished The Society of Unknowable Objects by @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social and it was an absolutely cracking read. I loved The Book of Doors and enjoyed this one just as much. I hope there will be another one coming! #BookSky 💙📚

Book cover of The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown

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Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you!

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Deborah Kalb @deborahkalb.bsky.social · 7d

Q&A with Gareth Brown about his new novel, THE SOCIETY OF UNKNOWABLE OBJECTS.
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Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · 20d

Thank you!

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thanks Grumpy!

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meerg @themeerg.bsky.social · Sep 2

another one for the @thestorygraph.com logs. job well done @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social you got me again! 📚 📙 🎧

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Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you!

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 30

Screaming and scrumming? 😄 Cool!

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thank you!

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thank you! So pleased you enjoyed them!

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thanks for the question - haven’t been to Myrtle Creek but I have been to Oregon, including everywhere else mentioned in the novel!

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Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 16

Thanks Meg - pleased you enjoyed it.

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 16

Saddened to read this today - Greg Iles was a fabulous writer. His novel
The Quiet Game is one of the best thrillers I’ve ever read.

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · Aug 15

Mississippi writer and bestselling author Greg Iles has died at the age of 64 after battling multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. His passing marks the end of a remarkable literary career deeply rooted in the American South, yet reaching readers worldwide.

Mississippi writer and New York Times best-selling author Greg Iles dies at 64 - Magnolia State Live

Mississippi writer and New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles died Friday morning at the age of 64 after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer. His passing marks the end of a remarkable literary career deeply rooted in the American South, yet reaching readers worldwide.

magnoliastatelive.com

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Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 14

Thank you!

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 12

Haven’t yet but would be very happy to!

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 12

I’ve been lucky enough to read this - don’t miss out it’s a fabulous book 👇

sunyi @handle.invalid · Aug 12

I will never get tired of that “cover to be revealed” graphic, it’s unreasonably exciting and mysterious.

UK reviewers, if you’d love an arc, please reach out! Priority for physical and audio will be given to folks who have accessibility needs for certain formats ❤️

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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Book Eaters comes a dark fantasy set in a historical Hong Kong that combines ancient myths and local legends into a haunting story of ghosts, grief, and women who will not forgive.

When Mercy Chan washed up on the shores of Hong Kong with no family, no money, and no memories, she was thrust into the horrors of World War II. She survived by hiding in Kowloon Walled City, an infamous, ghost-infested slum full of lost and traumatised civilians. Since the end of the war, she has rebuilt her life and found work with the local triad as a ghost-talker, dealing with the angry and bitter spirits who haunt this place. These days, the alleyways of Kowloon feel like home.

But the past she can’t remember won’t let her go. An unusually powerful ghost has infested Kowloon’s waterways, drowning innocents and threatening the district. Unnervingly, it claims to know Mercy—and her forgotten childhood. As Mercy is drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game with this malignant spirit, she begins to realize that the monster she fights within these walls may well be one of her own making.

Thirty-three years before, mere days ahead of the Japanese invasion, Sung Siu Yin and her mother flee Hong Kong, intending to hide out on her mother's ancestral island home. It’s beautiful, tranquil, and remote… but also inhabited by ghosts ever since the entire village drowned in a storm many years ago. Still, it’s better than living under occupation.

But as the war drags on and isolation sets in, Siu Yin is increasingly drawn into the island's grim past—a past that may still have a hold on the present. There is a darkness lurking beneath that idyllic ocean, and it has been waiting many years for someone to return.

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 12

Thanks Will - lovely review!

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 12

It wasn’t - but I have seen the Lost Room since because other people have mentioned it to me, and I loved it! Can see the comparisons totally!

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Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 5

Want to listen to me wittering on about writing? The most recent episode of the Two Authors Podcast will give you what you need!

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Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 1

Another cracking book on sale for American friends 👇

David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · Aug 1

Americans! My award-winning debut novel A RELUCTANT SPY is available for a mere 99 cents for the *whole of August* in a Kindle Monthly Deal - www.amazon.com/Reluctant-Sp...

A promotional image for the Kindle Monthly Deal, showing a Kindle with my book cover displayed and a 99 cent price sticker.

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Aug 1

This is a great series - no better time to start now it’s on sale! 👇

Justin Woolley @justinwoolley.bsky.social · Aug 1

UK friends!

Shakedowners is a Kindle UK monthly deal and you can get it for just 99p for thr month of August!

www.amazon.co.uk/Shakedowners...

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Jul 31

One week to UK Publication! A reminder I am doing a few events across the UK the week following 👇. Tickets available at Waterstones website.

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Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Jul 28

I’ve just finished reading an advance copy of The Salt Oracle by @rainewilson.bsky.social - this is dark academia done right! By turns haunting and horrifying, this tale is ultimately humane and hopeful. A book that deserves your attention.

Gareth Brown @garethjohnbrown.bsky.social · Jul 28

@waterstones.bsky.social is offering a fabulous 25% discount on The Society of Unknowable Objects if you pre-order between now and Thursday!

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