Vic Watson-Logan
@vpeanuts.bsky.social
Reader, mum. Writer? Spoonie w/ Sjogren’s. Organiser of Bay Tales.
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Look at the legends joining us as chairs at #baytales27
We’ve got Tim Rideout, @radiomukhers.bsky.social
Stewart Bain (who was responsible for the awesome @orkneylibrary.bsky.social account) @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social & @stephmcgovern.bsky.social
Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/
🤩
We’ve got Tim Rideout, @radiomukhers.bsky.social
Stewart Bain (who was responsible for the awesome @orkneylibrary.bsky.social account) @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social & @stephmcgovern.bsky.social
Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/
🤩
September 8, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Look at the legends joining us as chairs at #baytales27
We’ve got Tim Rideout, @radiomukhers.bsky.social
Stewart Bain (who was responsible for the awesome @orkneylibrary.bsky.social account) @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social & @stephmcgovern.bsky.social
Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/
🤩
We’ve got Tim Rideout, @radiomukhers.bsky.social
Stewart Bain (who was responsible for the awesome @orkneylibrary.bsky.social account) @alishawkinsauthor.bsky.social & @stephmcgovern.bsky.social
Tickets available now: baytales.com/shop-2/
🤩
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Woo! We’re buzzing to have Caroline Hulse & William Cook for the 1st time AND to welcome back festival faves @oskarjensen.bsky.social & @janicehallett.bsky.social for #baytales2027 - will you be joining us? Tickets available now, link in bio. #whitleybay #crimefiction @viperbooks.bsky.social
August 26, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Woo! We’re buzzing to have Caroline Hulse & William Cook for the 1st time AND to welcome back festival faves @oskarjensen.bsky.social & @janicehallett.bsky.social for #baytales2027 - will you be joining us? Tickets available now, link in bio. #whitleybay #crimefiction @viperbooks.bsky.social
I have the honour of interviewing Cathy Rentzenbrink at Gala Durham on Tues 1 Sept thanks to Collected Booms - we’ll be chatting about her excellent novel ‘The Agatha Christie Cure’ which is an absolute gem of a read. Do join us.
galadurham.co.uk/galapost/cat...
galadurham.co.uk/galapost/cat...
The Agatha Christie Cure – Cathy Rentzenbrink in Conversation
galadurham.co.uk
August 26, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I have the honour of interviewing Cathy Rentzenbrink at Gala Durham on Tues 1 Sept thanks to Collected Booms - we’ll be chatting about her excellent novel ‘The Agatha Christie Cure’ which is an absolute gem of a read. Do join us.
galadurham.co.uk/galapost/cat...
galadurham.co.uk/galapost/cat...
I have three spots at Noir at the Bar in South Shields as part of the Write Festival (at The Word) on Friday 25 Sept from 6pm.
Fancy reading from your work in front of an audience of crime fiction fans? Drop me a DM!
Fancy reading from your work in front of an audience of crime fiction fans? Drop me a DM!
August 17, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I have three spots at Noir at the Bar in South Shields as part of the Write Festival (at The Word) on Friday 25 Sept from 6pm.
Fancy reading from your work in front of an audience of crime fiction fans? Drop me a DM!
Fancy reading from your work in front of an audience of crime fiction fans? Drop me a DM!
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We are delighted to announce the authors joining us from @panmacmillan.bsky.social for #baytales27
We’ll have @jomurraywrites.bsky.social @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social & Jeffrey Boakye at Whitley Bay Playhouse on Sat 27 Feb.
Tickets are just £44.55 FOR THE WHOLE DAY. Grab yours while you can!
We’ll have @jomurraywrites.bsky.social @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social & Jeffrey Boakye at Whitley Bay Playhouse on Sat 27 Feb.
Tickets are just £44.55 FOR THE WHOLE DAY. Grab yours while you can!
August 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
We are delighted to announce the authors joining us from @panmacmillan.bsky.social for #baytales27
We’ll have @jomurraywrites.bsky.social @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social & Jeffrey Boakye at Whitley Bay Playhouse on Sat 27 Feb.
Tickets are just £44.55 FOR THE WHOLE DAY. Grab yours while you can!
We’ll have @jomurraywrites.bsky.social @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social & Jeffrey Boakye at Whitley Bay Playhouse on Sat 27 Feb.
Tickets are just £44.55 FOR THE WHOLE DAY. Grab yours while you can!
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Getting ready to announce our next guest at #baytales27
We’re really proud to champion debut authors at our event every year and 2027 will be no different.
Are there any crime debuts you’ve read / heard about recently and would like to see on our stage?
We’re really proud to champion debut authors at our event every year and 2027 will be no different.
Are there any crime debuts you’ve read / heard about recently and would like to see on our stage?
August 5, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Getting ready to announce our next guest at #baytales27
We’re really proud to champion debut authors at our event every year and 2027 will be no different.
Are there any crime debuts you’ve read / heard about recently and would like to see on our stage?
We’re really proud to champion debut authors at our event every year and 2027 will be no different.
Are there any crime debuts you’ve read / heard about recently and would like to see on our stage?
Silver tongued devil @radiomukhers making Helen blush by comparing her to Michelle Pfeiffer! @forumbooks.bsky.social 🤩 #thebound #ourwhitleybay #readersofinstagram #amreading #bookstagram
June 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Silver tongued devil @radiomukhers making Helen blush by comparing her to Michelle Pfeiffer! @forumbooks.bsky.social 🤩 #thebound #ourwhitleybay #readersofinstagram #amreading #bookstagram
Finished this book last night. What an absolute belter! Can’t wait to chat with @tariqashkanani.bsky.social about this smasher! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
The 💥NEW💥 @tariqashkanani.bsky.social is
‘all killer, no filler’!! We’re more than thrilled he’s coming to us & would love to see you there
🗓️ May 19, 7pm
📍 the bound, Whitley Bay
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@viperbooks.bsky.social
@thecrackmagazine.bsky.social
@baytales.bsky.social
‘all killer, no filler’!! We’re more than thrilled he’s coming to us & would love to see you there
🗓️ May 19, 7pm
📍 the bound, Whitley Bay
🎟️ www.ticketsource.com/forumbooks/t...
@viperbooks.bsky.social
@thecrackmagazine.bsky.social
@baytales.bsky.social
May 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Finished this book last night. What an absolute belter! Can’t wait to chat with @tariqashkanani.bsky.social about this smasher! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Arranging a #NoirattheBar in South Shields on Fri, 25 Sept. Please get in touch if you’d like to be considered for the line-up. 😊
May 4, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Arranging a #NoirattheBar in South Shields on Fri, 25 Sept. Please get in touch if you’d like to be considered for the line-up. 😊
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Patron’s Pick at #baytales27 is @louisewelsh00.bsky.social
@anncleeves.bsky.social is keen to introduce you to Louise & her work on Sat 27 Feb ‘27 & we know Ann’s endorsement means a lot to the authors she supports as well as readers who trust her judgement.
Book tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/
@anncleeves.bsky.social is keen to introduce you to Louise & her work on Sat 27 Feb ‘27 & we know Ann’s endorsement means a lot to the authors she supports as well as readers who trust her judgement.
Book tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/
April 23, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Patron’s Pick at #baytales27 is @louisewelsh00.bsky.social
@anncleeves.bsky.social is keen to introduce you to Louise & her work on Sat 27 Feb ‘27 & we know Ann’s endorsement means a lot to the authors she supports as well as readers who trust her judgement.
Book tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/
@anncleeves.bsky.social is keen to introduce you to Louise & her work on Sat 27 Feb ‘27 & we know Ann’s endorsement means a lot to the authors she supports as well as readers who trust her judgement.
Book tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/
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We promised ourselves that once we hit 200 tickets sold for #baytales27 we’d reveal our first guest so here she is!
We are absolutely over the moon that Australian crime writing legend Jane Harper will be joining us on Sat 27 Feb ‘27. 🤩
Get your tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/
We are absolutely over the moon that Australian crime writing legend Jane Harper will be joining us on Sat 27 Feb ‘27. 🤩
Get your tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/
March 24, 2026 at 10:27 AM
We promised ourselves that once we hit 200 tickets sold for #baytales27 we’d reveal our first guest so here she is!
We are absolutely over the moon that Australian crime writing legend Jane Harper will be joining us on Sat 27 Feb ‘27. 🤩
Get your tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/
We are absolutely over the moon that Australian crime writing legend Jane Harper will be joining us on Sat 27 Feb ‘27. 🤩
Get your tickets now! baytales.com/shop-2/
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It’s a week since #baytales26 and we already have a guest confirmed and they’re a CORKER.
Any guesses who it could be? #baytales27 #whitleybay #readersofìnstagram #specialguest
Any guesses who it could be? #baytales27 #whitleybay #readersofìnstagram #specialguest
March 7, 2026 at 7:05 AM
It’s a week since #baytales26 and we already have a guest confirmed and they’re a CORKER.
Any guesses who it could be? #baytales27 #whitleybay #readersofìnstagram #specialguest
Any guesses who it could be? #baytales27 #whitleybay #readersofìnstagram #specialguest
Seeing these appear is the spring equivalent of the Coca Cola truck appearing at Christmas.
February 26, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Seeing these appear is the spring equivalent of the Coca Cola truck appearing at Christmas.
I don’t post pics of my kids online - and never have - but please know that if you get a @baytales.bsky.social tote and it has some Play Doh in it, I had a little helper (AKA the real boss) when preparing this year.
February 15, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I don’t post pics of my kids online - and never have - but please know that if you get a @baytales.bsky.social tote and it has some Play Doh in it, I had a little helper (AKA the real boss) when preparing this year.
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It could be this…or it could be a diversionary tactic to avoid releasing the Epstein files
January 29, 2026 at 3:53 AM
It could be this…or it could be a diversionary tactic to avoid releasing the Epstein files
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Maybe we should just crowdfund a lottery jackpot-sized reward for whoever leaks the entire Epstein files.
There's got to be someone still at the FBI or DOJ who would put it out there for a billion dollars.
There's got to be someone still at the FBI or DOJ who would put it out there for a billion dollars.
January 29, 2026 at 5:27 AM
Maybe we should just crowdfund a lottery jackpot-sized reward for whoever leaks the entire Epstein files.
There's got to be someone still at the FBI or DOJ who would put it out there for a billion dollars.
There's got to be someone still at the FBI or DOJ who would put it out there for a billion dollars.
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Fancy having your pitch reviewed by Stephanie Glencross & Maddalena Cavacuiti of David Higham Associates?
Buy a ticket for #BayTales26 and register for Making Waves, our fab free fringe event!
Email your pitch to [email protected] before 20 Feb.
Info here: baytales.com/event/making...
Buy a ticket for #BayTales26 and register for Making Waves, our fab free fringe event!
Email your pitch to [email protected] before 20 Feb.
Info here: baytales.com/event/making...
January 26, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Fancy having your pitch reviewed by Stephanie Glencross & Maddalena Cavacuiti of David Higham Associates?
Buy a ticket for #BayTales26 and register for Making Waves, our fab free fringe event!
Email your pitch to [email protected] before 20 Feb.
Info here: baytales.com/event/making...
Buy a ticket for #BayTales26 and register for Making Waves, our fab free fringe event!
Email your pitch to [email protected] before 20 Feb.
Info here: baytales.com/event/making...
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4 fab fringe events as part of #baytales26 - free & exclusive to ticketholders. Book your space via our website!
baytales.com/fringe-events/
baytales.com/fringe-events/
January 23, 2026 at 9:42 PM
4 fab fringe events as part of #baytales26 - free & exclusive to ticketholders. Book your space via our website!
baytales.com/fringe-events/
baytales.com/fringe-events/
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PSA: twitter, X, is doing new terms of service that basically make it so that any comtent you share on there including DMs and photos is theirs and they can use it for "any purpose" including commercial use.
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
PSA: twitter, X, is doing new terms of service that basically make it so that any comtent you share on there including DMs and photos is theirs and they can use it for "any purpose" including commercial use.
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
Son’s reading book from school. It’s meant to be fiction…
January 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Son’s reading book from school. It’s meant to be fiction…
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We are delighted to be part of the #goallin campaign with The Literacy Trust & are excited to be welcoming them for a very special #take10 at #baytales26
#amreading #nationalyearofreading
#amreading #nationalyearofreading
January 1, 2026 at 3:57 PM
We are delighted to be part of the #goallin campaign with The Literacy Trust & are excited to be welcoming them for a very special #take10 at #baytales26
#amreading #nationalyearofreading
#amreading #nationalyearofreading
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December 1, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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Looking for a really original gift for the bookworm in your life?
A ticket to #baytales26 could be just what you’re looking for! We’ll even throw in a free book with every ticket purchased between 1 & 14 Dec.
Visit our website to grab your tickets now!
#amreading #whitleybay #giftideas #shoplocal
A ticket to #baytales26 could be just what you’re looking for! We’ll even throw in a free book with every ticket purchased between 1 & 14 Dec.
Visit our website to grab your tickets now!
#amreading #whitleybay #giftideas #shoplocal
November 27, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Looking for a really original gift for the bookworm in your life?
A ticket to #baytales26 could be just what you’re looking for! We’ll even throw in a free book with every ticket purchased between 1 & 14 Dec.
Visit our website to grab your tickets now!
#amreading #whitleybay #giftideas #shoplocal
A ticket to #baytales26 could be just what you’re looking for! We’ll even throw in a free book with every ticket purchased between 1 & 14 Dec.
Visit our website to grab your tickets now!
#amreading #whitleybay #giftideas #shoplocal
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"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.
Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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November 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM