Paul Cornell

The cover of Who Killed Nessie? with a British Book Award shortlist sticker.

New blog post: Nessie at the British Book Awards; new release date for Salvation's Child; The State of the Art; Hugo eligibility; lots more! www.paulcornell.com/2026/03/who-...

Jim McCann & Joe Eisma Chat About THE OTHER/HALF They say that opposites attract, but how often do they have to swap places? Writer Jim McCann and artist Joe Eisma sat down to chat about Old Hollywood glam, rom-com romps, and the behind-the-scenes m...

New interview with me and @jimmccann2.bsky.social about THE OTHER/HALF #1, coming next week from @ignitionpress.bsky.social !

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Best of luck with it, Joe!

Love the concept. May your title be this week’s D’Orc or Nectar!

The thing is, if you’ve got nine people watching, are you really going to get the price you’re after for Night Force (vol 2) #3? Sometimes, oddly, yes!

I’ve become kind of obsessed by comic auctions on eBay Live and Whatnot: the wild graphics; the awkward presentation team dynamics; the random selections; the endless requests for Batman in the comments; the outbursts of genuine love for the medium. You’ll see me there.

Out on Wednesday. Great to see my old friend @jimmccann2.bsky.social doing so well.

Starship Alexandria: Episode 11 - The Demolished Man For our March 2026 episode of Starship Alexandria – and the first our our new season – Emma puts forward the novel The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester.   Other talking points:  The peri...

There's a shiny new episode of Starship Alexandria, in which @aptshadow.bsky.social and I discuss the classic novel The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester. starshipalexandria.com/episode-11-t...

This is an amazing book, heartfelt and real. That it’s by the Veep/The Thick of It guy should tell you what you need to know about the quality of the writing.

It’s all there now.

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Dan Dare (Graphic Novel) An all-new reimagining of the classic British sci-fi adventure strip Dan Dare written by Alex de Campi with art by Marc Laming.

The @b7comics.bsky.social Dan Dare crowdfunder just went live! www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...

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Enjoyed this so much (at 6am after waking up to watch sport in Australia) that I’m going to have to resume the Culture novels which I inadvertently stopped reading after a distraction a few years back!

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Visit Paul Cornell's Shop! I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

If you'd like a signed and personalised copy of Who Killed Nessie you can get one from my shop! ko-fi.com/paulcornell6...

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Just listened to it. That was absolutely beautiful - thanks for the prompt.

Happy International Women’s Day, everyone!

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I listened live to this and it was great!

Hell yesssss

Nowadays* people who visit the BBC Sounds site from outside the UK get blocked. The method of the block is just a very crude "Error 404 - Oops, the page you're looking for is no longer here"

* I forget when this began, but maybe a year or so ago

It is regrettable

It's been years since I heard this, but usually at least twice a week I'll see something that makes me think "...and it's not even that hard!"

I still can't quite accept that Antony Sher's gone.

Oh what? What??? On it!!

I'd somehow forgotten how wonderful Nina Sosanya and Paterson Joseph are in this. And Antony Sher is perfect as the good ship Arbitrary.

The State of the Art by Iain M Banks - BBC Sounds A spaceship arrives on Earth and finds a planet obsessed with alien concepts like 'money'.

My BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Iain M. Banks' The State of the Art can now be found and played here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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