These French crime thrillers are set in #Alderney!
Beatriz Nicodeme lives near Nantes and is a writer of crime and historical novels.
She fell in love with Alderney when she visited, and that inspired her to start a series of cosy crime novels set there.
#Books 📚 #CrimeThrillers

a woman in a blue dress is reaching for a book on a ladder ALT: a woman in a blue dress is reaching for a book on a ladder

The Guernsey Literary Festival schedule is live + I’m excited to share I’m on there! Along with a stellar list, including the amazing @joannechocolat.bsky.social + @brianbilston.bsky.social (!), I’ll be talking all things Perotine - inspired by the incredible true story of the Guernsey Martyrs. 🖤

Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Interesting thought!

mybook.to/Sandcastles
#shortstories #fiction #book

After feedback from Hackney Museum, my latest manuscript is shaping up. One more important feedback to go before it goes to editors. So grateful 🙏 and excitied.

Finding Inspiration from other Literary Geniuses ~ Or ‘Thou Shalt not Covet they Neighbour’s Shed’! I had a memory recently of a birthday treat, a few years ago, to visit: John Bunyan’s Tree near Harlington Bedfordshire When asked what I wanted to do for my birthday, I suggested a picnic beside J…

John Bunyan and Bernard Shaw ~ Memories of two inspiring trips ~ 'Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours shed!' #writing dianamj.wordpress.com/2026/02/06/f...

Very rare fungus recorded in Alderney for first time A date waxcap, a fungus listed as vulnerable, is discovered by an ecologist in Alderney.

One of the rarest fungi in Britain has been discovered for the first time in Alderney, a wildlife trust has said.

The date waxcap was found by ecologist Niamh McDevitt earlier this month, said Alderney Wildlife Trust.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

A blonde hedgehog looking for grubs in the grass.

A blondie currently snuffling for grubs in the garden.
#Alderney #BlondeHedghog

Another exciting sight in the last couple of weeks is the visit of a humpback whale just off the coast here. Our neighbours saw it breaching. Are there any photos here on #bluesky? #forthmarinemammels

Even though it's a bit dreary during the day, I gather some folks have seen the northern lights up here in #Kinghorn in the last few days. Have you?

Wow Tony, this is fantastic!!!!

New Year, New Resolutions to Make or Break! Well, it is near the end of January. Here’s a review of where I am at with my writing projects: Firstly, I have a completed manuscript which is currently under review by my first editors. Cha…

dianamj.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/n... A bit late but here is an outline of my writing plans for 2026

“the most accessible, detailed and well-informed study to date of the 17th-century women preachers and prophets … many will find it an eye-opening revelation”

Am thrilled with this wonderful endorsement of VOICES OF THUNDER by Prof. Nigel Smith

@reaktionbooks.bsky.social #earlymodern

Visiting @thejohnrylands.bsky.social today to look at a manuscript which contains two very early English conversion narratives - both dating to the 1630s and both written by women! VOICES OF THUNDER begins with the remarkable story of Rose Thurgood, one of these women #earlymodern

This bird has more IQ then most humans…
Can it solve the puzzle… 🧩
🐦‍⬛

Blog Tour Spotlight: : A Shape on the Air: A haunting Anglo-Saxon time-slip of mystery (Dr DuLac series) by Julia Ibbotson tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/07/blog... @juliaibbotson.bsky.social @cathiedunn.bsky.social #CoffeePotBookClub #HistoricalFiction

Looking out to a garden to the sea . Red sunset against an overcast sky.

Another stunning #Alderney sunset. Goodnight, my friends.

YouTube video by David Earl Alderney Literary Festival 2025

We are updating our programme for later this year. In the meantime, watch our video of the 2025 Alderney Literary Festival and our wonderful authors!
#AlderneyLitFest 2025
m.youtube.com/watch?v=CNii...

#Booksky #Readersky #Books

FATE: Tales of History, Mystery and Magic Kindle Edition by Helen Hollick, Annie Whitehead, Jean Gill, Marian L Thorpe and six more tonyriches.blogspot.com/2025/06/book... @anniewhitehead.bsky.social @helenhollick.bsky.social @abelfrageauthor.bsky.social #BookLaunch

Diana’s May Review ~ The Stolen Hours by Karen Swan This is the second of Karen Swan’s novels set on St Kilda at the time of the evacuation, each from the point of view of one of the island girls. This time it is Mhairi Mac Kinnon who is in ne…

My latest book review. A great read by Karen Swan! dianamj.wordpress.com/2025/05/15/d...

I'm reading The Seven Sister's series by Lucinda Riley at the moment. I'm truly hooked. My favourite one so far is The Moon Sister.

Amateur archaeologists unearth winged goddess at Hadrian’s Wall Exclusive: Married volunteer diggers discover stone relief at site of Roman fort Vindolanda in Northumberland

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Is this your most recent release @tonyriches.bsky.social ?

Remembering King Henry VI who died in the Tower of London #onthisday in 1471. He was imprisoned there and died under suspicious circumstances, possibly murdered.

Hey, that takes me back. My first boyfriend went to St Albans Abbey school and I used to meet him near the Abbey Gateway.

Just checking out what everyone is up to on Bluesky. Nothing changes much but the weather's been too nice to be on social media.

My Father's Daughter
mybook.to/MFD
An excerpt from Autopsy, -
If, as time moves on,
the words that I have shared
remain with you,
and call you back
to read them once again
my work is done.
#poetry #poetrylovers #sale #paperback #readerscommunity #ReadersOfTwitter #Wednesdayvibe

Interesting. The thing is not to get too hooked up to any social media or site such a Goodreads, but it is reflective to see the variety of books I've read, when I keep it up to date.