David Goodman
@davegoodman.bsky.social
Spy/SF author - Winner - McDermid Debut Award 2025 and Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. A RELUCTANT SPY and SOLITARY AGENTS from @headlinebooks.bsky.social TV - Carnival Films Rep: @harryillingworth.bsky.social | https://www.davidgoodman.net/links/
Some intriguing #bookmail this week - the debut spy thriller 'A Spy In The Blood' from Paul Warner. Really looking forward to digging into this one! Many thanks to @benwillisuk.bsky.social and @zaffrebooks.bsky.social for sending me the proof. Releases on January 29th 2026.
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Some intriguing #bookmail this week - the debut spy thriller 'A Spy In The Blood' from Paul Warner. Really looking forward to digging into this one! Many thanks to @benwillisuk.bsky.social and @zaffrebooks.bsky.social for sending me the proof. Releases on January 29th 2026.
A brilliant day visiting Denny Library and Falkirk today, for my first ever Live Literature event at Denny’s first Book Blether mini-festival.
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A brilliant day visiting Denny Library and Falkirk today, for my first ever Live Literature event at Denny’s first Book Blether mini-festival.
Really pleased to get my contributor copies for the new THINK WEIRDER anthology, put together by Joe Stech. My story ‘Best Practices for Safe Asteroid Handling’, first published in Analog magazine, appears alongside stories from a host of industry legends and fellow new writers. thinkweirder.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Really pleased to get my contributor copies for the new THINK WEIRDER anthology, put together by Joe Stech. My story ‘Best Practices for Safe Asteroid Handling’, first published in Analog magazine, appears alongside stories from a host of industry legends and fellow new writers. thinkweirder.com
Delighted to see this story in the East Lothian Courier- thanks to Erin Brown for the interview! Read online - www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/2554093...
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Delighted to see this story in the East Lothian Courier- thanks to Erin Brown for the interview! Read online - www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/2554093...
Really looking forward to reuniting with 80% of the @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Debut Prize shortlist (Natalie can't make it, sadly) at Waterstones West End on the 26th of November. Chaired by Susie Green of @inmygoodbookspod.bsky.social - it's going to be a fantastic night.
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Really looking forward to reuniting with 80% of the @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Debut Prize shortlist (Natalie can't make it, sadly) at Waterstones West End on the 26th of November. Chaired by Susie Green of @inmygoodbookspod.bsky.social - it's going to be a fantastic night.
It's nearly November, which means only a couple of weeks until I'm chatting spy stuff and working in the world of Bond with @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social and Kim Sherwood at #AyeWrite2025 in just a couple of weeks! Book now - www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/quan...
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
It's nearly November, which means only a couple of weeks until I'm chatting spy stuff and working in the world of Bond with @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social and Kim Sherwood at #AyeWrite2025 in just a couple of weeks! Book now - www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/quan...
Thank you to Bryony and Vicky for helping me find it. If you’re in the Borders, make sure and check out this amazing local bookshop and cafe.
October 30, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Thank you to Bryony and Vicky for helping me find it. If you’re in the Borders, make sure and check out this amazing local bookshop and cafe.
A fantastic day yesterday revisiting bookshops in St Andrews and Dundee. Thank you to Jack for inviting me back, and Waterstones St Andrews and Dundee and Toppings St Andrews for having us and supporting the book so well! Cracking lunch at Bibi’s Cafe too.
Pics by @musesings13.bsky.social ❤️
Pics by @musesings13.bsky.social ❤️
October 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
A fantastic day yesterday revisiting bookshops in St Andrews and Dundee. Thank you to Jack for inviting me back, and Waterstones St Andrews and Dundee and Toppings St Andrews for having us and supporting the book so well! Cracking lunch at Bibi’s Cafe too.
Pics by @musesings13.bsky.social ❤️
Pics by @musesings13.bsky.social ❤️
Very pleased to see A Reluctant Spy tipping over to triple figures in Goodreads reviews, four figures in ratings and holding a very respectable 4.13 average so far. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to leave a review, both there and elsewhere - it really helps!
October 26, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Very pleased to see A Reluctant Spy tipping over to triple figures in Goodreads reviews, four figures in ratings and holding a very respectable 4.13 average so far. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to leave a review, both there and elsewhere - it really helps!
Delighted that my second book, SOLITARY AGENTS, has been chosen for the @waterstones.bsky.social October Upcoming Books promotion, from today until Friday!
Get 25% off with the code OCTOBER25. The hardback is out from @headlinebooks.bsky.social on 4th June 2026.
www.waterstones.com/book/solitar...
Get 25% off with the code OCTOBER25. The hardback is out from @headlinebooks.bsky.social on 4th June 2026.
www.waterstones.com/book/solitar...
October 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Delighted that my second book, SOLITARY AGENTS, has been chosen for the @waterstones.bsky.social October Upcoming Books promotion, from today until Friday!
Get 25% off with the code OCTOBER25. The hardback is out from @headlinebooks.bsky.social on 4th June 2026.
www.waterstones.com/book/solitar...
Get 25% off with the code OCTOBER25. The hardback is out from @headlinebooks.bsky.social on 4th June 2026.
www.waterstones.com/book/solitar...
In a little over a month, I'll be appearing at a one-day mini-festival at Denny Library, between events with Marion Todd and Kate Foster. Come along to hear us talk about our books, our writing careers and more!
www.falkirkleisureandculture.org/whats-on/boo...
www.falkirkleisureandculture.org/whats-on/boo...
October 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM
In a little over a month, I'll be appearing at a one-day mini-festival at Denny Library, between events with Marion Todd and Kate Foster. Come along to hear us talk about our books, our writing careers and more!
www.falkirkleisureandculture.org/whats-on/boo...
www.falkirkleisureandculture.org/whats-on/boo...
Eight freshly signed copies of A Reluctant Spy now available at Blackwell’s Edinburgh!
October 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Eight freshly signed copies of A Reluctant Spy now available at Blackwell’s Edinburgh!
Reminder that I’ll be live on @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social with these two handsome devils from 7pm tonight!
Watch live: www.youtube.com/@ukcrimebook...
Watch live: www.youtube.com/@ukcrimebook...
October 2, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Reminder that I’ll be live on @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social with these two handsome devils from 7pm tonight!
Watch live: www.youtube.com/@ukcrimebook...
Watch live: www.youtube.com/@ukcrimebook...
Americans! Absolutely delighted to confirm that once again you're getting an absolute steal on A Reluctant Spy from @headlinebooks.bsky.social, which is a Kindle Monthly Deal for October - less than a dollar for the whole month!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXDDG4VW/
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXDDG4VW/
October 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Americans! Absolutely delighted to confirm that once again you're getting an absolute steal on A Reluctant Spy from @headlinebooks.bsky.social, which is a Kindle Monthly Deal for October - less than a dollar for the whole month!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXDDG4VW/
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXDDG4VW/
In all the excitement of the past couple of weeks, I had *completely* missed that A Reluctant Spy is now available in paperback in the US! You should be able to order it from a range of US retailers - check my links page for more.
www.davidgoodman.net/links/
www.davidgoodman.net/links/
September 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In all the excitement of the past couple of weeks, I had *completely* missed that A Reluctant Spy is now available in paperback in the US! You should be able to order it from a range of US retailers - check my links page for more.
www.davidgoodman.net/links/
www.davidgoodman.net/links/
I took this for my September newsletter - A Reluctant Spy with both awards. It’s surprisingly hard to take a good photo of a transparent award, haha. It’s been a couple of weeks now since Bloody Scotland, but seeing this each time I come into my office is still plastering a big grin on my face.
September 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I took this for my September newsletter - A Reluctant Spy with both awards. It’s surprisingly hard to take a good photo of a transparent award, haha. It’s been a couple of weeks now since Bloody Scotland, but seeing this each time I come into my office is still plastering a big grin on my face.
And here's the full cover image for SOLITARY AGENTS from @headlinebooks.bsky.social!
I'm so pleased with this design by Phil Beresford, which is both a very new and exciting cover and a great callback to the cover of A RELUCTANT SPY.
cc: @harryillingworth.bsky.social @dhhlitagency.bsky.social
I'm so pleased with this design by Phil Beresford, which is both a very new and exciting cover and a great callback to the cover of A RELUCTANT SPY.
cc: @harryillingworth.bsky.social @dhhlitagency.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
And here's the full cover image for SOLITARY AGENTS from @headlinebooks.bsky.social!
I'm so pleased with this design by Phil Beresford, which is both a very new and exciting cover and a great callback to the cover of A RELUCTANT SPY.
cc: @harryillingworth.bsky.social @dhhlitagency.bsky.social
I'm so pleased with this design by Phil Beresford, which is both a very new and exciting cover and a great callback to the cover of A RELUCTANT SPY.
cc: @harryillingworth.bsky.social @dhhlitagency.bsky.social
I'm delighted to share the cover reveal trailer for SOLITARY AGENTS from @headlinebooks.bsky.social! Huge thanks also to @harryillingworth.bsky.social and @dhhlitagency.bsky.social
Available to pre-order from all major retailers (and local independents), Solitary Agents is out on June 4th 2026.
Available to pre-order from all major retailers (and local independents), Solitary Agents is out on June 4th 2026.
September 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
I'm delighted to share the cover reveal trailer for SOLITARY AGENTS from @headlinebooks.bsky.social! Huge thanks also to @harryillingworth.bsky.social and @dhhlitagency.bsky.social
Available to pre-order from all major retailers (and local independents), Solitary Agents is out on June 4th 2026.
Available to pre-order from all major retailers (and local independents), Solitary Agents is out on June 4th 2026.
Also had fun spotting who I was shelfmates with - two cover blurbers (IS Berry and David McCloskey) and fellow Edinburgher and cross-genre espionage/SF writer @joncg.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Also had fun spotting who I was shelfmates with - two cover blurbers (IS Berry and David McCloskey) and fellow Edinburgher and cross-genre espionage/SF writer @joncg.bsky.social
A flying visit tonight to Waterstones Piccadilly - thanks to Dec, Grace and Andreas for helping me sign an absolute stack of books for three London stores!
September 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
A flying visit tonight to Waterstones Piccadilly - thanks to Dec, Grace and Andreas for helping me sign an absolute stack of books for three London stores!
An absolute dream to visit BBC Radio Scotland this afternoon with @tariqashkanani.bsky.social for The Art Mix with @lenniesaurus.bsky.social. Thank you to Len for the great interview!
Cc @headlinebooks.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social @harryillingworth.bsky.social @dhhlitagency.bsky.social
Cc @headlinebooks.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social @harryillingworth.bsky.social @dhhlitagency.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
An absolute dream to visit BBC Radio Scotland this afternoon with @tariqashkanani.bsky.social for The Art Mix with @lenniesaurus.bsky.social. Thank you to Len for the great interview!
Cc @headlinebooks.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social @harryillingworth.bsky.social @dhhlitagency.bsky.social
Cc @headlinebooks.bsky.social @viperbooks.bsky.social @harryillingworth.bsky.social @dhhlitagency.bsky.social
Remi Kone on stage as part of Crime In The Spotlight at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Remi Kone on stage as part of Crime In The Spotlight at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social
So, me and @tariqashkanani.bsky.social are having a pretty good Friday night in Stirling.
September 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
So, me and @tariqashkanani.bsky.social are having a pretty good Friday night in Stirling.
My spies (well, actually, an email from @bloodyscotland.bsky.social) tell me that this event is selling fast and the venue is approaching capacity, so if you want to be sure of a ticket, best get yourself over to the website sharpish.
bloodyscotland.com/event/spies-...
bloodyscotland.com/event/spies-...
September 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
My spies (well, actually, an email from @bloodyscotland.bsky.social) tell me that this event is selling fast and the venue is approaching capacity, so if you want to be sure of a ticket, best get yourself over to the website sharpish.
bloodyscotland.com/event/spies-...
bloodyscotland.com/event/spies-...
Absolutely delighted to confirm I'll be appearing at this year's #AyeWrite festival in November! I'm chairing Kim Sherwood and @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social talking about their work in the world of James Bond.
Grab your ticket here - www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/quan...
Grab your ticket here - www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/quan...
September 8, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Absolutely delighted to confirm I'll be appearing at this year's #AyeWrite festival in November! I'm chairing Kim Sherwood and @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social talking about their work in the world of James Bond.
Grab your ticket here - www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/quan...
Grab your ticket here - www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/quan...