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This looks so interesting -- check out this Kickstarter for an anthology of short fiction on and about Wales

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Friendly fish.

From a 14th-century illuminated manuscript of Jacob van Maerlant's Der naturen bloeme (The flower of Nature). More here: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/jacob-van-maerlant-der-naturen-bloeme #fridayfish

We are looking at large room showing a section of oak timber framing.

We all like to do a bit of showing off and those working on the Hall in the 14th century were no exception.

The carpenters were given the resources (money and beer, so say our archives) to embellish and generally do some woodwork showboating as can be seen here.

New Medieval Books: Translating Faith - Medievalists.net At the close of the Middle Ages, a community of Ethiopian pilgrims settled in Rome. This book explores the records maintained by these Ethiopian Christians, shedding light on their way of life and…

New Medieval Books: Translating Faith www.medievalists.net/2024/10/new-... #religion

Newberry Medieval Minicomic Prize Juried mini-grants for emerging comic artists interested in engaging with medieval culture.

SO EXCITED TO SHARE THIS! Announcing the Newberry Medieval Minicomic Prize: two juried mini-grants of $250.00 each to support emerging artists l for the creation of a new minicomic that engages with medieval culture. More details available here:
www.newberry.org/calendar/new...

Weather arctic. Seas septic. Companions acerbic. Food bubonic. Wish you were here.

So delighted to share that THE SENTENCE will now be coming out in a global edition with Saga Press in early 2027, newly-titled THE FIFTH INFLECTION.

Deeply grateful to @jjbker.bsky.social for taking it on, and to Sareena Kamath for acquiring it for Saga. Excited to take this novel outside India!

Highly recommended...as all Geoff's books are.

Today's word is Blunder for Inktober so I drew a blunderbust. #inktober #ink #artlife #blueskyart #art

Many find them annoying, but I'm a huge fan of Blue Jays--especially when I can capture their beauty in flight! 💙💙💙 #Bluejay #CentralPark #birding

Hares in the dawn light of May & Skylarks singing, by the ancient field gateway.

Me: someone who reads mostly sff

Steerswoman books by @rosemarykirstein.bsky.social

Me: holy shit

I think they have increased, but questions generally have.

I got a lot of weird questions when I wrote the Thessaly books, about a decade ago, where people seemed to assume I was a hardline Platonist who believed every oddball thing Plato ever said, and hated me for it.

On the right, the coliseum. On the left, a model of the coliseum, fashioned from custard creams. It's a bit sketchy in its details, but... custard creams!

This has made our day.

www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/35...

Doris Lessing wrote that nobody asks science fiction writers if they're really a giraffe on a spaceship. Ha, so not true, I get asked the equivalent questions all the time.

The same thing has happened to me. I hate it SO MUCH. It's weaponizing friendship. And hope.

Yes, isn't it great! And it suits the book too! I've been so lucky with covers recently.

Jo Walton’s Reading List: September 2025 - Reactor Some deeply odd books, some fun romance, and brilliant work by Naomi Kritzer and Hilary Mantel.

In her latest reading list, @bluejo.bsky.social sings the praises of Hilary Mantel, exciting new work by Naomi Kritzer, and the joys of romance/romantasy done right, along with some interesting but odder reads...

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Today's the 959th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, so obviously I'm reposting my scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry in Playmobil.

Fall Foliage Offers Vivid Scene on Mt. Kurikoma in Tohoku Region, View Known as ‘Carpet of God’ <p>Visitors enjoy autumn foliage on Mt. Kurikoma in the Tohoku region as the leaves on the middle and upper slopes have turned red and orange. Straddling the borders of Miyagi, Akita and Iwate prefect...

Every autumn, Nature turns the upper slopes of Mt. Kurikoma into an autumn wonderland known in #Japan as "the carpet of god." Pictures and links to more autumn foliage in Japan:
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/features/tra...

25% off in THE MANY at Waterstones until Friday the 17th of October.

Hello UK! Waterstones is having a 25% preorder sale on spring titles, including THE MANY. The sale ends this Friday!
#PreordersSaveKittens
www.waterstones.com/book/the-man...

Re-posting this because it went out very early UK time so a bunch of you may have missed it

Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.

After complaints about Timothy Dexter's A Pickle for the Knowing Ones (1797) being entirely devoid of punctuation, in future editions the eccentric businessman supplied a supplemental page so that people “may peper and solt as they please”: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/dexter-pickle

Everybody's Perfect Check out Everybody's Perfect - <p><b>From Hugo award-winning author Jo Walton comes a cozy Venetian fantasy of extraordinary warmth and appeal!</b><br><br>The Serenissima is built from mist and belie...

Now Everybody's Perfect is available for preorder on bookshop.org! Coming in June next year to a great local bookstore near you! bookshop.org/p/books/ever...

No, but this one really is the last one | Jo Walton Get more from Jo Walton on Patreon

Just one more, in response to a comment, but I can stop any time! www.patreon.com/posts/no-but...

Sowing Man, a 1927 engraving by Dutch artist Bernard Essers.

One of 900+ prints available to buy from our online shop: https://publicdomainreview.org/product/sowing-man/

My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏

"The person from Porlock is the dog that ate the homework of literature"