‘‘Twas a week and a half before Christmas, and all ‘cross my feed… was Death Comes at Christmas - a bloody good read!” 🔪🎄🎅

Today's book. Book no 156. Death Comes at Christmas @tommeadauthor.bsky.social @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social

Fantastic evening @waterstonessheffield with @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social @tommeadauthor.bsky.social - signed and sold lots of books and drinkies afterwards 😀

We’re doing this again later on today! @waterstonessheffield 6-8, with @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social & @tommeadauthor.bsky.social signing copies of #DeathComesatChristmas🎄

See everyone tomorrow!! We’re at @waterstonessheffield 6-8, with @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social & @tommeadauthor.bsky.social signing copies of #DeathComesatChristmas🎄

There will be, eventually, but I’m working on some other projects at the moment. Watch this space! 👍

We’re at @waterstonessheffield on Thursday 6-8, with @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social & @tommeadauthor.bsky.social signing copies of #DeathComesatChristmas - see you there! 🎄

Come see @marieoregan.bsky.social @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social @tommeadauthor.bsky.social and myself for a signing at @waterstonessheffield a week today! Details below… Thanks to Russ for the graphic 🎄

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Join us on Thu 27th Nov for a lovely Christmassy evening of mince pies, present wrapping, and murder.

Waterstones Sheffield Orchard Square (6-8pm)

It’s some kind of Halloween special… maybe… I dunno.

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But hurry! I have no idea how long this lasts 😆

It's cover reveal day for The Drowning Place! Huge thanks to Dan Mogford who designed the gorgeous cover, and the whole team at @harvill who have been magnificent.

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Too soon for the C-word? Okay, I know, it’s waaaaaaaay too early, but bear with me, because this is one Christmas line-up you don’t want to miss. Leave it to everyone else to debate the correct ratio of sherry to trifle, and try to remember what they bought Aunt Marge last year; we’re too busy tripping over bodies in the snow, worrying at the dark shapes at the window, and investigating the odd sounds coming from the attic… Yes, it’s publication day and I am thrilled to announce that Death Comes at Christmas — the festive crime and mystery anthology I contributed to — is out today in…

Too soon for the C-word?

Okay, I know, it’s waaaaaaaay too early, but bear with me, because this is one Christmas line-up you don’t want to miss. Leave it to everyone else to debate the correct ratio of sherry to trifle, and try to remember what they bought Aunt Marge last year; we’re too busy…

The Day of the Roaring – A conversation with Nina Bhadreshwar Every so often, interviewing an author feels less like work and more like being invited into someone's creative living room. That's how I felt when I got the opportunity to sit down in front of an audience and quiz Nina Bhadreshwar about her debut novel The Day of the Roaring at Waterstones last week. Beforehand, I'd been curious (maybe a little apprehensive) about how the conversation would flow — her book deals with some very weighty themes, after all, and I worried it might not lend itself to the easiest of anecdotes.

The Day of the Roaring – A conversation with Nina Bhadreshwar

Every so often, interviewing an author feels less like work and more like being invited into someone's creative living room. That's how I felt when I got the opportunity to sit down in front of an audience and quiz Nina Bhadreshwar…

Fantastic! Thank you. Hope you enjoy it x

If books were illegal would we read (even) more?

Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️

A little reminder that @baytales.bsky.social will be in @ourwhitleybay.bsky.social on March 1st. The friendly festival for everyone who loves crime, mystery and the seaside. Check out the brilliant range of authors here: baytales.com

If you haven’t been to @baytales.bsky.social before then this should be your year. Just 3 weeks to go! It’s such a great event in a beautiful location. Highly recommend!

photo of Russ Thomas and A A Dhand

Huddersfield Literature Festival (HuddLit Fest 2025) - there are some events live on their website. The festival runs from 08 May to 18 May 2025. Russ Thomas and A A Dhand are appearing on Thursday 15 May 2025. xx📘💙📚 @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social @huddlitfest.bsky.social

SW news for January: Hellraisers; Servants; #DeathComesatChristmas; @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social as Guest Writer; French #TwiceCursed ; Witch Craft; short stories; Robin of Sherwood; PL Kane; Escape from New York…

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Hope you enjoy it! (And it’s always good to be fashionably late) 😉

Shame.

Ah wow. Great memories. Is it still there? Have you ever been back?

Back at the Coal Face

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com My journey to becoming a published author started, very simply, with a love for books. My mum would take me to the library every Saturday and I would borrow as many books as I was allowed. Somehow though, I always managed to run out of reading…

Recent Reads: Sleeping Dogs and City of Vengeance By this stage on the reading blog, you’re probably aware that I love reading romantic suspense! So I have a variation on that theme this week. I have two excellent detective stories on the blog, on…

This week on the reading blog, I have two fantastic detective stories with gay MCs, from @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social and D.V. Bishop. Not to be missed!!

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What fantastic company to be in! Thanks for the review x

Thank you everyone who came along to, or joined us online for @hullnoir.bsky.social last night Good to see a packed room to welcome our hugely entertaining guest @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
Details of next month's event coming soon...

I had such a lovely time in Hull. Thanks for giving me such a warm welcome xx

One week today, we'll be back with the first @hullnoir.bsky.social of 2025 with @thevoiceofruss.bsky.social
Join us in-person at Hull Central Library or online wherever in the world you are!
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Overcoming Writer’s Block: 6 Proven Strategies

Writing is hard, there's no two ways about it. One day you decide, 'Hey, I think I'm going to write a novel,' and off you go, perhaps with a detailed plan of attack, perhaps just winging it. Either way, there comes a point (Well, one if you're…