Crowvus
@crowvuslit.bsky.social
Greetings. Do stop by and say hello.
Proud publishers of books for all audiences.
We are currently closed for submissions
#NewRelease: Apparition 👻
Proud publishers of books for all audiences.
We are currently closed for submissions
#NewRelease: Apparition 👻
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Crowvus
@crowvuslit.bsky.social
· Jan 2
🎺 Make way for the #CrowvusReadingChallenge! 📣
Not only do you get to read and (re)discover books, one reader will get a voucher to buy EVEN MORE books! We know readers can never have too many!
Post in any order any time in 2026.
#ReadingChallenge #BookSky #AmReading #Books
Details below 👇
Not only do you get to read and (re)discover books, one reader will get a voucher to buy EVEN MORE books! We know readers can never have too many!
Post in any order any time in 2026.
#ReadingChallenge #BookSky #AmReading #Books
Details below 👇
Congratulations too (you can tell what we've been doing this afternoon!) to @chuckmall.bsky.social on winning his own copy of Taking Wing, as well as a Caithness Birds mug!
Please drop an email across to the_team[AT]crowvus.com to let us know where you would like your prize to be sent.
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Please drop an email across to the_team[AT]crowvus.com to let us know where you would like your prize to be sent.
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📣 #BookOfTheWeek #Giveaway 📣
Share this post for a chance of winning!
We're offering you the chance to win
📚Taking Wing
and
A Caithness Birds mug🍵
It's a perfect combo for snuggling in front of the fire with an amazing book & a warm beverage!
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/give...
#BookSky
Share this post for a chance of winning!
We're offering you the chance to win
📚Taking Wing
and
A Caithness Birds mug🍵
It's a perfect combo for snuggling in front of the fire with an amazing book & a warm beverage!
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/give...
#BookSky
February 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Congratulations too (you can tell what we've been doing this afternoon!) to @chuckmall.bsky.social on winning his own copy of Taking Wing, as well as a Caithness Birds mug!
Please drop an email across to the_team[AT]crowvus.com to let us know where you would like your prize to be sent.
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Please drop an email across to the_team[AT]crowvus.com to let us know where you would like your prize to be sent.
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Congratulations to Yvonne Turfus on winning our first Giveaway of the year and getting a copy of our prize-winning book and your own feathered pen!
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All you have to do is like and share this post and you could win your own copy of our #BookOfTheWeek!
(Want to know more? Have a look at our blog: crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/give...)
#Giveaway #Readers #BookSky #GothicHorror #Horror #BookRecommendations
(Want to know more? Have a look at our blog: crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/give...)
#Giveaway #Readers #BookSky #GothicHorror #Horror #BookRecommendations
February 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Congratulations to Yvonne Turfus on winning our first Giveaway of the year and getting a copy of our prize-winning book and your own feathered pen!
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I'm quite pleased with this little pen and ink, especially the shadowing - something I've never managed to do in this medium before.
Next challenge: get better at positioning the picture on the page. There is a very abrupt stop to this tree!
#Art #Nature #Ink #Illustration #Artwork #Tree #Caithness
Next challenge: get better at positioning the picture on the page. There is a very abrupt stop to this tree!
#Art #Nature #Ink #Illustration #Artwork #Tree #Caithness
February 6, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I'm quite pleased with this little pen and ink, especially the shadowing - something I've never managed to do in this medium before.
Next challenge: get better at positioning the picture on the page. There is a very abrupt stop to this tree!
#Art #Nature #Ink #Illustration #Artwork #Tree #Caithness
Next challenge: get better at positioning the picture on the page. There is a very abrupt stop to this tree!
#Art #Nature #Ink #Illustration #Artwork #Tree #Caithness
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Please say hello to Old Shrew. You will be seeing a lot of him in the coming months as he is the star of my new book The Gift Gatherers
which is published March 24th (and available to preorder now links in usual places)
which is published March 24th (and available to preorder now links in usual places)
February 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Please say hello to Old Shrew. You will be seeing a lot of him in the coming months as he is the star of my new book The Gift Gatherers
which is published March 24th (and available to preorder now links in usual places)
which is published March 24th (and available to preorder now links in usual places)
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CfP: 2026 Postgraduate Symposium of the @studyscotlit.bsky.social, @glasgow.ac.uk, 8 May 2026. Submissions deadline: 15 March 2026. Hybrid attendance will be an option; PG travel bursaries will be available, courtesy of the Andrew Tannahill Fund. ucsl-scotland.com/2026-pg-symp...
February 4, 2026 at 9:57 AM
CfP: 2026 Postgraduate Symposium of the @studyscotlit.bsky.social, @glasgow.ac.uk, 8 May 2026. Submissions deadline: 15 March 2026. Hybrid attendance will be an option; PG travel bursaries will be available, courtesy of the Andrew Tannahill Fund. ucsl-scotland.com/2026-pg-symp...
#ICYMI
Yesterday's #HistFicThursdays blog was a medical one. You can read it here:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #Research #RabbitHoles #WritingCommunity
Yesterday's #HistFicThursdays blog was a medical one. You can read it here:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #Research #RabbitHoles #WritingCommunity
#HistFicThursdays - Medical History (specifically thyroids!)
This week has been a mad one. Close to the start of the Christmas period, we found out that Mum would be having a thyroidectomy on Candlema...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:13 AM
#ICYMI
Yesterday's #HistFicThursdays blog was a medical one. You can read it here:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #Research #RabbitHoles #WritingCommunity
Yesterday's #HistFicThursdays blog was a medical one. You can read it here:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #Research #RabbitHoles #WritingCommunity
What do you look for in a memoir?
Our #BookOfTheWeek has it all! Capturing the sense and emotion of the time it covers, Child of the Isle is driven by hope and affection. The perfect feel good memoir!
#BookSky #Memoir #Lincolnshire #Childhood #Community #Nostalgia
Our #BookOfTheWeek has it all! Capturing the sense and emotion of the time it covers, Child of the Isle is driven by hope and affection. The perfect feel good memoir!
#BookSky #Memoir #Lincolnshire #Childhood #Community #Nostalgia
February 5, 2026 at 3:35 PM
What do you look for in a memoir?
Our #BookOfTheWeek has it all! Capturing the sense and emotion of the time it covers, Child of the Isle is driven by hope and affection. The perfect feel good memoir!
#BookSky #Memoir #Lincolnshire #Childhood #Community #Nostalgia
Our #BookOfTheWeek has it all! Capturing the sense and emotion of the time it covers, Child of the Isle is driven by hope and affection. The perfect feel good memoir!
#BookSky #Memoir #Lincolnshire #Childhood #Community #Nostalgia
For us, this week's #BookOfTheWeek is extra-special because it has allowed us to work alongside libraries, archives and museums who have the same appreciation of our author's work as we do.
#Libraries #Museum #WorkingTogether #Lincolnshire #Memoir #BookSky #Nostalgia
crowvus.com/product/chil...
#Libraries #Museum #WorkingTogether #Lincolnshire #Memoir #BookSky #Nostalgia
crowvus.com/product/chil...
February 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
For us, this week's #BookOfTheWeek is extra-special because it has allowed us to work alongside libraries, archives and museums who have the same appreciation of our author's work as we do.
#Libraries #Museum #WorkingTogether #Lincolnshire #Memoir #BookSky #Nostalgia
crowvus.com/product/chil...
#Libraries #Museum #WorkingTogether #Lincolnshire #Memoir #BookSky #Nostalgia
crowvus.com/product/chil...
Our #BookOfTheWeek is Crowvus #bestseller, Child of the Isle.
This #memoir of growing up in the Isle of Axholme on the cusp of major modernisation has something for all readers. Illustrated with photographs & full of beautiful nostalgia, this book is perfect for those who cherish the past.
#BookSky
This #memoir of growing up in the Isle of Axholme on the cusp of major modernisation has something for all readers. Illustrated with photographs & full of beautiful nostalgia, this book is perfect for those who cherish the past.
#BookSky
February 3, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Our #BookOfTheWeek is Crowvus #bestseller, Child of the Isle.
This #memoir of growing up in the Isle of Axholme on the cusp of major modernisation has something for all readers. Illustrated with photographs & full of beautiful nostalgia, this book is perfect for those who cherish the past.
#BookSky
This #memoir of growing up in the Isle of Axholme on the cusp of major modernisation has something for all readers. Illustrated with photographs & full of beautiful nostalgia, this book is perfect for those who cherish the past.
#BookSky
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That time has come around again! This is your one-month warning that our subs will be opening March 1-14th. We are looking for artwork and short stories. You can find all the details on our website or on our Patreon.
www.folkloricmag.com
www.folkloricmag.com
January 31, 2026 at 9:56 AM
That time has come around again! This is your one-month warning that our subs will be opening March 1-14th. We are looking for artwork and short stories. You can find all the details on our website or on our Patreon.
www.folkloricmag.com
www.folkloricmag.com
Just got round to watching Enola Holmes - yes, I'm very late to the party! Thoroughly enjoyed it.
What's your favourite spin off from a book?
#ReadingCommunity #BookSky #ReaderQuestions
What's your favourite spin off from a book?
#ReadingCommunity #BookSky #ReaderQuestions
a woman standing in a field with the words the game is afoot
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January 30, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Just got round to watching Enola Holmes - yes, I'm very late to the party! Thoroughly enjoyed it.
What's your favourite spin off from a book?
#ReadingCommunity #BookSky #ReaderQuestions
What's your favourite spin off from a book?
#ReadingCommunity #BookSky #ReaderQuestions
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Indie publishers: I am once again looking for ecofiction books to read and possible review in @briefecology.bsky.social. Please get in touch if you have a new or upcoming title that you think would be a good fit!
January 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Indie publishers: I am once again looking for ecofiction books to read and possible review in @briefecology.bsky.social. Please get in touch if you have a new or upcoming title that you think would be a good fit!
Better late than never, right?
Here's today's #HistFicThursdays blog which explores how a living room might have been in an earlier time:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #WritingCommunity #Caithness #Scotland
Here's today's #HistFicThursdays blog which explores how a living room might have been in an earlier time:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #WritingCommunity #Caithness #Scotland
#HistFicThursdays - Transforming a Room into Yesteryear
There are so many things we have today which were almost beyond imagination in the past. This has been particularly brought home to me this ...
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January 29, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Better late than never, right?
Here's today's #HistFicThursdays blog which explores how a living room might have been in an earlier time:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #WritingCommunity #Caithness #Scotland
Here's today's #HistFicThursdays blog which explores how a living room might have been in an earlier time:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/hist...
#HistoricalFiction #WritingCommunity #Caithness #Scotland
We are very excited to learn of a new publisher opening in the Northern Highlands! Take a look at @northhousepress.bsky.social, who are holding an event this evening in Lairg.
We're looking forward to following their journey and reading their books.
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We're looking forward to following their journey and reading their books.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:54 AM
We are very excited to learn of a new publisher opening in the Northern Highlands! Take a look at @northhousepress.bsky.social, who are holding an event this evening in Lairg.
We're looking forward to following their journey and reading their books.
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We're looking forward to following their journey and reading their books.
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When the flames form a dragon #Shetland #uphellyaa
January 28, 2026 at 3:52 PM
When the flames form a dragon #Shetland #uphellyaa
Quick! Go out and find Sir Louis Curlewy, snap a picture of him (or Good Lady May), and send your picture to this competition!
We love these birds 💚
We love these birds 💚
There is still time to enter the Winter Curlew Photography competition and win a bundle of Curlew Action merch!
Send your Winter Curlew photos to admin@curlewaction.org with the subject line "Winter Curlew Photo".
Entries close on 10 Feb.
📷 Ken Scott
Send your Winter Curlew photos to admin@curlewaction.org with the subject line "Winter Curlew Photo".
Entries close on 10 Feb.
📷 Ken Scott
January 29, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Quick! Go out and find Sir Louis Curlewy, snap a picture of him (or Good Lady May), and send your picture to this competition!
We love these birds 💚
We love these birds 💚
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📚✨Calling all young bookworms (and their grown-ups)!✨📚
Want to join our Kids’ Reading Challenge?
Here it is:
👉 Read ONE book a month for a whole year
🗓️ START whenever you're ready
📖 Choose ANY paperback you love – funny, magical, spooky adventurous, it's up to you!
🏆Pop into the shop to sign up
Want to join our Kids’ Reading Challenge?
Here it is:
👉 Read ONE book a month for a whole year
🗓️ START whenever you're ready
📖 Choose ANY paperback you love – funny, magical, spooky adventurous, it's up to you!
🏆Pop into the shop to sign up
January 29, 2026 at 10:21 AM
📚✨Calling all young bookworms (and their grown-ups)!✨📚
Want to join our Kids’ Reading Challenge?
Here it is:
👉 Read ONE book a month for a whole year
🗓️ START whenever you're ready
📖 Choose ANY paperback you love – funny, magical, spooky adventurous, it's up to you!
🏆Pop into the shop to sign up
Want to join our Kids’ Reading Challenge?
Here it is:
👉 Read ONE book a month for a whole year
🗓️ START whenever you're ready
📖 Choose ANY paperback you love – funny, magical, spooky adventurous, it's up to you!
🏆Pop into the shop to sign up
Sorry for our absence over the last few days. The crazy weather lost us our internet 💨
We're back now, the #HistFicThursdays blog will be up soon, and we're keen to remind writers that submissions are still open for Hooded: opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
Here there be dragons...
We're back now, the #HistFicThursdays blog will be up soon, and we're keen to remind writers that submissions are still open for Hooded: opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
Here there be dragons...
a close up of a dragon with flames coming out of it 's mouth
ALT: a close up of a dragon with flames coming out of it 's mouth
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January 29, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Sorry for our absence over the last few days. The crazy weather lost us our internet 💨
We're back now, the #HistFicThursdays blog will be up soon, and we're keen to remind writers that submissions are still open for Hooded: opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
Here there be dragons...
We're back now, the #HistFicThursdays blog will be up soon, and we're keen to remind writers that submissions are still open for Hooded: opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
Here there be dragons...
Writers - you only have 5 more days to submit your #HighFantasy stories and poems to us for our journal. Check out all the details here:
opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
We can't wait to read your work!
#WritingCommunity #SFF #SpeculativeFiction
opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
We can't wait to read your work!
#WritingCommunity #SFF #SpeculativeFiction
January 26, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Writers - you only have 5 more days to submit your #HighFantasy stories and poems to us for our journal. Check out all the details here:
opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
We can't wait to read your work!
#WritingCommunity #SFF #SpeculativeFiction
opportunities.creativescotland.com/opportunity/...
We can't wait to read your work!
#WritingCommunity #SFF #SpeculativeFiction
And it's not just the adults who love Taking Wing. Here's a fan letter from a young reader who also loves our #BookOfTheWeek.
#BookSky #MGLit #KidsLit #BookReviews #BookRecommendations
#BookSky #MGLit #KidsLit #BookReviews #BookRecommendations
January 23, 2026 at 5:19 PM
And it's not just the adults who love Taking Wing. Here's a fan letter from a young reader who also loves our #BookOfTheWeek.
#BookSky #MGLit #KidsLit #BookReviews #BookRecommendations
#BookSky #MGLit #KidsLit #BookReviews #BookRecommendations
For today's #BookOfTheWeek post, we asked Clemency to sum up Taking Wing for you all. Here's what she said:
"Modern adventure meets Anglo-Saxon myths. A fast-paced adventure enjoyed by adults and middle grade readers."
#MGLit #KidsLit #AngloSaxon #BookSky #BookRecommendations #Myths #Legends
"Modern adventure meets Anglo-Saxon myths. A fast-paced adventure enjoyed by adults and middle grade readers."
#MGLit #KidsLit #AngloSaxon #BookSky #BookRecommendations #Myths #Legends
January 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM
For today's #BookOfTheWeek post, we asked Clemency to sum up Taking Wing for you all. Here's what she said:
"Modern adventure meets Anglo-Saxon myths. A fast-paced adventure enjoyed by adults and middle grade readers."
#MGLit #KidsLit #AngloSaxon #BookSky #BookRecommendations #Myths #Legends
"Modern adventure meets Anglo-Saxon myths. A fast-paced adventure enjoyed by adults and middle grade readers."
#MGLit #KidsLit #AngloSaxon #BookSky #BookRecommendations #Myths #Legends
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Today is a special day - it's the anniversary of #LordByron being born. He is my favourite poet, instrumental in my first novel, Day's Dying Glory, and he has a habit of influencing other parts of my writing too.
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Feel free to share in my #Byron mystery: crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/hist...
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Feel free to share in my #Byron mystery: crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/hist...
#HistFicThursdays - Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
As anyone who knows me would be able to tell you, I am a massive fan of Byron. Let's be honest, he had a questionable moral compass but he w...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Today is a special day - it's the anniversary of #LordByron being born. He is my favourite poet, instrumental in my first novel, Day's Dying Glory, and he has a habit of influencing other parts of my writing too.
❤️
Feel free to share in my #Byron mystery: crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/hist...
❤️
Feel free to share in my #Byron mystery: crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/hist...
The #HistFicThursdays blog is sharing an excerpt of Catherine Hughes' fantastic new book, Therein Lies the Pearl.
Read on to discover your next great #HistoricalFiction novel:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/hist...
#EarlyMedieval #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
Read on to discover your next great #HistoricalFiction novel:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/hist...
#EarlyMedieval #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
#HistFicThursdays - Therein Lies the Pearl by Catherine Hughes - Book Excerpt
It is always great to host fellow historical fiction authors on the blog, but I'm doubly excited to introduce you to today's #HistFicThursd...
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The #HistFicThursdays blog is sharing an excerpt of Catherine Hughes' fantastic new book, Therein Lies the Pearl.
Read on to discover your next great #HistoricalFiction novel:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/hist...
#EarlyMedieval #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
Read on to discover your next great #HistoricalFiction novel:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/hist...
#EarlyMedieval #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub
Of course, we could be biased about how great our #BookOfTheWeek is... Except, our readers love it too!
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#MGLit #BookSky #KidsLit #BookReviews
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#MGLit #BookSky #KidsLit #BookReviews
January 21, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Of course, we could be biased about how great our #BookOfTheWeek is... Except, our readers love it too!
crowvus.com/product/taki...
#MGLit #BookSky #KidsLit #BookReviews
crowvus.com/product/taki...
#MGLit #BookSky #KidsLit #BookReviews
As promised, here is the #CoverReveal for our upcoming #MGLit book, Carnwennan:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/cove...
Is this not just the most fabulous cover?!
Released: 24th June 2026
[Book Reviewers, if you'd like a sneak peek, just let us know!]
#ComingSoon #KidsLit #BookSky #KingArthur
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/cove...
Is this not just the most fabulous cover?!
Released: 24th June 2026
[Book Reviewers, if you'd like a sneak peek, just let us know!]
#ComingSoon #KidsLit #BookSky #KingArthur
COVER REVEAL... Carnwennan
We are thrilled to share with you the cover for the prequel to Taking Wing, Carnwennan . Carnwennan will be published on 24th June , and is...
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:48 PM
As promised, here is the #CoverReveal for our upcoming #MGLit book, Carnwennan:
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/cove...
Is this not just the most fabulous cover?!
Released: 24th June 2026
[Book Reviewers, if you'd like a sneak peek, just let us know!]
#ComingSoon #KidsLit #BookSky #KingArthur
crowvusbookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/cove...
Is this not just the most fabulous cover?!
Released: 24th June 2026
[Book Reviewers, if you'd like a sneak peek, just let us know!]
#ComingSoon #KidsLit #BookSky #KingArthur