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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 · 02/10/2026
I'm delighted to announce that my short story collection, "Tokens of Grief", will be published by PS Publishing in 2027. These uncanny stories revolve around themes of grief and were written cathartically following my father's death in 2026, so I'm very pleased that this collection has found a home.
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
46: "Sorry I'm a bit late back. I was trying out crown green bowls. All a bit violent for me!."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
45: "It takes only a few minutes, a few seconds, to become a murderer."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
44: "'There was something special about her,' he said, 'a luminous quality to her face, a fragileness combined with astonishing vibrancy. This girl was going places.'"
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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 · 28/08/2026
43: "It could be said that each of his investigations in Paris had its own pace, with its pauses in particular cafes and bars, particular smells and particular quality of light."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
42: "The point of life is to create, isn't it? Only creating can bring real pleasure. The pleasure of enjoyment is very superficial and fleeting."
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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 · 07/08/2026
41: "Ten seconds go by, fifteen seconds go by, and then, very abruptly, the screen goes black and the film is over."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
40: "I emptied the buckets into the toilet and watched the dirt, the history and story of our relationship get flushed away down the drain."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
39: "I'd prefer to be seen as a self-made lunatic, pulling myself up into madness by my bootstraps."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
38: "He's a man who suffers a lot. I've always known that. When I married him, there was a certain amount of pity in my love."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
37: "She saw someone, pale and stricken, screaming in a kitchen on Rightmove."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
36: "Sleep would be better than being awake."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
35: "But there was no bad or good in the city of impermanence. There was only harm or harm's absence. The world, that slow and breathing animal. Alive to the fluctuations they lived within."
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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 · 25/07/2026
34: "...but rereading at a later date so much had leaked away of the living memory it had become incomprehensible useless to my purpose."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
33: "My murderer will be (or, more specifically, is) a person of very special character."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
32: "At first sight, they look badly matched, him all honey, her all vinegar, but deep down, they're the same."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
31: "Belgium's artistic pedigree is out of all proportion to its size."
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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 · 13/07/2026
30: "I closed my eyes and visualised an undulating line, leading from the centre of my chest toward the Thames in the distance."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
29: "A man who isn't satisfied with the pleasures a woman can give him in one night is putting a noose around his neck."
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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 · 05/07/2026
28: "a neon at a vacant mall / dusty with sunset rags / broadcasts quarantine bingo / free penguin parade on a virtual bridge."
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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 · 02/07/2026
27: "The man sitting next to Janvier was a whole different person now, a human mass on whom no one had any purchase, an almost frightening monolith."
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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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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Thanks Andy!
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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 · 28/06/2026
26: "I suppose that nobody really knows anyone - particularly if you all you see are the expensive dresses and glittering jewels - for everyone has their private sorrows."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Thanks for sharing, Johnny!
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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 · 10/06/2026
25: "Perhaps he had been afraid all his life."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
24: "It is an unacknowledged fact that pain can be infinite, but goodness never loses its capacity to surprise."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Thanks!
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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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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
23: "You see, each one of us has our own way of thinking and behaviour which others find incomprehensible."
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Andrew Hook @andrewhook.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
22: "If it is possible to feel grief for the first time - without someone being dead - this is the moment."
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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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