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Picture of me sat at a signing table with a stack of books and a Christmas tree in the background

Really fab to be at the Scottish Christmas Book Fair for #bookweekscotland today @booksfromscotland.bsky.social, doing a signing and chatting to readers with @lunapress.bsky.social! Great to be surrounded by such a vibrant Scottish book scene - thanks to the organisers for having me! ✨️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

Rhiannon and Fra pose together as Rhiannon holds up a copy of her award-winning novella with a "signed" sticker on it.

Dropped into the Scottish Christmas Book Fair today to sign some copies of THE QUEEN OF THE HIGH FIELDS (and catch up with the indomitable Fra of @lunapress.bsky.social)

She tried not to look at them as she passed, even as they rasped a light whisper. It was the same muddled hiss they often made when she went by them. Maybe they were trying to tell her something. All these ghosts in this city with something to say, yet she was never able to really understand them. IN THIS CIT WHERE IT RAINS LYNDSEY CROAL LUNA NUVELLA #2S THIS CIT NHERE n RAINS LYNDSEY CROAL LUNA NOVELLA #25 In This City, Where it Rains Lyndsey Croal

Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! In This City, Where it rains by
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella

New Town Church interior with empty tables waiting for the books to arrive.

New Town church interior with tables half full with books.

New town church. Tables loaded with books

George Street in the twilight with Christmas decorations.

Splendid afternoon setting up for the book fair this weekend! Celebrating #bookweekscotland with @waterstones.bsky.social @publishingscotland.bsky.social and the awesome Scottish Publishers! Come by to see us! 💙📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Book news! Publishing October 2026, COLLECTIVE presents a group of essays by leading editors on the art of editing (and curating) anthologies. Just look at the cumulative experience behind this one - everything you've ever wanted to know about putting an anthology together!

So proud to be in among this collective of awesome editors. Thank you, @lunapress.bsky.social @dancoxon.bsky.social and Pete W. Sutton.

I can't wait for this book to come out into the world. I wrote an essay titled "Curating Creativity." My co-contributors are amazing anthologists and I thank @dancoxon.bsky.social and Pete Sutton (as well as @lunapress.bsky.social ) for this opportunity.

Very very happy to have contributed an essay to this excellent book. If you've every considered editing an anthology you have to get this book!

@wishusdonna.bsky.social

@datlow.bsky.social @dancoxon.bsky.social

@neilwilliamson.bsky.social @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social @annvandermeer.bsky.social @paulkane.bsky.social @marieoregan.bsky.social

Collective: The Collaborative Art of Anthologies Is it is with great pleasure that we welcome to the Luna Family, the editors and authors of Collective: The Collaborative Art of Anthologies, edited by Dan Coxon and Pete W Sutton.

It gives us great pleasure to introduce Collective: The Collaborative Art of Anthologies edited by @dancoxon.bsky.social and Pete W Sutton! Find out more about the project and the amazing contributors in our post! 💙

A breeze blew in, and with it the clear, refreshing scent of rain. The drops brushing his cheek, his first real weather after months on transport ships and orbital stations, was like a message from home, a memory of his mother standing under an apple tree, watching spring shoots unfurl in the Fields. All That Is in the Earth Andrew Knighton

Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! All That Is in the Earth by
@aknighton.bsky.social When Clifford crash lands on the planet of Abaddon, he might as well be dead 🪐
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella

Things About Being a Writer in Japan #1. If the Stars Are Lit is the debut speculative mystery by Sara K Ellis, exploring the implications of AI, memory, and loss. Cover by Tara Bush. Order now! www.lunapresspublishing.com/novels
@skateellis.bsky.social @tarabush.bsky.social

This time next week we hope all the nation's book lovers come to the New Town Church in George Street, Edinburgh for The Scottish Christmas Book Fair!

Can't wait to see you there!

#bookweekscotland

Join us and our Scottish colleagues for this fabulous event in the heart of Edinburgh! Let's celebrate #BookWeekScotland together! Our very own @lyndseycroal.bsky.social will be signing Dark Crescent on the Saturday at 1.30PM: don't miss it! @waterstones.bsky.social @booksfromscotland.bsky.social

Morning! Busy end of week, full of goodness! Excellent day with @sgsah.bsky.social on Thu, followed by 14 contracts signed on Friday 🤫 Now I’m spending time with the Carbon Calculator, to report on Luna’s sustainability impacts, curtesy of @publishingscotland.bsky.social 💙 enjoy your weekend!

Outside, the ghosts didn't always stay in the same place - sometimes they moved, or gathered, and when the rain was heavy Maggie could even hear them. An echoing thrum of gathered spirits amongst the screams of rain. In This City, Where it Rains Lyndsey Croal

Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! In This City, Where it rains by
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella

The Big Idea: D. M. Beucler Small acts of kindness may not always seem like they change the world, but they certainly change the world of whoever you’re helping. Author D. M. Beucler discusses how acts of kindness are a…

"Small acts of kindness and service can change the world. Sometime it all comes down to helping one person, and letting those actions ripple from there." You can read the full blog by @dmbeucler.bsky.social on @scalzi.com The Big Idea 💙

I swear, this isn't a zombie story. It just has some not-quite-alive monsters in it.

And people fleeing from them in a desperate bid for survival.

No Z word though, that's what counts.

That flesh, like all of their flesh, was pale and sagging, shot through with thick, dark veins. The head of one horse-like creature trembled and a section of its neck slid off, breaking into chunks and dust as it fell, but the beast didn't collapse. All That Is in the Earth Andrew Knighton

Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! All That Is in the Earth by
@aknighton.bsky.social When Clifford crash lands on the planet of Abaddon, he might as well be dead 🪐
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella

I have just had a brilliant time launching a new science fiction convention in Scotland. PictCon1 in Perth, with guest of Honour Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social was a blast. Join us next year in October 2026. Link below. And do follow the new account!

Much applause in the room!

A very enjoyable day out to misty Perth and hopefully going again next year.

F Barbini interviewd by M MacDonald at PictCon 1

Anthology Panel with F Barbini, EM Faulds, N Williamson, J Corrance, N Chidwick

Huge thanks to @effjayem.bsky.social for organising Pictcon 1 and asking me to be GoH! I was interviewd by the fantastic @megintransition.bsky.social ❤️ & concluded the day on a fab panel with @neilwilliamson.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social @joannacorrance.bsky.social @shoreinf.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

"The moment you allow AI to write a sentence for you, you lose your voice."
Francesca Barbini @lunapress.bsky.social nailing it in her guest of honour interview with @megintransition.bsky.social.
#pictcon

Francesca Barbini of @lunapress.bsky.social being interviewed by Meg MacDonald at
#PictCon - touching on her PhD in author-care.

A fantastic episode. Francesca and @lunapress.bsky.social are an amazing part of the Scottish book scene and this interview shows why.

I had such a great time with @ukpageone.bsky.social Marco and Tariq! An excellent opportunity to learn more about small presses, AND in true Italian style, my hands were all over the place! 😂

Thank you so much for having me! 😍💙