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Nicholas Royle
@nicholasroyle.bsky.social
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Writer. Latest: Paris Fantastique from @confingopublishing.bsky.social
Also runs @nightjarpress.bsky.social nightjarpress.weebly.com

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Nicholas Royle is an English novelist, editor, publisher, literary reviewer and creative writing lecturer.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · 5d
That’s brightened my day considerably. Thank you.

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Simon Read @simonread.bsky.social · 5d
Leslie Neilsen took his fart machine to every TV interview ever did. Watching him work it is a joy. Low humour? Sure. But in dark days that's exactly what you need.
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The Best of Leslie Nielsen Farting on TV
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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · 5d
CAR salesman OsCAR received CAR-T therapy for aggressive leukaemia & is doing well 🚙🩵 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
First leukaemia patient to get pioneering drug on NHS says it is 'very sci-fi'
Oscar Murphy has an aggressive form of the blood cancer and is the first to get CAR-T therapy in the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · 6d
I’ve got the same edition you’ve got & have been meaning to read it, so I will.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · 7d
My story about Michael Haneke’s films and @peterbradshaw1.bsky.social originally published in Paris Fantastique @confingopublishing.bsky.social is now online at Barcelona Review www.barcelonareview.com/114/e_nr.html
NICHOLAS ROYLE: MICHAEL HANEKE’S FILMS RANKED
www.barcelonareview.com

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · 13d
Ah, I see where you’re coming from.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · 20d
I watched this in November 2022, followed by a rather dull 1993 remake directed by David Jones with Kyle MacLachlan as Josef K.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · 21d
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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Dec 19
Thanks Dave. Merry Christmas!

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Dec 18
Brian is one of the best novels I’ve read in years.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Dec 18
Kiran, it’s out of print, but it’s possible @confingopublishing.bsky.social might have one or two slightly damaged copies that maybe they’d be happy to make available at a discount. I’ll ask (in case they don’t see this for a while).

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · Dec 13
Opening a dvd case and finding you have something in common with it.
dvd case with intentionally empty on a sticker

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Dec 13
The term ‘aga saga’ caused Joanna Trollope ‘some irritation’, so @theguardian.com subs put it in obituary standfirst

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Dec 12
Lisa Tuttle has made my day. My week, in fact. Actually, probably my month @confingopublishing.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds; Paris Fantastique by Nicholas Royle; All Tomorrows by CM Kosemen; The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson; The Witching Hour by various authors
www.theguardian.com

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Dec 11
Good point.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Dec 11
Thanks @newstatesman1913.bsky.social for celebrating & supporting the rich culture of the short story in the UK today by publishing a story by… Anton Chekhov.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Dec 11
2025 & 2026 Booker Prize judging panels. Can we look forward to novelists & short story writers being invited to join judging panels for Golden Globes & Mercury Prize?

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Dec 10
Jonathan, I regret missing the chance to agree with you sooner on this issue. I was, however, singing your praises in an online session this evening with @vickygrut.bsky.social and some very nice short story folk.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Dec 4
Dave, that looks idyllic.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Nov 28
Thanks Judson ☺️

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confingopublishing.bsky.social @confingopublishing.bsky.social · Nov 28
Thank you to Jonathan Coe (The Proof of My Innocence) for selecting Paris Fantastique by Nicholas Royle for the Observer’s ‘Writers recommend: the best books of 2025’ feature: observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/writers-recommend-the-best-books-of-2025

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Nov 27
I wonder if Avanti West Coast’s delay repay portal crashes on a day like today under sheer weight of traffic, or if they take it down in the hope that a good percentage of today’s frustrated passengers will forget to claim tomorrow.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Nov 14
Tears flowing in Storm Claudia-tossed Manchester, not for @iancritchley.bsky.social’s choosing Colette de Curzon’s @nightjarpress.bsky.social story in his Personal Anthology hosted by @jonathangibbs.bsky.social, nor for his kind words about me & The Cast, but for *his* story about his twin brother.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Nov 14
I’m doing ‘cosy Friday’ at @notquitelight.bsky.social Creative Weekend, 21 Nov. Tkts still available notquitelight.com/nql-creative...
NQL CREATIVE WEEKEND NOVEMBER 2025 - notquitelight.com
WELCOME TO THE 2ND NQL CREATIVE WEEKEND EVENT! FRI 21st – SUN 23rd NOVEMBER 2025 NQL HQ ISLINGTON MILL JAMES STREET, SALFORD M3 5HW FRIDAY 21st  STORIES & MUSIC AN EVENING OF FINE FOOD, GOOD CONVERSAT...
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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Nov 13
I chatted to @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social about short stories www.spreaker.com/episode/like...
Like Old Photographs in Second-hand Books (With Nicholas Royle) - A Small, Good Thing
www.spreaker.com

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A Small, Good Thing @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social · Nov 13
New Episode!
Listen to @nicholasroyle.bsky.social talk about his latest short story collection “Paris Fantastique” (@confingopublishing.bsky.social), his passion for second-hand books and much more!

Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/like...

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Nov 10
Sighting at Islington cafe of @serpents-tail.bsky.social edition of The Course of the Heart @mjohnharrison.bsky.social

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Nov 7
A word on your alphabetically ordered bookshelf: meticulous.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Nov 3
It was twenty years ago today. I can’t remember how it happened.

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Nicholas Royle @nicholasroyle.bsky.social · Oct 24
Yes although not on site. I’ll email you.