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Elizabeth St.John 📚💙📜Author and Historian @elizabethstjohn.bsky.social · Sep 1

Sometimes history doesn’t just whisper from the archives – it calls you by name.
Every novelist dreams of a discovery that can’t be ignored. I found mine in the Tower — and in my own family.
#MedievalSky #FamilyHistory #MissingPrinces #HistoricalFiction

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Lost and Found: On the Trail of the Missing Princes in the Tower - Elizabeth St.John

Did Richard III murder the Princes in the Tower, or was there another reason for their disappearance? When I got up close and personal with Richard’s portrait in York, and gazed into his eyes (OK, I k...

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KateW @kateweb.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Galloway Hoard is astonishing and if you get the chance to see it, you definitely should. Loads more detail and images here, from National Museums Scotland: www.nms.ac.uk/discover-cat...

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Suzy Henderson @suzyhenderson.bsky.social · Sep 1

#NewRelease📚

London, 1940.
She’s a policewoman with a gift for code-breaking. He’s an MI5 officer with a grudge.
The Shadow Code – a WWII thriller of betrayal, secrets, and survival.

mybook.to/TheShadowCode

#TheShadowCode #histfic #womensfiction #bookrecs

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M.R. Cullen - Author @mikecullenauthor.bsky.social · Sep 1

I started "Nettle and Bone" by T. Kingfisher last night. Today, on the way to and from the office, I couldn't stop reading it. No doomscrollling.Just reading. Love the characters, the quirks, the demon-possessed chicken. #booksky

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Books R' Me @booksrme.bsky.social · Sep 1

There's something magical about diving into a world of history and culture. Scotland's tales weave together the past and present, inviting us to wander through time. Every page feels like a cozy embrace. #booksky #histfic

Elaine Whiteford @elainewhiteford.bsky.social · Sep 1

Out now in ebook and paperback.

amzn.eu/d/h6DGmPm

#booksky #histfic #scotland

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Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Aug 15

'Real history in the raw, heart-pounding drama, bone-chilling danger, intrigue, romance, and characters to love and fear…Last Train to Freedom has it all. Don’t miss the ride!' LANCASHIRE POST
#TransSiberianExpress #HistoricalFiction #WW2
mybook.to/TransSiberian

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Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Sep 1

📚 #99p #KindleBargain #KindleUnlimited
First she must fight for her inheritance.
Then she must fight for her life.
'a classy, compelling adventure story and a true journey of discovery.' -- Lancashire Evening Post
#HistoricalFiction ⌛📚
mybook.to/ADivided

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Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Jun 27

Ready to take a trip to Renaissance Naples?
BookViral Book of the Year.
Wishing Shelf Book of the Decade.
'Utterly irresistible' Coffee Pot Book Club
★★★★★
💙📚 #HistoricalFiction #Booksky #Renaissance
mybook.to/PoisonKeeper

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Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Aug 15

'Real history in the raw, heart-pounding drama, bone-chilling danger, intrigue, romance, and characters to love and fear…Last Train to Freedom has it all. Don’t miss the ride!' LANCASHIRE POST
#TransSiberianExpress #HistoricalFiction #WW2
mybook.to/TransSiberian

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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · Aug 10

Happy National Book Lovers Day from Edna May Wonacott in Hitchcock's SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943).

#FilmSky #BookSky

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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · Aug 9

#BookSky

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Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Jul 3

#WW2 #Adventure #Romance
'bone-chilling danger, intrigue, romance, and characters to love and fear…Last Train to Freedom has it all. Don’t miss the ride!' LANCASHIRE POST
Luggage label from the Holocaust Museum.
📚⌛ #HistoricalFiction
mybook.to/TransSiberian

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Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Aug 11

Discover the shadowy world of apothecary and poisoner, Giulia Tofana.
#HistoricalFiction #Renaissance #Booksky⌛📚❤️
mybook.to/AquaTofana

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Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Jul 20

'A fast-paced, riveting plot with fascinating characters' - Coffee Pot Book Club
Discover the fake news radio station in the depths of the English countryside, giving false information to the N@zis. #BargainBook £3.00 or 99p on Kindle. #KindleDeal #WW2
📚💙⌛
mybook.to/RadioLies

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Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Jul 3

#WW2 #Adventure #Romance
'bone-chilling danger, intrigue, romance, and characters to love and fear…Last Train to Freedom has it all. Don’t miss the ride!' LANCASHIRE POST
Luggage label from the Holocaust Museum.
📚⌛ #HistoricalFiction
mybook.to/TransSiberian

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Jackie Menasco @azwahine.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Quiet Librarian
by Allen Eskens
4.25 ⭐️s
💙⏳📚💙
When her best friend is murdered, a quiet Minnesota librarian must resurrect her deadly past to protect a child and stop a killer.

#alleneskens #fabledbookshop #allthingsmurderful #currentlyreadingbookishfriends #heartsanddag #bookstagram #booksky

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Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thank you for the shout out!

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Left on the Shelf Book Blog @leftontheshelf1.bsky.social · Jun 30

😀 Happy Monday Everyone!

On the blog this morning is my book list of all the books I read during June 📚

#authors @deborahswift.bsky.social @mofanning.co.uk @asakoyuzuki.bsky.social and more
#booksky

Books I Read in June 2025

Left on the Shelf Book Blog Book Reviews Book Information Recommendations Writing Reading Books for Children Books for Adults Books for Teens Fiction

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · Jun 30

Book Review: Last Train to Freedom, by Deborah Swift "A compelling narrative that combines elements of a thriller with the poignant reality of wartime struggle and sacrifice."

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@deborahswift.bsky.social #WW2 #HistoricalFiction #BookReview

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Jane Johnson @janejohnsonbakrim.bsky.social · Jun 27

40 years in the book industry... I've seen immense changes. #books

Jane Johnson @janejohnsonbakrim.bsky.social · Jun 27

I'm the subject of the big interview for the UK's publishing magazine BookBrunch. It ranges far and wide across my life in books, from being a terrible secretary to publishing Tolkien & GRRM, living in Morocco, and writing SECRETS OF THE BEES.
💙📚 #BookSky

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BookBrunch Interview - Jane Johnson

An excellent interview with journalist Natasha Poliszczuk in the UK’s leading publishing magazine Please Feel Free to Share:

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Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thank you! Loved writing it!

Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Jun 27

Ready to take a trip to Renaissance Naples?
BookViral Book of the Year.
Wishing Shelf Book of the Decade.
'Utterly irresistible' Coffee Pot Book Club
★★★★★
💙📚 #HistoricalFiction #Booksky #Renaissance
mybook.to/PoisonKeeper

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Jann Alexander @jannalextx.bsky.social · Jun 18

"Tragedy can strike on a train and you still can’t get off – there is no way to escape yourself and your suffering, but also no way to escape other emotions like love and passion." — @deborahswift.bsky.social, The Last Train to Freedom
#noescape #booksky
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Blog Book Tour | Conversing with Deborah Swift about her #HistFic novel “Last Train to Freedom”

Acquired Book By: When I initially joined this blog tour – I was betwixt and between the medical crises of my mother – from asthmatic attacks to emergency surgery – long before my…

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Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Jun 18

New Historical Fiction - The Herb Knot by ‪@janeloftus.bsky.social‬ - epic adventure set in medieval Winchester. #NewRelease #Apothecary #Medieval #HistoricalFiction #14thCentury deborahswift.com/spotlight-on...

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Deborah Swift @deborahswift.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thank you so much, don't get buried under that toppling pile of books!

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