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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The view from my bedroom window at my parents’ house in the Cotswolds tonight. Seems very English Gothic with just the right amount of atmosphere for a ghost story.

A six-paned window looking out on a moonlit night in the English Cotswolds. An old brick house with a tall chimney is silhouetted against the moonlit sky.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

He wants to tear down a memorial to a murdered president because he can’t put his name on it. He’s vile in every conceivable way.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It’s become an absolute scourge.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Please oh please oh please oh please oh please . . .

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/06/2025

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/06/2025

illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

So… People seem to think that we’re just done now? We bombed the shit out of three nuclear sites in a country we weren’t at war with, and that’s just… it? Oh, my sweet summer children.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Two years ago, I was interviewed in London for The Last Sacrifice, a true-crime/horror doc linking a 1945 murder—chronicled in my book The Case That Foiled Fabian—to the British horror classic The Wicker Man. Here's the trailer (I appear briefly around the 30-second mark). vimeo.com/1045627893

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THE LAST SACRIFICE - Promo Trailer

Promo Trailer for Rupert Russell's documentary THE LAST SACRIFICE. Produced by Intermission Film.

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Craig Calcaterra @craigcalcaterra.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

We're a decade into this shit and I still cannot get my mind around how America put the single worst human being it has produced in the postwar era in charge not once but twice.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Do yourself a favor in these crazy times and see THE LIFE OF CHUCK. A beautiful, heartfelt film. @mikeflanaganfilm.com has done a masterful job adapting one of @stephenking.bsky.social’s best short stories (and the man’s written a lot of phenomenal short stories). We all contain multitudes.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Democracy will not collapse all at once in America. It will happen bit by bit, state by state. We just saw US senator Alex Padilla thrown to the floor and handcuffed for trying to ask the Homeland Security Secretary a question. Hold the line, California. Hold the f-ing line.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

For the record, there’s a big difference between BIOGRAPHY and AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Please don’t give one star to a book you’ve never read. #booksky

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Brian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 11/06/2025

Lynne Ahrens was a 22 year old guitar-playing secretary/copywriter at the advertising firm of McCaffrey & McCall when she was asked by producer George Newell if she’d like to contribute songs to the new Schoolhouse Rock project. She wrote and sang “No More Kings.” Think of her this weekend.

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SchoolHouse Rock - No More Kings

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

During these crazy times, I’m occupying myself with writing, good books, decent wine, and strong martinis. The latest addition to my bookshelf is this biography of Edgar Allan Poe by Richard Kopley. It has one of the most stunning covers I’ve seen. #booksky

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Love true crime and history? Of course you do! The hardcover of SCOTLAND YARD, a history of the Yard told through its most infamous murder cases, is now less than $10 on Amazon. “A must read for fans of true crime.” Publishers Weekly (starred review). #booksky www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1639...

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Scotland Yard: A History of the London Police Force's Most Infamous Murder Cases

The idea of "Scotland Yard" is steeped in atmospheric stories of foggy London streets, murder by lamplight, and fiendish killers pursued by gentleman detectives. From its establishment in 1829 through...

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Met this woman outside the White House this evening. Not all superheroes wear capes.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Would be great if the American media started taking this guy’s insanity and mental unfitness for office seriously.

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is Robin Hood in reverse: it takes from the poor to give to the rich.SNAP (used to be Food Stamps…which Tabby and I used back in 1972) is gone. Medicare is going.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

RIP Norm. “It’s a dog-eat-dog world, Sammy. And I’m wearing Milk Bone underwear.”

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Nice to see it’s still in the wild. And it was already facing outward. #booksky

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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I'm delighted to say that Primrose Gallery is now selling a selection of my fine-art caricatures, and I'd be hugely grateful for your help in spreading the word by reposting, Bluesky! Check out what's available here: primrosegallery.co.uk/collections/... Thank you! x #caricature #art

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Adrian Teal

ADRIAN TEAL is an internationally renowned caricaturist, cartoonist, illustrator and writer. He was the principal designer of caricature puppets for the return of the hugely popular hit 1980s/1990s sa...

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Was up at 2 a.m. for an interview on Ireland’s Newstalk Radio about “The Many Murders of Michael Malloy,” which has just been released over there by Gill Books. #booksky #truecrime

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

This can’t be said loud enough or repeated too many times.

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God @thegodshow.com · 02/05/2025

If you're a journalist and Donold says 'you're not being very nice,' congrats, you're doing your job!

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Honestly, there are worse ways to go.

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Michael Li (李之樸) @mcpli.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Barry Blitt’s first 100 days cover for the New Yorker.

May 5, 2025 cover of the New Yorker.

Expository text:

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cover-story/cover-story-2025-05-05

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TheBookshop.ie @thebookshopie.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Released today is The Many Murders of Michael Malloy by @authorsimonread.bsky.social published by Gill Books. A true crime story so bizarre it seems like fiction - a story of ( multiple murders, insurance fraud, prohibition and hardscrabble life in the 1930's Bronx. thebookshop.ie/simon-read-t...

Cover of The Many Murders of Michael Malloy

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I wonder if he knows that the day he dies, there will be global celebrations

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

When you need to fight fascism, but also need to promote your book. #WritersProblems

A photo of a protest. There is a sign that says FRANCES PERKINS MADE THE BEST DEAL and a photo of a book on the subject.

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Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

He’s tanking the economy, destroying our standing in the world, depriving women and LGBTQ communities of their fundamental rights, attacking the environment, disappearing legal immigrants, gutting Veteran’s benefits and Social Security. And he’s making you pay for his golf trips while he’s at it.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

We can probably all agree it was a dumb fucking idea to tie retirement savings to the stock market.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I’m tired of living in historic times. This marks the first time EVER the Dow Jones Industrial Average has shed more than 1,500 points on back-to-back days.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

It’s a hell of a thing watching your life savings evaporate in real time.

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Brian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 04/04/2025

I’ll also add for non-fiction: authors pay for the indexing out of pocket and pay to clear all images used in the book themselves.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

What makes the batshit craziness he’s doing even more tragic, is that none of it is necessary.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This car is 100% American made and will not be subject to the new tariffs.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

#GraveGoals Elijah Bond, the man who first patented the Ouija board, rests beneath a headstone that resembles a giant Ouija board. You can visit his grave in Green Mount Cemetery in Baltimore, Maryland. More info: www.atlasobscura.com/places/elija...

A gray slab of stone resembling a giant Ouija board, complete with numbers, letters, and symbols.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

“An unlawful challenge to the Federal Government.” What, like trying to overthrow an election and sending your followers to trash the Capitol?

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Meta used four of my books. Would be nice to see some of that sweet, sweet money.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

The Portuguese edition of SCOTLAND YARD has arrived—and it’s absolutely stunning, inside and out! Even comes with its own custom bookmark! #booksky #truecrime

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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 13/03/2025

We live in the dumbest of times.

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Had a great time interviewing Jared for the @biographersintl.bsky.social podcast about PURE, his excellent biography of Marilyn Chambers. Give it a listen!

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Simon Read @authorsimonread.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

J.D. Vance is a spineless, slimy, fucking weasel.

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