Getting ready to announce our next guest at #baytales27 We’re really proud to champion debut authors at our event every year and 2027 will be no different. Are there any crime debuts you’ve read / heard about recently and would like to see on our stage?

Silver tongued devil @radiomukhers making Helen blush by comparing her to Michelle Pfeiffer! @forumbooks.bsky.social 🤩 #thebound #ourwhitleybay #readersofinstagram #amreading #bookstagram

Finished this book last night. What an absolute belter! Can’t wait to chat with @tariqashkanani.bsky.social about this smasher! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop@forumbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The 💥NEW💥 @tariqashkanani.bsky.social is ‘all killer, no filler’!! We’re more than thrilled he’s coming to us & would love to see you there 🗓️ May 19, 7pm 📍 the bound, Whitley Bay 🎟️ www.ticketsource.com/forumbooks/t... @viperbooks.bsky.social @thecrackmagazine.bsky.social @baytales.bsky.social

Arranging a #NoirattheBar in South Shields on Fri, 25 Sept. Please get in touch if you’d like to be considered for the line-up. 😊

Patron’s Pick at #baytales27 is @louisewelsh00.bsky.social @anncleeves.bsky.social is keen to introduce you to Louise & her work on Sat 27 Feb ‘27 & we know Ann’s endorsement means a lot to the authors she supports as well as readers who trust her judgement. Book tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/

We promised ourselves that once we hit 200 tickets sold for #baytales27 we’d reveal our first guest so here she is! We are absolutely over the moon that Australian crime writing legend Jane Harper will be joining us on Sat 27 Feb ‘27. 🤩 Get your tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/

It’s a week since #baytales26 and we already have a guest confirmed and they’re a CORKER. Any guesses who it could be? #baytales27 #whitleybay #readersofìnstagram #specialguest

Seeing these appear is the spring equivalent of the Coca Cola truck appearing at Christmas.

I don’t post pics of my kids online - and never have - but please know that if you get a @baytales.bsky.social tote and it has some Play Doh in it, I had a little helper (AKA the real boss) when preparing this year.

It could be this…or it could be a diversionary tactic to avoid releasing the Epstein files

Maybe we should just crowdfund a lottery jackpot-sized reward for whoever leaks the entire Epstein files. There's got to be someone still at the FBI or DOJ who would put it out there for a billion dollars.

Fancy having your pitch reviewed by Stephanie Glencross & Maddalena Cavacuiti of David Higham Associates? Buy a ticket for #BayTales26 and register for Making Waves, our fab free fringe event! Email your pitch to reception@davidhigham.co.uk before 20 Feb. Info here: baytales.com/event/making...

4 fab fringe events as part of #baytales26 - free & exclusive to ticketholders. Book your space via our website! baytales.com/fringe-events/

PSA: twitter, X, is doing new terms of service that basically make it so that any comtent you share on there including DMs and photos is theirs and they can use it for "any purpose" including commercial use. So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/

Son’s reading book from school. It’s meant to be fiction…

We are delighted to be part of the #goallin campaign with The Literacy Trust & are excited to be welcoming them for a very special #take10 at #baytales26 #amreading #nationalyearofreading

This offer is now live! Buy a ticket for #baytales26 and get a free book! baytales.com/shop-2/

Bay Tales@baytales.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Looking for a really original gift for the bookworm in your life? A ticket to #baytales26 could be just what you’re looking for! We’ll even throw in a free book with every ticket purchased between 1 & 14 Dec. Visit our website to grab your tickets now! #amreading #whitleybay #giftideas #shoplocal

Looking for a really original gift for the bookworm in your life? A ticket to #baytales26 could be just what you’re looking for! We’ll even throw in a free book with every ticket purchased between 1 & 14 Dec. Visit our website to grab your tickets now! #amreading #whitleybay #giftideas #shoplocal

"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all." My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away. Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer

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Grab your tickets now to avoid disappointment! baytales.com/shop-2/

Bay Tales@baytales.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Well, well, well, aren’t some of you clever sausages?! Some people across our social media channels guessed that Ragnar Jonasson is going to be the first ever overseas author to join us on the #baytales main stage! We’re so grateful to Ragnar & @michaeljbooks.bsky.social for making this happen.

There’s an infographic doing the rounds. I won’t share the offending item or name the party who produced it but I will say this: ALWAYS INDEPENDENTLY CHECK THE “FACTS”.

Look at the writers confirmed for #baytales26 🤩 Sat 28 Feb, get tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/ @markedwardsauthor.bsky.social @leodora.bsky.social @sarahgovett.bsky.social @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social @drjennymorris.bsky.social @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social @transworldbooks.bsky.social

🥁🥁🥁Author Announcement!🥁🥁🥁 We are delighted to present a panel of debut authors at #baytales26 on Sat 28 Feb Woohoo for Rebecca Philipson, Tanya Sweeney & @Frances Crawford! Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/

If you’re sad to be missing Bloody Scotland - use the hashtag #notatStirling to be entered into a comp to win some #baytales goodies. UK only. Closes at 8pm on Sunday, 14 Sept 2025. #bookstagram #amreading #readersofinstagram

Just over a week to go! Tickets to #noiratthebar at The Word are free but booking is essential. theworduk.org/whats-on/noi...

Delighted to welcome @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social @drjennymorris.bsky.social Kate Bradley & @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social to #whitleybay on Sat 29 Feb 2026 for #baytales26 Get your tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/

Booking now open for this fantastic event on Sat 20 Sept featuring @emmaflint.bsky.social @johnsutherland.bsky.social @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @stephmcgovern.bsky.social @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social @mjarlidge.bsky.social & @chrisewan.bsky.social 🤩 tinyurl.com/The-word-is-...

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Bay Tales@baytales.bsky.social · last yr.

Tickets here: www.theexchange1856.com/event-detail...

If you’re going to be in Harrogate on Thurs, 17 July and would like to read at #NoirattheBar send us a DM. Expressions of interest close on 19 June & line-up will be confirmed in the following week.

Fancy seeing Lisa Jewell chat about her new book - Don’t Let Him In - at The Exchange 1856 in North Shields in July? Get your tickets now! www.theexchange1856.com/event-detail...