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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Look at the legends joining us as chairs at #baytales27 We’ve got Tim Rideout, @radiomukhers.bsky.social Stewart Bain (who was responsible for the awesome @orkneylibrary.bsky.social account) @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social & @stephmcgovern.bsky.social Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/ 🤩

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Woo! We’re buzzing to have Caroline Hulse & William Cook for the 1st time AND to welcome back festival faves @oskarjensen.bsky.social & @janicehallett.bsky.social for #baytales2027 - will you be joining us? Tickets available now, link in bio. #whitleybay #crimefiction @viperbooks.bsky.social

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

I have the honour of interviewing Cathy Rentzenbrink at Gala Durham on Tues 1 Sept thanks to Collected Booms - we’ll be chatting about her excellent novel ‘The Agatha Christie Cure’ which is an absolute gem of a read. Do join us. galadurham.co.uk/galapost/cat...

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I have three spots at Noir at the Bar in South Shields as part of the Write Festival (at The Word) on Friday 25 Sept from 6pm. Fancy reading from your work in front of an audience of crime fiction fans? Drop me a DM!

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We are delighted to announce the authors joining us from @panmacmillan.bsky.social for #baytales27 We’ll have @jomurraywrites.bsky.social @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social & Jeffrey Boakye at Whitley Bay Playhouse on Sat 27 Feb. Tickets are just £44.55 FOR THE WHOLE DAY. Grab yours while you can!

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Getting ready to announce our next guest at #baytales27 We’re really proud to champion debut authors at our event every year and 2027 will be no different. Are there any crime debuts you’ve read / heard about recently and would like to see on our stage?

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Finished this book last night. What an absolute belter! Can’t wait to chat with @tariqashkanani.bsky.social about this smasher! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Arranging a #NoirattheBar in South Shields on Fri, 25 Sept. Please get in touch if you’d like to be considered for the line-up. 😊

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Patron’s Pick at #baytales27 is @louisewelsh00.bsky.social @anncleeves.bsky.social is keen to introduce you to Louise & her work on Sat 27 Feb ‘27 & we know Ann’s endorsement means a lot to the authors she supports as well as readers who trust her judgement. Book tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

We promised ourselves that once we hit 200 tickets sold for #baytales27 we’d reveal our first guest so here she is! We are absolutely over the moon that Australian crime writing legend Jane Harper will be joining us on Sat 27 Feb ‘27. 🤩 Get your tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

It’s a week since #baytales26 and we already have a guest confirmed and they’re a CORKER. Any guesses who it could be? #baytales27 #whitleybay #readersofìnstagram #specialguest

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Seeing these appear is the spring equivalent of the Coca Cola truck appearing at Christmas.

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I don’t post pics of my kids online - and never have - but please know that if you get a @baytales.bsky.social tote and it has some Play Doh in it, I had a little helper (AKA the real boss) when preparing this year.

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stovedoorkosen.bsky.social @stovedoorkosen.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

It could be this…or it could be a diversionary tactic to avoid releasing the Epstein files

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Jenn Of Ark @jennofark.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Maybe we should just crowdfund a lottery jackpot-sized reward for whoever leaks the entire Epstein files. There's got to be someone still at the FBI or DOJ who would put it out there for a billion dollars.

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Fancy having your pitch reviewed by Stephanie Glencross & Maddalena Cavacuiti of David Higham Associates? Buy a ticket for #BayTales26 and register for Making Waves, our fab free fringe event! Email your pitch to reception@davidhigham.co.uk before 20 Feb. Info here: baytales.com/event/making...

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

4 fab fringe events as part of #baytales26 - free & exclusive to ticketholders. Book your space via our website! baytales.com/fringe-events/

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

PSA: twitter, X, is doing new terms of service that basically make it so that any comtent you share on there including DMs and photos is theirs and they can use it for "any purpose" including commercial use. So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Son’s reading book from school. It’s meant to be fiction…

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

We are delighted to be part of the #goallin campaign with The Literacy Trust & are excited to be welcoming them for a very special #take10 at #baytales26 #amreading #nationalyearofreading

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

This offer is now live! Buy a ticket for #baytales26 and get a free book! baytales.com/shop-2/

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Looking for a really original gift for the bookworm in your life? A ticket to #baytales26 could be just what you’re looking for! We’ll even throw in a free book with every ticket purchased between 1 & 14 Dec. Visit our website to grab your tickets now! #amreading #whitleybay #giftideas #shoplocal

Infograph explaining special offer: a free book with every ticket purchased.

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 23/11/2025

"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all." My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away. Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

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I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Grab your tickets now to avoid disappointment! baytales.com/shop-2/

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

There’s an infographic doing the rounds. I won’t share the offending item or name the party who produced it but I will say this: ALWAYS INDEPENDENTLY CHECK THE “FACTS”.

A mocked up graphic with the variables marked as I made this in Canva in 5 mins.

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

🥁🥁🥁Author Announcement!🥁🥁🥁 We are delighted to present a panel of debut authors at #baytales26 on Sat 28 Feb Woohoo for Rebecca Philipson, Tanya Sweeney & @Frances Crawford! Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

If you’re sad to be missing Bloody Scotland - use the hashtag #notatStirling to be entered into a comp to win some #baytales goodies. UK only. Closes at 8pm on Sunday, 14 Sept 2025. #bookstagram #amreading #readersofinstagram

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Just over a week to go! Tickets to #noiratthebar at The Word are free but booking is essential. theworduk.org/whats-on/noi...

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Delighted to welcome @alexandrakbenedict.bsky.social @drjennymorris.bsky.social Kate Bradley & @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social to #whitleybay on Sat 29 Feb 2026 for #baytales26 Get your tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Some tickets still remaining.

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

If you’re going to be in Harrogate on Thurs, 17 July and would like to read at #NoirattheBar send us a DM. Expressions of interest close on 19 June & line-up will be confirmed in the following week.

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Fancy seeing Lisa Jewell chat about her new book - Don’t Let Him In - at The Exchange 1856 in North Shields in July? Get your tickets now! www.theexchange1856.com/event-detail...

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

If you’d like to be considered to read at #NoirattheBar in #Harrogate on Thurs 17 June from 4pm, please DM me. Expressions of interest close 19 June.

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

A lovely venue, a lovely audience and a fantastic festival. @radiomukhers.bsky.social was canny too.

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

This week has to have been my best work week since #baytales25 - fab meeting this AM plotting for #baytales26 Interviewing @radiomukhers.bsky.social on Sun at Hexham Book Fest then Stephanie Butland @waterstones NCL next Wed PLUS an announcement scheduled for Fri…!

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Lovely #bookpost pick-me-up today from @jocallaghankat.bsky.social - not only has she sent me a copy of #HumanRemains but she put a GORGEOUS note inside that made me smile on a difficult day. I absolutely adore this series and can’t wait to see what Kat and AIDE Lock get up to.

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Vic Watson-Logan @vpeanuts.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Not usually much of a joiner but I’ll make an exception for this… where and when is the communal Mother’s Day scream?

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FORUM Books / the bound / The Accidental Bookshop @forumbooks.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

💛!! Her Sister’s Killer is out TODAY! Huge congratulations @mariwriter.bsky.social on another cracking crime thriller 🥂 thanks to Mari @vpeanuts.bsky.social & all who came last night … signed copies from us if you missed 🙌 😉 @orionbooks.bsky.social ✍️ www.forumbooksshop.com/product/her-...

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Dr Tim Rideout @drtimrideout.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

A week since the beginning of @baytales.bsky.social 2025 and I am still smiling. Friendly, kind, funny - #baytales25 was like the best of mates in book festival form. Cannot wait until #baytales26 - the only way to celebrate the arrival of spring ❤️ @anncleeves.bsky.social @vpeanuts.bsky.social

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Psst!!

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

NEW FOR 2025 Merchandise Part Three. Just £5 for a notebook and £2 per pen. Available from our merch stall on the day (while stocks last). *glasses not included. Tickets for the event available from @playhouse_whitleybay #crimefiction #merch #baytales25 #bookstagram #whitleybay

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

NEW FOR 2025 Merchandise Part Two. A programme! An actual physical programme that you can hold in your hands and take home with you! Just £2 from our merch stall on the day! Tickets available from @playhouse_whitleybay #crimefiction #merch #baytales25 #bookstagram #whitleybay

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Check out our New for 2025 Merchandise Part One. Can’t believe no one guessed cocktails! 🤣 Treat yourself to a Woo Dunnit and/or a Lime & Punishment this wknd. Priced at just £6 each, they’re a lush bargain. * knife & lime not included. 😉 #baytales25 #cocktails #merch #whitleybay

Picture of two packets containing alcoholic cocktails with a knife stabbing a lime.

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Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

We’ve got new merch for 2025… guess what it could be and you might win a prize! UK only, closes 8pm GMT on Sat 22 Feb. #competition #baytales25 #whitleybay #merch

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Roxie Key #TheDeadlySpark 🔥 @roxiekey.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

It's publication day in the US & Canada for my #CrimeFiction debut, #TheDeadlySpark! 🇺🇸🇨🇦Described by Clare Mackintosh as "perfect holiday reading" & Jane Casey as "gripping", it's already averaging 4.5 stars in the UK. Available from your fave indie, plus @barnesandnoble.com, Target & Amazon.

The Deadly Spark book on a navy blue and orange background, surrounded by the words:
strong female leads
queer love
secrets and lies galore
pasts that haunt you
set in sunny Brighton, UK...
... and also the Scottish Highlands
multiple timelines and POVs
perfect for fans of Lisa Jewell, Jane Casey and Clare Mackintosh
part police procedural, part psychological suspense
fire, fire, fire!
a dog (don't worry, he doesn't die)

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

📢 Diary Date 📢 Super excited for the Viper panel on 1 March at 11am 😱 @guymorpuss.bsky.social @tariqashkanani.bsky.social @oskarjensen.bsky.social and I are in the firm hands of @emmaflint.bsky.social 🕵️ It's gonna be a BIG @baytales.bsky.social BLAST! Details below 👇 baytales.com/product/tick...

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