Alexander Thorpe

Writing, teaching and maltreating the English language. First historical crime novel 'Death Leaves the Station' out now through Fremantle Press.

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

@JenBowden12 This is EXACTLY the reaction I was hoping for.

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

[first thing in the morning, just as she opens her eyes]
William Shakespeare: ah, looks like Anne 'Hath-Awakened' at last
[exit, pursued by wife]

[Lexy Hudson @AceOfWords]

Writing historical fiction is so benignly chaotic, like I'm in the middle of composing an intense, heartfelt, philosophical scene then suddenly I have to open a new tab for "when were towels invented"

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

@ScavengerEthic @yassmin_a I found this reply very amusing, Pete. Good job, Pete!

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

@herooftime796 @nytimesbooks I feel like it acquired an edgy mystique in the imaginations of the outside world by virtue of the Troubles.

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

Your @nytimesbooks bestseller title is the day and month of your birth, as follows: "The (vaguely romanticised or obsolete profession) of (city with adventurous or emotive connotations)". #books #reading #bookmemes #readingmemes

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

@ShilohGideon Say hi if you run into them on the street, and let them feel your skull. That's just basic phrenologist etiquette.

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

@Lady_Effingham @ameliaelizalde Don't forget perennial favourite 'The Noun of Location'! https://t.co/w3LFzoG301

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

Your @nytimesbooks bestseller title is the day and month of your birth, as follows: "The (vaguely romanticised or obsolete profession) of (city with adventurous or emotive connotations)". #books #reading #bookmemes #readingmemes

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

@WeAreTheJess @NinaGray3 @banoky https://t.co/vT3Th7YJRj

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

@WeAreTheJess @NinaGray3 @banoky There's also a form here - not sure where it ends up, but at least it will have to be logged in the gov system somewhere so I'm giving it a shot too

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

Nick Cave is particularly afflicted by this issue. Fifteen minutes later: https://t.co/8ZZtIByzSL

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

Get across these new Australian crime novels! #auslit

[Murder & Mayhem @murder_n_mayhem]

These exciting novels will shake you out of any reading slump. @herbert_whittle @DinukaMckenzie @leighstraw @DaveWhishWilson https://t.co/3DbyaX4Asl

[Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @V8Sheppard]

To celebrate @writingwa #LoveToReadLocal week, today I reshuffled my bookshelf to take a selfie with all the West Aussie-authored books in my collection 🥳🥳

Holy hell - WA is full of talented authors! 😎🤙

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

I have never searched for or clicked on content regarding either of these people, but all my ads and algorithms are now completely full of anti-Heard stuff that is wildly, gleefully misogynistic in tone. I don't love it.

[Mehdi Ali @MehdiAli98]

Refugees onshore and offshore have been detained for long periods, some for almost a decade. They have been deprived of their basic rights, such as the right to education, work, and mental and physical health, among many others.

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

Absolutely blown away by this. The librarian (I believe her name was Gail?) even had some of the material that I used for reference while writing. I was speechless!

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

There are so many Australian crime classics, I had a hard time choosing just five!

[Murder & Mayhem @murder_n_mayhem]

Mysteries from Down Under, by @SulariGentill @PhilipMcLaren and more! https://t.co/q2MyyGxm5Z

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

Remember when #CainsJawbone blew up on TikTok? Here's an article I wrote for @murder_n_mayhem with 5 other interactive literary mysteries to solve! #BookTwitter #books #mystery

[Murder & Mayhem @murder_n_mayhem]

These books make you an active participant in the mystery. With works by @simonbrew and more! https://t.co/MAnX3Z9Uxp

[Alexander Thorpe @leksuthought]

Going to rename my 5-month-old 'Macbeth' because boy, she doth murder sleep.