@tonywhite.bsky.social
London author. Next novel Phantom at the Feast out on No Exit Press June 2026. Tony White is an RLF Fellow. CWA member. Views my own. No DMs. Mailing list etc.ππΌ https://linktr.ee/author_tonywhite
I'll be doing a writing masterclass in Derry City Library on 12 September as part of the Irish Writers Centre Writers in the Regions series.
Booking details not available yet I don't think, but keep an eye on the Irish Writers Centre site (and I'll post it here too).
The Resonance fundraising auction closes 9pm Sunday 1 March, so hurry! πββοΈπββοΈππ»π¨
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Loads of great items to bid for in the
#resonancefm fundraising auction - including breakdfast on me in a top London greasy spoon and a wander around Holborn, with a signed and dedicated copy of my new novel sent to you on publication π³ππ»β www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...
Loads of great items to bid for in the #resonancefm fundraising auction this weekend and support arts radioβ¦
(including breakfast on me in a top London greasy spoon with signed copy of new novel Phantom at the Feast from No Exit Press on publication in June) π³ππ»βππΌ www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...
Loads of great items to bid for in the
#resonancefm fundraising auction - including breakdfast on me in a top London greasy spoon and a wander around Holborn, with a signed and dedicated copy of my new novel sent to you on publication π³ππ»β www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...
ICYM I interviewed Croatian author Jurica Pavicic for @thecwa.bsky.social's Red Herrings journal about his superb novel Red Water. The Eng. trans @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social is one of @crimereads.bsky.social international crime novels of 2025. Now on my site π pieceofpaperpress.com/2025/12/03/p...
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βThe Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump.β
www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
GBP SHORT STORY PRIZE: A quick announcement and apologies - we'll be posting the GBP Short Story Prize longlist at 17:00 tonight; it would have been much earlier but alas, an IT meltdown has scuppered that... (Working on it now!)
(Please share if you can.)
BTW If youβd like to get news about publication & launch events for my seventh novel Phantom at the Feast (the follow-up to 2018βs The Fountain in the Forest) coming June from No Exit Press @bedsqpublishers.bsky.social itβs easy! β and you can unsubscribe any time ;) stats.sender.net/forms/eE2pka...
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π Long-term trend since 2010
According to Arts Council England / UK Government data, at least 276 static public libraries in England have closed (and not been replaced) since 2010.
If you still have a local #library near you, use it while you can, before they get rid of it...
#books #booksky
Thames around 4:30 pm today
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Thames around 4:30 pm yesterday
15.02.2026 16:48 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick
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Morning, all. Some lexical heavy lifting going on today, for a top secret thing, naturally ;)
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Black Ink: Pulp Stories from Black Newspapers, 1929-55. Edited by Timothy R. Granger and Michael W. Phillips Jr. Volume 1: The Black Stockings by William Thomas Smith + Tales of Black Robin by H.L. Faggett Introduction by Cauleen Smith, cover art by Daimon Hampton A Black guerrilla group fights against a racist presidential candidates, plus an undercover avenger rights racist wrongs one punch in the jaw at a time. Volume 2: The Creeping Thing by Cora Jean Moten + The Baron of Harlem by Nick Lewis Introduction by Charlotte Carter, cover art by Julie Anderson One of the first zombie stories in English, and one of the best. Plus a white gangster changes places and skin color with a scheming Black musician. Volume 3: From Outer Space & Orbit of Doom + short stories about Jacques Lenglet and Jiggs Bennett by James H. Hill Introduction by Ytasha L. Womack, cover art by Maurice Buckley Aliens visit Earth with a dire warning about humanity's nuclear ambitions, plus stories about a Black WW1 ace and a reporter who punches racists in the face. November 2026.
Coming in November! Black Ink: Pulp Stories from Black Newspapers, 1929-55. Stories of daring rogues, alien encounters, zombies, future technologies, and punching racists. Co-edited by Timothy R. Granger (aka Timaeus Bloom) and Mike Phillips.
frombeyondpress.com/books/black-...
This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
One thing I'd forgotten about reading a long-ish book is the simple pleasure of looking forward to hopping into bed and spending an hour or two with it and the prospect of repeating that routine for however many nights to come.
09.02.2026 20:33 β π 87 π 11 π¬ 8 π 0Ossoff: "You're seeing what I'm seeing, right? The president posting about the Obamas like a Klansman."
07.02.2026 23:38 β π 43493 π 12343 π¬ 962 π 678For those of us who read The Fountain in the Forest in 2018, this is very exciting news indeed!
09.02.2026 07:08 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 1 π 1ππΌπthank you for sharing, Grant β very much appreciatedπ«‘β
09.02.2026 17:32 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Nice!
09.02.2026 12:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thanks Andy β bravo and good luck with it all β catch you later no doubtπ«‘βοΈβ
09.02.2026 11:28 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0ICYM β p.s. thanks allππ«‘β
09.02.2026 06:47 β π 7 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0Not too shabby at all β always love Davidβs online events! π«‘
09.02.2026 01:04 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0ππΌgreat event Stu, congratulations look forward to reading β
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Thames just visible there β- around 5:30 pm today
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*DRUM ROLL* β cover reveal! My new novel Phantom at the Feast, the follow-up to The Fountain in the Forest, is out from No Exit Press on 18 June β26.Β It has a stunning cover designed by Mark Ecob, with image by the great London photographer Chris Dorley-Brown... www.waterstones.com/book/phantom...
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We're open to submissions next Friday (13th February) for gorse 15: Eureka!/EYPHKA! Full details on the website:
gorse.ie/gorse-15-eur...
Yes β an incredible hour. Thanks allπ«‘β
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