Brigid Lowe, author of #Shiver: The Lessons of the Lochs, speaks to @sundaypost.com about how swimming in ice-cold water helped her at a difficult time in her life:
www.sundaypost.com/fp/brigid-lo...
#ColdWaterSwimming #WildSwim #Scotland #lochs #PTSD

@tomasstanger.wsocial.eu review of The Killer Who Lived Here: The Haunting True Story of a House with a Dark Past by Matt Blake, published by @eandtbooks.bsky.social is on our website to read now:

thegothicrevival.com/the-killer-w...

#writingcommunity #bookreviews #TrueCrime #paranormal

Get to know Britain's most supernaturally charged locations, from the woman in white of Blue Bell Hill, to a 12th century pub so haunted it had to be shut down because no-one dared enter...
www.timeout.com/uk/things-to...

Written for Time Out by Matt Blake, author of #TheKillerWhoLivedHere.

👻 #TheKillerWhoLivedHere by Matt Blake is out now - the perfect read for #Halloween!

This is a true story about how it feels to find out your home was once the lair of an evil killer. Can a place be haunted by a dark history?

Get your copy: bit.ly/4Bq8pD1 #paranormal #E17 #Walthamstow #TrueCrime

Join Xiaolu Guo and Paul French at @britishlibrary.bsky.social as they explore how China's imperial past continues to shape its present, drawing on their latest books #EverydayTang and #TheLastEmperorOfChina.

🎟️23 October: events.bl.uk/events/dynas... @chinarhyming.bsky.social

#Wiccan witch Rebecca Beattie shares the significance of #Samhain on BBC Sunday Morning Live. Watch the full interview to find out how she will be marking the festival at the end of October: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... (at 30:40)

Rebecca's book #TheSeasonOfFrostAndFire is out now!

'This beautifully presented compendium of feline folktales collects evocative stories about cats from around the world.' @waterstones.bsky.social

Do you have a feline familiar? You'll love Charlie Creed's beautiful #folklore collection, #TheCatsTales: www.waterstones.com/book/the-cat...

Want a spooky read for this Halloween? Add Matt Blake's #TrueCrime memoir #TheKillerWhoLivedHere to your TBR!

Chosen by ELLE for their October Cultural Highlights!
www.elle.com/uk/life-and-...

‘A vivid exploration of how past events can cascade into the future.’ ELLE

#paranormal #ghosts #Crime

Plunging into a remote mountain lake, camel-trekking for miles through empty desert… #Shiver author Brigid Lowe and explorer Arita Baaijens discuss their love of spending time in wild landscapes, and their incredible ability to change the way we think and behave: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Today I popped into some of Bristol's wonderful bookshops to celebrate #bookshopday.

Thank you to all of the beautiful bookshops I visited and the lovely booksellers I met.

@smallcitybookshop.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social
@eandtbooks.bsky.social @booksaremybag.bsky.social

On Saturday, #TheSeasonOfFrostAndFire author Rebecca Beattie will be delivering a special #BookshopDay event at Seven Fables!

After a walk into the woods and Q&A, Rebecca will lead a journaling exercise to connect to this liminal time between the seasons.
🎟️ www.sevenfables.co.uk/event-detail...

Green witch and author of #TheSeasonOfFrostAndFire Rebecca Beattie speaks to Jason Paul on the Soul Sync Podcast about life and meaning within the colder months:
🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1fF0...
#GreenWitch #Witch #witchcraft #Winter #Cold #Tarot #TarotCards #Ritual #Wicca #Wiccan

Bring back the light this winter – with #TheSeasonOfFrostAndFire: A Witch’s Winter in 13 Rituals by Rebecca Beattie - OUT TODAY!

Winter is often seen as a season for retreat. But what if the cold months could hold their own magic?

✨ Out now: bit.ly/4hOAXNc
#Wicca #witchcraft #Tarot #GreenWitch

This Saturday is #BookshopDay! And Bookshop Day Ambassador Brigid Lowe will be talking about her loch-swimming journey with author Scott Richardson-Read @wedale-bookshop.bsky.social to celebrate.

Last few tickets here: bit.ly/4yuj9y6 @scottishfolkmagic.bsky.social @booksaremybag.bsky.social

A murderer used to live in my house. His energy haunts it still...

Matt Blake tells the terrifying true story of moving into a new house - only to discover its dark past:

Read the story @telegraph.co.uk: www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...

#TheKillerWhoLivedHere - out in paperback 15 Oct

Borders are being redrawn by force and old alliances are fracturing. At this @wimbookfest.bsky.social event, Tim Marshall and Luke Harding explain how we reached this dangerous moment, and where it might lead next.

🎟️21 Oct at 6:30pm:
www.wimbledonbookfest.org/events/luke-... #geopolitics #geography

Andrew Rankin, author of #Yakuza: A 400-Year History of the Japanese Underworld, joins Dan Snow on the History Hit podcast to uncover the dramatic rise and transformation of Japan's organised crime syndicates:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

#Japan #Gangster #TrueCrime #Japanese #MobBoss #Crime

⭐ Big book news! ⭐

We'll be publishing South America: A Journey Through the Land of Gold in January!

Explorer Levison Wood embarks on his longest journey yet: 10,000 miles and 7 countries, travelling the entire length of #SouthAmerica.

Read more @bookbrunch.bsky.social: bit.ly/4AIYpnL #Travel

Knock knock.

#TheKillerWhoLivedHere: The #Haunting True Story of a House with a Dark Past by Matt Blake is out in paperback 15 October.

What would you do, if you found out a murderer used to live in your home?

Pre-order: bit.ly/3TYPwGa #TrueCrime #Paranormal #Ghosts #Halloween #SpookySeason

Happy publication day to #Yakuza by Andrew Rankin! 📚

Japan’s yakuza are among the oldest and most distinctive criminal organisations in the world. From smugglers and extortionists to hit men and corporate crime lords, this is a mob story like no other.

www.waterstones.com/book/yakuza/...