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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 2h

I’ve been curating an exhibition about the Two Roberts and it opens next week at Charleston in Lewes. Over 100 works, including some that have never been shown before! Big gay Scottish working-class art lov and joy FOR YOU! Book now:

www.charleston.org.uk/exhibition/r...

Charleston — Robert MacBryde and Robert Colquhoun: Artists, Lovers, Outsiders

Explore the lives and work of the 'Two Roberts'

www.charleston.org.uk

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Cheryl Morgan @cherylmorgan.bsky.social · 2h

Now only £22! 🤞

Wizard's Tower Press @wtpress.bsky.social · 3h

Excitingly we are only £42 away from being 50% funded. Hopefully we will get there before I wake up tomorrow morning.
www.kickstarter.com/...

The cover of They Are Still Here (Mae Nhw Yma O Hyd).

The image is of the sorceror, Gwydion, surrounded by wild animals (wolf, boar, deer) in a Celtic knotwork frame. Gwydion's hat is crowned with antlers. He carries an axe in his right hand and an oak twig in his left.

Art by Josh Arklin.

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 2h

Look, this temptation has to stop. Today it’s this and When There Are Wolves Again. Can authors pause on their brilliance. I haven’t got the time. *any bets how long I’ll resist getting copies?

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Niall Harrison @niallharrison.bsky.social · 3h

Very upset, I did not need another entry on the list of things I really want to read before the end of the year

Abigail Nussbaum @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social · 6h

New blog post: on Jordan Prosser's delightfully gonzo debut novel Big Time, which crosses Almost Famous with 1984 and a drug that can make you see the future, and asks: what power does art have during times of fascism? wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2025/10/rece...

Recent Reading: <i>Big Time</i> by Jordan Prosser

There's something almost irresistibly appealing about the musical biopic. It combines melodrama and genuine accomplishment. It conveys profo...

wrongquestions.blogspot.com

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 4h

I’ve read this twice. Cried more than twice (not sure why I keep telling you that some books make me cry). I am so happy to see this in the world.

A story of queer love, video games, a creepy village, toxic friends, and a lot of hope.

Trick or Treat Coveney🎃 @nmjcoveney.bsky.social · 4h

Still not over this a week on! Limited signed copies available @gaystheword.bsky.social get them while you can www.gaystheword.co.uk/product-page...

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Trick or Treat Coveney🎃 @nmjcoveney.bsky.social · 4h

Still not over this a week on! Limited signed copies available @gaystheword.bsky.social get them while you can www.gaystheword.co.uk/product-page...

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 4h

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Caitlin G. @realmsofmymind.bsky.social · 6h

Read Becky's review for what will likely be one of my top reads of the year!

Becky’s Books @beckysbooks.bsky.social · 8h

Today’s review is for ‘Red City’ by Marie Lu.

A dark story of divided loyalties & love that brings two people together against a backdrop of gang violence in an Alt Los Angeles. crooksbooks.blog/2025/10/09/r...

Red City by Marie Lu – ARC Review!

Alchemy is the hidden art of transformation, an exclusive power wielded by crime syndicates who market it to the world’s elite in the form of sand – a drug that enhances those who take it into a mo…

crooksbooks.blog

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 5h

What would you list comprise of? Do we share any favourites?

@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 1d

I’m gonna share some of my favourite books from 2022 to now for absolutely no reason:

- Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk trans. Antonia Lloyd-Jones
- Auntie Mame by Patrick Dennis trans. by Anne Milano Appel
- Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
- ‘salem’s Lot by Stephen King

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Bookstore Romance Day @bookstoreromanceday.org · 6h

It's only taken a week for 60% of tickets to be claimed. Don't miss out on @oliviawaite.com @clpolk.blacksky.app @kitrocha.com @jessiemihalik.com @evaleigh.bsky.social @stephanieburgis.bsky.social & #LeslyePenelope talking magic lost & found on 11/1 @ 3 PM EDT. www.eventbrite.com/e/1762356127...

Pale blue background. At the top left is the black silhouette of a hand facing downward with golden sparkles spilling from it. At the lower right is a black silhouette of a hand facing upward with golden sparkles rising from it. Gold text at top reads "Lost & Found Magic" Dark blue text below reads "A Virtual Conversation With Olivia Waite, CL Polk, Leslye Penelope, Jessie Mihalik, Eva Leigh, Kit Rocha, Stephanie Burgis" Lighter blue text reads "Sat. Nov. 1 at 3 PM Eastern on Zoom"

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 13h

Happy Publication Day.

Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · 13h

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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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 13h

I’ve been hearing so many good things about this.

Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 16h

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO GOOD BOY BY @talkscaredpod.bsky.social

Order from our bookshop or your favourite retailer.

After a boy vanishes on the outskirts of a small town, a woman spies a mysterious man digging a grave in the exact spot of the disappearance.

www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/good...

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 13h

Serious FOMO - @chloroformtea.bsky.social has also given this high praise.

Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 15h

New Review - happy publication day to the excellent When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift - a science fiction novel for the 21st century that gives us hope. Run and get it I think we all need this. One of the best reads of my year! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/10...

When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank Arcadia for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and valid review Publisher – Arcadia Published – Out Now Price – £20 hardback £9.99 ebook   Dec...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 14h

When There Are Wolves Again is released today!

@catamaroon.bsky.social's new novel is a hopeful but believable dystopia, tackling speculative themes of biodiversity and environmental disaster, pandemic, justice, and our possible future, all explored in a deeply human & affecting way.

💙📚🪐

A hand holds a copy of the book in a bookshop. On the cover a wolf in greens and blues fades into sapling trees reaching up to surround the letters of the title with delicate leaves.

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E. J. Swift @catamaroon.bsky.social · 13h

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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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 10h

Congratulations 🙌🏻

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 10h

I’ve read the first three and they are so good - a pirate to Princess with a great found family.

K.B. Wagers @kbwagers.com · 10h

It's royalty day! 💚 Thanks to everyone who keeps buying my books, especially Hail & Co since it means I get a little check twice a year.

Now's a great time for a StarWars-esque story with political intrigue and found family where the bad guys get wrecked in the end. www.amazon.com/Behind-Thron...

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Mark A. Latham @markalatham.bsky.social · 12h

If you're in/near Nottinghamshire, come and see me and @marieoregan.bsky.social talk about fantasy, horror, and publishing! Organised by a wonderful indie bookshop. October 24th, tickets here: checkout.square.site/merchant/MLC...

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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 14h

We are thrilled to announce that Titan Books will be publishing THIS IS WHERE THE FUTURE BLEEDS by Mike Brooks! ⚔️

A brand new fantasy adventure that follows a smart-talking bunch of rogues and dropouts who are thrust into the destinies of empires.

Coming June 2026! 🐝

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Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social · 14h

The UK edition of ALL THAT WE SEE OR SEEM is out today! I loved working on this novel about how to remain human in the age of ubiquitous AI. Readers in the UK can pick it up wherever you prefer to get your books. @headofzeus.bsky.social

www.bloomsbury.com/uk/all-that-...

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 13h

Serious FOMO - @chloroformtea.bsky.social has also given this high praise.

Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 15h

New Review - happy publication day to the excellent When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift - a science fiction novel for the 21st century that gives us hope. Run and get it I think we all need this. One of the best reads of my year! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/10...

When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank Arcadia for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and valid review Publisher – Arcadia Published – Out Now Price – £20 hardback £9.99 ebook   Dec...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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Rory Michaelson 🏳️‍⚧️💚 @rorymichaelson.com · 13h

This week’s spooky season read was Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts by @whusseyauthor.bsky.social and I had a super fun time with it! Lots to love and another fantastically written story 😍 🧟‍♀️

www.goodreads.com/book/show/78...

Cover of Broken Hearts and Zombie parts by William Hussey, pink and blue background cover with two boys filming

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 13h

I’ve been hearing so many good things about this.

Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 16h

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO GOOD BOY BY @talkscaredpod.bsky.social

Order from our bookshop or your favourite retailer.

After a boy vanishes on the outskirts of a small town, a woman spies a mysterious man digging a grave in the exact spot of the disappearance.

www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/good...

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 14h

Reign of Terror: How Brian Lumley and Keith Rosson Reforged Modern Vampire Mythology

It's GNoH's stop on the blog tour for @keithrosson.bsky.social l
Coffin Moon from @blackcrowbooks.bsky.social

gnofhorror.com/how-brian-lu...

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#CoffinMoon

Image of a review tour schedule for Keith Rosson’s book "Coffin Moon," featuring dates and Instagram handles of participating reviewers.

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 13h

Congratulations 🙌🏻

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