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Fiona Brownlee
@fionabrownlee.bsky.social
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Publishing consultant. PR & International Rights. Currently working with Canongate. Little,Brown. Hodder. Greystone. Muswell Press. Birlinn. Polygon. Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival. Swim judge. BSL beginner.
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Fiona Brownlee @fionabrownlee.bsky.social · 25d
Lovely morning at Poaches Turned Gamekeepers with former publishers E C Nevin & David Reynolds and former bookseller @richardstrachan.bsky.social talking about their debut crime novels @bloodyscotland.bsky.social @muswellpress.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
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The First Eleven Minutes @firstelevenminutes.bsky.social · Aug 1
Starting a Buddy read for the book that’s going to be on everyone’s lips from now until its release next April.

‘The Ending Writes Itself’ by Evelyn Clarke.

Out 7th April 2026 from @hqstories.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/p/DMzaE9IIO4...
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Penguins Against Tariffs @theotherkatie.bsky.social · Aug 20
I hear that Evelyn Clarke is a pen name for two famous writers. Are you one of them? P.S. Just preordered it.
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Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com · Aug 8
The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke review

About The Book Book: The Ending Writes Itself Author: Evelyn Clarke = ? & ?Standalone or Series: Standalone Publisher: HQPublication Date (UK): 7th April 2026 My Review During the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, myself and five other…
The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke review
About The Book Book: The Ending Writes Itself Author: Evelyn Clarke = ? & ?Standalone or Series: Standalone Publisher: HQPublication Date (UK): 7th April 2026 My Review During the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, myself and five other book bloggers were lucky enough to be invited to brunch with HQ. Thankfully, unlike the invitation in the book, we weren’t whisked off to a secluded island and none of us were murdered!
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Zoë @readabilitea.bsky.social · Jul 30
Word on the street is that #TheEndingWritesItself by Evelyn Clarke is set to be the big book of 2026 👀

Can't quite believe I'm reading a book that's only out in April next year but I love a locked room mystery and the intrigue has got me hooked 🕵🏻‍♀️

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A proof copy of The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke lies open on a coffee shop table with a chair in the background
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The First Eleven Minutes @firstelevenminutes.bsky.social · Jul 23
WHO IS EVELYN CLARKE?

www.instagram.com/reel/DMdowjk...

@hqstories.bsky.social
Shifty looking guy with book ‘The Ending Writes Itself’
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · Aug 16
THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF, by Evelyn Clarke: Clearly in the running for the best mystery novel of 2026 (it bows in April). A trove of tropes that mystery-lovers will love, right down to the dark and stormy night in its climax. Funny and scary. It will remind you of AND THEN THERE WERE NONE.
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Fiona Brownlee @fionabrownlee.bsky.social · Aug 22
Another day. Another preview. Love this one: Bloody Scotland 2025 Blog Tour - Festival Preview jenmedsbookreviews.com/2025/08/22/b...
Bloody Scotland 2025 Blog Tour – Festival Preview
I genuinely cannot get over the fact that Bloody Scotland starts in just three weeks. Three weeks! That has caught me out completely and I’m still thinking about what tickets I want to buy, s…
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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · Aug 21
Congratulations to Newcastle Greens on a) their brilliant by-election victory, b) proving Labour and the LibDems wrong and c) this excellent video!
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Newcastle Green Party @nclgreenparty.bsky.social · Aug 18
🌱💪 When Rachel Reeves came to South Jesmond, she told people voting Green risked “getting a Reform councillor in here.”

The result? Reform weren’t even close. But the Greens won. 🚀
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crimebookgirl @crimebookgirl.bsky.social · Aug 20
New feature! I'm tempting you with my recommendations for panels to see at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social (@fionabrownlee.bsky.social) - "I am a huge fan of Bloody Scotland because it offers something for everyone no matter what your preference in crime fiction" #BookSky
Feature: Bloody Scotland 2025 highlights
Bloody Scotland 2025 highlights (blog tour) I'm delighted to be taking part in the Bloody Scotland blog tour highlighting events I am excited to see - though to be honest I could recommend the whole programme! However, I have chosen two panels I'm particularly keen to see that I feel show the breadth of the genre, and as a bonus they're in the same venue a couple of hours apart, handy if you are feeling a little weary...
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Fiona Brownlee @fionabrownlee.bsky.social · Aug 19
A day of two halves. Fabulous feel good event with @jennycolgan.bsky.social concluding with the incredibly moving comment from a teacher who had found herself unable to read but resumed thanks to Jenny’s books. Hurrah! @hodderfiction.bsky.social @edbookfest.bsky.social #MeetMeAtTheSeasideCottages
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Fiona Brownlee @fionabrownlee.bsky.social · Aug 19
Eloquent & intelligent observations from @frediotto.bsky.social @edbookfest.bsky.social regarding #ClimateInjustice @greystonebooks.bsky.social - Use what agency you have. We can vote, ask our MPs to do better and have conversations with our barbers & the board of governors at schools. Great event.
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Fiona Brownlee @fionabrownlee.bsky.social · Jul 28
Mad dash around the bookshops of Edinburgh & Glasgow with the v charming Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, signing copies of #SecondSkin published by @muswellpress.bsky.social. Next stop Linlithgow, Dollar & St Andrews
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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · Jun 20
Without our continued burning of fossil fuels, the current heat in London & most of the UK would not have been a heatwave: www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan... Heatwaves are dangerous. Drink water, lots of it, stay cool, even if you feel invincible, you're probably not.
Two foxes in dry grass in early morning sun in London's Burgess Park
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Fiona Brownlee @fionabrownlee.bsky.social · Jul 1
As I was saying. After the headline being all about @liammcilvanney.bsky.social The McIlvanney Prize @bloodyscotland.bsky.social BookBrunch focus is on @ianrankin1.bsky.social @damedenisemina.bsky.social @dougskelton.bsky.social Congratulations one and all
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Fiona Brownlee @fionabrownlee.bsky.social · Jul 1
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... I love how every reporter highlights different authors when they mention the McIlvanney Prize longlist @bloodyscotland.bsky.social
Author Liam McIlvanney longlisted for book prize named after his father
The winner of the McIlvanney Prize will be announced at the Bloody Scotland crimewriting festival in September.
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Jenny Colgan @jennycolgan.bsky.social · Jun 17
Hiyah! I have a new book out THIS WEEK and it's about home, family, puppies, love, the seaside, fax machines and Sharpe & Numan's underrated 1986 chart hit 'Change Your Mind', and you can find it HERE! www.hachette.co.uk/titles/jenny...
Meet Me at the Seaside Cottages
'If I could live inside a Jenny Colgan novel, I'd be happy forever' JILL MANSELL 🩷EVERYONE IS SEARCHING FOR THEIR PERFECT HOUSE. BUT HOME IS REALLY WHE...
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Abir Mukherjee @radiomukhers.bsky.social · Jun 18
I’m impressed Marisa hasn’t murdered him by now. Go along to the event and find out how.
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Chris Brookmyre @brookmyre.bsky.social · Jun 17
Marisa and I are heading to Chelmsford on Friday June 27 as part of the Essex Book Festival. Come and hear us talk medicine, murder and marriage.
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Events - Essex Book Festival
Internationally bestselling and multi-award-winning author, Chris Brookmyre, and consultant anaesthetist, Dr Marisa Haetzman are husband and wife creative duo – Ambrose Parry. Joining us to discuss th...
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Bloody Scotland @bloodyscotland.bsky.social · Jun 12
A fantastic launch for the 2025 programme which has now been let loose on the world! Tickets at bloodyscotland.com/whats-on
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Fiona Brownlee @fionabrownlee.bsky.social · Jun 10
Always excited to have an author at the Book Festival but particularly excited to welcome @frediotto.bsky.social @greystonebooks.bsky.social to Edinburgh www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...
Tony Juniper & Friederike Otto: Fighting Climate Injustice
From Tue 19 Aug - The climate crisis isn't just about the environment; it's about the way global inequality means the world's most vulnerable people are being hit first and hardest. So argues physicis...
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Chris Brookmyre @brookmyre.bsky.social · Jun 9
Given that "The Death of Shame Tour" already sounded quite metal, our publicist @fionabrownlee.bsky.social got us some actual tour-date t shirts. Zoom in to see where you can catch @ambroseparry.bsky.social.
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crimebookgirl @crimebookgirl.bsky.social · Jun 9
New review! The Death Of Shame by #AmbroseParry (thx to @canongate.co.uk @fionabrownlee.bsky.social) - "Sarah finds she is not willing to be controlled by men wielding shame, and I cheered at the spark that was lit in her" #books #CrimeFiction #Edinburgh #BookSky
Review: The Death Of Shame
Ambrose Parry - The Death Of Shame Published by Canongate Books, hardback £18.99, also available in ebook and audiobook. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes - many thanks to Fiona Brownlee for arranging this. (I also bought the hardback edition new). First, the official blurb: Apprentice Sarah Fisher is helping to fund Dr Will Raven’s emerging medical practice in exchange for being secretly trained as a medic, should the rules barring women ever change.
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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · Jun 5
I'm doing a fancy talk at the Linnean Society in London on 17th of July: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-in...
Climate Injustice | Fighting Global Inequality to Combat Climate Change
Join Friederike Otto for a bracing investigation into extreme weather’s impact on the world’s most vulnerable.
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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · Jun 5
Tomorrow, 7p.m., I'll be in Oxford talking Climate(In)Justice under the eyes of the Dodo @morethanadodo.bsky.social oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/climat...
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Chris Brookmyre @brookmyre.bsky.social · Jun 5
"Holly golly," as Johnny Hawke would say! I think The Cracked Mirror is my finest work, so I am elated that it has been shortlisted for the #theakstonsawards, and honoured to see it in such esteemed company.
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Harrogate International Festivals @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social · Jun 5
The suspects are in... 🕵️‍♀️ We're thrilled to reveal the shortlists for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and the McDermid Debut Award 2025!

Discover who made the cut! 👇
bit.ly/Shortlist2025

@waterstones.bsky.social @express.co.uk
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