With #BayTales26 only a week away I thought I'd share my round-up of #BayTales25 for anyone attending for the first time. If you are on your own and want to see a friendly face, please feel free to DM me.
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This week has to have been my best work week since #baytales25 - fab meeting this AM plotting for #baytales26
Interviewing @radiomukhers.bsky.social on Sun at Hexham Book Fest then Stephanie Butland @waterstones NCL next Wed PLUS an announcement scheduled for Fri…!
We bought ours at #baytales25, so #baytales26 will be our fifth time. Such a wonderful event ❤️.
A week since the beginning of @baytales.bsky.social 2025 and I am still smiling. Friendly, kind, funny - #baytales25 was like the best of mates in book festival form.
Cannot wait until #baytales26 - the only way to celebrate the arrival of spring ❤️
@anncleeves.bsky.social @vpeanuts.bsky.social
My @baytales.bsky.social blog post about my experience attending is now live! #BayTales25 bethreadscrime.com/2025/03/02/b...
So looking forward to reading this! Lovely to meet @annamazz.bsky.social yesterday at the brilliant #baytales25 and hear her talking about her amazing writing and women's justice careers. Great event, @baytales.bsky.social!
Done! Great to hear @janicehallett.bsky.social speaking so entertainingly about this book, and how she writes, yesterday at the brilliant #baytales25 in sunny Whitley Bay @baytales.bsky.social ❤️📚😎
#baytales25. Fantastic day! Can't remember what to tag to get an arc of Steph McGovern's book but please! @stephmcgovern.bsky.social
What a wonderful weekend! I love, love, loved #baytales25 - had such a good time! Introduced to so many new to me authors, heard great stories and laughed a lot. Huge thanks to @vpeanuts.bsky.social @baytales.bsky.social & all the team for the immense amount of time & effort organising a fab event!
If I went to a book festival every day we’d be bankrupt in a month. That’s me sorted for a while thanks to @baytales.bsky.social #BayTales25
Picked up a wee #DeadlineProof at #baytales25 and are looking forward to reading this from the wonderful Steph McGovern 😊
The final event of the day was a great chat between @callytaylor.bsky.social and Mark Billingham. I'm halfway through an ARC of It's Always the Husband currently and it's SO good! And with that it's #BayTales25 over. Thank you for an amazing event @baytales.bsky.social ♥️
Absolutely fantastic day at Whitley Bay Playhouse for #BayTales25. Thanks to @vpeanuts.bsky.social @anncleeves.bsky.social @forumbooks.bsky.social all the panellists, organisers, volunteers & all involved. Can't wait to read my haul of books. Roll on BayTales26!!
#baytales25 has been absolutely awesome. Now time for dinner before the last event with @helenflack.bsky.social
Have had a fabulous time at #baytales25. Big THANKS to @vpeanuts.bsky.social & @anncleeves.bsky.social and all the authors, @forumbooks.bsky.social booksellers and volunteers! A smashing day full of fun and laughter! 🤣😘
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Absolutely loved some of the hilarious stories from these guys! Can’t wait to read Steph’s book! #baytales25 #DeadlineProof
PANEL FIVE - C.L Taylor and Mark Billingham in conversation. Such a good chit chat. Great to hear about how they got started. Proper belly laughed in parts. Can’t wait to retell the parrot joke! 😆 @callytaylor.bsky.social #MarkBillingham
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Final panel of #baytales25 was the comedy double act of @callytaylor.bsky.social and #MarkBillingham
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Very excited for the launch of @stephmcgovern.bsky.social book. #DEADLINEPROOF #BAYTALES25
PANEL FOUR - Orion panel: The Business of Murder
Another bunch of talented and inspirational folk. More books to add to the list! I need another bookshelf! #EmmaKavanagh #JohnSutherland #MariHannah #AnnaMozzola moderated by @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social #baytales25
Woo fourth panel! @annamazz.bsky.social @johnsutherland.bsky.social Emma Kavanagh, @mariwriter.bsky.social, @cmacwritescrime.bsky.social at @baytales.bsky.social #BayTales25
#BayTales25 Hilarious panel this morning moderated by Steph McGovern.
Can I have a #DeadlineProof please?
#baytales25 - wonderful! Fantastic conversations. Book for next year!
Lunch break at The Lough Ran. I LOVE that @baytales.bsky.social has put in the programme a local map, offers and a feature on authors drinks of choice and where to get them in Whitley Bay. It's so important to support local businesses. Well done #BayTales25 🙌🙌
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To show we were paying attention we scuttled up Keel Row and bought 3 Malcolm Savilles and a Nicholas Freelinh
The @panmacmillan.bsky.social panel at #baytales25 are proof that murder and humour can co-exist. Hilarious and engaging
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Third panel of day had us all in tears laughing 🤣 Great stuff from @stephmcgovern.bsky.social, @sarahhilary.bsky.social, Tracy Whitwell and Ellery Lloyd @baytales.bsky.social #BayTales25
Enjoyed the Pan Macmillan panel at #baytales25 - also how brilliant does Steph McGovern's debut novel sound?! #DeadlineProof
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Enjoyed the Pan Macmillan panel at #baytales25 - also how brilliant does Steph McGovern's debut novel sound?! #DeadlineProof
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