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CL Taylor

@callytaylor.bsky.social

British crime author. Sunday Times bestseller. Richard & Judy pick. Mum, dog owner, knitter, crocheter, maker, watches a lot of TV.

5,258 Followers  |  654 Following  |  224 Posts  |  Joined: 24.09.2023  |  2.1144

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Really chuffed to be interviewed by Phoebe Morgan for her brilliant and informative The Honest Editor Substack.

You can read it here:

open.substack.com/pub/honested...

31.10.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of a red phone in a graphic style, featuring two ear pods and the words 'My Life in Books with Red Szell AMI. C.L. Taylor. Spotify'

Image of a red phone in a graphic style, featuring two ear pods and the words 'My Life in Books with Red Szell AMI. C.L. Taylor. Spotify'

Out now! Red Szell interviews me for the My Life in Books podcast. Available on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

open.spotify.com/episode/0133...

08.07.2025 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of a book cover showing a sunset behind a house with 2 people in one lit up window. β€œAlways the Husband” by C.L. Taylor

Picture of a book cover showing a sunset behind a house with 2 people in one lit up window. β€œAlways the Husband” by C.L. Taylor

I got it! I can’t wait to dig into this book by @callytaylor.bsky.social! It sounds like my kind of story.

25.06.2025 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hope you enjoy it!

04.07.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The second splendid book I review on the podcast is #ItsAlwaysTheHusband by @callytaylor.bsky.social
#booksky #readsky

17.06.2025 05:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Oh that's wonderful. Hope you're doing okay.

22.06.2025 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

16.06.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In other news...

It's Always the Husband was reviewed in The Times by Joan Smith and she called it clever. Mind blown and day made!

cltaylorauthor.com/its-always-t...

16.06.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lovely to receive a finished copy of my friend @drhelenkara.bsky.social 's 'Writing creatively for work or study'.

I was lucky enough to read an early copy of this book and recommend it to business owners and students who want create memorable copy.

16.06.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just Β£9 on Amazon and in Asda

15.06.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jude's boyfriend may have killed his last two wives. Is she next?

Read the book readers can't put down.

Hardback now just Β£9.

www.amazon.co.uk/Its-Always-H...

13.06.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Off to Chester for the literary festival this evening. Looking forward to my event with @FionaAnnCummins Hayley Scrivenor and @louiseminchin

08.06.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don't give up!

06.06.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve listened to a *lot* of episodes of Page One, and this episode with @callytaylor.bsky.social is hands down the funniest I’ve ever heard.

πŸ’― worth your time!

06.06.2025 10:16 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, that makes me very happy!

06.06.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, Karl.

05.06.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's publication day for It's Always the Husband.

Huge thanks if you've already bought your copy. If you haven't you can grab a copy from Sainsbury's, Asda, Waterstones, Amazon or ask your local independent book shop.

Amazon: bit.ly/4407r1g
Waterstones: bit.ly/4kUjFhH

05.06.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

This podcast was so much fun! Do give it a listen, particularly if you want to know how I bounced back from being dumped by my first publisher.

Spoiler: I did write a bestseller, eventually.... but not for them!

03.06.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for coming along!

31.05.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!!

22.05.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Always The Husband by C. L. Taylor Single mum Jude is relatively new to the area of Lowbridge and doesn't want to become embroiled in school gate politics with the other mot...

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#ItsAlwaysTheHusband from @callytaylor.bsky.social and Avon Books UK is filled with lies, deceit, blackmail and murder. I was left reeling trying to keep up with all the twists.

Published 5/6/25

#BookSky #BookBlogger

Reading For Leisure review: tinyurl.com/ms4zwwbh

19.05.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A huge thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered a copy from Bert's Books!

Not too late to put your order in, but it will be soon!

You'll get a copy, made out to you, with a message from me, signed, a doodle and a bookmark.

And you'll be in with a chance of winning a bookish art print, by me!

13.05.2025 23:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Man holding proof copy of a book called It’s Always The Husband by CL Taylor

Man holding proof copy of a book called It’s Always The Husband by CL Taylor

Going back to my roots slightly and doing a review of the first eleven minutes (ish) of the next @callytaylor.bsky.social novel β€˜It’s always the Husband’.

Out 5th June on @avonbooks.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/p/DJPfiTmM8T...

04.05.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

All the pre-order names will be entered into a draw and randomly selected. There will be 25 Bert's Books winners and 25 MM winners. You've won if there's artwork within the pages of your hardback when it arrives!

No correspondence will be entered into etc.

01.05.2025 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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WIN ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY ME!

50 people who pre-order It's Always the Husband from Berts Books or Max Minervas will win a hand painted, numbered & signed watercolour lino print, by me!

'Motherland meets The Staircase'

Pre-order:

maxminervas.co.uk/products/its...

bertsbooks.co.uk/product/its-...

01.05.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Having just about calmed down from the ending of #HumanRemains from @jocallaghankat.bsky.social and @simonschusteruk.bsky.social, I’m now ready for more thrills and chills from #ItsAlwaysTheHusband from @callytaylor.bsky.social and Avon Books UK

28.04.2025 10:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A graphic image showing the cover of It's Always the Husband and listing the events CL Taylor is doing this year: Sunday 8th July Chester literary festival, Thursday 19th June Tring book festival with Mark Billingham, Friday 20th June Hungerford Book Shop with Mark Billingham, Saturday 21st June Hillingdon libraries cre festival, Saturday 5th July The Book Party Bristol. More information at www.cltaylorauthor.com/events.

A graphic image showing the cover of It's Always the Husband and listing the events CL Taylor is doing this year: Sunday 8th July Chester literary festival, Thursday 19th June Tring book festival with Mark Billingham, Friday 20th June Hungerford Book Shop with Mark Billingham, Saturday 21st June Hillingdon libraries cre festival, Saturday 5th July The Book Party Bristol. More information at www.cltaylorauthor.com/events.

Chester, Tring, Hungerford, Hillingdon, Bristol!

If you live in or near any of those places I look forward to seeing you at one of my events this year.

More info: cltaylorauthor.com/events

24.04.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A graphic image showing the cover of It's Always the Husband and listing the events CL Taylor is doing this year: Sunday 8th July Chester literary festival, Thursday 19th June Tring book festival with Mark Billingham, Friday 20th June Hungerford Book Shop with Mark Billingham, Saturday 21st June Hillingdon libraries cre festival, Saturday 5th July The Book Party Bristol. More information at www.cltaylorauthor.com/events.

A graphic image showing the cover of It's Always the Husband and listing the events CL Taylor is doing this year: Sunday 8th July Chester literary festival, Thursday 19th June Tring book festival with Mark Billingham, Friday 20th June Hungerford Book Shop with Mark Billingham, Saturday 21st June Hillingdon libraries cre festival, Saturday 5th July The Book Party Bristol. More information at www.cltaylorauthor.com/events.

Chester, Tring, Hungerford, Hillingdon, Bristol!

If you live in or near any of those places I look forward to seeing you at one of my events this year.

More info: cltaylorauthor.com/events

24.04.2025 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Annoyingly Blue Sky won't let me share all the books in one post so here are the others.

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A HUGE thank you to @andreamara.bsky.social , @lesleykara.bsky.social @nadinematheson.com Claire Douglas @carolinemitchell.bsky.social & @cjcookebooks.bsky.social

Signed copies, made out to you, with a CL Taylor doodle from:

bertsbooks.co.uk/product/its-...

maxminervas.co.uk/products/its...

18.04.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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