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Writes Cesare Aldo historical thrillers set in Renaissance Italy • SHADOW OF MADNESS coming July 9th, pre-order here: https://linktr.ee/D.V.Bishop • Free newsletter: https://dvbishop.substack.com • Rep: @jennybrownagency.bsky.social • Ex-Tharg
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Welcome to the lifeboat party! I'm D. V. Bishop, author of the Cesare Aldo historical thrillers set in Renaissance Italy. Love books, reading, and helping other writers.

In my Copious Spare Time™ I write comics, lead three creative writing programmes, and am trying to finish a PhD.

My fave film?
a close up of a person 's face with makeup and pearls
Alt: Amid flashing lights Dr Frank N Furter looks up in triumph and shouts Oh, Rocky! It's a scene from The Rocky Horror Picture Show starring the delectable Tim Curry. Love that the auto-suggested caption is "a close up of a person 's face with makeup and pearls". I used to go see TRHPS at least once a month at the Hollywood Cinema in Avondale. Dressed up, throw rice, the works. I can still shout most of the audience participation lines unprompted.
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It's official: I now have a British passport, so my Cesare Aldo novels are eligible for the @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Prize.

No, that's not the only reason why I got one....
February 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Over on Substack, Celine Nguyen's posted about how we’ve created a society where artists can’t make a living, and @naomialderman.bsky.social has weighed in with her usual insightfulness.Yet stagger on we do! Here’s a run-down models of earning a living that (sort-of, sometimes) work: buff.ly/610IUYV
February 3, 2026 at 11:49 AM
There's a grand tradition of @2000ad.bsky.social characters encountering US Presidents. 31 years ago today Judge Dredd meet a certain William Clinton...
February 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Published #OTD 28 years ago, @2000ad.bsky.social Prog 1080 featured this brilliant Nikolai Dante cover by Henry Flint. A shame he only drew one Dante story, but it was a cracker!
February 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Exclusive: how budget airline Easyjet inadvertently helped me write CARNIVAL OF LIES! Plus the winner of a signed bundle of paperbacks is revealed, and there's news of a special one-day offer happening tommorow - all in this week's free newsletter:
dvbishop.substack.com/p/a-venetian...
A Venetian Adventure
How a budget airline inadvertently helped me write Carnival of Lies
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February 3, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Gorgeous art by Alex Toth! The dialogue is... less brilliant.
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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Monster romance comic BARBAROUS returns from hiatus tomorrow! 🔥 If you're a first-time reader or need a refresher, you can--

Reread Chapter 9 here: johnnywander.com/comic/archiv...

Reread from the beginning: johnnywander.com/comic/archiv...

See you tomorrow! 💖
February 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Just signed off the page proofs for SHADOW OF MADNESS, the next Cesare Aldo historical thriller coming 9th July (pre-order here:
bertsbooks.co.uk/product/shad...)

Reply with a number between 1 and 358, and I'll share a non-spoilery sentence or two from the corresponding page here!
February 2, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Send your questions to me and be part of ‘The Conversation Coffee Break’ 😁
February 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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Take a look at this insane image the Illinois College Republicans posted and then read their statement about how they're not trying to excuse or glorify violence.
February 2, 2026 at 12:29 PM
This has made my day...
Ok, yeah that works better
February 2, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Mick McMahon Monday.
February 2, 2026 at 11:42 AM
She was quite the racist so.... nope.
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
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February 2, 2026 at 8:52 AM
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#gay #lgbt #lgbtq #gaypride #lesbian #bisexual
February 2, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Published #OTD 28 years ago @2000ad.bsky.social Prog 1178 featured this banging cover by @duncanfegredo.bsky.social:
February 2, 2026 at 8:26 AM
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You can read books by Black Authors in February, March, April, May, June…well you get my point. We’re not a one month special assignment that you can tick off your chart 😒
February 2, 2026 at 7:43 AM
My latest historical thriller CARNIVAL OF LIES just passed 250 reviews and ratings, which is nice. #LittleVictories
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February 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Teenage crush.
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 AM
30 years ago the Judge Dredd Megazine got relaunched (yet again) with a new look, new monthly frequency and this snazzy cover by Ashley Wood. 30 years on, the Megazine is still going! @2000ad.bsky.social
February 1, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Correction: being a guest character on Casualty is like making an enemy of Putin; best to stay away from windows and heights.

(Women snows? What the **** are women snows, autocorrect?)
Being a guest character on Casualty is like making an enemy of Putin: stay away from women snows and heights
February 1, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Being a guest character on Casualty is like making an enemy of Putin: stay away from women snows and heights
January 31, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Did you know? I rarely get commissions requests for digital or traditional art from fans. I think last year of the 365 days it was like only 2 people, and the previous year a bit more, maybe 5. Maybe it's my weird vibes... 😅🤷‍♀️
a close up of a cartoon character named spongebob with big eyes
ALT: a close up of a cartoon character named spongebob with big eyes
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January 29, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Round of applause for the last line of this review (read the whole thing to get the full impact).
January 31, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Post a comic cover you love.
January 31, 2026 at 9:47 AM