IT'S HERE! My gorgeous, spooky rom-com #IfYouveGotItHauntIt is published today in paperback, ebook and fabulous audiobook. My first novel as Lana Wren, my 22nd novel overall. It's the big-hearted, spooky comedy I've always wanted to write and I'm so proud of it. Link below. Happy Reading! 💙📚

Readers are falling in love with Tuesdays Are For Oversharing! But don’t take my word for it - look at all the fab reviews! 👀 If you like small town setting, real life issues and lots of laughs this might just be the book for you 💖📚💖 #booklover #bookcommunity #love

I ❤️ Glasgow so I'm reposting this thread re the culture of the city (sex & chips). So, ages ago (when I didn't live here) I visited my daughter. We had dinner up at the bar near her pad. High excitement cos the barman, I swear to God, *winked* at me. Now I was 51 & (as you know) a serious novelist.

I don't have anything clever or original to say about Sam Neill, but I loved his work and he felt like a friend during lockdown. News of his passing has made me cry.

A dating app for cockneys in trilbies called Mindr

Currently just over 2k signatures. We need 10k for a government response. If you are in the UK please consider signing this petition.

Gabrielle Steele ⚔ Echoes of Chaos 24/9/26@eldris.thellian.com · 3mo ago

UK folks, let's jump on this AI regulation petition the Society of Authors emailed out! It's an actual parliament one so the government HAS to respond if it reaches the signature threshold. It calls for regulations to make AI developers disclose copyrighted works trained on. Sign & repost!! ❤️

Anthony Head will forever be Rupert Giles, tutting over wrongly translated manuscripts in the library at Sunnydale High and firing withering stares at Xander.

Giles' Iconic Glare in Buffy The Vampire Slayer

ALT: Giles' Iconic Glare in Buffy The Vampire Slayer

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Ooh, lovelies! Fancy a 20% discount on a preorder of my new book as Lana Wren, #IfYouveGotItHauntIt? Head to Bookshop dot org dot uk and use the code PREORDER20 to grab my spookily tempting rom-com from today until 17th May. You'll be supporting fab indie bookshops and getting a fab new read! 👻💕

Just sliding in here to say, I (a human) designed these stickers to express this sentiment, wherever you like 😌

Stickers! | monicabyrne

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American friends! The Locked Room is currently free on Amazon Prime in the US, but if you don't have Prime it is still cheap at 99c www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0DK...

Absolutely not. I don't even use a search engine that gives AI summaries and I stopped using MS Word because I couldn't stop AI from reading my work.

Laura Keating@lorekeating.bsky.social · 5mo ago

I keep seeing "all authors use AI, the real issue is they're being forced to be sneaky about it" headlines. Full stop No. This is a lie peddled for normalization. It's schoolyard-level pressure tactics "C'mon, all the cool kids are already doing it. We won't tell. It's fine. We're on your side."

Congratulations to my extremely clever friends @k8johnsonauthor.bsky.social and @jeevanicharika.bsky.social for making it on to the Romantic Novel of the Year 2026 shortlists. romanticnovelistsassociation.org/news/ronas20...

The RNA announces the 2026 finalists for the Romantic Novel of the Year Awards and the contenders for the JHA - Romantic Novelists' Association

The Romantic Novelists' Association announces the finalists for the 2026 Romantic Novel of the Year Awards and the contenders for The Joan Hessayon Award for New Writers.

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Went to my first book launch party since before the pandemic and I couldn't have been happier to celebrate this amazing woman and her brilliant book! Congrats @isabellebroom.bsky.social 🥂

We're proud to have asked our members to add their names to this empty book, protesting the use of their works without permission. In our house, copyright still matters! #DontStealThisBook www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Thousands of authors publish ‘empty’ book in protest over AI using their work

About 10,000 writers including Kazuo Ishiguro, Philippa Gregory and Richard Osman join copyright campaign

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Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got

No no no no NO. Palantir is patently untrustworthy as custodians of our data. They are profit focused and will sell us out at the first opportunity. It goes without saying that the NHS should not be supporting the enablers of fascism. notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...

Say no to Palantir in the NHS

NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back

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A Valentine's plea from me and all the authors you love! We encourage you to be unfaithful and read around as much as you like 💕

I am quietly appreciative of the fact that Sky Cinema is showing Groundhog Day followed by Groundhog Day today 🤣

🕵️The Locked Room by Holly Hepburn - Blog Tour (Review)🕵️ @rararesources.bsky.social @hollyhauthor.bsky.social @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social #thelockedroom #hollyhepburn #blogtour #review #cosymystery #blogpost #bookblog #bookblogger # mybooksandcrafts3.wordpress.com/2026/01/21/t...

Love Sherlockian adventures in fog-shrouded London? Join Harry White, assistant to the great detective himself, as she races against time to outwit someone claiming to be Professor James Moriarty... THE LOCKED ROOM is out on 20th January 2026! www.amazon.com/Locked-Room-...

Happy publication day to The Locked Room by @hollyhauthor.bsky.social @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DTqFOWkiBV...

Love Sherlockian adventures in fog-shrouded London? Join Harry White, assistant to the great detective himself, as she races against time to outwit someone claiming to be Professor James Moriarty... THE LOCKED ROOM is out on 20th January 2026! www.amazon.com/Locked-Room-...

The Locked Room is out on 20th January 2026. Pre order now! www.amazon.com/Locked-Room-...

If you're looking to escape for a few hours, why not take a trip to bonny Scotland to meet and Edinburgh ghost or two? Healing Hearts on Thistledown Lane is out in audiobook, complete ebook and paperback now!

Healing Hearts on Thistledown Lane is out in paperback, audiobook and complete ebook 🎉 Do yourself a favour and escape to gorgeous Edinburgh this January.

Wow, I can’t believe we’re almost a week into 2026! As I do every month, I’ve gathered together a list of just some of the fabulous cozy mysteries coming out this month. Some would be PERFECT for my #CozyFrolic2026 challenge (are you taking part?) 💙📚 www.bookfrolic.com/coming-soon/...

Coming soon! Cozy Mystery new releases for January 2026 | book frolic

List of new releases coming out in January 2026 in the cozy mystery genre, including title, author, and series info.

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💕Book Review💕 Today it’s my stop on the blog tour for Healing Hearts On Thistledown Lane by Holly Hepburn #HealingHeartsOnThistledownLane @hollyhauthor.bsky.social #TeamBATC @simonschusteruk.bsky.social 💙📚 #booksky #bookreview #bookblogger #blogtour #books

Book Review: Healing Hearts On Thistledown Lane by Holly Hepburn #HealingHeartsOnThistledownLane #HollyHepburn @TeamBATC @simonschusterUK

Synopsis Maura has everything she ever wanted from life – a quirky cottage in Edinburgh’s picturesque Dean Village, a thriving career as a potter and a contented relationship with her childhood swe…

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#BookSky Thrilled to be joining my first blog tour of 2026 with this lovely uplifting read set in Edinburgh. Healing Hearts on Thistledown Lane by @hollyhauthor.bsky.social was published yesterday. mentoringmumof2bookreviews.home.blog/2026/01/02/h...

It's Publication Eve! Healing Hearts on Thistledown Lane is published in paperback, full ebook and audiobook tomorrow. Available from bookshops, supermarkets and online!

Romance advent calendar 6-9th (shush, its been busy) I've got your number by @sophie-kinsella.bsky.social What happens in Vegas by @shanagray.bsky.social The little shop of hidden treasures by @hollyhauthor.bsky.social A touch of magic at the comfort food cafe by Debbie John