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August 31, 2025 at 7:24 AM Everybody can reply

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Scott Edwin Williams

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Coming soon… in time for Christmas!!! #BookTok #WeInventedCivilization #MiddleGradeBooks #BookRecommendations #NewBookAlert #AussieAuthor #TeacherBookTok #MGBooks# #TwistedAncientHistory #BookTokAustralia #NSWTeacher #HistoryFacts #BooksWorthReading #SchoolBooks #Bookish

August 31, 2025 at 4:02 AM Everybody can reply

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Owen Jones

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I just posted a new insight in 'Author Notes' on my author's blog, if you're interested in 'Why?' :-)
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#AuthorNotes #BehindTheBook #Why #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #booktokenglish

August 29, 2025 at 3:36 AM Everybody can reply

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Author Notes - Megan Publishing Services

Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

I just posted a new insight in 'Author Notes' on my author's blog, if you're interested in 'Why?' :-)
Please like and share meganpublishingservices.com/author-notes/
#AuthorNotes #BehindTheBook #Why #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #booktokenglish

Author Notes is my way of giving you, dear reader, an insight into how I live in Thailand, and why I write what I do

August 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM Everybody can reply

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Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

I just posted a new insight in 'Behind The Book' on my author's blog, if you are interested in 'Why?' :-)
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#AuthorNotes #BehindTheBook #Why #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #booktokenglish

Behind the Book is where I invite you to trace the roots of my books and stories with me — not to spoil the mystery, but to enrich it.

August 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM Everybody can reply

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Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

I just posted a new insight in 'Behind The Book' on my author's blog, if you are interested in 'Why?' :-)
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meganpublishingservices.com/author-notes/
#AuthorNotes #BehindTheBook #Why #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #booktokenglish

Behind the Book is where I invite you to trace the roots of my books and stories with me — not to spoil the mystery, but to enrich it.

August 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM Everybody can reply

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Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

I just posted a new insight in 'Behind The Book' on my author's blog, if you are interested in 'Why?' :-)
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meganpublishingservices.com/behind-the-b...
#AuthorNotes #BehindTheBook #Why #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #booktokenglish

Behind the Book is where I invite you to trace the roots of my books and stories with me — not to spoil the mystery, but to enrich it.

August 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM Everybody can reply

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Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

I just posted a new insight in 'Behind The Book' on my author's blog, if you are interested in 'Why?' :-)
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meganpublishingservices.com/behind-the-b...
#AuthorNotes #BehindTheBook #Why #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #booktokenglish

Behind the Book is where I invite you to trace the roots of my books and stories with me — not to spoil the mystery, but to enrich it.

August 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM Everybody can reply

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Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

I just posted a new insight in 'Behind The Book' on my author's blog, if you are interested in 'Why?' :-)
Please like and share
meganpublishingservices.com/behind-the-b...
#AuthorNotes #BehindTheBook #Why #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #booktokenglish

Behind the Book is where I invite you to trace the roots of my books and stories with me — not to spoil the mystery, but to enrich it.

August 5, 2025 at 11:48 AM Everybody can reply

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Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

Shop Local, please :-)
Prefer supporting indie bookshops?
You can buy Behind The Smile in paperback at Bookshop.org
🛒 Buy here: bookshop.org/shop/Welsh-W...
Available in 12 languages
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#holidayreading #booktube #booklovers #books #booktokuk #pattaya #booktokwales #booktokaustralia

August 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM Everybody can reply

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Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

I just posted a new insight in 'Behind The Book' on my author's blog, if you are interested in 'Why?' :-)
Please like and share
meganpublishingservices.com/behind-the-b...
#AuthorNotes #BehindTheBook #Why #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #booktokenglish

Behind the Book is where I invite you to trace the roots of my books and stories with me — not to spoil the mystery, but to enrich it.

July 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM Everybody can reply

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Follow Lek’s seven-part journey, a bar girl in Pattaya, inspired by real-life resilience. Start with Daddy's Hobby (volume one) in paperback!

Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

Reader Praise
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“Raw and unforgettable. I felt like I was walking the streets of Pattaya with Lek”
– Reader review
📘 Experience the story: bookshop.org/lists/behind...
Available in 12 languages
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Behind The Smile

July 22, 2025 at 12:29 AM Everybody can reply

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Behind the Book is where I invite you to trace the roots of my books and stories with me — not to spoil the mystery, but to enrich it.

Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

I just posted a new insight in 'Behind The Book' on my author's blog, if you are interested in 'Why?' :-)
Please like and share
meganpublishingservices.com/behind-the-b...
#AuthorNotes #BehindTheBook #Why #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #booktokenglish

Behind The Book

July 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM Everybody can reply

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Behind the Book is where I invite you to trace the roots of my books and stories with me — not to spoil the mystery, but to enrich it.

Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

Behind The Book Insights
I just posted a new insight in 'Behind The Book' on my author's blog, if you are interested in 'Why?' :-)
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#AuthorNotes #BehindTheBook #Why #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #booktokenglish

Behind The Book

July 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM Everybody can reply

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Follow Lek’s seven-part journey, a bar girl in Pattaya, inspired by real-life resilience. Start with Daddy's Hobby (volume one) in paperback!

Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

"In places like the Pattaya bar scene, not everything is as it seems — especially love."
– Behind The Smile
📘 Read the truth: bookshop.org/lists/behind...
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Behind The Smile

July 17, 2025 at 12:53 AM Everybody can reply

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Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

She only wanted to see her father’s loving smile more often—
But Daisy tried too hard to earn it and havoc ensued…
🔥 Crime 💔 Heartache 🕵️ Secrets
Read Daisy’s Chain now!
🔗 bookshop.org/shop/Welsh-W...
#expat #marbellalifestyle #booktokuk #expatscostadelsol #booktokuk #booktokwales #booktokaustralia

July 12, 2025 at 7:21 AM Everybody can reply

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The Bull at the Gate: The Day the Sky Fell!

Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

The future isn’t just digital. It’s personal.
What happens when the machine knows you better than your own family?
#SurveillanceState #AIDystopia #PaperbackThriller #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokcanada #booktoknz #booktokaustralia
🔗 bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

The Day the Sky Fell!

July 6, 2025 at 5:46 AM Everybody can reply

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Check out Andropov's Cuckoo - <p>In the heart of the Soviet Union during the turbulent 1970's, Natalya Petrovna - code-named Youriko - is a brilliant Kazakh linguist whose striking resemblance to her ...

Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

Youriko – KGB agent and my girlfriend.
In 1974, I fell in love in Leningrad.
Fifty years later, I wrote a novel about her — and what she might really have been
📖 Andropov’s Cuckoo
bookshop.org/a/111536/978...
#ColdWarRomance #AndropovsCuckoo #booklover #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #books

Andropov's Cuckoo

July 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM Everybody can reply

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Michael, an elderly man, is slowly going mad, because his Thai wife of eighteen years was refused a visa at the border and repatriated. He entered his homeland alone hoping to be able to ‘get her in…

Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

It's World UFO Day tomorrow!
World UFO Day pick:
Alien House by Owen Jones
📍 Social fiction meets sci-fi
📍 Homelessness, immigration, identity
📍 Maybe aliens… maybe not
🔗 meganpublishingservices.com/book/alien-h...
#AlienHouse #SciFi #WorldUFODay #booktokuk #booktok #booktoknz #booktokaustralia #UFO

Alien House

July 1, 2025 at 5:08 AM Everybody can reply

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Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

New publications for week 27
1] Megan's Exams in Italian (audiobook)
2] The Fate Twister in English (audiobook)
3] Learn All About Football in English (audiobook)
All three all also in eBook format.
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#booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #booktoknz #booktokwales #books

July 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM Everybody can reply

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Michael, an elderly man, is slowly going mad, because his Thai wife of eighteen years was refused a visa at the border and repatriated. He entered his homeland alone hoping to be able to ‘get her in…

Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

Some aliens come in flying saucers.
Others walk into your life when you need them most.
Alien House — a novel about belonging, hope, and the unknown.
#WorldUFODay #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktoknz #booktokaustralia #UFO
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Alien House

June 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM Everybody can reply

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Check out Andropov's Cuckoo - <p>In the heart of the Soviet Union during the turbulent 1970's, Natalya Petrovna - code-named Youriko - is a brilliant Kazakh linguist whose striking resemblance to her ...

Owen Jones

@owen-author.bsky.social

Love & Survival

“She didn’t plan to fall in love. She only wanted to live.”

Tip: Real love often arrives when survival is the only plan. 📘 bookshop.org/a/111536/978...

#ColdWarRomance #EspionageWithHeart #IndieAuthor #booktokuk #booktokusa #booktokaustralia #booktokcanada

Andropov's Cuckoo

June 29, 2025 at 3:51 AM Everybody can reply

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