Bethan James
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Bethan James
@thebethanjames.bsky.social
Marketer at Perlego ("Netflix for Books"). Arts Council grant recipient. Fuelled by writing, reading & Earl Grey tea. Identical twin. She/her.

Lit agent: Harry Illingworth.
WIP: speculative crime novel
Insta & X: @thebethanjames
Thanks @BritFantasySoc.bsky.social for making #WorldFantasyCon accessible by streaming it!👏🐉

Some author panel highlights:
✨British Urban Fantasy
✨Occult Adventures
✨Blending the Genres
✨Playing for Laughs in SFF (incl @Davidwragg.com & BSF winner @Franceswrites.bsky.social)

Feeling inspired ✍️🔮
November 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃 Here’s some spooky book picks for you…
October 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
❤️📚Missing #TheakstoneCrime @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social already!

Incredible author panels, lovely writer catch-ups, murder mystery dinner, publisher popups, and tons of fabulous freebies
July 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It’s day 1 of #1000WordsofSummer from @jamiattenberg.bsky.social ! Can’t wait to kick off this 2 week challenge ✍️
May 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Thanks/ diolch to for an inspiring weekend, Wales International Crime Fiction Festival, aka Gwyl Crime Cymru! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📚
April 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
How enchanting is this @Illumicrate special edition of #WaterMoon by Samantha Sotto Yambao 🌊💙

✨ “Would you rewrite your destiny if it meant losing a part of your past?✨

#FantasyBooks #Illumicrate #BookBox
January 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My New Year hopes for you (credit to Positive Present) 🎉 #HappyNewYear
January 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Thank you, Edinburgh Fringe Fest. What a week of comedy, storytelling, new writing, magic and mayhem ❤️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
August 18, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Voyage of the Damned by Frances White I’m is a spellbinding new murder mystery set on a boat full of magic. 💙🌊

This enchanting read is well worth checking out ✨
February 11, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Writers, you NEED to watch #AnatomyOfAFall 👀

A heartbreakingly beautiful film about obsession, jealousy, and the thin line between truth and lies in storytelling ✍️

#AmWriting #WritingCommmunity
February 4, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Picked up the keys to my first home.

A new chapter begins 🏡🔑❤️
January 21, 2024 at 4:16 PM
New Year’s Eve words of wisdom from Neil Gaiman 🥂

I hope 2024 brings you good stories 🎉
December 31, 2023 at 11:46 PM
November 26, 2023 at 11:34 AM
🕯️It’s the perfect spooky night to be scared out of my wits by #TheWinterSpirits - 12 gothic & ghostly tales from mesmerising storytellers 📖
November 5, 2023 at 8:03 PM
Can’t wait to dive into this #spooktober book about ghosts of Wales 👻🖤

Manon Steffan Ros says: “This wonderful, fascinating, enchanting book is my book of the year. My book of many years. It's not just about ghosts- It's about heritage, language, and a part of history which gets lost”
October 29, 2023 at 5:58 PM
What’s your writing procrastination of choice!? 📝

#amwriting #writingcommunity
October 8, 2023 at 10:35 AM