Gavin Bell

thanks!

I'm excited to be taking part in the #CoverReveal of #138MainStreet from @gavin-bell.bsky.social, @simonschusteruk.bsky.social and @tracyfenton.bsky.social

Published 3/5/26, this cat-and-mouse thriller sounds amazing. More details on my blog.

Reading For Leisure Blog: tinyurl.com/2955y4ua

Rude Cookies is way too commercial now, Cyrus Kitchen is the hot new southside small business meltdown

As one of the judges on this panel, I think we did a pretty good job! Six brilliant books.

I *think* it's seen but now I'm questioning everything!

Announcing the longlist for the 2025 Twisted Dagger! Congratulations, authors, and good luck in the next round! #CWA_Daggers #Daggers_2025

CWA TWISTED DAGGER LONGLIST

congratulations!

It's podcast day! Our third episode featuring two great chats with @damedenisemina.bsky.social and @drjennymorris.bsky.social has dropped now. You can listen (and catch-up with the first two episodes) here - bloodyscotland.podbean.com

great listen! I am the other person who has read William Hjortsberg's Falling Angel - in fact I smugly suggested it for an 'undiscovered gems' thing Orion was doing only to be told Denise had already bagsied it 😔

"The Great Gatsby" at 100: A Public Reading YouTube video by Library of Congress

This is cool: to mark the 100th anniversary of the publication of THE GREAT GATSBY (which I'd argue is a crime novel), the Library of Congress is hosting a marathon live reading of the book, starting at 10:00 a.m.: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ums...

Definitely a crime novel

okay but we can agree that the hair is great, there are no games with that hair.

difficult difficult, lemon difficult

Trying out the famous Star Bar £4 3 course lunch at last

The Winter Gardens at the Peoples' Palace on Glasgow Green. Built in 1898, it was extensively renovated for its 100th anniversary in 1998, including reglazing it.

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#glasgow #glasgowgreen #wintergardens #peoplespalace #architecture #architecturephotography

Looking forward to seeing the ‘Fossil Free Books’ crew withdraw their books from Waterstones (which is owned by Elliott).

a man in a red sweater is sitting in front of a computer monitor ALT: a man in a red sweater is sitting in front of a computer monitor

Odd-numbered Star Trek ranked:

1) Generations
2) Search for Spock
3) Motion Picture
4) Insurrection
5) Final Frontier

You don't appear to be able to comprehend that your opinion is trash though.

Nah, it's fine, you're wrong.

Publishers testing the waters with AI narration for audiobooks need to think very carefully about what they're doing.

It's going to play out like the sugar tax - you're going to completely fuck the product with zero financial benefit to show for it.

They clearly got distracted from that apostrophe while checking they'd got the plural of faux pas right

Love all the art deco in Miami

[post credits Samuel L Jackson] “a complete unknown.” Did you really think you were the only one traveling? I’m here to talk to you about the Wilbury Initiative.

As long as the video app isn't Blue Movies

uh... you are a lot more exciting than I am!

I picked up this novelisation of Seven (I'm not doing the SeSevenEn thing) in a charity shop a few years ago. Interesting reading it after seeing the rereleased movie

Tweet from furby Hancock: Waiter: so how is everything? Me: great! Waiter: (disgusted) even war?

being on bluesky

One of my kids just pointed out I've loved more of my life in the 21st century than in the 20th, and I feel quite futuristic

I often think "I can't recommend it highly enough" is open to interpretation.