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E.M. Faulds / Beth
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Award-winning Scottish science fiction & fantasy writer. Podcastle, Strange Horizons, Shoreline of Infinity, ParSec, ECO24 anthology. More info: emfaulds.com
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E.M. Faulds / Beth @bethkesh.bsky.social · Aug 4
I poured a lot of guts and angst into this. I wanted to write different SF, about being alive, afraid, and looking for something to fill the hole that lives in all of us.

And look, you get another novella with it! Find out where to buy:
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...

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Graphic, text reads: "The unwise decisions two sisters make will affect the entire world. Bring Me Home, a science fiction novella by E.M. Faulds. Find it in Wiz Duos book 2. Go to wizardstowerpress.com" background graphic shows a silhoutte of a female figure with a circular hole cut out showing another smaller female figure beneath. Bottom right hand corner is a thumbnail of the Wiz Duos book 2 cover. Graphic. Excerpt over graphics, text reads: '“Dave, I need you to tell Jayce that I didn’t kick him, I only touched him and then the sun hit my hand and mod sent out some kind of… I don’t know what, but it wasn’t me, I didn’t do it.” “Yeah, right, so your body tunnel gave you superpowers? Congrats, I’m sure you’ll do well.” “Don’t be stupid, come on, I’m trying to explain.” “If I’m so stupid, why do you need me? Can’t you all just hang out and compare mods and leave me out of it?” “You never got one,” I said out loud, stupidly. “Oh, you noticed, well done.” “I mean, why not?” He rounded on me, nearly spitting in my face. “Because I’m not stupid! You got that elagite stuff. It’s like metal DNA and nobody knows what it does to you.”' Beneath that, the titling info reads: "Bring Me Home, by E.M. Faulds. Available now as part of Wiz Duos 2, from Wizard's Tower Press". Behind is a darkened image showing a two female figures, one larger with a circular hole in its centre, one smaller standing with head visible through hole. Bottom right is a thumbnail of the Wiz Duos book 2 cover.
bethkesh.bsky.social
I'll wade in, I guess. Please do read the alt text.
Anakin and Padme meme. Anakin states "I think pirating books is okay, actually." Padme, smiling, says "at least you leave a good review and repost on socials, right?" Anakin deadpans, saying nothing and Padme, shocked, says "right?" And no, I am not personally endorsing book piracy, (are you on crack?), merely pointing out the entitlement hypocrisy of the kind of people who'll download a book, illegally, for free, and not even bother to do the author they've stolen from the bare minimum effort in return. Because fuck art, I guess. I mean, you even got AI to go make you a sloppulent version of any damn book in the world, but still you gotta steal from writers, artists, editors, small book publishers... Please get some damn empathy. You think art should be free? Fine, I think your car should be free, gimme the keys.
November 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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aknighton.bsky.social
Northodox have a sale on now for all of their books, including my fantasy murder mystery The Executioner's Blade. Go grab a copy before it goes out of print in January!
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
Blurb 3 image: The cover for the novel The Executioner's Blade by Andrew Knighton. On it, an armoured and grey-haired woman wields a sword in front of a dragon. Next to it is a section of text with blurb quotes from other authors. "A perfect balance of action and character wrapped about a delightfully twisted mystery." - Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time. "A very enjoyable, fast paced read." - Anna Smith-Spark, author of Empires of Dust. “Mature and absorbing epic fantasy, very well worth a look.” – Juliet E. McKenna, author of the Green Man “Flawed yet relatable characters, a corrupt city, and a mystery full of twists and turns. A beautifully thought-out and engagingly written piece of fantasy.” – Charlotte Bond, author of The Fireborne Blade
November 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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jamesbennett.bsky.social
Joiiinn usssss
alexdavis1981.bsky.social Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 8h
Join us for our wintry deep dive into the world of folk horror, with DARKNESS IN THE FIELDS: MIDWINTER running over the weekend of 6th and 7th December! www.eventbrite.com/e/darkness-i... #folkhorror #folklore #winter #midwinter #writing #writers #fiction #books
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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rickandwrite.bsky.social
This is honestly my favourite story I've had out and I'm so happy it's in great company 🙌

Not had for 99p?
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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clhellisen.bsky.social
And this is the novel, if you like dark fantasy about warring Mage Houses, sibling rivalry, disaster queers and terrible bargains

Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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rhiannonagrist.bsky.social
I, Rhiannon Grist, am not your boss. I am incapable of making you fill out your timesheet, answer your emails, or preorder my cottagegore horror HOME SICK coming out with @solarisbooks.bsky.social in 2026.

So only do it if you want to. Preorder, I mean.

You should probably do your timesheets.
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
bethkesh.bsky.social
It had been on my mind. Watched some matches at the weekend and it's brilliant. Room for loads of different body types, genders. Skaters with incredible balance bouncing people off track with their butts, wee skelfs zipping through the pack. Sporting behaviour, joy abounding.
Roller derby in an indoor basketball court. A star pass: a player in a red top holds aloft a star cap to pass it over to another player further through the pack while the teams struggle to block. A player skates past, quite possibly to the penalty timeout area. Motion, dynamic. Refs look on. Roller derby in an indoor basketball court. Players on skates in red and green team tops struggle to block the other team. Refs in striped jerseys observe keenly. It has drama.
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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justinleeanderson.com
Oh, look. Science showing that gender affirming care dramatically reduces suicidality in trans kids. Listen to children! And scientists!
erininthemorning.com Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23h
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.

It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.

It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.

Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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mofette.bsky.social
When I was trying to join, and didn't know the name, trying to find Derby Roller Derby was difficult!
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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catmachine.com
I loved this one – and reviewed it here. One of the highlights of my audiobook year. Well worth adding to your library if you're on Audible!
November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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clhellisen.bsky.social
My friend @bethkesh.bsky.social pointed put that once again I'm being bad at promo 🙃🤣

I was at The Speakies last night because my audio novel The Shape of Monsters was up for an award, which was surreal af.

It was super odd being around all these people, but I had free wine so wiiinnneeerrr
clhellisen.bsky.social CL Hellisen @clhellisen.bsky.social · 23h
You all need to see my brilliant picture of Georgia and David Tennant...

I feel like my next career move will be paparazzi
A series of blurs, one is David Tennant, the other is Georgia Tennant. You have my word.
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 AM
bethkesh.bsky.social
Roller derby implies the existence of roller nottingham
November 25, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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rainewilson.bsky.social
Last chance for a spooky bargain!
solarisbooks.bsky.social Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 1d
SALE ENDS TONIGHT!

People of #booksky , this is your summons to peruse our Still Spooky, DRM Free, website exclusive sale where 36 titles await you for only 0.99 each!

Including these titles from @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com & @samkhorton.bsky.social

https://geni.us/Solarissale
Against a church window, white text "Solaris' Still Spooky 0.99 eBook sale! *Titles available vary by country of origin. Website exclusive. Ends 24th November 2025 23:59 GMT. The book covers for WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST, THE SALT ORACLE, THE NEEDFIRE, GORSE and RAGOWRT on eReaders in the middle.
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
bethkesh.bsky.social
The more I see, the more it's apparent, all we really have in this world is each other.
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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hierath77.bsky.social
Heads up! Amazon have a deal on the print version of @wtpress.bsky.social Fight Like A Girl 2 - a mere 4.99 for something both signable and absorbent, if you like that sort of thing... please share?

www.amazon.co.uk/Fight-Like-G...
Fight Like A Girl - Volume 2
Fight Like A Girl - Volume 2 eBook : McKenna, Juliet E, Smith Spark, Anna, Ware, Danie, Sebold, Gaie, Bond, Charlotte, Morgan, Lou, Davies, K T , Clarke, Roz, Hall, Joanne: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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othersidespec.bsky.social
This is a scheduled post for anyone awake at midnight ET (very likely not our co-founders) to check our submissions guidelines. Perhaps a certain Moksha link at the bottom is now active, and perhaps certain Moksha forms are now open to submissions 👀

othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
This has lost me thousands of pounds (not to mention book sales) and put me in a state of terror and panic. I urge anyone thinking of moving their list from Substack, or wanting to know more about how Substack works, to read it....
dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 3d
I'm not going back to Substack. I will continue to post my newsletters from Ghost. But I did have to get back in there, just to post this and let people who thought I'd vanished know about this utter nightmare: substack.com/home/post/p-...
An Explanation (Which I Would Be Very Grateful If You Took The Time To Read)
What follows is a minor modern horror story.
substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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runalongwomble.bsky.social
This week a spellbinding novel in Scotland long ago
November 22, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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apexmag.bsky.social
What does the ECO series have in common with pears and plums? They all grow back stronger every spring 🍐✨

THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚

www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
"Start your collection today! The ECO series RETURNS in 2026. ECO24: Out Now! ECO25: Nominations open Dec 1st-Jan 31st"
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social
If people in your team or organisation are using AI notetakers as a way of coping with too many meetings and a culture of presenteeism, there's not a technological fix for this. The answer is to have fewer, better organised meetings www.careful.industries/blog/2025-11...
Careful Industries Have fewer, better meetings
November 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
bethkesh.bsky.social
The morning dawns an unseasonal peach
November 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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remotecore.bsky.social
Good night at Waterstones tonight for the launch of @shonak.bsky.social Daughters of Nicniven and @samkhorton.bsky.social Ragwort, interviewed by @megintransition.bsky.social
Good to see a crowd out, despite hiw cold it was and train issues. (was - 5°C by time I got home from the pub after!)
Argyle St Waterstones events space. Meg McDonald, a white woman with long dark hair on left, hosting event. On right, authors Shona Kinsella (white woman with dark hair) and Sam K. Horton (white man with red hair). Standing to the side, D (non-binary person), introduces the event and runs through safety guidance. Shona reads from her book Daughters of Nicniven. Sam reads from his book Ragwort. Meg asks a question while Shona and Sam listen intently.
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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marissavu.bsky.social
This story will haunt you - it is somehow harrowing and heartening at the same time. Unforgettable 🖤🖤
bethkesh.bsky.social E.M. Faulds / Beth @bethkesh.bsky.social · 7d
Another thing today!
My story "Love, Scotland" gets a new life in ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction from Apex Books / Violet Lichen, out TODAY 🎉
The anthology received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly! 🥂 More here, including the lush ToC:
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction
Preorder and save 30%! Release Date 11/18/25 "A triumph. 23 stellar tales offering creative and varied takes on the book's themes. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactf...
www.apexbookcompany.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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lukebelcourt.com
Got home from the launch and was supposed to go to bed but ended up staying up to read 😂

Congratulations @shonak.bsky.social! So far I think this is my favourite one yet of yours!
britfantasysoc.bsky.social British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 5d
You may know Shona as our much-loved chair but she's also an excellent author. From Flame Tree Press Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella "a powerful, feminist tale of female independence against the backdrop of the Jacobite war" #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/daugh...
The beautiful cover of Daughters of Nicnevin shows 2 women back to back in a wheat field, below a night sky, behind them in the distance there are figures constructed of wheat
November 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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lchanwrites.bsky.social
Hi do you want stories about grief and mushrooms? Alien mushrooms?
foxesandroses.bsky.social Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · 5d
A gutting story of love, loss, companionship and how far someone can go to cling to the ghost of a loved one. Fungi consciousnesses have always been an amazing metaphor for our lost connections with nature and with others.

by @lchanwrites.bsky.social in @clarkesworldmagazine.com
And The Planet Loved Him by L Chan
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM