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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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Congratulations on book release day, Steven!

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This is coming up on Saturday! Looking forward to it and hope to see some of you there!

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From Software to Swordplay: Matthew Harffy's Path to Historical Fiction open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...

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Pre-order Dominion Of Dust now! #HappyValentinesDay mybook.to/DominionOfDust

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A really interesting episode of Rock, Paper, Swords! today with @lizfremantle.bsky.social. We talk about history, writing about extraordinary women, getting novels turned into films, and what Jude Law smells like! creators.spotify.com/pod/show/roc... @stevenamckay.bsky.social #podcast #firebrand

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I've spent today adjudicating short stories entered into the Devizes Eisteddfod. Two of them, written by teenagers with raw, powerful emotion, moved me to tears. Slightly embarrassing, as I was in the local library.

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🔵 This week's Tom the Dancing Bug comic - DON'T CALL THEM N@ZIS - Brought to you by the Inner Hive, including longtime member Bob Davisio and new member Ben C. ( bit.ly/theInnerHive ) - READ IT RIGHT HERE👇

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Unfortunately we have had to cancel the event with Matthew Harffy scheduled for 8th March. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience and disappointment caused.

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I'm sorry to announce that @becclesbooksltd.bsky.social have had to cancel the event on 8th March. I was looking forward to it, and the decision is completely out of my control. Apologies if you had planned on coming.

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Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.

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Today my free author newsletter celebrates the 4th birthday of the first Cesare Aldo historical thriller CITY OF VENGEANCE being published by @panmacmillan.bsky.social and reflects on why drafting a new Aldo novel is always starts slowly for me: dvbishop.substack.com/p/starting-i...

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What is my novel, Dark Frontier, all about? Find out in the short video. youtu.be/pwbQnpFl89E?... DARK FRONTIER is out in Paperback on 16th January. 📚💙 #BookSky #authors #writingcommunity #writingandbooks #books #historical #western #crime #oregon

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"Imagine a world in which an A.I. can analyze your reading patterns and alert you that you’re about to buy a book where there’s only a 10 percent chance you’ll get past Page 6..." Fuck off. That's not empowerment, that's outsourcing your soul. That's outsouling. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/o...

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Welcome to #UKBookIndustryClicheBingo2025! This thread collates adjectives from The Bookseller's e-newsletter to see which are the most over-used cliches of each year. 2024's top cliche was 'extraordinary', besting 'major' and 'groundbreaking', while 'powerful' and 'major' were peak 2023.

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Reminder! Tickets are now available my talk at Books on the Hill, Clevedon on Saturday 22 Feb. 2025 at 5:30PM. Information and tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/books-on-the... @booksonthehill.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #books #booksky #authors #writers

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Reminder that I'll be talking in Beccles on 8th March. I'd love to see you there! www.ticketsource.co.uk/beccles-town... @becclesbooksltd.bsky.social @headofzeus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

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Matthew Harffy & Dark Frontier Books on the Hill, Clevedon, BS21 7NZ Saturday 22nd February 2025 5:30PM Join me as I talk about writing historical fiction and my latest novel, Dark Frontier. Doors Open at 5:00PM Starts at 5:30PM www.ticketsource.co.uk/books-on-the... @booksonthehill.bsky.social

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Matthew Harffy & Dark Frontier Books on the Hill, Clevedon, BS21 7NZ Saturday 22nd February 2025 5:30PM Join me as I talk about writing historical fiction and my latest novel, Dark Frontier. Doors Open at 5:00PM Starts at 5:30PM www.ticketsource.co.uk/books-on-the... @booksonthehill.bsky.social

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Great news for fans of Westerns! Now in stock - "Dark Frontier" by Matthew Harffy Pbk £9.99 "A thrilling western set in 1890s Oregon. An English policeman escapes to the American West for a new future, but life on the frontier proves far harder than he ever imagined..." @matthewharffy.bsky.social

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Congratulations to Lynda Ann Dickie, Simon Collins and Martyn Wright. They are the lucky winners of the paperback copies of DARK FRONTIER. I've sent emails to all three of them and as soon as I have addresses for them, I'll get the books in the post. Newsletter sign up link in reply.

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This is great to see! Support your local independent bookshop and me, and buy it now! :-) I'll be happy to sign this, and any of my other books, when I visit Beccles on 8th March for the Beccles Book Festival.

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youtu.be/59NVb_bGQi8?... Still a couple of days to enter this #giveaway #books #BooksWorthReading #WritingCommunity

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DARK FRONTIER is out in Paperback on 16th January. I've got three copies up for grabs for UK readers. Get your entry in by midnight 19th January 2025. #Giveaway Entry Form: forms.gle/JJu5PrT2ya3D... 📚💙 #BookSky #authors #writingcommunity #writingandbooks #books #historical #giveaway

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Have you signed up to our newsletters? ✉️ We have newsletters that cater to every genre packed full of good deals, exclusive content and giveaways! Check them out here 👉 www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/...

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Love @flaroh.bsky.social’s cover for #BoudiccasDaughter so much!

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Dark Frontier publication day, a #giveaway, and some news about events! www.patreon.com/posts/dark-f...

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Bestselling author Simon Scarrow will be talking about his writing and his new book at Reydon Village Hall on Wednesday 16th March at 6.30pm. Tickets are £6.00 including a glass of wine, available from Southwold Library or www.ticketsource.co.uk/suffolklibra... @simon-scarrow.bsky.social

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