Abigail Johnson author
@abigailj.bsky.social
Writer, book lover and mum of two. Loves the sea and cake, not necessarily together. Debut The Secret Collector @panmacmillan.bsky.social out now: bit.ly/SecretCollector 📚🛋️🕰️ Rep'd: WME Books
The Secret Collector is an Amazon #kindle monthly deal! 🤩🎉For only 99p discover why readers have been falling in love with elderly eccentric hoarder Alfred & troubled teen Kian
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'My favourite book of the last few years'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A wonderful, warm debut I’ll be thinking about for a long time.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'My favourite book of the last few years'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A wonderful, warm debut I’ll be thinking about for a long time.'
July 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The Secret Collector is an Amazon #kindle monthly deal! 🤩🎉For only 99p discover why readers have been falling in love with elderly eccentric hoarder Alfred & troubled teen Kian
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'My favourite book of the last few years'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A wonderful, warm debut I’ll be thinking about for a long time.'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'My favourite book of the last few years'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'A wonderful, warm debut I’ll be thinking about for a long time.'
Want to discover why readers are falling for Alfred, an elderly hoarder & his unlikely friendship with teenage care leaver Kian? Get your tickets for my talk at Warwick Books tomorrow night & find out about the inspiration behind the story #reading #books📚 www.ticketsource.co.uk/warwick-books
June 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Want to discover why readers are falling for Alfred, an elderly hoarder & his unlikely friendship with teenage care leaver Kian? Get your tickets for my talk at Warwick Books tomorrow night & find out about the inspiration behind the story #reading #books📚 www.ticketsource.co.uk/warwick-books
If you're a West Midlands writer join me on 14 June for a conversation with Writing West Midlands about developing as a creative writer & my journey to publication with my debut novel The Secret Collector. It'll be fun & inspiring! #writingcommunity #writerlife Book your FREE place: bit.ly/3FC1mPm
June 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
If you're a West Midlands writer join me on 14 June for a conversation with Writing West Midlands about developing as a creative writer & my journey to publication with my debut novel The Secret Collector. It'll be fun & inspiring! #writingcommunity #writerlife Book your FREE place: bit.ly/3FC1mPm
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If you're on a low income and would like to enter the Bath Novel Award 2025, please do consider our sponsored entries scheme. Places are FREE and applications are open below until 31 May 👇
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Need a hand with your entry fee? Applying for a sponsored place
Application form and eligibility details for sponsored entry places for the Bath Novel Award. Sponsored entry place applications are invited until 23:59 BST on May 31st.
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May 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
If you're on a low income and would like to enter the Bath Novel Award 2025, please do consider our sponsored entries scheme. Places are FREE and applications are open below until 31 May 👇
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Can't wait to read the entries for this! #amwriting #WriteCBC
#WriteCBC tip from @abigailj.bsky.social: Think carefully about how you can use your setting to reveal clues about your characters and create mood and tension. Small details can really bring your readers into the world you've created.
May 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Can't wait to read the entries for this! #amwriting #WriteCBC
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#WriteCBC task from @abigailj.bsky.social: Secrets are a great way to add intrigue and drama to your story. Write a mini-scene in which a character discovers that someone they know well has been keeping a secret from them. How do they deal with this discovery?
May 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#WriteCBC task from @abigailj.bsky.social: Secrets are a great way to add intrigue and drama to your story. Write a mini-scene in which a character discovers that someone they know well has been keeping a secret from them. How do they deal with this discovery?
So delighted to be the guest writer for this month's #WriteCBC. I can't wait to see your entries when the competition goes live next Thursday. Have a go and you might win a free place on a @cbcreative.bsky.social short course! #amwriting #writinginspo #writingcomp
It's time for the May #WriteCBC guest reveal 🥁
This month's writing task comes from @abigailj.bsky.social – alumna of our three-month online Writing Your Novel course and author of #TheSecretCollector.
Join us next Thurs: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/writecb...
This month's writing task comes from @abigailj.bsky.social – alumna of our three-month online Writing Your Novel course and author of #TheSecretCollector.
Join us next Thurs: www.curtisbrowncreative.co.uk/blog/writecb...
April 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM
So delighted to be the guest writer for this month's #WriteCBC. I can't wait to see your entries when the competition goes live next Thursday. Have a go and you might win a free place on a @cbcreative.bsky.social short course! #amwriting #writinginspo #writingcomp
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📚PRIZE GIVEAWAY! To celebrate the publication of The Secret Collector, @abigailj.bsky.social's heart-warming BNA-listed debut, we have a copy to give away by prize draw. Head to bathnovelaward.co.uk/win-a-copy-o... and enter your name and email for the chance to win. UK only, draw closes April 30th.
April 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
📚PRIZE GIVEAWAY! To celebrate the publication of The Secret Collector, @abigailj.bsky.social's heart-warming BNA-listed debut, we have a copy to give away by prize draw. Head to bathnovelaward.co.uk/win-a-copy-o... and enter your name and email for the chance to win. UK only, draw closes April 30th.
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Today on the blog is my book review of The Secret Collector by #author @abigailj.bsky.social
@libraryofchlo.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social
@libraryofchlo.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social
The Secret Collector by Abigail Johnson - #blogtour #bookreview
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April 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Today on the blog is my book review of The Secret Collector by #author @abigailj.bsky.social
@libraryofchlo.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social
@libraryofchlo.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social
Would love to see you at my book signing tomorrow! Do pop along to sunny Stratford-upon-Avon Waterstones between 12 and 2pm 😎 #author #upliftingfiction #books #reading #TheSecretCollector
April 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Would love to see you at my book signing tomorrow! Do pop along to sunny Stratford-upon-Avon Waterstones between 12 and 2pm 😎 #author #upliftingfiction #books #reading #TheSecretCollector
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🎉Happy publication day to @abigailj.bsky.social!
The Secret Collector is the heartwarming and uplifting story of an elderly eccentric collector and a troubled teen, and Abigail shares her path-to-publication story here👇
bathnovelaward.co.uk/2025/03/14/i...
The Secret Collector is the heartwarming and uplifting story of an elderly eccentric collector and a troubled teen, and Abigail shares her path-to-publication story here👇
bathnovelaward.co.uk/2025/03/14/i...
April 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
🎉Happy publication day to @abigailj.bsky.social!
The Secret Collector is the heartwarming and uplifting story of an elderly eccentric collector and a troubled teen, and Abigail shares her path-to-publication story here👇
bathnovelaward.co.uk/2025/03/14/i...
The Secret Collector is the heartwarming and uplifting story of an elderly eccentric collector and a troubled teen, and Abigail shares her path-to-publication story here👇
bathnovelaward.co.uk/2025/03/14/i...
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Abigail Johnson: 'I wanted to write something full of hope' 🌞
We caught up with CBC alumna @abigailj.bsky.social to discuss her debut novel #TheSecretCollector – out now from @panmacmillan.bsky.social
We caught up with CBC alumna @abigailj.bsky.social to discuss her debut novel #TheSecretCollector – out now from @panmacmillan.bsky.social
Abigail Johnson: 'I wanted to write something full of hope'
Abigail Johnson was a student on our three-month online Writing Your Novel course in 2020. We caught up to discuss her debut novel, The Secret Collector.
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April 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Abigail Johnson: 'I wanted to write something full of hope' 🌞
We caught up with CBC alumna @abigailj.bsky.social to discuss her debut novel #TheSecretCollector – out now from @panmacmillan.bsky.social
We caught up with CBC alumna @abigailj.bsky.social to discuss her debut novel #TheSecretCollector – out now from @panmacmillan.bsky.social
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The brand new The People’s Friend is out today and includes my paperback choices from @abigailj.bsky.social Kelly Gardiner & Sharmini Kumar, Jesse Sutanto and @samuelburr.bsky.social
@hqstories.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social @orionbooks.bsky.social
@hqstories.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social @orionbooks.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The brand new The People’s Friend is out today and includes my paperback choices from @abigailj.bsky.social Kelly Gardiner & Sharmini Kumar, Jesse Sutanto and @samuelburr.bsky.social
@hqstories.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social @orionbooks.bsky.social
@hqstories.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social @orionbooks.bsky.social
Last chance to make your Monday brighter and get yourself a feelgood read - for today only you can buy a copy of The Secret Collector for just 99p! (Cheaper than a coffee and lasts longer!) www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Colle...
#KindleDailyDeal #booksky #reading #books
#KindleDailyDeal #booksky #reading #books
April 7, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Last chance to make your Monday brighter and get yourself a feelgood read - for today only you can buy a copy of The Secret Collector for just 99p! (Cheaper than a coffee and lasts longer!) www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Colle...
#KindleDailyDeal #booksky #reading #books
#KindleDailyDeal #booksky #reading #books
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #bookreview
The Secret Collector by Abigail Johnson
A touching story that reminds us that letting go isn’t the same as forgetting 💔🤝🏡 🕰️ 🧭💞🧸📦💬🌿🌈✨
🔗 Full Review: wp.me/p7Tzwg-3mR
🔖 #AbigailJohnson #TheSecretCollector #PanMacmillan #BookSky💙📚 #heartwarming
@abigailj.bsky.social
The Secret Collector by Abigail Johnson
A touching story that reminds us that letting go isn’t the same as forgetting 💔🤝🏡 🕰️ 🧭💞🧸📦💬🌿🌈✨
🔗 Full Review: wp.me/p7Tzwg-3mR
🔖 #AbigailJohnson #TheSecretCollector #PanMacmillan #BookSky💙📚 #heartwarming
@abigailj.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #bookreview
The Secret Collector by Abigail Johnson
A touching story that reminds us that letting go isn’t the same as forgetting 💔🤝🏡 🕰️ 🧭💞🧸📦💬🌿🌈✨
🔗 Full Review: wp.me/p7Tzwg-3mR
🔖 #AbigailJohnson #TheSecretCollector #PanMacmillan #BookSky💙📚 #heartwarming
@abigailj.bsky.social
The Secret Collector by Abigail Johnson
A touching story that reminds us that letting go isn’t the same as forgetting 💔🤝🏡 🕰️ 🧭💞🧸📦💬🌿🌈✨
🔗 Full Review: wp.me/p7Tzwg-3mR
🔖 #AbigailJohnson #TheSecretCollector #PanMacmillan #BookSky💙📚 #heartwarming
@abigailj.bsky.social
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📗BOOK REVIEW📗📗
The Secret Collector by Abigail Johnson
Published 10 April
Full review ➡️ t.ly/_HO97
“Two lost souls who find each other and through that they open their lives to other people…”
@panmacmillan.bsky.social @abigailj.bsky.social @libraryofchlo.bsky.social
The Secret Collector by Abigail Johnson
Published 10 April
Full review ➡️ t.ly/_HO97
“Two lost souls who find each other and through that they open their lives to other people…”
@panmacmillan.bsky.social @abigailj.bsky.social @libraryofchlo.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
📗BOOK REVIEW📗📗
The Secret Collector by Abigail Johnson
Published 10 April
Full review ➡️ t.ly/_HO97
“Two lost souls who find each other and through that they open their lives to other people…”
@panmacmillan.bsky.social @abigailj.bsky.social @libraryofchlo.bsky.social
The Secret Collector by Abigail Johnson
Published 10 April
Full review ➡️ t.ly/_HO97
“Two lost souls who find each other and through that they open their lives to other people…”
@panmacmillan.bsky.social @abigailj.bsky.social @libraryofchlo.bsky.social
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
#TheSecretCollector from @abigailj.bsky.social & @panmacmillan.bsky.social is an uplifting story where elderly Alfred locks horns with teen Kian; think immovable objects vs unstoppable force.
Ebook published 1/4/25; paperback & audio 10/4/25
Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/3jztzhpd
#TheSecretCollector from @abigailj.bsky.social & @panmacmillan.bsky.social is an uplifting story where elderly Alfred locks horns with teen Kian; think immovable objects vs unstoppable force.
Ebook published 1/4/25; paperback & audio 10/4/25
Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/3jztzhpd
The Secret Collector by Abigail Johnson
Alfred has always collected unusual objects but since the death of his wife five years ago it's become an obsession. Things are so out of ...
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March 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
#TheSecretCollector from @abigailj.bsky.social & @panmacmillan.bsky.social is an uplifting story where elderly Alfred locks horns with teen Kian; think immovable objects vs unstoppable force.
Ebook published 1/4/25; paperback & audio 10/4/25
Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/3jztzhpd
#TheSecretCollector from @abigailj.bsky.social & @panmacmillan.bsky.social is an uplifting story where elderly Alfred locks horns with teen Kian; think immovable objects vs unstoppable force.
Ebook published 1/4/25; paperback & audio 10/4/25
Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/3jztzhpd
So pleased to see my debut The Secret Collector on this list with some amazing looking titles 🤩
2025 promises to be another brilliant year for book releases!
Here are the debut novels from our talented former students you should be adding to your reading list this year 📚 ✨
Here are the debut novels from our talented former students you should be adding to your reading list this year 📚 ✨
Debut novels by CBC alumni we can't wait to read in 2025
Check out this round-up of must-read debuts by our talented former students publishing this year.
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January 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
So pleased to see my debut The Secret Collector on this list with some amazing looking titles 🤩
It's such a pinch me moment to be able to say that my debut novel #TheSecretCollector is out 4 months today! And it has been amazing to read some of the lovely, generous early reviews. Thanks so much if you've read it & taken the time to share your thoughts 😊 Pre-order: bit.ly/SecretCollector
December 10, 2024 at 3:34 PM
It's such a pinch me moment to be able to say that my debut novel #TheSecretCollector is out 4 months today! And it has been amazing to read some of the lovely, generous early reviews. Thanks so much if you've read it & taken the time to share your thoughts 😊 Pre-order: bit.ly/SecretCollector
Finished Kala in time for tonight's book club - beautiful writing but think I am now a bit broken. Also think it's the first time I've ever read a book that mentions My Bloody Valentine! #reading #BookSky💙📚
November 20, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Finished Kala in time for tonight's book club - beautiful writing but think I am now a bit broken. Also think it's the first time I've ever read a book that mentions My Bloody Valentine! #reading #BookSky💙📚
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Someone's a bit spiky...
November 16, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Someone's a bit spiky...
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This doubly applies on Sundays.
November 17, 2024 at 11:47 AM
This doubly applies on Sundays.
My debut novel #TheSecretCollector is now one of the most requested books on #NetGalley! If you want an uplifting read about an elderly eccentric hoarder and a troubled teen, click that request button!
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November 17, 2024 at 4:14 PM
My debut novel #TheSecretCollector is now one of the most requested books on #NetGalley! If you want an uplifting read about an elderly eccentric hoarder and a troubled teen, click that request button!
netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book/499083
netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book/499083