Simon Read
Book fanatic, history fan, and martini drinker. “Scotland Yard: A Bloody History” out now in the US from Pegasus Books and the UK from Headline.
www.simonreadwriting.com
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- OMG. Lindsey, I’m so sorry you’re going through all of that! I can’t begin to imagine the stress of it all. We’re living in an awful and messed-up timeline.
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- WTF is this?
- Oh dear, this might be a little nuts.
- I’m so sick of these fucking Trump-worshipping morons.
- 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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- I love this!
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- I can’t believe we’re only five months into this nightmare administration. Already feels like a lifetime. I still can’t accept the fact this country elected the guy a second time.
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- The man is not capable of one human moment.
- Would love to see more stories and headlines like this in the American media. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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- No random and senseless capitalizations? Someone wrote this for him.
- 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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- Excellent and congratulations!
- 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
- 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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- Great shot!
- 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...
- Met this woman outside the White House this evening. Not all superheroes wear capes.
- Would be great if the American media started taking this guy’s insanity and mental unfitness for office seriously.
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- Same!
- She was fantastic.
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- Definitely Basil Fawlty.
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- 100% Also, have to say Henley and Frey come across as unlikable in it (Henley more than Frey).
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- Can’t wait for it!
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- He’s not even trying to hide the grift.
- RIP Norm. “It’s a dog-eat-dog world, Sammy. And I’m wearing Milk Bone underwear.”
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- What a fantastic trip you’re having!
- Nice to see it’s still in the wild. And it was already facing outward. #booksky
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- Congrats!
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- My hatred for this administration is limitless.
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- Fantastic.
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- Ack!
- 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
- I’m more concerned about our fighter jets at the bottom of the Red Sea.
- He’s a complete fucking tool.
- This can’t be said loud enough or repeated too many times.
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- Yowzers!
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- Absolutely loved it. Had real heart.
- If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
- Honestly, there are worse ways to go.
- 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...
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- Thanks! Ireland is on my must-visit list . . . I’ll be sure to swing by and visit the shop!
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- You’re absolutely speaking my language! I have a long championed British food and will happily die on that hill!
- Cheers, folks! Thanks so much for the shoutout. So glad poor Michael “Iron Man” Malloy is getting the recognition he deserves!
- Your world will get bigger and brighter. THE LIFE OF CHUCK. From the hearts and souls of Mike Flanagan and Stephen King. In Select Cities 6.6, Everywhere 6.13 #ThanksChuck #HowDoYouDescribeTheIndescribable?
- I absolutely cannot wait for this! It’s one of my favorite Stephen King stories. Have no shame admitting it made me cry at the end.
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- Thanks so much, Laurence! so glad you’re enjoying it! And, yes, it is a bit of a gruesome read.
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- EXACTLY.
- We can probably all agree it was a dumb fucking idea to tie retirement savings to the stock market.
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- I thought what you wrote was spot-on!
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- What the . . .?
- 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.
- It’s a hell of a thing watching your life savings evaporate in real time.
