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Finally posting some photos of my Merchant and Mil

Finally posting some photos of my Merchant and Mills sewing retreat project. I made The Thelma and I love it. A huge thank you to Katie and Elwen for guiding me through some of the trickier steps and bringing me cups of tea. Lots of effort went into this. The pattern has 23 pieces many of which have to be done in the lining fabric and interfacing (I think there were something like 33 pieces to cut out and numerous notches and tailor tacks). The pattern has 56 steps but the result is amazing. I’m 176cm in height and added 5cm to the bodice of a size 10. I made up the boiler suit using @merchantandmills fabrics, camel sanded cotton and a checked linen for the lining called mayfield. This is definitely the most difficult pattern I’ve tackled thus far. The instructions are great but given the complexity, a great deal of patience is required. Don’t let that put you off though. The result is fabulous. #merchantandmills #merchantandmillspattern #merchantandmillsfabric #thethelma #merchantandmillsretreat #rye #chiswick #london #sewing #sewingover50 #sewersofinstagram #sewingproject #boilersuit #madewithlove #homemade #madeitmyself #sew #sewist #jumpsuit

Easing into Easter with @dsalvala , Seamus and sun

Easing into Easter with @dsalvala , Seamus and sunshine ☀️🐣#london #chiswick

Played with the reflections on the surface of the

Played with the reflections on the surface of the River Thames. Probably the closest I’ll ever get to abstract painting. #london #riverthames

This is a piece I wrote for @wearebookanista celeb

This is a piece I wrote for @wearebookanista celebrating the return of @capitalcrime1 to London. Its stunning relaunch was staged in the heart of Battersea Park, the two-hundred-acre Victorian parkland flanked by The River Thames and Battersea Power Station. The statistics are astounding considering this was only the festival’s second outing. Sheltered under two rather impressive tents and a canopied bar, one hundred and eighty authors, thirty-eight participating moderators, a half dozen security guards, fifteen sponsors, an army of FMcM publicists and a handful of volunteers came together with eager audiences to celebrate crime fiction in all its guises. Over three wonderful days in late September, hundreds of books were sold in the pop-up Goldsboro Bookshop in the Pump House Gallery and countless drinks were guzzled in the Capital Crime bar. Thank you to @davidhheadley @lizziecurle @goldsborobooks @fmcmassociates & countless others for putting together an amazing festival. Follow the link for the rest of the article: https://bookanista.com/capital-crime-2022/
@yrsasigurdardottir @ellygriffiths17 @sj_watson @paulahawkins2010 @svaughanauthor @louisecandlish @fionacumminsauthor @katrinjakobsd @ragnarjo @misterosman @camilla.bolton.agent @kimtsherwood @chriscarterbooksofficial @mattjwesolowski @catward66 @clarewhitfieldauthor
Photo credits: Seb Higgins, Ned Green & me.
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I’ve been sewing! This was a gift for a dear Ice

I’ve been sewing! This was a gift for a dear Icelandic friend who writes dark crime fiction, hence the macabre satin lining. My daughter Dani was kind enough to pose for a few photos on my roof terrace. The #novacoat pattern is available at @papercutpatterns . I bought the black wool coating fabric through @misanretail ‘s outlet Misan West on Goldhawk Road, London and the novelty lining fabric was purchased online from @spoonflower , designer #MaryZabaikina . The pattern runs large so I suggest going down a couple of sizes. It’s a bit like origami at times but easy to make as there are no buttons or zips. Happy to report that my friend was super pleased and it actually FIT. Will definitely be going back to this pattern soon! NB I also made the palazzo trousers Dani is wearing 😀. Pattern by @simplesewuk #papercutpatterns #sew #madebyhand #sewersofinstagram #wool #spoonflower #writersofinstagram #misanwest #chiswick #misanretail #sewing #palazzotrousers

Iceland Noir Decor photoshoot with @williamryanboo

Iceland Noir Decor photoshoot with @williamryanbookbaker
Photo: @bzillyportraits
Location: Bessastaðir, Presidential Palace, Iceland
@icelandnoir #bessastaðir #icelandnoir2022 #writersofinstagram #iceland

Waterfalls, rainbows and good friends. Sadly, my I

Waterfalls, rainbows and good friends. Sadly, my Iceland trip is coming to an end. Thank you to @yrsasigurdardottir, Oli and the entire @icelandnoir team for a wonderful festival. I will definitely be coming back. #iceland #icelandnoir2022 #hvolsvöllur #waterfalls #writersofinstagram

Rainbows on the south coast #iceland #icelandnoir2

Rainbows on the south coast #iceland #icelandnoir2022

Huge waves off Black Sand Beach. One unfortunate t

Huge waves off Black Sand Beach. One unfortunate tourist was nearly swept away. Rain was lashing down but then the sun came out. #iceland #icelandnoir #reynisfjarabeach @icelandnoir #writersofinstagram

Me, but in Iceland. @icelandnoir - came for the cr

Me, but in Iceland. @icelandnoir - came for the crime writers but stayed for the great outdoors. It’s been a wonderful trip so far. #iceland #icelandnoir #wriitersofinstagram

#iceland #icelandnoir #roadtrip #strokkur #geyser

#iceland #icelandnoir #roadtrip #strokkur #geyser

Iceland Noir is the gift that keeps on giving. Wal

Iceland Noir is the gift that keeps on giving. Walked out of an event featuring Bernadine Evaristo and this is happening outside. @icelandnoir #reykjavik #northernlights #iceland #writersofinstagram #bernardineevaristo

Kevin Galloway played an amazing set of music at T

Kevin Galloway played an amazing set of music at The Betsey Trotwood last night. Thank you to Loose Music for putting together a brilliant evening! I’m already looking forward to the next show. 🙏🏻 #LooseNights #davegalloway @thebetseytrotwood @loose_music @kgallowaymusic #london #countrymusic #thebetseytrotwood #livemusic

Hard to believe it’s late October. The River Tha

Hard to believe it’s late October. The River Thames was stunning this evening. #london #riverthames #chiswick

Feeling rejuvenated after spending two days explor

Feeling rejuvenated after spending two days exploring Bath and hugging ancient Avebury stones with authors @beth_miller_author and @melissa.j.bailey. After a meandering tour of the city of Bath and drinks in the hotel’s garden, @jasonhewitt123 and @clairedouglasauthor joined us for dinner on Sunday evening where topics ranged from the seriously funny to the seriously inappropriate. Needless to say, we’ve decided to stick to that well known motto ‘What happens in Bath, stays in Bath or indeed Swindon’. On Monday, we were forced to part ways as I kidnapped Melissa for an impromptu road trip through the Wiltshire countryside which was gorgeous and awe-inspiring. We visited the stone circle in Avebury, Silbury Hill and West Kennet Long Barrow which dates back to 3650BC AND I successfully completed a half dozen u-turns in an array of driveways and FOUND a petrol station before it was too late. Mind clearly blown, Melissa Bailey is now house hunting in Wiltshire 😂😂😂 #avebury #bath #wiltshire #westkennetlongbarrow #silburyhill #writersofinstagram

Visited the @vamuseum with @rosboissevain this mor

Visited the @vamuseum with @rosboissevain this morning for a quick dive into ‘Halley! The Korean Wave’. K-Pop isn’t really my think but oh how I loved how the traditional hanbok design has inspired today’s fashion trends. Seriously beautiful fabrics and exquisite attention to detail. Love. Love. Love. #koreanfashion #koreanwave #kpop #victoriaandalbertmuseum #london

Pascal Engman: Contact at any price My author Q&

Pascal Engman: Contact at any price
My author Q&A w/ Pascal is now live on Bookanista https://bookanista.com/pascal-engman/
According to Wikipedia, an incel, or involuntary celibate, is “a member of an online subculture of people who define themselves as unable to get a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one.” United by a lethal form of misogyny, male adherents are becoming increasingly emboldened.
Pascal Engman’s Femicide shines a harsh spotlight on just how far incel fanatics, intent on doing harm, will go to infiltrate women’s lives through the use of technology and social media. Identities are stolen, profiles faked, and the use of real-time geolocation tagging makes it easy to stalk potential victims through applications such as Instagram. The novel will be a wake-up call for readers who normally associate Sweden with high levels of gender equality, Volvos and ABBA. It turns out that the country that introduced the world to the joys of flat-pack furniture has “the highest number of incels in the world per capita.”
The novel opens with the brutal murder of a young woman named Emelie Rydén. The killing presents as an open-and-shut case, but Vanessa Frank, the pragmatic detective brought in to investigate the crime, soon starts to see inconsistencies. With time, and through multiple points of view representing a rich cross-section of Swedish society, the city of Stockholm and its myriad problems are laid bare.
Pascal doesn’t shy away from depicting disturbing acts of brutality against women. The writing is clinical but never detached. It is a fine balance that the author handles with care. Anything less would be a disservice to the women who’ve been victimised. Though bleak, this isn’t a world without hope. There are stories of sacrifice, love and friendship throughout the book, the most touching coming from places that, to the outside observer, seem the most hopeless of all.
#femicide #pascalengman #crimefiction #writersofinstagram #bookstagram #sweden #stockholm #incels #bookanista #karinsalvalaggio #authorinterview #booksintranslation

Set in Calcutta’s notorious red-light district S

Set in Calcutta’s notorious red-light district Sonagachi, Rijula Das’s debut Small Deaths resists lazy stereotypes. Years of research have provided Das with an intimate understanding of the power dynamics at play between the madams, pimps and police, and how their often-cruel manoeuvrings have devastating consequences for the endless stream of girls and young women trafficked into modern-day sex slavery.
Now in her late twenties, Lalee was sold into sex work by her family as a child. Her dreams of freedom are tinged with an innate understanding that “hope was a bad survival strategy in Sonagachi.” Beautiful and fiercely intelligent, she has long since internalised her shame: “She couldn’t look in the mirror, its spotless surface too exposing, too confronting for her to endure.” Her loyal client Tilu Shau is also ambitious. Low caste and impoverished, he ekes out a living penning erotic novels while aspiring to write stirring histories of his beloved Calcutta and one day free Lalee from the Blue Lotus, a sprawling brothel run with an iron fist by Shefali Madam.
Following the brutal murder of her friend Maya, Lalee is lured upstairs to work with high-end clients who are willing to pay more money. She soon finds herself in a dangerous world defined by corruption and sexual brutality on a scale she never imagined possible. She will need all her courage and strength to escape Maya’s fate.
My interview with Rijula Das is now live https://bookanista.com/rijula-das/
@rijuladas @wearebookanista @amazonpublishing #smalldeaths #rijuladas #debut #crimefiction #books #bookstagram #booksbooksbooks #calcutta #amazoncrossing #sexworkers #sexslavery #shonagachi #sonagachi #karinsalvalaggio #kolkata #women #sexualviolence #brothel #fiction #endurance #resilence #pimps #police #prostitutes #policecorruption #redlightdistrict #murder

Images of Princess Elizabeth in ATS uniform were s

Images of Princess Elizabeth in ATS uniform were seen by some as radical and subversive, but at the time the government was training young women as special agents and parachuting them into hostile territory throughout Europe.
@karinsalvalaggio interviews @amandaleesauthor about her WWII secret agent romance The Silence Before Dawn on @wearebookanista. Out now from @bookouture
bookanista.com/amanda-lees
[HRH Princess Elizabeth in the Auxiliary Territorial Service, April 1945. Imperial War Museum; detail from cover; author photo by Harry Rafique]
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Catriona Ward's #Sundial pushes the boundaries of

Catriona Ward's #Sundial pushes the boundaries of psychological horror in pleasing ways. The prose is intelligent, highly observed and exquisitely toxic. Loved it so much I had to write a piece for @wearebookanista ... @catward66 @serpentstail #horror #crimefiction
#catrionaward #greatreads #mojavedesert #bookstagram #books #writerscommunity #writersofinstagram #highlyrecommend #thebesttime https://bookanista.com/the-best-time/

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