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Stephanie Bretherton

@brethertonwords.bsky.social

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Storyteller, publisher, Homo sapiens (but none the wiser.) Novels: Award-winning The Fire In Their Eyes, Kindle bestselling Bone Lines. Likes Taking Liberties and Breaking Through. www.breakthroughbookcollective.com

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Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · Sep 15

Well, I’m a bit speechless! But also absolutely thrilled, grateful and honoured, to have won an #NYCBigBookAward for The Fire In Their Eyes! Makes me wonder if I might actually be doing something right and all love, sweat, tears and years are properly worthwhile?
#bookaward #awardwinningfiction

Winners badge for the NYC Big Book Award

Cover of The Fire In Their Eyes, winner in the Medical Fiction category

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Valeria Vescina @valeriavescina.bsky.social · 2h

The fourth #AuthorInterview in our @womenwritersnet.bsky.social series takes place on Thur 23 Oct. Can’t wait to interview @brethertonwords.bsky.social about her new novel, The Fire In Their Eyes! Come and join us - you are welcome to ask the author your questions! @breakthroughbook.bsky.social

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Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 1d

Wonderful, congrats to your lovely lass! Enjoy x

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #AdaLovelaceday !
And here’s to all the brilliant women who broke the mould and made it important and vital (if often overlooked ) contributions to the worlds of STEM ! If not from a scientist then from a punter who is in awe and has women scientist driving her novels…
#booksky

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Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 1d

Won’t make it, but I’ll be there in spirit!

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Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 1d

The ancient ones performed feats of memory, as their culture required them to commit long strings of numbers to their mind palaces.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 2d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Valeria Vescina @valeriavescina.bsky.social · 2d

Excited to be interviewing @brethertonwords.bsky.social for our @womenwritersnet.bsky.social live #AuthorInterview of 23 October. SAVE THE DATE and join us as we ask Stephanie all about her award-winning new novel, #TheFireInTheirEyes (@Breakthroughbooks.bsky.social)! #writing #reading

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#9 Dream @gayfabfourfan.bsky.social · 3d

Did you know it was several decades before handwashing in hospitals was implemented after it was found to be necessary in 1846? We’re in the same boat today, except w/ airborne transmission—yes, in 2025. Unfuckingbelievable. So unnecessary, maddening, irresponsible, & dangerous. #MasksInHealthcare

Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 3d

This isn’t fearmongering — it’s reality. Hospital-acquired COVID can delay care or cost you your health — even your life.

Infection control measures — masks, ventilation, testing, and staff/patient protections — should be standard care in every healthcare setting.

Source: x.com/PrognosticCh...

Prognostic Chats @PrognosticChats

Some day you’ll be in hospital for surgery or chemotherapy or with another illness & a nurse, or doctor or visitor at the next bed, or the patient opposite you will give you a Covid infection & your treatment will get delayed & your life will be put at unnecessary risk.

4:28 AM · Oct 12, 2025 · 5,515 Views

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Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 4d

Super excited too!

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 4d

Happy #bookshopday!
Some of my happiest moments have been during launches or events in bookshops. And there’s still such a thrill from seeing your books rubbing shoulders with other wonderful authors on the shelves… or even better, in a window, table or till display! #booksky

A window display full of Bone Lines by Stephanie Bretherton at the former Broadhursts of Southport

Bone Lines rubbing shoulders with Books by Lindsay Clarke and Robert Woodhaw for an event at Waterstones Exeter

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Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 5d

Nice!

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 5d

Or indeed both!

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 5d

Marvellous! Yes, I’m all for the extra front and back matter!

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 5d

Oooh, sounds fab!

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 5d

Well, I have several books on the go, but I thought for a 10 minute break a short story would be best, and I’ve thoroughly read and enjoyed all the anthologies from @breakthroughbook.bsky.social so I’ve moved onto a lovely birthday gift, “normal rules don’t apply” by the marvellous Kate Atkinson…

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 5d

Are you going to #take10toread today? Organised by the National Literacy Trust which is encouraging us all to take 10 minutes at 10 o’clock on the 10th to stop the world for a moment and just pick up a good book. I’m in! #booksky

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Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Book Birthday, Nicole!

Breakthrough Books @breakthroughbook.bsky.social · 6d

To mark the first #bookbirthday of The Portrait Girl by Nicole Swengley, the e-book is now at the very special price of 99p (on both Amazon and our own website) for a limited time! Why not help us celebrate and load your #Kindle with what the FT described as “a thoroughly engaging mystery”!

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 6d

Excellent!

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 6d

Oooh, excited! But also a little bit nervous… though I know these are a lovely lot. Just not sure how quickly and sensibly I can type some proper answers! Why don’t you tune in and find out?

Valeria Vescina @valeriavescina.bsky.social · 6d

Hugely looking forward to interviewing @brethertonwords.bsky.social for our @womenwritersnet.bsky.social live #AuthorInterview of 23 October. SAVE THE DATE and join us as Stephanie tells us about her award-winning new novel, #TheFireInTheirEyes (@Breakthroughbooks.bsky.social)! #writing #reading

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Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Pub Day, Paul!

DHH Literary Agency @dhhlitagency.bsky.social · 6d

Happy publication to @paulwaters.bsky.social - a streetwise nun and a hotelier take on murder and mayhem in this brand new mystery, MURDER IN MOONLIT SQUARE, out today!

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 9d

These are the kind of ideas that I explore in my novels!

Valeria Vescina @valeriavescina.bsky.social · 9d

An article with links to fascinating research! #womenwriters #womenshistory @brethertonwords.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...?

Was prehistory a feminist paradise?

Visions of matriarchal utopia may be wishful thinking, but there’s growing evidence of women wielding power

www.theguardian.com

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks!

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 9d

Such a fantastic book and so important and innovative!

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 13d

This should be a lot of fun!

Breakthrough Books @breakthroughbook.bsky.social · 13d

Book lovers in and around the Rugby area, do not miss the Rugby Literary Festival this weekend, but especially the spoken word evening hosted by Word Of Mouth this Friday. A range of fantastic performers will be on stage including our own @zenabarrie.bsky.social!

#Books #LiteraryFestival

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Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 13d

Awful news out of Manchester, thinking of all involved.

Stephanie Bretherton @brethertonwords.bsky.social · 14d

Oh, Jane Goodall, such an inspiration.