Stu Cummins
@thestucumminsreads.bsky.social
Winner Author’s Blogger of the Year 2023 - #UBBAs / “Book hoover legend” - Erin Kelly / “Book tart” - Clare Mackintosh / Let’s talk about books,baby!📚
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Hi 👋 everyone!
Thanks so much to all those who have followed me over the last couple of days.Welcome!Thought I’d introduce myself…
I’m Stu, an avid crime/thriller reader & blogger.Some of my favourite authors are Lisa Jewell, Louise Candlish, Will Dean, Jack Jordan, CL Taylor.
Who are your faves?
Thanks so much to all those who have followed me over the last couple of days.Welcome!Thought I’d introduce myself…
I’m Stu, an avid crime/thriller reader & blogger.Some of my favourite authors are Lisa Jewell, Louise Candlish, Will Dean, Jack Jordan, CL Taylor.
Who are your faves?
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We have a brilliant #GIVEAWAY! ✨
#WIN a copy of THE DRIFT by Susannah Wise in our #giveaway to celebrate the publication month of this fantastic book!
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October 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We have a brilliant #GIVEAWAY! ✨
#WIN a copy of THE DRIFT by Susannah Wise in our #giveaway to celebrate the publication month of this fantastic book!
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Continued the girls’ film education with GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES 💁🏼♀️ Both of them have names inspired by golden age Hollywood stars, so it’s really special sharing classic movies with them 🥰
(They were also ecstatic over the WICKED FOR GOOD poster 💚🩷)
#dadlife
(They were also ecstatic over the WICKED FOR GOOD poster 💚🩷)
#dadlife
August 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Continued the girls’ film education with GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES 💁🏼♀️ Both of them have names inspired by golden age Hollywood stars, so it’s really special sharing classic movies with them 🥰
(They were also ecstatic over the WICKED FOR GOOD poster 💚🩷)
#dadlife
(They were also ecstatic over the WICKED FOR GOOD poster 💚🩷)
#dadlife
Such an honour to be interviewed for BBC Upload on last night’s show!
You can listen back here if you’re interested 😆 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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You can listen back here if you’re interested 😆 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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July 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Such an honour to be interviewed for BBC Upload on last night’s show!
You can listen back here if you’re interested 😆 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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You can listen back here if you’re interested 😆 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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What a great time we had last night with
@lisajewell.bsky.social & Steph McGovern, who joined us to chat about their fab new books DON'T LET HIM IN & DEADLINE. *Signed copies* available! Huge thanks also to
@thestucumminsreads.bsky.social for stepping in to chair the discussion at short notice! 💙📚
@lisajewell.bsky.social & Steph McGovern, who joined us to chat about their fab new books DON'T LET HIM IN & DEADLINE. *Signed copies* available! Huge thanks also to
@thestucumminsreads.bsky.social for stepping in to chair the discussion at short notice! 💙📚
July 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
What a great time we had last night with
@lisajewell.bsky.social & Steph McGovern, who joined us to chat about their fab new books DON'T LET HIM IN & DEADLINE. *Signed copies* available! Huge thanks also to
@thestucumminsreads.bsky.social for stepping in to chair the discussion at short notice! 💙📚
@lisajewell.bsky.social & Steph McGovern, who joined us to chat about their fab new books DON'T LET HIM IN & DEADLINE. *Signed copies* available! Huge thanks also to
@thestucumminsreads.bsky.social for stepping in to chair the discussion at short notice! 💙📚
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Today 18 June, at 2.00pm, join a panel of local authors at Shrewsbury Library for 'How Cosy is Crime Fiction?' buff.ly/G26qjQB #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
June 18, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Today 18 June, at 2.00pm, join a panel of local authors at Shrewsbury Library for 'How Cosy is Crime Fiction?' buff.ly/G26qjQB #pickupapageturner #ncrm #nationalcrimereadingmonth #thecwa #thereadingagency
I finished #WhatHappensInTheDark by @kiaabdullah.bsky.social last night & immediately had to shout about it.It absolutely blew my mind! Kia’s an incredible writer & this is her best yet…
Check out my rambling, gushy review & just know that you NEED this book! 💙📚
🔗 www.instagram.com/reel/DJ-SlNw...
Check out my rambling, gushy review & just know that you NEED this book! 💙📚
🔗 www.instagram.com/reel/DJ-SlNw...
May 23, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I finished #WhatHappensInTheDark by @kiaabdullah.bsky.social last night & immediately had to shout about it.It absolutely blew my mind! Kia’s an incredible writer & this is her best yet…
Check out my rambling, gushy review & just know that you NEED this book! 💙📚
🔗 www.instagram.com/reel/DJ-SlNw...
Check out my rambling, gushy review & just know that you NEED this book! 💙📚
🔗 www.instagram.com/reel/DJ-SlNw...
Amazing giveaway ⬇️⬇️⬇️
We have a brilliant #GIVEAWAY! ✨
#WIN a copy of PRETTY LITTLE THING by Kit Duffield in our #giveaway to showcase this fantastic book!
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#WIN a copy of PRETTY LITTLE THING by Kit Duffield in our #giveaway to showcase this fantastic book!
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May 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Amazing giveaway ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Bank Holiday Monday…
Extra reading time 🙌🙌📚📚
What are you reading today??
I’m reading WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DARK by @kiaabdullah.bsky.social (brilliant so far!) and have SUN TRAP by @rachelwolfauthor.bsky.social on audio (totally hooked on it!)
Have a great day all 📚💙
Extra reading time 🙌🙌📚📚
What are you reading today??
I’m reading WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DARK by @kiaabdullah.bsky.social (brilliant so far!) and have SUN TRAP by @rachelwolfauthor.bsky.social on audio (totally hooked on it!)
Have a great day all 📚💙
May 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Bank Holiday Monday…
Extra reading time 🙌🙌📚📚
What are you reading today??
I’m reading WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DARK by @kiaabdullah.bsky.social (brilliant so far!) and have SUN TRAP by @rachelwolfauthor.bsky.social on audio (totally hooked on it!)
Have a great day all 📚💙
Extra reading time 🙌🙌📚📚
What are you reading today??
I’m reading WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DARK by @kiaabdullah.bsky.social (brilliant so far!) and have SUN TRAP by @rachelwolfauthor.bsky.social on audio (totally hooked on it!)
Have a great day all 📚💙
Brilliant time listening to the fascinating Chris Whitaker last night. What an incredible life! A really inspiring gent.
Thank you Chris, @orionbooks.bsky.social & @waterstones.bsky.social for an amazing evening 😄 💙📚
#AllTheColoursOfTheDark
Thank you Chris, @orionbooks.bsky.social & @waterstones.bsky.social for an amazing evening 😄 💙📚
#AllTheColoursOfTheDark
April 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Brilliant time listening to the fascinating Chris Whitaker last night. What an incredible life! A really inspiring gent.
Thank you Chris, @orionbooks.bsky.social & @waterstones.bsky.social for an amazing evening 😄 💙📚
#AllTheColoursOfTheDark
Thank you Chris, @orionbooks.bsky.social & @waterstones.bsky.social for an amazing evening 😄 💙📚
#AllTheColoursOfTheDark
April 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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We have an exciting book #GIVEAWAY! ✨
#WIN a copy of ‘Breaking Waves’ by Emma Simpson in our special #giveaway to celebrate this fantastic memoir!
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Ends 23.59 on 30 April 2025
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April 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
We have an exciting book #GIVEAWAY! ✨
#WIN a copy of ‘Breaking Waves’ by Emma Simpson in our special #giveaway to celebrate this fantastic memoir!
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#WIN a copy of ‘Breaking Waves’ by Emma Simpson in our special #giveaway to celebrate this fantastic memoir!
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Calling #bookbloggers - my forthcoming #thriller #TheWomanNextDoor is now on #NetGalley. It’s out 15th May - DM me if you’d like to interview me in future. Hope you’ll love it! @emblabooks.bsky.social @thestucumminsreads.bsky.social @thereadingpara.bsky.social netgalley.co.uk/catalog/?text=…
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April 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Calling #bookbloggers - my forthcoming #thriller #TheWomanNextDoor is now on #NetGalley. It’s out 15th May - DM me if you’d like to interview me in future. Hope you’ll love it! @emblabooks.bsky.social @thestucumminsreads.bsky.social @thereadingpara.bsky.social netgalley.co.uk/catalog/?text=…
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We have an exciting #GIVEAWAY! ✨
#WIN a copy of ‘Midnight Streets’ by Phil Lecomber in our special pre-publication #giveaway!
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Ends 23.59 on 18 March 2025
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@titanbooks.bsky.social
#WIN a copy of ‘Midnight Streets’ by Phil Lecomber in our special pre-publication #giveaway!
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@titanbooks.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We have an exciting #GIVEAWAY! ✨
#WIN a copy of ‘Midnight Streets’ by Phil Lecomber in our special pre-publication #giveaway!
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@titanbooks.bsky.social
#WIN a copy of ‘Midnight Streets’ by Phil Lecomber in our special pre-publication #giveaway!
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Thank you @thestucumminsreads.bsky.social for such an incredible review of WHILE MY BABY SLEEPS!! 💜
February 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Thank you @thestucumminsreads.bsky.social for such an incredible review of WHILE MY BABY SLEEPS!! 💜
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Great evening at Waterstones, Horsham with Becca Day under @thestucumminsreads.bsky.social forensic questioning! Chatting #thewomaninthecabin and #CityOnFire. Great questions, audience & vibe! Learned we now share an agent. Some bloke called @davidhheadley.bsky.social 🤷♂️ @dhhlitagency.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Great evening at Waterstones, Horsham with Becca Day under @thestucumminsreads.bsky.social forensic questioning! Chatting #thewomaninthecabin and #CityOnFire. Great questions, audience & vibe! Learned we now share an agent. Some bloke called @davidhheadley.bsky.social 🤷♂️ @dhhlitagency.bsky.social
January 30, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Just 3 weeks until @thestucumminsreads.bsky.social will be chatting to @authorbeccaday.bsky.social & yours truly at Waterstones #Horsham. We're there from 6-7PM, and will be signing our books! Who's coming?!
TICKETS👇
waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-becca-day-and-graham-bartlett/horsham
TICKETS👇
waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-becca-day-and-graham-bartlett/horsham
January 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Just 3 weeks until @thestucumminsreads.bsky.social will be chatting to @authorbeccaday.bsky.social & yours truly at Waterstones #Horsham. We're there from 6-7PM, and will be signing our books! Who's coming?!
TICKETS👇
waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-becca-day-and-graham-bartlett/horsham
TICKETS👇
waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-becca-day-and-graham-bartlett/horsham
My Audible reading round up for 2024 came through!
Please let 2025 be the year the debates around whether audio is reading stop 🙏
Do you like audio? I’m proud of these stats 😄
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Please let 2025 be the year the debates around whether audio is reading stop 🙏
Do you like audio? I’m proud of these stats 😄
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January 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
My Audible reading round up for 2024 came through!
Please let 2025 be the year the debates around whether audio is reading stop 🙏
Do you like audio? I’m proud of these stats 😄
📚💙
Please let 2025 be the year the debates around whether audio is reading stop 🙏
Do you like audio? I’m proud of these stats 😄
📚💙
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Here is my review of #ASerialKillersGuideToMarriage
Happy publication day @asiamackay.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social
Happy publication day @asiamackay.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social
January 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Here is my review of #ASerialKillersGuideToMarriage
Happy publication day @asiamackay.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social
Happy publication day @asiamackay.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social
I can’t wait for this!! Both Graham and Becca’s books are brilliant.
The conversation is going to be fantastic 😄
Hope you can join us!
The conversation is going to be fantastic 😄
Hope you can join us!
Just realised it's only a month until I get to share an evening with @authorbeccaday.bsky.social at Waterstones Horsham. Looking forward to swapping stories & chatting about our latest books with @thestucumminsreads.bsky.social on 13th Feb. These nights are always such fun - come along if you can!
An Evening with Becca Day and Graham Bartlett | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about An Evening with Becca Day and Graham Bartlett today.
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January 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I can’t wait for this!! Both Graham and Becca’s books are brilliant.
The conversation is going to be fantastic 😄
Hope you can join us!
The conversation is going to be fantastic 😄
Hope you can join us!
January 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Follow Vaseem - he’s a legend!
So pleased to see you hear, pal 😄
So pleased to see you hear, pal 😄
OK. So, Im here. This is my first Bluesky post. I should probably make it memorable. OR... I could just post this rakish picture of me eating a slice of cake... If you don't know me, I write crime novels. See my website: www.vaseemkhan.com . If you do know me, help me connect & tell me what to do.
January 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Follow Vaseem - he’s a legend!
So pleased to see you hear, pal 😄
So pleased to see you hear, pal 😄
The last of my festive crime #bookreviews are up over on my Instagram.
Putting the decorations away. Why is it such an awful job?? Immediately makes me feel blue 😩
Anyway…these two were fantastic reads! 📚💙
Instagram.com/thestucumminsreads
Putting the decorations away. Why is it such an awful job?? Immediately makes me feel blue 😩
Anyway…these two were fantastic reads! 📚💙
Instagram.com/thestucumminsreads
January 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The last of my festive crime #bookreviews are up over on my Instagram.
Putting the decorations away. Why is it such an awful job?? Immediately makes me feel blue 😩
Anyway…these two were fantastic reads! 📚💙
Instagram.com/thestucumminsreads
Putting the decorations away. Why is it such an awful job?? Immediately makes me feel blue 😩
Anyway…these two were fantastic reads! 📚💙
Instagram.com/thestucumminsreads
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12 in 2025 📚💙
I asked six of my favourite bookstagrammers and six favourite authors to recommend one book I need to read this year - and I'm going to read ALL of them!
Thank you so much to all my lovely friends for your input. Some BRILLIANT recommendations 🤩 #BookSky
I asked six of my favourite bookstagrammers and six favourite authors to recommend one book I need to read this year - and I'm going to read ALL of them!
Thank you so much to all my lovely friends for your input. Some BRILLIANT recommendations 🤩 #BookSky
January 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
12 in 2025 📚💙
I asked six of my favourite bookstagrammers and six favourite authors to recommend one book I need to read this year - and I'm going to read ALL of them!
Thank you so much to all my lovely friends for your input. Some BRILLIANT recommendations 🤩 #BookSky
I asked six of my favourite bookstagrammers and six favourite authors to recommend one book I need to read this year - and I'm going to read ALL of them!
Thank you so much to all my lovely friends for your input. Some BRILLIANT recommendations 🤩 #BookSky
Shared my must read 2024 thrillers and the books that hit me the hardest in 2024…
I had such a great reading year - 153 books read (my most ever!). My love of audio was cemented and really helped me reach this total, as I am almost always consuming a book😂
Here’s to a fantastically bookish 2025 💙📚
I had such a great reading year - 153 books read (my most ever!). My love of audio was cemented and really helped me reach this total, as I am almost always consuming a book😂
Here’s to a fantastically bookish 2025 💙📚
January 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Shared my must read 2024 thrillers and the books that hit me the hardest in 2024…
I had such a great reading year - 153 books read (my most ever!). My love of audio was cemented and really helped me reach this total, as I am almost always consuming a book😂
Here’s to a fantastically bookish 2025 💙📚
I had such a great reading year - 153 books read (my most ever!). My love of audio was cemented and really helped me reach this total, as I am almost always consuming a book😂
Here’s to a fantastically bookish 2025 💙📚