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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 8h

Huge thanks to Robert of @profilebooks.bsky.social for a surprise copy of Intelligence by Robert Newman going from @serpents-tail.bsky.social in March 2026.
Love the sound of this one 💙📚

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 9h

Brilliant sounding surprise book mail from VERVE thank you!
The New Year’s Party by @jennaschmenna.bsky.social is coming 4th December

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 9h

Delighted to find @evakinder.bsky.social Them Girls in my book mail today 💙📚
Out from @simonschusteruk.bsky.social in April 2026

www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Them-G...

Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 10h

My absolute pleasure.

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 10h

One of my top reads this year (the book, not my review!)

Luath Press @luathpress.bsky.social · 10h

🎉📖 The To War With Wallace book tour wraps up at lindasbookbag.com

Don’t miss their review of this exciting historical adventure. Thank you for joining us on this journey!
#ToWarWithWallace #BookTour #KidsLit @scattyscribbler.bsky.social @lindasbookbag.bsky.social

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 10h

#BookReview - Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner #KissHerGoodbye #FrankieElkin4 #Thriller #LibraryBook #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog secretlibrarybookblog.com/2025/10/09/b... via @nickimags.bsky.social

#BookReview – Kiss Her Goodbye by Lisa Gardner #KissHerGoodbye #FrankieElkin4 #Thriller #LibraryBook #BookSky #SecretLibraryBookBlog

Synopsis: “A young mother haunted by war, determined to make a fresh start. But sometimes, the sins of the past aren’t so easy to escape. Recent Afghan refugee Sabera Ahmadi was last s…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 12h

Snow Blind / Fade Out by Ragnar Jonasson, translated by Quentin Bates and Larissa Kyzer @ragnarjo @OrendaBooks @Graskeggur @KyzerLarissa @RandomTTours liveanddeadly.net/2025/10/09/s... via @bethsy.bsky.social

Snow Blind / Fade Out by Ragnar Jonasson, translated by Quentin Bates and Larissa Kyzer @ragnarjo @OrendaBooks @Graskeggur @KyzerLarissa @RandomTTours

Source: Review copyPublication: 10th Anniversary Edition 23rd October 2025 from Orenda BooksPP: 340ISBN-13: 978-1916788947 My thanks to Orenda Books for an advance copy for review. I am thrilled to…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 12h

The Cut Throat Trial by S.J. Fleet @SJFleetAuthor liveanddeadly.net/2025/10/08/t... via @bethsy.bsky.social

The Cut Throat Trial by S.J. Fleet @SJFleetAuthor

Source: Review copyPublication: 28 August 2025 from PicadorPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1035046683 My thanks to Picador for a review copy It is one of the biggest trials of the year. Three seventeen-year-ol…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 13h

Could there be a better book title for me? Doubt it!
Very much looking forward to Middle Rage by Mollie Hendricks coming from @hqstories.bsky.social 26th Feb.
Huge thanks @georgiahester.bsky.social 📚💙

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 13h

My huge thanks to @tigerteamcreative.bsky.social for this fabulous proof of Vengeful Women by Melanie Blake out on 6th November

www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1738562247

Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 14h

A Rookie Mistake by Laura Carter @boldwoodbooks| Proudly organised by @LoveBooksTours #BookTour #SupportingAuthors #BookPromotion kellylacey.com/2025/10/09/a... via @lovebookstours.bsky.social

A Rookie Mistake by Laura Carter @boldwoodbooks| Proudly organised by @LoveBooksTours #BookTour #SupportingAuthors #BookPromotion

A Rookie Mistake by Laura Carter 9th – 11th October Genre: BookTok Romance | Sports Romance | American Football Pages: 365 Publisher: Boldwood Books | @LauraCarterAuthor @BoldwoodEverAf…

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 16h

“I can see To War With Wallace simply being a fantastic read that grips a young reader’s imagination and spurs a lifetime’s love of reading.”

#BookReview To War With Wallace by Barbara Henderson lindasbookbag.com/2025/10/09/t... - via @lindasbookbag.bsky.social 💙📚

To War With Wallace by Barbara Henderson

When I met Barbara Henderson at a lunch in Edinburgh all those years ago, I had no idea quite what a talented writer I had in front of me. Since then it has been my privilege to read many of her bo…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 15h

It sounds amazing from Mairead’s review 📚💙

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 16h

#BookReview of #Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell www.swirlandthread.com/nesting-rois... via @maireadhearne.bsky.social

Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell | Review

Nesting by Roisín O'Donnell (Jan 2025, Scribner) is described as 'tense, beautiful...underpinned by an unassailable love, hope & resilience'

www.swirlandthread.com

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 16h

Bea's Book Wagon by Julie Haworth | #bookreview | @jhaworthauthor @TeamBATC portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/09/b... via @portybelle.bsky.social

Bea’s Book Wagon by Julie Haworth | #bookreview | @jhaworthauthor @TeamBATC

Bea’s Book Wagon is the third book in Julie Haworth’s series set in the fictional Sussex village of Blossom Heath. The first was Always By Your Side (you can read my review here) and th…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 18h

'The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House' by Jenni Keer noveldeelights.com/2025/10/09/t... via @noveldeelights.bsky.social

‘The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House’ by Jenni Keer

Author : Jenni KeerTitle : The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick HousePages : 320Publisher : Boldwood BooksPublication date : 11th October, 2025Source : Netgalley As the bones start to fall, the spi…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 18h

#BookReview: Ring the Bells by C.K. McDonnell @TransworldBooks @cobaltdinosaur @cobaltaxolotl.bsky.social #RingtheBells #GuestReview #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles damppebbles.com/2025/10/09/b... via @damppebbles.bsky.social

#BookReview: Ring the Bells by C.K. McDonnell @TransworldBooks @cobaltdinosaur @cobaltaxolotl.bsky.social #RingtheBells #GuestReview #BookTwitter #booktwt #BookX #BookSky #damppebbles

“It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . For most people, that means a time of celebration, relaxation and inebriation, but not for the staff of The Stranger Times. While a book clu…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 18h

12 Ways To Kill Your Family At Christmas by Natasha Bache jenmedsbookreviews.com/2025/10/09/1... via @jenlucas.bsky.social

12 Ways To Kill Your Family At Christmas by Natasha Bache

Today I am sharing my review of the brand new novel from Natasha Bache, 12 Ways To Kill Your Family At Christmas which is out today. Happy publication day Natasha. Yes. It’s a Christmas book.…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 18h

It’s my absolute pleasure to share my review of children’s book To War With Wallace by Barbara Henderson @scattyscribbler.bsky.social out from @luathpress.bsky.social

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To War With Wallace by Barbara Henderson

When I met Barbara Henderson at a lunch in Edinburgh all those years ago, I had no idea quite what a talented writer I had in front of me. Since then it has been my privilege to read many of her bo…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 1d

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 1d

The Cut Throat Trial by S.J. Fleet @SJFleetAuthor liveanddeadly.net/2025/10/08/t... via @bethsy.bsky.social

The Cut Throat Trial by S.J. Fleet @SJFleetAuthor

Source: Review copyPublication: 28 August 2025 from PicadorPP: 432ISBN-13: 978-1035046683 My thanks to Picador for a review copy It is one of the biggest trials of the year. Three seventeen-year-ol…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve read all @harriettyce.bsky.social books (lindasbookbag.com?s=Harriet+Tyce) so am thrilled to receive an early roof of Witch Trial coming from @headlinebooks.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social on 26th February
Thank you so much for my copy

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 1d

My huge thanks to Becky and @laurasherlock21.bsky.social for this smashing surprise of A Copenhagen Snowmance by @pernillehughes.bsky.social coming from @harpercollins.bsky.social One More Chapter on23rd October

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 1d

WWW Wednesdays! – 08/10/25 #BookSky #HappyShrugDay #WWWWednesdays #WhatAmIReading #SecretLibraryBookBlog secretlibrarybookblog.com/2025/10/08/w... via @nickimags.bsky.social

WWW Wednesdays! – 08/10/25 #BookSky #HappyShrugDay #WWWWednesdays #WhatAmIReading #SecretLibraryBookBlog

Welcome to WWW Wednesdays! hosted by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem…

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Linda Hill @lindasbookbag.bsky.social · 1d

Chairing events at Portobello Book Festival with Natalie Fergie, Mhairi Collie and Douglas Bruton | @portybookfest portobellobookblog.com/2025/10/08/c... via @portybelle.bsky.social

Chairing events at Portobello Book Festival with Natalie Fergie, Mhairi Collie and Douglas Bruton | @portybookfest

Last weekend was the 17th Portobello Book Festival which takes place each year in our wonderful local library, Portobello Library. As part of the organising team for about ten years it’s alwa…

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