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Paul Heaton of Hull’s Beautiful South brings out a new album: ‘Deliciously addictive, it’s a ham and cheese toastie of an album, where Heaton snuggles into his familiar persona as a sort of jangle-pop Philip Larkin with a lot to get off his chest’. inews.co.uk/culture/music/…

ELLROY READS returns with a look at the greatest scandal of them all - Watergate, and the stunning novel by Thomas Mallon that tries to make sense of it all: youtu.be/oF9j-sNp4ds?si…

A short piece by me on James Ellroy's one and only meeting with Dean Martin: venetianvase.co.uk/2024/10/15/din…

Highbrow Lowbrow escapes for a Halloween Special. Dan Slattery makes the case for the BBC classic hoax GHOSTWATCH (which terrified a generation), and I argue for the virtues, and more importantly the vices of Ken Russell's THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM linktr.ee/highbrowlowbrow

ELLROY READS is back with a look at Andrew Vachss's classic crime novel 'Strega' and the story of how Ellroy came to be published by Knopf youtu.be/WuqZcPSz9Ts?si…

"She had for so many years been trying to be like other people, that she was now like nothing in heaven or earth." bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Have I got any thriller writing chums out there? I'm writing one for #nanowrimo but I think my pacing is a bit off. Looking for potential prrofreaders, all recs welcome 🙏🙏#writing #WritingCommunity #thrillerwriting

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I really think my life would be greatly enhanced by having Jane McDonald as a friend.

First mulled wine of the season 🎄🎄.

If you've already devoured our tremendous Book of the Year BUTTER by Asako Yuzuki, never fear because Japan has a rich heritage of exceptional crime writing with an ever-growing number of titles becoming available in English translation: waterstones.com/blog/the-best-…

I've done it!!! I've completed the Run Up to Christmas in aid of Mind and GoodGym. Now, where are the Quality Street? account.runthings.co.uk/awards/share/7…

Some people shine brighter than others ✨Bob Stone is a star and I'm loving his new book #TheStarsWeAre. Keep shining Sir, you make the world much brighter 💕 #booklovers #readersoftwitter TAUK Publishing Write Blend

Ramping up my energy in 2025, everytime the universe sends me something almost right, but not quite it I'm going to fling it back and say "Try again", let's see how that goes 🙌🙌💕🎉.

Wild Mountain Thyme (Will Ye Go Lassie Go) - Live from BBC One Scotland Hogmany

I wanted to finish the first draft of my #thriller on 14.2.25 having started it on 1.11.24. I wrote the final line at 7.17 this morning. I think I'm really onto something here #running #thrillerbooks #youcanrun #runningcommunity

Hey Mary Shelley's House of Frankenstein you might be interested in my new Mary Shelley Book which sees Mary and Percy take to Paris hunting ' The Missing Wife', it's coming out on May 23rd! getbook.at/TheMissingWife

I was delighted to contribute to this wonderful blog as part of #WomensHistoryMonth samanthawilcoxson.com/blog?fbclid=Iw…