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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 13h

🕸️Matt Blake, author of chilling memoir #HearthOfDarkness, writes for Time Out on 'The 15 most haunted places in the UK':
www.timeout.com/uk/things-to...

👻Hearth of Darkness is out on 30 October!
#Halloween #TrueCrime #Paranormal #Ghost #spooky #SpookySeason

The 15 most haunted places in the UK

Best to wrap up well, as your spine is about to shiver

www.timeout.com

Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 1d

'The biggest pleasure of all is in the serendipity, the little nuggets, the random intersections and unlikely coincidences … Into the Groove is beautifully researched and scrupulously presented' @theartsdesk.bsky.social

theartsdesk.com/books/justin...

#IntoTheGroove by Justin Lewis is out now!

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 2d

‘Into the Groove is a history of 1980s pop music, something the world probably needs more than it realises … Like much of the music it describes … it’s almost indecently entertaining.’ The Mail on Sunday

Read the full review @dailymail.co.uk: www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...
#IntoTheGroove #80s

The advice Michael Jackson gave Queen that got them a US smash hit

Justin Lewis takes us on a wild ride through the music of the 1980s in his raucous new book, Into The Groove.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 5d

OUT NOW, my month-by-month guide to 1980s pop, from ABC to XTC, and from Madonna to Neneh. #IntoTheGroove, published by @eandtbooks.bsky.social.

Cover of
INTO THE GROOVE: THE 1980s:
THE ULTIMATE DECADE IN MUSIC HISTORY
by Justin Lewis (me)

'An epic compendium of stories and trivia from the 80s music scene'

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Joe Tidy BBC News @joetidy.bsky.social · 5d

My book's been out for 16 weeks now and I have signed more than 650 copies to give to people at events or send in the post. I will NEVER get tired of this! Making Ctrl+Alt+Chaos has been the hardest but most rewarding thing in my career.
@eandtbooks.bsky.social
@littlehardman.bsky.social

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 5d

The wonderful John Suchet speaking about his favourite composer Ludwig van Beethoven at @marlboroughlitfest.bsky.social!

John's latest book, In Search of Beethoven, is out now in paperback: bit.ly/3Kqf6im

📸 Ben Phillips Photography
#InSearchOfBeethoven #Beethoven #ClassicalMusic #BookFestival

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 6d

Do you know your east end boys from your west end girls?

Take this @thesun.co.uk quiz by @whenisbirths.bsky.social to test your knowledge of 80s pop music!
www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz...

Justin Lewis's new book of 80s music facts and trivia #IntoTheGroove is out today!

Do you know your east end boys from your west end girls? Take our 80s music quiz

IT was the decade that spawned some of the biggest music stars ever to grace the planet. Now a new book looks back at how the 1980s was a non-stop jukebox of pop and rock hits, from Madonna to Dire…

www.thesun.co.uk

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 6d

What is your favourite #80s track?

Today we wish a very happy publication day to #IntoTheGroove by @whenisbirths.bsky.social! 🎶

From post-punk to acid house, hip hop to teen pop, this book captures the 80's biggest hits that shaped the soundtrack of a generation.

Out Now! bit.ly/3KwXwcn
#80sMusic

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 7d

How St John revolutionised London's food scene — with carrots and a soft boiled egg.

An extract from @andrewturvil.bsky.social's new book Blood, Sweat and Asparagus Spears in The London Standard:
www.standard.co.uk/going-out/re...

#BloodSweatAndAsparagusSpears #Foodie #Restaurant #Food #90s

How St John revolutionised London — with carrots and a soft boiled egg

A new book by former Good Food Guide editor Andrew Turvil explores the 1994 restaurant opening that redefined British dining

www.standard.co.uk

Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 7d

On 22 October at 7pm, John Suchet will be speaking about his love of #Beethoven at the @otsfestival.bsky.social in #Sheffield! With a deep knowledge of #ClassicalMusic, John will be revealing ground-breaking information on the composer’s life:
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/in-se...

#LudwigVanBeethoven

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 8d

OTD in 1990 - the publication of #WhiteHeat by the first rock ‘n’ roll chef, Marco Pierre White.

35 years later, Andrew Turvil's #BloodSweatAndAsparagusSpears charts the wild ride of the 90s restaurant revolution - the ultimate feast of 90s nostalgia.

📖@waterstones.bsky.social: bit.ly/3ICo2AA

Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 8d

🖊️ @kdclewin.bsky.social, author of The Writer's Room, writes for @literaryhub.bsky.social
on the role of writing spaces in the creative lives of #VirginiaWoolf and other literary icons:
lithub.com/a-pilgrimage...

#TheWritersRoom #CreativeWriting #desk #MessyDesk #WritingSpace #Books #BookLover

A Pilgrimage to Monk’s House, Where Virginia Woolf Found a Room of Her Own

I can’t say how long it’s been there, but I have an image in my mind of the place where writers work. I picture the writer; I picture the space; I conjure an atmosphere of quiet calm in which someo…

lithub.com

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 8d

We are so thrilled to be publishing Richard Heller and Peter Oborne's authoritative, erudite and entertaining history of cricket, #FullCircle. If you love cricket, this book is not to be missed!

Publishing on 23 April 2026

Read the story @bookbrunch.bsky.social: bit.ly/4gRdSZu
#Cricket

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Charlie Creed @charliecreed.bsky.social · 8d

Very happy to say I'll be at The Haunted Bookshop (Bristol) talking about The Cat's Tales on Monday 20 October. Please come along!

www.eventbrite.com/e/the-cats-t...

#cats #fairytales #folklore #bristol @eandtbooks.bsky.social

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 9d

🌊 Introducing… #TheApothecaryByTheSea by @beewyld.bsky.social!

From the award-winning author of All My Wild Mothers: a lyrical, tender story of creating a wild #apothecary garden on the Scottish archipelago of #Orkney...

With beautiful illustrations by Adam Clarke🌼
Out 30 April
#garden #gardening

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 9d

Need some #travel inspiration?

Robert Winder, author of #ThreeRivers, writes for @observeruk.bsky.social about Basel, a city at the heart of Europe which sits on the majestic river Rhine:
observer.co.uk/style/travel...

Three Rivers is out now!

#art #Europe #Basel #Rivers #Rhine #RiverRhine

A brush with Basel | The Observer

The riverside city at the heart of Europe has far more to recommend it than people realise

observer.co.uk

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 12d

📸 of a Chelsea Arts Festival event with Arts Council CEO @henleydarren.bsky.social, artist-poet-director LionHeart & broadcaster Samira Ahmed, who discussed why investment in culture matters now more than ever:
www.countryandtownhouse.com/culture/does...

Out now - #TheArtsDividend by Darren Henley

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 13d

📚 Happy Publication Day to #BloodSweatAndAsparagusSpears by @andrewturvil.bsky.social!

From White Heat to Wagamama, this is your seat at the best table for the story of the 1990s Restaurant Revolution.

Order @waterstones.bsky.social: bit.ly/46SU2JT
#Foodie #Food #90s #restaurants #YesChef

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 14d

🥂HUGE congratulations to @edwardfishman.bsky.social, whose book #Chokepoints: How the Global Economy Became a Weapon of War has been shortlisted for the @financialtimes.com and Schroders Business Book of the Year Award!

Read more about #BBYA25 here:
www.ft.com/content/8b2a...
#economy #Tariffs

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 14d

Want to improve your dinner table chat? @theipaper.com choose their '14 books that will make you smarter (without feeling like hard work)' - including Tim Marshall's #PrisonersOfGeography!

inews.co.uk/culture/book...
#Geography #Geopolitics #Politics #Borders #NonFiction #BigIdeas

14 books that will make you smarter (without feeling like hard work)

Want you improve your dinner table chat? Read yourself cleverer with these excellently readable non-fiction titles

inews.co.uk

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Charlie Creed @charliecreed.bsky.social · 15d

So excited to get an advance copy of The Cat's Tales: Feline Fairy Tales and Folklore.

I couldn't be happier – it looks absolutely lovely!

@eandtbooks.bsky.social
#cats #fairytales #folklore

The Cat's Tales: Feline Fairy Tales and Folklore by Charlie Creed. An illustration of a black cat on a cream background.

The endpapers of The Cat's Tales: Feline Fairy Tales and Folklore by Charlie Creed. A series of black-and-white illustrations of cats

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you to @gethistory.bsky.social for this brilliant review of #Mitchell by Paul Beaver!

'Mitchell: Father of the Spitfire will, absolutely, become the go-to book for anyone interested in Reginald Mitchell, his outstanding team, and his breathtaking machines.'
bit.ly/3VyvbET
#Spitfire #Aviation

Mitchell: Father of the Spitfire, Paul Beaver

Paul Beaver's fascinating new book, 'Mitchell: Father of the Spitfire', tells the true story of the man - and the team - behind one of Britain's most iconic machines.

gethistory.co.uk

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 16d

'In Blood, Sweat and Asparagus Spears, Andrew Turvil shows how the UK’s restaurant scene popped to life — from gastropubs to Wagamama ... A valuable historical contribution. More importantly... a delightful read.' @thetimes.com

www.thetimes.com/article/4894...
#BloodSweatAndAsparagusSpears

Marco Pierre White and Britain’s great 90s food revolution

In Blood, Sweat and Asparagus Spears, Andrew Turvil shows how the UK’s restaurant scene popped to life — from gastropubs to Wagamama

www.thetimes.com

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 16d

Congratulations to @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social, whose book #TheInventionOfBritishArt has been longlisted for the Saltire Books of the Year Awards! 🎉

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Elliott & Thompson @eandtbooks.bsky.social · 16d

Do you know your east end boys from your west end girls? Test your #80sMusic knowledge with #IntoTheGroove by @whenisbirths.bsky.social, which includes a quiz that will test the most avid 80s fan...

Try it out in this extract in @thesun.co.uk:
www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz...
#80s #Music #Eighties

Do you know your east end boys from your west end girls? Take our 80s music quiz

IT was the decade that spawned some of the biggest music stars ever to grace the planet. Now a new book looks back at how the 1980s was a non-stop jukebox of pop and rock hits, from Madonna to Dire…

www.thesun.co.uk

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