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Lin(da) Morris
@morris65.bsky.social
Liverpool born and bred. Honorary Derry girl. Loves books, reading , coffee, children, husband, not necessarily in that order. Volunteer Coordinator at the wonderful Birkdale Community Hub and Library
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99p Kindle Festive Reads for November jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/11/03/n...
Thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for a bumper crop of bargain festive reads 💙📚#booksky
99p Kindle Festive Reads for November
As already highlighted in my previous post, there’s a change in format over my previous year’s Festive Reading list/s. However, there’s still plenty of titles to choose from. Plus…
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November 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
'Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness' : a cosy autumnal reading list jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/10/13/s...
Wonderfully written nostalgia from @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social - and book recommendations too 💙📚#booksky
‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ : a cosy autumnal reading list
In deciding what to call this post I went for a more cultured approach to my usual, and opted to quote the first line of John Keats poem ‘To Autumn’. It’s a poem that captures the…
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October 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Publication day for The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/10/11/p...
Congratulations to @jennikeer.bsky.social on publication day. Thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for the heads up. 💙📚#booksky
Publication day for The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer @JenniKeer @BoldwoodBooks
I’m delighted to wish Jenni Keer ‘Happy Publication Day’ on the launch of her latest novel The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House. Jenni writes historical romances often with …
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October 11, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Five on Friday with Justin Myers @theguyliner #FiveonFriday jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/09/19/f...
Thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social and congratulations to @theguyliner.bsky.social on the publication of The Glorious Dead 📚💙#booksky
Five on Friday with Justin Myers @theguyliner #FiveonFriday
Today I’m delighted to feature author and journalist Justin Myers. I had the pleasure of meeting Justin at the Love Stories etc festival in Manchester over the summer and his books have now b…
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September 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Publication day for Atticus Arnott's Great Adventure by Caroline James @CarolineJames12 #PublicationDay jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/09/09/p...
Congratulations to @carolinejames1.bsky.social on publication day and thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social #booksky 📚💙
Publication day for Atticus Arnott’s Great Adventure by Caroline James @CarolineJames12 #PublicationDay
I’m delighted to wish Caroline James ‘Happy Publication Day’ on the launch of her latest novel Atticus Arnott’s Great Adventure. I’m so looking forward to reading this…
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September 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A beautifully written emotional tour de force from @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social which kept me guessing to the last page.
August 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Five on Friday with Gemma Denham @gemmaEdenham #FiveonFriday jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/08/15/f...
Always a treat to see @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social Five on Friday in my inbox especially when it’s a new (to me) author #booksky 💙📚
Five on Friday with Gemma Denham @gemmaEdenham #FiveonFriday
Today I’m delighted to feature debut crime author and illustrator Gemma Denham. I met Gemma last year in Harrogate and was lucky enough to catch up with her again this year – no I wasn&…
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August 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Thanks to @dianejeffreyauthor.bsky.social for a thrilling rollercoaster of a page turning twisty-turny psychological thriller. Would love The Crime Writer to be the start of a series featuring journo Gabriella Conti. #booksky 💙📚
August 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Five on Friday with Milly Johnson @millyjohnson jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/08/08/f...
Thanks @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for introducing me to an author from a different genre to my usual crime fiction.
Five on Friday with Milly Johnson @millyjohnson
Today I’m delighted and also honoured, to feature one of my favourite authors Milly Johnson. Milly has long been on my list of authors to meet but it never happened, until this year, when it …
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August 8, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Tuesday wisdom from Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social in her fascinating look at the great Library of Alexandria.

“Knowledge is hard-won, but easily lost… Cherish your libraries. They are places that scare people who don’t want us to think for ourselves.”

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July 29, 2025 at 9:08 AM
An A-Z of Independent Publishers in the UK and Ireland - H jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/06/24/a...
A typically well researched and helpful piece from @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social
An A-Z of Independent Publishers in the UK and Ireland – H
By definition an Independent Publisher is one that is not one of the large multinational publishing houses commonly referred to as the ‘Big Five’ (namely Penguin Random House, Macmillan…
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June 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Publication day for Into the Fire by GD Wright @GDWrightWrites @AvonBooksUK jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/06/05/p...
Congratulations to @gdwright on the publication of his latest novel and thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for the heads up
Publication day for Into the Fire by GD Wright @GDWrightWrites @AvonBooksUK
I’m delighted to wish Gary aka GD Wright ‘Happy Publication Day’ on the launch of his latest novel Into the Fire. As Gary has been having a tough time health wise recently, I&#821…
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June 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Great event last night at a legendary and iconic venue stuffed with people who love and deeply care about books and culture. An absolute tonic for the blandness of our age and important to remember that places like this absolutely thrive. The store is always rammed, with huge lines to get inside.
Tonight! An exclusive preview event with @irvinewelsh.bsky.social discussing MEN IN LOVE his TRAINSPOTTING sequel. Free & Open to All! www.shakespeareandcompany.com/events/exclu...
May 21, 2025 at 6:50 AM
A selection of this week's new crime, thriller, mystery and general fiction titles to 25th May jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/05/19/a... Thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for her tempting pick of new titles. The Sarah Moss will be coming to Italy with me on an upcoming holiday 📚💙 #booksky
A selection of this week’s new crime, thriller, mystery and general fiction titles to 25th May
My pick of new paperback and hardback fiction sourced from The Bookseller.
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May 20, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Delighted to see Abir win this one!
The winner of Book of the Year: Crime & Thriller (supported by Daily Express) is Hunted by Abir Mukherjee (Harvill Secker)🤩

This was singled out by our judges as a “blockbuster story” #Nibbies #BritishBookAwards
May 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A selection of this week's new fiction titles to 18th May jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/05/12/a...
More temptation thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social 📚💙 #booksky
A selection of this week’s new fiction titles to 18th May
My pick of new paperback and hardback fiction sourced from The Bookseller.
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May 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Thanks to @janecasey.bsky.social from this I-must -get -out -of -my -dressing -gown -reader. Such a clever writer. I did and didn’t want to get to the end. Utterly engrossing. Unputdownable. I envy anyone who has yet to start the Maeve Kerrigan series 📚💙 #crimefiction #booksky
May 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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You can learn so many things at the library and that’s a fact. Here’s another fact we discovered at Greenwich Centre Library: my books are very well-travelled and overdue at Belmarsh Prison 😂
You can still vote for me 👉🏾https://www.harrogatetheakstoncrimeaward.com/vote
#TheakstonsAwards
May 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
An addictive, into the small hours read - murder, art history,toxic family,gothic pile. What’s not to like? Thanks to @panmacmillan.bsky.social and to @baytales.bsky.social for introducing me to Ellery Lloyd aka husband and wife Colette Lyons and Paul Vlitos 📚💙 #booksky #crimefiction
May 8, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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Lovely review in the Irish Independent for The One You Least Suspect (out Thurs): "An utterly believable and breathlessly exciting examination of the distrust and suspicion that still permeates post-Good Friday Agreement life in the North from the pen of a true master of Ulster noir crime fiction.”
May 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A selection of this week's new Crime, Mystery, Thriller and General fiction titles to 11th May jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/05/05/a...
Another super selection from @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social A new @brianmcgilloway.bsky.social is always a treat. Look forward to nuanced moral dilemmas. 📚💙#booksky
A selection of this week’s new Crime, Mystery, Thriller and General fiction titles to 11th May
My pick of new paperback and hardback fiction sourced from The Bookseller.
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May 5, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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John Joseph Burns's drawings and calcs lie at the heart of @florianurban.bsky.social's and my new book, Form Follows Fuel. See them at RSA show! John calculated quantities of materials for 14 historic buildings, Florian used the best production history data available to calc total #embodiedenergy.
May 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Five on Friday with Orla Owen @orlaowenwriting #FiveonFriday jillsbookcafe.blog/2025/05/02/f... Thanks to @jillsbookcafe.bsky.social for this introduction to a new (to me) author. 💙📚#booksky @orlaowenwriting.bsky.social
Five on Friday with Orla Owen @orlaowenwriting #FiveonFriday
Today I’m delighted to feature author Orla Owen. Her latest book, Christ On A Bike, published by the award winning Bluemoose Books, has been described as ‘strikingly original and utterly bril…
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May 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM