Finn Longman
@finnlongman.com
Author (THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN trilogy; THE WOLF AND HIS KING) and medievalist specialising in the Ulster Cycle. #1 fan of Láeg mac Ríangabra.
🏳️🌈 they/them | siad/iad
📍Cambridge, UK
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https://finnlongman.com
🏳️🌈 they/them | siad/iad
📍Cambridge, UK
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https://finnlongman.com
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Finn Longman
@finnlongman.com
· Oct 15
Books
I write both YA and Adult fiction, with three books published and three forthcoming. You can find more information about most of my books on their dedicated pages — use the dropdown menu or c…
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Intro thread! I'm Finn, an author & medievalist. My books:
· THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN trilogy: a teenage assassin tries to live a normal life
· THE WOLF AND HIS KING (2025): a queer retelling of Bisclavret
· THE ANIMALS WE BECAME (2026): a queertrans take on Math fab Mathonwy
FinnLongman.com/books
· THE BUTTERFLY ASSASSIN trilogy: a teenage assassin tries to live a normal life
· THE WOLF AND HIS KING (2025): a queer retelling of Bisclavret
· THE ANIMALS WE BECAME (2026): a queertrans take on Math fab Mathonwy
FinnLongman.com/books
I recognise the stage of edits I'm in now because I've been here before. And I know one can emerge from it! Unfortunately this is where I should have been at the START of line edits and not at the end of them, and THAT's the problem. I know exactly what needs doing, I just don't have time to do it.
Have gone through this book and highlighted all the bits that need rewriting. Some of them I know roughly how to fix and just have to do it, while others require Decisions To Be Made. Overall though it's a lot of highlights for something I thought I'd have handed in by now 😭
January 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I recognise the stage of edits I'm in now because I've been here before. And I know one can emerge from it! Unfortunately this is where I should have been at the START of line edits and not at the end of them, and THAT's the problem. I know exactly what needs doing, I just don't have time to do it.
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This is a beautiful queer medieval retelling about a werewolf and a king, by @finnlongman.com. The prose is gorgeous, the story surprising, the romance full of yearning. I absolutely loved it! 📚🏳️🌈 📚💙 📚❤️
January 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM
This is a beautiful queer medieval retelling about a werewolf and a king, by @finnlongman.com. The prose is gorgeous, the story surprising, the romance full of yearning. I absolutely loved it! 📚🏳️🌈 📚💙 📚❤️
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Realised I have not only been failing to promote this event but also haven't actually... mentioned it publicly... anywhere at all. WHOOPS. Yeah, that's not how you sell tickets.
Anyway, I'm doing an event in Cambridge! Let's talk about medieval werewolves :) www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
Anyway, I'm doing an event in Cambridge! Let's talk about medieval werewolves :) www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
An Evening with Finn Longman | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about An Evening with Finn Longman today.
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January 4, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Realised I have not only been failing to promote this event but also haven't actually... mentioned it publicly... anywhere at all. WHOOPS. Yeah, that's not how you sell tickets.
Anyway, I'm doing an event in Cambridge! Let's talk about medieval werewolves :) www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
Anyway, I'm doing an event in Cambridge! Let's talk about medieval werewolves :) www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
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Perhaps the surest sign of AI not being super intelligent is the amount of tailored scams targeting the finances of authors, which is as rewarding as trying to mug a seagull.
January 12, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Perhaps the surest sign of AI not being super intelligent is the amount of tailored scams targeting the finances of authors, which is as rewarding as trying to mug a seagull.
The AI-generated book club emails are annoying for many reasons, but I draw the line at them calling TWAHK "gothic fantasy". It's clearly romanesque.
January 12, 2026 at 1:06 PM
The AI-generated book club emails are annoying for many reasons, but I draw the line at them calling TWAHK "gothic fantasy". It's clearly romanesque.
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Last night I dreamt of an Old Norse dictionary that was operated by tiny cows, the size and shape of bread rolls. You had to unfold a big sheet and on this the cows would find the right word for you, but you'd have to train them in some way. The whole thing came in a bottle, for some reason.
January 12, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Last night I dreamt of an Old Norse dictionary that was operated by tiny cows, the size and shape of bread rolls. You had to unfold a big sheet and on this the cows would find the right word for you, but you'd have to train them in some way. The whole thing came in a bottle, for some reason.
Have gone through this book and highlighted all the bits that need rewriting. Some of them I know roughly how to fix and just have to do it, while others require Decisions To Be Made. Overall though it's a lot of highlights for something I thought I'd have handed in by now 😭
January 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Have gone through this book and highlighted all the bits that need rewriting. Some of them I know roughly how to fix and just have to do it, while others require Decisions To Be Made. Overall though it's a lot of highlights for something I thought I'd have handed in by now 😭
It'll make no difference at all to how guilty I feel about the assorted emails and tasks I am ignoring right now but: a blanket apology to everybody I'm currently ghosting. I'm experiencing a very particular kind of deadline crisis right now and I don't foresee a clear end as others are accumulating
January 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
It'll make no difference at all to how guilty I feel about the assorted emails and tasks I am ignoring right now but: a blanket apology to everybody I'm currently ghosting. I'm experiencing a very particular kind of deadline crisis right now and I don't foresee a clear end as others are accumulating
The thing about being a medievalist but then also taking beginner modern language lessons is you spend a lot of your Welsh classes trying to shake the feeling that you're being asked how many people are in your warband
January 10, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The thing about being a medievalist but then also taking beginner modern language lessons is you spend a lot of your Welsh classes trying to shake the feeling that you're being asked how many people are in your warband
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... About twelve hours left to enter this Goodreads giveaway, for US readers.
Book giveaway for The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman Dec 27-Jan 10, 2026
Enter to win one of 25 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Dec 27-Jan 10, 2026. Historian and wordsmith Finn Longman’s atmospheric retelling of B...
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January 10, 2026 at 7:17 PM
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... About twelve hours left to enter this Goodreads giveaway, for US readers.
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To be clear, they're play-fighting and also: this video improved my day measurably and I wish I'd've watched it earlier. If you haven't, fix that now.
January 10, 2026 at 12:14 AM
To be clear, they're play-fighting and also: this video improved my day measurably and I wish I'd've watched it earlier. If you haven't, fix that now.
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Anyway, we're sorting our website (the-portal-bookshop.square.site) so the stock matches the in person shelves, and putting up a bunch of preorders
And our Bookshop dot org storefront (uk.bookshop.org/shop/portalb...) is hooked directly into the UK wholesaler, so there are more copies of lots there
And our Bookshop dot org storefront (uk.bookshop.org/shop/portalb...) is hooked directly into the UK wholesaler, so there are more copies of lots there
Home | The Portal Bookshop
Sci-fi, Fantasy and LGBTQIA books sold by a York based Independent Bookstore. We take Pre-Orders and Import US titles too.
the-portal-bookshop.square.site
January 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Anyway, we're sorting our website (the-portal-bookshop.square.site) so the stock matches the in person shelves, and putting up a bunch of preorders
And our Bookshop dot org storefront (uk.bookshop.org/shop/portalb...) is hooked directly into the UK wholesaler, so there are more copies of lots there
And our Bookshop dot org storefront (uk.bookshop.org/shop/portalb...) is hooked directly into the UK wholesaler, so there are more copies of lots there
The thing about typing up notes from things you read months ago (i.e. passages your past self marked with index tabs) is trying to guess from content WHY you marked them. "Ah, this was actually for the PhD; that was for that side-project; THAT'S for a novel; that was just kinda fun..."
January 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
The thing about typing up notes from things you read months ago (i.e. passages your past self marked with index tabs) is trying to guess from content WHY you marked them. "Ah, this was actually for the PhD; that was for that side-project; THAT'S for a novel; that was just kinda fun..."
Would Word please stop automatically capitalising the terms 'taoiseach' and 'tánaiste', I am typing up notes about fifteenth century power structures, there are far too many of them to warrant capitalisation
January 9, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Would Word please stop automatically capitalising the terms 'taoiseach' and 'tánaiste', I am typing up notes about fifteenth century power structures, there are far too many of them to warrant capitalisation
Trying to fulfil my New Year's Resolution to actually finish up my notes and return my library books, but one of them has been open on my book stand for so long that I think it might be permanently stuck on p. 479 💀 Future readers will be wondering what was so fascinating about that page.
January 9, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Trying to fulfil my New Year's Resolution to actually finish up my notes and return my library books, but one of them has been open on my book stand for so long that I think it might be permanently stuck on p. 479 💀 Future readers will be wondering what was so fascinating about that page.
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I swear to actual gun-toting pogo stick Jesus, there is NO way that any of this NEEDS to be in the title field of the metadata. Are there NO OTHER FIELDS in the god damn book databases?
January 9, 2026 at 10:01 AM
I swear to actual gun-toting pogo stick Jesus, there is NO way that any of this NEEDS to be in the title field of the metadata. Are there NO OTHER FIELDS in the god damn book databases?
Felt like I wasn't being rigorous or picky enough in my line edits. There are 2140 revisions in the document so far. The Wolf and His King at this stage only had 1611. And this is technically this book's second round of line edits (because I asked for another one). And it's not done yet. Lmao.
January 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Felt like I wasn't being rigorous or picky enough in my line edits. There are 2140 revisions in the document so far. The Wolf and His King at this stage only had 1611. And this is technically this book's second round of line edits (because I asked for another one). And it's not done yet. Lmao.
Attn Celticist friends: do not panic if CODECS disappears
A little announcement to start the year: over the next few days all sites of the Van Hamel Foundation (CODECS included) will go offline for an upgrade and unless anything unforeseen happens, should be back up within a week or so.
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Attn Celticist friends: do not panic if CODECS disappears
Sigh, was so proud of myself for actually getting out to the library only to discover it's shut due to a heating problem – and iDiscover won't load at all on my phone, so I can't find out whether the UL has the books I need too or if I should just go home.
January 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Sigh, was so proud of myself for actually getting out to the library only to discover it's shut due to a heating problem – and iDiscover won't load at all on my phone, so I can't find out whether the UL has the books I need too or if I should just go home.
Didn't order something I needed online because I thought the place 10 mins' walk away had it. Procrastinated on actually going there for five days. Turns out they don't have it. Could have had it delivered by now. Now need to order online...
January 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Didn't order something I needed online because I thought the place 10 mins' walk away had it. Procrastinated on actually going there for five days. Turns out they don't have it. Could have had it delivered by now. Now need to order online...
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New Year, New Me, I feel I should try and go wider with my book distribution. What are #writing people's experiences with Draft2digital? Good? Bad? Risky? Any hidden pitfalls to be aware of?
January 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
New Year, New Me, I feel I should try and go wider with my book distribution. What are #writing people's experiences with Draft2digital? Good? Bad? Risky? Any hidden pitfalls to be aware of?
We've hit a new low on chronology (mostly because I realised it was actually only fifteen years but it was more confusing to be correct)
January 5, 2026 at 10:23 PM
We've hit a new low on chronology (mostly because I realised it was actually only fifteen years but it was more confusing to be correct)
Probably should've taste-tested the homemade pesto before making a meal where it constitutes all of the flavour for everything but hey ho, it'll either be great or awful
January 5, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Probably should've taste-tested the homemade pesto before making a meal where it constitutes all of the flavour for everything but hey ho, it'll either be great or awful
How cold is it in Cambridge?
Bike on lake.
Bike on lake.
January 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
How cold is it in Cambridge?
Bike on lake.
Bike on lake.
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Line-editing:
"It had been nineteen years--" Wait.
"It had been eighteen years--" Hmm, no.
"It had been nineteen years--" Maybe?
"It had been the best part of two decades--"
"It had been nineteen years--" Wait.
"It had been eighteen years--" Hmm, no.
"It had been nineteen years--" Maybe?
"It had been the best part of two decades--"
January 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Line-editing:
"It had been nineteen years--" Wait.
"It had been eighteen years--" Hmm, no.
"It had been nineteen years--" Maybe?
"It had been the best part of two decades--"
"It had been nineteen years--" Wait.
"It had been eighteen years--" Hmm, no.
"It had been nineteen years--" Maybe?
"It had been the best part of two decades--"