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Fiona Brownlee

@fionabrownlee.bsky.social

Publishing consultant. PR & International Rights. Currently working with Canongate. Little,Brown. Hodder. Greystone. Muswell Press. Birlinn. Polygon. Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival. Swim judge. BSL beginner.

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Lovely morning at Poaches Turned Gamekeepers with former publishers E C Nevin & David Reynolds and former bookseller @richardstrachan.bsky.social talking about their debut crime novels @bloodyscotland.bsky.social @muswellpress.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

14.09.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Starting a Buddy read for the book that’s going to be on everyone’s lips from now until its release next April.

β€˜The Ending Writes Itself’ by Evelyn Clarke.

Out 7th April 2026 from @hqstories.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/p/DMzaE9IIO4...

01.08.2025 07:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hear that Evelyn Clarke is a pen name for two famous writers. Are you one of them? P.S. Just preordered it.

20.08.2025 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke review About The Book Book: The Ending Writes Itself Author: Evelyn Clarke = ? & ?Standalone or Series: Standalone Publisher: HQPublication Date (UK): 7th April 2026 My Review During the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, myself and five other book bloggers were lucky enough to be invited to brunch with HQ. Thankfully, unlike the invitation in the book, we weren’t whisked off to a secluded island and none of us were murdered!

The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke review

About The Book Book: The Ending Writes Itself Author: Evelyn Clarke = ? & ?Standalone or Series: Standalone Publisher: HQPublication Date (UK): 7th April 2026 My Review During the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, myself and five other…

08.08.2025 08:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A proof copy of The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke lies open on a coffee shop table with a chair in the background

A proof copy of The Ending Writes Itself by Evelyn Clarke lies open on a coffee shop table with a chair in the background

Word on the street is that #TheEndingWritesItself by Evelyn Clarke is set to be the big book of 2026 πŸ‘€

Can't quite believe I'm reading a book that's only out in April next year but I love a locked room mystery and the intrigue has got me hooked πŸ•΅πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

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30.07.2025 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Shifty looking guy with book β€˜The Ending Writes Itself’

Shifty looking guy with book β€˜The Ending Writes Itself’

WHO IS EVELYN CLARKE?

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@hqstories.bsky.social

23.07.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

THE ENDING WRITES ITSELF, by Evelyn Clarke: Clearly in the running for the best mystery novel of 2026 (it bows in April). A trove of tropes that mystery-lovers will love, right down to the dark and stormy night in its climax. Funny and scary. It will remind you of AND THEN THERE WERE NONE.

16.08.2025 19:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3715    πŸ” 348    πŸ’¬ 95    πŸ“Œ 19
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Bloody Scotland 2025 Blog Tour – Festival Preview I genuinely cannot get over the fact that Bloody Scotland starts in just three weeks. Three weeks! That has caught me out completely and I’m still thinking about what tickets I want to buy, s…

Another day. Another preview. Love this one: Bloody Scotland 2025 Blog Tour - Festival Preview jenmedsbookreviews.com/2025/08/22/b...

22.08.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to Newcastle Greens on a) their brilliant by-election victory, b) proving Labour and the LibDems wrong and c) this excellent video!

21.08.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Feature: Bloody Scotland 2025Β highlights Bloody Scotland 2025 highlights (blog tour) I'm delighted to be taking part in the Bloody Scotland blog tour highlighting events I am excited to see - though to be honest I could recommend the whole programme! However, I have chosen two panels I'm particularly keen to see that I feel show the breadth of the genre, and as a bonus they're in the same venue a couple of hours apart, handy if you are feeling a little weary...

New feature! I'm tempting you with my recommendations for panels to see at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social (@fionabrownlee.bsky.social) - "I am a huge fan of Bloody Scotland because it offers something for everyone no matter what your preference in crime fiction" #BookSky

20.08.2025 07:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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A day of two halves. Fabulous feel good event with @jennycolgan.bsky.social concluding with the incredibly moving comment from a teacher who had found herself unable to read but resumed thanks to Jenny’s books. Hurrah! @hodderfiction.bsky.social @edbookfest.bsky.social #MeetMeAtTheSeasideCottages

19.08.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Eloquent & intelligent observations from @frediotto.bsky.social @edbookfest.bsky.social regarding #ClimateInjustice @greystonebooks.bsky.social - Use what agency you have. We can vote, ask our MPs to do better and have conversations with our barbers & the board of governors at schools. Great event.

19.08.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mad dash around the bookshops of Edinburgh & Glasgow with the v charming Dugald Bruce-Lockhart, signing copies of #SecondSkin published by @muswellpress.bsky.social. Next stop Linlithgow, Dollar & St Andrews

28.07.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two foxes in dry grass in early morning sun in London's Burgess Park

Two foxes in dry grass in early morning sun in London's Burgess Park

Without our continued burning of fossil fuels, the current heat in London & most of the UK would not have been a heatwave: www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan... Heatwaves are dangerous. Drink water, lots of it, stay cool, even if you feel invincible, you're probably not.

20.06.2025 06:54 β€” πŸ‘ 165    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4
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As I was saying. After the headline being all about @liammcilvanney.bsky.social The McIlvanney Prize @bloodyscotland.bsky.social BookBrunch focus is on @ianrankin1.bsky.social @damedenisemina.bsky.social @dougskelton.bsky.social Congratulations one and all

01.07.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Author Liam McIlvanney longlisted for book prize named after his father The winner of the McIlvanney Prize will be announced at the Bloody Scotland crimewriting festival in September.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... I love how every reporter highlights different authors when they mention the McIlvanney Prize longlist @bloodyscotland.bsky.social

01.07.2025 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meet Me at the Seaside Cottages 'If I could live inside a Jenny Colgan novel, I'd be happy forever' JILL MANSELL 🩷EVERYONE IS SEARCHING FOR THEIR PERFECT HOUSE. BUT HOME IS REALLY WHE...

Hiyah! I have a new book out THIS WEEK and it's about home, family, puppies, love, the seaside, fax machines and Sharpe & Numan's underrated 1986 chart hit 'Change Your Mind', and you can find it HERE! www.hachette.co.uk/titles/jenny...

17.06.2025 12:35 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m impressed Marisa hasn’t murdered him by now. Go along to the event and find out how.

18.06.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A fantastic launch for the 2025 programme which has now been let loose on the world! Tickets at bloodyscotland.com/whats-on

12.06.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 7
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Tony Juniper & Friederike Otto: Fighting Climate Injustice From Tue 19 Aug - The climate crisis isn't just about the environment; it's about the way global inequality means the world's most vulnerable people are being hit first and hardest. So argues physicis...

Always excited to have an author at the Book Festival but particularly excited to welcome @frediotto.bsky.social @greystonebooks.bsky.social to Edinburgh www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

10.06.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Given that "The Death of Shame Tour" already sounded quite metal, our publicist @fionabrownlee.bsky.social got us some actual tour-date t shirts. Zoom in to see where you can catch @ambroseparry.bsky.social.

09.06.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Review: The Death OfΒ Shame Ambrose Parry - The Death Of Shame Published by Canongate Books, hardback Β£18.99, also available in ebook and audiobook. I received a proof copy of the novel from the publisher for review purposes - many thanks to Fiona Brownlee for arranging this. (I also bought the hardback edition new). First, the official blurb: Apprentice Sarah Fisher is helping to fund Dr Will Raven’s emerging medical practice in exchange for being secretly trained as a medic, should the rules barring women ever change.

New review! The Death Of Shame by #AmbroseParry (thx to @canongate.co.uk @fionabrownlee.bsky.social) - "Sarah finds she is not willing to be controlled by men wielding shame, and I cheered at the spark that was lit in her" #books #CrimeFiction #Edinburgh #BookSky

09.06.2025 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Climate Injustice | Fighting Global Inequality to Combat Climate Change Join Friederike Otto for a bracing investigation into extreme weather’s impact on the world’s most vulnerable.

I'm doing a fancy talk at the Linnean Society in London on 17th of July: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-in...

05.06.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Tomorrow, 7p.m., I'll be in Oxford talking Climate(In)Justice under the eyes of the Dodo @morethanadodo.bsky.social oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/climat...

05.06.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

"Holly golly," as Johnny Hawke would say! I think The Cracked Mirror is my finest work, so I am elated that it has been shortlisted for the #theakstonsawards, and honoured to see it in such esteemed company.

05.06.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Strong showing from the Bothwell contingent in this year's #theakstonsawards. @radiomukhers.bsky.social representing the unfashionable north of the village, myself the beautiful south.

05.06.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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Ambrose Parry still on the road. A lovely drive over to see them at Toppings, St Andrews to congratulate them on pub date & @brookmyre.bsky.social on being shortlisted for another major crime fiction prize #Theakstons #TheCrackedMirror #TheDeathofShame

05.06.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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David Reynolds (@davidreynolds1.bsky.social) Author of Swan River, Slow Road to Brownsville, Slow Road to San Francisco. The Lady in the Park, featuring JIm Domino, the Peckham Private Eye, coming June 2025. Co-founder Bloomsbury Publishing. FBP...

and finally big love to the most popular man in publishing @davidreynolds1.bsky.social whose debut crime novel #TheLadyinthePark is launched in London this evening. I’m so sorry to be missing it @muswellpress.bsky.social

04.06.2025 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good luck too to @frediotto.bsky.social as she heads to Cheltenham Science Festival to talk #AngryWeather & #ClimateInjustice

04.06.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Glasgow launch done with thanks to Waterstones & Drygate Brewery. Ambrose Parry aka @brookmyre.bsky.social & Marisa Haetzman head to The Bookhouse in
Broughty Ferry tonight #TheDeathofShame @canongate.co.uk

04.06.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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