I have news! The Polari Prize turns 15 this year. To celebrate, we’ll be appearing at over 30 destinations across the UK, showcasing the best in emerging & established LGBTQ literary talent. The Polari Prize 15th Birthday Showcase is funded by Arts Council England More info soon.

STOP what you are doing, this is not a drill! Proofs of #TheFinalVow by M.W. Craven (out on 14/8) are heading into the world & I’ve been lucky enough to receive one! If you don’t know anything about these books, you need to reevaluate your poor life choices & start reading now.

SEVENTH time seeing ABBA Voyage tonight. I guess you could say I’m ABBA-sessed. 🎤🪩

OMG. ABBA Voyage those subtle changes and new songs were incredible. An even better experience. ‘Thank you for the music.’

Do you know how politics works, Keir Starmer? Asking for a country. 🤦‍♂️

International bestselling author Lex Noteboom joins David to explain how his sci-fi podcast The Deca Tapes led to book deals, and shares the wild world-building behind his latest novel The Man with a Thousand Faces. Listen now: buzzsprout.com/1922897

Check out my conversation with David Henry Headley on writing and books in the latest episode of Confessions of a Book Collector! open.spotify.com/episode/3oY9Bs…

Want to win a historical crime novel that looks beautiful? That glistens like GOLD? Here's your chance: facebook.com/CrimeFictionLo…

I’m shocked, I tell ya. 🤣 Of course it was always going to be Pulp. They have a new album out. 🤦‍♂️

Thanks Barry Forshaw! The Man With A Thousand Faces by Lex Noteboom is getting rave reviews! crimetime.co.uk/crime-fiction-…

BRILLIANT review of Eva Björg Ægisdóttir's #HomeBeforeDark t V Cribb in The Times and The Sunday Times! 'A complex, increasingly creepy tale of young love, dysfunctional families, long-buried secrets and pen pals who are not what they seem…' Thank you Mr Mark Sanderson! thetimes.com/culture/books/…

Ever wondered how a book club works and how the books are chosen? In this special episode, David turns the page back to where it all began 20 years ago, from PREM1ER’s humble origins to the powerhouse #bookcollecting community it is now. 🎧 Listen ➡️ buzzsprout.com/1922897

🇮🇸🔎📖Hear the Icelandic author Jón Atli Jónasson read from his debut crime novel Broken: youtu.be/lRgxDQ0U9lY via Corylus Books

The book 📖 you need to read: #Broken by Jón Atli Jónasson in Quentin Bates’s #translation #Iceland 🇮🇸 David Henry Headley Raven Crime Reads 𓄿❤📚 🇺🇦 scanoir.co.uk Capital Crime

It’s a RARE SUPERMOON of an heatworld day because we have a five-star sweep!!!!!!! Congrats to these insanely talented books from kavana Louise Candlish #ANeighboursGuideToMurder Austin Taylor and Laura Shepherd-Robinson 🚀🚀🚀🧨🧨🧨Blink Publishing HQ Stories Pan Macmillan Penguin Michael Joseph

Irrelevant man joins irrelevant party.

99p for a book I’ve literally shed blood for (long story - ask me at an event and I’ll show you the pics if you’re not squeamish) - limited time only though. You snooze, you lose #BookTwitter #BooksWorthReading Amazon - tinyurl.com/5h7uknk4 Kobo - tinyurl.com/4n2ndt7y

What’s that ear-splitting noise? Could it be the sound of an over-excited author tooting her own trumpet? Well, yes it could! Delighted to announce that my 20th book, The Revenge Club, is longlisted for the Comedy Women In Print Prize. Comedy Women In Print 2025! #CWIP #TheRevengeClub

Just a casual evening hanging out with Bianca Del Rio Mary Mac, and Miss Sherry Vine - no big deal. 😝🌈 #Queens #DragRoyalty

Bye Virgin Voyages ⚓️, until next time. That was a terrific trip, thank you.