10 years ago I was still stuck in the query trenches (lost & confused). Here’s a few things I’ve learned about writing/publishing in the past decade 🧵 1. Resilience. Rejection is part of the job. It gets easier. It’s not that your work isn’t good it’s that it isn’t a good fit.

I’ve just finished #Adrift , by Will Dean and MY GOD, he just gets better and better. ADRIFT is an unbearably tense thriller, a crime waiting to happen - & a love letter to libraries. It’s brilliant and painful and written with so much heart. His best book yet. Out in Feb.

SoA's Theo Jones will be at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival this week, taking part in Creative Thursday, Cracking the Case. With Will Dean, Theo Jones, Henry Sutton and @juliawisdom, chaired by Vaseem Khan

Thanks to Bert’s Books for another order delivered. Finding it tied in a ribbon just makes me smile. Can't wait to get started,no doubt Will Dean has written another outstanding book for me to enjoy.📚

There's a new entry in sixth place. The new one from Will Dean looks like it's going to be another corker. If you enjoyed the Last One to Burn, I think you'll like this one. You'll have to wait until February next year, though...! bertsbooks.co.uk/product/adrift…

First book of the day, "One At a Time" by Will Dean! - Michael

I can wholeheartedly say that I loved The Last Passenger by Will Dean & couldn’t put it down. It’s hard to figure out what else I CAN say, I don’t post spoilers, but it is an absolute page turner and a tense race to the end. Full #bookreview here! ⬇️ marthadunlop.com/story-cave/las…

Loving my growing collection of Will Dean books! #your gonna need a bigger piano

I've just read The Barbecue at No.9 by Jennie Godfrey (updates only) If you loved The List of Suspicious Things, you are not going to be disappointed. goldsborobooks.com/blogs/news/boo…

ADRIFT provides the same feeling of dread and impending doom as Will Dean's brilliantly haunting THE LAST THING TO BURN. It's intense, nervy and disturbing, yet you cannot look away while your anxiety builds. Fantastic stuff! You should preorder it today.

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Here's a delightful piece of postal history: An oak tree that was known as 'The Post office Tree' (or Letter Box Oak). Sadly no more. Further details in picture alt/caption. It is from Border Wanders by ATD Evans (Photographic Studies 1906 -1935). Published 2008.

There's a new Will Dean coming next year... Adrift is already our 6th bestselling pre-order! bertsbooks.co.uk/product/adrift…

Big Bernie 🐾

Love, love, LOVE the Tuva Moodyson Books by Will Dean. The latest is now out in paperback!

Would you like to have YOUR name printed in the hardback edition of ADRIFT? Become part of the book (and Peggy’s library) here: hachette.co.uk/landing-page/b…

Pre-order from Bert’s here: bertsbooks.co.uk/product/adrift… Then upload your confirmation order to Will and you’ll get your name in the book. It’s a pretty cool thing.

When Tuva gets the call to say her best friend is missing, nothing will stop her from doing everything to find her... nail-bitingly tense as ever, if you haven't discovered this series yet you really should! No-one writes a thriller quite like Will Dean #BookTwitter

ADRIFT by Will Dean (pub. by Atria Books 2/17/26) Read a review by Stuart Ashenbrenner 🇺🇸 🇨🇦: bestthrillerbooks.com/stuart-ashenbr…