Amy Lilwall
@amylilwall.bsky.social
Writer. Novelist. Very bad at social media.
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Properly delighted that The Water That May Come was named a book of the year by powerhouse pioneer bookseller, Opt Indie. 😀 How cool is that? 💙📚
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Books of the Year 2025
Featuring a carefully curated selection of 25 of our favourite small press, indie, and self-published reads from the year, chosen from our weekly Featured Five lists and the most popular event...
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January 8, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Properly delighted that The Water That May Come was named a book of the year by powerhouse pioneer bookseller, Opt Indie. 😀 How cool is that? 💙📚
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New reading goals for 2026? Had a gutful of Christmas sparkle? Ready for dystopian, character-driven tales? If you've added The Water That May Come to your TBR pile, drop me a line and tell me what you think of it; I'd LOVE to know (I really would!) 📚💙
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The Water That May Come by Amy Lilwall | flyonthewallpress
From the Author of 'The Biggerers', October 2025 brings a quirky speculative tale of Britain's future... 'Warmhearted yet dark. Amy Lilwall creates a world that is instantly relatable, populated by ec...
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January 4, 2026 at 11:50 AM
New reading goals for 2026? Had a gutful of Christmas sparkle? Ready for dystopian, character-driven tales? If you've added The Water That May Come to your TBR pile, drop me a line and tell me what you think of it; I'd LOVE to know (I really would!) 📚💙
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A Dystopian adventure set in an ENGLAND of the near future
The Water That May Come by Amy Lilwall @amylilwall.bsky.social
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"..a well written, thoughtful and thought provoking book.."
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#blueskybooks #booksky
The Water That May Come by Amy Lilwall @amylilwall.bsky.social
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"..a well written, thoughtful and thought provoking book.."
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#blueskybooks #booksky
A Dystopian adventure set in an ENGLAND of the near future - TripFiction
The Water May Come by Amy Lilwall, a dystopian adventure set in an England of the near future. The Water May Come is the story of four disparate
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December 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A Dystopian adventure set in an ENGLAND of the near future
The Water That May Come by Amy Lilwall @amylilwall.bsky.social
www.tripfiction.com/a-dystopian-...
"..a well written, thoughtful and thought provoking book.."
@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
The Water That May Come by Amy Lilwall @amylilwall.bsky.social
www.tripfiction.com/a-dystopian-...
"..a well written, thoughtful and thought provoking book.."
@flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
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Great to see The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social on this wishlist!
Ok. Yes, it's December!
And as we start to hurtle towards *that* day, it's high time to share our list of recommendations for Christmas (& late book of the year contenders) on our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page!
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#Whatareyoureading?
And as we start to hurtle towards *that* day, it's high time to share our list of recommendations for Christmas (& late book of the year contenders) on our @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social page!
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#Whatareyoureading?
December 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Great to see The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social on this wishlist!
Oooo, I spy a GLOWING review ✨️ It's so warm-and-fuzzying when a reviewer clicks with your work. Thank you @judydarley.bsky.social 💙📚
'The Water That May Come' by Amy Lilwall offers a warning, a threat and a thread of shining possibilities. Lilwall’s writing is exquisitely crafted, making this a beautiful dystopian novel, via @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social. Read my full review: judydarley.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/b...
Book Review – The Water that May Come by Amy Lilwall
Opening with the consciousness of a volcano unwilling to stir from slumber just a handful of years from now, The Water that May Come by Amy Lilwall offers a warning, a threat and a thread of shinin…
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December 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Oooo, I spy a GLOWING review ✨️ It's so warm-and-fuzzying when a reviewer clicks with your work. Thank you @judydarley.bsky.social 💙📚
Lincoln ✨️ All dressed up for Christmas 🎄
December 15, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Lincoln ✨️ All dressed up for Christmas 🎄
Moved offices this year and am thrilled to report that an annual winter wonderland seems to be part of the deal. 🎄✨️ Of particular note are the raindeer doors. Surely this deserves an award. 👏👏👏
December 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Moved offices this year and am thrilled to report that an annual winter wonderland seems to be part of the deal. 🎄✨️ Of particular note are the raindeer doors. Surely this deserves an award. 👏👏👏
When you write something and send it out into the world you can only hope that it will affect a reader like this. Soooo happy that The Bookmagnet took the time to write such a beautiful review ✨️💙📚
November 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
When you write something and send it out into the world you can only hope that it will affect a reader like this. Soooo happy that The Bookmagnet took the time to write such a beautiful review ✨️💙📚
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Cover reveal!!
A love story between adopted father and son.
Da @arathimenon.bsky.social
June 2026.
Preorders...
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A love story between adopted father and son.
Da @arathimenon.bsky.social
June 2026.
Preorders...
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@inpressbooks.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Cover reveal!!
A love story between adopted father and son.
Da @arathimenon.bsky.social
June 2026.
Preorders...
www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page...
@inpressbooks.bsky.social
A love story between adopted father and son.
Da @arathimenon.bsky.social
June 2026.
Preorders...
www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page...
@inpressbooks.bsky.social
A new adventure today! This time I'll be at Blackwell's Manchester (I've never properly been to Manchester! 😀) If you're in the area, come and say hello 💙📚✨️
@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
See you this Thursday at 6.45pm at Manchester Blackwell's
If entry fee is a barrier, just DM us for guest list :)
@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
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If entry fee is a barrier, just DM us for guest list :)
@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
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November 6, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A new adventure today! This time I'll be at Blackwell's Manchester (I've never properly been to Manchester! 😀) If you're in the area, come and say hello 💙📚✨️
@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
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Manchester readers. One for you tomorrow evening @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social Two authors of stunning climate fiction novels come together. 📚💙 #BookSky
See you this Thursday at 6.45pm at Manchester Blackwell's
If entry fee is a barrier, just DM us for guest list :)
@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
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If entry fee is a barrier, just DM us for guest list :)
@blackwellsmcr.bsky.social
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November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Manchester readers. One for you tomorrow evening @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social Two authors of stunning climate fiction novels come together. 📚💙 #BookSky
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💙📚 #Booksky Find something new to read and support a cracking little indie press and authors as you do!
Lovely Scribblers, you know we like to be positive, but naturally selling books is tough - indeed website sales for the last few months have been slim.
We keep almost 100% of the income when you buy direct - and we can therefore give more % to our authors too!
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We keep almost 100% of the income when you buy direct - and we can therefore give more % to our authors too!
Check out www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
💙📚 #Booksky Find something new to read and support a cracking little indie press and authors as you do!
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"In a world of undercutting and Amazon dynamic pricing, let’s not constantly promote sales of our books and creative outputs. Let’s price up, because we chronically undervalue ourselves as creatives anyway."
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November 1, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"In a world of undercutting and Amazon dynamic pricing, let’s not constantly promote sales of our books and creative outputs. Let’s price up, because we chronically undervalue ourselves as creatives anyway."
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If you're in Newcastle today, I'll be at The Deep North talking to fabulous bookseller James at Opt Indie Books about The Water That May Come. There will also be doughnuts! 🍩💙📚 Find out more here: www.optindiebooks.co.uk/store/p524/T...
The Water That May Come
Opt Indie Books is a celebration of bookshops, books, and the people who read them!
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October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
If you're in Newcastle today, I'll be at The Deep North talking to fabulous bookseller James at Opt Indie Books about The Water That May Come. There will also be doughnuts! 🍩💙📚 Find out more here: www.optindiebooks.co.uk/store/p524/T...
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15% off The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social ?
Go on then
'As the saying goes, we may all be facing the same storm, but some of us are doing in so yachts, others in rubber dinghies and some fighting for a pair of waterwings.' - T.O. Munro, Fantasy Hive
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Go on then
'As the saying goes, we may all be facing the same storm, but some of us are doing in so yachts, others in rubber dinghies and some fighting for a pair of waterwings.' - T.O. Munro, Fantasy Hive
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October 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
15% off The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social ?
Go on then
'As the saying goes, we may all be facing the same storm, but some of us are doing in so yachts, others in rubber dinghies and some fighting for a pair of waterwings.' - T.O. Munro, Fantasy Hive
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Go on then
'As the saying goes, we may all be facing the same storm, but some of us are doing in so yachts, others in rubber dinghies and some fighting for a pair of waterwings.' - T.O. Munro, Fantasy Hive
www.amazon.co.uk/Water-That-M...
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"Hrafnablótsjökul cracks open one eye, but her icicle-dry eyelashes are meshed together. The moon is high and the air is swollen. Frost melts between her metatarsals, tickles its way down to the sea..." Excerpt today @amylilwall.bsky.social The Water That May Come
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Hrafnablótsjökul Volcano cracks open one eye...
Plus Fly on the Wall Press Acquires Haunting Debut Novel Set in Post-Independence Zimbabwe
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October 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"Hrafnablótsjökul cracks open one eye, but her icicle-dry eyelashes are meshed together. The moon is high and the air is swollen. Frost melts between her metatarsals, tickles its way down to the sea..." Excerpt today @amylilwall.bsky.social The Water That May Come
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Lucky for some, table 13, is where you'll find us. Alongside two of our fabulous authors on Friday @johnironmonger.bsky.social and @amylilwall.bsky.social both of whom will be giving a reading at 3.30pm. Join us. 💙📚 #booksky
See you at the Small Publishers Fair at Conway hall this Friday and Saturday in London 11am-7pm, free!
October 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Lucky for some, table 13, is where you'll find us. Alongside two of our fabulous authors on Friday @johnironmonger.bsky.social and @amylilwall.bsky.social both of whom will be giving a reading at 3.30pm. Join us. 💙📚 #booksky
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With many thanks to Clive Simpson for this in depth and thoughtful response to The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social. Great to see that this reader understood the fundamental questions behind the book. @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
📚💙 #booksky
📚💙 #booksky
Amy Lilwall’s novel The Water That May Come speaks to contemporary concerns about climate breakdown and anti-migrant rhetoric | Clive Simpson
The Water That May Come: fiction and climate reality collide
Amy Lilwall’s novel The Water That May Come speaks to contemporary concerns about climate breakdown and anti-migrant rhetoric
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October 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
With many thanks to Clive Simpson for this in depth and thoughtful response to The Water That May Come by @amylilwall.bsky.social. Great to see that this reader understood the fundamental questions behind the book. @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social
📚💙 #booksky
📚💙 #booksky
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The Water That May Come: fiction and climate reality collide
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'Migration is handled with a human touch' @cliftop.bsky.social
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'Migration is handled with a human touch' @cliftop.bsky.social
Amy Lilwall’s novel The Water That May Come speaks to contemporary concerns about climate breakdown and anti-migrant rhetoric | Clive Simpson
The Water That May Come: fiction and climate reality collide
Amy Lilwall’s novel The Water That May Come speaks to contemporary concerns about climate breakdown and anti-migrant rhetoric
centralbylines.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The Water That May Come: fiction and climate reality collide
@amylilwall.bsky.social
'Migration is handled with a human touch' @cliftop.bsky.social
@amylilwall.bsky.social
'Migration is handled with a human touch' @cliftop.bsky.social
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LoveReading have made 'The Water That May Come' by @amylilwall.bsky.social a Star Book 😄
'The Water That May Come is a potently gripping work that challenges ideas around refugee identity while posing pertinent questions about privilege in the context of an impending environmental catastrophe....'
'The Water That May Come is a potently gripping work that challenges ideas around refugee identity while posing pertinent questions about privilege in the context of an impending environmental catastrophe....'
October 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
LoveReading have made 'The Water That May Come' by @amylilwall.bsky.social a Star Book 😄
'The Water That May Come is a potently gripping work that challenges ideas around refugee identity while posing pertinent questions about privilege in the context of an impending environmental catastrophe....'
'The Water That May Come is a potently gripping work that challenges ideas around refugee identity while posing pertinent questions about privilege in the context of an impending environmental catastrophe....'
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Heads up for @smallpublishers.bsky.social fair at Conway Hall, London, as seen on Slow Horses! Don't worry - noone will drop tin of paint on yr head! Fri 24th and Sat 25th 11-7pm. Includes readings by @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social authors @johnironmonger.bsky.social and @amylilwall.bsky.social .
A 🧵 of the #smallpublishersfair25 readings & talks on both days of the Fair. Friday's readings are introduced by @tyrrellknot.bsky.social and take place in The Green Room (2pm-5pm).
2pm: Helen Douglas (Weproductions)
2.30pm: Charlotte Northall (Pilot Press)
3.00pm: John Bevis (Uniformbooks)
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2pm: Helen Douglas (Weproductions)
2.30pm: Charlotte Northall (Pilot Press)
3.00pm: John Bevis (Uniformbooks)
(1/5)
October 18, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Heads up for @smallpublishers.bsky.social fair at Conway Hall, London, as seen on Slow Horses! Don't worry - noone will drop tin of paint on yr head! Fri 24th and Sat 25th 11-7pm. Includes readings by @flyonthewallpress.bsky.social authors @johnironmonger.bsky.social and @amylilwall.bsky.social .
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What a gorgeous write up of @amylilwall.bsky.social 's launch at Lark Books this month!
"What gives the book its bite is not apocalypse-as-a-spectacle but pressure-as-a-test..."
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Thank you Clive!! @inpressbooks.bsky.social
"What gives the book its bite is not apocalypse-as-a-spectacle but pressure-as-a-test..."
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Thank you Clive!! @inpressbooks.bsky.social
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October 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What a gorgeous write up of @amylilwall.bsky.social 's launch at Lark Books this month!
"What gives the book its bite is not apocalypse-as-a-spectacle but pressure-as-a-test..."
simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
Thank you Clive!! @inpressbooks.bsky.social
"What gives the book its bite is not apocalypse-as-a-spectacle but pressure-as-a-test..."
simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
Thank you Clive!! @inpressbooks.bsky.social
Marvelous afternoon in Frodsham at The Curious Cat Bookshop, yesterday. What a smashing place! Owner and bouncer, Crackers the cat, was in fine form and his lovely humans laid on quite a feast! I have concluded that books + afternoon tea = pure joy ✨️☕️🐈🍰📚
October 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Marvelous afternoon in Frodsham at The Curious Cat Bookshop, yesterday. What a smashing place! Owner and bouncer, Crackers the cat, was in fine form and his lovely humans laid on quite a feast! I have concluded that books + afternoon tea = pure joy ✨️☕️🐈🍰📚
Cats and books and afternoon tea! Find all of these things at The Curious Cat Bookshop in Frodsham tomorrow, Sunday 12th October, at 4pm ☕️🐈📚✨️
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Amy Lilwall – Author Afternoon Tea – The Curious Cat Bookshop
Location: The Curious Cat Bookshop, 50 Main Street, Frodsham, WA6 7AU Date: Sunday 12th October 3:30pm Arrival for 4:00pm Start Ticket Price: £10.00 Copies of the book are available, please visit th...
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October 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Cats and books and afternoon tea! Find all of these things at The Curious Cat Bookshop in Frodsham tomorrow, Sunday 12th October, at 4pm ☕️🐈📚✨️
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Wow, how lovely to receive a lovely review! 🥹 Thank you @loubookmarks.bsky.social for your time and your kind words 💙📚🌊
"Identity, a struggle to survive against elements & disappearing of everything, including cities are well written. It poses questions about how you react to environmental consequences & can you rely on those you could before?" @loubookmarks.bsky.social
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#Review by Lou of The Water That May Come by Amy Lilwall #AmyLillwall @fly_press #TheWaterThatMayCome
The Water That May ComeBy Amy Lilwall review by Louise Cannon ★★★★★ Better late than never as they say. This book was well worth the wait as I waded through some family health issues, looking longi…
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October 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Wow, how lovely to receive a lovely review! 🥹 Thank you @loubookmarks.bsky.social for your time and your kind words 💙📚🌊