Lady Kraken

Jack of Thorns What do you do when a Celtic god rings your doorbell? Laurence Riley is a San Diego florist whose ex won't leave him alone. Quentin d'Arcy is a British earl on the run from his own family. Despi...

Hey there, are you struggling to find meaning in the vast capitalist hellscape we're trapped in? Then why not read some gay books, and hope that all the billionaires are dead when you emerge from your fictional wonderland?!

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Some cards I received from China today which I'm forwarding on the wish all the women of the world (this absolutely means anyone who identifies as a woman) a very happy international women's day! The new trend in China is to call it 女神节 "Goddess Festival". #IWD 1/

But I hates it...

Happy Birthday!

Oh, and there was this too. #TheViolentHour

If anybody local in Britain can help, or knows someone who can…

Indeed there seems to be a problem with the book section of Amazon (at least) and sale links don't seem to work. I'm sure this will be fixed reasonably soon, and in the meantime, a reminder that Amazon is but one retailer, and my books are available many other places, including your local bookstore.

This book deserves your love

Wanna head back into the world of The Only Good Indians? Well then, @sgj.bsky.social and @sagapressbooks.bsky.social have great news for you, coming on October 13…

You can preorder now!

Good luck! You'll be great.

Military Commander Tells Troops Bombing Iran Is ‘Part Of God’s Divine Plan’ One commander had a “big grin” on his face while saying Donald Trump “has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran," a service member said.

Some U.S. military commanders have reportedly been accused of telling their troops the Iran war is part of a biblical plan to trigger the end times

Lemon juice in a paper cut.

"Is this a covfefe I see before me?..."

He was told by three witches that he’d never be vanquished until the windmills to Mar-a-Lago should come against him.

Wonderful news from the BSFA, pals. Our Jenni Coutts, E.M. Faulds and Neil Williamson have all made the BSFA Awards shortlist! Well done all!

Here's the breakdown...

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@bsfa.bsky.social @jennicoutts.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social @neilwilliamson.bsky.social (1/4)

My wife’s book (The Outcast Mage by @annabelcwrites.bsky.social ) is 99p in a hr kindle store today. Get it if you already haven’t, the sequel comes out in October! amzn.eu/d/07cQ6DYG

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work.

This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public.

Please spread the word.

🧵 1/4

Hey @wendychambld.bsky.social I really hope you're fighting against this wholesale theft of Scottish creative labour in obesiance to American tech companies?

"The Peace President."

Well this is a fucking disaster, especially for book publishing.

Note: these are the very same companies that publishers are in conversations with, developing projects and selling content to (won't need to worry when they can legally steal it).

Delighted to discover the Blood In The Bricks has been shortlisted for this year's @bsfa.bsky.social awards in the Best Collection category. Thanks to NewCon Press, artist Vinnie Chong and the absolutely brilliant contributors!

And congrats to all the other nominees.

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Congratulations to @bethkesh.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @neilwilliamson.bsky.social and @jennicoutts.bsky.social for their BSFA award shorlistings!

I've been back in the UK since 2010, and have not seen these... I'm clearly going to the wrong shops...

I enjoyed this book a lot! I don't seem to have a ton of SFF book folks on here compared to the amount of people here for the cats, but what the heck, here's a review for your timeline :)

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#SPFBO11
#SFF
#indie
#selfpublished

It is with great joy that i can say Project Hanuman is shortlisted for best novel
In the BSFA awards @bsfa.bsky.social @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social

i also have a story in the short listed anthology, Creative Futures

If you’ve not yet read either now is the time!

Congrats to all the finalists.

Congratulations!

The BSFA Awards shortlists are up, highlighting an array of excellent work. Do take a look, whether or not you're voting. (Especially if you're in need of an alternative to doomscrolling)
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So THE SALT ORACLE is a finalist for the BSFA awards! And my amazing designer, Sam Gretton is a finalist for the cover too! 🙌🏽

Truly delighted for Sam & very, very grateful to everyone who voted for my strange, briny why-pick-one-genre-when-you-can-pick-four book 🤗
@solarisbooks.bsky.social 🖤

Well, it's out about in the world now, it seems!

Check out the US cover for the next big novel, EXHUMATION, out October 2026.

Delighted to announce that two of my artworks have been shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association awards this year!
The artworks are:
- The cover for DARK CRESCENT, by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social, published by @lunapress.bsky.social
- MUSHROOM FAIRY, published to instagram