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Heather Child
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Author, environmentalist & egalitarian, rep Julie Crisp. Novels published by Orbit & SRL. Pre-order THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF LOVE now! www.heather-child.co.uk
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Heather Child @heatherika.bsky.social · Sep 7
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Look at this stunning cover for THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF LOVE! 👀

Be first to read the prologue 👉 bit.ly/3XHexUK
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December 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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There'd be more than lips getting smacked
December 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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In a brand new country, ruled by the most famous of its citizens, visibility is all that matters. But if Tamsin doesn’t act quickly, neither she nor her best friend Charlotte will ever be seen again.

THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF LOVE, publishes March 2026, pre-order now!
'Fierce, compelling and utterly believable' 'One of our most promising new writers' 'Child has an uncanny ability to tap into our deepest fears of the increasing influence of social media and turn them into realistic nightmares'
December 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Thank you so much to @thefantasyhive.bsky.social for hosting this cover reveal! 🥳
thefantasyhive.bsky.social The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 12d
Heather Child is back with speculative critique on the social media age THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF LOVE. We not only have the cover to reveal, but a sneaky little taster to share too!

Read more: tinyurl.com/y864e6f5

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December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Twists and turns in the strange true-or-trick world of cartomancy. The Square of Sevens by Laura Shepherd-Robinson was a great read. #Bookreview bookbub.com/reviews/3390... via @bookbub.bsky.social
Heather Child recommends The Square of Sevens
I was blown away by The Square of Sevens. Firstly, it takes you into the twisty world of cartomancy - is there any truth in it, or are you just being tricked by the fortune teller? But it is also abso...
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December 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Autumn Picaresque is out now! 🍁📚🥳
Brunel’s relationship with personal glory, plus book recommendation, news, devil’s dictionary… Read it here: www.heather-child.co.uk/past-newslet...
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Past newsletters - Heather Child
Read the newsletters you missed Autumn Picaresque – Brunel’s relationship with personal glory, plus book recommendation, news, devil’s dictionary…
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November 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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AI will take our writing jobs, just give it thyme... #AI share.google/2Lo3EPNZrY2t...
Detection firm finds 82% of herbal remedy books on Amazon ‘likely written’ by AI
Originality.ai scans 558 titles in herbal remedies section between January and September
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October 26, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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If you like the idea of snapping up a private island & setting up your own utopia, you may enjoy my next book... 🌴 secretldn.com/hallsmead-ai... #booksky #PeoplesRepublicOfLove
A Secret Private Island In The River Thames Is Up For Sale – And It Could Be Snapped Up For As Little As A Few Pounds Next Month
This lush and leafy oasis is perched in the middle of the River Thames - and it's set to be auctioned off next month.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Kids are... saying 'six' and 'seven'? Oh the horror! 🙈 www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/6-...
'Like a plague': what is the 6-7 meme and why are teachers so fed up?
School children across the globe are blurting out the numbers “six” and “seven” — and teachers are at their wits’ end
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October 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Autumn newsletter coming soon - please join now if you haven't already! #booksky 🍁
heatherika.bsky.social Heather Child @heatherika.bsky.social · Sep 7
How about a little detour? 🌲🌳🌲
Please join my newsletter, PICARESQUE! Quirky research, giveaways, novel news and a free short story... 👇
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October 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Here's a statue of two men being impressed by a giant's crotch. Happy Sunday! #Antwerp
Statue of giant with legs apart and two smaller figures looking up at him.
October 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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Stumbled across Tropismes bookshop in Brussels... and WHAT a bookshop! #booksky
Beautiful bookshop interior
October 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Happy birthday, Oscar Wilde, born 16 October 1854.

‘Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.’
–Oscar Wilde

#Readers #Writers #Books
Happy birthday, Oscar Wilde, born 16 October 1854 ‘Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.’ –Oscar Wilde #Readers #Writers #Books
October 16, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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I've got an Itch! Have you? New horror from @manylittlewords.bsky.social 🙌 #booksky
Image of book 'Itch' being held
October 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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It's Bookshop Day! Get down to your local independent bookshop and buy a book or three. No local bookshop? Snap up a book with us 10-12 October and you could WIN a £250 gift card.

EVERY sale supports indie booksellers, not billionaires. uk.bookshop.org/lists/win-a-...
October 11, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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Ooo there's a station on this line called Bat & Ball. That sounds like a fun station.
October 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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"Horror writers are the nicest people..." Great to see @timlebbon.bsky.social & @cgolden.bsky.social launching their intriguing new books at @forbiddenplanet.bsky.social this evening with @manylittlewords.bsky.social 📚🌃🤩
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October 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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What's on our latest eBook sale?

THESE BEAUTIES

Get the below books, for just £1.99 each on our website for the next TWO WEEKS

See it, Buy it, Sorted x
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'Selected eBooks £1.99 on our website' showing four book covers. - The McQueen Legacy, by Stewart McDowall - The Disappeared, by Amy Lord - Not Quite Out, by Louise Willingham - Black Widow, by Nicky Shearsby
October 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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No matter how weirdly different our methods, our brains do something AI will never accomplish. Author Kelsey Allagood unravels the awesome weirdness, today at WU.
Your Brain Is a Story Machine
Note: When I wrote about being a neurodivergent writer last time, many of you told me it was the first time you felt truly seen. That meant so much to me. I realized I had more thoughts about it, s…
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October 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Welcome to autumn 🍁
#Sumac #Treesky
September 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Congratulations to @voidcricket.bsky.social on the launch of #AnUnbreakableWorld & @garethlpowell.bsky.social with #WhoWillYouSave! 🙌 🚀 📚 @forbiddenplanet.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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September 7, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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"I think being a writer is a bit like being a linguistic archaeologist: you have to dig through layers of stories, but also layers of forgettings." ~ Elif Shafak

Wonderful and enlarging coversation between @leaypi.bsky.social and Elif Shafak.

www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
‘Literature can be a form of resistance’: Lea Ypi talks to Elif Shafak about writing in the age of demagogues
The Albanian author of Free and the Turkish novelist discuss the rise of populism, censorship – and how today’s conflicts all come from the unresolved trauma of the past
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September 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Can't remember the last time I looked forward to rain, but here we are ☔
August 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Very excited to read this! ✨
solarisbooks.bsky.social Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · Aug 24
Out now: THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN, @caspargeon.bsky.social 's reality-bending SciFi that reads like a fable from another galaxy, and features an entirely non-human cast!

“Fearlessly creative, wildly imaginative” @garethlpowell.bsky.social

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A copy of THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN by Caspar Geon laid against multicoloured fabric with crystal stars. The white Solaris logo is in the bottom left corner.
August 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM