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Cliftop Publishing
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Independent UK publisher and author consultancy for literary and climate-aware fiction. Interested in place, consequence and how environmental change reshapes everyday life. Based in Lincolnshire. www.cliftop.co.uk
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As a publisher, we’re increasingly drawn to novels that treat climate change not as spectacle, but as lived context.

Stories where flooding, weather and environmental pressure quietly shape decisions, relationships and futures - often before characters fully understand what’s happening to them.
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The feature 'Drowning in Denial' - looking at climate change driven flood damage in council areas led by Reform UK - is also excellent and timely. It dovetails nicely with my upcoming novel #FloodWatersDown about survival, resistance and moral reckoning in a world undone by climate collapse.
January 23, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Countdown underway to publication this Spring of my new #cli-fi novel! Available for pre-order soon. Please follow me for further release info as it happens. #Booksky
January 16, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Cover design is important for books and magazines.
There random covers. It's all about style, impact and telling a story...
January 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT EARLIER

Cover reveal is always a big day for an author

The title, I hope, is self-explanatory

Out May 21st. Pre-order now

@harpernorth.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @matthewtodd.bsky.social
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 10:04 PM
If you’re in the vicinity of #Lincoln and like crime fiction then don't miss this upcoming Author Event.

It's promoted by indie bookshop Lindum Books (top of Steep Hill) & features talented crime writers Lynne McEwan & Caroline Mitchell.

@lynnemcewanwriter.bsky.social
@carolinemitchell.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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In many people’s conversations, record heat or flooding are still described as odd weather rather than recognised as signs of a shifting climate that affects food prices and public health.

#TheSentientOnes #climatechange

theconversation.com/ecological-m...
Ecological myopia: the blind spot holding back climate action
Seeing more clearly is the first step toward wiser action.
theconversation.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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Despite concerning climate change evidence in Northamptonshire, the county’s Reform-led councils have abandoned all previous Net Zero plans | Cliff Mitchell
@cliffmitchell.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Northamptonshire Net Zero: a no go under Reform
Despite concerning climate change evidence in Northamptonshire, the county’s Reform-led councils have abandoned all previous Net Zero plans
centralbylines.co.uk
January 5, 2026 at 11:10 AM
As a publisher, we’re increasingly drawn to novels that treat climate change not as spectacle, but as lived context.

Stories where flooding, weather and environmental pressure quietly shape decisions, relationships and futures - often before characters fully understand what’s happening to them.
January 6, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Haunting, prophetic and fiercely human.

A powerful exploration of survival, resistance and moral reckoning in a world undone by climate collapse.

And threatened by the very intelligence it created to save itself.

Publishing APRIL 2026.

#FloodWatersDown #BookSky
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
New Year's Day sunset over the rooftops in a small Lincolnshire hamlet. A chilly night in store.
January 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Challenging discussions on #BBC #Radio4 #Today around the future of AI from guest editor @mustafasuleymanai.bsky.social - ties in beautifully with @authorbnugent.bsky.social newly released novel #TheSentientOnes about the rise of sentient #AI. Definitely a book to watch for 2026! #BookSky
December 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
‘Earthrise’ from lunar orbit, Christmas Eve 1968 - probably the most poignant and meaningful photo ever. Happy Christmas.
December 25, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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Climate crisis for the UK ranging from 4C rise in temperatures to a 2-metre rise in sea levels.

Or a plunge of 6C after collapse of Atlantic Ocean currents.

#TheSentientOnes #climatechange
@cliftop.bsky.social #FloodWatersDown

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Captain’s Log, 20.12.25: “Trump presidency is on life support as the sordid black hole of the Epstein coverup grows ever deeper and more murky. Makes Nixon’s Watergate look like a picnic.”
December 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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George Freeman MP says the UK must build a wartime space economy to stop Russia, stand up to Trump and keep billion-pound space firms from being seized by foreign powers.

simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/12/war-...
War warning sparks UK space push
Topical comment and travel writing
simcomm.blogspot.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Looking for a Christmas read that’s smart, unsettling and uncomfortably close to home?

The Sentient Ones by @authorbnugent.bsky.social - climate crisis, AI control and the thin line between protection and tyranny.

A perfect gift for the holidays!

#ChristmasReads #SpeculativeFiction #booksky
December 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
George Freeman MP says the UK must build a wartime space economy to stop Russia, stand up to Trump and keep billion-pound space firms from being seized by foreign powers.

simcomm.blogspot.com/2025/12/war-...
War warning sparks UK space push
Topical comment and travel writing
simcomm.blogspot.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
With #AI making the news everyday now there's no better time to dip into authorbnugent.bsky.social challenging new novel #TheSentientOnes - a gripping thriller of AI rule in a near future Britain. The perfect Xmas gift too!
www.amazon.co.uk/Sentient-One...
December 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Visited this independent bookshop gem in Holt, Norfolk, today - great selection of books and lovely, helpful staff.
December 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Chief scientist says #AI autonomy could spark a beneficial ‘intelligence explosion’ – or be the moment humans lose control.

AI might accelerate biomedical research, improve health, boost productivity, give people more free time.

#TheSentientOnes

www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
‘The biggest decision yet’: Jared Kaplan on allowing AI to train itself
Anthropic’s chief scientist says AI autonomy could spark a beneficial ‘intelligence explosion’ – or be the moment humans lose control
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
There are lots of big news stories across the world tonight so BBC News at Ten leads again with Mason doing a hatchet job on the British Chancellor. Apart from Westminster journalists no one is interested. His little jibes & dislike of Labour make him very unlikeable. The RW media is equally nasty.
December 1, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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NEW! Vast swathes of Europe’s water reserves are drying up, two decades of satellite data reveals, with freshwater storage shrinking across Europe

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM