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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 3d

We so agree with this!

'The atmosphere created by the author along with the description of the body make it one of the most horrifying I’ve read, emphasising that this is a human being clearly emaciated and treated with extreme violence.'

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · 4d

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Deadman’s Pool by Kate Rhodes

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Deadman’s Pool by Kate Rhodes

Winter storms lash the Isles of Scilly, when DI Ben Kitto ferries the islands’ priest to St Helen’s. Father Michael intends to live as a pilgrim in the ruins of an ancient church on the uninhabited…

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Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social · 3d

'I love the idea of thin places, that ghosts are not necessarily trying to haunt you, they’re just going about their business. In fact you’re probably as much of a fright for them as they are for you. It’s just that the veil between us and them has worn so thin...'

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · 4d

*NEW BLOG POST*

Deadman’s Pool by Kate Rhodes

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#booksky #deadmanspool @orendabooks.bsky.social #blogtour #benkittoseries

Deadman’s Pool by Kate Rhodes

Winter storms lash the Isles of Scilly, when DI Ben Kitto ferries the islands’ priest to St Helen’s. Father Michael intends to live as a pilgrim in the ruins of an ancient church on the uninhabited…

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · 4d

*NEW BLOG POST*

Deadman’s Pool by Kate Rhodes

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#booksky #deadmanspool @orendabooks.bsky.social #blogtour #benkittoseries

Deadman’s Pool by Kate Rhodes

Winter storms lash the Isles of Scilly, when DI Ben Kitto ferries the islands’ priest to St Helen’s. Father Michael intends to live as a pilgrim in the ruins of an ancient church on the uninhabited…

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · 4d

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Sunday Spotlight: Banned Books Week - Lady Chatterley’s Lover

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Banned Books Week – Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Defending free expression has become a challenge. Words seem to matter more than ever and their impact. Just having an X account in the past week has been painful if you have empathy. It’s a battle…

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · 21d

I pre-ordered this months ago so I’m very happy to see it turn up today. I’m looking forward to catching up with this writer. #allthewaytotheriver #lizgilbert #booksky @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · 21d

Thank you for this #bookpost I’ve been looking forward to @valmcdermid's latest #KarenPirie thriller #SilentBones - out 23rd October from @BooksSphere

I can’t wait to catch up with the Historic Cases Unit with the lovely @Squadpod3 gang next month.

#booksky #silentbones @valmcdermid.bsky.social

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Eva @noveldeelights.bsky.social · 22d

WWW Wednesday 17th September 2025: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚 portobellobookblog.com/2025/09/17/w... - via @portybelle.bsky.social

WWW Wednesday 17th September 2025: what am I reading? | #WWWWednesday #amreading #bookrecommendations #BookSky 💙📚

What am I currently reading? I’m reading The Names by Florence Knapp which come highly recommended by pretty much everyone I know who has read it! I am nearly finished the audiobook of Made i…

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Mslexia @mslexia.bsky.social · 22d

'The historical silencing of women has clearly created an appetite for angry and vengeful female characters that doesn’t look like it will be going away any time soon.'

Lucy Nichol explores narratives of female vengeance in Issue 107 mslexia.co.uk/magazine/lat...

#AmWriting #WritingCommunity

Latest Issue - Magazine : Mslexia, a magazine for women's writing and women who write.

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 22d

Cartoon. A doctor speaking to a heavily pregnant woman: "Well, Mrs Heath Robinson, it seems the contraptions have started"

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Andrew James Greig @andrewjgreig.bsky.social · 22d

People are raven about my latest book - read it here:
#crimefiction
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Murder of Crows

NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

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Nicola Upson 🏳️‍🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social · 22d

Fantastic day at the printer recently, signing the special Indie bookshops edition of #TheChristmasClue, out @faberbooks.bsky.social 25th September. Thanks to everyone who helped me put in a very respectable signing time of 2 hours 12 minutes!

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · 22d

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The Bride Stone by Sally Gardner

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The Bride Stone by Sally Gardner

According to our narrator, a ‘bride stone’ is a precious stone given to the groom’s family as a dowry. Sometimes though, a beautifully made fake stone was used, one they could only have valued when…

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · 23d

It’s brilliant.

The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · 23d

This doesn’t sound like my genre but if you’d like to send me the details my email address for review requests is in my bio.

The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · 23d

Me too xx

The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · 24d

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Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

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Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

There was a pivotal moment in this book that made me go cold. It sent me back twelve years when I was trying to understand how someone could treat others so badly, in what seemed like a deliberatel…

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · Aug 29

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Watching You by Helen Fields

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Watching You by Helen Fields

A few of Helen Field’s characters come together in this gripping novel that starts with someone being stalked in Jupiter Artland, the park where Laura Ford’s ‘Weeping Girls’ statues are situated. T…

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · Aug 12

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Dear Miss Lake by A.J.Pearce

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Dear Miss Lake by A.J. Pearce

It was lovely to be back with the gang at Woman’s Friend magazine and particularly with our narrator Emmy Lake as they enter the final and arguably most difficult stretch of WW2. After five years o…

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · Aug 10

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Favourite Reads -July

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#favouritereads #booksky #summerbooks #julywrapup

Best Books July 2025.

I’ve had a lovely reading month because even the books I had for blog tours, turned out to be fantastic reads. Any of these could easily make my end of the year list and some are by authors I’ve ne…

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · Aug 3

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Death Or A Little Light Maiming by Kathy Lette

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Death or a Little Light Maiming Do Us Part by Kathy Lette

One dead husband. Three grieving widows. When she hears a man has been killed by a Great White shark, Gwen races to the beach only to find that all that remains of her husband is his swimming cap a…

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The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social · Jul 31

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#ThrowbackThursday: The Darkest Water by @markedwardsauthor.bsky.social

A brilliant thriller opening with Cumbrian beach and a man buried to the neck in sand and left for the tide to come in ⬇️⬇️

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