FranMcBookface
Book devourer & reviewer. Archivist. Occasional crafter. Edinburgh 🏴
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- And it's brilliant!
- 📚Book mail quandary 📚 When book mail arrives so beautifully wrapped you almost can't bear to ruin it but you also know it's the new @franhill123.bsky.social so you also want to rip it open 😄 Huge thanks to Olivia @legendpress.bsky.social for sending Home Bird is out now
- Shared my review for the utterly brilliant The Show Woman by @emmacowing.bsky.social over on IG today I honestly enjoyed this one so much, and I devoured it in just a couple of sittings Out May 1st. Link to buy and full review in bio
- Reposted by FranMcBookfaceIf you feel a very real need for a big gay Scottish love story about art and class and and obsession, then please sign up for my newsletter where I'll be giving away a handsome proof of my new novel, The Two Roberts (not out till September). www.damianbarr.com/subscribe #booksky
- Reposted by FranMcBookface‘The Death Watcher’ by Chris Carter is coming soon in paperback with striking new colourways. Out 8th May. www.instagram.com/p/DIt8wb9M_z...
- Fabulous day exploring the bookshops of Leith - Edinburgh Community Bookshop, @argonautbooks.bsky.social @typewronger.bsky.social McNaughtons &Topping Couldn't resist picking up some of the Penguin Archive editions 😍
- Reposted by FranMcBookfaceWhat's that you say? It's the sound of the fourth episode of our podcast dropping! This week @craig-robertson.bsky.social and @dawnsgeddes.bsky.social have a chinwag with @callytaylor.bsky.social and debut author Tom Spencer bloodyscotland.podbean.com
- Posted my review for The incredible Our Last Wild Days over on my IG "Though the locations & situations are often bleak, the writing is luminous From the title to the last page, this book had me in its thrall." Out April 24th Full review www.instagram.com/p/DIizuU8Ce5...
- Reposted by FranMcBookfaceThrilled to say that if you would like to pre-order River of Stars this weekend with @waterstones.bsky.social it is 25% off! Just go to Waterstones.com or use the app & enter code PREORDER25. If you could share this I would be so grateful as pre-orders are the Holy Grail for authors 🙏✨✨✨
- Absolutely delighted to be part of the cover reveal for River of Stars by @georginamoore1.bsky.social Look at this absolutely stunning cover! It sounds just as good as it looks too It's out July 3rd and there's a preorder link in my bio ✨️
- Loving David Tennants Scottish entrance at #Baftas 🏴👏
- Huge thanks to Eye books for this fabulous bookmail Words Fail Me by Frances McKendrick sounds like a fantastic read and Val McDermid & Ian Rankin agree 👍 Out on Kindle on 19th March and in paperback on April 10th #booksky
- Reposted by FranMcBookface#TheWeekenders is landing 27th February, have you pre-ordered yet? Ebook - geni.us/Ir9dR9s Print - geni.us/WVluqX
- Gorgeous train scenery on our way to Aviemore 🤩 #scotland
- Highlighting this fabulous giveaway👇 I'm ridiculously excited for this one!
- Anyone in the mood to win a proof of my new novel River of Stars? My publisher @hqstories.bsky.social is giving away x 10 proofs so hop over to their insta account & mine (@georginamooreauthor) for all the details & a chance to WIN.
- Sharing my review of Human, Animal by @sethinsua.bsky.social over on IG A beautifully written and compelling story of a family in crisis www.instagram.com/p/DFp8fUJiIN...
- Reposted by FranMcBookfaceVery excited for the first event at this year’s @hburghbookfest.bsky.social at a very special location 😍
- Such a gorgeous story Highly recommend!
- #TheLotusShoes publishes today, and it has been the most magical journey. Thank you to the authors, bloggers, booksellers and reviewers who have taken this book to your hearts and been such amazing early champions. I can't wait for readers everywhere to meet Little Flower and Linjing!
- I'm ready for #BurnsNight with my haggis, whisky and stack of Scottish books 😊🏴 Hands up if you've never tried haggis 😋
- Reposted by FranMcBookfaceFIVE whole years of #TheSkelfs! Happy bookiversary, @dougjohnstone.bsky.social 🥳 If you haven't started your #Skelfaholic journey yet, this is your sign to start the #Series now!
- Just realised that it’s five years today since the first Skelfs book came out - it’s been a fun ride @orendabooks.bsky.social! 🪦🖤
- Reposted by FranMcBookfaceYesterday we revealed this gem. 💜📚 Out May 22 2025 it is the story of people finding each other and in doing so, finding themselves. Filled with beautiful characters. It's her best yet and we are bursting with pride and happiness to bring you Ruth Jones' new novel #ByYourSide
- I've reviewed Blob by Maggie Su over on IG today A story about a woman who finds a blob outside a nightclub and moulds him into the perfect man Unexpectedly, I really enjoyed this one! Out Feb 6th from @sceptrebooks.bsky.social www.instagram.com/p/DFHupYwCG2...
- I'm so thrilled to receive a copy of The Show Woman by @emmacowing.bsky.social I've been impatient for this one since I first heard about it. A tale of a group of showwomen performing across Edwardian Scotland - yes please! It's out May 1st and there's a link to pre-order in my bio #booksky
- Already very excited for this one! 🙌🏻
- Very excited to announce that @liammcilvanney.bsky.social and @nlbro.bsky.social will be joining us for a special Helensburgh Book Festival pop-up event on Friday 4th July! Tickets will be on sale closer to the time but get it in your diary now. #BookSky 💙📚
- Had a fantastic trip to Munich Such a gorgeous city! Today was a mini tour of some bookshops in the snow 🥰 #Germany #munich #books
- Reposted by FranMcBookfaceTick Tock Review O’Clock Over on the Gram. www.instagram.com/share/BAi5nd...
- 🚨Amazing bookpost alert!🚨 A millions Thank yous to @panmacmillan.bsky.social for sending a copy of The Mourning Necklace by Kate Foster I loved The Maiden and The King's Witches, so I'm really looking forward to picking this up It's out on 29 May. Preorder link in my bio #booksky
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- And they're right! It's brilliant 🙌🏻
- So happy to see that @thebookseller.bsky.social have picked #OrdinarySaints @niamhsquared.bsky.social as a book not to be missed for April! 🥳
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Happy publication day to this gorgeous book that I finished this morning & it's now on my favourites list! City of Night Birds by Juhea Kim is a close examination of art, human relationships & how they come together and create something extraordinary Thank you @oneworldbooks.bsky.social #BookSky - Reposted by FranMcBookfaceSpecial NY gift for those that are keen - it's up on NETGALLEY for a limited time only and wishes will be granted! www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book... - #speaktomeofhome
- Reposted by FranMcBookfaceDay 1 of #adesignaday and we’ve added totes, hoodies and tees in every colour of the rainbow, and our ever popular denim jackets! fairyheaven.co.uk/collections/... #booksky #bibliophile #bookmerch
- Reposted by FranMcBookfaceAbsolutely cracking #bookpost today: Sara Lodge’s groundbreaking history of women detectives in the Victorian era. Can’t wait to get started on this. Thanks a million, @victoriandetective.bsky.social!
- Reposted by FranMcBookfaceNot all books hit the same so here’s an honest review of something you might well like. www.instagram.com/share/BAGYFu...
- Just started my current Netgalley read about 10 minutes ago and it's already so bloody good! Cursing the fact I need to go back to work this afternoon 😭 Ordinary Saints by @niamhsquared.bsky.social is out in April from @bonnierbooks.bsky.social #booksky
- Reposted by FranMcBookfaceGorgeous People Who Love Books: Join Elif Shafak, Jackie Kay, @nikeshshukla.bsky.social @naomialderman.bsky.social @hugorifkind.bsky.social @rfkuang.bsky.social and many other brilliant writers on my books chat show. Yer welcome! Happy reading! #BigScottishBookClub www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
