Amy Lilwall
@amylilwall.bsky.social
Writer. Novelist. Very bad at social media. amylilwall.co.uk
Ooo, the digital version of TWTMC is officially out in the world! Of course, there'll be no spredges on this one (sprayed edges) but it's nicely portable. Thanks, as always, to @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social 🌊📚💙
A brilliant #climatefiction panel this evening at #yorkliteraturefestival with @johnironmonger.bsky.social author of #thewagerandthebear and @amylilwall.bsky.social author of #thewaterthatmaycome #Books
Happy World Book Day! #currentlyreading The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social - really enjoying it so far!
This Friday, as part of @yorklitfest.bsky.social two fabulous Cli Fi writers, @johnironmonger.bsky.social and @amylilwall.bsky.social will be presenting a talk about Climate Fiction and the future of the planet. It looks great! @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
It's York Literary Festival next week and I'll be there along with the excellent @johnironmonger.bsky.social and the equally as excellent @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social to discuss all things climate fiction. It would be lovely to see you there! 📚💙🌊 www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/climate...
Properly delighted that The Water That May Come was named a book of the year by powerhouse pioneer bookseller, Opt Indie. 😀 How cool is that? 💙📚 www.optindiebooks.co.uk/books-of-the...
Books of the Year 2025
Featuring a carefully curated selection of 25 of our favourite small press, indie, and self-published reads from the year, chosen from our weekly Featured Five lists and the most popular event...
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New reading goals for 2026? Had a gutful of Christmas sparkle? Ready for dystopian, character-driven tales? If you've added The Water That May Come to your TBR pile, drop me a line and tell me what you think of it; I'd LOVE to know (I really would!) 📚💙 www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page...
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From the Author of 'The Biggerers', October 2025 brings a quirky speculative tale of Britain's future... 'Warmhearted yet dark. Amy Lilwall creates a world that is instantly relatable, populated by ec...
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A Dystopian adventure set in an ENGLAND of the near future The Water That May Come by Amy Lilwall @amylilwall.bsky.social www.tripfiction.com/a-dystopian-... "..a well written, thoughtful and thought provoking book.." @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social #blueskybooks #booksky
A Dystopian adventure set in an ENGLAND of the near future - TripFiction
The Water May Come by Amy Lilwall, a dystopian adventure set in an England of the near future. The Water May Come is the story of four disparate
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Great to see The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social on this wishlist!
Ok. Yes, it's December! And as we start to hurtle towards *that* day, it's high time to share our list of recommendations for Christmas (& late book of the year contenders) on our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page! uk.bookshop.org/lists/decemb... #Whatareyoureading?
Oooo, I spy a GLOWING review ✨️ It's so warm-and-fuzzying when a reviewer clicks with your work. Thank you @judydarley.bsky.social 💙📚
'The Water That May Come' by Amy Lilwall offers a warning, a threat and a thread of shining possibilities. Lilwall’s writing is exquisitely crafted, making this a beautiful dystopian novel, via @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social. Read my full review: judydarley.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/b...
Moved offices this year and am thrilled to report that an annual winter wonderland seems to be part of the deal. 🎄✨️ Of particular note are the raindeer doors. Surely this deserves an award. 👏👏👏
When you write something and send it out into the world you can only hope that it will affect a reader like this. Soooo happy that The Bookmagnet took the time to write such a beautiful review ✨️💙📚
Cover reveal!! A love story between adopted father and son. Da @arathimenon.bsky.social June 2026. Preorders... www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page... @inpressbooks.bsky.social
A new adventure today! This time I'll be at Blackwell's Manchester (I've never properly been to Manchester! 😀) If you're in the area, come and say hello 💙📚✨️ @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
See you this Thursday at 6.45pm at Manchester Blackwell's If entry fee is a barrier, just DM us for guest list :) @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amy-lilwal...
Manchester readers. One for you tomorrow evening @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social Two authors of stunning climate fiction novels come together. 📚💙 #BookSky
See you this Thursday at 6.45pm at Manchester Blackwell's If entry fee is a barrier, just DM us for guest list :) @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/amy-lilwal...
💙📚 #Booksky Find something new to read and support a cracking little indie press and authors as you do!
Lovely Scribblers, you know we like to be positive, but naturally selling books is tough - indeed website sales for the last few months have been slim. We keep almost 100% of the income when you buy direct - and we can therefore give more % to our authors too! Check out www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk
"In a world of undercutting and Amazon dynamic pricing, let’s not constantly promote sales of our books and creative outputs. Let’s price up, because we chronically undervalue ourselves as creatives anyway." open.substack.com/pub/flyonthe...
If you're in Newcastle today, I'll be at The Deep North talking to fabulous bookseller James at Opt Indie Books about The Water That May Come. There will also be doughnuts! 🍩💙📚 Find out more here: www.optindiebooks.co.uk/store/p524/T...
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15% off The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social ? Go on then 'As the saying goes, we may all be facing the same storm, but some of us are doing in so yachts, others in rubber dinghies and some fighting for a pair of waterwings.' - T.O. Munro, Fantasy Hive www.amazon.co.uk/Water-That-M...
"Hrafnablótsjökul cracks open one eye, but her icicle-dry eyelashes are meshed together. The moon is high and the air is swollen. Frost melts between her metatarsals, tickles its way down to the sea..." Excerpt today @amylilwall.bsky.social The Water That May Come open.substack.com/pub/flyonthe...
Hrafnablótsjökul Volcano cracks open one eye...
Plus Fly on the Wall Press Acquires Haunting Debut Novel Set in Post-Independence Zimbabwe
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Lucky for some, table 13, is where you'll find us. Alongside two of our fabulous authors on Friday @johnironmonger.bsky.social and @amylilwall.bsky.social both of whom will be giving a reading at 3.30pm. Join us. 💙📚 #booksky
See you at the Small Publishers Fair at Conway hall this Friday and Saturday in London 11am-7pm, free!
With many thanks to Clive Simpson for this in depth and thoughtful response to The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social. Great to see that this reader understood the fundamental questions behind the book. @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social 📚💙 #booksky
Amy Lilwall’s novel The Water That May Come speaks to contemporary concerns about climate breakdown and anti-migrant rhetoric | Clive Simpson
The Water That May Come: fiction and climate reality collide @amylilwall.bsky.social 'Migration is handled with a human touch' @cliftop.bsky.social
Amy Lilwall’s novel The Water That May Come speaks to contemporary concerns about climate breakdown and anti-migrant rhetoric | Clive Simpson
LoveReading have made 'The Water That May Come' by @amylilwall.bsky.social a Star Book 😄 'The Water That May Come is a potently gripping work that challenges ideas around refugee identity while posing pertinent questions about privilege in the context of an impending environmental catastrophe....'
Heads up for @smallpublishers.bsky.social fair at Conway Hall, London, as seen on Slow Horses! Don't worry - noone will drop tin of paint on yr head! Fri 24th and Sat 25th 11-7pm. Includes readings by @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social authors @johnironmonger.bsky.social and @amylilwall.bsky.social .
A 🧵 of the #smallpublishersfair25 readings & talks on both days of the Fair. Friday's readings are introduced by @tyrrellknot.bsky.social and take place in The Green Room (2pm-5pm). 2pm: Helen Douglas (Weproductions) 2.30pm: Charlotte Northall (Pilot Press) 3.00pm: John Bevis (Uniformbooks) (1/5)
What a gorgeous write up of @amylilwall.bsky.social 's launch at Lark Books this month! "What gives the book its bite is not apocalypse-as-a-spectacle but pressure-as-a-test..." simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... Thank you Clive!! @inpressbooks.bsky.social
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Marvelous afternoon in Frodsham at The Curious Cat Bookshop, yesterday. What a smashing place! Owner and bouncer, Crackers the cat, was in fine form and his lovely humans laid on quite a feast! I have concluded that books + afternoon tea = pure joy ✨️☕️🐈🍰📚