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Mark Thomas
@leroykeats.bsky.social
Novelist. Two books from @saltpublishing. “The Bothy” and “Dry Cleaning”.

Also Samurai for hire. (Only available Thursdays).
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Excellent work by new NYT headline writer Werner Herzog
March 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Get on this folks - good stuff here for cheaper than usual including books from @petegreensolo.com @leroykeats.bsky.social and more.
January 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Dogs. Difficult barky bastards. And then they’re amazing.
December 10, 2024 at 10:13 PM
So the puppy is quite big now.
December 4, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue.
December 3, 2024 at 3:22 PM
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I wrote about the Xodus, & how the siloing of social media doesn't have to mean retreat into an echo chamber: understanding other people's pov matters! so does engaging with uncomfortable ideas! but boy, The Death Threat Place was a bad place to do it www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The exodus from X to Bluesky has happened – the era of mass social media platforms is over | Gaby Hinsliff
There’s comfort in being surrounded by like-minded people, but challenge is important, and we may have to look for it elsewhere, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:19 AM
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Farage and his mortifying dimwit entourage represent no-one but themselves iandunt.substack.com/p/farage-and...
Farage and his mortifying dimwit entourage represent no-one but themselves
Reform is holding its annual conference today.
iandunt.substack.com
September 20, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Let’s start again. Here are my dogs. I’ll talk about books at some stage too. It DOES seem much less hellish here, doesn’t it?
August 15, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Look! Look! A lovely writer has written about my first book. I am THRILLED. www.saltpublishing.com/blogs/news/k...
February 22, 2024 at 10:40 AM
I went to that other place out of habit. It is a terrible habit. It is a terrible place.
Please avoid the other place because it is mostly disgusting.
February 10, 2024 at 11:40 PM
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Welcome, O Salty ones. I recently finished @leroykeats.bsky.social Dry Cleaning and thought it was absolutely superb.

Tightly focused, grimy but not overwhelmingly so, and surprisingly burst of great action.

Would make a cracking film. Hooray!
January 5, 2024 at 3:33 PM
My novel Dry Cleaning turned up on a best of 2023 list. Phew. And: hooray. People have enjoyed it more than I expected.
January 1, 2024 at 12:45 PM
My dog is 8. Here, he’s wondering why Elon Musk is such an utter fuckrag of a human being. I’ll let you know when he reaches his verdict.
December 15, 2023 at 1:46 PM
My book Dry Cleaning spotted in the wild at the National Theatre!
December 6, 2023 at 5:21 PM
A photo from my book launch on Thursday.
December 3, 2023 at 4:13 PM
Come to this if you have time. It’ll be ace. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening...
November 30, 2023 at 12:57 AM
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Come and join us @leroykeats.bsky.social
November 23, 2023 at 7:52 PM
You can get 15% off my book — and other books published by Salt — if you use this discount code: 14D8BSR85BNY. Buy some lovely books as Christmas presents! Go on. You won’t regret it.
www.saltpublishing.com/collections/...
November 15, 2023 at 9:01 PM
Happy Halloween (in advance). Gerald significantly more cheerful than me. Hey ho. 😬😬😬😬
October 29, 2023 at 2:23 AM
Someone else seems to be enjoying my book. Hooray! Buy it here: www.saltpublishing.com/products/dry...
October 21, 2023 at 9:51 AM
My book! Seen at the Whitworth Art Gallery! Gosh.
October 18, 2023 at 6:15 PM
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October 17, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Someone else liked my book. Phew. You can buy it here: www.saltpublishing.com/products/dry...
October 16, 2023 at 9:41 AM
Here you go. This is my state of mind if nothing else.
October 12, 2023 at 9:22 PM