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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 15d

Very excited to be hosting this in Ipswich in November.

Tell all your folklore-y friends!

(If you can't make it to the event, the book is out everywhere now, and is a beautiful little hardback by the National Trust which would make a lovely gift!)

#Booksky
#Folklore

Waterstones Ipswich @waterstonesipswich.bsky.social · 16d

Join us at Waterstones Ipswich, Fri 7th Nov, 7-8.30pm, for An Evening of British Folklore, and step into a year of stories, traditions, and celebrations with #folklore expert Mark Norman (of @folklorepod.bsky.social) as your guide!

Booking essential: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...

#Suffolk
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A picture of Mark's book Britain's Folklore Year, with text:
From wassailing customs to May Day, Straw Bears to Beating the Buns, join us for a journey through the seasons of British
folklore, customs, and
rituals, with folklore
expert and author Mark
Norman as our guide!

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Author Lucy Jane Wood @boo-klovers.bsky.social · 4h

The coven is assembled ✨🎃☕️🍂 How lucky am I to be joined by all of these brilliant authors on the Uncharmed tour?! It’s like my bookshelf come to life 🥹 Grab a ticket, bring a pumpkin spiced coffee and join us for the cosiest night to chat all things magical. so excited to see you there 🎀

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 5h

Lives of Bitter Rain by @aptshadow.bsky.social is out today!

A novella in the Tyrant Philosophers series, this book takes a deep dive into the character of Angilly and her past, and further explores the empire's reach, and the costs of living inside it...

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#SFF

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Danai Christopoulou | Pre-order VILE LADY VILLAINS @danaiwrites.bsky.social · 6h

Want to buy a sapphic book and support a queer author but money is tight? Today until the 17th, you can preorder VILE LADY VILLAINS for 25% off at @waterstones.bsky.social 😍

Just type OCTOBER25 during checkout! More select titles available.

www.waterstones.com/book/9780241...

Vile Lady Villains by Danai Christopoulou | Waterstones

Buy Vile Lady Villains by Danai Christopoulou from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

www.waterstones.com

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 6h

There are loads of fantastic books 25% off in the Waterstones preorder sale online, inc Pagans which was one of my top reads this year!

A police procedural set in alternate modern day Anglo Saxon London: guns, seaxes, ancient rituals, hackers. Loved it 🗡️🔥

www.waterstones.com/campaign/oct...

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 17h

TOMORROW! TOMORROW! TOMORROW!

Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · Aug 7

I'll have more to say (and sip) in a couple months, but you NEED to preorder THE WORKS OF VERMIN by @hironennes.bsky.social. It is ambitious powerful speculative fiction, soaked in ichor & perfume, a vengeful fever dream of operas, executions, & unending revolution in a Weird city riddled with rot.

A hand holding up an advance review copy of THE WORKS OF VERMIN by Hiron Ennes in front of garden greenery and bright white Queen Anne's Lace.

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HALLOWEIRD @johnnymains.co.uk · 20h

Gathering initial numbers at the moment - who would be interested in me doing an online chat (would be ticketed to raise some Xmas funds) where I read a story from ILLUSIONS OF PRESENCE then talk about my work with the British Library?

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David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · 1d

You could, if you wished, read my folk horror novels WITHERED HILL & SCUTTLER'S COVE this spooky season, and thus be prepared for the third, SCRATCH MOSS, published in March. All standalones but subtly linked. Paperback, ebook and audiobook formats from all good (and possibly some rubbish) vendors.

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 1d

Ooh, Waterstones are giving away a Fortnum & Mason Halloween Hamper to celebrate the release of THE SPOOKY SEASON!

People in Great Britain can enter free here: www.waterstones.com/win/the-spoo... 🎃

#PrizeDraw
#Halloween
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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 1d

A lovely joyous review of Alix Harrow's The Everlasting by Fantasy Hive!

It's my absolute top book you should be adding to your wishlists this month, so expect me to go on about it even more soon.

It hit me especially hard given the state of the world, the rewriting of history at the moment..

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The Fantasy Hive @thefantasyhive.bsky.social · 1d

Nils and Beth return to a favourite author as they buddy read Alix E. Harrow's upcoming new novel THE EVERLASTING:

"an evocative and achingly beautiful read, it is one that will seep under your skin and consume you right until the end."

Read more: tinyurl.com/nhbr456h
@torbooksuk.bsky.social

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 1d

Spellcaster by Jaymin Eve is here!

A steamy, intense and addictive new #romantasy with a dark academia setting.

Expect rival families, students trying to make their way through magical Weatherstone college, lots of action and fun, and just look at those glittering sprayed edges 👀

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A hand holds a copy of the book in a bookshop, turned to show off the gold glittering sprayed edge depicting a castle like building and Gothic ornaments.

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know there's a brand new #Warhammer 40k Character Encyclopedia just out?

It comes with a Lieutenant Titus miniature, and we have pin badges to go with it, while stocks last!

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#SFF
#GamesWorkshop

A copy of the book and one of the pin badges, resting on a starry background

Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to all the winners, there are some great selections in all the categories - you should check out the thread!

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, hello

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations @soniasulaiman.bsky.social on winning the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works for THYME TRAVELERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION

2025 Winner Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works - THYME TRAVELLERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Sonia Sulaiman

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 1d

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novella? LOST ARK DREAMING by @suyidavies.com

2025 Winner Outstanding Novella: LOST ARK DREAMING by Suyi Davies Okungbowa

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Marve with an 'E' @justmarvewrites.bsky.social · 5d

WATERSTONES PREORDER CAMPAIGN!

Eager readers, I have a special surprise for you! If you preorder FIRSTBORN OF THE SUN through @waterstones, we’ll send you some gifts☀️ Head to the form in my bio to share your proof of purchase🧡

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 3d

Happy #BookshopDay everyone!

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, guess what?

Tomorrow (Sat 11th) is a really good day to go buy that book you were wanting: it's Bookshop Day, which means double Plus stamps in Waterstones!

#Booksky

A banner reading "celebrate bookshop day at your local Waterstones. Double Plus stamps in shops only, Saturday 11th October"

Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 3d

A collection of interlinked ghost stories recounted by the security guard of an unusual labyrinthine research facility, THE MIDNIGHT TIMETABLE is the playful, chilling, unsettling, and irresistibly weird concoction, out now from Bora Chung (author of cult favourite Cursed Bunny!)

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A photo from Waterstones' Facebook, showing a pile of the books in a bookshop. The cover has a neon yellow and pink sheep's head against a round yellow background, on a dark blue/purple backdrop.

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 3d

(† usual ts & cs here: www.waterstones.com/help/waterst...)

Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, guess what?

Tomorrow (Sat 11th) is a really good day to go buy that book you were wanting: it's Bookshop Day, which means double Plus stamps in Waterstones!

#Booksky

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 5d

If you like dark folklore you must check out @samkhorton.bsky.social's Gorse and its sequel Ragwort, which is out today!

Gorgeous inside and out, it's a haunting tale of love, madness, loss, and mysterious secrets, set in Cornwall amid the clash of Enlightenment with the old magical ways

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A banner from Solaris with a picture of the book and a quote from Lorraine Wilson reading "brimming with love for the wild places, for the folklore and for the fallibility and generosity of the human heart. Horton is a storyteller outside of time, I suspect he may be fae"

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats, that's great news!

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E. J. Swift @catamaroon.bsky.social · 5d

When There Are Wolves Again is out in the UK today! I wrote something about the book, and keeping going, and some personal stuff I dithered over but, well, it's been A Year.

I'm so glad the book is out there and thank you so much to everyone who has supported it 🐺🤍

ejswift.co.uk/2025/10/09/w...

Hardback edition of When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift, with cover featuring a wolf and branch/leaf/flower design, photographed in the garden with the author's cat in the background being dramatic

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 5d

Couldn't agree more!

Dire warnings are all very well and important, but we absolutely need a bit of hope in the mix to stop us all giving up and curling up under a blanket forever ^⁠_⁠^;

Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 5d

Oh, you're welcome - happy publication day! 😄

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 5d

Excited for this new folk horror release from @manylittlewords.bsky.social today!

It sounds like it's full of all the weird, sinister British folklore vibes that I love 🐺💀🐜

#Booksky
#Horrorsky
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Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · 5d

My hands are shaking a little as I type this but...ITCH! IS OUT TODAY!!

I'm finally a big 5 published author!

Feminist, formication folk horror with creepy crawlies, ancient traditions, unsolved murders, weird processions, masks, an old pub and an excellent dog.

www.hachette.co.uk/titles/gemma...

Gemma Amor dressed in pink holding a copy of ITCH!

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