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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 1d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 2d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Jennifer Kretchmer @dreamwisp.bsky.social · 1d

Because it feels relevant as we continue to evaluate the media and our representatives’ statements, my favorite way to identify the active vs. passive voice.

A post by Rebecca Johnson:
“I finally learned how to teach my guys to ID the passive voice. If you can insert "by zombies" after the verb, you have passive voice.”

A tumblr respond from mightymur:
“The final, brilliant word on passive voice.
"She was killed [by zombies.]"<--passive
"Zombies killed [by zombies] her." <-- active”

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Laura Elliott @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social · 2d

I had such a great time writing this piece for Reactor! one of the great things about publishing a book is people let you write about things you’re vaguely obsessed with

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 2d

Drawing from stories such as Hiron Ennes' Leech and Kazuo Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go, author @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social reviews the popularity of medical horror, placing it alongside the return of dystopian fiction:

reactormag.com/dystopian-me...

Dystopian Medicine: Why Medical Horror Has a Hold on Us - Reactor

When society feels at its most unstable, we find ourselves turning to the darker genres of fiction...

reactormag.com

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Angry Robot Books @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social · 23h

"Today we live in a society in which spurious realities are manufactured by the media, by governments, by big corporations, by religious groups, political groups... So I ask, in my writing, what is real?"

Philip K. Dick

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 1d

In a woodcut released today the Guild of Thieves and Cutpurses declared that enforcement of regulations against Thieving and Pursecutting would ‘devastate a growth industry’ and damage the economy.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 4d

Ah but that’s a very good find though.

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 5d

A worthy winner. It raises a concern about modern society, explores a semi-plausible scenario (that Greer manages to make creepier than I imagined by the end), and it made me think.

The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Did you hear that @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social now offers ebooks?

If you're looking for an excuse to check them out (like you need one) we should also flag that this year's Clarke Award winner ANNIE BOT is only 99p on their site right now!

👉 uk.bookshop.org/a/14057/9780...

Cover of Annie Bot by Sierra Greer, winner of the 2025 Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Did you hear that @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social now offers ebooks?

If you're looking for an excuse to check them out (like you need one) we should also flag that this year's Clarke Award winner ANNIE BOT is only 99p on their site right now!

👉 uk.bookshop.org/a/14057/9780...

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@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk · 5d

This is a very worth while read.

The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Did you hear that @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social now offers ebooks?

If you're looking for an excuse to check them out (like you need one) we should also flag that this year's Clarke Award winner ANNIE BOT is only 99p on their site right now!

👉 uk.bookshop.org/a/14057/9780...

cover of Annie Bot by Sierra Greer, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year 2025

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 5d

📣 Did you hear that @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social now offers ebooks?

If you're looking for an excuse to check them out (like you need one) we should also flag that this year's Clarke Award winner ANNIE BOT is only 99p on their site right now!

👉 uk.bookshop.org/a/14057/9780...

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Jonathan Thornton @jonathanthornton.bsky.social · 5d

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m reviewing EJ Swift’s wonderful new novel When There Are Wolves Again, a contender for novel of the year fantasy-hive.co.uk/2025/10/when...

WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN by E. J. Swift (BOOK REVIEW) | Fantasy-Hive

Today, Jonathan reviews E. J. Swift's speculative climate fiction WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN: "Beautifully written and sensitively observed... one of the most beautiful and urgent novels of the year"

fantasy-hive.co.uk

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Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · 5d

Project Hanuman is out on November 11th. Today, I wanted to highlight that the gent that is @justinleeanderson.com gave it this summary: Battlestar Galactica crossed with The Matrix on a heavy dose of LSD.

Which, honestly, will do for me. #sff #sciencefiction #scifi

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Northodox Press 📖 @northodoxpress.bsky.social · 6d

UK based SFF reviewers: we need you!

We have a few unclaimed review copies left of both these brand new titles!

If epic fantasy or unusual, character driven scifi is your thing, get in touch for a copy. Strictly first come, first served ⚔️🚀

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 6d

Exceptional Doctorow piece on the solar rollout, why it's unstoppable, & why many old downsides of solar aren't factors anymore. The entire material mining needed 4 a global solar transition = only 17% of the fossil fuel mining we do every year! & then we're done! doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...

Decarbonization at a distance

A post-American century that runs on sunshine.

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 6d

Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me) introduces his second novel, Rakesfall, which is is shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

For more about this year's shortlist: www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25

Vajra Chandrasekera reads from Rakesfall

YouTube video by Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 7d

Independent bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from sales, and ebooks will be priced the same as they are on Amazon.

‘A tool in the fight against Amazon’: independent bookshops to begin selling ebooks

A new platform will be an alternative to Kindle, and bookshops will earn 100% of the profit from sales

www.theguardian.com

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 6d

Newsletter link clarkeaward.substack.com

Carbon-Based Bipeds | Tom Hunter @ Clarke Award | Substack

The newsletter of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year. Click to read Carbon-Based Bipeds, by Tom Hunter @ Clarke Award, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 6d

Link to newsletter: clarkeaward.substack.com

Carbon-Based Bipeds | Tom Hunter @ Clarke Award | Substack

The newsletter of the Arthur C. Clarke Award science fiction book of the year. Click to read Carbon-Based Bipeds, by Tom Hunter @ Clarke Award, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Lauren Beukes @laurenbeukes.com · 7d

Excited to be talking AI & SF (incl. killer-love-sex-art bots) with 2025's @clarkeaward.bsky.social winner, Sierra Greer, my fave @drkatedevlin.bsky.social and the Science Museum's Jenny Wong Thurs 2 Oct at 1pm BST at Kings' online AI conference. Tix are free! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/annie-bot-...

Annie Bot vs The Tech Bros: science fiction and AI origin stories

Award-winning author Sierra Greer and an expert panel of speakers explore science fiction’s influence on modern tech culture.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Colin the Copywriter @colinthecopywriter.bsky.social · 8d

Blurbs in the wild (1/2):
'Which they were. But now they are not.'

These two short, plain sentences early in the blurb for @headofzeus.bsky.social and @kellylink.bsky.social The Book of Love provide the hinge for this pitch. Three dead teenagers are no longer dead – why? A subtle, surprising . . .

Blurb: Laura, Daniel and Mo disappeared without trace a year ago. They have long been presumed dead. Which they were. But now they are not. And it is up to the resurrected teenagers to discover what happened to them.Revived by Mr Anabin - the man they knew as their high school music teacher - they are offered a chance to return to the mortal realm and solve the mystery of their death. But only two of them may stay. What they do not realise is their return has upset a delicate balance that has held - just - for centuries.

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 8d

Join me and my fantastic panelists online this Thurs 2nd Oct as we explore the stories we tell about AI (and the ones it hallucinates all by itself!) 🤖

Annie Bot vs The Tech Bros: science fiction and AI origin stories

Award-winning author Sierra Greer and an expert panel of speakers explore science fiction’s influence on modern tech culture.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Escape Pod @escapepod.org · 9d

If you're not a supporter of Escape Pod and you're looking to be, lock in your subscription before October 1st, lest you hear the ads crackling against the cosmic microwave background. More details here! www.patreon.com/posts/lock-i...

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 9d

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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 10d

A friend writes:

I saw someone's post somewhere that talked about how their
nine-year-old and all his friends have started using "That's AI"
instead of "I don't believe you."

Mom: "We're having dinosaur meat for dinner tonight."
Kid: "That's AI."

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The Arthur C. Clarke Award @clarkeaward.bsky.social · 12d

📡 Signal boost!

The latest edition of the Clarke Award newsletter includes events with ANNIE BOT author Sierra Greer, a quantum micro-fiction competition, and The Handmaid's Tale turns 40.

Annie Bot vs The Tech Bros: science fiction and AI origin stories

Events, quantum fiction competitions, and happy 40th birthday Offred

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