Thank you to everyone Bloomsbury Books UK and Mushens Entertainment who helped Saltblood sail into the charts! Xx

HUGE thanks to Francesca Haig/Francesca de Tores for visiting us to celebrate Saltblood! Check out our beautiful window 😍🌊

Reimagining the life of groundbreaking 17th century woman pirate Mary Read, this dynamic debut entwines themes of gender and survival into a rollicking adventure story.

We had the wonderful Francesca De Tores in this morning signing her epic debut novel, #Saltblood . Inspired by real life female pirates, Saltblood is a gripping tale full of adventure and truth. Pick up your signed copy from Browser Francesca Haig/Francesca de Tores Bloomsbury Books UK #ShopIndie

This is a bit of a dream come true.

Thrilled to see The Times and The Sunday Times calling Saltblood 'a well crafted, salty, old-fashioned adventure about identity and freedom.' SALTY! a term no longer reserved only for my WhatsApp chats, but now also my fiction!

I'm so grateful to have Elodie Harper & Anna Mazzola (is away) helping me to launch #Saltblood in London Waterstones Covent Garden on Wed 1st May! Tickets and details now for an evening of discussions about historical fiction with these brilliant authors.

Stunning, both inside and out. Francesca told me about her idea for this book years ago and I've been waiting for it ever since. The real story of female pirates Mary Read and Anne Bonny inspired this brilliant adventure.

Waterstones Exclusive ed here: waterstones.com/book/saltblood…

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I'll be discussing SALTBLOOD at Sydney Writers' Festival in May. I'm in 3 different events, so if you're there you'll have to work pretty hard to avoid me. Catch me in conversation with Lauren Groff, Abraham Verghese, Mirandi & more. Tix here: swf.org.au #SydneyWritersFestival

This Waterstone's special edition of SALTBLOOD is a thing of beauty! Those sprayed edges!

Profoundly grateful to Bloomsbury Books UK cover designer Carmen R. Balit for her work in creating this luscious cover. The more I stare at it, the more I discover little clues linked to the novel...

🏴‍☠️ Go ask the sea 🏴‍☠️

We’re delighted to reveal the gorgeous cover for Francesca Haig/Francesca de Tores's #SALTBLOOD

Set in the Golden Age of Piracy, SALTBLOOD breathes life into the intoxicating tale of Mary Read, one of history's most remarkable figures.

Take to the seas on 25 April 2024 🏴‍☠️

Although it looks like she’s about to hurl it into the sea, Anna Mazzola (is away) actually had v kind things to say about Saltblood.