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@AuthorSimonRead

Book fanatic and martini drinker. "Scotland Yard: A Bloody History” out now from Pegasus Books in the US and Headline Books in the UK.

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#BookOfTheDay #TrueCrime As police forces across the UK continue to work strangely very hard to undermine public trust in them at the moment, I am enjoying this entertaining, if rather grisly, history of Scotland Yard by Simon Read @AuthorSimonRead
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When Sarah Bax Horton (@horton_bax) researched an ancestor who worked on the Jack the Ripper investigation, it led her to write two books based on the Met's Whitechapel Murders files. Book 2, Arm of Eve, is out this month Find out more at bit.ly/HistoriaThamesTorso @TheHistoryPress
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"A thrilling look into some of the most horrific crimes in history" Great quote for #ScotlandYard by @AuthorSimonRead ⬇️⬇️⬇️ lovereading.co.uk/blog/kicks…
Kickstart Your Reading Season with These Unmissable September Books!

Kickstart Your Reading Season with These Unmissable September Books!

Read Kickstart Your Reading Season with These Unmissable September Books! on LoveReading

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Look what I got! I already said this book is "riveting" and a must read. I stand by that. What I didn't say was that the author is a wonderful guy who sent me an autographed copy. Snap it up now. I promise you won't regret it.
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Rest in Peace Lord Vader
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@AuthorSimonRead brings the gory details of Victorian-era crimes to life in his thrilling history of SCOTLAND YARD. @Pegasus_Books bookpage.com/?p=207413
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And this is why I love books... #BookTwitter
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Mac users on International Blue Screen of Death day...
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1950 - a real lack of cars in this view down Whitehall from Trafalgar Square - a few buses are evident as are a number of pedestrians and the seated statue of Prince George, Duke of Cambridge can be seen in the distance (it sits on a plinth of granite) #eastend #london #History
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals and help writers put their books in front of readers. RT this and let us know what to RT for you. It’s House of Bone and Rain’s first appearance! Hah. It’s 25% off at @BNBuzz! Go ahead, share what you love! barnesandnoble.com/w/house-o…
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Looks like a required reading list to me.
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Most of the books are being banned from H.S. libraries for students 14-18 One mom: “My high schooler is being denied access to books that interest him. Not all students have the means to obtain books, so the school library may be their only access point." naplesnews.com/story/news/ed…
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A postcard of one of the two 16thC witches skeletons discovered by accident in 1921 at St. Osyth in a cottage garden. The owner decided to erect a fence and charge visitors to see the skeletons, selling postcards like this before his house mysteriously burnt down
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Today would have been Phil Hartman’s 75th birthday. Phil was affectionately known at SNL as “The Glue” because he held together every sketch he was in. Here are 75 as described by his colleagues who marveled at his range and talent. cracked.com/article_39552_th…
The 75 Greatest Phil Hartman ‘SNL’ Sketches, According to His Castmates and Writers

The 75 Greatest Phil Hartman ‘SNL’ Sketches, According to His Castmates and Writers

On what would have been Hartman’s 75th birthday, we celebrate with 75 of his funniest ‘SNL’ bits

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Ending a lifetime of strong martinis and countless cigarettes, #JamesBond creator Ian Fleming—one of my literary heroes—died #OTD in 1964 at the age of 56.
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Today, some of the books that shaped my life—and the lives of so many others—are being challenged by people who disagree with certain ideas or perspectives. And librarians are on the front lines, fighting every day to make the widest possible range of viewpoints, opinions, and ideas available to everyone.
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#OTD 1940 Churchill delivered in the House of Commons one of the greatest speeches of his career. His words inspired and stiffened the resolve of the British people to resist a possible—at the time it seemed probable—German invasion. It was, for Churchill, his finest hour.
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🏡 #onthisday in 1817, Jane Austen left this house for the final time. She left to stay in Winchester, closer to her doctor, where she died two months later, on 18 July. #janeausten #janeaustenshouse
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The members and guests of the #BiographersInternationalOrganization assembled this weekend for our first in-person conference since 2019, and it was incredible.
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Head over to Instagram to enter our #giveaway to win an advance reading copy of GENEVA, @RCArmitage's debut thriller (coming to US audiences Oct. 20th). We'll also throw in a copy of DAMAGE, the novel that inspired @Netflix's new hit series OBSESSION. 🏔️ instagram.com/p/Cra7mC3rp5M/

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Today marks the 90th anniversary of the first of FDR's fireside chats on radio. There would be thirty-three fireside addresses over an eleven-year period. During that nearly fourteen-minute first chat, the new president dealt with the banking emergency.
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