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Mark Bridgeman Author ✍️
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Best selling author of The Scottish Murder Book, ERASED, and The Nearly Man.
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 You can here the story of Robert Armstrong, and his struggle to compile the world's first Gaelic dictionary, on BBC Gaelic Radio tomorrow @ 9:20am
BBC Sounds - www.bbc.co.uk/radionangaidheal
My dual language booklet 'A War of Words' is available here - www.markbridgemanauthor.co.uk/books/A-War-...
December 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
6️⃣ There were so many great responses to my post yesterday 'Your Life Story in Six Words'.

If you missed it yesterday, you can read about it here 👇 www.facebook.com/MarkBridgema...

And, as promised, here's mine
December 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
My next book is well underway. 12,000 words written....
December 8, 2025 at 8:42 AM
📚 Waterstones is well stocked with The River Runs Red, The Scottish Murder Book, Perthshire's Pound of Flesh, & Nothing For Something. The books all feature unique stories from Perthshire
🎁 You can pick up my titles direct from Waterstones online (click here - www.waterstones.com/books/search... )
December 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
✍️ Here's a writing challenge. Could you tell your life story in six words?
There's a few famous writers' efforts below. I'll share mine tomorrow.
December 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
If you missed my event last week you can buy my commemorative booklet here
👉 www.markbridgemanauthor.co.uk/books/A-War-...
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The booklet tells the story of Kenmore born Robert Armstrong's struggle to publish this important work
Proceeds to the Breadalbane Reading Room & the Perthshire & Angus Mod
December 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Back home now from St Helier now after more meetings,ahead of next year's book launch

Retracing Tuula's final steps in 1966 is an emotional experience. Had someone not taken her life, Tuula might have been one of the decade's faces

The explanation behind her unsolved murder is one step closer
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🎁 It's the final day of the Bookshop.org Christmas giveaway.

Buy any of my books on bookshop.org by midnight tonight (Sunday) and you'll be automatically entered into a draw to win a £250 giftcard.

👉 uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?...

📚 And there's FREE delivery on all orders over £25 too.
December 7, 2025 at 7:50 AM
🎁 It's Day 2 of the Bookshop.org Christmas giveaway. Buy any of my books on bookshop.org by midnight on Sunday and you'll be automatically entered into a draw to win a £250 giftcard.

👉 uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?...

📚 There's FREE delivery on all orders over £25 too
December 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
What every writer wants for Christmas 🎄
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🎁 Buy any of my books on bookshop.org by midnight on Sunday and you'll be automatically entered into a draw to win a £250 giftcard.

👉 uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?...

📚 There's FREE delivery on all orders over £25, and you'll be supporting Britain's independent bookshops too.
December 5, 2025 at 10:36 AM
🎄 If you know someone who enjoyed my book about the Edwardian adventuress and con artist Violet Charlesworth, Nothing For Something, why not treat them to my previous title on a similar theme, The Nearly Man.

🎁 The Nearly Man is available from all good bookstores
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Yesterday's Food Diary 📖

Another food marathon completed. Eating 😋
December 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Meeting with the JEP to give them an update on the book's release date, and to work on an upcoming article in which I'll be revealing some interesting new evidence
December 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
👻 We all love a suitably spooky story at Christmas, why not order someone a copy of one of my books with a ghostly theme.
Try Perthshire's Pound of Flesh, The Dark Side of the Dales, Jurassic Coast Justice, Blood Beneath Ben Nevis and more.
Check out all the links @ www.markbridgemanauthor.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
December 3, 2025 at 9:04 AM
"What a fantastic book! Loved it" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Really interesting. Can't wait to read more" ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

BRISTOL: Bullets, Blades and Barricades is available now
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 AM
A Scooby Doo mist has descended 🌫️
December 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
📚The Ideal Christmas Gift 🎁

Nothing For Something: The Violet Charlesworth Story.

You have until midnight tonight to pick up a copy from Waterstones and take advantage of their double points offer

Nothing For Something is available here - www.waterstones.com/book/nothing...
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
✍️ Handy Writing Tips: 101

If something isn't working for, try something different
December 1, 2025 at 7:31 AM
📚 Alright my lovers!

If you're in the West Country then you'll need a copy of either (or both) of my short story collections this Christmas! Available from your local bookshop, Waterstones, Amazon, or via the links on my website www.markbridgemanauthor.co.uk

@waterstones.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Pick up this perfect pair of my murderously mysterious short story collections from The Highland Bookshop, in Fort William. The ideal Christmas gift

📘 BLOOD BENEATH BEN NEVIS - www.highlandbookshop.com/store/p/bloo...

📕 BLOOD ACROSS THE WATER -
www.highlandbookshop.com/store/p/bloo...
November 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
📚 A lovely book signing session in Waterstones Perth at lunchtime ✍️.

If you're in Perth why not pop in and pick up a signed copy of The Scottish Murder Book, Perthshire's Pound of Flesh, and The River Runs Red.
And it's double (or even treble) points on your Waterstones+ Card too!
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
📖 For those who missed our special event this week, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the world's first Gaelic dictionary, compiled by Kenmore born Robert Armstrong, you can purchase a copy of my special commemorative booklet here:

👉 www.markbridgemanauthor.co.uk/books/A-War-...
November 29, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 What a fantastic evening last night celebrating the 200th anniversary of the world's first Gaelic dictionary in 1825 📖, and my commemorative booklet. Proceeds go towards the upkeep of the Breadalbane Reading Room & the Gaelic Mod. Available here:
👉 www.markbridgemanauthor.co.uk/books/A-War-...
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM