Nicola Blackwell
@nicolablackwell.bsky.social
Novelist. Preoccupied with the light and dark of the human heart but, you know, in a fun way. New thriller coming soon. Repped by CAA. Most active on Insta @nicolablackwellauthor and Substack writing Lost in Folklore at https://nicolablackwell.substack.com
Some book news! 🥳
November 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Some book news! 🥳
The Naked Light by Bridget Collins.
Loved this historical folk horror, underpinned by a love story and where the darkness rising in a quaint village makes a beautiful heartbreaking metaphor for the unthinkable terrors of the Great War.
Loved this historical folk horror, underpinned by a love story and where the darkness rising in a quaint village makes a beautiful heartbreaking metaphor for the unthinkable terrors of the Great War.
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The Naked Light by Bridget Collins.
Loved this historical folk horror, underpinned by a love story and where the darkness rising in a quaint village makes a beautiful heartbreaking metaphor for the unthinkable terrors of the Great War.
Loved this historical folk horror, underpinned by a love story and where the darkness rising in a quaint village makes a beautiful heartbreaking metaphor for the unthinkable terrors of the Great War.
The five Stephen King books I've re-read the most. 👀🔥🎈🗑️🏨👀. Plus a little special guest at the end.
What are your most -re-read Kings?
What are your most -re-read Kings?
August 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The five Stephen King books I've re-read the most. 👀🔥🎈🗑️🏨👀. Plus a little special guest at the end.
What are your most -re-read Kings?
What are your most -re-read Kings?
@shelbyjudge.bsky.social Lovely to attend the talk on Women and Folklore last night in Manchester by Dr Shelby Judge. Amazing turn out, great venue & lots to enjoy in this entertaining and informative lecture. A nice way to hang out with a good friend too. And lots more for my reading pile...📚
August 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
@shelbyjudge.bsky.social Lovely to attend the talk on Women and Folklore last night in Manchester by Dr Shelby Judge. Amazing turn out, great venue & lots to enjoy in this entertaining and informative lecture. A nice way to hang out with a good friend too. And lots more for my reading pile...📚
New Lost in folklore post: nicolablackwell.substack.com/p/dark-solar...
July 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
New Lost in folklore post: nicolablackwell.substack.com/p/dark-solar...
latest LOST IN FOLKLORE post.
Dark Solar: the Sun's Shadow Side in Folklore and Mythology...
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Dark Solar: the Sun's Shadow Side in Folklore and Mythology...
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July 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
latest LOST IN FOLKLORE post.
Dark Solar: the Sun's Shadow Side in Folklore and Mythology...
open.substack.com/pub/nicolabl...
Dark Solar: the Sun's Shadow Side in Folklore and Mythology...
open.substack.com/pub/nicolabl...
@jocallaghankat.bsky.social Raced through HUMAN REMAINS, the third instalment in the Kat Frank and AI detective Aide Lock series. Callaghan makes you love all her characters, which leads to some tense and emotional moments! And after THAT ending, I’m now eagerly awaiting the fourth instalment. 👀
July 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
@jocallaghankat.bsky.social Raced through HUMAN REMAINS, the third instalment in the Kat Frank and AI detective Aide Lock series. Callaghan makes you love all her characters, which leads to some tense and emotional moments! And after THAT ending, I’m now eagerly awaiting the fourth instalment. 👀
Summer reads Library Haul ❤️📕📚
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July 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Summer reads Library Haul ❤️📕📚
For a video summary go here: www.instagram.com/nblackwellau...
For a video summary go here: www.instagram.com/nblackwellau...
Absolutely loved loved loved this smart and beautifully written page turner by Nicci Cloke, in which a young woman is accused of poisoning four men at a private members club - her story told by five men who question whether they ever really knew her. Just brilliant! A perfect summer read #amreading
July 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Absolutely loved loved loved this smart and beautifully written page turner by Nicci Cloke, in which a young woman is accused of poisoning four men at a private members club - her story told by five men who question whether they ever really knew her. Just brilliant! A perfect summer read #amreading
I've got some edits to finish and then I am leaping into this beauty! Just out this week, HER MANY FACES, by Nicci Cloke, an incredibly talented writer. I know as soon as I start this thriller that'll be it until I turn the last page!
July 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I've got some edits to finish and then I am leaping into this beauty! Just out this week, HER MANY FACES, by Nicci Cloke, an incredibly talented writer. I know as soon as I start this thriller that'll be it until I turn the last page!
A twisty, spooky haunted house story where nothing is quite what it seems. HOME BEFORE DARK by Riley Sager.
July 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A twisty, spooky haunted house story where nothing is quite what it seems. HOME BEFORE DARK by Riley Sager.
Very much enjoyed this Vampyre detective story set in a snowy Alaskan town. (Great way to cool down. 🧊🤣) Could absolutely see this as a cracking mini series. The Gathering by @cjtudor.bsky.social #amreadinghorror #amreading #booksbooksbooks #vampirebooks #vampirefiction #horrorfiction #cjtudor
July 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Very much enjoyed this Vampyre detective story set in a snowy Alaskan town. (Great way to cool down. 🧊🤣) Could absolutely see this as a cracking mini series. The Gathering by @cjtudor.bsky.social #amreadinghorror #amreading #booksbooksbooks #vampirebooks #vampirefiction #horrorfiction #cjtudor
Could really get into social media if it’s just me finding great gifts for bookworms (ok, me) #bookworm #bookwormgifts #bookworms
July 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Could really get into social media if it’s just me finding great gifts for bookworms (ok, me) #bookworm #bookwormgifts #bookworms
A recent fave from my spooky summer reads: The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes. In this dread-filled mystery, Maya is forced to face what really happened to her best friend 7 years before. A story about an entrancing dangerous man, the lure of escapism, and how far we'll go in our search for home.
July 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A recent fave from my spooky summer reads: The House in the Pines by Ana Reyes. In this dread-filled mystery, Maya is forced to face what really happened to her best friend 7 years before. A story about an entrancing dangerous man, the lure of escapism, and how far we'll go in our search for home.
Bookworm summer is going well so far. 🌞 Now...which of these should I read next? 🤔
June 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Bookworm summer is going well so far. 🌞 Now...which of these should I read next? 🤔
Abigail Dean is such an incredible writer! I loved Day One and her latest, The Death of Us, does not disappoint. A dark, astute, heartbreaking but also ultimately optimistic novel about a couple who are subject to a home invasion and whether love can survive an unimaginable horror.
June 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Abigail Dean is such an incredible writer! I loved Day One and her latest, The Death of Us, does not disappoint. A dark, astute, heartbreaking but also ultimately optimistic novel about a couple who are subject to a home invasion and whether love can survive an unimaginable horror.
Lovely time at the launch of the Chorlton Arts Festival at South Manchester Cricket Club.
Excited about @northernmailman.bsky.social Nick Brown's reading on Wednesday! ❤️
Excited about @northernmailman.bsky.social Nick Brown's reading on Wednesday! ❤️
May 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Lovely time at the launch of the Chorlton Arts Festival at South Manchester Cricket Club.
Excited about @northernmailman.bsky.social Nick Brown's reading on Wednesday! ❤️
Excited about @northernmailman.bsky.social Nick Brown's reading on Wednesday! ❤️
Mushrooms and Toadstools and Fungi, oh my! The low down on that magical red mushroom with the white spots: nicolablackwell.substack.com/p/mushrooms-...
May 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Mushrooms and Toadstools and Fungi, oh my! The low down on that magical red mushroom with the white spots: nicolablackwell.substack.com/p/mushrooms-...
New author pics by www.nathanphoto.co.uk
Where else for a horror thriller writer but in a wooded graveyard?
Where else for a horror thriller writer but in a wooded graveyard?
May 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
New author pics by www.nathanphoto.co.uk
Where else for a horror thriller writer but in a wooded graveyard?
Where else for a horror thriller writer but in a wooded graveyard?
A fabulous time was had last night celebrating the launch of Emma Jane Unsworth's amazing new book SLAGS. A hilarious, beautifully written, heartbreaking and dazzlingly astute story set in the 90s and now, in Manchester and on a Scottish road trip. Pick up your copy! waterstones.com/book/slags/e...
May 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A fabulous time was had last night celebrating the launch of Emma Jane Unsworth's amazing new book SLAGS. A hilarious, beautifully written, heartbreaking and dazzlingly astute story set in the 90s and now, in Manchester and on a Scottish road trip. Pick up your copy! waterstones.com/book/slags/e...
Dragged myself away from my desk to get some sunshine. Fave mug - Unreliable Narrator - courtesy of @charduck.bsky.social 's writer merch!
Sunny read 🖤☀️🕶️ - the always brilliant Grady Hendrix, The Final Girl Support Club.
Sunny read 🖤☀️🕶️ - the always brilliant Grady Hendrix, The Final Girl Support Club.
April 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Dragged myself away from my desk to get some sunshine. Fave mug - Unreliable Narrator - courtesy of @charduck.bsky.social 's writer merch!
Sunny read 🖤☀️🕶️ - the always brilliant Grady Hendrix, The Final Girl Support Club.
Sunny read 🖤☀️🕶️ - the always brilliant Grady Hendrix, The Final Girl Support Club.
From Aesop’s Hare to Br’er Rabbit and the Shapeshifter - the rabbits and hares of folklore…
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April 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
From Aesop’s Hare to Br’er Rabbit and the Shapeshifter - the rabbits and hares of folklore…
substack.com/@nicolablack...
substack.com/@nicolablack...