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Bay Tales 2026 happening in Whitley Bay on 28/2/26. DM us or email [email protected] to get the best seats in the house. £41.75 FOR THE WHOLE DAY!
Joined September 2020
****Publishers****. Pitching for #baytales26 opens Tues 1 April and closes Sat 31 May. For more info, DM us.
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With just under 50 followers to hit FOUR THOUSAND, we have FOUR lovely bundles* to give away when we hit the magic number. Like, RT and follow to be in with a chance. *books may vary
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🎉🎉Giveaway time. 🎉🎉.To be in with a chance to win one of these #baytales23 bundles (incl. a tote bag, books, samplers & a t-shirt) just retweet this tweet and follow us. Tag a friend for an extra entry. UK only - ends 8pm (GMT) on 19th March.
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Fancy getting your paws on these brilliant books? RT and follow to be in with a chance. UK only. Closes at 12pm on Sun 3 Dec.
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Competition Time! We're thrilled to offer the new thriller by @NkCurran from @LittleBrownUK & @TheCrimeVault. out 06/04/23. Just follow us, like this post & retweet. Already following? Just like & retweet. We'll DM 3 winners Sun. 9th April. Good luck & watch your inbox!
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Post Bank Holiday Blues? . We are giving away pairs of books from this stack across our social media channels. Just share this post, like & follow. UK only, closes at 8pm on 24 May (BST).
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So close to 4,500 followers. If we can get there, we’ll give away another of these beautiful bundles! .Books may vary, UK only. Winner picked at random from RTs & followers.
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We’ve had some amazing books c/o wonderful publishers for our tote bags this year. If we reach 5000 followers we’ll choose one random follower to receive one. Just follow us, like this post & share. (If you’re following already just like and share)… we’ll select March 3rd!.
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To celebrate World Book Day we're giving away a special #baytales24 tote bag. Whether you were with us at the weekend or not, like, retweet (and ensure you're following us so we can get in touch if you win!). We'll pick one lucky winner at random on Saturday 9th March.
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Our @vpeanuts had a good chat with our patron @AnnCleeves last week at @TheMaltings .They talked about “Classic Cleeves” so we’d like to give one lucky follower a signed copy of The Sleeping and the Dead. Just follow us, RT and like this post. UK only. Ends midday, 8/9/24.
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We have a GREAT giveaway c/o @BloomsburyRaven - FIVE copies of @imranmahmood777's new book 'Finding Sophie' (out March 16th). Read the review then like, retweet & follow us so we can tell you if you've won. Winners selected 16th March. Good luck!
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#CrimeFiction Competition time! We've got 2 x copies of @AAChaudhuri's new book #thefinalparty from @HeraBooks (Published May 25th) to give away. Follow us, like this post & retweet to be in with a chance! Already following? Just like & retweet. Winners drawn Sunday 14th May!
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We've got 3 copies of the new speculative thriller #One from @evecsmith (Out July 20th @OrendaBooks) Fancy an EARLY copy? FOLLOW US, LIKE & RETWEET this post to enter. Already following us? Just like & retweet! (& check out Eve's previous books #OffTarget & #TheWaitingRooms !)
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Fancy a spooky giveaway? .We have a copy ‘The Fortunes of Olivia Richmond’ by @LouiseDWriter thanks to our pals at @moonflowerbooks .If you’d like to read this atmospheric gothic novel, make sure you follow, like & RT. UK only. Closes 8pm 31/10/24.
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Fancy winning this beautiful bundle? . Help us reach 5,000 followers and when we hit the magic number, we’ll pick a winner at random from our followers. ❤️
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Happy Monday, folks! .Ahead of pb publication on Thurs, we've got a copy or THREE of #WestHeartKill to give away!.To be in with a chance of winning: follow us, author @dannmcd & @BloomsburyRaven & RT & like this Tweet. UK only. Comp closes on 3 July '24 at 9pm BST.
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79 followers needed to get to 1000. can we do it before our show on Wed? Can you help us? . IF we hit 1000 followers (or more) by Wed, we will announce a randomly selected winner to win these 4 fab books. all you have you have to do to be in with a chance is RT & follow!
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Feeling the @BloodyScotland FOMO this weekend? We have some crime fiction goodies to send out so reply #notinStirling to be in with a chance! .UK only. Comp closes 9pm on Sun 15 Sept.
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Remember, remember the fifth of November… because that’s when we’ll randomly pick someone to win a copy of #TheDeadlySpark by @RoxieAdelleKey .To be in with a chance of winning this gripping debut, follow us & Roxie, like & share this post. UK only, closes 10pm GMT, 5/11/24.
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Hoping everyone who's going has a wonderful time @ChilternKills this weekend (how could you not?). For those of you who can't attend, follow us, like & share this and we'll pick a few winners at random to win some goodies. UK only. Comp closes at 8pm BST on Sunday, 6 Oct '24.
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We're thrilled to offer 3 readers copies of 'The Detective' from @ajaychow pub. date 13th April @vintagebooks (pre-order available now). We're BIG fans of the series. To be in with a chance, retweet & follow us. Already following us? Just retweet. Closing date Friday 31st March
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To celebrate the release of 'Hunkeler's Secret', we have a full set of this international crime series to give away thanks to our very kind pals at Bitter Lemon Press. Follow us and @bitterlemonpub, like & RT this to be in with a chance of winning. UK only, closes 11/5 at 8pm BST
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Hello and thanks to all our new followers! We’re less than 50 followers away from our next big milestone… if you RT this tweet, we’ll put you into our drawer to win a stack of books from our archive!
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The greatest writer who ever lived turns spy… .To be in with a chance of winning #ASerpentintheGarden by one of the nicest blokes in crime @HowardLinskey .Be sure to follow us, @canelo_co & Howard as well as RT-ing and liking this post. UK only, comp closes at 8pm BST 22/9/24.
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Congratulations to @anncleeves on her OBE. Ann has been a champion for readers & writers through her books and library work. We could not have got to where we are with our planning with Bay Tales live without her support.
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Here's Mike, winner of our signed copy of The Rising Tide signed by @AnnCleeves & @BrendaBlethyn fund raiser for @TheBAYFoodbank . We're just 180 followers off our next BIG giveaway so follow & retweet & we'll choose a couple of lucky winners when we hit 4,000!
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We’ve something VERY special to announce Bank Holiday Monday for @AnnCleeves & #vera fans. Follow us for updates! Just for fun, we’ll be give away a signed copy of a Vera book to the first DM with the correct guess of what it might be. We'll post/ steal the best/ funniest guesses
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We have 1 x pre-release copy of @AAChaudhuri's fab new book 'The Loyal Friend' to give away. Follow us & retweet this to be in with a chance - we'll select a winner this Sunday. (if you're already following us, just retweet!) & we've BIG news coming, so it's worth following us!
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Thank you to all our new followers! If you're a fan of #CrimeFiction & would like to be in with a chance, just follow/ retweet/ tag before 8pm (GMT) on 19th March. We have spot competitions throughout the year, and have big news coming soon. !.
🎉🎉Giveaway time. 🎉🎉.To be in with a chance to win one of these #baytales23 bundles (incl. a tote bag, books, samplers & a t-shirt) just retweet this tweet and follow us. Tag a friend for an extra entry. UK only - ends 8pm (GMT) on 19th March.
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So we hit 4,000 pretty darn quick. If we can get to 4,500 we’ll pick another bundle winner! . Woo! 😍.
With just under 50 followers to hit FOUR THOUSAND, we have FOUR lovely bundles* to give away when we hit the magic number. Like, RT and follow to be in with a chance. *books may vary
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It’s canny blustery in the bay today… bring your thermals this weekend!
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Anyone up for a little bookish giveaway this weekend?
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Thanks to all our new followers. We give a free book away when we hit random milestones and it could be for ANY of our followers, old or new. So keep eye out, and keep sharing. We’ve got a huge one coming up when we hit 4,000!.
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The perfect place for a crime fest… join us in Feb!.
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Fancy seeing these incredible folk LIVE IN CONVO in #WhitleyBay next March? Grab your ticket for #baytales25 while we still have some left! .DM us to get your ticket for the full day’s event for just £41.75. #readersoftwitter #writersoftwitter #amreading #CrimeFiction
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We're thrilled to announce tickets for our Bay Tales Live show February 12th 2022 at Whitley Bay Playhouse are now on sale. Take a look at this amazing line up & book your all-day tickets now for just £30 (+ booking charge). We hope to see you at the Bay!
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We’ve been unable to keep up with everyone’s tweets today (we were trending, don’t you know) . Thanks you so much for joining us at #baytales23 - we love what we do and we’re so happy you seem to, too!
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It’s been a busy week for our patron @AnnCleeves (TBF we think she’s pretty busy every week). Who’d like to find out who her special guest for #baytales25 is?.
Emotional final day of Vera filming. Thanks to the whole team for letting me be a part of it. And for an amazing wrap party in the perfect Geordie location.
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Having a few days off but respond to DMs asap! Thanks to all who attended #baytales24 whether as audience members, authors, moderators or volunteers. Until next time…
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THRILLED to announce that, thru a combo of raffle ticket sales & an incredible winning bid in our #vera silent auction, #baytales24 visitors have raised £1572.50 for The Bay Foodbank. Thank you to all who contributed - through donating raffle prizes, buying tickets or bidding.
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Ann does so much for so many. Wonderful to see her rightfully recognised.
Our first Public Library Champion Award goes to @AnnCleeves. Cleeves is the author of 37 critically-acclaimed crime novels. She is also an outspoken advocate for public #Libraries throughout her career. This award recognises her priceless advocacy work.
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We have a little something to send to someone #notatHarrogate last weekend. If there’s someone you think deserves a pick-me-up, tag them here!.
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Harbour Day at cullercoats from the @RNLI who we’ve been proud to welcome at both Bay Tales Live and who our patron @AnnCleeves is raising money for with forthcoming book talks…
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The bag packing has started. Thanks to our generous publishing sponsors who have provided some amazing books for our lucky dip bags, including signed, not yet released, and future best sellers. Numbers available will be limited and only at bay tales live!
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Congratulations to EVERYONE involved with #TheakstonsCrime - behind the scenes and on the stages! If anyone can't wait a whole year for the next one, may we humbly offer our own little offering in March for a weekend of crime fiction fun?
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We're thrilled to announce our Bay Tales Live 2024 line up. You can see the panel participants from @simonschusterUK @panmacmillan & @MichaelJBooks, @AnnCleeves' special guest interview, & our VERY special guest session. DM or Email us for tickets!
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Welcome to all new followers - and thanks to those of you who aren’t new. We are under 100 followers away from 3,000. And when we hit that milestone, there’ll be a book giveaway! 😍😍😍
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Been a bit of a rush of tickets for #baytales25 - what could’ve caused that?! .DM us to bag yours or email baytales20@gmail.com
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Finishing #baytales24 in style with @RHChilliWriters @VaseemKhanUK @radiomukhers joined by @TrevorWoodWrite and @FionaAnnCummins
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Thanks to all our new followers. As longer term followers know we like to give books away… we’re 8 away from our next mini milestone- when we hit that we’ll pick a name from our followers at random for a free book… so retweet to get us there and be in with a chance!.
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Today is @AnnCleeves #vera research day… For a Top Secret Project (TM) anyone coming to Bay Tales Live will be very interested in. Watch this space for more news soon!
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Look who’s closing our 2025 show! It’s only bloody @callytaylor & @MarkBillingham 😍😍.Can you tell how thrilled we are to have these two titans of crime fiction appearing at #baytales25?! .Tickets are going like hot cakes so DM us now to grab yours! #whitleybay @Playhouse_WB
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Our Bay Tales Patron @anncleeves has chosen her special guest for her opening session chat (to be announced soon). We look forward to welcoming @RuthWareWriter in our @simonschusterUK panel &. we've got a LOT more names for you soon. ! Do what it says to be the first to know!
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Tickets on sale for #baytales24 - grab yours at 2023’s prices… this is an early bird offer! Get in quick! #baytales23 #baytales2023 #BayTalesLive2023 #baytaleslive23 #baytales .
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Been nominated for Heart of the Community at #NTBusinessAwards2024 - thank you to whoever took the time to recognise the work we do to support our community in #WhitleyBay .This is the second year in a row we’ve received a nomination and we’re so grateful! 🥰
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#baytales24 might be over, but the offers continue! We'll be running a competition where five of you could win a copy of a book many of our favourite authors are saying is one of the best of 2024! Watch out for our review & details on how to enter this weekend.
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DRUM ROLL PLEASE 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁.We’re delighted to announce that @william1shaw will be our Patron’s Pick for 2025, opening #baytales25 with @AnnCleeves .DM us for your tickets now or email baytales20@gmail.com
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Hey, lovely folks. We’ve been so bowled over by the response to our competition that we’re giving away TWO #baytales23 bundles. 🥁🥁🥁🥁Stand by for the winners’ announcement… 🥁🥁🥁🥁.
🎉🎉Giveaway time. 🎉🎉.To be in with a chance to win one of these #baytales23 bundles (incl. a tote bag, books, samplers & a t-shirt) just retweet this tweet and follow us. Tag a friend for an extra entry. UK only - ends 8pm (GMT) on 19th March.
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Head to the #baytales24 merch stand to grab tote bags filled with books and goodies (£20), t-shirts IN DIFFERENT COLOURS (£15) and limited edition 2024 hoodies (£25) and tees!
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Huge congrats, and thanks, to the cast and crew of #Vera and, of course, to @AnnCleeves - what you’ve done for the NE can’t be understated. ❤️❤️❤️.
Emotional final day of Vera filming. Thanks to the whole team for letting me be a part of it. And for an amazing wrap party in the perfect Geordie location.
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So if you missed the show tonight… @vpeanuts & @SimonBewick (the @VNatB1 & @bay_tales team) are thrilled to announce we’re holding our first, live physical event at a great venue with amazing authors on Feb 12th here in Whitley Bay- mark it down. More news coming soon.
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Are you around #Newcastle on May 17th? We have 2 x pairs of tickets to give away, courtesy of our friends at @ForumBooks who are hosting @willrdean & @flint_writes at @biscuit_factory. Just follow us, like & retweet for a chance to win! We’ll DM 2 randomly chosen winners May 3rd
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Congrats to @JoCallaghanKat for the fab reviews of 'In The Blink of An Eye' on @BBCTwo #betweenthecovers. We loved having you, @RuthWareWriter & @JackJordanBooks on the @simonschusterUK panel at #baytaleslive23 talking to @Shotsblog! & we agreed 100% with the show guests!
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Lovely to see our very own @AnnCleeves on @BBCTheOneShow tonight talking about our hometown #WhitleyBay - if you like crime fiction & fancy visiting our bay for a one-day fest feat. Ann & many others, get your tickets now (£30 + booking fee).
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Time to announce two more #baytales25 stars. Say hello to @EmmaLK & @Anna_Mazz who’ll be joining @mariwriter & 1 more special guest (keep your eyes peeled, more info soon) on the @orionbooks panel to chat about how their day jobs influenced their writing.
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Just over 50 followers to hit our next milestone. There will be books given away when we get there. You know what to do.
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Woo-hoo. A new episode of @AnnCleeves ' #vera on @ITV tonight. If you're around #whitleybay we've a FREE Vera map you can use to visit some local sites from 'The Seagull'. (& some links on the page for #baytaleslive24 if you fancy joining us in March!.
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Plan to bring book joy to the world started. Aim 1: reach 500 followers by the weekend. Anyone care to help us out by retweeting to tell people the gang from .@VNatB1 can be trusted to put out good stuff with their new project @bay_tales ? We'll be your best mates. promise. :).
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There are so many people to thank and we’re worried we’ll forget someone so let’s say to EVERYONE who came to #baytales25 - thank you. Authors, publishers, audience, volunteers, podcasters, journalists, students and more. Thank you so, so much.
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After Bay Tales Live, we're going old school in a one-off @VNatB1 special with a twist we've never done before. Keep watching for an announcement of a truly stellar line up coming very soon. You won't want to miss this one. .
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In The Dark Wives novel by @AnnCleeves there is a character named after a #baytales charity raffle winner. ❤️❤️❤️ #Vera #endofanera #endofaVera
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We've got some exciting News about Bay Tales. We're now making ALL content on the site - video archives, fiction, non-fiction and much more FREE! - Please Read and share! -
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March 4th. 2023. Big news coming VERY soon for #CrimeFiction fans. To ensure you're the first to know, make sure you're signed up for our free newsletter via
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We’re really chuffed to see strong ticket sales for #baytales26 before a single author has been announced. Choosing to believe that this is a sign that you like what we do!! 🤣 Thank you!.
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Visiting #whitleybay or an @AnnCleeves #vera fan? With Ann & artist @NicYg we've made a FREE walking map with key scenes & info from The Seagull @panmacmillan novel & @ITV episode. Download here & you could win a signed copy of #theragingstorm! Please RT!
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Thank you to EVERYONE who entered our recent tote bag competitions (to help us reach 5k followers & to celebrate World Book Day). We've DMd two winners so check your Messages. If you didn't win - keep watching: we've got a fantastic competition coming later this morning !.
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Thanks to all of you who'e already bought tickets for Bay Tales Live 2024! We appreciate the trust &, behind the scenes, things are already happening which we think are going to make BTL24 our biggest & best yet! Email baytales20@gmail.com to get '24 tickets at '23 prices!
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Good Morning everyone. View this morning from the Bay.
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Looking for a gift for the crime fiction fan in your life? .Long after the sherry’s been drunk & the lights have come down, there’ll be #baytales25 to enjoy. See some of the biggest crime fic writers in convo, get books signed & more! . Tickets here:
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Ee! Well, we weren’t expecting THAT response. Welcome new followers! As a thank you, we’re going to be choosing TWO winners tomorrow.
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We have a limited number of #baytales25 tote bags left. DM us to grab yours! . Please note: the books are pick n mix, below are just some that are in the bags.
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That @crawleywordfest @VNatB1 line up? @AAChaudhuri @radiomukhers @AmenAlonge @AwaisKhanAuthor @evecsmith @JackJordanBooks @neillancaster66 @SVaughanAuthor @TrevorWoodWrite @VictoriaSelman - with @DerekIFarrell , @vpeanuts @SimonBewick. Not bad, eh?
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We see World War Three is trending… can we maybe get #baytales25 trending instead? .Bay Tales is all about friendship, community, a love of reading and of kindness. #bemoreBay.
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We’ve chosen two winners at random for our book bundles but we’re feeling generous this windy afternoon. Once we hit 2,222 followers, we’re gonna give another bundle away… Book Twitter: do your thing!
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If you’re coming to Bay Tales Live next weekend, don’t forget to take some photos… plenty to snap inside or out!
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We’ve now had over 2,000 visits to our @AnnCleeves #Vera walking map of #whitleybay and lots of #baytales24 visitors picked up a free copy. If you haven’t got yours yet you can download free & find out more about the locations at
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If you're at Bay Tales Live today - or chatting about it, don't forget to use #baytaleslive23 if you say nice things about us. & something different if it's not nice :) If you couldn't make it - we'll keep you updated with news via the tag! Thanks all & see you very soon.
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Look at who’ll be joining us to moderate the @panmacmillan panel at #baytales25 - after her brilliant interview with @valmcdermid this year, we’re delighted to welcome @StephLunch back to Bay Tales. Get your tickets now! or DM us!
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We've had over 1200 downloads of our free map for @AnnCleeves #vera map of #whitleybay. If you're coming to our show next March, or just fancy finding out more about it - you can find it here:
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Mega thanks to the panel sponsoring publishers @panmacmillan @MichaelJBooks & @simonschusterUK All of the gratitude to our patron (and national treasure, right, @radiomukhers) @AnnCleeves. Thanks to @StephLunch & @valmcdermid .….
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