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Lovely to see this autumn quote from my novel A Taste for NIghtshade aka The Penny Heart to illustrate this evocative image by @jamie_overland #Bookstwitter #photographyIsArt #booklovers

Taking time out on Llanddwyn Island, crossing a tidal inlet to visit this beautiful liminal space. Sea, sands, and a chapel to Saint Dwynwen, the Welsh St Valentine. #lovelive #sea

Isolation Ward is now available on #NetGalley Lorraine Quick’s psychometric expertise takes her to a scandal-torn asylum on the Yorkshire moors. And then she stumbles on a brutal murder… netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book/5… #Booktwt #bookbloggers #bookx #bookblog #BookTwitter

Feel so lucky to see the Waterhouse exhibition in London some years ago. What an artist!

A joy to take delivery of my new book #IsolationWard. Often think of how amazed my younger self would be that I'd one day use my life experiences as a published author 😊 #unboxing @AllisonandBusby

Pleased to confirm I'll be chatting to the @ukcrimebookclub live on @facebook next Tuesday 15 Oct at 7pm. We'll be talking about #SharpScratch, personality testing, the 1980s and more ...@AllisonandBusby @The_CWA fb.me/e/au4gXdikB

Wishing you all a cozy, autumn night with this scene I love from Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows…thank you for your kind notes & I’ll reply soon. Sweet dreams, everyone & stay cozy ♥️ 🍂(art by Inga Moore)

The Forget-Me-Not has always meant faithfulness & devotion despite separation & death. It is also linked to the loss of time when memory goes, & is a symbol for those who support dementia. It means not wanting to forget but also not wanting to be forgotten. #MythologyMonday

ANNOUNCEMENT! #FolkloreThursday is BACK! Monthly hosted days for the rest of 2024 - join us and our wonderful hosts on the dates below to share your fabulous folklore! October 24th November 21st December 19th Themes and times to follow - watch this space!

Paperback publication day for #SharpScratch Can a killer fake a personality test? 'Devilishly clever' @essiefox 'Unrelenting voyage to the dark side of the psyche' @TomMeadAuthor Amazon: ow.ly/qScV50SCEyW Images: -Faking test scores -60 test questions @AllisonandBusby

This month (1862) during a picnic on the banks of the River Thames, Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) told young Alice Liddell the tale of Alice’s Adventures Underground. It became one of the most famous books of all time. original illustration by Carroll✨ #bookchatweekly

More than a hint of the Gothic about this Welsh sunset: "Sunset near Caerphilly" Albert Edward Harris (1865–1951) National Museum Wales

And speaking of Byron's funeral #OTD 1824, there was that time they opened the coffin... "...No decomposition had taken place & the head, torso & limbs were quite solid... His sexual organ shewed quite abnormal development..." 😶 trivia-library.com/b/famous-exhum… aforteantinthearchives.wordpress.com/2010/10/16/ero…

Sharp Scratch: Can a personality test catch a killer? #Paperback out today "Superb and chillingly relevant, Sharp Scratch is a powerful and unrelenting voyage to the dark side of the psyche." @TomMeadAuthor of Death and the Conjuror @The_CWA @AllisonandBusby

So happy with the cover quotes on the new paperback edition of #SharpScratch. Huge gratitude to @NicholasBlincoe @CazEngland @essiefox and Mystery People. #Paperback Out today: tinyurl.com/y8zjuz4s

Very proud to be there, @MartineBailey ...

Every summer should be a Wind in the Willows kind of summer

Six Lives in miniature. So thrilled to be giving a talk about these extraordinary women and their fascinating portraiture at the @NPGLondon next Friday. @sixthemusical will be performing too! Check out this link to find out more: npg.org.uk/whatson/event-…

Here are our new releases for July, which are available to buy now: ✨Murder at Lord's Station by Jim Eldridge, which is 50% off on our website until the end of July. ✨Sharp Scratch: the pulse-racing psychological thriller by @MartineBailey #allisonandbusby #publicationday pic.twitter.com/Sr7vJ3j7Xz

“Why can't people just sit and read books and be nice to each other?” ― David Baldacci We often find people sit, read and be nice to each other in the Gladstone Room, which is both a gathering-place for residents and diners, and a comfy retreat for curling up with a book.