Goodness @rosiemargesson.bsky.social, this surprise copy of In the Shadow of the Solstice by Meg Clothier coming from @wildfirebooks.bsky.social 10th September sounds amazing Thank you very much uk.bookshop.org/p/books/in-t...

Final tickets left for tomorrow’s Power Play event at Waterstones Battersea. Come along to hear about the book, get your copy signed and generally have fun 👏 www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

Just finished The Violent Hour by master scribbler @sirbenfro.bsky.social . Absolutely fabulous as usual. I doff my hat sir.

The Violent Hour by @sirbenfro.bsky.social ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fast paced, gripping, and sinister, it had me hooked from the first page. 🩸 See my review on www.goodreads.com/loopykaz #TheViolentHour #JamesOswald #BookSky 📚💙 #⚡📚 #Books

We’re delighted to share that James Oswald (@sirbenfro.bsky.social) is officially a million-copy bestselling author 🎉 ‘Do yourself a favour and read James Oswald's series. I can almost guarantee you won’t stop at one’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

No spoilers, only teasers for #TheViolentHour!

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Happy publication day James! Tis the violent hour in Edinburgh..... www.thebooktrail.com/authorsonloc... #headline #jamesoswald

What's that you say? It's publication day for #TheViolentHour *and* you get a newsletter? Surely I am spoiling you all! mailchi.mp/f2e0f3733751...

@wildfirebooks.bsky.social has pre-empted Hae-Soo Park’s novel My Perfect Deserted Island. 👇

Wildfire pre-empts Hae-Soo Park’s novel of 'pure escapism'

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I love you @jtbookspr.bsky.social Thank you so very much for a surprise copy of The Trouble With Sister Francis by @manvsbaby.bsky.social coming from @headlinebooks.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social on my wedding anniversary 27th August www.hachette.co.uk/titles/matt-...

Leaping to the top of the reading pile this weekend is The Violent Hour, latest in the Edinburgh-set Inspector Tony MacLean series by @sirbenfro.bsky.social. Out July 6th – be there or be square! Cheers to @wildfirebooks.bsky.social for the advance copy.

Small Comfort by Ia Genberg (Tr. Kira Josefsson): Money, money, money    alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/04/smal... @wildfirebooks.bsky.social

Small Comfort by Ia Genberg (Tr. Kira Josefsson): Money, money, money    - A Life in Books

Book reviews, snippets of book news, and alerts about books outside the glare of the publicity spotlight.

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This week marks the release of the UK paperback of Food Intelligence, my book with @kevinh-phd.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social A ❤️felt thank you for all your support! Our book explains why eating has become so fraught for many, and why shortages of willpower have nothing to do with it.

Fantastic book mail of The Lottery Widow Winners Club by Elly (Lucy) Vine out from @headlinebooks.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social 26th March. Thank you very much 💙 www.waterstones.com/book/the-lot...

THE NEXT WORLD WAR by @pete-apps.bsky.social is out today with @wildfirebooks.bsky.social 'Incredibly well sourced . . . One of the most plugged-in voices in modern warfare' - The Telegraph www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+next...

News: the final front cover for the U.K. edition of Power Play, my debut non-fiction book, has landed. Thank you to the team @wildfirebooks.bsky.social and @headlinebooks.bsky.social for the great work. Pre-order your copy ahead of its June 2026 release here: linktr.ee/Power_play_b...

Today is paperback publication of #TheRestIsDeath, so of course I've been out dealing with coos all day. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Well, well, well. After a long wait, the big day is here! @kevinh-phd.bsky.social and I finally get to share with you the book we've worked so long and hard on I wrote a little substack about the question that powered every chapter of Food Intelligence juliabelluz.substack.com/p/the-big-da...

It's out!!! 🐝 🌳 A haunting, lyrical coming-of-age story set in the Welsh woodlands, brimming with atmosphere and one-of-a-kind characters. 🌳 We adore this book. Do read James's piece in his newsletter – mailchi.mp/ff4d1fae9294... – and get your copy now!

James Oswald@sirbenfro.bsky.social · 12mo ago

It paperback publication day for #BrokenGhosts and you get a newsletter! How spoiled are you all? mailchi.mp/ff4d1fae9294...

Had a lot of fun putting this list together for @electricliterature.com . Hope there are some new-to-you tomes about tunes in here: electricliterature.com/8-books-abou... #music #books @simonbooks.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social

8 Books About the Transformative Power of Live Music - Electric Literature

These authors aim to capture the transcendent power of performance

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Looks like the first Con Fairchild book is a special offer at Audible right now. Written by me, and narrated by the quite brilliant Rose Akroyd. www.audible.co.uk/pd/No-Time-t...

Wildfire ( @wildfirebooks.bsky.social ) to publish author and journalist Helen Russell's ( @mshelenrussell.bsky.social ) new novel, Laura Clark Is Away from Her Desk. Publication is set for late July 2026 👇 #BookSky

Wildfire to publish Helen Russell's new novel

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New interview! @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social (pub'd @wildfirebooks.bsky.social) talks about finding her niche, how research throws up lots of truths, and of course her bookmark preferences - "I like women who aren’t easy to categorise, and often aren’t even easy to like" #BookSky

Thankyou Toppings St Andrews for having me in to sign all these copies of LOVE AND OTHER POISONS today! ❤️ @headlinebooks.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social

Huge thanks to @waterstones.bsky.social in Sauchiehall St for the lovely display of Madeleine Smith and LOVE AND OTHER POISONS and for letting me back in after last night's launch 😆 @wildfirebooks.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social

A fantastic write-up for LOVE AND OTHER POISONS in yesterday's Sunday Post! @wildfirebooks.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social @sheilland.bsky.social

Thanks to @bookywookydooda.bsky.social and @wildfirebooks.bsky.social for this copy of Chris Hammer's The Broken River. My review and further details on my blog: troutiemcfishtales.blogspot.com/2025/07/revi...

Review of The Broken River by Chris Hammer

My Review: I don’t read a lot of crime/noir fiction, but I’ve reviewed a couple of Chris Hammer’s novels and really enjoyed them. The Brok...

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'Rather than despairing in the loss, Haggith flips it, again and again, death and life on repeat.' Mandy Haggith’s ‘The Lost Elms’ (@wildfirebooks.bsky.social) defies us not to fall in love with elm trees, writes Kirsteen Bell www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/07/the-...

Omg, it's here at last! In my actual hands! LOVE AND OTHER POISONS! @wildfirebooks.bsky.social

The face of Madeleine Smith, the subject of my forthcoming historical crime novel, LOVE AND OTHER POISONS, and the man she was accused of murdering in 1857 @wildfirebooks.bsky.social @sheilland.bsky.social