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<p>The Midnights Reads collection by Sourcebooks Fire is made for readers who crave twists, secrets, and adrenaline-fueled suspense. These page-turners are perfect for fans of late-night thrills and dark YA drama. Ready to stay up all night?<br><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/ya/" rel="tag">#ya</a> @bookstodon @yalit</p>

<p>A little reminder that all of my books are available via bookshop(dot)org, which means that pretty much any local book store can stock them, and benefit from their sale online. If you haven&#x27;t tried Bookshop, here&#x27;s a great place to start!</p><p><a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/michaelshotter" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bookshop.org/shop/michaelshotter"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookshop.org/shop/michaelshott</span><span class="invisible">er</span></a></p><p>@bookstodon @specfic @scifi @horrorbooks </p><p><a href="/tags/specfic/" rel="tag">#specfic</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a> <a href="/tags/horror/" rel="tag">#horror</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/booksofmastodon/" rel="tag">#booksofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readersofmastodon/" rel="tag">#readersofmastodon</a> <a href="/tags/readingcommunity/" rel="tag">#readingcommunity</a> <a href="/tags/whattoread/" rel="tag">#whattoread</a> <a href="/tags/reading/" rel="tag">#reading</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/booktodon/" rel="tag">#booktodon</a></p>

<p>My <a href="/tags/rainbowsnippets/" rel="tag">#RainbowSnippets</a> is up!<br><a href="https://www.elizabeth-noble.com/thoughts-and-things-blog/august-10th-2025" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.elizabeth-noble.com/thoughts-and-things-blog/august-10th-2025"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.elizabeth-noble.com/though</span><span class="invisible">ts-and-things-blog/august-10th-2025</span></a></p><p>This week&#x27;s snippet is from Endosymbiont, book 3 of The Vampire Guard</p><p><a href="/tags/kindleunlimited/" rel="tag">#KindleUnlimited</a> <a href="/tags/elizabethnoble/" rel="tag">#elizabethnoble</a> <a href="/tags/spyfi/" rel="tag">#spyfi</a> <a href="/tags/espionage/" rel="tag">#Espionage</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/vampires/" rel="tag">#vampires</a> <a href="/tags/werewolves/" rel="tag">#Werewolves</a> <a href="/tags/paranormal/" rel="tag">#paranormal</a> <a href="/tags/foundfamily/" rel="tag">#foundfamily</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqsuspense/" rel="tag">#lgbtqsuspense</a> <a href="/tags/lgbtqthriller/" rel="tag">#lgbtqthriller</a> <a href="/tags/paranormalthriller/" rel="tag">#paranormalthriller</a> <a href="/tags/howlingcorgipress/" rel="tag">#howlingcorgipress</a> <a href="/tags/thesleeplesscitysharedworld/" rel="tag">#thesleeplesscitysharedworld</a> <a href="/tags/mmromance/" rel="tag">#mmromance</a> <a href="/tags/mmthriller/" rel="tag">#mmthriller</a> <a href="/tags/gaythriller/" rel="tag">#gaythriller</a> <a href="/tags/paranormalsuspense/" rel="tag">#paranormalsuspense</a> <a href="/tags/vampirethriller/" rel="tag">#vampirethriller</a> <a href="/tags/werewolfthriller/" rel="tag">#werewolfthriller</a> <a href="/tags/hurtcomfortromance/" rel="tag">#hurtcomfortromance</a> <a href="/tags/glbtqromance/" rel="tag">#glbtqromance</a> <br>@mmromance @mmbookstodon @lgbtqbookstodon</p>

<p>Currently on the BBC iPlayer: The 39 Steps: The Read with John Hannah</p><p>Murder, conspiracy and espionage are the themes of John Buchan’s gripping novel that sees Richard Hannay, a bored adventurer, become embroiled in a plot to assassinate a political figure.</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002rxp2/the-read-series-4-the-39-steps-the-read-with-john-hannah" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002rxp2/the-read-series-4-the-39-steps-the-read-with-john-hannah"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/</span><span class="invisible">m002rxp2/the-read-series-4-the-39-steps-the-read-with-john-hannah</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/the39steps/" rel="tag">#The39Steps</a> <a href="/tags/johnbuchan/" rel="tag">#JohnBuchan</a></p>

<p>The Long Drop<br>5–20 June, Citizens Theatre Glasgow</p><p>Equal parts psychological thriller &amp; pitch-black comedy… a darkly stylish descent into the heart of a city – &amp; the haunted minds of the men who shape it. </p><p>Adapted by Linda McLean from the novel by Denise Mina</p><p><a href="https://citz.co.uk/whats-on/the-long-drop/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="citz.co.uk/whats-on/the-long-drop/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">citz.co.uk/whats-on/the-long-d</span><span class="invisible">rop/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/drama/" rel="tag">#drama</a> <a href="/tags/theatre/" rel="tag">#theatre</a> <a href="/tags/denisemina/" rel="tag">#DeniseMina</a> <a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#crimefiction</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/glasgow/" rel="tag">#Glasgow</a></p>

<p>Secrets and spies in Scottish literature<br>21 July, Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Tickets £12</p><p>Prof Penny Fielding talks about the history of the spy novel in Scotland, and what sets spy fiction apart from detective fiction. Why do fictional spies so often find their way to Scotland? And why are Scottish authors drawn to its landscapes, borderlands and history of espionage?</p><p><a href="https://www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/secrets-and-spies-in-scottish-literature/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.com/whats-on/secrets-and-spies-in-scottish-literature/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.pitlochryfestivaltheatre.c</span><span class="invisible">om/whats-on/secrets-and-spies-in-scottish-literature/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/spyfiction/" rel="tag">#spyfiction</a> <a href="/tags/detectivefiction/" rel="tag">#detectivefiction</a></p>

<p>1/</p><p>In these times of despair, here is a hopeful story - “A New Faith”. </p><p>Available to read online or download (EPUB and PDF) for free at: <a href="https://tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith</a></p><p><a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#book</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> <a href="/tags/story/" rel="tag">#story</a> <a href="/tags/fiction/" rel="tag">#fiction</a> <a href="/tags/hopepunk/" rel="tag">#hopepunk</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#solarpunk</a> <a href="/tags/climatefiction/" rel="tag">#climatefiction</a> <a href="/tags/sciencefiction/" rel="tag">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#speculativefiction</a> <a href="/tags/mystery/" rel="tag">#mystery</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/detective/" rel="tag">#detective</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#women</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#climatechange</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#climatecrisis</a> <a href="/tags/extinction/" rel="tag">#extinction</a> <a href="/tags/survival/" rel="tag">#survival</a> <a href="/tags/adaptation/" rel="tag">#adaptation</a> <a href="/tags/migration/" rel="tag">#migration</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/indie/" rel="tag">#indie</a> <a href="/tags/indieauthor/" rel="tag">#indieauthor</a> <a href="/tags/clifi/" rel="tag">#clifi</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a></p>

<p>RAT RACE: Callum McSorley launches his latest Ali McCoist thriller<br>25 June, Edinburgh: £5/£8/£16.99 (with book)</p><p>DCI Alison McCoist is up to her oxters in Glasgow’s shadiest police unit, with a list of guilty secrets growing longer by the day…</p><p><a href="https://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinburgh/callum-mcsorley-rat-race-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinburgh/callum-mcsorley-rat-race-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/</span><span class="invisible">edinburgh/callum-mcsorley-rat-race-2026/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#novel</a> <a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#CrimeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/tartannoir/" rel="tag">#TartanNoir</a></p>

<p>RE: <a href="https://mastodon.scot/@scotlit/116442704246019176" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mastodon.scot/@scotlit/116442704246019176"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.scot/@scotlit/1164427</span><span class="invisible">04246019176</span></a></p><p>Soillse air Alasdair MacIlleathain, ùghdar fìor shoirbheachail eadarnàiseanta le Gàidhlig</p><p>MacLean thought he could have written better in Gaelic than English. Originally broadcast on BBC Alba, “Alistair MacLean – An Sgeulaiche” celebrates his work &amp; laments his loss to Gaelic literature (in Gaelic with English subtitles).</p><p>@bookstodon </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIAUeLOIEoY" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIAUeLOIEoY"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIAUeL</span><span class="invisible">OIEoY</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/20thcentury/" rel="tag">#20thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#thriller</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/gaidhlig/" rel="tag">#Gaidhlig</a> <a href="/tags/gaelic/" rel="tag">#Gaelic</a></p>

<p>Today&#x27;s <a href="/tags/review/" rel="tag">#review</a> is the Japanese thriller Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami</p><p><a href="https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/sisters-in-yellow-mieko-kawakami" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.austcrimefiction.org/review/sisters-in-yellow-mieko-kawakami"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.austcrimefiction.org/revie</span><span class="invisible">w/sisters-in-yellow-mieko-kawakami</span></a></p><p>Slow moving and extremely intense</p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a><br><a href="/tags/crimefiction/" rel="tag">#CrimeFiction</a><br><a href="/tags/thriller/" rel="tag">#Thriller</a></p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>

<p>Rated <a href="https://eggplant.place/search?r=1&q=https://bridge.neodb.net/catalog/movie/imdbId-tt26657236" rel="nofollow">Backrooms</a> 7/10</p><p>Say what you will about atmospheric horror but this film has a perspective on trauma (and healing) and the ways the mind is a maze of infinitely inexact replicas of The Real. I appreciated the directing, the sound editing and mixing, and the performances. I thought the plot was a bit thin and unfocused at times but I also had to dip out of the theater for snacks for a bit, so I may have missed some crucial details. What I did see does at least make me want to give it another try to put together all the pieces in a coherent way, which is saying something since so many offerings in media these days--movies, but also books and video games--are made for the lowest common denominator consumer. Very eager to see what this director does next.</p>