Penny Batchelor - Author

May the fourth (novel) be with you! Sorry, couldn't resist the poor pun ... 😄 To browse & buy all my ebooks/paperbacks/audiobooks go to: bit.ly/43Bpw5z Catch up on my back catalogue whilst I'm busy finishing book 5! @emblabooks @TheD20Authors @The_CWA #thriller #crime

Yep, I’m hooked on these So clever and funny Back soon. Helen. (Downstairs helping Dr Stee 👨🏻‍🍳🌸🐝)

Watch out, AI is already creeping into publishing taking jobs from humans, in this case experienced translators. We need an industry-wide commitment NOT to do this or there will be a race to the bottom. thebookseller.com/news/bloodhoun… @thebookseller @The_CWA

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Fascinating!

"If the publisher has openly told a lie to readers about Celebrity X having authored Book Y, then why shouldn’t they bend the truth to write a more saleable story?", asks @penny_author in our recent Comment piece 👇 ebx.sh/7vZQzV

A month on from the Commons vote on assisted suicide, it’s clear that quite a few MPs were confused about the bill or influenced by misinformation. Here are 10 examples:

Retweeting this a day late. RIP Jane.

‘Forget ambitions to hire more disabled talent in senior roles or to improve access to social and sporting venues - Britain prefers to discuss whether disabled people should be allowed to eat and go to the toilet.’ 😢 @DrFrancesRyan theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Fascinating @KenilworthBook talk tonight with @anniegarthwaite & Elizabeth Fremantle. Great discussion about ‘dangerous women’ in history and why it’s so important their stories are told. @HistoriaHWA

It was in July 1848 that Charlotte Bronte and Anne Bronte arrived at Euston station, London - a journey which changed literary history as it was the moment they threw off their Bell brother masks and revealed their true names. This was Anne's only journey outside Yorkshire.

I had an amendment tonight to protect the employment rights of families who have a very sick child in hospital. Those who agreed those rights should be protected votes content. Those who don’t think they should be protected votes non content @ItsNeverYou22

Sad not to be going to @HarrogateFest Theakston's Crime Festival this year. Had a wonderful time last year speaking on a panel & being an author dinner host. I hope those of you who are going have a marvellous time. Please tell me all the gossip! 😆@emblabooks @The_CWA #Harrogate

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Signed some copies of #TheWomanNextDoor at @WaterstonesLeam today and hid a promotional bookmark inside each copy as a surprise treat. Hurry to buy yours! @emblabooks @leamcourier #booklovers #CrimeReaders #PsychologicalThriller ##CrimeFiction #DomesticNoir

FREE and recommended by #JaniceHallett! 👇🏻@The_CWA @ThePSAA @TheStuCummins #BookBloggers #BookLovers #MustRead #Thriller #FreeBook @amazon #Freebie #CrimeFiction #CrimeFictionFan @YorkshireBook48 @thereadingpara @Matineegirl #LoveBooks

Fabulous spredges book post! @LauraSRobinson @panmacmillan

Many breaking of bricks Iater, #JaneAusten now has a writing room of her own. 😀 @lego