Tim Lebbon
@timlebbon.bsky.social
SECRET LIVES OF THE DEAD out August '25. DEAD RED & RAZOR out September. NY Times bestselling writer. Father, husband, triathlete. Real ale. Cake. Music. The countryside. Love is the fing. Be kind. AMONG THE LIVING out now.
I'm delighted to have a story in this brand new anthology!
We're thrilled to reveal the cover of UNEARTHED, a horror anthology from award-winning authors and editors @dancoxon.bsky.social and @pfracassi.bsky.social which digs beneath the crumbling structures of historical ruins to reveal their archaic pasts, and their darkest secrets.
Out September 15! 💀
Out September 15! 💀
January 14, 2026 at 8:36 PM
I'm delighted to have a story in this brand new anthology!
Very great people, the greatest, greater than anything ever.
January 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Very great people, the greatest, greater than anything ever.
I've ordered this, you should too!
Some one-liners from Netgalley reviews of SCRATCH MOSS (out March 5):
"David Barnett may just be the new king of British folklore horror."
"Holy CRAP. David Barnett is at the top of his game."
"Wow! I am firmly convinced that David Barnett is simply a master of the folklore horror genre."
"David Barnett may just be the new king of British folklore horror."
"Holy CRAP. David Barnett is at the top of his game."
"Wow! I am firmly convinced that David Barnett is simply a master of the folklore horror genre."
January 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I've ordered this, you should too!
I live in Wales. Don't give him ideas, he's probably never heard of us yet.
January 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I live in Wales. Don't give him ideas, he's probably never heard of us yet.
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New post up, for all the self proclaimed poets & those who proclaim love and beauty - for Renee Good.
“If someone smiles or cries, feels less alone or more enthused, when you read your work out aloud you have made something wonderful.”
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/the-world-...
“If someone smiles or cries, feels less alone or more enthused, when you read your work out aloud you have made something wonderful.”
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/the-world-...
The World Has Lost a Poet
Robin Ince
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:21 PM
New post up, for all the self proclaimed poets & those who proclaim love and beauty - for Renee Good.
“If someone smiles or cries, feels less alone or more enthused, when you read your work out aloud you have made something wonderful.”
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/the-world-...
“If someone smiles or cries, feels less alone or more enthused, when you read your work out aloud you have made something wonderful.”
thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/the-world-...
No wonder they were cheap. They're all upside down.
January 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
No wonder they were cheap. They're all upside down.
So glad you enjoyed the books, thank you!
January 7, 2026 at 9:31 AM
So glad you enjoyed the books, thank you!
But yeah, totally get you ... I only drop into these groups occasionally and usually it's to read arguments or the usual.
December 16, 2025 at 8:23 AM
But yeah, totally get you ... I only drop into these groups occasionally and usually it's to read arguments or the usual.
'What is the worst horror book group on Facebook?'
December 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
'What is the worst horror book group on Facebook?'
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Books I’ve read (and loved) in 2025. An ongoing post and in no particular order …
@timlebbon.bsky.social
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December 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Books I’ve read (and loved) in 2025. An ongoing post and in no particular order …
@timlebbon.bsky.social
@timlebbon.bsky.social
Thank you mate, so much.
December 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Thank you mate, so much.
Ha! Yes, was lots of fun.
December 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Ha! Yes, was lots of fun.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
December 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
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Non-stop action and some killer death scenes. This was a fun, short, bloody romp.
@timlebbon.bsky.social
#booksky
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#booksky
December 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Non-stop action and some killer death scenes. This was a fun, short, bloody romp.
@timlebbon.bsky.social
#booksky
@timlebbon.bsky.social
#booksky
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Library Journal listed WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES as one of their Best Books of 2025. Absolutely blows my mind.
December 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Library Journal listed WAKE UP AND OPEN YOUR EYES as one of their Best Books of 2025. Absolutely blows my mind.
Hoorah!
We're thrilled to see that SECRET LIVES OF THE DEAD by @timlebbon.bsky.social was selected for NPR's 2025 #BooksWeLove recommendation guide!
A dark folk horror tale of a deadly family curse, crime and murder... Have you picked up a copy yet?
https://n.pr/3JUZ28s
A dark folk horror tale of a deadly family curse, crime and murder... Have you picked up a copy yet?
https://n.pr/3JUZ28s
December 5, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Hoorah!
A perfect Christmas gift!
December 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A perfect Christmas gift!
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NEWS: Bad Hand Books, @timlebbon.bsky.social and DEAD RED and RAZOR show up on this prestigious list from LitHub.
If you love a small press, check out these 100 notable small press books from 2025!
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025
The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…
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December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
NEWS: Bad Hand Books, @timlebbon.bsky.social and DEAD RED and RAZOR show up on this prestigious list from LitHub.