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Catherine Hokin

@cathokin.bsky.social

Writer of WW2 & Cold War fiction set in Berlin for Bookouture, reader of all kinds of things, Northener, likes 3 minute songs with loud guitars, everything is better with gravy or custard

2,381 Followers  |  717 Following  |  215 Posts  |  Joined: 19.09.2023  |  1.6824

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These are amazing, I fell in live with his stained glass in Dublin but didn't know he'd done this work as well. Thanks for sharing!

06.02.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Money novel The Train That Took You Away is on Kindle Countdown at 99p. Treat yourself and ride out #StormEowyn #bookdeals bit.ly/3BJ9plh

24.01.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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5-STAR REVIEW🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟: THE TRAIN THAT TOOK YOU AWAY by Catherine Hokin @cathokin.bsky.social @bookouture.bsky.social

πŸ‘‰THE TRAIN THAT TOOK YOU AWAY features a Jewish mother determined to survive the horrors of the Holocaust so she can find her son. https://buff.ly/4h6J3iJ #bookreview #historical

23.01.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
- BOOK TOUR REVIEW -
The Train That Took You Away - Catherine Hokin.
@cathokin.bsky.social @bookouture.bsky.social
#TheTrainThatTookYouAway #HistoricalFiction

21.01.2025 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Author Catherine Hokin wearing a green jacket over a colourful printed shirt sitting by a window with flowers in a vase on a desk

Author Catherine Hokin wearing a green jacket over a colourful printed shirt sitting by a window with flowers in a vase on a desk

'It’s probably fair to say that there are more invisible friends lurking in an author’s study than there are in the average primary school playground.'

Creating Characters by author @cathokin.bsky.social

Read in full:
www.writing.ie/resources/cr...
#writerslife @bookouture.bsky.social

22.01.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Kindertransport rescue programme was a huge achievement β€” but not a complete success, says Catherine Hokin.
She tells Historia about this and other responses to the refugee crisis before and during WWII.
Find out more at historiamag.com/kindertransport-other-responses @cathokin.bsky.social

20.01.2025 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting spoiledby the OH on publication day for The Train that Took You Away from Bookouture, links via my website www.catherinehokin.com

20.01.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My first novel with Bookouture which really started my writing journey is on offer for a week at 99p/c. It was also the first in a series of beautiful covers bit.ly/41wzNzC #booksky

13.12.2024 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Lego figure of a guy in a business suit (with pink arms), with a raspberry on its head. The raspberry looks like a wild hairstyle.

A Lego figure of a guy in a business suit (with pink arms), with a raspberry on its head. The raspberry looks like a wild hairstyle.

Just so you know, a raspberry makes a really groovy hairstyle for a Lego figure.

10.12.2024 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 462    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 11
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The stalls at Nuremberg's Christmas market were so pretty, I'm considering decorating our ceiling... #Christmasmarkets

10.12.2024 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That sounds amazing!

10.12.2024 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That's fantastic...

08.12.2024 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5
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How Are History Documentaries Made? Pulling back the curtain on the magic of TV.

How are history documentaries made? Why are they produced, what is the filming process, and what exactly are the noddies? Well, read on and I'll reveal all

nathenamin.substack.com/p/how-are-hi...

09.12.2024 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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And we're off! Tree is up #christmastree

07.12.2024 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Doing that, although very carefully. Getting followers isn't a problem. Any advice on hashtags always useful though as I'm not seeing them on posts.

05.12.2024 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's very hard to find topics without hashtags, I'm not convinced by it yet.

05.12.2024 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's gorgeous!

30.11.2024 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's breathtaking isn't it

30.11.2024 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll mute the sound and put the subtitles on πŸ˜‚

29.11.2024 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg is a library of free eBooks.

Does everyone know about Project Gutenberg? E-books for free. The world’s great literature here, with focus on older works for free. Digitized and diligently proofread by thousands of volunteers.

Please share.

29.11.2024 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 532    πŸ” 304    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 25
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For anyone in the UK, If you text β€˜SHOUT’ to 85258 when you are in a dark place or suicidal, a trained crisis volunteer will text you back. This is great If you find talking on the phone challenging. It’s completely free 24/7. Please Repost, you never know who might need this support

29.11.2024 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 668    πŸ” 660    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 21

Congratulations!

29.11.2024 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ha ha. I've never liked boybands, unless you count Rammstein and Clutch

29.11.2024 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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29.11.2024 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Great night at the Scottish Refugee Council comedy benefit,brilliantly hosted by @marknelsoncomic.bsky.social and topped by the fab @susiemccabecomedy.bsky.social Proud to live in such a welcoming country #noborders

29.11.2024 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's mad how many fake author accounts there are on this!

28.11.2024 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There's one with a double rr as well, sending kisses, what fun

28.11.2024 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now I'm worried that CJ Tudor just sending me kisses might be odd too...

28.11.2024 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I had that and Nins Stibbe. Can I assume Douglas Stuart is also fake, not bowled over by my literary talent and desperate to be friends?

28.11.2024 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi

28.11.2024 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@cathokin is following 18 prominent accounts