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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Dust jacket wouldn't work with the set though, we'd taken it from a grandparents house because they look nice all together & hadn't read many of hers.

A row of red leather Agatha Christies, almost all of which aren't racist. I think. I've not read them yet. Oh gods...

Terry pratchett occupies the row below. I didn't need to mention that, but I like that he's made it to the living room at last

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Bit of a struggle with the black dog this morning, but turns out she's a daftie who just wants her ball thrown

A flat coat retriever looking expectantly at a rubber ball

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

For UK authors - I'm not a tax expert but have had plenty W8s approved by US publishers. Enter your details, using your UTR from your self-assessment as foreign tax reference, this wording should be good for part 2, sign and date the form

screenshot of standard language from a W-8BEN form, filling in the blanks of part II with - United Kingdom - article 12.1 - 0% - and - per US/UK Treaty Copyright Royalties qualify for reduced withholding tax -

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Next up on the reading pile - having failed to actually go there when we were on holiday in the area, I remembered this was on our shelves! Having been underwhelmed by The Turn of the Screw, I could do with a good solid read now & BC usually delivers

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Now this isn't a page I look at often, and while I'm not pleased to see it's been a bad KNEP month for my books, I'm fascinated by the person who read page 1 of Devil In The Vicarage and noped out. Had they not read Devil Inside? Was it the Batman joke? Do they dislike clumsy MCs?

A KNEP dashboard showing one single page view this month in total

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

What is this strange substance that falls from the sky?

It's rain, I remember now. Forecast didn't mention it of course

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

This was nice, it extended for 200m!

A street with thousands of coloured strips hanging above the road

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Don't miss out on the Storybundle Best of British SFF bundle - 15 e-books for just $30 / £20. Get it here: storybundle.com/bestof?utm_s... It includes my own DEVIL INSIDE, plus works from the Queen of Grimdark @annasmithspark.bsky.social Emperor of Spiders @aptshadow.bsky.social and many more!

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Hey, look at that! A rare sighting of Stormcaller out in the wild, in @waterstones.bsky.social in Birmingham

A copy of the stormcaller with a staff sign saying they couldn't put it down

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

One unexpected benefit of next door's landlord being pretty negligent about everything to do with their house

Two tubs of fresh blackberries that I thought I'd harvest before cutting back all the sodding brambles hanging over, and damaging, my fence.

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

OK, this did make me laugh despite the mantra at the top that always makes bile rise in my throat.

a listing for the world cup final with "Northern Gibraltar" in the place of Spain and "West Falklands" in the place of Argentina

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

What a great StoryBundle this is - and what great value! Check out the link below: storybundle.com/bestof?utm_s... featuring @danacea.bsky.social @willwiles.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @julietemckenna.bsky.social & of course curator @lavietidhar.bsky.social

artwork for fifteen Best of British novels and collections

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Oxford people - if you're at a loose end on Sunday, come to the summer indie bookfair at Magdalen College School on the Plain! artsfestivaloxford.org/events/oxfor...

Promo poster for the Oxford Indie Bookfair on Sunday the 12th of July

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Do you like a "WHAT IF?" novel? How about historical ones? If so - Amazon, in it's blind algorithmic madness, has Verona in Autumn currently at £2 - I believe they pay the publisher much more for each copy so grab a copy & stick it to the man in one fell swoop! www.amazon.co.uk/Verona-Autum...

cover art for Verona in Autumn showing a tree with blue leaves on one side, red leaves on the other, plus an "on sale now" sticker

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Not too bad for a leftovers lunch

Fried flatbread and mince topped with hummus and pine nuts

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Kids didn't like the nuggets we'd bought so we're going for a classy lunch today

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

@srlpublishing.bsky.social are having a sale, so if you want to pick up a paperback my historical fiction VERONA IN AUTUMN currently just £1.38! www.amazon.co.uk/Verona-Autum...

Cover art for Verona in Autumn - a tree with half the leaves red, half blue, daggers, bones and a cup caught in the branches

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Said goodbye to this magnificent beast today. She will be greatly missed.

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The self-seeding lavender remains a pleasure for another year!

Purple lavender flowers skirting the front of a house in the sun

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Slightly more UF/paranormal romance version?

My name is Eve Carnell, I’m 29 years old, single and… well, my life fell apart when I was sixteen. I’ve been putting the pieces back together ever since, but now? I have a job, a home and even my love life might be turning around.

So the last thing I need is a government agent to come around asking questions about my family – particularly if she’s gorgeous and slightly scary. But I also really don’t want to say no to helping her.

After all, what’s the worst that could happen when they’re hunting spies and I’ve got secrets of my own?

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Currently reading Mistletoe and just picked this up from the bookshop. It may be I'm in denial about the current heatwave...

Cover of the haunting season, ghostly tales for long winter nights

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

I'm delighted to say that DEVIL INSIDE finally has an audiobook edition! It's narrated by a talented actor called Tessa Chalmers and you can get it here: UK: www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0H1JX9Q3... US: www.audible.com/pd/B0H1JQ488...

Cover art for Devil Inside - a young woman holds a walking stick has red hands resting on her shoulders and red eyes looming above, all flanked by bookcases topped by an owl

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Pleased to say I've got around to putting Old Man's Ghosts up on Kobo now - so if you're one of those people who bought Moon's Artifice there, you can now complete the duology (is that the word? It feels wrong to write...) here: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

cover art for Old Man's Ghosts - a warrior armed with sword and pistol in a snow-covered city faces down three demonic hounds

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

And if you need a reminder about the book: "My name is Eve Carnell. I’m 29 years old, single and have a devil in me. It’s not as cool as you might think."

Devil Inside: Book 1 of the Devil Diaries:
My name is Eve Carnell. I’m 29 years old, single and have a devil in me. It’s not as cool as you might think.

My entire world fell apart when I was sixteen. Now all I want is a normal life, but that’s not easy when you’re on every “usual suspects” list going. And normal goes out the window the day MI5 come to ask me about my dead grandfather. They’re hunting a spy and while I may be the absolute worst choice for the job, apparently I have a very particular set of skills. Who knew, right?

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Cover art for Devil Inside by Tom Lloyd; a stained-glass style image of a woman carrying a walking stick with red hands resting on her shoulders, flanked by bookshelves topped by an owl

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

his fighting skills pairing beautifully with this:

A Keir Starmer post about how he's fighting for a stronger Britain

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Oh yeah, that's the good stuff. Not that I don't have four others that are still full but...

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Looking for your next read? If you fancy a short novel about exploring derelict spaceships that might be best left alone - FALLING DARK is the book for you! UK edition: www.amazon.co.uk/Falling-Dark... US: www.amazon.co.uk/Falling-Dark... #booksky

cover art for Falling Dark by Tom Lloyd - a damaged spaceship hanging in space with a gas giant in the background

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

It's been quite a while since I've been on a podcast so I was excited to get involved in this one - Daniel's great and damn is he hard working, at one point I was just wondering if I should be interviewing him about how he managed to do so much in his waking hours! Links below:

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Why? Why is this empty?! Screw rest and recuperation, I want food.

Keeshond with an empty bowl, full of misery.

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Another year of my dwarf apple tree being perfectly content to live and flower without conforming to my stupid notion of "upright"

A dwarf apple tree that's spent about ten years at a 60 degree angle

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

A significant book birthday, THE STORMCALLER is 20 years old today! It's publication was a turning point in my life & I'm so pleased it's still in print by @gollancz.bsky.social along with the rest of the series! I'll raise a glass of the good stuff to it tonight! www.amazon.co.uk/Stormcaller-...

Cover art by Larry rostant for the stormcaller, a mounted soldier on a battlefield

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I keep seeing reviewers post about completed fantasy series & it's usually the same group obviously - so I'm just throwing this out there. Still going, 20 years later, but probably not really known by the new generation of readers!

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Want a fun read about a girl who's something of a mess and in way over her head? Want it for 99p? www.amazon.co.uk/Devil-Inside...

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

A fun new addition to the collection!

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Appreciating a rare morning walk with something other than rain and grey clouds.

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Good to see Oxford Council have used only the finest materials and care for the latest repaint of our road

Quadruple yellow lines because the road was so badly painted

Chunks of paint scattered on the road having crumbled within months of being laid

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Yup, that goes down very nicely! Australian whisky is a new one on me but I'm glad to have been introduced to it.

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Just in case we were unclear if Ripley enjoyed her holiday, the dog who always walks behind me just led me to my brother's house on her evening walk and locked her legs on his doorstep. Sigh. She loves us really.