@davidwhitfield.bsky.social
Journalist and writer, debut novelist, occasional (i.e. very lazy) book blogger.
The Unravelling of Mary Reddish by @davidwhitfield.bsky.social is OUT TODAY
A haunting, beautifully told story of secrets, identity, and the quiet power of a woman determined to reclaim her truthβ¦
Set in Nottingham, 1827
www.legendpress.co.uk/the-unravell...
#books #HistoricalFiction #asylum
It's official publication day for The Unravelling of Mary Reddish! A big thank you to anyone who has managed to get in early to buy/read/review the book already. @legendpress.bsky.social
21.05.2025 07:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
I've been on BBC Radio Nottingham today talking about The Unravelling of Mary Reddish (out tomorrow!). It's at 1:46:10 on the link below if you fancy a listen. PS I haven't listened back yet - let me know if it sounds horrendous!
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I've given it a go, but I think I might have to call it a day on cosy crime. I get that there's a big market for it, but all the books I've tried - The Mystery Guest being the latest - don't do it for me. Crimes should have real consequences, shouldn't they, even in fiction?
05.05.2025 16:20 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A bit late to this one, but have just finished #LessonsinChemistry and found it as engaging and enjoyable as everyone says. But spare me the inner thoughts of the dog! Now I need to watch the Apple TV series to see how they tackle that...
27.04.2025 13:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
This βfully recyclable gift wrap paperβ is the 21st centuryβs worst invention. Iβm all for losing the plastic wrap and saving the planet, but is this the best anyone can come up with?
09.04.2025 18:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Blue is officially the color of 2025! ππ·π¦π΅πΉ
Weβre obsessed with this stunning stack of 2025 blue Legend covers! Which ones are your favourites? Let us know below! π¬πβ¨
#BlueCovers #BlueBooks #BeautifulCovers #StrongWomen #books #bookworm #publisher #booksky
Something exciting is coming in May - the brilliant debut novel The Unravelling of Mary Reddish by David Whitfield
Available to pre-order now www.waterstones.com/book/the-unr...
#books #booksky #nottingham #publishing
Sad to read about the death of David Lodge, a versatile author whose best works went well beyond his campus novels. My admiration for him even survived having to study Nice Work - and his famous deconstruction of the Silk Cut ad - at uni (poly, more accurately). I reckon we spent a month on that.
04.01.2025 10:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great work by the team at Legend Press for the cover of my historical novel 'The Unravelling of Mary Reddish', which is out next year. Might be of particular interest to Nottingham folk as it's set around the old asylum in Sneinton. Some more details on Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DDg6xTpA2e7/
14.12.2024 10:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Ah, yes, Mavis is very Neff! (Or vice versa.) Butter wouldnβt meltβ¦
26.11.2024 15:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0#bookbloggers My email is full of review requests that begin something like: 'Hi, I'm Rick Doyle, a nomadic adventurer and tech company CEO, and I'd love you to review my dystopian YA novel about a world without lemurs.' Just to check - these are all fake, right? There aren't any genuine ones?
26.11.2024 14:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Thought I'd better post a pic of my cats to avoid getting chucked off here. Mavis and Molly. This is the closest you're going to get them - no chance of them sitting together and both looking cutely into the camera.
17.11.2024 14:44 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Hi Charlotte, I've also just moved over here. And while it's still nice and quiet on this side of the fence, I wanted to take the chance to say that your blog is absolutely the most useful I've found so far in terms of tips for new authors on the mysteries of publishing. Great stuff - so thank you.
17.11.2024 14:28 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Many thanks. I guess to a large extent I'll be guided by the publisher, in terms of cover reveals and so forth. But it's still useful to know how to play it - May seems a long way off and I've not really publicised the theme / title or anything yet. Or even told many people (apart from here now..).
17.11.2024 14:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Making the move from X and I'd love to hear from fellow writers about:
(1) Tips for debut authors (my debut historical novel is being published May 2025).
(2) General quirky stuff on books - I love a list!
Keen to avoid 'I'm querying and manifesting a full request' posts, though. #WritingQ #Books
