Jim Cockin
@jimcockinauthor
Author; ex-journalist; infrequent football tweets
Terrific you enjoyed Ghost Tide so much @Hickesy and thanks for the 5 🌟review 😀@EyeAndLightning #BooksWorthReading
Ghost Tide by @jimcockinauthor gets ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from me, a gripping, thrilling and cosy read, ideal for the run up to the festive season. Full review here 👇 goodreads.com/review/show/70…
And it’s also why the pub in my book Ghost Tide is called The Mariner’s Arms… raise a glass 🍻 and enjoy @EyeAndLightning #itfc #pafc #suffolk
New Waterfront Bar Named in Tribute to Legend Mariner twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-n… #itfc #pafc #arsenal #threelions #pompey #NERevs
Really enjoyed @Hickesy latest 👻Always just the right amount of edge 👏👏#SummerReads

Loved talking to @Robert___Harris about his career, his latest novel #Precipice & the screen adaptations of his bestsellers - at the @hayfestival. Thanks to the sell-out crowd of 1700 people who joined us, the #festival team & @najmafinlay @HutchHeinemann 📚
🪙🌊⚓ Head to the wilds of the East Anglian coast with Ghost Tide, a spooky intriguing adventure packed with atmosphere & empathy, perfect for early teen readers parrotstreet.com/products/ghost… @jimcockinauthor @EyeandLightning
Brilliant to finally meet @OctoberJonesCo and the @RoehamptonL crew to talk Ghost Tide, sports & spooks: is a cow scarier than a cockroach? #BookTwitter


It was terrific to meet everyone at Roehampton and a lot of fun!
Today me & my spooky crew were delighted to have @jimcockinauthor visit us to talk sports, shipwrecks, scares & spooky stories! I’ll show you the ‘Book of Screams’ we created when I get it put together 😱 10/10 recommend Jim to all my schools, libraries & bookish folk! 👻🖤📚
Really looking forward to it & thanks for the invitation
Thank you Alton team! We can’t wait to have @jimcockinauthor at Roehampton! @wandsworthlibs 💚📚✨
Terrific Ghost Tide has made your March list & hope everyone enjoys it 😀@EyeAndLightning #BooksWorthReading
Have you seen our March Macaw picks? 🪙 Ghost Tide @JimCockinAuthor ⚓ Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw Two epic & magical ocean-faring adventures perfect for early teens parrotstreet.com/collections/bo… #teenbookclub
Pop into Roehampton Library tomorrow to meet Children's author Jim Cockin and enjoy a free fun workshop, Q&A and book signing.
Nice one! 👏👏👏
Exciting times @EyeAndLightning @lblaUK #booktotv #romancebooks eye-books.com/news/nicola-ma…
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Huge congratulations to @LondonBessie Liz Hyder, winner of the @nerobookawards for Children's fiction! Sooo lovely to meet you!
Great news 👏👏👏
I’m *ready* to share the results of #ReviveRoehampton project after making the @thebookseller #Nibbies #LibraryOfTheYear Finalists! I’m unbelievably proud & grateful for everyone who’s supported me in giving us ‘underdogs’ a chance to feel safe, seen, valued & celebrated! TY! 🤩
Congratulations to ALL the winners at the #bestsellerawards tonight including @richardosman @adeleparks @susanlewisbooks @LizPichon - astonishing book sales from one and all. I loved presenting the show & meeting so many old friends - and making new ones. @BestsellerAwrds
One of England’s great grounds #FFC and a couple of real #EPL quality performances by #itfc over Xmas 💪 💪 Bring on 2025

Big thanks to Ghost Tide’s early readers and reviewers: do share this if you know someone who enjoys a #Christmas ghost story #goodreads #BookTwitter
Brilliant news this 👇🏻@catherinebruton congratulations 🥳 👏@nerobookawards
This little teacher is having a little weep and needs to pull herself together before year 7 period 1 ...but seeing my book on this list alongside the awesome @LondonBessie @PatrickNess5 @scarlettdunmore has floored me @guardian @NeroUK @StMarysCalne theguardian.com/books/2024/dec…
Thanks for the invite to the brilliant @woodbridgebks to talk all things Ghost Tide with the book club #goodreads Loved meeting everyone #suffolk

Top turn on @BBCSuffolk tonight @Grubby78 👏 #itfc Extra points for ‘snaggletooth’ 🤣
The power of winning the #BookerPrize2024 - I’m at the wonderful @woodbridgebooks and Orbital by @AuthorSHarvey is already sold out. The shop is now waiting for the publishers and wholesalers to re-print. 📚📖@TheBookerPrizes @JonathanCape #goodreads