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Sarah Hilary
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THE DROWNING PLACE | ‘Happy Valley, but haunted’ Anna Mazzola | Out in April from Harvill | ND. She/her | www.sarahhilary.com
This brilliant book is out 8 January from Picador and I urge you all to buy it. Sinister, exquisite and wonderful. Welsh folk horror wrapped up in a spellbinding love story.
November 29, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Big thanks to @mwcraven.bsky.social for this terrific response to The Drowning Place which is out in April from Harvill // preorders via the links in my bio

#dsjosephashe #crimefiction #bookstagram #newbooks #peakdistrict #supernatural #lgbtq🌈
November 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Bringing Joe Ashe and Laurie Bower to Sheffield today. Lovely to meet the booksellers at Rhyme & Reason, and Hillsborough Books
November 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Abigail Dean wrote one of my favourite books of 2025, namely her astonishing 'The Death of Us' which you should all read. Here's what she thought about The Drowning Place 🧡

Out in April but you can preorder via the links here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/471767...
November 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Happy paperback publication day to this beauty, which contains Christmas stories by brilliant writers (and me). Published by @titanbooks.bsky.social

You can find it on sale on Asda, Tesco and elsewhere. Or order from your favourite indie bookshop. Perfect present🎄🎄
November 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
@vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social has a brilliant book out right now (A Quantum of Menace, featuring Q from the Bond series) and here he is saying what he loved about The Drowning Place. Thanks, Vas 🖤🧡

Out in April // preorders via the links here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/471767...
November 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Huge Hallowe'en thanks to the wonderful @ellygriffiths.bsky.social for this perfect quote 🖤🧡

The Drowning Place is in April. Link to preorder in my bio
October 31, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I love this response from @annamazz.bsky.social 🖤 'Happy Valley, but haunted' 🖤

The Drowning Place is out in April. For 25% off this week, preorder from @waterstones.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Exciting to see The Drowning Place in the @waterstones.bsky.social preorder promotion which runs until midnight on Friday 17 October.

Preorder here: www.waterstones.com/book/the-dro...

#newbook #crimefiction #preorderpromo #thedrowningplace
October 14, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Wonderful feedback has been pouring in from many of my favourite writers. I'm going to share some of it in the lead up to publication, starting with this lovely response from @whusseyauthor.bsky.social

The Drowning Place is out in April from Harvill. To preorder, see links in my bio.
October 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
It's cover reveal day for The Drowning Place! Huge thanks to Dan Mogford who designed the gorgeous cover, and the whole team at @harvill who have been magnificent.

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October 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
If you love a Romanesque column, you can do a lot worse than visit St Catherine’s Church in Hoarwithy in Herefordshire
September 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
6am at St Hilda’s in Oxford. The calm before the crime writers #HCFW25
August 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Online tickets to St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend give you full access to all sessions inc live Q&As & the chance to win our Whodunnit starring @radiomukhers.bsky.social @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social @annamazz.bsky.social @williamryan.bsky.social

8-10th Aug

www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/events/2025-...
July 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Textures! And the promise of autumn
July 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you missed @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social then here’s a chance to get your hands on a limited edition collector’s proof of The Drowning Place.

Follow, like and share. UK only. Winners picked on Friday 25 July.
July 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Could not be happier that @radiomukhers.bsky.social scooped the barrel last night at @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social and I have his permission to rename him Abeer for the duration of the weekend 🍺🏆⭐️
July 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
And if you see me around, ask me to sign the proof and I’ll give you a special postcard to use as a bookmark (while stocks last). I’m so excited for you to meet DS Joseph Ashe and DI Laurie Bower, my new police pair.
July 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Harrogate-goers! I’m thrilled that proofs of The Drowning Place (the first in my new series) are in the tote bags for @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social and in a Limited Collector’s Edition!

I’d love to see photos of the book in the hands of readers, so please do share.
July 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Up to London on the first train of the day for a Very Exciting Meeting with my publishers
July 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Clown Town is an absolute belter. No one is better than Mick at loading exactly the right words and taking aim at the egos and idiocies in Westminster and further afield.

More satisfying than a squirty flower in the face of your least favourite politician.

Out 11 September from Baskerville
July 14, 2025 at 2:18 PM
If you’re headed to @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social next week and would like one of these badges, I’ll be carrying this bag all weekend. Free to the first 7 people who want to wear them 💙 🏳️‍⚧️
July 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Huge congratulations to @oliviagavoyannis.bsky.social on the publication of Lie to Me, the opening of which I enjoyed hugely when Olivia was a student on the Curtis Brown Creative course I teach. Out now from @emblabooks.bsky.social
July 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Great interview with @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social for Shotsblog in which she shares her favourite Gothic writers, books and films. Come and hear her talk on 'Fear and Anxiety in Gothic Fiction' at St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend.

wwwshotsmagcouk.blogspot.com/2025/07/in-s...
July 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Home from a few days with my mum and look what was waiting for me
July 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM