Stephanie Bretherton (@brethertonwords.bsky.social)

@breakthroughbook.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 8:20 AMReposted by @brethertonwords.bsky.social

We love this ‘let’s just connect attitude’ - Patrick is not only a great writer, editor and contributor to the collective, his work doing creative writing workshops in prisons is a fine example of his commitment to the community-minded benefits of writing and reading…

@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 9:42 AMReposted by @brethertonwords.bsky.social

Fungal Misadventure: a short short story I wrote, which I've decided to tell here in the form a thread, using eleven photos I've taken of excellent fungi on my walks, and one I took of quite a fancy chicken...

@brethertonwords.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 1:40 PM

Oh. Wow. Galactica too! I’m having all the feels.

@breakthroughbook.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 11:59 AMReposted by @brethertonwords.bsky.social

Congratulations to Nicole Swengley on the publication of her ‘artful’ mystery, Fallowfield! An evocative backdrop of the art world informs this rich, twisty and immersive novel, ideal for fans of amateur sleuths, moody mysteries, dark academia, 70s culture, and both popular and high art!
#booksky

Images show a celebratory graphic of the book’s cover, featuring daffodils, which play a significant part in the story, a contemporary woman in her mid thirties in silhouette and a background of a Palladian mansion. Other graphics are a poster of the blog tour for the book, Which is getting fantastic reviews, And screen grabs of the interior praise pages.

@breakthroughbook.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 9:32 AMReposted by @brethertonwords.bsky.social

Wow! Thanks @tstrawberrypost for your “Wow!” Review of this “engrossing mystery” - Fallowfield is out today!

@brethertonwords.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 10:32 AM

Huge congrats to Karl Diesseroth for his share in a @nobelprize.org for his work with light and the brain. I very much enjoyed his book, Connections, indeed his work is referenced in The Fire In Their Eyes, and also gave us the random prompt for Alexander The Mate for @breakthroughbook.bsky.social

Photograph of the hardback book connections by Nobel Prize winning Karl Diesseroth

@brethertonwords.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 1:37 PM

Throw in more m dashes.

@brethertonwords.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 12:46 PM

Ps… she credits some of the direct inspiration in her acknowledgements. So those would be designers ceramicists and artists you could then explore more?

@brethertonwords.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 12:45 PM

I’m not sure there are any direct connections. It’s more that the author has been a journalist in art and design for many years and that’s the world from which she drew much of her inspiration. But I guess you’d have to visit the show and / or read the book, but only if actually either appeals?

@brethertonwords.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 10:58 AM

Having a LOT of fun with the ‘side’ project. A little bit of genre writing under a pseudonym. But what opportunities there are to just let the words flow when you don’t need to do any research.
And you can indulge Paul Bettany’s Chaucer character with a little literary evisceration.
😉 #booksky

@brethertonwords.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 7:34 PM

Fantastic!

@pinballshoppe.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 3:46 AMReposted by @brethertonwords.bsky.social

My order of @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Tom Cox books have arrived, to a pinball bar in Wellington, New Zealand. Its amazing where free shipping from @blackwells.bsky.social Blackwells will get you!

@brethertonwords.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 7:22 AM

Nicole will be launching Fallowfield on The House Directory stand at the Battersea Decorative Arts Fair this evening, entry ftee after 4pm. A bit lateral until you understand the art and design inspirations for the book! Special price for signed paperbacks at the event and on the stand…. #booksky

@breakthroughbook.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 12:00 PMReposted by @brethertonwords.bsky.social

Delighted to announce Dan Brotzel’s latest, The Earth Husband, a literary romance with an otherworldly aura. Known for his funny-sad stories, Dan has created a memorable love triangle with a twist. See comments for more
#goldenyearsromance #funnysad #ghostlylove #literaryromance #lovebeyondthegrave

Image shows a graphic of the cover design of the Earth Husband, the new funny-sad love story by Dan Brotzel, coming Feb 27

@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 1:57 PMReposted by @brethertonwords.bsky.social

Benji definitely wins my ‘Reader Photo Of The Week’ award.

@brethertonwords.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 6:11 PM

Oh. Oh. Oh. The Zeppelin movie on Netflix.

@breakthroughbook.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 4:07 PMReposted by @brethertonwords.bsky.social

“Rollicking absurdity,” says Frances for the Compulsive Reader — an excellent resource for the bookish — in her glowing review of Curious Events Lately Occurring in this Neighbourhood by Tom Cox. “Captivating” indeed…

compulsivereader.com/2026/09/26/a...

@brethertonwords.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 3:25 PM

Absolutely, one of the most distinctive voices in the literary landscape.

@brethertonwords.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 11:17 AM

Hear ya.

@breakthroughbook.bsky.social Sep 27, 2026, 10:58 AMReposted by @brethertonwords.bsky.social

What connects being an artistic detective with insatiable curiosity? How do you become a QI elf? How does a fascination with neopaganism and the folk renaissance lead to a 5 year quest, resulting in a new book? Excellent interview with Awakenings author and ‘great eccentric‘ Stevyn Colgan below: