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Head of Zeus @headofzeus.bsky.social · Jul 3
We cannot get enough of the special @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social edition of #LionHearts by Dan Jones⚔️

Pre-order your copy of this edition now 👉 bit.ly/40wLlkW
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Pre-order #AGodOfCountlessGuises by Bradley P. Beaulieu in any format, from any retailer, & be in with a chance of winning a signed hardback copy of #TheDragonsOfDeepwoodFen with sprayed edges.

Enter here: https://bit.ly/4iTYZ9F

Pre-order here: https://geni.us/AGOCGpreor
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December 31, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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All of these fantastic eBooks are in Amazon's 12 Days of Kindle promotion! 🔔🎁

Pick up a bargain before January 5th! ➡️➡️ https://amzn.to/4pWPrgG

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December 27, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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"Horror has zero limitations – no cage to contain its potential. It can include elements of fantasy, sci-fi, even romance if you want, and there’s a wonderful freedom in that"

A.M. Shine on horror writing and his new novel #Grace 👉 https://bit.ly/48I6qNT
A photograph of author A.M. Shine, with credit to Lara Luxardi A promotional image showing the hardback of Grace by A.M. Shine with text that reads: To learn the truth, would you descend into hell?
December 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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New Medieval Books: Lion Hearts, by Dan Jones published by @headofzeus.bsky.social www.medievalists.net/2025/12/new-... #historicalfiction #medievalfiction #books
New Medieval Books: Lion Hearts - Medievalists.net
Dan Jones has a gift for writing vivid, compelling prose, whether he’s tackling history or historical fiction. This novel is best read after the first two books in the trilogy. Readers interested in…
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December 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Crime mystery set in #CROWHURST East Sussex

A fun filled storyline
#BOOKREVIEW
Everyone In The Group Chat Dies by L M CHILTON

TripFiction: www.tripfiction.com/review/lead-...
Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DShsFseDSAW/

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Lead Review (Everyone in the Group Chat Dies) - TripFiction
3.5* This novel follows a similar format to L M Chilton’s other storylines: to wit, a heroine (in this case Kirby), whose social circle is decimated by a
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December 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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“Grace was inspired by my love of the gothic and Ireland’s wonderful inheritance of horror”

Read the full Q&A from A.M. Shine on his new edge-of-your-seat horror novel #Grace 👉 https://bit.ly/48I6qNT
A photograph of the author A.M, Shine, credited to Lara Luxardi A promotional graphic showing the hardback copy of Grace by A.M. Shine with text that reads: Perfect for fans of horror classics, Paul Tremblay and Kealan Patrick Burke
December 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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On the blog today a review of #Mimik the latest thriller from Sebastian Fitzek which was published this month by @headofzeus.bsky.social . Hannah is an expert on reading facial expressions and helps the police. Can she have murdered her family?
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December 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Coming 9 April 2026

I Think We Should Kill Other People by L M Chilton

Set mainly in a tiny airport on a tiny island in NORWAY
TripFiction: www.tripfiction.com/review/lead-...
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TripFiction....
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

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December 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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New very belated #BookPost from @headofzeus.bsky.social

Thank you copies of #HouseOfFlies by #GrahamMasterton and #TheLastDaysOfBudapest by #AdamLeBor
See blog for details and more about upcoming reviews.

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#bookblogger #books #bookmail #bookhaul
December 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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From the brilliant Chloe Ford, comes a new interconnected standalone series following members of a world famous boyband fresh out of a breakup.

She was meant to be on her honeymoon. He was supposed to be a popstar.

#GladYouCame coming June 2026
https://amzn.eu/d/cn3jwgD
December 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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We’re delighted to announce the Books Are My Bag Fiction Book of the Month for
December is #TheBookseller by @timsullivanauthor.bsky.social 🎉📚

Chosen by independent booksellers, The Bookseller is available to buy from bookshops!

#IndieBookoftheMonth
December 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Currently Reading: #Grace by @amshine.bsky.social. Will be published 12th February by @headofzeus.bsky.social. Thank you to them & @netgalley.bsky.social for the ARC.

#BookSky 🩸📚 #books 📚💙
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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A hardworking single mum returns to her seaside hometown and stumbles into a fake dating situationship with a wealthy scion, from the NYT bestselling author of It's a Love Story

#DollyAllTheTime by Annabel Monaghan is coming May 2026!

https://bit.ly/3M0h61p
Book cover for 'Dolly All the Time' by Annabel Monaghan, showing a person sitting on the deck of a ship looking out to sea, with quotes praising the book by Abby Jimenez and Catherine Newman. Coming May 2026.
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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The stunning signed and sprayed edge edition of #TheLastStarbornSeer by Venetia Constantine now available to pre-order through Waterstones! 🌟
Grab your copy now: https://bit.ly/4rzKc8n
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November 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Sold by her mother.
Enslaved in Pompeii's brothel.
Determined to survive.
Her name is Amara.

The first novel in @elodieharper.bsky.social's bestselling trilogy, #TheWolfDen is only 99p on Kindle, today only! ⚱️🌙

➡️ https://amzn.to/47Udvt5
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November 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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'No punches pulled, no hilarities dodged, no meme unmangled. O Bunny you are sooo genius!' MARGARET ATWOOD

🚨 Kindle Daily Deal alert! #Bunny by Mona Awad is only 99p on Kindle for today only!

👉 👉 https://amzn.to/3CLWxi6
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November 20, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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It's time for episode two of #Empire on BBC Two with davidolusoga.bsky.social! 📺

If you want more from David, THE WORLD'S WAR is a ground-breaking history about the forgotten soldiers of the empire in WWI.

Get your copy at Waterstones: https://bit.ly/4okb4Hc
a graphic on a gold background showing the paperback cover of The World's War by David Olusoga. On the cover is a black and white photo of a young Black soldier in uniform. Text under the cover says, "A genuinely groundbreaking piece of research" BBC HISTORY
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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ICE, out now, is a Trans-Siberian odyssey into an endless winter to confront something utterly alien. Here translator Ursula Phillips reveals the journey to bring Jacek Dukaj's novel to an English readership: https://bit.ly/4qT5DR9
Ursula Phillips translator | Ice by Jacek Dukaj
Ursula Phillips is a translator of Polish literary and academic works and Honorary Research Associate of the University College London School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UK. Here, she revea...
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November 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Run, don't walk, #TheTemplars by Dan Jones is a 99p Kindle Daily Deal for today only!

The remarkable story of the Knights Templar, as narrated by Dan Jones in his inimitably vivid and authoritative fashion ⚔️

Grab this deal while you can: https://amzn.to/3JGvgE0
A graphic on a red background showing the black and red cover of THE TEMPLARS by Dan Jones on an e-reader device. Under the cover is a quote from the Sunday Times saying, "When it comes to rip-roaring medieval narratives, Jones has few peers, and in the Templars he finds the perfect subject."
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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We're tuning into BBC Two for #Empire with davidolusoga.bsky.social starting now! 📺

If you want more from David, THE WORLD'S WAR is his ground-breaking history about the forgotten soldiers of the empire in WWI.

Get your copy here: https://bit.ly/4okb4Hc
a graphic on a gold background showing the paperback cover of The World's War by David Olusoga. On the cover is a black and white photo of a young Black soldier in uniform. Text under the cover says, "From the presenter of The BBC's brand new series, Empire with David Olusoga."
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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“Why would the characters in ICE think and speak like Shakespeare's characters?” Jacek Dukaj on his new novel, translated by Ursula Phillips – out now!
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/articles/interviews/why-would-the-characters-in-ice-think-and-speak-like-shakespeares-characters/
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November 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Time for #bookmail 📚 First up, a huge thank you to @headofzeus.bsky.social and Jacek Dukaj for sending me this amazing copy of #Ice 🤍🖤 Published yesterday, I am obsessed with the cover!! 💙📚
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Who else is watching The Celebrity Traitors? We're rooting for davidolusoga.bsky.social!

THE WORLD'S WAR is his vivid and moving narrative about the multi-racial and multi-national experiences of WWI.

Get your copy here: https://bit.ly/4okb4Hc

#TheTraitors #CelebrityTraitors
a graphic on a gold background showing the paperback cover of The World's War by David Olusoga. On the cover is a black and white photo of a young Black soldier in uniform. Text under the cover says, "From the finalist of The Celebrity Traitors, David Olusoga."
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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It's paperback publication day for #TheBookseller by @timsullivanauthor.bsky.social 🎉

Join the brilliantly persistent, wonderfully unique DS #GeorgeCross in his latest mystery now 🔎

https://geni.us/booksellerpb
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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🔍 3 more sleeps...

#DSGeorgeCross is back in #TheBookseller by Tim Sullivan this Thursday! Keep watching this trailer to check out the full George Cross Mystery series look 📚

Pre-order now: https://geni.us/booksellerpb
November 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM