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Reader of SF&F, mainly. *Libraries have ebooks that you can read on your phone. Est. 2005
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A list of UK LGBTQ+ bookshops:
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At @savinglives.bsky.social, we've spent months planning World AIDS Day in Birmingham, UK. Tomorrow, @ftcbirmingham.bsky.social meets to plan the five years until the UN's 2030 goal of eliminating new infections.
Community awareness and policy success are linked. Abandoning WAD has material impact.
Community awareness and policy success are linked. Abandoning WAD has material impact.
1/ ⚠️ Breaking: At CDC, we've been told the US Government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day this year. No explanation given.
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
At @savinglives.bsky.social, we've spent months planning World AIDS Day in Birmingham, UK. Tomorrow, @ftcbirmingham.bsky.social meets to plan the five years until the UN's 2030 goal of eliminating new infections.
Community awareness and policy success are linked. Abandoning WAD has material impact.
Community awareness and policy success are linked. Abandoning WAD has material impact.
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OMG I really loved what @dys-morphia.bsky.social had to say about Lessons in Magic and Disaster!
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"I cannot recommend this book strongly enough if you like magic, academia, nested narratives, strangely satisfying family drama... and New England academia vibes."
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"I cannot recommend this book strongly enough if you like magic, academia, nested narratives, strangely satisfying family drama... and New England academia vibes."
A cheese detective, an academic witch, and a planetful of sentient spiders
Mini-reviews of Shadow Ticket, Lessons in Magic and Disaster, The AI Con, and Children of Time
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November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
OMG I really loved what @dys-morphia.bsky.social had to say about Lessons in Magic and Disaster!
rinsemiddlebliss.com/posts/2025-1...
"I cannot recommend this book strongly enough if you like magic, academia, nested narratives, strangely satisfying family drama... and New England academia vibes."
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"I cannot recommend this book strongly enough if you like magic, academia, nested narratives, strangely satisfying family drama... and New England academia vibes."
I am reading The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, about 1/3 through, & I think I understand why there was a lot of commentary about it when it was released, now over a decade ago. I don't mind the over-explanation, and I like the inclusivity, and at this point, I'm invested.
November 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I am reading The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers, about 1/3 through, & I think I understand why there was a lot of commentary about it when it was released, now over a decade ago. I don't mind the over-explanation, and I like the inclusivity, and at this point, I'm invested.
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A pre-festive thread of my favourite Northodox titles plus a couple on my TBR... All of these are 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS 🎄📚
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A pre-festive thread of my favourite Northodox titles plus a couple on my TBR... All of these are 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS 🎄📚
Are you a book lover in Paris if you do not go to @shakespeareandcompany.com? I happily queued this weekend to get in. I came away with three books, all stamped. And I am very pleased with my selection and that I was able to have them stamped.
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Are you a book lover in Paris if you do not go to @shakespeareandcompany.com? I happily queued this weekend to get in. I came away with three books, all stamped. And I am very pleased with my selection and that I was able to have them stamped.
What I love about this time of year is everyone sharing their reading lists. And here is one for novellas.
November 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
What I love about this time of year is everyone sharing their reading lists. And here is one for novellas.
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Favorite Science Fiction of 2025 So Far #scifimonth2025
We're nearing the end of SciFi Month—how did November fly by so fast?? So it's time to share my favorite science fiction books of the year so far. To be honest, I have not read a lot of SF this year, so this list includes some four star rated…
We're nearing the end of SciFi Month—how did November fly by so fast?? So it's time to share my favorite science fiction books of the year so far. To be honest, I have not read a lot of SF this year, so this list includes some four star rated…
Favorite Science Fiction of 2025 So Far #scifimonth2025
We're nearing the end of SciFi Month—how did November fly by so fast?? So it's time to share my favorite science fiction books of the year so far. To be honest, I have not read a lot of SF this year, so this list includes some four star rated books (unusual for my Best Of lists). But I enjoyed all of these and recommend them!
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November 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Favorite Science Fiction of 2025 So Far #scifimonth2025
We're nearing the end of SciFi Month—how did November fly by so fast?? So it's time to share my favorite science fiction books of the year so far. To be honest, I have not read a lot of SF this year, so this list includes some four star rated…
We're nearing the end of SciFi Month—how did November fly by so fast?? So it's time to share my favorite science fiction books of the year so far. To be honest, I have not read a lot of SF this year, so this list includes some four star rated…
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I use my ALCS and PLR money to cover my annual Society of Authors subscription for a start.
Posting this partially as service to fellow writers, partly to motivate myself to get it done today. November 30 is deadline to log your year's work at @alcs.co.uk, in return for which you *will* get free money, possibly quite startling quantities of it. If you haven't signed up, do. www.alcs.co.uk
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November 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I use my ALCS and PLR money to cover my annual Society of Authors subscription for a start.
A cut down Sunday Summary but it does contain a large cute pink teddy bear on a book cover.
Sunday Summary: 23 Nov 25
Sunday Summary mainly functions as my personal record of book-related topics that have captured my interest over the past week. It also acts as a public memory prompt and bookmarking system. B…
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November 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
A cut down Sunday Summary but it does contain a large cute pink teddy bear on a book cover.
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I loved this cover art by @andreuzaragoza.bsky.social I had to get it framed. 🌈🩷
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I loved this cover art by @andreuzaragoza.bsky.social I had to get it framed. 🌈🩷
Die Hard With a Vengeance
RED
RED 2
Clue
The Fifth Element
Elvira Mistress of the Dark
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Transformers (1986)
Rising Sun*
Demolition Man
To Wong Foo
The Golden Child*
Big Trouble in Little China*
*of their time?
RED
RED 2
Clue
The Fifth Element
Elvira Mistress of the Dark
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Transformers (1986)
Rising Sun*
Demolition Man
To Wong Foo
The Golden Child*
Big Trouble in Little China*
*of their time?
Name a film you've seen six times.
November 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Die Hard With a Vengeance
RED
RED 2
Clue
The Fifth Element
Elvira Mistress of the Dark
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Transformers (1986)
Rising Sun*
Demolition Man
To Wong Foo
The Golden Child*
Big Trouble in Little China*
*of their time?
RED
RED 2
Clue
The Fifth Element
Elvira Mistress of the Dark
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Transformers (1986)
Rising Sun*
Demolition Man
To Wong Foo
The Golden Child*
Big Trouble in Little China*
*of their time?
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It’s real! It’s real! You can pre-order MY BAD: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE QUEER 90s AND BEYOND here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hugh-...
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It’s real! It’s real! You can pre-order MY BAD: A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE QUEER 90s AND BEYOND here: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/hugh-...
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The Nerds of a Feather team is growing!
New Contributors
We are excited to announce that Nerds of a Feather is growing. Today we welcome five new writers to the flock. You’ll be seeing much more from them in the coming weeks and months, \here is a quick introduction to who they are:
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/new-...
We are excited to announce that Nerds of a Feather is growing. Today we welcome five new writers to the flock. You’ll be seeing much more from them in the coming weeks and months, \here is a quick introduction to who they are:
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/11/new-...
New Contributors
We are excited to announce that Nerds of a Feather is growing. Today we welcome five new writers to the flock. You’ll be seeing much more fr...
www.nerds-feather.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:32 AM
The Nerds of a Feather team is growing!
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This is a really good thread, and it’s why I decided to go hybrid about 8 years ago. If you need a stable income from your writing, trad publishing on its own is heartbreakingly unreliable.
Sometimes it’s AMAZING. Sometimes it’s bleak. In a longterm career, you’ll see both extremes again & again.
Sometimes it’s AMAZING. Sometimes it’s bleak. In a longterm career, you’ll see both extremes again & again.
I think one of the hardest things about being a career writer in traditional publishing is that writing attracts the neurodivergent brain while the variable reinforcement schedule punishes it. We are all the rat at the water bottle, waiting for the hit of cocaine. You get one win, and you need MORE.
November 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is a really good thread, and it’s why I decided to go hybrid about 8 years ago. If you need a stable income from your writing, trad publishing on its own is heartbreakingly unreliable.
Sometimes it’s AMAZING. Sometimes it’s bleak. In a longterm career, you’ll see both extremes again & again.
Sometimes it’s AMAZING. Sometimes it’s bleak. In a longterm career, you’ll see both extremes again & again.
This is wonderful to hear
One thing that continues to make me happy... the number of people in the signing lines, often teens, who say they got into reading or got back into reading because of my novel Annihilation.
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
This is wonderful to hear
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One thing that continues to make me happy... the number of people in the signing lines, often teens, who say they got into reading or got back into reading because of my novel Annihilation.
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
One thing that continues to make me happy... the number of people in the signing lines, often teens, who say they got into reading or got back into reading because of my novel Annihilation.
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A conference! In Newcastle! With am excellent keynote speaker! This is exciting.
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A conference! In Newcastle! With am excellent keynote speaker! This is exciting.
Rachel Pollack (whom I was honoured to meet a couple of times) not only instilled in me the joy of divination (talking to the divine through tarot) but also created one of my favourite urban fantasy detectives in The Fissure King: A Novel in Five Stories.
November 20, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Rachel Pollack (whom I was honoured to meet a couple of times) not only instilled in me the joy of divination (talking to the divine through tarot) but also created one of my favourite urban fantasy detectives in The Fissure King: A Novel in Five Stories.
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THEYRE TAKING TTRPGS UP TO 4K WORDS LETS GO!!!
🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
THEYRE TAKING TTRPGS UP TO 4K WORDS LETS GO!!!
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🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
🔥 COVER +TITLE REVEAL + SUBMISSIONS OPEN🔥
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM: A Cosmic Body Horror Anthology from Trans & Gender Nonconforming Voices
A Charity collection coming in October 2026🖤☠️🏳️⚧️
Art by @mxmorgan.com
All the info here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2025/11...
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This is an outstanding slice of Slavic fantasy with a hint of Tim Powers about it. Definitely recommended.
🎂 🎉 Happy Book Birthday to @ldcolter.com 's WHEN THE WINDS SING - the second standalone in her thematically linked trilogy where mortals become entangled in the dangerous games of the gods. Alex Orlov's life is about to get VERY complicated.
Buy now - £2.99 in eBook! https://geni.us/whenthewindss
Buy now - £2.99 in eBook! https://geni.us/whenthewindss
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This is an outstanding slice of Slavic fantasy with a hint of Tim Powers about it. Definitely recommended.
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I finally got around to reviewing the World Fantasy Award 2025 novella shortlist.
Two were excellent.
Two seemed to hold something back.
One just wasn’t for me.
Two were excellent.
Two seemed to hold something back.
One just wasn’t for me.
WFA25: Novellas Review
In the middle of July I set myself two reading challenges Read the British Fantasy Awards 2025 shortlist for Best Anthology Read the World Fantasy Awards 2025 shortlist for Best Novella The nominee…
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November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I finally got around to reviewing the World Fantasy Award 2025 novella shortlist.
Two were excellent.
Two seemed to hold something back.
One just wasn’t for me.
Two were excellent.
Two seemed to hold something back.
One just wasn’t for me.
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Still on a Bluesky hiatus but popping by because the cover for my next novel, THE INTRIGUE, has now been revealed. Jacket design Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde. This noir about a con artist sifting through lonely hearts ads is out July 2026. Pre-order now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760821...
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Still on a Bluesky hiatus but popping by because the cover for my next novel, THE INTRIGUE, has now been revealed. Jacket design Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde. This noir about a con artist sifting through lonely hearts ads is out July 2026. Pre-order now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760821...
It’s irreversible too.
I just deleted my NetGalley account....
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It’s irreversible too.
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I do think this is quite interesting, because it speaks to how certain models of supernatural creatures (fae, vampires, werewolves, whatever) have become canonical in certain genres and how these models are not that similar to the folklore they're based on.
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
I do think this is quite interesting, because it speaks to how certain models of supernatural creatures (fae, vampires, werewolves, whatever) have become canonical in certain genres and how these models are not that similar to the folklore they're based on.