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Book devourer & reviewer. Archivist. Occasional crafter. Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 franmcbookface@gmail.com πŸ“– FulviaπŸ“±The Society of Unknowable Objects 🎧 There are Rivers in the Sky https://linktr.ee/franmcbookface πŸ’™πŸ“š

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And it's brilliant!

01.11.2025 05:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Book wrapped in pale green tissue stading alongside a cinnamon bun jellycat on a white bookshelf

Book wrapped in pale green tissue stading alongside a cinnamon bun jellycat on a white bookshelf

Copy of the book Home Bird standing alongside a cinnamon bun jellycat and a themed bookmark on a white bookshelf

Copy of the book Home Bird standing alongside a cinnamon bun jellycat and a themed bookmark on a white bookshelf

πŸ“šBook mail quandary πŸ“š

When book mail arrives so beautifully wrapped you almost can't bear to ruin it but you also know it's the new @franhill123.bsky.social so you also want to rip it open πŸ˜„

Huge thanks to Olivia @legendpress.bsky.social for sending

Home Bird is out now

29.04.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not yet, but it's on the list!

22.04.2025 19:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A copy of The Show Woman book held up in front of a circus big top

A copy of The Show Woman book held up in front of a circus big top

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Shared my review for the utterly brilliant The Show Woman by @emmacowing.bsky.social over on IG today

I honestly enjoyed this one so much, and I devoured it in just a couple of sittings

Out May 1st. Link to buy and full review in bio

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When it comes to books, I'm powerless to resist! πŸ˜„

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Can't believe it's taken me so long to go! πŸ™ˆ

22.04.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you feel a very real need for a big gay Scottish love story about art and class and and obsession, then please sign up for my newsletter where I'll be giving away a handsome proof of my new novel, The Two Roberts (not out till September).

www.damianbarr.com/subscribe

#booksky

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Shady character holding paperback version of β€˜The Death Watcher’ by Chris Carter.

Shady character holding paperback version of β€˜The Death Watcher’ by Chris Carter.

β€˜The Death Watcher’ by Chris Carter is coming soon in paperback with striking new colourways.

Out 8th May.

www.instagram.com/p/DIt8wb9M_z...

21.04.2025 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Fabulous day exploring the bookshops of Leith - Edinburgh Community Bookshop, @argonautbooks.bsky.social @typewronger.bsky.social McNaughtons &Topping
Couldn't resist picking up some of the Penguin Archive editions 😍

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Hope you love it like I did!

21.04.2025 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What's that you say? It's the sound of the fourth episode of our podcast dropping! This week @craig-robertson.bsky.social and @dawnsgeddes.bsky.social have a chinwag with @callytaylor.bsky.social and debut author Tom Spencer bloodyscotland.podbean.com

18.04.2025 10:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I absolutely loved it! Hope you enjoy x

18.04.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Posted my review for The incredible Our Last Wild Days over on my IG

"Though the locations & situations are often bleak, the writing is luminous

From the title to the last page, this book had me in its thrall."

Out April 24th

Full review www.instagram.com/p/DIizuU8Ce5...

17.04.2025 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Thrilled to say that if you would like to pre-order River of Stars this weekend with @waterstones.bsky.social it is 25% off! Just go to Waterstones.com or use the app & enter code PREORDER25. If you could share this I would be so grateful as pre-orders are the Holy Grail for authors πŸ™βœ¨βœ¨βœ¨

22.02.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Absolutely delighted to be part of the cover reveal for River of Stars by @georginamoore1.bsky.social

Look at this absolutely stunning cover!

It sounds just as good as it looks too

It's out July 3rd and there's a preorder link in my bio ✨️

21.02.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely 😍

16.02.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loving David Tennants Scottish entrance at #Baftas πŸ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ ΏπŸ‘

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Huge thanks to Eye books for this fabulous bookmail

Words Fail Me by Frances McKendrick sounds like a fantastic read and Val McDermid & Ian Rankin agree πŸ‘

Out on Kindle on 19th March and in paperback on April 10th

#booksky

11.02.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#TheWeekenders is landing 27th February, have you pre-ordered yet?

Ebook - geni.us/Ir9dR9s
Print - geni.us/WVluqX

10.02.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. I live in Edinburgh but feel lucky every day to live here 😍🏴󠁧󠁒󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

08.02.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you 😘

08.02.2025 09:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gorgeous train scenery on our way to Aviemore 🀩

#scotland

07.02.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Highlighting this fabulous giveawayπŸ‘‡

I'm ridiculously excited for this one!

05.02.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of a book Human, Animal - pale blue and featuring a cow at the bottom - next to a crocheted cactus in a white pot

Image of a book Human, Animal - pale blue and featuring a cow at the bottom - next to a crocheted cactus in a white pot

Sharing my review of Human, Animal by @sethinsua.bsky.social over on IG

A beautifully written and compelling story of a family in crisis

www.instagram.com/p/DFp8fUJiIN...

05.02.2025 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

On it! Loved The Book of Doors

04.02.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! 😘

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Oh, you'll love it!

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Thank you πŸ’

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😘

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Oh yaaay! And happy birthday πŸŽ‚ πŸ₯³

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