Abe & Eddie
@abdecker.bsky.social
Raised in Devon close to the sea, now landlocked in Switzerland, I write fiction for adults & children and translate.
Website:
https://abdecker-skinner-books.com/
Website:
https://abdecker-skinner-books.com/
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Abe & Eddie
@abdecker.bsky.social
· Jul 6
Blown away by this review of "Flowers from the Black Sea" that appeared on Amazon yesterday:
"A joy to devour. A great read. The author is as significant as Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming and Graham Greene in bringing the vivid, often brutal, setting of Turkey alive almost as an additional character...."
"A joy to devour. A great read. The author is as significant as Eric Ambler, Ian Fleming and Graham Greene in bringing the vivid, often brutal, setting of Turkey alive almost as an additional character...."
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Remember Sycamore Gap?
Coming in 2026, "The Feathered Tree" is a #YA low fantasy about a tree obsessed teenager whose favourite tree is killed overnight.
The author has a huge back catalogue of trad titles, but they chose me!
This is huge! I don't want to let them down.
Who wants an #ARC #BookSky
Coming in 2026, "The Feathered Tree" is a #YA low fantasy about a tree obsessed teenager whose favourite tree is killed overnight.
The author has a huge back catalogue of trad titles, but they chose me!
This is huge! I don't want to let them down.
Who wants an #ARC #BookSky
December 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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I've made a small donation to help make a big difference to an underrepresented writer's career:
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Help raise £1500 to support a bursary place for an under-represented writer on the Ultimate Novel Writing Programme – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to support a bursary place for an under-represented writer on the Ultimate Novel Writing Programme. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
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December 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I've made a small donation to help make a big difference to an underrepresented writer's career:
www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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Iin 2025 British culture had a global moment – but can it last?
"If our cultural sensibility is anti-boosterish – rooted in self-deprecation, repression, chaos, irreverence and disappointment – perhaps we operate best on the back foot"
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
"If our cultural sensibility is anti-boosterish – rooted in self-deprecation, repression, chaos, irreverence and disappointment – perhaps we operate best on the back foot"
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
From Central Cee to Adolescence: in 2025 British culture had a global moment – but can it last?
Despite funding cuts and shuttered venues, homegrown music, TV, film and, yes, memes have dominated the global zeitgeist over the past 12 years. Now this culture must be future-proofed from the forces...
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December 28, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Iin 2025 British culture had a global moment – but can it last?
"If our cultural sensibility is anti-boosterish – rooted in self-deprecation, repression, chaos, irreverence and disappointment – perhaps we operate best on the back foot"
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
"If our cultural sensibility is anti-boosterish – rooted in self-deprecation, repression, chaos, irreverence and disappointment – perhaps we operate best on the back foot"
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
How to foster a love of reading in boys - "We shouldn’t patronise boys by telling them what society thinks they should become, but instead give them a bit more credit in their reading interests"
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
How to foster a love of reading in boys | Letters
Letters: Louis Provis says there needs to be systemic change in how schools think about boys’ reading. Jacqueline Robson recalls a reading initiative that left students searching for more
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 10:13 AM
How to foster a love of reading in boys - "We shouldn’t patronise boys by telling them what society thinks they should become, but instead give them a bit more credit in their reading interests"
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
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Favourite Night of the Year
A Christmas Ghost Story
Read on Medium!
#Christmas #Ghoststories #ChristmasEve #Booksky 📚💙📚💙📚
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A Christmas Ghost Story
Read on Medium!
#Christmas #Ghoststories #ChristmasEve #Booksky 📚💙📚💙📚
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Favourite Night of the Year
A Christmas Ghost Story
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December 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Favourite Night of the Year
A Christmas Ghost Story
Read on Medium!
#Christmas #Ghoststories #ChristmasEve #Booksky 📚💙📚💙📚
medium.com/@tudortweep/...
A Christmas Ghost Story
Read on Medium!
#Christmas #Ghoststories #ChristmasEve #Booksky 📚💙📚💙📚
medium.com/@tudortweep/...
Merry Christmas to all
December 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Merry Christmas to all
The irrational exuberance of the AI boosters and their cynical coupling with Trump is a familiar story of human greed and myopia, not a new stage in evolution. The product is truly phenomenal but flawed in ways that encode the deformed character of its progenitors
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr
The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction should prompt a global conversation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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December 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The irrational exuberance of the AI boosters and their cynical coupling with Trump is a familiar story of human greed and myopia, not a new stage in evolution. The product is truly phenomenal but flawed in ways that encode the deformed character of its progenitors
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Smorgasbord Christmas Book Fair - Book Review - #Shortstories - Cat Thief by Lynette Cresswell smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/s... @lynettecreswell.bsky.social
Smorgasbord Christmas Book Fair – Book Review – #Shortstories – Cat Thief by Lynette Cresswell
Delighted to share my review for the short story collection Cat Thief by Lynette Cresswell in the final Christmas Book Fair post… About the collection The new collection is diverse, dark-humo…
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December 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Smorgasbord Christmas Book Fair - Book Review - #Shortstories - Cat Thief by Lynette Cresswell smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/s... @lynettecreswell.bsky.social
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My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is up.
The Writers Gift
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#writingcommunity
#BookIndustryNews
The Writers Gift
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#writingcommunity
#BookIndustryNews
The Writers Gift
Going boldly into the unknown...a weekly roundup of writing tips and trends from a NZ children's writer. Comments always welcome.
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December 22, 2025 at 10:35 AM
My weekly roundup of #publishing news #writing craft tips and #bookmarketing links is up.
The Writers Gift
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#writingcommunity
#BookIndustryNews
The Writers Gift
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#writingcommunity
#BookIndustryNews
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'Epstein, Epstein? Why do you want to talk about Epstein? Epstein's a hoax!'
December 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
'Epstein, Epstein? Why do you want to talk about Epstein? Epstein's a hoax!'
"We took a piece of guerrilla journalism about Trump and Epstein, and it was viewed 20m times”
This is worth a read for the hilarious account of the police response
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
This is worth a read for the hilarious account of the police response
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
What happened next: the night Led By Donkeys projected Trump and Epstein on to Windsor Castle
The art activists made headlines during the US president’s state visit when they shocked the waiting media with a short documentary – and were quickly arrested
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December 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"We took a piece of guerrilla journalism about Trump and Epstein, and it was viewed 20m times”
This is worth a read for the hilarious account of the police response
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
This is worth a read for the hilarious account of the police response
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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#silentsunday
"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure."
( Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist )
The Alchemist, novel by Paulo Coelho
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery
#booksky
#quotesky
#novel #bookstodon
"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure."
( Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist )
The Alchemist, novel by Paulo Coelho
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery
#booksky
#quotesky
#novel #bookstodon
December 21, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#silentsunday
"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure."
( Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist )
The Alchemist, novel by Paulo Coelho
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery
#booksky
#quotesky
#novel #bookstodon
"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure."
( Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist )
The Alchemist, novel by Paulo Coelho
Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom, and wonder into an inspiring tale of self-discovery
#booksky
#quotesky
#novel #bookstodon
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#WordleWonderLeague #WritingCommunity #readingcommunity
One is a grieving gambler. One is a detective inspector. They both face the same conundrum. Will the serial killer taunting them win, or will they solve the Puzzle? To fail is to die.
www.amazon.co.uk/Puzzle-David...
One is a grieving gambler. One is a detective inspector. They both face the same conundrum. Will the serial killer taunting them win, or will they solve the Puzzle? To fail is to die.
www.amazon.co.uk/Puzzle-David...
The Puzzle
The Puzzle eBook : Wardle, David: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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December 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#WordleWonderLeague #WritingCommunity #readingcommunity
One is a grieving gambler. One is a detective inspector. They both face the same conundrum. Will the serial killer taunting them win, or will they solve the Puzzle? To fail is to die.
www.amazon.co.uk/Puzzle-David...
One is a grieving gambler. One is a detective inspector. They both face the same conundrum. Will the serial killer taunting them win, or will they solve the Puzzle? To fail is to die.
www.amazon.co.uk/Puzzle-David...
Only one silver item for #WIPSnips today, and it's dark.
The gleaming silver box looked out of place on Armin Hackl’s beer-stained utility table. He saw that it had caught Lotte’s eye, and he beamed with pride.
“A souvenir from that glorious night last November.”
“Kristallnacht?” said Lotte
The gleaming silver box looked out of place on Armin Hackl’s beer-stained utility table. He saw that it had caught Lotte’s eye, and he beamed with pride.
“A souvenir from that glorious night last November.”
“Kristallnacht?” said Lotte
December 21, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Only one silver item for #WIPSnips today, and it's dark.
The gleaming silver box looked out of place on Armin Hackl’s beer-stained utility table. He saw that it had caught Lotte’s eye, and he beamed with pride.
“A souvenir from that glorious night last November.”
“Kristallnacht?” said Lotte
The gleaming silver box looked out of place on Armin Hackl’s beer-stained utility table. He saw that it had caught Lotte’s eye, and he beamed with pride.
“A souvenir from that glorious night last November.”
“Kristallnacht?” said Lotte
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#wipsnips
#WritingCommunity
Happy Solstice, if that's a thing!
Kate is meeting the elderly Inverness solicitor, Angus McTay.
#silver
#WritingCommunity
Happy Solstice, if that's a thing!
Kate is meeting the elderly Inverness solicitor, Angus McTay.
#silver
December 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
#wipsnips
#WritingCommunity
Happy Solstice, if that's a thing!
Kate is meeting the elderly Inverness solicitor, Angus McTay.
#silver
#WritingCommunity
Happy Solstice, if that's a thing!
Kate is meeting the elderly Inverness solicitor, Angus McTay.
#silver
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They should drop stereotypes about authors' gender or appearance and buy our books or miss a great new read.
"Currently reading" posts should include indie authors, too, regardless of their appearance.
Reading isn't a paid business. Reading isn't about stereotypes.
Buy our books.
#booksky #books
"Currently reading" posts should include indie authors, too, regardless of their appearance.
Reading isn't a paid business. Reading isn't about stereotypes.
Buy our books.
#booksky #books
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Many of Istanbul's visitors are unaware that the city is home to half-a-millennium-old stone-carved bird houses that reflect the Ottomans' reverence for the animals
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Turkey's ornate Ottoman-era 'bird palaces'
Many of Istanbul's visitors are unaware that the city is home to half-a-millennium-old stone-carved bird houses that reflect the Ottomans' reverence for the animals.
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December 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Many of Istanbul's visitors are unaware that the city is home to half-a-millennium-old stone-carved bird houses that reflect the Ottomans' reverence for the animals
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
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'Though completely eclipsed by Don Quixote, Cristalián de España, which was first published in 1545, has a unique claim to fame. Its 800 pages, bristling with swords, sorcerers, dragons and damsels, make up the earliest known work by a female Spanish novelist.' 1/2
‘From her pen sprang unforgettable females’: 16th-century Spanish author’s knight’s tale given reboot
Beatriz Bernal’s pioneering novel features brave, chivalrous women who ride dragons and her adapter wants his illustrated version to reach young readers
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
'Though completely eclipsed by Don Quixote, Cristalián de España, which was first published in 1545, has a unique claim to fame. Its 800 pages, bristling with swords, sorcerers, dragons and damsels, make up the earliest known work by a female Spanish novelist.' 1/2
Lots of highs (and lows) in my WIP
"High above them the sky was filled with more planes than Oskar imagined possible. A shiver ran down his spine. But closer in his line of vision a more welcome sight: a pub sign. The Dog and Duck. It was open, and offered refuge."
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
"High above them the sky was filled with more planes than Oskar imagined possible. A shiver ran down his spine. But closer in his line of vision a more welcome sight: a pub sign. The Dog and Duck. It was open, and offered refuge."
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
🎵 She's so hiiiiiiii--eee---yiii---yiiiiigh... high above me... she's so lovely.... 🎵
The #WIPSnips word for December 19th is "high"
Please share my earworm with me.
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
The #WIPSnips word for December 19th is "high"
Please share my earworm with me.
#WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity
December 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Lots of highs (and lows) in my WIP
"High above them the sky was filled with more planes than Oskar imagined possible. A shiver ran down his spine. But closer in his line of vision a more welcome sight: a pub sign. The Dog and Duck. It was open, and offered refuge."
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
"High above them the sky was filled with more planes than Oskar imagined possible. A shiver ran down his spine. But closer in his line of vision a more welcome sight: a pub sign. The Dog and Duck. It was open, and offered refuge."
#WIPSnips #WritingCommunity
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Browse our lists of recommended books for children in primary schools, covering books for all abilities in EYFS, KS1 and KS2. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/category/rea... #kidlit #education
Reading lists for preschool and primary school learners
Recommended reading books for learners aged 3-11 in UK primary schools, curated and updated by professional teachers and librarians.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Browse our lists of recommended books for children in primary schools, covering books for all abilities in EYFS, KS1 and KS2. schoolreadinglist.co.uk/category/rea... #kidlit #education
The late JG Ballard's novel Kingdom Come is almost 20 years old, but anticipates today’s Britain with eerie precision.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Want to understand the sickness of Britain today? Look no further – a novel explained it all 20 years ago | Aditya Chakrabortty
The racism, the predatory politics, the banality and cruelty: we struggle to make sense of it, but JG Ballard foretold everything we are living through now, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The late JG Ballard's novel Kingdom Come is almost 20 years old, but anticipates today’s Britain with eerie precision.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Welsh servant Owen Tudor secretly marries the widowed Queen Catherine of Valois - and against impossible odds they change history with a new dynasty: the Tudors
mybook.to/Owen
#HistoricalFiction #Tudors #KindleUnlimited
mybook.to/Owen
#HistoricalFiction #Tudors #KindleUnlimited
December 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Welsh servant Owen Tudor secretly marries the widowed Queen Catherine of Valois - and against impossible odds they change history with a new dynasty: the Tudors
mybook.to/Owen
#HistoricalFiction #Tudors #KindleUnlimited
mybook.to/Owen
#HistoricalFiction #Tudors #KindleUnlimited
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🛍️🏬📚🔖 Our guide to independent and specialist children's bookshops in the UK and Ireland, including over 150 vibrant and exciting bookstores to visit. 🔖📚🏬🛍️
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ch...
#kidlit #amreading #booktwitter
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ch...
#kidlit #amreading #booktwitter
Children's Bookshops
Children's bookshops - browse our list of independent bookshops and specialist children's bookshops in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
🛍️🏬📚🔖 Our guide to independent and specialist children's bookshops in the UK and Ireland, including over 150 vibrant and exciting bookstores to visit. 🔖📚🏬🛍️
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ch...
#kidlit #amreading #booktwitter
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ch...
#kidlit #amreading #booktwitter
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Hi BlueSky,
My writer's group colleague has an online radio show, where she discusses books, interviews authors and plays great music.
In this episode you can hear members of the group recommend books and wish everyone a happy Christmas.
#books #booksky
www.mixcloud.com/West_Wilts_R...
My writer's group colleague has an online radio show, where she discusses books, interviews authors and plays great music.
In this episode you can hear members of the group recommend books and wish everyone a happy Christmas.
#books #booksky
www.mixcloud.com/West_Wilts_R...
#22 Books And Tunes From West Wilts Radio December 2025 Chris Penhall
www.mixcloud.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Hi BlueSky,
My writer's group colleague has an online radio show, where she discusses books, interviews authors and plays great music.
In this episode you can hear members of the group recommend books and wish everyone a happy Christmas.
#books #booksky
www.mixcloud.com/West_Wilts_R...
My writer's group colleague has an online radio show, where she discusses books, interviews authors and plays great music.
In this episode you can hear members of the group recommend books and wish everyone a happy Christmas.
#books #booksky
www.mixcloud.com/West_Wilts_R...
Share the books that bring you joy - and win a year's subscription to Hay Festival plus a set of The Pleasure List books to be announced on the eve of Hay Festival 2026.
www.hayfestival.com/the-pleasure...
www.hayfestival.com/the-pleasure...
Hay Festival The Pleasure List
Hay Festival - Discover a world of different
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December 17, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Share the books that bring you joy - and win a year's subscription to Hay Festival plus a set of The Pleasure List books to be announced on the eve of Hay Festival 2026.
www.hayfestival.com/the-pleasure...
www.hayfestival.com/the-pleasure...