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Heather Child
@heatherika.bsky.social
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Author, environmentalist & egalitarian, rep Julie Crisp. Novels published by Orbit & SRL. Pre-order THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF LOVE now! www.heather-child.co.uk
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Ho ho ho-w about an 'undo' button for life?
Book on pavement with flowers
December 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Look at this stunning cover for THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF LOVE! 👀

Be first to read the prologue 👉 bit.ly/3XHexUK
via @thefantasyhive.bsky.social

#BookSky @srlpublishing.bsky.social @julieacrisp.bsky.social @thebookseller.com @booksaremybag.bsky.social @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Here's a statue of two men being impressed by a giant's crotch. Happy Sunday! #Antwerp
Statue of giant with legs apart and two smaller figures looking up at him.
October 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Stumbled across Tropismes bookshop in Brussels... and WHAT a bookshop! #booksky
Beautiful bookshop interior
October 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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I've got an Itch! Have you? New horror from @manylittlewords.bsky.social 🙌 #booksky
Image of book 'Itch' being held
October 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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"Horror writers are the nicest people..." Great to see @timlebbon.bsky.social & @cgolden.bsky.social launching their intriguing new books at @forbiddenplanet.bsky.social this evening with @manylittlewords.bsky.social 📚🌃🤩
Two authors and moderator at table
October 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Welcome to autumn 🍁
#Sumac #Treesky
September 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Congratulations to @voidcricket.bsky.social on the launch of #AnUnbreakableWorld & @garethlpowell.bsky.social with #WhoWillYouSave! 🙌 🚀 📚 @forbiddenplanet.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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How about a little detour? 🌲🌳🌲
Please join my newsletter, PICARESQUE! Quirky research, giveaways, novel news and a free short story... 👇
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#booksky #amreading #writingcommunity
September 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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What THE UNDOING OF ARLO KNOTT is about and why I wrote it... in under 2 minutes! As broadcast on
@cazzamartin.bsky.social's morning show on BBC Radio Somerset @bbcsomerset.bsky.social #booksky 👇
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July 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Fine day hanging out at Stroud's bookfair with other JustWrite Bristol authors 📚
June 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Congratulations to @evilevehall.bsky.social on her beautiful book launch for #ANovelMurder in Bristol last night. 🥳
June 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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This is research for a novel but it's also making me lol. 🤭
Book cover of Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man
June 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Fancy a day out in Stroud? Combine it with some bookchat, author meets and general literary fun! 📚 I'll be there with @alibacon.bsky.social & other JustWrite Bristol authors #StroudIndieBookFair
June 15, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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On-demand novels, AI that makes AI, and 'Golden Gate' Claude... So many fascinating aspects of #AI discussed at #uobwritersday with Jessica Moor and Jason Gwartz 🙌
June 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Do fans cannibalise celebs? 😋😱 Brilliant to hear Vanessa Kissule talk about #Neverland... Think its themes may harmonise with #PeoplesRepublicOfLove! #uobwritersday.
June 7, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Sure we have a dozen duck eggs... Oh wait 🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆🦆
April 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Happy St George and the dragon day! 🐉
THE UNDOING OF ARLO KNOTT is a different spin on being a hero - who would have thought slow worms could be so deadly? #booksky
The cover of THE UNDOING OF ARLO KNOTT, with flowers, snake and orange alongside.
April 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Great launch of The Absent Heart by @alibacon.bsky.social today! 🙌
April 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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META please #DoTheWriteThing and compensate authors for the books you have taken. @lisanandymp.bsky.social please take a stand for creators. @societyofauthors.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Happy book birthday to @alibacon.bsky.social!

THE ABSENT HEART (Linen Press, 2025) is a compelling read about figures close to Robert Louis Stevenson.
#TheAbsentHeart
#HistoricalFiction #RobertLouisStevenson
March 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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So #Meta allegedly used a pirated copy of my debut novel (about #AI, ironically) to train their AI. A company worth £1.147 trillion thought about paying fairly and decided 'Nah'.
March 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Very enjoyable book squeeze this month - the Theatre of Glass and Shadows by @annecorlett.bsky.social A fully immersive experience! 🎭
#amreading
March 21, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Interested in Robert Louis Stevenson? This book is for you 👌

Bristol people - sign up for the launch! tr.ee/9wbC8P6yq4
@alibacon.bsky.social #TheAbsentHeart
March 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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It's #InternationalWomensDay and Cap'n Belinda has successfully infiltrated Bristol's council chambers... 💪
Lego pirate
March 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM