John Baker, Literary Agent

John Baker, Literary Agent

@jjbker.bsky.social

The Small God of Hype, Agent at Bell Lomax Moreton: Likes SFF&H, Welsh Rugby, Indie bands I heard about way later than you. He/Him. Opinions mine. https://belllomaxmoreton.co.uk/agents/john-baker

2,308 Followers 358 Following 74 Posts Joined Sep 2023
1 week ago
a wide graphic, deep sea imagery behind text which reads: "The Shining. In a nuclear submarine. On the edge of the continental shelf at the height of the Cold War, with occasional reference to cats. You can't make this shit up. Fortunately, Benedict Anning can. And he does a damn good job of it."

It's World Book Day 📚 so I'm sharing one of my favourite blurbs for ATOMIC COFFIN, from the inimitable Peter Watts:

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I need to get in contact with @goodlawproject.org but all they have is a contact form on their website. Any ideas?

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1 week ago

Stunning, will be emailing.

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2 weeks ago

I CANNOT WAIT for this, it's gonna be so damn good

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2 weeks ago

This is totally in my wheelhouse, can’t wait to read this @benedictanning.bsky.social!

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2 weeks ago

I was lucky enough to beta read this phenomenal horror novel - believe me, you want to get yourself a copy. A visceral and deeply menacing debut.

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Obviously I can't vote in the Gorton and Denton by-election, but my support is 100% behind @zackpolanski.bsky.social and Hannah Spencer. The Labour Party are looking increasingly obsolete, and Reform have increasingly shown their true colours as the party of racist and misogynistic self-interest.

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TK-15_ACTIVE // COUNTDOWN_BEGINS

pre-order here:
linktr.ee/benedictanning

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We're pleased to announce the judges for the @wellcomecollection.bsky.social Non-Fiction Awards 2026!

🏆 Micha Frazer-Carroll
🏆 Kerry Hudson
🏆 Eli Keren

Thinking of applying? Register for our free online information seminar on Monday 2 March, 7pm-8pm: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-events/w...

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2 weeks ago

How about… hear me out… *no* line of succession?! 🤔🤔🤔

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2 weeks ago

our own bitter karella is a stoker finalist for Moonflow!!

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GO ON, YOU INFERNAL BEAUTY!

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i think it's important to remind everyone that you can already pre-order my next book, Quaint Folk, which i wrote entirely because i wanted to make fun of british people (its only a laugh, though, no harm done)
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/bitte...

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2 weeks ago

Head of police: So we're going to arrest Andrew

Officer: sure boss, no sweat

Head of police: yup, that's the guy

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3 weeks ago
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Humboldt Cut by Allison Mick: 9781645662211 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books Jordan Peele and Chuck Tingle meet The Overstory in comedy writer Allison Mick’s darkly humorous debut eco-horror novel, as a Black woman returns home to the redwood forests of northern California,...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790123...

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Allison Mick: Submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of the humboldt cut
Mick: it's about this woman who returns to the forests of humboldt county for the funeral of her godmother
Mick: but discovers a terrible secret in the forest
Brian Keene: is it bigfoot

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2 weeks ago
Screenshot that the tactical vote is green party Hannah Spencer.

Not sure why currently it's not loading but this was the page this morning.

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2 weeks ago

Personally I don't think we need to take all his titles from him

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3 weeks ago

UK: 6.5% of the population is Muslim.

Monaco: 76% of the population are foreign-born. 20-30% are millionaires or billionaires, including Jim "we are being colonised" Ratcliffe.

Jog on, mate.

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1 month ago

Cover reveal for our own Bitter Karella's next book! 👀💦

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Oh, what's this? No big deal, just the cover reveal for my next book, QUAINT FOLK -- a story about an obnoxious American family who visits an incredibly quaint British island where people follow the old ways. 😎🖤

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The cover of AGENCY, a Tor Original, by George Sandison. The image shows a key, with the fob in the shape of a skull. Artwork by Jaime Keenan.
Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GBYKFTV8
Amazon US - https://www.amazon.com/Agency-Tor-Original-George-Sandison-ebook/dp/B0GBYKFTV8/ref=sr_1_1
Apple Books - https://books.apple.com/gb/book/agency/id6757708278
Kobo - https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/agency-30?sId=8b6397cb-de04-4620-9faf-449414f4f789&ssId=BoNmIji2XjUP7L_Rvy0y1&cPos=1
eBooks.com - https://www.ebooks.com/en-gb/book/347223698/agency/george-sandison/

AGENCY: A Tor Original - out today!

TFW your landlord might be an eldritch demon god…?

Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GBYKFTV8
Amazon US - www.amazon.com/Agency-Tor-O...
Apple Books - books.apple.com/gb/book/agen...
Kobo - www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
eBooks.com - www.ebooks.com/en-gb/book/3...

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Moonflow made the long list for the Stoker award for "Superior Achievement in a First Novel!" It's an incredible honor to be included on this list and aaaaaaaaaaaaaa don't know what to say!!! Big thanks to everyone who's read Moonflow and believed in this dumb goblin 😭🙏

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Our very own Bitter Karella has made the Stoker long list for her first novel "Moonflow!" 🖤🤪

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1 month ago
Shown is a graphic of a stone maze with lava running between the gaps. In the centre is a golden tree with many leaves. Top left and right is the BFS logo, a silver dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Photos (left to right): David Green; MK Hardy; Sam K Horton; Lorraine Wilson.

BFS Online is excited to announce our next event, Faith, Science & Folklore, taking place Wednesday 28th January 2026, 7pm (GMT).

Ticket: tinyurl.com/fascifolk

@samkhorton.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social

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1 month ago
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INTERZONE #303 In this issue: stories by Nathan Brown × Sasha Brown, Rachael Cupp, Eygló Karlsdóttir × Ashley Stokes, Crystal Koo, Giselle Leeb, Humphrey Price, Kat Sedia, Ben Tufnell, Leslie What, and Corey Jae Whi...

Cautionary Pulses, by Eygló Karlsdóttir and Ashley Stokes, Interzone 303 and shortlisted for BSFA Awards.

You don‘t need this in your life, but you do, if you see what I mean.

„Data never lies. Their future was bleak.“

Buy here: interzone.press/iz-303/

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Now closing on 99,000 signatures! Keep going!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

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1 month ago
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a man with blonde hair and a white shirt is standing in front of a man in a black coat . ALT: a man with blonde hair and a white shirt is standing in front of a man in a black coat .
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I like to think that it's that the united working class will always overcome the oppressive gentry.

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