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KJ Lyttleton

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Crime author. A Star Is Dead, book two in the Aldhill Mysteries series is out now! Find me over at www.kjlyttleton.com or https://shinykatie.substack.com

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It has been agreed that I should not talk to celebrities anymore How a chance encounter at Glastonbury set off a chain of humiliating events

Thanks to my past behaviour, it has been agreed that I should no longer speak to celebrities.

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07.07.2025 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Charmian Clift, Mermaid Singing, and Peel Me A Lotus Now and again I put my book reviews here

I wrote about Charmian Clift's two fabulous 1950s memoirs of Greek island life. ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™https://katemacdonald.substack.com/p/charmian-clift-mermaid-singing-and

14.07.2025 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why thinking the unthinkable to can help save lives, according to ex-police officer The 1996 Roddy Doyle book, The Woman Who Walked into Doors, contains a passage which should be mandatory reading for all front-line professionalsโ€ฆ

"Ask me. Ask me. Ask me." Sometimes #domesticabuse victims are waiting for just one person to be curious enough to ask. My latest for the @brightonargus.bsky.social on why thinking the unthinkable can help save lives๐Ÿ‘‡

07.07.2025 09:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It has been agreed that I should not talk to celebrities anymore How a chance encounter at Glastonbury set off a chain of humiliating events

Thanks to my past behaviour, it has been agreed that I should no longer speak to celebrities.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

07.07.2025 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On being OK with not being the best Learning to let go of perfection

Over on my newsletter I wrote about being OK with being OK
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13.04.2025 08:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When you get the first feedback from one of your extremely trusted readers (and she also spotted typos that will save your future blushes)

03.04.2025 08:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Our Lodge gang at Laugharne Literary & Arts Festival

Our Lodge gang at Laugharne Literary & Arts Festival

Lucy Cooke talking about her book Bitch with James Endeacott at Laugharne Literary & Arts Festival

Lucy Cooke talking about her book Bitch with James Endeacott at Laugharne Literary & Arts Festival

Katie and Alex Milway at Laugharne Literary & Arts Festival

Katie and Alex Milway at Laugharne Literary & Arts Festival

Martin and Eliza Carthy at Laugharne Literary & Arts Festival

Martin and Eliza Carthy at Laugharne Literary & Arts Festival

Had an AMAZING time at Laugharne Literary and Arts Festival at the weekend. If youโ€™re a writer, especially non-fiction with an arts angle, get yourself along to the next one. Itโ€™s a properly lovely way to spend a weekend.

02.04.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First review for A Star Is Dead just landed and itโ€™s a five-starer!

02.04.2025 16:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A very exciting day! A trip to London to talk about my new series Captain Sunshine, publishing in 2026, and news of it in the Bookseller! โค๏ธ

18.03.2025 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Stories, stories; it's all just finding stories.

25.03.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes! I dictate some bits of my books, I handwrite others, and I type the rest. Are they functionally different? No they are not.

25.03.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
KJ Lyttleton

KJ Lyttleton

Hello hello!๐Ÿ‘‹ Iโ€™m crime author KJ Lyttleton! Just wanted to let you know that Book 2 in the Aldhill Mysteries seriesโ€”A STAR IS DEADโ€”comes out tomorrow on Kindle (print following in a few weeks). So, please buy it!!

24.03.2025 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The most excellent @shinykatie.bsky.social has a second book out soon under her pen-name KJ Lyttleton! ๐Ÿ˜ bsky.app/profile/shin...

12.02.2025 08:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Star Is Dead by KJ Lyttleton out 5 March 2025

A Star Is Dead by KJ Lyttleton out 5 March 2025

A Star is Dead, book two in the Aldhill Mystery series by KJ Lyttleton is available for pre-order now!
mybook.to/A-Star-Is-Dead

10.02.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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