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callummcsorley.bsky.social
Author / Squeaky Clean / Winner of The McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2023 / Represented by Emily MacDonald at 42mp
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Wonderful review of PAPERBOY by Mark Sanderson in @thetimes.com ! 🙌

Book Review 21 Squeaky Clean by @callummcsorley.bsky.social Gritty Scottish/Glasgow noir at its best and I’m delighted to have the sequel, Paperboy, lined up and waiting. 5* from me (I’d give it 10 if I could) #Bookreview #ReadingCommunity #Scottishcrimefiction

Last day for @waterstones.bsky.social preorder sale! www.waterstones.com/book/paperbo...

Paperboy is in the @waterstones.bsky.social 25% off pre order sale this weekend! Get while the going's good!

Dance card for next month:

The hardback has arrived and it's beautiful 🥰 huge thanks to everyone at @pushkinpress.com and Kid Ethic for this, I love it!

For any reviewers or bloggers who use netgallley, Paperboy is available there now! www.netgalley.co.uk/book/547532/...

First review of PAPERBOY is out there! Huge thanks to Morag Bootland and @scottishfield.bsky.social !

Recently stayed up too late finishing The Cliff House by Chris Brookmyre. A belter! Twisty, compulsive, exciting - everything you need from a top tier thriller. (Though completely wrong about Jazzmasters being a "poser's guitar". Shocking opinion.)

5 weeks today! Paperboy is available to preorder now. Though if you fancy coming to one of the launch events at @waterstones.bsky.social Sauchiehall Street or Topping & Co Edinburgh, you can order a copy with your ticket. pushkinpress.com/book/paperboy/

Finished The Tomorrow Project by H Critchlow last night. Incredible. Heartbreaking. A skillfully written, fresh, deeply human take on the post-apocalyptic narrative that we've been in need of since the pandemic. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

@rodgeglass.bsky.social 😔 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Outfit sorted for the PAPERBOY launch.

Looked down at @callummcsorley.bsky.social novel ‘Squeaky Clean’ & was surprised how far along I was - always a great sign. Car wash, disgraced cop, gangsters, informant, Seems like a well deserved Scottish McIllvaney Prize. Dark & funny, which a lot of people reckon they can do, but not a lot can.

PAPERBOY launch info! @waterstones.bsky.social @caileansteed.bsky.social callummcsorley.com/2025/01/22/l...

Absolutely cannot wait for this! Sleeper Beach by @harkaway.bsky.social, sequel to the incredible Titanium Noir. www.waterstones.com/book/sleeper...

It's my Mr Blobby obsessed daughter's 3rd birthday on Friday so have spent the morning making this monstrosity to go on her cake.

Gotta new story out in this month’s Cosmic Horror Monthly!

Two months today! PAPERBOY is out on 13th March, available to preorder now! pushkinpress.com/book/paperboy/

Finished this last night - absolutely terrific follow up to the fantastic Squeaky Clean. Great characters, laugh out loud funny, a gripping story. Excellent stuff @callummcsorley.bsky.social! Out in March!

Delighted to support my (significantly) older brother @callummcsorley.bsky.social for the launch of his highly anticipated follow-up to Squeaky Clean, Paperboy!

PAPERBOY is out this year! Launching on 13th March at @waterstones.bsky.social Sauchiehall Street with help from my wee bro @caileansteed.bsky.social! www.waterstones.com/events/callu...

@callummcsorley.bsky.social An excellent read. Looking forward to Paper Boy!

The no.1 Christmas read. Dickens has style for miles.

I'll take that, from a Mcilvanney Prize winner

@neillancaster66.bsky.social gets better with every book. He's climbing to the top of the crime writing ladder with a ratchet grip. High stakes, horrible villains, lovable heroes, and a plot as twisted and treacherous as any mountain range. WHEN SHADOWS FALL. Out March 2025.

Last #bookclub of 2024 and we talked about our #booksoftheyear. Mine are #WhiteCity by Dominic Nolan, #SqueakyClean by @callummcsorley.bsky.social plus #YouAreHere by David Nicholls and #TalkingAtNight by Claire Daverley for a bit of romance. Scroll to 2.19: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Picked my favourite crime book of 2024 for @interviewroomone.bsky.social, have a read and add to your lists!

EXTREMELY thrilled to see these fine words from the wonderful Callum… @dfr10.bsky.social's dark, intense and immense FIRST foray into #crimefiction, #TheWeekenders, is out in February.

Incredible work from David F. Ross. THE WEEKENDERS, out in Feb from @orendabooks.bsky.social Get it on your list!

Bob Mortimer on @BBCBreakfast this morning. If you’re looking for #crimefiction with humour here’s our reviews of books that made us smile also including @callummcsorley.bsky.social @orlandomurrin.bsky.social @jdwhitelaw13.bsky.social & more interviewroomone.com/books/?wbg_t...

A quick end of year round up, including some of my favourite reads of 2024 and ones to look out for in 2025: callummcsorley.com/2024/12/12/g...

The box of author copies of the Squeaky Clean paperback I got from @pushkinpress.com a year ago is now empty and has become a rocket ship.