@FrancesC.bsky.social
@franapunk.bsky.social
💙📚Writer and Glasweigan chancer. 📖A BAD BAD PLACE Agents:
Euan Thorneycroft & Oli Munsen @AMHeath
Editor: Finn Cotton Transworld Penguin
Euan Thorneycroft & Oli Munsen @AMHeath
Editor: Finn Cotton Transworld Penguin
Pinned
The 63 years old debut author who can’t believe her luck! A BAD BAD PLACE publishes 12th February.
Publication day for A BAD BAD PLACE. Feel like an anxious mum at school gate. Good luck wee book, hope you make a friend. Don’t lose your lovely jacket.
February 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Publication day for A BAD BAD PLACE. Feel like an anxious mum at school gate. Good luck wee book, hope you make a friend. Don’t lose your lovely jacket.
Such a thoughtful, insightful review. Thank you so much Jen 🙏❤️
A Bad, Bad, Place by Frances Crawford jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/02/03/a...
A Bad, Bad, Place by Frances Crawford jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/02/03/a...
A Bad, Bad, Place by Frances Crawford
Today I am sharing my thoughts on the debut novel from Frances Crawford, A Bad, Bad Place. I was lucky enough to pick up a proof of the book whilst at Bloody Scotland, so a huge thank you to publis…
jenmedsbookreviews.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Such a thoughtful, insightful review. Thank you so much Jen 🙏❤️
A Bad, Bad, Place by Frances Crawford jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/02/03/a...
A Bad, Bad, Place by Frances Crawford jenmedsbookreviews.com/2026/02/03/a...
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AFTERWORDS: Muriel Spark
“One’s prime is elusive…”
—On BBC Sounds: writers @ianrankin1.bsky.social & @zoestrachan.bsky.social discuss Muriel Spark’s life & work with National Library of Scotland curator Colin McIlroy, & Spark’s friend & memoirist, Alan Taylor
16/
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
“One’s prime is elusive…”
—On BBC Sounds: writers @ianrankin1.bsky.social & @zoestrachan.bsky.social discuss Muriel Spark’s life & work with National Library of Scotland curator Colin McIlroy, & Spark’s friend & memoirist, Alan Taylor
16/
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Afterwords: Muriel Spark
Reflections on the work of Muriel Spark, through archive of the author and new interviews.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
AFTERWORDS: Muriel Spark
“One’s prime is elusive…”
—On BBC Sounds: writers @ianrankin1.bsky.social & @zoestrachan.bsky.social discuss Muriel Spark’s life & work with National Library of Scotland curator Colin McIlroy, & Spark’s friend & memoirist, Alan Taylor
16/
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
“One’s prime is elusive…”
—On BBC Sounds: writers @ianrankin1.bsky.social & @zoestrachan.bsky.social discuss Muriel Spark’s life & work with National Library of Scotland curator Colin McIlroy, & Spark’s friend & memoirist, Alan Taylor
16/
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Tiny number of tickets for our online salon tomorrow with @kiklodge.bsky.social
Fantastic readers including @stuhennigan.bsky.social book launch, @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social
Julie Irigaray, @miriamo77.bsky.social @bernadettegeyer.bsky.social and more
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...
Fantastic readers including @stuhennigan.bsky.social book launch, @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social
Julie Irigaray, @miriamo77.bsky.social @bernadettegeyer.bsky.social and more
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...
European Writers Salon - Online Open Mic Salon
Join us for this free and friendly online open mic salon hosted by Kik Lodge.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Tiny number of tickets for our online salon tomorrow with @kiklodge.bsky.social
Fantastic readers including @stuhennigan.bsky.social book launch, @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social
Julie Irigaray, @miriamo77.bsky.social @bernadettegeyer.bsky.social and more
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...
Fantastic readers including @stuhennigan.bsky.social book launch, @jamesmontgomery.bsky.social
Julie Irigaray, @miriamo77.bsky.social @bernadettegeyer.bsky.social and more
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/european-w...
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I need at least 3 more folk to sign up for my Edinburgh Adult Education Programme archaeology classes at Craigentinny, or the course will be cancelled. If you know anyone who might be interested, please let them know. Thank you!
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January 21, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I need at least 3 more folk to sign up for my Edinburgh Adult Education Programme archaeology classes at Craigentinny, or the course will be cancelled. If you know anyone who might be interested, please let them know. Thank you!
adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
adulteducationedinburgh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spyd...
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From today, the Crime Writers Association will no longer be posting on X.
The safety and wellbeing of our members is always our priority, and following ongoing concerns around user safety, privacy, and recent AI-related issues, we’ve decided to step back from active use of this platform.
The safety and wellbeing of our members is always our priority, and following ongoing concerns around user safety, privacy, and recent AI-related issues, we’ve decided to step back from active use of this platform.
January 20, 2026 at 1:52 PM
From today, the Crime Writers Association will no longer be posting on X.
The safety and wellbeing of our members is always our priority, and following ongoing concerns around user safety, privacy, and recent AI-related issues, we’ve decided to step back from active use of this platform.
The safety and wellbeing of our members is always our priority, and following ongoing concerns around user safety, privacy, and recent AI-related issues, we’ve decided to step back from active use of this platform.
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We ❤️ indie presses!
Blue Moose Books are going to be reading pitches posted by our Salon members this February as part of our Indie Extravaganza!
A post like this might one day be about the book you're writing...
Blue Moose Books are going to be reading pitches posted by our Salon members this February as part of our Indie Extravaganza!
A post like this might one day be about the book you're writing...
Brilliant.
Written in Dublin by @ronanhession.bsky.social
Published in the front room of Moose Towers, Hebden Bridge.
Travelling the globe
And now short listed for BEST DRAMA
Irish Film and Television Awards.
Indy publishing at its very best.
@thebookseller.com
@ipgbook.bsky.social
Written in Dublin by @ronanhession.bsky.social
Published in the front room of Moose Towers, Hebden Bridge.
Travelling the globe
And now short listed for BEST DRAMA
Irish Film and Television Awards.
Indy publishing at its very best.
@thebookseller.com
@ipgbook.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 3:05 PM
We ❤️ indie presses!
Blue Moose Books are going to be reading pitches posted by our Salon members this February as part of our Indie Extravaganza!
A post like this might one day be about the book you're writing...
Blue Moose Books are going to be reading pitches posted by our Salon members this February as part of our Indie Extravaganza!
A post like this might one day be about the book you're writing...
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January 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Writers Assemble! Free to enter short story competition with fab prize. Worth a go even if crime isn’t your usual genre
whiskyglass.com/crime-short-...
whiskyglass.com/crime-short-...
2026 Crime Short Story Competition | Submit Your Story
Enter Glencairn's crime short story competition, in partnership with The Bloody Scotland. Experience a crime set in Scotland. Submit your story.
whiskyglass.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Writers Assemble! Free to enter short story competition with fab prize. Worth a go even if crime isn’t your usual genre
whiskyglass.com/crime-short-...
whiskyglass.com/crime-short-...
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My book, Saltburn, is part of @renardpress Books of the Year promotion and is 50% off!!
Gaily representing March…
it’s here for just £5.
** Please share if you can 🙏**
Go Indie Publishing
#Books
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
Gaily representing March…
it’s here for just £5.
** Please share if you can 🙏**
Go Indie Publishing
#Books
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
Saltburn – Renard Press
May the residents of the real Saltburn-by-the-Sea and neighbouring towns forgive my mermaids, my nuclear power stations, my foetus museums and so on and so on. They were written with love. Welcome to ...
renardpress.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:18 PM
My book, Saltburn, is part of @renardpress Books of the Year promotion and is 50% off!!
Gaily representing March…
it’s here for just £5.
** Please share if you can 🙏**
Go Indie Publishing
#Books
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
Gaily representing March…
it’s here for just £5.
** Please share if you can 🙏**
Go Indie Publishing
#Books
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
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The single most useful thing I’ve read about ovarian cancer - how to spot the symptoms, talk to your GP and get tested. Wish I’d known all this earlier in the summer.
targetovariancancer.org.uk/about-ovaria...
targetovariancancer.org.uk/about-ovaria...
January 7, 2026 at 1:17 PM
The single most useful thing I’ve read about ovarian cancer - how to spot the symptoms, talk to your GP and get tested. Wish I’d known all this earlier in the summer.
targetovariancancer.org.uk/about-ovaria...
targetovariancancer.org.uk/about-ovaria...
The 63 years old debut author who can’t believe her luck! A BAD BAD PLACE publishes 12th February.
January 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The 63 years old debut author who can’t believe her luck! A BAD BAD PLACE publishes 12th February.
Thrilled that A BAD BAD PLACE is included in this wonderful list 🤩🤩
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
Insider's Choice: Scottish debut novels to look out for in 2026
There are some highly promising literary debuts lined up for 2026, writes Vikki Reilly
www.scotsman.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Thrilled that A BAD BAD PLACE is included in this wonderful list 🤩🤩
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
www.scotsman.com/arts-and-cul...
January 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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🧵
A Bad, Bad Place by @franapunk.bsky.social
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Set in late 70's Glasgow, a dark and gritty crime thriller with a difference. 🐕🦺
See my review on goodreads.com/loopykaz
Thanks to Random House UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC.
This title will be available on February
(1/2)
A Bad, Bad Place by @franapunk.bsky.social
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Set in late 70's Glasgow, a dark and gritty crime thriller with a difference. 🐕🦺
See my review on goodreads.com/loopykaz
Thanks to Random House UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC.
This title will be available on February
(1/2)
December 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🧵
A Bad, Bad Place by @franapunk.bsky.social
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Set in late 70's Glasgow, a dark and gritty crime thriller with a difference. 🐕🦺
See my review on goodreads.com/loopykaz
Thanks to Random House UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC.
This title will be available on February
(1/2)
A Bad, Bad Place by @franapunk.bsky.social
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Set in late 70's Glasgow, a dark and gritty crime thriller with a difference. 🐕🦺
See my review on goodreads.com/loopykaz
Thanks to Random House UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC.
This title will be available on February
(1/2)
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I LOVE this crime debut by @franapunk.bsky.social
Set in 1970s Glasgow , the narration switches between 12-yr-old Janey, who finds a body, and her grandmother.
Very well-written, with strong voices & characters I care about. Themes of grief, memory, and how women cope.
Great!
UK 12/2/26
#books
💙📚⚡️
Set in 1970s Glasgow , the narration switches between 12-yr-old Janey, who finds a body, and her grandmother.
Very well-written, with strong voices & characters I care about. Themes of grief, memory, and how women cope.
Great!
UK 12/2/26
#books
💙📚⚡️
December 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I LOVE this crime debut by @franapunk.bsky.social
Set in 1970s Glasgow , the narration switches between 12-yr-old Janey, who finds a body, and her grandmother.
Very well-written, with strong voices & characters I care about. Themes of grief, memory, and how women cope.
Great!
UK 12/2/26
#books
💙📚⚡️
Set in 1970s Glasgow , the narration switches between 12-yr-old Janey, who finds a body, and her grandmother.
Very well-written, with strong voices & characters I care about. Themes of grief, memory, and how women cope.
Great!
UK 12/2/26
#books
💙📚⚡️
Thanks to @paulconnell.bsky.social for belter of a review. You are a gent Paul 🙏
Out in February. Even if you don't do crime fiction, worth reading. No police procedural nonsense, just the effects of a crime on a wee girl, her gran and their community.
Beautifully ambiguous ending too.
Beautifully ambiguous ending too.
Today's book choice is A Bad, Bad Place by @franapunk.bsky.social
Thanks to Random House UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC.
#AmReading 📚
#ABadBadPlace
#FrancesCrawford
#RandomHouseUK
#Netgalley
#BookSky 📚💙
#⚡📚
#Books
Thanks to Random House UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC.
#AmReading 📚
#ABadBadPlace
#FrancesCrawford
#RandomHouseUK
#Netgalley
#BookSky 📚💙
#⚡📚
#Books
December 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Thanks to @paulconnell.bsky.social for belter of a review. You are a gent Paul 🙏
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Today's book choice is A Bad, Bad Place by @franapunk.bsky.social
Thanks to Random House UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC.
#AmReading 📚
#ABadBadPlace
#FrancesCrawford
#RandomHouseUK
#Netgalley
#BookSky 📚💙
#⚡📚
#Books
Thanks to Random House UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC.
#AmReading 📚
#ABadBadPlace
#FrancesCrawford
#RandomHouseUK
#Netgalley
#BookSky 📚💙
#⚡📚
#Books
December 21, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Today's book choice is A Bad, Bad Place by @franapunk.bsky.social
Thanks to Random House UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC.
#AmReading 📚
#ABadBadPlace
#FrancesCrawford
#RandomHouseUK
#Netgalley
#BookSky 📚💙
#⚡📚
#Books
Thanks to Random House UK and @netgalley.bsky.social for the digital ARC.
#AmReading 📚
#ABadBadPlace
#FrancesCrawford
#RandomHouseUK
#Netgalley
#BookSky 📚💙
#⚡📚
#Books
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There's a lot of good things worth bidding for here, in the #creativesforsudan auction, please take a look and help fundraising for people escaping genocide in El-Fasher. @yassmin.bsky.social, via @sdnsolidarity.bsky.social
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November 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
There's a lot of good things worth bidding for here, in the #creativesforsudan auction, please take a look and help fundraising for people escaping genocide in El-Fasher. @yassmin.bsky.social, via @sdnsolidarity.bsky.social
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
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@franapunk.bsky.social
Just finished my proof of ABBP in 5 or 6 sittings. It's exceptional. Best crime based fiction I've read in years and in my top 5 reads in any genre this year. You're going to have a hit on your hands. Enjoy!
Just finished my proof of ABBP in 5 or 6 sittings. It's exceptional. Best crime based fiction I've read in years and in my top 5 reads in any genre this year. You're going to have a hit on your hands. Enjoy!
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
@franapunk.bsky.social
Just finished my proof of ABBP in 5 or 6 sittings. It's exceptional. Best crime based fiction I've read in years and in my top 5 reads in any genre this year. You're going to have a hit on your hands. Enjoy!
Just finished my proof of ABBP in 5 or 6 sittings. It's exceptional. Best crime based fiction I've read in years and in my top 5 reads in any genre this year. You're going to have a hit on your hands. Enjoy!
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A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford #BookReview bethreadscrime.com/2025/11/09/a...
A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford review
A fantastic debut that features quite possibly the best name for a dog!
bethreadscrime.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:29 AM
A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford #BookReview bethreadscrime.com/2025/11/09/a...
@edinburghbookshop.bsky.social Thank you for lovely warm welcome on such a cold day. Hope you enjoy #ABadBadPlace
November 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
@edinburghbookshop.bsky.social Thank you for lovely warm welcome on such a cold day. Hope you enjoy #ABadBadPlace
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BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
'The whole country is buzzing' - Scotland fans celebrate World Cup qualification - BBC News
'The whole country is buzzing' - Scotland fans celebrate World Cup qualification - BBC News
'The whole country is buzzing' - Scotland fans celebrate World Cup qualification
Scotland's men have secured a place at the World Cup Finals for the first time since 1998.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
BBC News - www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...
'The whole country is buzzing' - Scotland fans celebrate World Cup qualification - BBC News
'The whole country is buzzing' - Scotland fans celebrate World Cup qualification - BBC News
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There is still time for you to grab a ticket for our first #BookWeekScotland event tonight (Monday 17 November ) at #MotherwellLib with Doug Johnstone. Grab a ticket and join us at 7pm - http://culturenl.co....
November 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
There is still time for you to grab a ticket for our first #BookWeekScotland event tonight (Monday 17 November ) at #MotherwellLib with Doug Johnstone. Grab a ticket and join us at 7pm - http://culturenl.co....
November 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM