O Temple
@otemple.bsky.social
London based MG creative writer (seeking rep) She/Her
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We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
We need your help.
@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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@waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith.
Please read on for more information
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
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📢 A third of children under 5 miss out on the magic of being read to.
But you could help to share the joy of stories this Christmas and throughout the year.
Donate today to give the #MagicOfBooks to a child who needs it ✨ 👇
https://bit.ly/43uM0Fa
But you could help to share the joy of stories this Christmas and throughout the year.
Donate today to give the #MagicOfBooks to a child who needs it ✨ 👇
https://bit.ly/43uM0Fa
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📢 A third of children under 5 miss out on the magic of being read to.
But you could help to share the joy of stories this Christmas and throughout the year.
Donate today to give the #MagicOfBooks to a child who needs it ✨ 👇
https://bit.ly/43uM0Fa
But you could help to share the joy of stories this Christmas and throughout the year.
Donate today to give the #MagicOfBooks to a child who needs it ✨ 👇
https://bit.ly/43uM0Fa
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Christmas should feel magical for all children.
And every child deserves to experience the joy of stories.
Will you help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most? ✨
https://bit.ly/3LxZycG
And every child deserves to experience the joy of stories.
Will you help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most? ✨
https://bit.ly/3LxZycG
November 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Christmas should feel magical for all children.
And every child deserves to experience the joy of stories.
Will you help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most? ✨
https://bit.ly/3LxZycG
And every child deserves to experience the joy of stories.
Will you help to share the #MagicOfBooks with the children who need it most? ✨
https://bit.ly/3LxZycG
Thanks to the @ghostpit.bsky.social account for organising this fun event! I’ve had a blast reading everyone’s pitches, especially the MG ones like my own! There’s so much talent out there! 👻🎃 Best of luck, everyone! #GhostPit
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Thanks to the @ghostpit.bsky.social account for organising this fun event! I’ve had a blast reading everyone’s pitches, especially the MG ones like my own! There’s so much talent out there! 👻🎃 Best of luck, everyone! #GhostPit
The Notted Island by Katherine Child, published 9th October 2025
What a month for publishing heartwarming children’s literature! I’ve been fortunate to pick up some gorgeously crafted books this month and The Notted Island is no exception! What a lovely story and what wonderful illustrations!
What a month for publishing heartwarming children’s literature! I’ve been fortunate to pick up some gorgeously crafted books this month and The Notted Island is no exception! What a lovely story and what wonderful illustrations!
October 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The Notted Island by Katherine Child, published 9th October 2025
What a month for publishing heartwarming children’s literature! I’ve been fortunate to pick up some gorgeously crafted books this month and The Notted Island is no exception! What a lovely story and what wonderful illustrations!
What a month for publishing heartwarming children’s literature! I’ve been fortunate to pick up some gorgeously crafted books this month and The Notted Island is no exception! What a lovely story and what wonderful illustrations!
Always Remember by Charlie Mackesy, published 9th Oct ‘25
1/4 bound cloth in lavender, with foil stamped lettering on the spine. The pages are thick and luscious to touch with incredible illustrations in a variety of mediums throughout. This is a real treat to own because it is also signed! 💜
1/4 bound cloth in lavender, with foil stamped lettering on the spine. The pages are thick and luscious to touch with incredible illustrations in a variety of mediums throughout. This is a real treat to own because it is also signed! 💜
October 24, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Always Remember by Charlie Mackesy, published 9th Oct ‘25
1/4 bound cloth in lavender, with foil stamped lettering on the spine. The pages are thick and luscious to touch with incredible illustrations in a variety of mediums throughout. This is a real treat to own because it is also signed! 💜
1/4 bound cloth in lavender, with foil stamped lettering on the spine. The pages are thick and luscious to touch with incredible illustrations in a variety of mediums throughout. This is a real treat to own because it is also signed! 💜
The Night Creatures: Firefly by Robert Macfarlane & Luke Adam Hawker, published 23rd Oct ‘25
I picked up one of the 1,000 special edition copies which include a print signed by both author and illustrator 😍
This is out now, and I cannot recommend it enough!
I picked up one of the 1,000 special edition copies which include a print signed by both author and illustrator 😍
This is out now, and I cannot recommend it enough!
October 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The Night Creatures: Firefly by Robert Macfarlane & Luke Adam Hawker, published 23rd Oct ‘25
I picked up one of the 1,000 special edition copies which include a print signed by both author and illustrator 😍
This is out now, and I cannot recommend it enough!
I picked up one of the 1,000 special edition copies which include a print signed by both author and illustrator 😍
This is out now, and I cannot recommend it enough!
Happy publication day to Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust 3 / The Rose Field. 🌹 I’m anxiously awaiting my gorgeous slipcase edition. Travel safe, lil guy 🥺
October 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Happy publication day to Philip Pullman’s Book of Dust 3 / The Rose Field. 🌹 I’m anxiously awaiting my gorgeous slipcase edition. Travel safe, lil guy 🥺
Wow! 🤩 What an insightful and fascinating book! I love the voice and style in which it was written. Even if you’re a techno-n00b like me, this really is a book for everyone to pick up and enjoy ☺️
#TimBernersLee #ThisIsForEveryone @timbl.bsky.social
#TimBernersLee #ThisIsForEveryone @timbl.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Wow! 🤩 What an insightful and fascinating book! I love the voice and style in which it was written. Even if you’re a techno-n00b like me, this really is a book for everyone to pick up and enjoy ☺️
#TimBernersLee #ThisIsForEveryone @timbl.bsky.social
#TimBernersLee #ThisIsForEveryone @timbl.bsky.social
I’ve been so excited to recieve this book and here it is!
🎃 ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT- 13 Chilling Tales by Daphne Du Maurier’
+ intro by Stephen King 👻
What a gorgeous book! This is the exclusive indie bookshop edition, purchased through the wonderful indie Golden Hare Books 🥰
🎃 ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT- 13 Chilling Tales by Daphne Du Maurier’
+ intro by Stephen King 👻
What a gorgeous book! This is the exclusive indie bookshop edition, purchased through the wonderful indie Golden Hare Books 🥰
September 26, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I’ve been so excited to recieve this book and here it is!
🎃 ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT- 13 Chilling Tales by Daphne Du Maurier’
+ intro by Stephen King 👻
What a gorgeous book! This is the exclusive indie bookshop edition, purchased through the wonderful indie Golden Hare Books 🥰
🎃 ‘AFTER MIDNIGHT- 13 Chilling Tales by Daphne Du Maurier’
+ intro by Stephen King 👻
What a gorgeous book! This is the exclusive indie bookshop edition, purchased through the wonderful indie Golden Hare Books 🥰
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More on our forthcoming fine press edition of The Fisherman by John Langan! www.nepenthepress.co.uk/the-fisherman
September 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
More on our forthcoming fine press edition of The Fisherman by John Langan! www.nepenthepress.co.uk/the-fisherman
She has arrived! 🤩 happy publication to The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell (officially in 11th Sep)💚
Another wonderful book by this amazing author 💚
Another wonderful book by this amazing author 💚
September 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
She has arrived! 🤩 happy publication to The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell (officially in 11th Sep)💚
Another wonderful book by this amazing author 💚
Another wonderful book by this amazing author 💚
Thanks to NetGallery for early reading! ❤️
A delightfully cosy novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie & Christmas. 🎄The game of Cluedo from its humble beginnings, and how the original inventors encountered their own murder mystery before it inspired the beloved board game.🎲
Coming 9th Sep ‘25
A delightfully cosy novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie & Christmas. 🎄The game of Cluedo from its humble beginnings, and how the original inventors encountered their own murder mystery before it inspired the beloved board game.🎲
Coming 9th Sep ‘25
August 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Thanks to NetGallery for early reading! ❤️
A delightfully cosy novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie & Christmas. 🎄The game of Cluedo from its humble beginnings, and how the original inventors encountered their own murder mystery before it inspired the beloved board game.🎲
Coming 9th Sep ‘25
A delightfully cosy novel, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie & Christmas. 🎄The game of Cluedo from its humble beginnings, and how the original inventors encountered their own murder mystery before it inspired the beloved board game.🎲
Coming 9th Sep ‘25
Penguin x Waterstones: 100th Clothbound Celebration
What an incredible panel, I have come away feeling so awed by the brilliant Coralie Bickford-Smith. Plus, she was super kind to sign our books on a hand-made bookplate! How cool is that
What an incredible panel, I have come away feeling so awed by the brilliant Coralie Bickford-Smith. Plus, she was super kind to sign our books on a hand-made bookplate! How cool is that
August 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Penguin x Waterstones: 100th Clothbound Celebration
What an incredible panel, I have come away feeling so awed by the brilliant Coralie Bickford-Smith. Plus, she was super kind to sign our books on a hand-made bookplate! How cool is that
What an incredible panel, I have come away feeling so awed by the brilliant Coralie Bickford-Smith. Plus, she was super kind to sign our books on a hand-made bookplate! How cool is that
Here’s a fantastic collection of poetry I picked up today called ‘Flatrock.’
It proves that poems are as relevant today as ever. A hard-hitting raw collection by the brilliant Fran Lock. I highly recommend!
It proves that poems are as relevant today as ever. A hard-hitting raw collection by the brilliant Fran Lock. I highly recommend!
August 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Here’s a fantastic collection of poetry I picked up today called ‘Flatrock.’
It proves that poems are as relevant today as ever. A hard-hitting raw collection by the brilliant Fran Lock. I highly recommend!
It proves that poems are as relevant today as ever. A hard-hitting raw collection by the brilliant Fran Lock. I highly recommend!
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Posting this old bookbinding project to remind myself to get back into bookbinding! I wish there were more opportunities for weird/unique things like this in illustration; maybe for a super-special-very-limited edition book? ✨
August 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Posting this old bookbinding project to remind myself to get back into bookbinding! I wish there were more opportunities for weird/unique things like this in illustration; maybe for a super-special-very-limited edition book? ✨
Oh boy! Bookfest 2025 at Waterstones Piccadilly was wild. Not in a fun way, but a sweaty, over-crowded & suffocating kind of way. Feel sorry for all involved, including staff who had a day of chaos. 😳🤯😭
August 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Oh boy! Bookfest 2025 at Waterstones Piccadilly was wild. Not in a fun way, but a sweaty, over-crowded & suffocating kind of way. Feel sorry for all involved, including staff who had a day of chaos. 😳🤯😭
Thanks to NetGallery, I had the privilege of reading The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery, expected publication Oct ‘25.
I howled with laughter! It was brilliant! Cosy old-timey murder mysteries are my weakness, and I wish this story every success! Go check it out and pre-order now! ❤️
I howled with laughter! It was brilliant! Cosy old-timey murder mysteries are my weakness, and I wish this story every success! Go check it out and pre-order now! ❤️
August 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Thanks to NetGallery, I had the privilege of reading The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery, expected publication Oct ‘25.
I howled with laughter! It was brilliant! Cosy old-timey murder mysteries are my weakness, and I wish this story every success! Go check it out and pre-order now! ❤️
I howled with laughter! It was brilliant! Cosy old-timey murder mysteries are my weakness, and I wish this story every success! Go check it out and pre-order now! ❤️
Had the pleasure of seeing Philip Pullman at the Royal Geographical Society, hosted by Waterstones.
His editor David Fickling joined him, and it was hosted by the brilliant Jane Trenter who did a marvellous job. It has changed my life and I feel so inspired. I hope they release the recording. ✨
His editor David Fickling joined him, and it was hosted by the brilliant Jane Trenter who did a marvellous job. It has changed my life and I feel so inspired. I hope they release the recording. ✨
August 1, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Had the pleasure of seeing Philip Pullman at the Royal Geographical Society, hosted by Waterstones.
His editor David Fickling joined him, and it was hosted by the brilliant Jane Trenter who did a marvellous job. It has changed my life and I feel so inspired. I hope they release the recording. ✨
His editor David Fickling joined him, and it was hosted by the brilliant Jane Trenter who did a marvellous job. It has changed my life and I feel so inspired. I hope they release the recording. ✨
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Only a few days to go before public pre-orders open on Thursday 24th at 4pm UK for The Domain of the Pale Queen, the new novella by Benjamin Tweddell. If Folk Horror is your thing or you love the work of M R James and Arthur Machen, have a closer look 👀
www.nepenthepress.co.uk
www.nepenthepress.co.uk
July 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Only a few days to go before public pre-orders open on Thursday 24th at 4pm UK for The Domain of the Pale Queen, the new novella by Benjamin Tweddell. If Folk Horror is your thing or you love the work of M R James and Arthur Machen, have a closer look 👀
www.nepenthepress.co.uk
www.nepenthepress.co.uk
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If anyone wants a signed copy of any of my books and lives in the UK, buy them from the wonderful @argonautbooks.bsky.social and leave a note in the description saying you want it signed and/or dedicated. I'll pop in and sort it before they post it out.
argonautbooks.co.uk
argonautbooks.co.uk
Argonaut Books
A bookshop for Leith
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July 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
If anyone wants a signed copy of any of my books and lives in the UK, buy them from the wonderful @argonautbooks.bsky.social and leave a note in the description saying you want it signed and/or dedicated. I'll pop in and sort it before they post it out.
argonautbooks.co.uk
argonautbooks.co.uk
@bingewriting.bsky.social
Hello! I am wondering whether your latest book, Extremity, can be pre-ordered as a hardback and signed (not bookplate).
I would love to pre-order it 😍 I’m a huge fan of Ascention, and I’m so excited for your next release! All the best 🙌
Hello! I am wondering whether your latest book, Extremity, can be pre-ordered as a hardback and signed (not bookplate).
I would love to pre-order it 😍 I’m a huge fan of Ascention, and I’m so excited for your next release! All the best 🙌
July 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
@bingewriting.bsky.social
Hello! I am wondering whether your latest book, Extremity, can be pre-ordered as a hardback and signed (not bookplate).
I would love to pre-order it 😍 I’m a huge fan of Ascention, and I’m so excited for your next release! All the best 🙌
Hello! I am wondering whether your latest book, Extremity, can be pre-ordered as a hardback and signed (not bookplate).
I would love to pre-order it 😍 I’m a huge fan of Ascention, and I’m so excited for your next release! All the best 🙌