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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · 20h

The "Re-Read or Not Re-Read!" Tag
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The "Re-Read or Not Re-Read!" Tag

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Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social · Sep 1

My latest newsletter has just been published: substack.com/home/post/p-...

The Life of Crime

Martin Edwards's newsletter about crime reading, writing, and watching - from the President of the Detection Club

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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats!

The Swinging Christies @christietime.bsky.social · 8d

Our live episode is on track to be our BIGGEST EPISODE on YouTube to date! (Which makes sense I guess, given there's something to watch, even if it is just our wild gesticulations.) See what all the fuss is about > www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjs_... 📺💃💃 or listen as normal > pod.fo/e/332d77

The Swinging Christies: Agatha Christie in the 1960s: LIVE! Cool Covers and Groovy Graphics - Packaging Agatha Christie for the 1960s

It’s The Swinging Christies as you've never heard (or seen) it before - with a live audience! Join Mark and Gray at the 2025 International Agatha Christie Festival in Torquay, Devon, for this...

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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · 5d

Why I haven't posted anything in two weeks and my Victober TBR, fingers crossed.

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Why I haven't posted anything in two weeks and my Victober TBR, fingers crossed.

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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · 9d

The end of Chatting With Sherri
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The end of Chatting With Sherri

My personal Substack

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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · 11d

The Chatty Award will announced very soon! You only have two more days to listen to episodes to pick your favorite show!
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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · 18d

Chatting with Sherri welcomes back publisher John Goodwin!

John and I chat about the closing down of Chatting With Sherri, The Chatty Award and Writers of the Future.
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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · Sep 10

Don't forget starting today, you can help your favorite show win The Chatty! All you have to do is to listen to the full show from today till the 30th of Sept. The one who has the most listens and downloads by then will win!

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Chatting With Sherri welcomes our editor Jay Wall to discuss with me the end of Chatting With Sherri and the last Chatty Award!!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes our editor Jay Wall to discuss with me the end of Chatting With Sherri and the last Chatty Award!! Jay and I talk about the episodes of Chatting With Sherri we like and h...

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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · Sep 1

What I have been up to...

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8 Books Memories Tag; If you want to play, you just have to look at your bookshelves and pull books that bring up strong memories.

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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · Aug 26

8 Books Memories Tag; If you want to play, you just have to look at your bookshelves and pull books that bring up strong memories. And it was fun to do. I recommend it, it's good free therapy.

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#8booksmemorytag #booktag

8 book memories tag!

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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · Aug 24

Chatting With Sherri welcomes author; Michelle Ann Hollstein!
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The Swinging Christies @christietime.bsky.social · Aug 17

Aw thanks!!!!!!!!

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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · Aug 17

It is a beautiful cover.

Mark Aldridge @markaldridge.info · Aug 17

A later paperback but still lovely!

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The Swinging Christies @christietime.bsky.social · Aug 17

FOUR new episodes recorded this weekend!!!!! Oh you have treats ahead of you Swingers 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · Aug 17

Thank you👍

Mark Aldridge @markaldridge.info · Aug 17

A later paperback but still lovely!

rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · Aug 17

You're very welcome😊

The Swinging Christies @christietime.bsky.social · Aug 17

Aw thanks!!!!!!!!

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BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · Jun 3

The sun has got his hat on… but it’s only to disguise his identity. Early stock in the office of the June Crime Classic ‘Cyanide in the Sun: And Other Stories of Summertime Crime’ edited by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social with a special introduction. Out 10/06!

The cover of ‘Cyanide in the Sun’ edited by Martin Edwards (image is St Ives)

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Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social · Aug 2

The Coffin Trail, once shortlisted for the Theakston Prize for best crime novel of the year, was relaunched on Thursday and the Kindle edition is now available on Amazon UK for 99p, which I'd like to think is a bargain!
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THE COFFIN TRAIL an absolutely gripping British crime mystery full of twists (Lake District Cold Case Mysteries Book 1) eBook : Edwards, Martin: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
A fun, immersive cosy mystery within a mystery. Get your sleuthing caps on, and try to solve them. 🔎🗡️
See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz
Thanks to @headofzeus.bsky.social and @netgalley.bsky.social for
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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · Aug 17

Yay!

The Puzzle Doctor @puzzledoctor.bsky.social · Aug 12

Finally back in print thanks to @britishlibrary.bsky.social Crime Classics, with an intro from @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social - the stone cold classic The Judas Window
#BookSky #lockedroom #crimeclassic
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The Judas Window (1938) by Carter Dickson

Avory Hume had told his daughter that he was pleased with her engagement to James Answell, but when Answell is summoned to a meeting with Hume in his study, the man’s attitude seems to have changed…

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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · Aug 17

I love your podcast!😊

The Swinging Christies @christietime.bsky.social · Aug 13

Any comments, corrections, suggestions, or yknow ideally praise >>> swing to our inbox ASAP! 💃🏻💌

Mark looking very pleased with himself at our last event in April, at the Agatha Christie Festival Spring Gathering at Torquay!

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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · Aug 17

That is a beautiful copy is it a first edition paperback?

Mark Aldridge @markaldridge.info · Aug 14

Working on my @agathafestival.bsky.social talk. Last few tickets available! Got some lovely rare treats lined up... #AgathaChristie www.ticketsource.co.uk/agathafestiv...

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Mark Aldridge @markaldridge.info · Aug 14

Working on my @agathafestival.bsky.social talk. Last few tickets available! Got some lovely rare treats lined up... #AgathaChristie www.ticketsource.co.uk/agathafestiv...

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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · Aug 16

“Well it never ceases to amaze me that these things are still somehow regarded as ‘cult’ when they’re literally the predominant popular art form in the whole fucking world.”

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Mark Gatiss, the boy that Dr Who books made

The League of Gentlemen star and creator of Bookish on his work, snobbery in the arts, and advice for working-class writers.

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rithebard.bsky.social @rithebard.bsky.social · Aug 11

Chatting With Sherri welcomes our editor Jay Wall to discuss with me the end of Chatting With Sherri and the last Chatty Award!!!

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