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Since that summer reading list came out last week, it was filled with non-existent books thanks to a stupid move by the author. I decided to start my own. Today, part one goes live. Check it out here 😀 gnofhorror.com/a-summer-rea... @kitgonzo.bsky.social @markewest.bsky.social

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Out now in paperback - @emmasternerradley.bsky.social SNOWBLOODED! In this swashbuckling Swedish-inspired fantasy we meet Petrichor and Valour: reluctant murder siblings with "wit as sharp as an assassin's knife” - @stgibson.bsky.social! Buy now: geni.us/snowblooded

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a modest proposal

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michaelscollinswriter.blogspot.com/p/kindle-unl... Find out about Other Side Books collection on Amazon Kindle Unlimited! Featuring books by @journeymouse.bsky.social @jonarnold.bsky.social @ihaveanopinion.bsky.social and others.

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Just today and tomorrow left to land 15% off your online writing event tickets - here's just some of what you can grab a discount on... www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis...

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Reflecting on how one of my earliest (known) encounters with queer characters in fiction was in Tad Williams's Otherland series (a masterwork in so many respects). There's Jeremiah, who's openly gay, but apart from the overall queering of identity that the series arguably pivots on, the characters

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I’m thinking of putting together a symposium on trans and queer fantasy—everything from medieval stories to contemporary pop culture, and creative panels as well. What would folks want out of an event like that? What would you love to see? #lgbtq #fantasy

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It's Monday again and today I'm Slow Trains Around Britain by Tom Chesshyre What book(s) are you reading this week? 💙📚 #BookSky #AmReading #MondayReads #TBR

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Disabled people are not expendable. Disabled people are not lazy. Disabled people are not “choosing” to be sick. Disabled people deserve healthcare, social supports & accommodation. These are not controversial concepts. Ableism & health supremacy tell you otherwise. Fight with us. Fight for us.

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If you married Captain America and he kept leaving the toilet seat up… …would you freeze him in a block of ice and throw him in the ocean? Just til he learned better?

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Announcing: Dragon Queen by @journeymouse.bsky.social with art by Mark Hetherington. michaelscollinswriter.blogspot.com/2025/05/anno...

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Reform is a Limited Company Farage owns 53% It was formed in 2019 to push for a “no-deal Brexit” It wants to reintroduce the Liz Truss budget It wants to privatise the NHS & invest in fossil fuels Close the BBC & break International law It’s a scam Please retweet widely

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It looks like the kindle version of Dragon Queen is live (if you can cope with buying from Teh Big River): www.amazon.co.uk/Dragon-Queen...

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Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re well ok? Today I’m currently reading The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar for elegant fantasy. What are you reading at the moment?

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"We are not victims. We welcome trans people. We demand that trans people are able to live their lives safely and with dignity." Please read, sign and share widely.

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Hello Bluesky! We're a new micropress based in Tyne & Wear, specialising in strange and literary fantasy, horror and sci-fi. We're planning to publish anthologies, short fiction collections, and novellas, with a focus on writers in the North of England.

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@runalongwomble.bsky.social hey, what's the best platform to message you on?

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SUMMER SCARES is creeping closer all the time, serving up six weeks of guest horror workshops, feedback sessions and more through June and July! Featuring Kate Griffin, Susi Holliday, Olivia Isaac-Henry, Giselle Leeb, Kit Power and Alexandrea Weis... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summer-sca...

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Felt incandescently angry, might delete later. enewman.co.uk/rage-rage-ag...

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It is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'cry'. This extract is from 'Bring Me Home' by E.M. Faulds which appears in our second Wiz Duo book, due out next week. Selen's body mod has some unexpected side effects. #BookQW Pre-order links: wizardstowerpress.co...

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Let's hear from you writers, tell us a little bit about yourself, what projects you've on the go, what you've written, any events in the near future, or just drop your bio and links and follow and support each other #WritersLiftWednesday #Writers #Authors #WritersLift #BookSky 💙📚 alt text please

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I am sadly unable to make this, but if you're in the area you should check it out. There's a fab wee line up of bookish events!

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Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.

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Delighted to confirm our second guest speaker for Edge-Lit 11 will be Heather Davey, author of the excellent (and spooky) The Ghosts of Merry Hall! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgel...

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The second episode of Starship Alexandria is here starshipalexandria.com/episode-2-th... and available anywhere you listen to podcasts. @aptshadow.bsky.social and I discuss The Etched City by KJ Bishop. Cosy book chat plus an excellent music recommendation.

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It’s been an even busier than usual few weeks, but what have TransActual been doing? In short: it’s mostly been to do with the Equality Act. Read the thread to find out more.

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Just a thought I had the other day: autism etc often thought of in terms of trains etc, but never makeup, doll collecting, interior decorating etc though these things will often have to BE EXACTLY RIGHT or the person will MELTDOWN and I wonder why* that is "Not Autism" exactly *bit rhetorical, eh

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