Amy Stone
@amyfleurstone.bsky.social
Sheffield Correspondent for Northern Soul. Author of YA and adult fiction. Arnold Bennet Book Prize longlist, Bridport Prize shortlist. Puschart nominee. Find me on https://www.instagram.com/a.f.stone
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Amy Stone
@amyfleurstone.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Thread of writing things I'm proud of... let's start with my books! The Raven Wheel was first published in 2019, then a reprint with a gorgeous new cover in 2021. Really proud of these reviews: afstone.uk/2019/08/15/1... also who is this person? She looks so young, I don't recognise her
This book is something really special and you all need to read it. Read my review for Northern Soul to find out why it’s so bloody good: www.northernsoul.me.uk/bog-people-a... #bogpeople #folkhorror
‘A glorious flex of collective power’ Bog People: A Working-Class Anthology of Folk Horror edited by Hollie Starling
‘A glorious flex of collective power’ Bog People: A Working Class Anthology of Folk Horror edited by Hollie Starling
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September 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This book is something really special and you all need to read it. Read my review for Northern Soul to find out why it’s so bloody good: www.northernsoul.me.uk/bog-people-a... #bogpeople #folkhorror
Sometimes you write a review that’s less about the show and more about a chapter of your life ❤️
This is one of those 🦖🦕🌋 www.northernsoul.me.uk/dinosaur-wor...
This is one of those 🦖🦕🌋 www.northernsoul.me.uk/dinosaur-wor...
'stunning' Dinosaur World Live, Sheffield Lyceum
Review: Dinosaur World Live, Sheffield Lyceum
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July 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Sometimes you write a review that’s less about the show and more about a chapter of your life ❤️
This is one of those 🦖🦕🌋 www.northernsoul.me.uk/dinosaur-wor...
This is one of those 🦖🦕🌋 www.northernsoul.me.uk/dinosaur-wor...
Very lucky to get to talk to @adamjfarrer.bsky.social about his new book and the power of sharing stories. It’s a brilliant book, you’ll love it 🤩 ❤️ and yes, I ate all the prop biscuits after taking this photo. www.northernsoul.me.uk/adam-farrer-...
'Like a good batch of shortbread, Broken Biscuits keeps you coming back for more'
Adam Farrer, author of Broken Biscuits and Other Mail Failures, talks to Northern Soul's Amy Stone.
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June 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Very lucky to get to talk to @adamjfarrer.bsky.social about his new book and the power of sharing stories. It’s a brilliant book, you’ll love it 🤩 ❤️ and yes, I ate all the prop biscuits after taking this photo. www.northernsoul.me.uk/adam-farrer-...
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I spoke to @amyfleurstone.bsky.social at Northern Soul about Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures, the power of shared embarrassment to forge human connections and, unexpectedly, Gladiators. #booksky
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'Like a good batch of shortbread, Broken Biscuits keeps you coming back for more'
Adam Farrer, author of Broken Biscuits and Other Mail Failures, talks to Northern Soul's Amy Stone.
www.northernsoul.me.uk
June 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I spoke to @amyfleurstone.bsky.social at Northern Soul about Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures, the power of shared embarrassment to forge human connections and, unexpectedly, Gladiators. #booksky
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So chuffed with this purchase: Dead Cats Club shirt for £8 in St Luke’s hospice charity shop 😍can’t wait to wear this for day-job meetings and grin menacingly at anyone who backs away when they inspect the print 😈
May 30, 2025 at 10:46 PM
So chuffed with this purchase: Dead Cats Club shirt for £8 in St Luke’s hospice charity shop 😍can’t wait to wear this for day-job meetings and grin menacingly at anyone who backs away when they inspect the print 😈
To the knobhead in Costa: being posh doesn’t give you the right to be a nasty prick to baristas or anyone else for that matter, your wife and kids are clearly scared of you as well, get some help
May 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
To the knobhead in Costa: being posh doesn’t give you the right to be a nasty prick to baristas or anyone else for that matter, your wife and kids are clearly scared of you as well, get some help
Went to Sheffield Cocktail Festival for Northern Soul and had a blast! www.instagram.com/reel/DJyr2FH...
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May 18, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Went to Sheffield Cocktail Festival for Northern Soul and had a blast! www.instagram.com/reel/DJyr2FH...
This was mad good. MAD GOOD. That’s how articulate I am after a long week but if you want to read some real sentences strung together in actual paragraphs please read my review: www.northernsoul.me.uk/swan-lake-bo...
'a force of nature' Swan Lake, Sheffield Lyceum
'a force of nature' Swan Lake, Sheffield Lyceum
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May 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
This was mad good. MAD GOOD. That’s how articulate I am after a long week but if you want to read some real sentences strung together in actual paragraphs please read my review: www.northernsoul.me.uk/swan-lake-bo...
My review of Hamlet Hail to the Thief is here: www.northernsoul.me.uk/hamlet-thief... I can’t stress this enough: you have to go and see this production, it’s a masterpiece @the-rsc.bsky.social #hamlethailtothethief
Hamlet Hail to the Thief, Aviva Studios, Manchester
Review: Hamlet Hail to the Thief, Aviva Studios, Manchester.
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May 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
My review of Hamlet Hail to the Thief is here: www.northernsoul.me.uk/hamlet-thief... I can’t stress this enough: you have to go and see this production, it’s a masterpiece @the-rsc.bsky.social #hamlethailtothethief
This was apparently the most read article for that month and I’m really chuffed about that because I’m pretty sure it’s down to the fact I waded into a debate in the comments section of another review that completely slated the production, and the actors, in a way that made me quite quite mad
My review of a Streetcar Named Desire @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social is one of the Editor’s Picks for Northern Soul. Five stars, I loved it. www.northernsoul.me.uk/streetcar-de...
'incredible' A Streetcar Named Desire, The Crucible, Sheffield
Review: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Crucible, Sheffield
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May 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
This was apparently the most read article for that month and I’m really chuffed about that because I’m pretty sure it’s down to the fact I waded into a debate in the comments section of another review that completely slated the production, and the actors, in a way that made me quite quite mad
Predictably, I absolutely loved Broken Biscuits and it was so good to talk to @adamjfarrer.bsky.social today! Even though I was inarticulate and rambling as usual, it was worth it just to tell him it was a great book. Watch this space for review/interview but in the meantime: buy the book, people
Proof that nothing can happen in this house without intervention from kids and cats. Can’t wait to read Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures by @adamjfarrer.bsky.social - I absolutely loved Cold Fish Soup so I’m well excited for this! Review and interview coming soon for Northern Soul ❤️
May 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Predictably, I absolutely loved Broken Biscuits and it was so good to talk to @adamjfarrer.bsky.social today! Even though I was inarticulate and rambling as usual, it was worth it just to tell him it was a great book. Watch this space for review/interview but in the meantime: buy the book, people
Saw this last night at Factory International, absolute belter. Wrote my review on the train home but lost my programme in the process, gutted! #hamlethailtothethief #hamlet #hailtothethief @the-rsc.bsky.social #factoryinternational @northern--soul.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Saw this last night at Factory International, absolute belter. Wrote my review on the train home but lost my programme in the process, gutted! #hamlethailtothethief #hamlet #hailtothethief @the-rsc.bsky.social #factoryinternational @northern--soul.bsky.social
Dylan (not fussed about sweet things) has kept this monstrosity intact since Easter for the sole purpose of torturing his brother Joey, who inhaled his chocolate because his sweet tooth is rivalled only by mine. D opened the box purely to make sure J can see/smell the chocolate if he’s nearby. Evil.
May 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Dylan (not fussed about sweet things) has kept this monstrosity intact since Easter for the sole purpose of torturing his brother Joey, who inhaled his chocolate because his sweet tooth is rivalled only by mine. D opened the box purely to make sure J can see/smell the chocolate if he’s nearby. Evil.
Proof that nothing can happen in this house without intervention from kids and cats. Can’t wait to read Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures by @adamjfarrer.bsky.social - I absolutely loved Cold Fish Soup so I’m well excited for this! Review and interview coming soon for Northern Soul ❤️
April 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Proof that nothing can happen in this house without intervention from kids and cats. Can’t wait to read Broken Biscuits and Other Male Failures by @adamjfarrer.bsky.social - I absolutely loved Cold Fish Soup so I’m well excited for this! Review and interview coming soon for Northern Soul ❤️
My review of a Streetcar Named Desire @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social is one of the Editor’s Picks for Northern Soul. Five stars, I loved it. www.northernsoul.me.uk/streetcar-de...
'incredible' A Streetcar Named Desire, The Crucible, Sheffield
Review: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Crucible, Sheffield
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March 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
My review of a Streetcar Named Desire @sheffieldtheatres.bsky.social is one of the Editor’s Picks for Northern Soul. Five stars, I loved it. www.northernsoul.me.uk/streetcar-de...
Perfect Saturday night @bookwormvaught.bsky.social ❤️
March 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Perfect Saturday night @bookwormvaught.bsky.social ❤️
As far as I can tell, the team behind #ghoststories isn’t on Bluesky but I’d love them to see this! My review of Ghost Stories at the Lyceum in Sheffield last night, for Totalntertainment ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.totalntertainment.com/live-reviews...
Ghost Stories a 'No Spoilers' review in Sheffield - TotalNtertainment
The reviewer information for Ghost Stories contains an unusual request - a plea to keep the secrets of the play. See what Amy had to say here
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February 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
As far as I can tell, the team behind #ghoststories isn’t on Bluesky but I’d love them to see this! My review of Ghost Stories at the Lyceum in Sheffield last night, for Totalntertainment ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ www.totalntertainment.com/live-reviews...
What’s with the 60 second limit on videos with Bluesky? Bah. Anyway, you can see approx. 90 seconds of my trip to Lincoln to support the opening of my wonderful friend’s art exhibition ‘Scarborough Macabre’ here 🖤 www.instagram.com/reel/DFyXQ7z...
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February 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
What’s with the 60 second limit on videos with Bluesky? Bah. Anyway, you can see approx. 90 seconds of my trip to Lincoln to support the opening of my wonderful friend’s art exhibition ‘Scarborough Macabre’ here 🖤 www.instagram.com/reel/DFyXQ7z...
Last night I went to the housewarming party for the new location of the Botanist in Sheffield, it’s a great space! 🍃🌿🌱 www.instagram.com/reel/DFd99y8...
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January 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Last night I went to the housewarming party for the new location of the Botanist in Sheffield, it’s a great space! 🍃🌿🌱 www.instagram.com/reel/DFd99y8...
Unpaid carers, there are millions of you out there and this is for you! Publishers, industry people, please spread the word 🙏🏻
And don’t forget now, unpaid carers. This is a prize for YOU and you’ve nothing to lose by entering. Don’t be shy, don’t self-reject, and if you have additional access needs, please contact me and we shall make it work! Here or thecuraeprize@gmail.com
In 2022 I launched a new literary prize for writer-carers (UK & ROI), the #Curae award. A wealth of wonderful prizes from across industry, publication and many entries. The second prize opened 1/02/25 and so far we have far fewer entries. There are around 7million unpaid carers: industry PLEASE help
January 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Unpaid carers, there are millions of you out there and this is for you! Publishers, industry people, please spread the word 🙏🏻
Major TW. Tough read but important to share - esp. in light of these women breaking their NDAs that were intended to silence. I remember being so starstruck when Neil Gaiman retweeted my review of the Ocean at the End of the Lane for Totalntertainment. archive.is/2025.01.13-1...
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January 15, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Major TW. Tough read but important to share - esp. in light of these women breaking their NDAs that were intended to silence. I remember being so starstruck when Neil Gaiman retweeted my review of the Ocean at the End of the Lane for Totalntertainment. archive.is/2025.01.13-1...
Thoughts and prayers for my mouldy car getting its MOT today - failed last year, pretty sure it’ll happen again. Unless they decide its ability to grow moss supersedes all the mechanical deficiencies 🙏🏻
January 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Thoughts and prayers for my mouldy car getting its MOT today - failed last year, pretty sure it’ll happen again. Unless they decide its ability to grow moss supersedes all the mechanical deficiencies 🙏🏻
The kids always sing to Thomas ‘Tommy, Tommy Boo’ to the tune of ‘Daddy, Daddy Cool’ and he always gives this same confused, slightly worried look in response
January 11, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The kids always sing to Thomas ‘Tommy, Tommy Boo’ to the tune of ‘Daddy, Daddy Cool’ and he always gives this same confused, slightly worried look in response
They’re not on Bluesky yet but I’m honestly not lying when I say I’m now officially ‘Sheffield Correspondent’ for Northern Soul ❤️ www.instagram.com/share/BBlF30...
January 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
They’re not on Bluesky yet but I’m honestly not lying when I say I’m now officially ‘Sheffield Correspondent’ for Northern Soul ❤️ www.instagram.com/share/BBlF30...
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thecuraeprize.uk
The 2025 #Curae prize for writer-carers opens on New Year’s Day (GMT!)
Unpaid carers UK and ROI - this one’s just for you. Everything you need is on the site and it’s free to enter - for fun and focus, or maybe for steps into industry. Prizes are amazing
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The 2025 #Curae prize for writer-carers opens on New Year’s Day (GMT!)
Unpaid carers UK and ROI - this one’s just for you. Everything you need is on the site and it’s free to enter - for fun and focus, or maybe for steps into industry. Prizes are amazing
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The Curae Prize
A writing prize - just for writers who are also carers
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December 31, 2024 at 5:38 PM
thecuraeprize.uk
The 2025 #Curae prize for writer-carers opens on New Year’s Day (GMT!)
Unpaid carers UK and ROI - this one’s just for you. Everything you need is on the site and it’s free to enter - for fun and focus, or maybe for steps into industry. Prizes are amazing
Please share
The 2025 #Curae prize for writer-carers opens on New Year’s Day (GMT!)
Unpaid carers UK and ROI - this one’s just for you. Everything you need is on the site and it’s free to enter - for fun and focus, or maybe for steps into industry. Prizes are amazing
Please share