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Louise Soraya Black

@louisesblack.bsky.social

Author. Reader. British-Iranian living in Ibiza and London. πŸ“šPOMEGRANATE SKY (2010), THE WATER GARDEN (2021), DARKNESS FALLS IN JAKARTA (2024). Winner of the Virgina Prize for Fiction 2009. Rep’d by @megancarrollagent.bsky.social @watsonlittle.bsky.social

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13.03.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Huge congratulations Rose! I’m so pleased for you πŸŽ‰πŸ₯°

04.03.2025 08:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s so kind, I hope you enjoy them. Yes, still reading and writing! I’d love to read your poems too. Wish I could time travel and take one of your classes again 😊

12.02.2025 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello Dr Penha! So lovely to hear from you!

12.02.2025 05:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Bookstore at Estudio Lanterna in Santa Gertrudis, Ibiza.

Bookstore at Estudio Lanterna in Santa Gertrudis, Ibiza.

Estudio Lanterna is a fantastic arts hub in Santa Gertrudis, Ibiza, with paintings, sculpture, garden design and events. Delighted to see both of my novels, DARKNESS FALLS IN JAKARTA and THE WATER GARDEN in their beautiful bookshop! #booksky #ibiza @muswellpress.bsky.social @watsonlittle.bsky.social

16.12.2024 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Darkness Falls in Jakarta Darkness Falls in Jakarta - Kindle edition by Black, Louise Soraya. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Darkness Falls in Jakarta.

Are you gift shopping? DARKNESS FALLS IN JAKARTA has been selected by Amazon as a Christmas holiday read - you can pick up an e-book this week for only 2.99! www.amazon.com/Darkness-Fal...

16.12.2024 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Christmas is coming....

My lovely independent publishers Muswell Press are offering a 25% discount on a selection of their books including my latest novel, Darkness Falls in Jakarta. If you’re looking for Christmas gifts or a holiday read do check this out! #booksky

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04.12.2024 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This #GivingTuesday we are proud to launch our first ever Big Give campaign!

Supporting the #WomensPrize Trust’s Big Give #ChristmasChallenge will help us to reach 5,000 new writers giving them access to the tools and skills they need to share their stories and expertise.
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03.12.2024 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Gold From The Stone Foundation

Every year, GS provides Christmas Dinner for people who have been in the care system who may not have anywhere else to go on a day when family can be thin on the ground. Christmas Dinners are held around the country and they always needs funds, support and help. Details below. Please share.

26.11.2024 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
Lamppost on the Santa Eularia promenade with a hanging basket of poinsettias. Sea in the background. Blue sky.

Lamppost on the Santa Eularia promenade with a hanging basket of poinsettias. Sea in the background. Blue sky.

Starting to feel a bit Christmas-sea

26.11.2024 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this is an outstanding and truly shocking story that has emerged from the current Inquiry module on infection control in hospitals.

read it and weep. and demand better.

26.11.2024 04:03 β€” πŸ‘ 91    πŸ” 51    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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New publisher Spines aims to 'disrupt' industry by using AI to publish 8,000 books in 2025 alone A new publisher has claimed it aims to β€œdisrupt” the books industry by publishing 8,000 books in 2025 alone using artificial intelligence.

Roses are red
Violets are blue
This is my worst nightmare
How about you?

25.11.2024 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 4
Thread by @_CatintheHat on Thread Reader App @_CatintheHat: COVID INQUIRY: X Megathread 🧡 As module 3 of the @covidinquiryuk draws to a close, I’ve been looking back at what we’ve learned about how it all went so wrong with infection control gui...

Megathread from @catinthehat.bsky.social from the other place on what we have learned about Infection Prevention and Control in hospitals from Module 3 of the COVID inquiry.

‼️Trigger warning‼️ for those whose lives were destroyed as a result.

threadreaderapp.com/thread/18607...

25.11.2024 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 9
Image of The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins. Bougainvillea in the background.

Image of The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins. Bougainvillea in the background.

Sunday reading. Can’t wait to dive into this one. πŸ’™πŸ“š #booksky

24.11.2024 12:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Megan Carroll - Watson Little Megan graduated from Goldsmiths with a BA in English and American Literature in 2013 and has worked at the agency since 2014, first as the assistant and now as a Literary Agent. She is assisted by Ann...

Hello! πŸ‘‹ I'm a Literary Agent at @watsonlittle.bsky.social representing commercial writing across MG, YA and adult fiction & select non-fiction for all ages. More information about what I'm looking for can be found here: www.watsonlittle.com/agent/megan-...

23.11.2024 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Edinburgh Young adult Fiction Prize β€” Scottish Arts Trust For writers and illustrators of novels and graphic novels created for readers aged 12 years and older. All genres including humour, romance, drama, horror, queer, contemporary, realist, speculative f...

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23.11.2024 01:39 β€” πŸ‘ 160    πŸ” 168    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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Got out my work in progress this morning. Wondered whether I should re-write it all in the first person. Or in the past tense. Decided to go out for lunch! Happy Friday everyone.

22.11.2024 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful! Happy Friday to you also

22.11.2024 10:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Santa Eularia, stunning in the sunshine. Clear blue skies, light breeze, shining water. 20 degrees. #mybluesky

21.11.2024 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Updated version of the author starter pack. It is now one of those giant multipacks, with more flavours and varieties than you ever dreamed could exist in one place. #books #booksky #starterpack

20.11.2024 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 33    πŸ“Œ 3

Would love to join this list! πŸ™

20.11.2024 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If there’s space can I please join this lovely group?

20.11.2024 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Amazon.co.uk

If you enjoy atmospheric stories, lyrical writing (so I’m told) and family drama with suspense, please check out my latest novel, DARKNESS FALLS IN JAKARTA, published by Muswell Press πŸ’™πŸ“š #booksky

www.amazon.co.uk/Darkness-Fal...

20.11.2024 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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November in the Ibiza countryside: clear blue skies, trees dripping with oranges, morning mists in the valleys, hot air balloons, breathtaking sunsets, deserted beaches, harvest of vineyards, hedgehogs roaming the night, bright stars. Enchanting.

19.11.2024 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Addicted. Result of a safari of scent - or β€œsniffari” - at Papaduk, Ibiza. My 11 year old son’s chosen scent was cookies, equally if not more addictive.

19.11.2024 14:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We've still got spaces in this if you're just arriving and feeling overwhelmed...

19.11.2024 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Starter pack for #literaryfiction writers to find each other! Comment/repost and I'll add you go.bsky.app/ARue8c8

#literaryfiction #WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors πŸ’™πŸ“š

18.11.2024 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 562    πŸ” 266    πŸ’¬ 209    πŸ“Œ 31

Would love to join if there’s still space!

19.11.2024 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Followed, thank you! Have just been on a β€œSniffari” at a perfume shop, possibly one of the most joyful experiences of this year so far. Amber kiso by DS&DURGA was a highlight.

19.11.2024 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hello and thank you! Ibiza is a special place in low season

19.11.2024 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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