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Matthew Blakstad
10 February 2018

Get Lucky Ghost and Sockpuppet for under £5 the pair

Matthew Blakstad
10 February 2018

For a limited time only, you can snap up both my full-length novels for a total price of less then £5. On the Kindle Store, Sockpuppet is just £1.99 and Lucky Ghost is £2.99. Get them while they're hot!

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Matthew Blakstad
29 May 2017

Goodreads giveaway of Lucky Ghost

Matthew Blakstad
29 May 2017
Goodreads giveaway of Lucky Ghost

Ahead of the publication of Lucky Ghost, Hodder are giving away 50 review copies through a Goodreads giveaway. You can enter here.

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Matthew Blakstad
19 May 2017

Lucky Ghost review copies haunt the book world

Matthew Blakstad
19 May 2017
Lucky Ghost review copies haunt the book world

Advance review copies of my second full-length novel, Lucky Ghost, are in. And they're hauntingly beautiful. 

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Matthew Blakstad
1 May 2017

May Madness! Sockpuppet ebook is only 99p this month

Matthew Blakstad
1 May 2017
May Madness! Sockpuppet ebook is only 99p this month

Exciting news. In a moment of #MayMadness, Amazon is selling Sockpuppet, my riotous thriller for the internet age, for just 99p. 

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Matthew Blakstad
31 March 2017

The definitely-not-a hoax Fallen Angel giveaway

Matthew Blakstad
31 March 2017
The definitely-not-a hoax Fallen Angel giveaway

THIS OFFER IS NOW CLOSED. THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO TOOK PART.

To celebrate April Fool's Day 2017, I'm giving away major swag to anyone who buys my explosive thriller about an infamous hoaxer. Fallen Angel is available for just 99p.

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Matthew Blakstad
17 March 2017

Winners of Sockpuppet/Soho Radio giveaway announced

Matthew Blakstad
17 March 2017
Winners of Sockpuppet/Soho Radio giveaway announced

In March, I guested on Bibi Lynch’s Soho Radio show, Bibi Does Soho. I had the best fun. We talked Sockpuppet, social media misdemeanours, and the geological half-life of Donald Trump's hair.

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Matthew Blakstad
20 January 2017

Sockpuppet and Lucky Ghost - double cover reveal

Matthew Blakstad
20 January 2017
Sockpuppet and Lucky Ghost - double cover reveal

2016 begins with a bang for me, as the pulse-pounding covers to two of my books are unveiled. First, the impossible-to-ignore design for the paperback edition of Sockpuppet, which is published in the UK on 26 January.

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Matthew Blakstad
21 May 2016

ShortList Magazine picks Sockpuppet as a spring read

Matthew Blakstad
21 May 2016
ShortList Magazine picks Sockpuppet as a spring read

This week ShortList Magazine picked Sockpuppet as the first in its list of five 'ways to avoid hay fever'.

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Matthew Blakstad
13 May 2016

Fallen Angel is Amazon’s fiction pick on Kindle Singles

Matthew Blakstad
13 May 2016
Fallen Angel is Amazon’s fiction pick on Kindle Singles

Today Amazon picked Fallen Angel as their featured fiction title on the Kindle Singles programme. This novella-length prequel to Sockpuppet is available as an e-book only.

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Matthew Blakstad
29 April 2016

Fallen Angel announcement and cover reveal

Matthew Blakstad
29 April 2016
Fallen Angel announcement and cover reveal

We've been keeping this one under wraps. As part of the build-up to the publication of Sockpuppet, Hodder & Stoughton have unveiled Fallen Angel, a novella-length prequel.

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Matthew Blakstad
22 April 2016

Sockpuppet recommended in Buzzfeed’s Spring Reads

Matthew Blakstad
22 April 2016
Sockpuppet recommended in Buzzfeed’s Spring Reads

I was thrilled to see Sockpuppet included in Buzzfeed UK's list of 31 Brilliant Books That You really Need to Read This Spring.

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Matthew Blakstad
18 April 2016

‘Author to Author’ on The Prime Writers

Matthew Blakstad
18 April 2016
‘Author to Author’ on The Prime Writers

I recently had a chat on the Prime Writers website, with ace political fiction writer Terry Stiastny. We talked about why we're so obsessed in our writing by politics and tech. 

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Matthew Blakstad
6 April 2016

Audible UK ‘Authors Love...’

Matthew Blakstad
6 April 2016
Audible UK ‘Authors Love...’

I'm delighted to have been picked by Audible UK to provide my list of most-loved books in their Authors Love... feature. 

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Matthew Blakstad
14 March 2016

GoodReads giveaway of Sockpuppet

Matthew Blakstad
14 March 2016
GoodReads giveaway of Sockpuppet

Hodder are giving away 30 advance proof copies of Sockpuppet on the book blogging and review site GoodReads.

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Matthew Blakstad
12 March 2016

Audible UK interview

Matthew Blakstad
12 March 2016
Audible UK interview

I did an interview with Audible UK as part of the run-up to the release of the Sockpuppet audiobook, which is out on 19 May. It was great to chat about sockpuppets, privacy and shoot-from-the-hip female hackers. 

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Matthew Blakstad
27 January 2016

Bowieoke giveaway of Sockpuppet

Matthew Blakstad
27 January 2016
Bowieoke giveaway of Sockpuppet

On 11 February, in what may be the most niche book giveaway in history, the winner of a live-band David Bowie karaoke contest will be taking home an advance review copy of my debut novel Sockpuppet.

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Matthew Blakstad
5 November 2015

Sockpuppet cover reveal

Matthew Blakstad
5 November 2015
Sockpuppet cover reveal

Another important milestone in my journey to publication: we just went public with the cover design for my debut novel, Sockpuppet.

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Matthew Blakstad
31 July 2015

Sockpuppet sampler released

Matthew Blakstad
31 July 2015
Sockpuppet sampler released

Another important milestone in my journey to publication: we just went public with the cover design for my debut novel, Sockpuppet.

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Matthew Blakstad
13 April 2015

Matthew Blakstad signs with Hodder and Stoughton

Matthew Blakstad
13 April 2015
Matthew Blakstad signs with Hodder and Stoughton

I'm thrilled to announce that my debut novel, Sockpuppet, will be published in 2016 by Hodder and Stoughton.

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