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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 2h

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO GOOD BOY BY @talkscaredpod.bsky.social

Order from our bookshop or your favourite retailer.

After a boy vanishes on the outskirts of a small town, a woman spies a mysterious man digging a grave in the exact spot of the disappearance.

www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/good...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 11h

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 11h

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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SRL Publishing @srlpublishing.bsky.social · 1h

Publishing November - MARSHMALLOWS

Will came out to his friends. Dan walked away from Matthew for the last time.

Summer is a long time away. For now, it’s Christmas. And Will wants to spend Christmas with his boyfriend.

Pre-order on our website
#BookSky

Book cover showing MARSHMALLOWS, by Louise Willingham

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 17h

Not only is it an amazing book about a man trying to find his place in the world whilst juggling two relationships, it's on sale!

Buy it now!

Now now now👇👇👇

SRL Publishing @srlpublishing.bsky.social · 17h

"Welbourn portrays a realistic view of the world. It's raw, fresh, and intoxicating."

BELONGING, by Robert Welbourn is ON SALE on our website

#BookSky

Book cover showing BELONGING, by Robert Welbourn

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 17h

Current read: The Off-Season by @jodierobins.bsky.social.

It's another installment of @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social's Northern Weird Novella Project; I've read two so far and both have been amazing, so I'm expecting no less from this one!

The cover of The Off-Season by Jodie Robins

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 21h

£10.97!

That's all it costs to buy all three of my novels direct from @srlpublishing.bsky.social.

Publishing is on its knees right now - you'll wouldn't blink at buying a £15 blank notebook from Waterstones, so why not buy 3 actual novels for 2/3 the price!?

srlpublishing.co.uk/product/belo...

The covers of Belonging, Great Romances of the 20th Century and Ideal Angels by Robert Welbourn.

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SRL Publishing @srlpublishing.bsky.social · 22h

We've got some fantastic books by some incredible authors - help a massively struggling indie out and go check out our sale

Times are tough, we're still here, only just. Support for indie publishers is vital for bringing fresh new voices into the industry with barely any financial backing
#BookSky

Book collage showing over +30 SRL book covers

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 23h

English degrees need to stay because studying English Lit at uni was the last time I was actually happy.

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Read my full thoughts here for @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org:

ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/09/25/c...

Corruption as a literary device, if only that were all it was: Review of Gemma Fairclough’s The Retreat

Robert Welbourn Under Review:The Retreat. Gemma Fairclough. Wild Hunt Books, September 2025. “It’s grim up north,” someone said once, and it stuck. If you’re talking about the northern hemisphere t…

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 1d

I bloody love this book!

Second time reading it since July and I am just so hooked again.

The Retreat by Gemma Fairclough from @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social, available now.

The cover of The Retreat by Gemma Fairclough.

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Social media has unleashed so many awful things on the world, but the myriad on-street interviews with random members of the public must be right up there with the worst of them.

Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 1d

That didn't take long!

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Madeleine Moore @matheleine.bsky.social · 1d

I think this is likely to be one of the first big tests of how far down the bigotry rabbit hole this country has gone. Everything we can do to fight back helps - please sign!

goodlawproject.org/petition/kee...

Keep Hampstead women’s pond inclusive

A transphobic pressure group is trying to ban trans women from Hampstead women’s pond – we’re fighting back

goodlawproject.org

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SRL Publishing @srlpublishing.bsky.social · 2d

Happy publication day to Morgan Klein!

"Beautifully told with fully formed characters"

Teacher Ali Morgan‘s life is in ruins when he’s accused of sexual misconduct with a student. Ali has no clue if he’s innocent

TEA, NO SUGAR, is OUT NOW! Order on our website or at your favourite local bookstore

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 11d

"Put simply, The Retreat is a triumph."

My review of The Retreat by Gemma Fairclough from @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social is live now on @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org:

ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/09/25/c...

Image borrowed from the article!

The cover of The Retreat by Gemma Fairclough next to the words "Corruption as a literary device, if only that were all it was"

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 2d

Scream (1996) is a masterpiece.

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SRL Publishing @srlpublishing.bsky.social · 2d

What's on our latest eBook sale?

THESE BEAUTIES

Get the below books, for just £1.99 each on our website for the next TWO WEEKS

See it, Buy it, Sorted x
#BookSky

'Selected eBooks £1.99 on our website' showing four book covers.
- The McQueen Legacy, by Stewart McDowall
- The Disappeared, by Amy Lord
- Not Quite Out, by Louise Willingham
- Black Widow, by Nicky Shearsby

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Picket Fire @picketfire.bsky.social · 12d

Picket Fire is a small literary press, but I have no idea how to use Blue Sky or how to find people on here. So if #writers #authors #readers and anyone related to the #writingcommunity or #books community could help by sharing this post, that would be excellent.

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 3d

Unfortunately that isn't on my rotation of films so I can't comment either way!

Now if you wanted to reference Say Anything or Superbad or Jaws or Event Horizon then I'm here all night.

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 3d

Your error is searching for something new; be like the rest of us and just watch the same small selection of films on rotation for the rest of your life.

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 3d

I asked an author whose work I adore to blurb The Ones We Fear.

Not only did she agree, which was such an honour, she's just sent it across.

Reader, it is🤌🤌🤌

I can't wait to share it with the world very soon; for now I'm basking in the glorious feeling of someone I love loving my book.

Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 3d

Mad Men is so funny because there'll be a character who's haggard as fuck looking like they knew Jesus in the flesh and they'll be like "I'm 25 Don!"

Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 3d

Make Russian media more entertaining with this one simple trick:

Whenever a character says 'Tsar' instead just pretend they're saying 'za' and are actually talking about pizza.

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 4d

I've been very quiet on here of late for 3 reasons:

1) I'm very, very deep in my current edit
2) I fell walking the dog and am very much one-handed
3) I found out an old friend took their own life

So yeah. I'm sure I'll be back with more posts soon, but for now please don't expect too much of me

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Robert Welbourn @robertwelbourn.bsky.social · 4d

I've had great success with the WPS office suite.

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