Blake Brooks
@blakebrooks.bsky.social
Audience Development Director at Firefinch Books. Formerly Bonnier Books UK, Head of Zeus, The Bookseller, Saraband Books. Personal account, my views are pretty much only shared by me...
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We’re pleased to announce not one, but two, new Firefinch communities today! Our Firefinch Charm community for book champions and our Early Bird community for booksellers. With our first proofs to the press this month, it’s the perfect time to join. https://linktr.ee/Firefinchbooks
August 22, 2025 at 8:00 AM
We’re pleased to announce not one, but two, new Firefinch communities today! Our Firefinch Charm community for book champions and our Early Bird community for booksellers. With our first proofs to the press this month, it’s the perfect time to join. https://linktr.ee/Firefinchbooks
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If you’re a bookseller, then we want you! We’re creating a community of bookseller champions to be first in line for early proofs and digital ARCs, point of sale material, competitions, events opportunities and author tours. Sign up at http://eepurl.com/jle7Go
August 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
If you’re a bookseller, then we want you! We’re creating a community of bookseller champions to be first in line for early proofs and digital ARCs, point of sale material, competitions, events opportunities and author tours. Sign up at http://eepurl.com/jle7Go
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Calling all bloggers, booktokers and bookstagrammers! We have launched the Firefinch Charm – our community just for you to hear all about our upcoming publications, join blog tours and be first in line for proofs and events. Sign up at: http://eepurl.com/jgrOpo
#Books #Reading
#Books #Reading
August 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Calling all bloggers, booktokers and bookstagrammers! We have launched the Firefinch Charm – our community just for you to hear all about our upcoming publications, join blog tours and be first in line for proofs and events. Sign up at: http://eepurl.com/jgrOpo
#Books #Reading
#Books #Reading
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Our Managing Director, Kate Parkin, will be speaking at this year's IPG conference on what it takes to start up a trade publishing business, as well as on moving from a corporate to setting up as an Independent Publisher. We hope to see you there!
September 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Our Managing Director, Kate Parkin, will be speaking at this year's IPG conference on what it takes to start up a trade publishing business, as well as on moving from a corporate to setting up as an Independent Publisher. We hope to see you there!
Not sure running a piece on whether men are being pushed out of publishing quoting Toby Young, who is famously misogynistic, homophobic, elitist and a general cretin constitutes balance…
July 23, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Not sure running a piece on whether men are being pushed out of publishing quoting Toby Young, who is famously misogynistic, homophobic, elitist and a general cretin constitutes balance…
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Thank you to @thebookseller.com for sharing the news of our launch, and to you all for kind messages as we launch Firefinch to the world. We're so lucky to have all your support. ❤️
June 26, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Thank you to @thebookseller.com for sharing the news of our launch, and to you all for kind messages as we launch Firefinch to the world. We're so lucky to have all your support. ❤️
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What is Firefinch? We’re a small independent publisher. Working to bring the best books to market and create a positive publishing experience for our authors, collaborating with them and our team of associates every step of the way. The Firefinch mantra? Books and Authors, nothing else matters.
June 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
What is Firefinch? We’re a small independent publisher. Working to bring the best books to market and create a positive publishing experience for our authors, collaborating with them and our team of associates every step of the way. The Firefinch mantra? Books and Authors, nothing else matters.
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We're thrilled to announce that we have acquired Marc Levy's THE BOOKSHOP OF FORBIDDEN BOOKS from @susannalea.bsky.social. A bestseller in France, it has already sold 280,000 copies and we are sure it will captivate readers in the UK and around the world when we publish next year.
July 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
We're thrilled to announce that we have acquired Marc Levy's THE BOOKSHOP OF FORBIDDEN BOOKS from @susannalea.bsky.social. A bestseller in France, it has already sold 280,000 copies and we are sure it will captivate readers in the UK and around the world when we publish next year.
What a day! Happy, exhausted, proud and excited. Thank you for all the lovely messages. I can’t wait to share more.It’s all so joyful! Do make sure to follow @firefinchbooks.bsky.social 🙌😊
June 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
What a day! Happy, exhausted, proud and excited. Thank you for all the lovely messages. I can’t wait to share more.It’s all so joyful! Do make sure to follow @firefinchbooks.bsky.social 🙌😊
My top piece of parenting advice is: never get too emotionally attached to a hat.
June 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
My top piece of parenting advice is: never get too emotionally attached to a hat.
Really loved the V&A east depot opening this weekend. Highly recommend to anyone even vaguely interested to get down there!
June 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Really loved the V&A east depot opening this weekend. Highly recommend to anyone even vaguely interested to get down there!
It’s the end of an era! My out of office is on for the last time, i’m logged out and my pass has been handed in. After nearly 7 years I’ve now left Bonnier Books UK. Lots of fun, great memories, amazing campaigns, and the best colleagues, but it’s time for something new! Watch this space ☺️
May 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
It’s the end of an era! My out of office is on for the last time, i’m logged out and my pass has been handed in. After nearly 7 years I’ve now left Bonnier Books UK. Lots of fun, great memories, amazing campaigns, and the best colleagues, but it’s time for something new! Watch this space ☺️
Absolute scenes this morning when we realised I had come dressed as a book today 😅
May 14, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Absolute scenes this morning when we realised I had come dressed as a book today 😅
I have finally, at the age of 36, mastered a perfect soft-boiled egg. This may be the greatest accomplishment of my life.
April 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I have finally, at the age of 36, mastered a perfect soft-boiled egg. This may be the greatest accomplishment of my life.
I have made a great friend in the market near the office who has the best kids books and can order in too. Such a touch. My favourite bookseller making every Wednesday fun (and wee man is thrilled with just insane numbers of book I come home with).
April 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I have made a great friend in the market near the office who has the best kids books and can order in too. Such a touch. My favourite bookseller making every Wednesday fun (and wee man is thrilled with just insane numbers of book I come home with).
Finally sorted some of my pension pots and got this huge rush and then realised, Dear Lord, i’m old and boring now. Never thought i’d get my kicks from consolidating pension funds. 🤦🏻♀️
April 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Finally sorted some of my pension pots and got this huge rush and then realised, Dear Lord, i’m old and boring now. Never thought i’d get my kicks from consolidating pension funds. 🤦🏻♀️
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We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
March 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We are disappointed but not surprised that Meta has used millions of pirated books to develop its AI systems.
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
As a matter of urgency, Meta needs to compensate the rightsholders of all the works it has been exploiting.
But what can authors do? Read here:
societyofauthors.org/2025/03/21/t...
Was very tempted to buy this following great review in Guardian this weekend. Now I know Meta don't want it publishing, I've ordered a copy. www.thebookseller.com/news/meta-wi...
Meta wins bid to prevent Pan Macmillan author and former employee from promoting memoir
An emergency arbitrator has temporarily prohibited Meta’s former director of global public policy and author of the tell-all memoir Careless People, Sarah Wynn-Williams, from promoting or further dist...
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March 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Was very tempted to buy this following great review in Guardian this weekend. Now I know Meta don't want it publishing, I've ordered a copy. www.thebookseller.com/news/meta-wi...
I’ve set up a new work Insta @blake.books for anyone who wants to join me there and see more of what i’m working on, what i’m reading and more! www.instagram.com/blake.books
March 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I’ve set up a new work Insta @blake.books for anyone who wants to join me there and see more of what i’m working on, what i’m reading and more! www.instagram.com/blake.books
Just set up a new work Insta @blake.books for anyone who wants to join me there and see more of what i’m working on, what i’m reading and more! www.instagram.com/blake.books?...
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March 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Just set up a new work Insta @blake.books for anyone who wants to join me there and see more of what i’m working on, what i’m reading and more! www.instagram.com/blake.books?...
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What??? This is pathetic. Come on, UK, you can do better than this! Go respond to this ridiculous UKGOV consultation on AI asap! Just ignore all the fiddly questions in the middle; they're there to discourage you from having your say.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
February 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
What??? This is pathetic. Come on, UK, you can do better than this! Go respond to this ridiculous UKGOV consultation on AI asap! Just ignore all the fiddly questions in the middle; they're there to discourage you from having your say.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Words To Live By Number 191
“You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep others warm.”
February 19, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Words To Live By Number 191
The person on the tube next to me is reading @lyndalaplante.bsky.social new Trial & Retribution thriller, ACCUSED, and this has made me so extremely happy.
February 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
The person on the tube next to me is reading @lyndalaplante.bsky.social new Trial & Retribution thriller, ACCUSED, and this has made me so extremely happy.
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It’s the hope that kills . . .
The poignant and brilliantly clever new thriller from
@liammcilvanney.bsky.social , The Good Father is coming July 3, 2025. Don’t miss it—pre-order your copy now: geni.us/TheGoodFather
The poignant and brilliantly clever new thriller from
@liammcilvanney.bsky.social , The Good Father is coming July 3, 2025. Don’t miss it—pre-order your copy now: geni.us/TheGoodFather
February 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
It’s the hope that kills . . .
The poignant and brilliantly clever new thriller from
@liammcilvanney.bsky.social , The Good Father is coming July 3, 2025. Don’t miss it—pre-order your copy now: geni.us/TheGoodFather
The poignant and brilliantly clever new thriller from
@liammcilvanney.bsky.social , The Good Father is coming July 3, 2025. Don’t miss it—pre-order your copy now: geni.us/TheGoodFather
Unfortunately have realised that while Blue Sky is a massive improvement on X, it might actually be the bin-fire that is our world that might be the reason I find the whole thing stressful & depressing…
February 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Unfortunately have realised that while Blue Sky is a massive improvement on X, it might actually be the bin-fire that is our world that might be the reason I find the whole thing stressful & depressing…