People with their heads up the AI-hole don't seem to grasp quite how much it is despised by others. If AI went away forever, I'd breath a sigh of relief. End of story.
SHADOW OF MADNESS out now!
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Writes Cesare Aldo historical thrillers set in Renaissance Italy • SHADOW OF MADNESS our now: https://linktr.ee/D.V.Bishop • Free newsletter: https://dvbishop.substack.com • Rep: @jennybrownagency.bsky.social • Ex-Tharg
MAKING YOUR FIRST COMIC is nominated for a Ringo Award! It’s the only completely self-published book in the category, so I’ve got a hill to climb. Comic creators, message me for a free PDF and only vote if you think it deserves it: ringoawards.survey.fm/ringo-awards...
If you live in Edinburgh, or are here during festival season, I recommend a visit to Pianodrome in Bruntsfield: an intimate amphitheatre made entirely from upcycled pianos, it's a truly ingenious, atmospheric & engaging space. There’s a full events programme in August – many free. www.pianodrome.org
#BookMashUps One Hundred Yesteryears of Solitude The Names of the Rose The Howards Weekend Fourth Wings of a Dove Jane Atmospherye
We're so excited @sofiehagen.bsky.social will be joining us for a comedy Book Fringe special on Wed 19th August at 12pm. Sofie's written two glorious books that both entertain and delight, comfort and question the complexities of living - and experiencing pleasure - in a body. See you there!
To celebrate, I've ordered a new promo t-shirt featuring a quote from my 2027 novel on the front...
SHADOW OF MADNESS out now!@dvbishop.com · yesterdayMy free newsletter today exclusively reveals the title of my 2027 historical thriller - and it's not a Cesare Aldo novel! @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social dvbishop.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Loved this novella when I read an advance copy! Can't wait to get my hands on the real thing.
Oliver K. Langmead@oliverklangmead.bsky.social · 2d agoSo stoked by the Libraryjournal review of The Killing of a Chestnut Tree. Can't wait for Havelock and Sebastian to be out in the world! 🌳 Full review is here: www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-k... @tordotcompub.bsky.social
My free newsletter today exclusively reveals the title of my 2027 historical thriller - and it's not a Cesare Aldo novel! @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social dvbishop.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Exclusive: 2027 book title revealed
Think of this as Aldo-adjacent
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My book has a release date (15 Oct) and page on the publisher's website now: uolpress.co.uk/book/prostit... 🎉🎉🎉
Prostitution, Repentance and Social Welfare in Renaissance Florence - University of London Press
From the fourteenth century, prostitutes in Florence were encouraged to leave their profession and spend their lives in repentance at the monastery of Sant’Elisabetta delle Convertite. Many did over i...
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Loved this very thoughtful podcast digging into the samplers for SHADOW OF MADNESS and THE HIGH ISLAND. As it happens, I'm chairing @linanderson.bsky.social this Thursday (Aug 6th) at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social in Glasgow, get tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
An Evening with Lin Anderson | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about An Evening with Lin Anderson today.
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Out of Order Book Club@outoforderbookclub.bsky.social · 2d agoS3/E08: This new episode looks at two samplers I picked up at @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social. It's a bit of an experiment focusing on what questions come up when you have a taster of @dvbishop.com 'Shadow of Madness' and @linanderson.bsky.social 'The High Island'. #booksky wp.me/phiaSF-cd
There are two kinds of people in many relationships. Those who wander out of rooms leaving a trail of lights on behind them, and those who sigh while turning the lights off.
Fatal Attraction: Glenn Close Light Switch
ALT: Fatal Attraction: Glenn Close Light Switch
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Jamaica have a wee lead over Australia at halftime in the netball semi-final at the Commonwealth Games. Keep it going!
Finally watching Devil Wears Prada 2, some very disappointing outfits.
Great news. A new series of A House Through Time is back with David Olusoga on BBC2 at 9pm on Thursday 13th August featuring a property in Edinburgh.
Delighted to appear in the @goldsborobooks.bsky.social July newsletter! Alas, all their SHADOW OF MADNESS hardbacks have sold out, but I'm very happy to personalise the book for you or a friend. I'm at Bute Noir Aug 8th and @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Sept 18th! @panmacmillan.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/... Ghost tours are now popular in Istanbul. Here's my self-guided version from back in 2024.
‘I’m here for the ghosts’: an after-dark walk through Istanbul in search of its soul
The author of the Istanbul-set Inspector Ikmen novels takes a trip into the Old City’s thrilling and turbulent past
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Heads up, new term for perv goggles just dropped.
Steve Hyett@stevehyett.bsky.social · 5d agoSpecs offenders.
My fifth Cesare Aldo historical thriller CARNIVAL OF LIES just hit 400 reviews & ratings, which is nice... #LittleVictories @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
Ooh, exciting, I've been invited to the Melbourne Writers' Festival in Austra-- No, it's bullshit, sent by some bot. Sigh. Maybe one day that will be real.
Snow White: Some Day My Prince Will Come
Alt: Snow White: Some Day My Prince Will Come
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Ruin a Booker Prize winner by adding In My Pants to its title: Flesh In My Pants Disgrace In My Pants The Promise In My Pants Girl, Woman, Other In My Pants The God of Small Things In My Pants
SHADOW OF MADNESS out now!@dvbishop.com · 6d agoRuin a bestseller by adding In My Pants* to its title: It's Not What You Think In My Pants So, I Met This Guy In My Pants Atmosphere In My Pants *shamelessly borrowed from ISIHAC
Ruin a bestseller by adding In My Pants* to its title: It's Not What You Think In My Pants So, I Met This Guy In My Pants Atmosphere In My Pants *shamelessly borrowed from ISIHAC
Perhaps Olivia Wilde could have a crack at this one: thespinoff.co.nz/books/11-07-...
‘Keats is Dead so Fuck Me From Behind’ by Hera Lindsay Bird
She had the most viewed poem in Spinoff history when she wrote that one about how she hated Monica off Friends. And now Hera Lindsay Bird is back, with her new poem, indelicately titled, "Keats is Dea...
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Jesse Hawken@jessehawken.bsky.social · last wk.Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now
Reading student work and found this intriguing sentence: "There was no time to explore the hut her mother had caused..."
Very proud to have a story included in this amazing anthology, which is out NOW! 16 stories of wildly varying dystopias by disabled authors + 1 essay and 16 darkly hilarious posters by the amazing @ellatholmes.bsky.social, who edited and illustrated the collection. www.kobo.com/au/en/ebook/...
Met someone who'd never seen the iconic photo of Ena Sharples from Corrie on a Manchester balcony. Original photographer seems to have been John C Madden. Online search turned up other pics apparently from same session - joy!
CLAVDIVS Smiling at me Nothing but CLAVDIVS Do I see
Had a fun morning with Rosyth Book Group before visiting @waterstones.bsky.social in The Gyle to sign my new historical thriller SHADOW OF MADNESS @panmacmillan.bsky.social
