D. V. Bishop's CARNIVAL OF LIES out now
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Writes Cesare Aldo historical thrillers, set in Renaissance Italy • CARNIVAL OF LIES out now • Buy my books: https://linktr.ee/D.V.Bishop • Free newsletter: https://dvbishop.substack.com • Rep: @jennybrownagency.bsky.social • Ex-Tharg
Stoked my historical thriller CARNIVAL OF LIES just hit 200 reviews and ratings (in 153 days): www.waterstones.com/book/carniva... @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Stoked my historical thriller CARNIVAL OF LIES just hit 200 reviews and ratings (in 153 days): www.waterstones.com/book/carniva... @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
"Do a vulgar roast. Use forbidden words."
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"Do a vulgar roast. Use forbidden words."
Two years in succession @2000ad.bsky.social had JFK-themed covers, painted by Henry Flint in 1996 and Simon Davis in 1997. Seemed like a good idea at the time...
November 25, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Two years in succession @2000ad.bsky.social had JFK-themed covers, painted by Henry Flint in 1996 and Simon Davis in 1997. Seemed like a good idea at the time...
Cracking new covers created for @2000ad.bsky.social reprints:
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Cracking new covers created for @2000ad.bsky.social reprints:
Final weeks before CITY OF VENGEANCE was published:
9: Preview in @thebookseller.com listings
10: Signing 1300 tip-in sheets at home
11: Merch for a pandemic
12: Virtual launch event thanks to @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social, @furtherfrom.bsky.social & my local indie, Atkinson-Pryce Books - grazie!
9: Preview in @thebookseller.com listings
10: Signing 1300 tip-in sheets at home
11: Merch for a pandemic
12: Virtual launch event thanks to @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social, @furtherfrom.bsky.social & my local indie, Atkinson-Pryce Books - grazie!
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Final weeks before CITY OF VENGEANCE was published:
9: Preview in @thebookseller.com listings
10: Signing 1300 tip-in sheets at home
11: Merch for a pandemic
12: Virtual launch event thanks to @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social, @furtherfrom.bsky.social & my local indie, Atkinson-Pryce Books - grazie!
9: Preview in @thebookseller.com listings
10: Signing 1300 tip-in sheets at home
11: Merch for a pandemic
12: Virtual launch event thanks to @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social, @furtherfrom.bsky.social & my local indie, Atkinson-Pryce Books - grazie!
More steps on path to publication for CITY OF VENGEANCE:
5: Deal announced in @thebookseller.com Sept 2019
6: Book retitled City of Vengeance
7: Proofs arrive Dec 2020
8: Bookmarks to prompt pre-orders during lockdown
5: Deal announced in @thebookseller.com Sept 2019
6: Book retitled City of Vengeance
7: Proofs arrive Dec 2020
8: Bookmarks to prompt pre-orders during lockdown
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
More steps on path to publication for CITY OF VENGEANCE:
5: Deal announced in @thebookseller.com Sept 2019
6: Book retitled City of Vengeance
7: Proofs arrive Dec 2020
8: Bookmarks to prompt pre-orders during lockdown
5: Deal announced in @thebookseller.com Sept 2019
6: Book retitled City of Vengeance
7: Proofs arrive Dec 2020
8: Bookmarks to prompt pre-orders during lockdown
1750 days since @panmacmillan.bsky.social published CITY OF VENGEANCE. Steps on the path:
1. Starting first draft in France on a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship, thanks to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
2. Rewriting
3. Original working title
4. Winning Pitch Perfect @bloodyscotland.bsky.social
1. Starting first draft in France on a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship, thanks to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
2. Rewriting
3. Original working title
4. Winning Pitch Perfect @bloodyscotland.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
1750 days since @panmacmillan.bsky.social published CITY OF VENGEANCE. Steps on the path:
1. Starting first draft in France on a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship, thanks to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
2. Rewriting
3. Original working title
4. Winning Pitch Perfect @bloodyscotland.bsky.social
1. Starting first draft in France on a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship, thanks to @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social
2. Rewriting
3. Original working title
4. Winning Pitch Perfect @bloodyscotland.bsky.social
Wim Wenders' The Sound of Music
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Wim Wenders' The Sound of Music
Published #OTD the covers of @2000ad.bsky.social Progs 1069 (1997, Judge Dredd by Simon Davis) and 1120 (1998, Sancho Panzer by Henry Flint). Still very fond of the pun-tastic silliness in Sancho Panzer, hopeful it will one day be reprinted!
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Published #OTD the covers of @2000ad.bsky.social Progs 1069 (1997, Judge Dredd by Simon Davis) and 1120 (1998, Sancho Panzer by Henry Flint). Still very fond of the pun-tastic silliness in Sancho Panzer, hopeful it will one day be reprinted!
Coming tomorrow in my free author newsletter: an exclusive behind the scenes look at the tortuous writing of my Cesare Aldo Renaissance thriller THE DARKEST SIN, which won @thecwa.bsky.social Historical Dagger in 2023. Subscribe here: dvbishop.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Coming tomorrow in my free author newsletter: an exclusive behind the scenes look at the tortuous writing of my Cesare Aldo Renaissance thriller THE DARKEST SIN, which won @thecwa.bsky.social Historical Dagger in 2023. Subscribe here: dvbishop.substack.com
Sculptures 3/3
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Sculptures 3/3
Sculptures 2/3
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Sculptures 2/3
Sculptures 1/3
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Sculptures 1/3
Not quite pulling off this pose…
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Not quite pulling off this pose…
That jigsaw needed much smaller pieces, but the Femmes Fatale supplement was more embarassing, despite having these two gems in it by Dean Ormston & Frank Quitely:
November 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM
That jigsaw needed much smaller pieces, but the Femmes Fatale supplement was more embarassing, despite having these two gems in it by Dean Ormston & Frank Quitely:
Repost with an iconic fictional band (if you feel like it)
November 12, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Repost with an iconic fictional band (if you feel like it)
Flying to Italy this week fo #VeniceNoir! Grazie to @davidhewson.com, @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social and everyone else for organising this crime fiction festival in the city where my latest historical thriller CARNIVAL OF LIES is set!
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Flying to Italy this week fo #VeniceNoir! Grazie to @davidhewson.com, @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social and everyone else for organising this crime fiction festival in the city where my latest historical thriller CARNIVAL OF LIES is set!
Today I’m in conversation at the Mallaig Book Festival with @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Today I’m in conversation at the Mallaig Book Festival with @jennybrownagency.bsky.social
Great post by @agentofweird.bsky.social! This bit especially resonated with me:
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Great post by @agentofweird.bsky.social! This bit especially resonated with me:
Coming soon to a bookshop:
THE GOOD PHLEBOTOMIST.
THE GOOD PHLEBOTOMIST.
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Coming soon to a bookshop:
THE GOOD PHLEBOTOMIST.
THE GOOD PHLEBOTOMIST.
I'm leading an online masterclass [Wed Dec 3rd] on rewriting and strategies for a stronger second draft with The History Quill. More details here: thehistoryquill.com/masterclasses/
November 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I'm leading an online masterclass [Wed Dec 3rd] on rewriting and strategies for a stronger second draft with The History Quill. More details here: thehistoryquill.com/masterclasses/
Published #OTD 26 years ago: @2000ad.bsky.social Prog 1168, featuring Judge Death painted by Trevor 'Big T' Hairsine:
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Published #OTD 26 years ago: @2000ad.bsky.social Prog 1168, featuring Judge Death painted by Trevor 'Big T' Hairsine:
According to one online retailer, TOMBSTONING is celebrating its 240th anniversary this year!
November 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
According to one online retailer, TOMBSTONING is celebrating its 240th anniversary this year!