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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jul 9

'Queering the past is about opening up new possibilities of what might have been'

Fiona Keating on the research for her new historical novel, SMOKE AND SILK at DIVA magazine 🌈

diva-magazine.com/2025/07/04/a...

Author Fiona Keating on queering the past

“What I enjoyed most was looking for queer women who are less well known than Sappho, Radcliffe Hall, and Anne Lister aka Gentleman Jack”

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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jul 3

Happy Publication Day to THE ROOM ON RUE AMELIE by Kristin Harmel which publishes today in paperback 💜

War has torn them apart . . . Can fate bring them back together?

'A master storyteller' SANTA MONTEFIORE

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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jul 2

FRONTLINE by Dr Hilary Jones is only 99p on Kindle for a limited time!

The sweeping WWI drama that 'deserves to be read' - Jeffrey Archer

More info here: tinyurl.com/2s4ef8pj

Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jul 2

AN ORPHAN'S DREAM by Judy Summers is only 99p on Kindle for a limited time 💐

'I thoroughly enjoyed this book' - Lyn Andrews

'Fascinating insights into Victorian Liverpool' - Mollie Walton

Dive in here: tinyurl.com/664s5s2p

Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jul 2

FAITH by Linda Calvey is on an Amazon Prime Month Deal during July for only 99p!

'The bravest and most authentic new voice in crime fiction' MARTINA COLE

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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jul 1

Maggie must follow her heart... but what if it was never hers to begin with?

Emma Steele, the acclaimed author of #TheEchoesOfUs, returns with #TheLoveOfOurLives, a gorgeous story that will break and mend your heart ✨💖

Out September 11, 2025: brnw.ch/21wTOd0

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · Jun 27

“I didn’t start out thinking I wanted to be a children’s writer”

Read our interview with Louis Sachar as he talks about his new novel, The Magician of Tiger Castle 👇

Louis Sachar | The bestselling author of Holes makes his adult fiction debut

The new novel from the bestselling author of Holes is a Renaissance-set tale featuring a hairless magician, a rebellious princess and a medieval Italian castle.

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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 30

YOUR PAST IS RIGHT BEHIND YOU...

WATCH YOUR BACK by Emma Christie is a pacy, twisty thriller about secrets and betrayal, set amongst the historic streets of Edinburgh. Prepare to be hooked 👀

Out 23.10.2025. Pre-order now! brnw.ch/21wTM8u

Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy Publication Day to THE SIX MURDERS OF DAPHNE ST CLAIR by MacKenzie Common! 🥳

Meet Daphne St Clair: glamorous ninety-year-old grandmother, care home resident . . . and your new favourite serial killer🩸

👉 tinyurl.com/5av39cfm

#TheSixMurdersOfDaphneStClair

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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 4

THE WINEMAKER'S WIFE by Kristin Harmel is only 99p on Kindle for a limited time!

1940: In the sun-drenched vineyards of northern France lies the champagne house Maison Chauveau. But as the Nazis march closer, the grand house is not all it seems . . . 🍇

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OCCT @oxfordcct.bsky.social · Jun 6

Shortlisted for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Prize 2025!

Slobodan Šnajder, The Brass Age (Mountain Leopard) (@mountainleopard.bsky.social) translated from the Croatian by Celia Hawkesworth

🌐 Register for the prize-giving: shorturl.at/S8R0L
⏰ 14/06 @ 6:30pm
📍St Anne's College

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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 12

Event alert #2! 🚨 SMOKE AND SILK author Fiona Keating joins the Polari Salon, part of the @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social‬, with Jason Okundaye, Paul McVeigh and Vg Lee.

05/07/2025 at 6PM

👉More info here: tinyurl.com/38hhcppv📚

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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 12

Event alert! 🚨 SMOKE AND SILK author Fiona Keating is joining short courses tutor, Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone, for City Writes, feat. new writers from the City Short Courses to read an extract from her debut novel.

09/07/2025 at 7PM

👉More info here: tinyurl.com/y3746jzt📚

Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 9

We are thrilled to be publishing ALL THE DIAMONDS IN PARIS by Kristin Harmel! 🇫🇷

Set between Paris in 1942 and Boston in 2018, a jewel thief finds herself in the line of fire, with devastating consequences.

'A dazzling diamond of a novel' HAZEL GAYNOR 💎

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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 5

THE ECHOES OF US by Emma Steele is only 99p on Kindle for a limited time! 🦋

Robbie and Jenn are meant to be. But forever might not be as long as they think . . .

'A glorious, epic love story' EMILY STONE 💛

Fall in love here: tinyurl.com/4zccwb3j

Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 4

Do we become who we are because of our parents, or in spite of them?

VERSIONS OF A GIRL, the brilliantly wise fiction debut by Catherine Gray, is only 99p on Kindle!💃

Shop now: tinyurl.com/yc4zh6ct

#VersionsOfAGirl

Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 4

SMOKE AND SILK by Fiona Keating is only 99p on Kindle for a limited time! 🎉

Opium smuggling, murder and unexpected romance meet in this historical thriller 🔥

A dazzling debut' - D. V. BISHOP

Enter the shadows of Victorian London: tinyurl.com/5faexa3r

Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 4

The gripping and unputdownable SHADOW STATE by Andy McNab is only 99p on kindle! 🎉

In the dark world of cryptocurrency, there's a high price to pay . . . 🕵️‍♂️

Get your copy here: shorturl.at/b3lOL

Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 4

Longlisted for this year's CWA Gold Dagger Award, MAN OF BONES by Ben Creed is only 99p on Kindle for a limited time!🕵️‍♂️

'Conjures up Stalinist Russia with the dread and menace that permeate everyday life' FINANCIAL TIMES

'Utterly compelling' JAKE ARNOTT

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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 4

ALL THE DIAMONDS IN PARIS, a heart-wrenching and evocative dual-timeline novel from the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel, is out now! 💎 🇫🇷

'A master storyteller' - Santa Montefiore

Dive in here: brnw.ch/21wT7Je

Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Jun 4

THE WINEMAKER'S WIFE by Kristin Harmel is only 99p on Kindle for a limited time!

1940: In the sun-drenched vineyards of northern France lies the champagne house Maison Chauveau. But as the Nazis march closer, the grand house is not all it seems . . . 🍇

tinyurl.com/37n6xv8a

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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · May 9

Readers are loving THE GREAT ORCHID HEIST by Eleanor Vendrell which is only 99p on Kindle for a limited time! 🥳

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Headline Books @headlinebooks.bsky.social · May 8

Introducing... The Waterstones Exclusive edition of THE MAGICIAN OF TIGER CASTLE by Louis Sachar 🐅🏰

This stunning edition comes with sprayed edges and it is SIGNED by the author!

Pre-order yours here: brnw.ch/21wSuHT

@waterstones.bsky.social @mountainleopard.bsky.social #LouisSachar

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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Apr 16

Huge congratulations to Ben Creed's MAN OF BONES which is on the longlist for the @thecwa.bsky.social Gold Dagger 2025! 🎉

#CWA_Daggers #Daggers_2025

The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social · Apr 16

Announcing the longlist for the 2025 CWA Gold Dagger! Congratulations, authors, and good luck in the next round! #CWA_Daggers #Daggers_2025

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Mountain Leopard Press @mountainleopard.bsky.social · Apr 16

We are thrilled to have TWO titles on @thecwa.bsky.social Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation! Congratulations to:

Claire Berest's ARTIFICE translated by Sophie Lewis

Pierre Lemaitre's GOING TO THE DOGS translated by Frank Wynne

#CWA_Daggers #Daggers_2025

The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social · Apr 16

Announcing the longlist for the 2025 Dagger for the Best Crime Fiction in Translation, sponsored in honour of Dolores Jakubowski! Congratulations, authors and good luck in the next round! #CWA_Daggers #Daggers_2025 #booksky

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