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David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

128 years old this weekend! Happy Birthday to the Glasgow Subway system.
In my new book - TUNNEL VISIONS - it is used as the link between 15 stories, ranging from the first days of the subway to present day, adding up to a portrait of the city.
amzn.eu/d/fCwKMHE

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December 15, 2024 at 9:39 PM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
20/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
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December 10, 2024 at 1:42 PM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
19/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
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December 9, 2024 at 8:51 AM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Want to hear some of my book, THE WELSH HERCULES? Here's the opening chapter of this novel based on the life of strongman, Jack Lemm
youtu.be/PgL3SH9BZg4?...
You can find the book here:
amzn.eu/d/b5rKMG7

#author #bookextract #reading #authorreading #amazonbook
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The Welsh Hercules - Chapter One: 1905

YouTube video by Big Hug Productions

youtu.be

December 8, 2024 at 12:20 PM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
18/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
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December 8, 2024 at 7:05 AM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
15/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
💙📚

December 7, 2024 at 9:01 AM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
15/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
💙📚

December 6, 2024 at 8:34 AM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
14/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
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December 5, 2024 at 8:06 AM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
13/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
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December 4, 2024 at 8:12 AM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Thought I'd drop a quick note of my titles so far...

#author #books #blueskybooks

December 3, 2024 at 5:03 PM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
12/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
💙📚

December 3, 2024 at 6:26 AM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
12/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
💙📚

December 2, 2024 at 12:14 PM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
11/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
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December 1, 2024 at 9:55 AM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
10/20

#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
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November 30, 2024 at 8:07 AM

Reposted by David J Thacker

Glenn Quigley

@glennquigley.bsky.social

I'd love to have all my books on the shelves of independent bookshops but that's simply not how it works for indie authors.

You can order most of my books through your local bookshop but the reality is Amazon makes up the vast majority of my sales.

Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · Nov 27

Please don't forget indie authors this holiday season. Many can't afford to sell their books through anything BUT Amazon. Check to see if an indie author is selling their books via independent stores, but you're not a bad person for supporting an indie through Amazon or Kindle Unlimited, thank you.

Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social · Nov 26

Books.

When buying books for gifts this holiday season, please don't buy from Amazon. Please shop at your local independent bookstore/bookseller. Ask for recommendations. If they don't have a particular book in stock, ask them to order it.

Support creatives, local businesses, and your community.

November 28, 2024 at 7:30 PM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
9/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
💙📚

November 29, 2024 at 9:02 AM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
8/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
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November 28, 2024 at 8:52 AM

Reposted by David J Thacker

C. Robert Cargill

@crobertcargill.bsky.social

I started being regularly published when I was 25. I didn't make my first dollar writing until I was 30. I didn't sell my first novel or screenplay until I was 35. Many of you hadn't even heard of anything I'd written until I was over 40.

You have time. There is no expiration date on writers.

November 26, 2024 at 6:55 PM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Looking for some short stories to help you through the long nights? My latest book - TUNNEL VISIONS - is on sale for Black Friday weekend (28 Nov - 2 Dec) on Amazon.
15 stories. 15 Subway Stations. One City.
📚💙 #booksale #Glasgow #booksky #bookcommunity #booklovers ##shortstories

November 27, 2024 at 7:41 AM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
7/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
💙📚

November 27, 2024 at 7:31 AM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
6/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
💙📚

November 26, 2024 at 12:35 PM

Reposted by David J Thacker

Tricia Vita

@triciavita.bsky.social

Check out @heathertweed.bsky.social's starter pack for circus, fairground, and allied amusements in the UK: bsky.app/starter-pack...

November 24, 2024 at 4:53 PM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
5/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
💙📚

November 25, 2024 at 8:12 AM

David J Thacker

@davidjthacker.bsky.social

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.
One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
4/20
#BookSky
#BookChallenge
#Books
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November 24, 2024 at 11:25 AM

Reposted by David J Thacker

Mark Chadbourn

@chadbourn.bsky.social

It’s all in the telling.

Dear Santa:
When I was a child, my father cheated on my Mom. Later, my parents divorced.
Soon after, my mother died in a car accident My brother and I could only live in my grandma's old house.
Grandma's sister was an alcoholic. The whole family lived on my grandma's savings. Grandma recently died.
My Uncle Andy is barely keeping himself out of jail from day to day.
My brother left home and won't talk to us any more.
Dad, now 74, had to go out to work to support the family and eventually he is going to want me to do the same thing.
Yours sincerely.
Prince William

November 23, 2024 at 10:09 PM

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