Barbara Nadel
@barbaranadel.bsky.social
Author of Cetin Ikmen crime novels, televised as 'The Turkish Detective' on BBC2 Also writes Hakim and Arnold crime novels plus occasional articles for The Guardian. Cat lover, ruin fancier, magic afficionado. Here for the weird. Agent: Watson, Little
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Thanks, @literaryhub.bsky.social 👏👏👏 for your "100 notable small press books": "a thriving ecosystem of books from publishers taking risks, publishing from the margins, operating on few resources, with small distribution and even smaller marketing budgets." lithub.com/100-notable-... #Booksky
100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025
The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…
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December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Thanks, @literaryhub.bsky.social 👏👏👏 for your "100 notable small press books": "a thriving ecosystem of books from publishers taking risks, publishing from the margins, operating on few resources, with small distribution and even smaller marketing budgets." lithub.com/100-notable-... #Booksky
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And you might also want to check out our authentic Romanian crime novels as well - we've translated a few
www.amazon.co.uk/Sword-Bogdan...
www.amazon.co.uk/Deadly-Autum...
www.amazon.co.uk/Resilience-B...
www.amazon.co.uk/Sword-Bogdan...
www.amazon.co.uk/Deadly-Autum...
www.amazon.co.uk/Resilience-B...
Sword
Sword eBook : Teodorescu, Bogdan, Sofia, Marina: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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December 1, 2025 at 12:32 PM
And you might also want to check out our authentic Romanian crime novels as well - we've translated a few
www.amazon.co.uk/Sword-Bogdan...
www.amazon.co.uk/Deadly-Autum...
www.amazon.co.uk/Resilience-B...
www.amazon.co.uk/Sword-Bogdan...
www.amazon.co.uk/Deadly-Autum...
www.amazon.co.uk/Resilience-B...
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Tired of being a woman in 2025? Why not become a nun… | Emma Beddington
Tired of being a woman in 2025? Why not become a nun… | Emma Beddington
Nuns are having a moment. It’s not the religion women crave, however – it’s a sense of purpose, community and peace, writes Emma Beddington
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Tired of being a woman in 2025? Why not become a nun… | Emma Beddington
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Great idea.
Let's do it in Britain.
Now.
#education #NoMoreElitism #FundBetterSchools #inequality #BanPrivateEducation #UKPolitics #politicslive #UK #wato #bbcnews
Let's do it in Britain.
Now.
#education #NoMoreElitism #FundBetterSchools #inequality #BanPrivateEducation #UKPolitics #politicslive #UK #wato #bbcnews
December 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Great idea.
Let's do it in Britain.
Now.
#education #NoMoreElitism #FundBetterSchools #inequality #BanPrivateEducation #UKPolitics #politicslive #UK #wato #bbcnews
Let's do it in Britain.
Now.
#education #NoMoreElitism #FundBetterSchools #inequality #BanPrivateEducation #UKPolitics #politicslive #UK #wato #bbcnews
Dear Larry on form this morning.
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.
December 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Dear Larry on form this morning.
Or how the psychological effects follow you. If you’ve been poor you’re always waiting for it to happen again.
People who've never been poor are lucky they don't know how truly grim it is
November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Or how the psychological effects follow you. If you’ve been poor you’re always waiting for it to happen again.
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The best kind of story – free. Been meaning to do something with this, and finally just put it out there as a freebie. It's a short Gunnhildur story, although Gunna makes only the briefest appearance... Gjörið svo vel.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
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Historical Value
A Gunnhildur short story – in which Gunna makes only a brief appearance.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The best kind of story – free. Been meaning to do something with this, and finally just put it out there as a freebie. It's a short Gunnhildur story, although Gunna makes only the briefest appearance... Gjörið svo vel.
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
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Happy birthday to the locked room master John Dickson Carr, born 11/30/1906 in Uniontown, PA
November 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Happy birthday to the locked room master John Dickson Carr, born 11/30/1906 in Uniontown, PA
You never, ever meet them halfway.
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
You never, ever meet them halfway.
Coming up on the outside ‘perfect’ still, I feel, can make it provided it’s still got legs.
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.
2024's top cliche was 'extraordinary', besting 'major' and 'groundbreaking', while 'powerful' and 'major' were peak 2023.
a woman is sitting in front of a wall of pictures and says groundbreaking .
ALT: a woman is sitting in front of a wall of pictures and says groundbreaking .
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November 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Coming up on the outside ‘perfect’ still, I feel, can make it provided it’s still got legs.
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Y'all. Barbara and Ikmen are soooo good!
There’s a body hidden in a creaky old building in this book. If you like that sort of thing then ask someone for this book for Christmas. If not, buy it yourself for someone who is that way inclined.
November 28, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Y'all. Barbara and Ikmen are soooo good!
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Buy the whole series or like me, read one or two every month.
There’s a body hidden in a creaky old building in this book. If you like that sort of thing then ask someone for this book for Christmas. If not, buy it yourself for someone who is that way inclined.
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Buy the whole series or like me, read one or two every month.
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Yes. I loved it.
There’s a body hidden in a creaky old building in this book. If you like that sort of thing then ask someone for this book for Christmas. If not, buy it yourself for someone who is that way inclined.
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Yes. I loved it.
There’s a body hidden in a creaky old building in this book. If you like that sort of thing then ask someone for this book for Christmas. If not, buy it yourself for someone who is that way inclined.
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
There’s a body hidden in a creaky old building in this book. If you like that sort of thing then ask someone for this book for Christmas. If not, buy it yourself for someone who is that way inclined.
And Space Boy Musk can run health.
I do wish people would stop doing opinion polls in Wetherspoons at 11 o clock at night.
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
And Space Boy Musk can run health.
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Brilliant festive evening at Waterstones Sheffield with some of the nicest people in the publishing world--Marie O'Regan, Paul Kane and Russ Thomas! Thanks to everyone who came along. Our books make great Xmas gifts... why not buy all of them??
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Brilliant festive evening at Waterstones Sheffield with some of the nicest people in the publishing world--Marie O'Regan, Paul Kane and Russ Thomas! Thanks to everyone who came along. Our books make great Xmas gifts... why not buy all of them??
Bloody right!
November 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Bloody right!
A beautiful Siamese cat. Really looks like my Lily. God, I miss her!
November 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
A beautiful Siamese cat. Really looks like my Lily. God, I miss her!
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Bit of window hogging going on in the Studium book store in Venice right now. Can't imagine why...
November 27, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Bit of window hogging going on in the Studium book store in Venice right now. Can't imagine why...
Everything crossed for you David. And thank you for reminding us all just how fantastic and precious our NHS is.
I've written a big piece for the Observer about the Big C. Would be lovely if you find time to read it sometime and feel free to share.
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
‘He suggested we go to a quiet room to talk. I knew that was not good news’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Everything crossed for you David. And thank you for reminding us all just how fantastic and precious our NHS is.
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Venice Noir now has its own YouTube channel. Two videos now loaded giving an overview of the recent festival: short version (1:36) and long version (5.59). Please enjoy - and subscribe! Here's the shorter one:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Sf...
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Venice Noir Festival - 2025 edition
YouTube video by Venice Noir
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November 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Venice Noir now has its own YouTube channel. Two videos now loaded giving an overview of the recent festival: short version (1:36) and long version (5.59). Please enjoy - and subscribe! Here's the shorter one:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Sf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=40Sf...
Give the gift of a book set in Istanbul this Christmas!
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Give the gift of a book set in Istanbul this Christmas!
Fabulous video of some of the many highlights at Venice Noir.
If you want to know what Venice Noir was like take a look at our new Youtube channel www.youtube.com/@VeniceNoir
We have a short video of the festival up there at the moment but please subscribe because there's more to come including interviews with our authors.
We have a short video of the festival up there at the moment but please subscribe because there's more to come including interviews with our authors.
Venice Noir
Venice Noir was founded in 2024 by Libreria Studium and The Merchant of Venice, inspired by a group of British authors living in the city.
Born from the success of similar festivals in the UK, Venice ...
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November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Fabulous video of some of the many highlights at Venice Noir.
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This year's debut Venice Noir generated 28 newspaper articles, 72 web articles, numerous social media posts and 14 TV interviews. I'd upload the proof but the media report doc is 75mb! Well done everyone!
November 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
This year's debut Venice Noir generated 28 newspaper articles, 72 web articles, numerous social media posts and 14 TV interviews. I'd upload the proof but the media report doc is 75mb! Well done everyone!