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Penny Batchelor - Author

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Psychological thriller author published by Embla Books. Freelance journalist & Bronte Society trustee. Co-founder ADCI Literary Prize.

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Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · May 20

May the fourth (novel) be with you! Sorry, couldn't resist the poor pun ... 😄
To browse & buy all my ebooks/paperbacks/audiobooks go to: bit.ly/43Bpw5z Catch up on my back catalogue whilst I'm busy finishing book 5! @emblabooks.bsky.social @thecwa.bsky.social #thriller #crime

Four of Penny Batchelor's books fanned out on a yellow blanket in publication order: My Perfect Sister, Her New Best Friend, The Reunion Party, and The Woman Next Door.

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · 9d

Love books? Loads of brilliant authors have donated signed books to bid for and raise money for #BBCChildrenInNeed. It's a great way to stock up early on your Christmas shopping + raise money for a good cause. Lot 311 is my #PsychologicalThriller #TheWomanNextDoor. Hurry! @emblabooks.bsky.social

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The Literary Consultancy @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social · 15d

Take a moment with Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung and Natasha Carthew, chaired by Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social in our masterclass, Changing the Canon this #ConsciousWritingMonth

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Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks to The #BronteParsonageMuseum
for sending me this lovely photo taken after the Bronte Festival of Women's Writing panel I took part in last month. Rocking it in my lilac DM boots!! ;-)
@emblabooks.bsky.social
@lucythereader.bsky.social
#Haworth #WritersLife #LiteraryFestival #Thriller

Photo of the four panelists and the interviewer after a panel session at the Bronte Festival of Women's Writing 2025.

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · 23d

We need this in England too! @societyofauthors.bsky.social

Leona Scream @editor.scot · 24d

We need this in Scotland. It’s not even wishful or fanciful thinking: it’s financially astute. Our creative industries are absolutely vital

RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · 25d

The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · 23d

We need it in England too!

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · 26d

Great evening at the world premiere of Andrew Davies’ stage adaptation of #Emma. Kudos to the local actors for putting on a great show. I even spotted the man himself in the bar afterwards! #JaneAusten #TalismanTheatre

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · 27d

I'm really excited about this forthcoming exhibition at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social !

#AgathaChristie #crime @victoriadowd.bsky.social @thecwa.bsky.social

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Agatha Christie  | British Library

Discover the life and work of the bestselling novelist of all time, Agatha Christie, in our upcoming landmark exhibition. Embark on a journey through the

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Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · 28d

Who is looking forward to Celebrity Traitors? I don't know if I'm more excited about the celebs or @claudiawinklewoman.bsky.social's knitwear 😆 #BBC @thetraitors.bsky.social
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Hand knit Claudia Winkleman's look from BBC The Traitors - Knitwear St – Black Sheep Wools

If like us, you have been watching every episode of BBC The Traitors series 2 on tenterhooks, not just for the gripping TV show (obviously), but with added anticipation of what knitwear Claudia Winkle...

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Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · 29d

Here's proof of what I got up to on Sunday!! Thanks to @ruthannereads.bsky.social for posting the photo.

Ruth-Anne @ruthannereads.bsky.social · Sep 28

Had a great time at the Brontë festival of women’s writing this weekend ✍️

Thank you to all the amazing organisers and panellists ✨

@lucythereader.bsky.social @pennyauthor.bsky.social @ekpshows.bsky.social @saraband-books.bsky.social

Panel of writers at the Brontë festival of women’s writing

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Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · 29d

I had a fabulous time speaking at the Brontë Women's Writing Festival and also watching two other events. I also got to explore the Bronte Parsonage and see its new treasures. Will post pictures soon!

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Sep 23

Not long to go until I have the honour of speaking at the Brontë Women's Writing Festival about my love for Yorkshire, books & the novels of the Brontë sisters. There are still a few tickets available for events - hurry! www.bronte.org.uk/whats-on/cat... @emblabooks #WritersLife #Haworth

The Brontë Parsonage Museum | The Brontë Parsonage Museum

Friday 26 – Sunday 28 SeptemberThe Brontë Women’s Writing Festival is back for its fifteenth year, celebrating women writers across fiction, non-fiction an

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Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Aug 30

I'm delighted to be part of #ConsciousWritingMonth with @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social ! I'll be part of Changing the Canon 13th Nov thinking about how to create & curate without burning out. Grab a ticket or buy a VIP Pass for the entire series: literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/consci...

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Aug 26

My latest reading, recommended by #AnnieGarthwaite at a recent talk she gave and also by @nathenamin.bsky.social. Loving it so far, wasn’t expecting the humour! #ThePretender #JoHarkin

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Aug 22

If you're after a twisty, unputdownable #thriller to keep you entertained this bank holiday weekend then you're in luck: The Woman Next Door is on a #99p @amazonkindle.bsky.social deal Fri 22nd Aug in the UK! #crime
@emmareadscrime.bsky.social @emblabooks.bsky.social
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DW8PDCGJ/

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Aug 8

I'm speaking at the Brontë Society's Festival of Women's Writing in September. There are lots of amazing women speaking there - I'll be in the audience for other events - why not join us? www.bronte.org.uk/whats-on/cat...
@societyofauthors.bsky.social #thriller #crime #BookLovers #readers

The Brontë Parsonage Museum | The Brontë Parsonage Museum

Friday 26 – Sunday 28 SeptemberThe Brontë Women’s Writing Festival is back for its fifteenth year, celebrating women writers across fiction, non-fiction an

www.bronte.org.uk

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Aug 4

Following on from #TooMuch with its innate acceptance of character, past, hang ups and body shape in a sexy love affair will someone PLEASE write a rom com with a female physically #disabled protagonist - do I have to do it myself?? 👩‍🦽‍➡️🙋‍♀️💕 @emblabooks.bsky.social @societyofauthors.bsky.social

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy Yorkshire Day to one and all! #YorkshireDay

a man wearing headphones is sitting in the cockpit of a plane and talking .

ALT: a man wearing headphones is sitting in the cockpit of a plane and talking .

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Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Jul 28

Fabulous to meet Orlando Murrin tonight in person at Leamington Waterstones along with the brilliant Jane Corry. A very entertaining evening. #crime #thriller #mustread

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Fascinating Kenilworth Books talk tonight with @anniegarthwaite.bsky.social & Elizabeth Fremantle. Great discussion about ‘dangerous women’ in history and why it’s so important their stories are told.

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Jul 17

Yep, very odd! I suspect it’s more to protect their own backs - they want to wait and see if this dies down or not.

Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Jul 13

Penguin has postponed the launch of Sally/Raynor’s next book which had been due to be published in Oct to hit the Christmas market.

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Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Jul 13

Signed some copies of #TheWomanNextDoor at Waterstones Leamington Spa today and hid a promotional bookmark inside each copy as a surprise treat. Hurry to buy yours! @emblabooks.bsky.social #booklovers #CrimeReaders #PsychologicalThriller ##CrimeFiction #DomesticNoir @waterstones.bsky.social

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Letterbox Library @letterboxlibrary.bsky.social · Jul 1

“Let the era of misery or triumph over tragedy narratives, in-person-only events,the mindset that books with disabled characters are niche & that 1 author is enough to represent the whole community be banished to dusty, bygone relics of the past” @pennyauthor.bsky.social
@catmitchell17.bsky.social

The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · Jun 20

"We still have a long way to go for disabled authors and staff to achieve parity with their non-disabled colleagues." Penny Batchelor and Cat Mitchell discuss what you can do to become a disibility ally in this week's disability focus 👇 #BookSky

‘We all need to be proactive disability allies’

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Penny Batchelor - Author @pennyauthor.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thanks to @vikkipatis.bsky.social for including #TheWomanNextDoor in her roundup of novels to read for #DisabilityPride month 😀 @emblabooks.bsky.social geni.us/TheWomanNextDoor

The Woman Next Door: A gripping and addictive psychological thriller with a shocking twist!

Pre-order now:

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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · Jul 3

why did this make me laugh

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