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Perfect winter vibes and Christmas ghost stories. If the promised snow actually happens its the perfect book to curl up with
January 1, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Perfect winter vibes and Christmas ghost stories. If the promised snow actually happens its the perfect book to curl up with
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@blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird series, at the source.
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
@blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird series, at the source.
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Can't wait to see a copy of "Stories for Lovers" with pieces by two northern writers: Malachi Whitaker, b. Bradford, Yorks & Richmal Compton, b. Bury, Lancs. Also on the roster: Virginia Woolf, EM Delafield, Dorothy Parker. Sounds like the perfect Valentine treat!
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A lovely surprise package in the post yesterday, this beautiful anthology, STORIES FOR LOVERS, a forthcoming release from @blpublishing.bsky.social as part of their Women Writers series.
Many thanks for the early copy - it’s very much appreciated! #BookSky @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social 💙📚
Many thanks for the early copy - it’s very much appreciated! #BookSky @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social 💙📚
December 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Can't wait to see a copy of "Stories for Lovers" with pieces by two northern writers: Malachi Whitaker, b. Bradford, Yorks & Richmal Compton, b. Bury, Lancs. Also on the roster: Virginia Woolf, EM Delafield, Dorothy Parker. Sounds like the perfect Valentine treat!
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On the Ramblings today, my second nomination for Crime Reprint of the Year, and this time it’s a dramatic and memorable title from @blpublishing.bsky.social - kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/r...
Reprint of the Year Award 2025 – nomination 2
As I mentioned when I presented my first nomination for this year’s title, British Library Publishing do issues stellar array of Crime Classics, all presented in beautiful jackets and one of …
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December 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
On the Ramblings today, my second nomination for Crime Reprint of the Year, and this time it’s a dramatic and memorable title from @blpublishing.bsky.social - kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/r...
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Thrilled to say that Malachi Whitaker's short story "Honeymoon" is included in this superb anthology from the British Library Women Writers series.
"Stories for Lovers" also features short fictions by EM Delafield, Dorothy Parker & Virginia Woolf.
Thanks @blpublishing.bsky.social
Out 13 Jan 2026
"Stories for Lovers" also features short fictions by EM Delafield, Dorothy Parker & Virginia Woolf.
Thanks @blpublishing.bsky.social
Out 13 Jan 2026
You’re welcome @heavenalibooks.bsky.social - Stories for Lovers publishes Jan 13th! #WomenWriters #MargaretAtwood #DorothyPatker #VirginiaWoolf
Ooh, a lovely early Christmas present this morning. Thank you @britishlibrary.bsky.social @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social these look delightful. 😍📚💙
December 17, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Thrilled to say that Malachi Whitaker's short story "Honeymoon" is included in this superb anthology from the British Library Women Writers series.
"Stories for Lovers" also features short fictions by EM Delafield, Dorothy Parker & Virginia Woolf.
Thanks @blpublishing.bsky.social
Out 13 Jan 2026
"Stories for Lovers" also features short fictions by EM Delafield, Dorothy Parker & Virginia Woolf.
Thanks @blpublishing.bsky.social
Out 13 Jan 2026
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We’re excited to share our new main catalogue, making it easier for you to find and request the majority of our published collection. We’ve also launched an interim version of our Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Find out how to start searching and requesting on our website bit.ly/BLNewCatalogues
December 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We’re excited to share our new main catalogue, making it easier for you to find and request the majority of our published collection. We’ve also launched an interim version of our Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Find out how to start searching and requesting on our website bit.ly/BLNewCatalogues
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No false modesty, my books make ideal Christmas presents. Three fresh ones to choose from this year - When Books Go Bad, My Year of Reading Welshly, and While There Is Tea There Is Hope. Available everywhere good books are sold, but please buy local and indie if you can.
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
No false modesty, my books make ideal Christmas presents. Three fresh ones to choose from this year - When Books Go Bad, My Year of Reading Welshly, and While There Is Tea There Is Hope. Available everywhere good books are sold, but please buy local and indie if you can.
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The final @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird for the year came with this adorable wooden decoration 😭😭😭
December 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The final @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird for the year came with this adorable wooden decoration 😭😭😭
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Very exciting book mail!
My December subscription to @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird has arrived with goodies!!
Possessed: A Lost Novel of the Occult by Rosalie and Edward Synton (1927)
Champion and introduced by @johnnymains.co.uk
#weirdfiction #occult
My December subscription to @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird has arrived with goodies!!
Possessed: A Lost Novel of the Occult by Rosalie and Edward Synton (1927)
Champion and introduced by @johnnymains.co.uk
#weirdfiction #occult
December 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Very exciting book mail!
My December subscription to @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird has arrived with goodies!!
Possessed: A Lost Novel of the Occult by Rosalie and Edward Synton (1927)
Champion and introduced by @johnnymains.co.uk
#weirdfiction #occult
My December subscription to @blpublishing.bsky.social Tales of the Weird has arrived with goodies!!
Possessed: A Lost Novel of the Occult by Rosalie and Edward Synton (1927)
Champion and introduced by @johnnymains.co.uk
#weirdfiction #occult
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And more bookish delights via the postie today, from @blpublishing.bsky.social - thank you, these look wonderful!
December 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
And more bookish delights via the postie today, from @blpublishing.bsky.social - thank you, these look wonderful!
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A lovely surprise package in the post yesterday, this beautiful anthology, STORIES FOR LOVERS, a forthcoming release from @blpublishing.bsky.social as part of their Women Writers series.
Many thanks for the early copy - it’s very much appreciated! #BookSky @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social 💙📚
Many thanks for the early copy - it’s very much appreciated! #BookSky @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social 💙📚
December 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A lovely surprise package in the post yesterday, this beautiful anthology, STORIES FOR LOVERS, a forthcoming release from @blpublishing.bsky.social as part of their Women Writers series.
Many thanks for the early copy - it’s very much appreciated! #BookSky @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social 💙📚
Many thanks for the early copy - it’s very much appreciated! #BookSky @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social 💙📚
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Check out the Whodunnit Whisperings review of Septembers entry to the @blpublishing.bsky.social Crime Classics focused on Locked Room Mysteries. Well worth a read. open.substack.com/pub/whodunni...
As If By Magic: Locked Room Mysteries and Other Miraculous Crimes (2025)
A collection of mysteries that celebrates the locked-room trope, which is well worth your time.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Check out the Whodunnit Whisperings review of Septembers entry to the @blpublishing.bsky.social Crime Classics focused on Locked Room Mysteries. Well worth a read. open.substack.com/pub/whodunni...
Fantastic review of ‘All the Fear of the Fair’ edited by Edward Parnell here. #TalesoftheWeird
Feed: "Wormwoodiana"
By: Mark V on Thursday, December 11, 2025
By: Mark V on Thursday, December 11, 2025
'All the Fear of the Fair' edited by Edward Parnell: A Guest Review by John Howard
For several years now the Tales of the Weird series published by the British Library has been reprinting classic novels and story collec...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Fantastic review of ‘All the Fear of the Fair’ edited by Edward Parnell here. #TalesoftheWeird
You’re welcome @heavenalibooks.bsky.social - Stories for Lovers publishes Jan 13th! #WomenWriters #MargaretAtwood #DorothyPatker #VirginiaWoolf
Ooh, a lovely early Christmas present this morning. Thank you @britishlibrary.bsky.social @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social these look delightful. 😍📚💙
December 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
You’re welcome @heavenalibooks.bsky.social - Stories for Lovers publishes Jan 13th! #WomenWriters #MargaretAtwood #DorothyPatker #VirginiaWoolf
A dark quarry pool, strange noises, and a near-fatal attack… Trouble brews in Lunesdale in this classic 1949 mystery by E.C.R. Lorac. Still Waters: A Lake District Mystery is out today.
Available online: shop.bl.uk/products/still-waters-a-lake-district-mystery
Available online: shop.bl.uk/products/still-waters-a-lake-district-mystery
December 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A dark quarry pool, strange noises, and a near-fatal attack… Trouble brews in Lunesdale in this classic 1949 mystery by E.C.R. Lorac. Still Waters: A Lake District Mystery is out today.
Available online: shop.bl.uk/products/still-waters-a-lake-district-mystery
Available online: shop.bl.uk/products/still-waters-a-lake-district-mystery
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POSSESSED OUT IN THE WILD!!
Possessed spotted in the Whitby Bookshop @johnnymains.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
POSSESSED OUT IN THE WILD!!
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On the Ramblings today - I share my thoughts on a hugely entertaining pair of British Library Crime Classics! @blpublishing.bsky.social @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/d...
Death comes in ambush, and also in high heels! #BLCC
At the start of November, I had a bit of a binge on some GA crime; work was a little manic and I just felt that I needed some time to switch off, so classic mysteries were definitely the best optio…
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December 6, 2025 at 10:21 AM
On the Ramblings today - I share my thoughts on a hugely entertaining pair of British Library Crime Classics! @blpublishing.bsky.social @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/12/06/d...
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🕯️ When John Travers is hanged for the murder of his mother-in-law, those who knew him whisper that something isn’t quite right...
With an intro by @johnnymains.co.uk, Possessed is a chilling tale of love, jealousy and the occult.
Out now: shop.bl.uk/products/possessed-a-lost-novel-of-the-occult
With an intro by @johnnymains.co.uk, Possessed is a chilling tale of love, jealousy and the occult.
Out now: shop.bl.uk/products/possessed-a-lost-novel-of-the-occult
December 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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🕯️ When John Travers is hanged for the murder of his mother-in-law, those who knew him whisper that something isn’t quite right...
With an intro by @johnnymains.co.uk, Possessed is a chilling tale of love, jealousy and the occult.
Out now: shop.bl.uk/products/possessed-a-lost-novel-of-the-occult
With an intro by @johnnymains.co.uk, Possessed is a chilling tale of love, jealousy and the occult.
Out now: shop.bl.uk/products/possessed-a-lost-novel-of-the-occult
December 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
🕯️ When John Travers is hanged for the murder of his mother-in-law, those who knew him whisper that something isn’t quite right...
With an intro by @johnnymains.co.uk, Possessed is a chilling tale of love, jealousy and the occult.
Out now: shop.bl.uk/products/possessed-a-lost-novel-of-the-occult
With an intro by @johnnymains.co.uk, Possessed is a chilling tale of love, jealousy and the occult.
Out now: shop.bl.uk/products/possessed-a-lost-novel-of-the-occult
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Good morning! Today is the publication day of the 1927 occult novel POSSESSED by Rosalie and Edward Synton, discovered by me and reprinted by the British Library for their Tales of the Weird line.
There now follows a thread about the authors. If you buy a copy, use the hashtag #SYNTONSPOSSESSED
There now follows a thread about the authors. If you buy a copy, use the hashtag #SYNTONSPOSSESSED
December 4, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Good morning! Today is the publication day of the 1927 occult novel POSSESSED by Rosalie and Edward Synton, discovered by me and reprinted by the British Library for their Tales of the Weird line.
There now follows a thread about the authors. If you buy a copy, use the hashtag #SYNTONSPOSSESSED
There now follows a thread about the authors. If you buy a copy, use the hashtag #SYNTONSPOSSESSED
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Get 15% off the online Shop* for Museum Shop Sunday, all weekend! Use code MSS15 to activate the discount now at shop.bl.uk 🛍
*This weekend only for Museum Shop Sunday. Exclusions apply.
*This weekend only for Museum Shop Sunday. Exclusions apply.
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Get 15% off the online Shop* for Museum Shop Sunday, all weekend! Use code MSS15 to activate the discount now at shop.bl.uk 🛍
*This weekend only for Museum Shop Sunday. Exclusions apply.
*This weekend only for Museum Shop Sunday. Exclusions apply.
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It's an amazing feeling, being part of something that only one or two people have read, until December 4th, when you get your chance to read what I've been banging on about for months and months and months.
Link to order below:
Link to order below:
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
It's an amazing feeling, being part of something that only one or two people have read, until December 4th, when you get your chance to read what I've been banging on about for months and months and months.
Link to order below:
Link to order below:
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Part of the tales of the weird series from @britishlibrary.bsky.social . The Haunted Vintage by Marjorie Bowen is a classic talk of horror blended with folk lore. #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/the-h...
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Part of the tales of the weird series from @britishlibrary.bsky.social . The Haunted Vintage by Marjorie Bowen is a classic talk of horror blended with folk lore. #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/the-h...
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Want to spend a day with me at the British Library learning how to deal with vellum and gold and paint a mediaeval animal? Link below - the courses fill up very quickly so don’t delay if youre interested.
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Illumination Masterclass | British Library
Illuminated manuscripts are among the most dazzling and intriguing objects ever created, and our collection is one of the finest in the world.The most luxu
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November 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Want to spend a day with me at the British Library learning how to deal with vellum and gold and paint a mediaeval animal? Link below - the courses fill up very quickly so don’t delay if youre interested.
events.bl.uk/events/illum...
events.bl.uk/events/illum...
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As a one-time librarian I can’t wait for this one!!
Cursed shelves and ghoulish libraries... 👻
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
Dive into fourteen tales featuring bewitched books in The Haunted Library, for lovers of the weird and the written word.
Available now: shop.bl.uk/products/the-haunted-library-tales-of-cursed-books-and-forbidden-shelves
November 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
As a one-time librarian I can’t wait for this one!!