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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · 7h

Publication day for The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/10/11/p...
Congratulations to @jennikeer.bsky.social on publication day. Thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for the heads up. 💙📚#booksky

Publication day for The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks

I’m delighted to wish Jenni Keer ‘Happy Publication Day’ on the launch of her latest novel The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House. Jenni writes historical romances often with …

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · 21d

Five on Friday with Justin Myers @theguyliner #FiveonFriday jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/09/19/f...
Thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social and congratulations to @theguyliner.bsky.social on the publication of The Glorious Dead 📚💙#booksky

Five on Friday with Justin Myers @theguyliner #FiveonFriday

Today I’m delighted to feature author and journalist Justin Myers. I had the pleasure of meeting Justin at the Love Stories etc festival in Manchester over the summer and his books have now b…

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · Sep 9

Publication day for Atticus Arnott's Great Adventure by Caroline James @CarolineJames12 #PublicationDay jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/09/09/p...
Congratulations to @carolinejames1.bsky.social on publication day and thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social #booksky 📚💙

Publication day for Atticus Arnott’s Great Adventure by Caroline James @CarolineJames12 #PublicationDay

I’m delighted to wish Caroline James ‘Happy Publication Day’ on the launch of her latest novel Atticus Arnott’s Great Adventure. I’m so looking forward to reading this…

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · Aug 22

Five on Friday with Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks #FiveonFriday jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/08/22/f...
A pleasure to meet @jennikeer.bsky.social today thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social

Five on Friday with Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks #FiveonFriday

Today I’m delighted to feature author Jenni Keer. I had the pleasure of meeting Jenni at the recent Love Stories etc festival in Manchester and she is as open and lovely as her replies sugges…

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · Aug 19

A beautifully written emotional tour de force from @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social which kept me guessing to the last page.

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · Aug 15

Five on Friday with Gemma Denham @gemmaEdenham #FiveonFriday jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/08/15/f...
Always a treat to see @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social Five on Friday in my inbox especially when it’s a new (to me) author #booksky 💙📚

Five on Friday with Gemma Denham @gemmaEdenham #FiveonFriday

Today I’m delighted to feature debut crime author and illustrator Gemma Denham. I met Gemma last year in Harrogate and was lucky enough to catch up with her again this year – no I wasn&…

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · Aug 12

Thanks to @dianejeffreyauthor.bsky.social for a thrilling rollercoaster of a page turning twisty-turny psychological thriller. Would love The Crime Writer to be the start of a series featuring journo Gabriella Conti. #booksky 💙📚

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · Aug 8

Five on Friday with Milly Johnson @millyjohnson jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/08/08/f...
Thanks @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for introducing me to an author from a different genre to my usual crime fiction.

Five on Friday with Milly Johnson @millyjohnson

Today I’m delighted and also honoured, to feature one of my favourite authors Milly Johnson. Milly has long been on my list of authors to meet but it never happened, until this year, when it …

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CILIP @cilip.bsky.social · Jul 29

Tuesday wisdom from Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social in her fascinating look at the great Library of Alexandria.

“Knowledge is hard-won, but easily lost… Cherish your libraries. They are places that scare people who don’t want us to think for ourselves.”

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · Jun 24

An A-Z of Independent Publishers in the UK and Ireland - H jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/06/24/a...
A typically well researched and helpful piece from @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social

An A-Z of Independent Publishers in the UK and Ireland – H

By definition an Independent Publisher is one that is not one of the large multinational publishing houses commonly referred to as the ‘Big Five’ (namely Penguin Random House, Macmillan…

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · Jun 5

Publication day for Into the Fire by GD Wright @GDWrightWrites @AvonBooksUK jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/06/05/p...
Congratulations to @gdwright on the publication of his latest novel and thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for the heads up

Publication day for Into the Fire by GD Wright @GDWrightWrites @AvonBooksUK

I’m delighted to wish Gary aka GD Wright ‘Happy Publication Day’ on the launch of his latest novel Into the Fire. As Gary has been having a tough time health wise recently, I&#821…

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Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social · May 21

Great event last night at a legendary and iconic venue stuffed with people who love and deeply care about books and culture. An absolute tonic for the blandness of our age and important to remember that places like this absolutely thrive. The store is always rammed, with huge lines to get inside.

Shakespeare and Company @shakespeareandcompany.com · May 20

Tonight! An exclusive preview event with @irvinewelsh.bsky.social discussing MEN IN LOVE his TRAINSPOTTING sequel. Free & Open to All! www.shakespeareandcompany.com/events/exclu...

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · May 20

A selection of this week's new crime, thriller, mystery and general fiction titles to 25th May jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/05/19/a... Thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for her tempting pick of new titles. The Sarah Moss will be coming to Italy with me on an upcoming holiday 📚💙 #booksky

A selection of this week’s new crime, thriller, mystery and general fiction titles to 25th May

My pick of new paperback and hardback fiction sourced from The Bookseller.

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · May 13

Little Women - spoiler - I couldn’t read on for days after Beth died

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Jane Casey @janecasey.bsky.social · May 12

Delighted to see Abir win this one!

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · May 12

The winner of Book of the Year: Crime & Thriller (supported by Daily Express) is Hunted by Abir Mukherjee (Harvill Secker)🤩

This was singled out by our judges as a “blockbuster story” #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · May 12

A selection of this week's new fiction titles to 18th May jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/05/12/a...
More temptation thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social 📚💙 #booksky

A selection of this week’s new fiction titles to 18th May

My pick of new paperback and hardback fiction sourced from The Bookseller.

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · May 12

Thanks to @janecasey.bsky.social from this I-must -get -out -of -my -dressing -gown -reader. Such a clever writer. I did and didn’t want to get to the end. Utterly engrossing. Unputdownable. I envy anyone who has yet to start the Maeve Kerrigan series 📚💙 #crimefiction #booksky

Book cover The Secret Room by Jane Casey

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Nadine Matheson @nadinematheson.com · May 9

You can learn so many things at the library and that’s a fact. Here’s another fact we discovered at Greenwich Centre Library: my books are very well-travelled and overdue at Belmarsh Prison 😂
You can still vote for me 👉🏾https://www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com/vote
#TheakstonsAwards

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · May 8

An addictive, into the small hours read - murder, art history,toxic family,gothic pile. What’s not to like? Thanks to @panmacmillan.bsky.social and to @baytales.bsky.social for introducing me to Ellery Lloyd aka husband and wife Colette Lyons and Paul Vlitos 📚💙 #booksky #crimefiction

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Brian McGilloway @brianmcgilloway.bsky.social · May 3

Lovely review in the Irish Independent for The One You Least Suspect (out Thurs): "An utterly believable and breathlessly exciting examination of the distrust and suspicion that still permeates post-Good Friday Agreement life in the North from the pen of a true master of Ulster noir crime fiction.”

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · May 5

A selection of this week's new Crime, Mystery, Thriller and General fiction titles to 11th May jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/05/05/a...
Another super selection from @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social A new @brianmcgilloway.bsky.social is always a treat. Look forward to nuanced moral dilemmas. 📚💙#booksky

A selection of this week’s new Crime, Mystery, Thriller and General fiction titles to 11th May

My pick of new paperback and hardback fiction sourced from The Bookseller.

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Barnabas Calder @barnabascalder.bsky.social · May 5

John Joseph Burns's drawings and calcs lie at the heart of @florianurban.bsky.social's and my new book, Form Follows Fuel. See them at RSA show! John calculated quantities of materials for 14 historic buildings, Florian used the best production history data available to calc total #embodiedenergy.

The former Victoria Terminus in Mumbai, illustrated by John Joseph Burns for Florian Urban and Barnabas Calder's forthcoming book Form Follows Fuel.

Illustrations by John Joseph Burns for Florian Urban and Barnabas Calder's forthcoming book Form Follows Fuel.

John Joseph Burns at the RSA, celebrating the selection of his drawings for their show.

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thequietgeordie @thequietgeordie.bsky.social · May 2

My Bookish Month of April 2025 frombelgiumwithbooklove.com/my-bookish-m...

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My Bookish Month of April 2025

Hi and welcome to another monthly overview! April flew by and honestly, nothing much happened 🤷🏼‍♀️ Some lovely weather, perfect for gardening and reading in the garden. And of course, commemoratin…

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Lin(da) Morris @morris65.bsky.social · May 2

Five on Friday with Orla Owen @orlaowenwriting #FiveonFriday jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/05/02/f... Thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for this introduction to a new (to me) author. 💙📚#booksky @orlaowenwriting.bsky.social

Five on Friday with Orla Owen @orlaowenwriting #FiveonFriday

Today I’m delighted to feature author Orla Owen. Her latest book, Christ On A Bike, published by the award winning Bluemoose Books, has been described as ‘strikingly original and utterly bril…

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Reading For Leisure @debbiehartuk.bsky.social · Apr 28

Having just about calmed down from the ending of #HumanRemains from @jocallaghankat.bsky.social and @simonschusteruk.bsky.social, I’m now ready for more thrills and chills from #ItsAlwaysTheHusband from @callytaylor.bsky.social and Avon Books UK

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