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ICYMI: Twenty-one years after the publication of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, bestselling author Susanna Clarke returns with a short story. The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City is set to appear on the @fictionable.bsky.social website on 24th April 2025 👇 #BookSky

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Susanna Clarke returns to the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell – and The Raven King – in The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City. www.fictionable.world/stories/the-... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

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Some nice news. I have a short story - "Kent's Oak" - in the Spring edition of @fictionable.bsky.social alongside Susanna Clarke and many good things: www.fictionable.world/stories/kent...

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My latest #shortstory www.fictionable.world/stories/our-... with big thanks to @fictionable.bsky.social

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Twenty-one years after the publication of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, bestselling author Susanna Clarke returns with a short story. The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City is set to appear on the @fictionable.bsky.social website on 24th April 2025 👇 #BookSky

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Susanna Clarke story! Whoop!

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Susanna Clarke 'sheds new light' on one of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell's 'most intriguing characters' in an exclusive short story. @laurenrbrown95.bsky.social on a triumphant return in @thebookseller.com www.thebookseller.com/news/susanna... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories

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So much to love in this issue of @fictionable.bsky.social , including new work from WWB contributors Fríða Ísberg and @larissakyzer.bsky.social !

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#Spring is here, with exclusive #ShortStories from Susanna Clarke, Fríða Ísberg translated by @larissakyzer.bsky.social Bronia Flett @jwikeley.bsky.social and PR Woods. And @mrphoenix.bsky.social gives us a glimpse of his sketchbook. Catch it all at fictionable.world #books #reading #writing

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Very excited to be a part of this!

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So here's a brief taste of the amazing #ShortStories for #Spring2025 with Susanna Clarke, Bronia Flett @jwikeley.bsky.social PR Woods and Fríða Ísberg, translated by @larissakyzer.bsky.social Catch them all at fictionable.world #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #comics #blog

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And here's another mystery contributor for our #spring issue – or at least their mysterious writer's desk. This one's a wholesome scene: bananas, plants and trees, and a copy of The Lore of the Land within easy reach. But who is it? #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #comics #blog

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Another mystery contributor, but a slightly less cheery vibe. It's a classic two-screen set-up, with the traditional piles of #books used as props. But are they trying to tell us something? #reading #writing #fiction #translation #comics #blog

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Our second mystery author for Spring 2025 has taken up residence on the kitchen table. Pen — check. Notebooks — check. Toast rack — OK. But what's with the fish? #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #comics #blog

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To get things started, here's our first mystery author, saying it in Post-Its: 'CARPENTER, After Dinner Conversation, The Wife… LAND! PICNIC BY THE AUTOBAHN, LYDIA, STONES, THE FOYER ON STAGE.' But what could it all mean? #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #comics #blog

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Spring is in the air – how about a new issue? Just a few days until Spring 2025 blooms at fictionable.world So here's some beautiful blossom from Aamyr. #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #comics #blog

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In a divided world, fiction can break through the barriers that keep us apart, says Rachida Lamrabet. Catch her on the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/rac... #books #reading #writing #translation #comics #fiction #blog

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When you assemble stories from fragments of real life, you need to take the long view, says Helga Schubert. www.fictionable.world/podcasts/hel... #podcast #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #comics #blog

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'In the age of the attention economy… scholarly close reading and everyday reading for the plot have gone from enemies to allies.' Plot twist: Milan Terlunen argues that literary scholars need to pay attention to the story. #books #reading #writing #literature #academia

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On the @fictionable #podcast we look for meaning in the world to come with the writer Joanna Kavenna: www.fictionable.world/podcasts/joa... #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #comics #blog

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Twenty-five writers from 18 countries. Here's the Commonwealth short story prize 'shortlist' for 2025: commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-... #books #reading #writing #ShortStories #translation

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'UK school librarians are facing equivalent levels of distress and hostility' Librarians in the UK are coming under increased pressure to take books off the shelves: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a... #books #reading #writing #libraries #censorship #BookBans #USPol

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Browse the @fictionable #archive with more than 50 exclusive #ShortStories from writers including Samantha Harvey, Jenny Erpenbeck, @mjohnharrison.bsky.social and more. www.fictionable.world/issues_front... Image: Bree Anne #books #reading #writing #translation #comics #fiction #blog

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All around the city and from coast to coast… Diana Evans's Broth is now available from #bookshops all across the UK. Or get your copy via fictionable.world/pages/fictio... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #publishing

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'The strange political and social events of the last few years have paved the way towards different kinds of horror' Heloise Wood on the remorseless rise of #horror #fiction www.thebookseller.com/news/sporror... #books #reading #writing #publishing @thebookseller.com

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'The Unnamable’s sole remaining vehicle was voice and, in finding it, the writer arrived at his ultimate form' Eimear McBride introduces Samuel Beckett's stripped-down novel, The Unnamable: www.newstatesman.com/culture/book... #books #fiction #reading #writing

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A new novel from Thomas Pynchon: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a... But it he really "elusive"? #books #fiction #reading #writing

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Every book is an adventure. Andrzej Klimowski sets off on a journey around his latest graphic novel, Edifice. Catch it at www.fictionable.world/blogs/andrze... #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #comics #blog #podcast

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More congratulations, as the International #Booker announces its 2025 #shortlist thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l... #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation

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Oh, this is getting magistral. I hope AI bros will continue to have professionals telling them no, again and again.

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Give your friends and family a year’s free access to the best short stories and graphic fiction from all over the world: www.fictionable.world/gift_subscri... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics

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"What tech companies are doing is neither 'fair use' nor 'fair dealing'. It is a blatant infringement of copyright." Ambre Morvan tells Matilda Battersby that Meta's defence won't fly: www.thebookseller.com/news/metas-f... #books #reading #writing #publishing #AI

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Dead chuffed to announce that my @fictionable.bsky.social story "The Bread Boy" will be reprinted in the next volume of @ourmankoto.bsky.social's Year's Best Canadian F&SF! Still time to back the Kickstarter if you're as stoked as I am to read Canadian this year: www.kickstarter.com/projects/kot...

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Fictionable arrives on paper with a stylish edition of Diana Evans' haunting story Broth, where three friends go out for dinner. But are they all ready to share? Get your copy at www.fictionable.world/pages/fictio... #books #reading #writing #ShortStories #fiction

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'A treat for the international army of Janeites.' Later this month, the illustrator Isabel Greenberg teams up with expert Janine Barchas to give us The Novel Life of Jane Austen: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... #books #reading #writing #comics #classics #austen #JaneAusten

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Billionaires are bending the knee to Donald Trump. It's time to defend democratic rights, says Annie Proulx: www.fictionable.world/blogs/annie-... #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #comics #blog #podcast #USPol #trump

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