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Andrew Hook

@andrewhook.bsky.social
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Short story writer, punk, surrealist, sometime novelist www.andrew-hook.com

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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New blog post about the writing of my short story, "Why The Dead Dream", recently published in Velvet Tarantula magazine. andrew-hook.blogspot.com/2026/09/why-...
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Why The Dead Dream
My short story titled "Why The Dead Dream" has recently been published in issue #2 of Velvet Tarantula magazine, and as usual I'm blogging ...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Nina Allan has written a few words about my book on "Union City", as well as some insightful comments on the film itself. I feel blessed! www.ninaallan.co.uk?p=7458
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Union City by Andrew Hook – The Spider's House
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
New blog post about the writing of my recently published short story, "Weather Reports", on Salt Publishing's House Magazine website. andrew-hook.blogspot.com/2026/09/weat...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New short story, "Weather Reports", can be read online @saltpublishing.com in their House magazine. My story riffs off Jacques Demy's 1964 film, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg", but you don't need to know the film to appreciate the story. Enjoy! www.saltpublishing.com/blogs/house-...
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Weather Reports
by Andrew Hook You shouldn’t spend all your money on a real expensive straightjacket —Shep Gordon November The average temperature will be 8°C with a high of 10 and a low of 7. Generally cloudy, most ...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Delighted to announce that my short film, "Armadillotown", is a nominee in the Experimental category at the London Night Film awards. Many thanks to @london.nff for including it in their selection. Awards take place on the 22nd October at Everyman King’s Cross 14–18 Handyside Street, London N1C 4DN.
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Great review of my novel, "Body and Soul", published by @elsewhen.press here: londongrip.co.uk/2026/08/body...
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Body and Soul – londongrip.co.uk
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
My short story, "Nether", has been published within the digital magazine, ParSec. A blog post about how the story came to be written can be found here: andrew-hook.blogspot.com/2026/08/neth...
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Nether
My short story titled "Nether" has recently been published in the digital magazine ParSec , and as usual I'm blogging a few words about how ...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
My favourite Belgian metro stop.
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Apparently there is ONE copy only of my short story Throttle Body in stock over at @nightjarpress.bsky.social in addition to many other of their titles also in single figures. I suggest a purchase. nightjarpress.weebly.com?utm_source=i...
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Nightjar Press
Nightjar Press publish original short stories as signed, limited-edition chapbooks.
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I've had the following published since October last year. Available from all the ususl outlets.
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
New film project. Script written. Actors sourced. Still lo-fi. Bullet engraved. Title familiar to some...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
New blog post about my recently published collection, "Somnambulant Hearts". andrew-hook.blogspot.com/2026/07/somn...
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Somnambulant Hearts
My thirteenth collection of short stories, "Somnmbulant Hearts", was published last month by Black Shuck Books. The collection contains seve...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Will be dipping my toe in Suffolk on Saturday...come along!
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Tickets are now available for the Bury St Edmunds Literature Festival in October, including this "Marilyn Monroe: Fact & Fiction" event, moderated by yours truly. Check it out! #marilynmonroe www.burylitfest.co.uk/product-page...
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Marilyn Monroe: Fact & Fiction | 12:30 Sun 11 Oct | UMH | Bury St Eds Lit Fest
She was perhaps the most photographed woman of the twentieth century - and perhaps the most misunderstood. Marilyn Monroe has inspired countless novels, biographies and films, but the real woman behin...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
"Andrew Hook’s slipstream Somnambulant Hearts is as deeply unsettling as it is darkly compelling. The collection perfectly enmeshes the texture, specificity, and lethal eeriness of Hook’s writing.” Eugen Bacon (@genni.bsky.social) blackshuckbooks.co.uk/somnambulant...
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Somnambulant Hearts – Black Shuck Books
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Andy Humphrey @andyhumphrey11.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Very pleased to receive this excellent collection from the ever impressive @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social Andrew is a great writer and here he is on the top of his form. Do yourself a favour and buy a copy. @andrewhook.bsky.social
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
My 13th short story collection is now available from the World Fantasy Award Winning @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social Copies arrived today! blackshuckbooks.co.uk/somnambulant...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Yesterday I attended the brilliant SykeHouse Film and Writer’s Festival where my short film, "Armadillotown", not only premiered and was well-received, but which later went on to win in the Best Experimental Short Film category. It was an absolute blast! Thanks to Dave Jeffery for the photo.
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Ian Critchley @iancritchley.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Delivery of these stunning short story chapbooks by @andrewhook.bsky.social, @dancoxon.bsky.social and Aliya Whiteley. Part of @salopress.bsky.social's new Infidelities series
Short story chapbooks by Andrew Hook, Dan Coxon and Aliya Whiteley. Published by Salò Press
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Next Saturday we're running this event at The Forum (@theforumnorwich.bsky.social) in Norwich. Over 40 creatives from publishers to authors to zinemakers. Please share and pop along!
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Ben Tufnell @bentufnell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Today’s book post. New stories by @andrewhook.bsky.social @dancoxon.bsky.social and Aliya Whiteley. These are from a very handsome new series of single-story chapbooks called ‘ Infidelities‘, from the excellent @salopress.bsky.social….
Chapbooks by Dan Coxon, Andrew Hook and AliyaWhitley, with very cool b&w photos of, respectively, a row of books (spines not showing), a vintage car and  a pile of knobbly pinecones…,
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Salò Press @salopress.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
If, When, Never is a story that leavens its horrors with wisdom and thought, leaving you in a deeper place than you were when you started. - Nathan Ballingrud Our new imprint, The Infidelities, spotlights some of our favourite writers. www.salopress.com ✨️ & yes, we're open to submissions ✨️
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Pleased to announce I've sold a short story, "Nether", to ParSec magazine.
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
New blog post about my short story, "The Good Men", published yesterday by @salopress.bsky.social andrew-hook.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...
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The Good Men
My short story titled "The Good Men" has recently been published as a single story chapbook by  Salò Press , and as usual I'm blogging a few...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
As it's been announced in the Black Shuck Books newsletter, I'm delighted to confirm that my (appropriately) 13th short story collection, "Somnambulant Hearts", will be published by them in June. blackshuckbooks.co.uk/somnambulant...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
"The Good Men" can be read as a riff on the 1962 film, "Les Bonnes Femmes", directed by Claude Chabrol, but with the genders reversed and the action relocated from a Parisian domestic appliance store to a Birmingham garage... Only a fiver (plus postage) here: www.salopress.com/store-2/the-...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
For those who have been asking if the film "Union City" is available to stream (in connection with my book on the film, of course), then I've been advised it's currently available here: rarefilmm.com/2018/10/unio... And then buy my book :)
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Union City (1980)
Guilty paranoia in a gritty 1950's industrial town. An accountant, living a repressed life, becomes so obsessed with the person who is stealing his morning milk that he commits an act of irrational vi...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Salò Press are now publishing short stories under a new imprint named Infidelities (with poetry distinct under the Flirtations imprint). The first five are up for pre-orders (including my short story, The Good Men), available individually or in a bundle. Check out the link: www.salopress.com/store/
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I've written a short article on my "Union City" book that has been published today on the Cinema Retro website: www.cinemaretro.com/index.php?/a...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
For those who missed the unboxing yesterday, my copies of "Union City" arrived. It's truly a beautiful book! It's not only about a film, but about filmmaking itself. I hope those who read it enjoy it! #blondie #deborahharry #unioncity
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Unboxing video for my new book! (low res, badly scripted, the film is way better 🙂 )
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Eugen Bacon @genni.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
💞 @brittlepaper.bsky.social, @flametree.bsky.social brittlepaper.com/2026/03/cove...
Black Dingo by Eugen Bacon Into the Future by Marvin Opuni Kwabia
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
I was one of the judges for the 2025 Otherwise Awards and we've now reached our decision over the winner, the honour list, and the longlist. It was really interesting whittling down the 161 considered works to this number. Some great reads here!
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Great to see my novel getting some visibility!
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Well this is interesting!
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Coming soon...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
New blog post about my foray into film andrew-hook.blogspot.com/2026/03/arma...
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Armadillotown
Although I've been writing fiction for many many years, my thoughts have only occasionally turned to filmmaking, usually deciding that it's ...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Another great story by Brian Howell can be read online on the Salt Publishing website.
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Great review of my novel, "Body and Soul" by @unclekins.bsky.social here at unclekins.wordpress.com/2026/02/19/b...
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Body And Soul by Andrew Hook
The people of Heart live in isolated, rural communities, dragging a living for themselves out of the soil, but their lives are peaceful, simple and happy. Few of them ever leave their settlements, …
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
This morning will be spent signing the 'cinema tickets' which will accompany the first 200 orders of my book on the film, "Union City". It's getting real, folks.
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Salò Press @salopress.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
We don't often publish full-length poetry collections so, when we do, you know it's 👌 Pre-order via link in bio.
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Andy Humphrey @andyhumphrey11.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Fantastic! Many thanks for posting this.
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
I seem to be nominated for a book award, together with @authoramyorrell.bsky.social also published by @elsewhen.press !
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New blog post about my forthcoming book on "Union City", the 1980 movie which starred Deborah Harry (and was scored by Chris Stein) from @officialblondiefan.bsky.social andrew-hook.blogspot.com/2026/01/unio...
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Union City
Exciting news! My monograph on the 1980 film, Union City , is available to pre-order from PS Publishing (via their Electric Dreamhouse impr...
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I'm absolutely delighted to announce that my book on the 1980 film, "Union City", starring Deborah Harry of Blondie, is now available to pre-order. This work was a labour of love for me, and contains predominantly original interviews with most of the cast and crew. #blondie
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Union City [hardcover] by Andrew Hook
MIDNIGHT MOVIE MONOGRAPH by Andrew Hook SERIES EDITOR Guy Adams CATEGORY Gritty Neo Noir Drama PUBLICATION DATE February 2026 COVER ART DESIGN Neil
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Salò Press @salopress.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Our three newest titles are now available for pre-order at salopress.com 🤩 As a tiny tiny independent publisher running this thing on limited funds, from our dining room, we are grateful for every single order. Thank you all for the support so far.
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
For those who've read (and hopefully enjoyed) "Body and Soul" can I ask if you have a moment to pop a review wherever it might matter. Published by @elsewhen.press In other news: pre-orders for another book I've had in the pipeline for a while will be available from next Friday, so I've been told.
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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Just finished Body and Soul by @andrewhook.bsky.social and published by @elsewhen.press. This is such a beautiful book! Post-apocalyptic sci-fi with a literary bent. I know it will stay with me for a long time. #booksky #sciencefiction 📚🪐 #postapocalypse
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Amy Orrell @authoramyorrell.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Last read, current read. Punchy, fast-paced, and thought provoking space opera from @garethlpowell.bsky.social and beguiling, post-apocalyptic, literary science fiction from @andrewhook.bsky.social. 💙 #booksky #sciencefiction #spaceopera #postapocalypse @elsewhen.press 📚🚀🪐
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