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Dragonsteel is expanding into film and Brandon Sanderson is turning his hand to screenwriting

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Public outcry against the word moist is so strong that the Pratchett estate is renaming the iconic conman turned postmaster

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#discworld

Adrian Tchaikovsky is abandoning arachnids for cephalopods. Does that mean the planet is still TERRAformed?

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Necronomicon dust jacket, which protects your book just like being cradled in your own hands

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In the next Marvel movie, Hugh Jackman faces off against the Cavillrine

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#cansomeonemakethishappentho

Allison will spend the rest of the year dressed in head to toe gold to celebrate Galaxy's 50th anniversary

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To celebrate Captive Prince's print publication a decade ago, CS Pacat has decided to write a new trilogy about the next generation of Akielons

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Release dates for Winds of Winter and Doors of Stone (yeah, I know this inclusion yet again is just low hanging fruit, but I'm also adding Thorn of Emberlain and Alecto the Ninth to the list)

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Joe Abercrombie is writing a cosy fantasy sequel to The Devils, titled The Angels. Everyone lives happily ever after. The End.

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To celebrate 10 years of Back to the Future existing solely in the past, get ready for Back to the Future IV. This is a year ending in a 5, after all

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PSA: don't believe everything you read on the internet. But especially not today (and tomorrow when the overseas pranks start flowing in).

Here are some things that definitely should not be believed if announced today

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It was there 8 months ago 😛

Hope you enjoy it 😊

A dark book cover with a stylised drawing of open hands cupping thyme leaves Text reads: THYME TRAVELLERS AN ANTHOLOGY OF PALESTINIAN SPECULATIVE FICTION edited by Sonia Sulaiman "Simply magnificent." - DANIEL JOSÉ OLDER

Stopped in to @galaxybookshop.bsky.social today to pick up Thyme Travellers, an anthology of Palestinian speculative fiction edited by @soniasulaiman.bsky.social.

It's a much-anticipated read, and thanks again Galaxy for getting it in from OS!

Support your local bookshop!

This is an impressive haul. Hope you enjoy 😃

The title is enough to make me want to pick this one up. So looking forward to May!

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If I have to hear this as a song in my head, so do you

I can't be the only person who heard the tune in my head as I read it

Galaxy is closed on Good Friday, but open 10am-5pm on Easter Saturday, Sunday AND Monday! We're looking forward to seeing you this weekend. Happy Easter! #EasterWeekend #easter2024 #EasterSunday #EasterMonday24 #eastertrading #eastershopping #EasterEggs #longweekend #holidayweekend

If you're in Sydney on Easter Saturday, stop by the store for a chat w @richardswanauthor.bsky.social & @antreynoldslenne.bsky.social for the launch of The Trials of Empire, the epic conclusion to Richard's Empire of the Wolf trilogy! Both authors will sign books on the day. Hope to see you there :)

And no to AI!

This thread was inspired by Lithub's recent article on the design inside a book:

Not Just Covers, But Every Page: Why Writers Should Talk About Book Design Early On ‹ Literary Hub (lithub.com)

If you want your book in a specific edition because it's pretty or it matches the rest of the series, ask us about it. If we don't have it, we might be able to get it for you

If you weren't meant to judge books by their covers, they'd all be covered in plain brown paper. But they aren't, and neither are you.

The author and title font and placement are deliberate, the colours and art are all meant to catch your eye, tell you about the book and encourage you to pick it up. The back cover blurb is meant to get you invested in the story and its characters and make you want to know what happens next and how.

Customers come in and say they shouldn't judge a book by its cover and I tell them that they absolutely should. There are entire marketing and design teams dedicated to book covers... a 🧵

"This can only be written by an American" is my favourite

My Fitbit tells me I slept for 6 hours and 5 minutes last night. I'm a bit tired but there's no way I'd be functional without it

.@richardswanauthor.bsky.social burst onto the scene w The Justice of Kings & didn't let up in The Tyranny of Faith. Now he's joined in conversation w League of Legends & Black Library veteran
@antreynoldslenne.bsky.social
to launch Empire of the Wolf finale, The Trials of Empire
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Tropetastic March is the perfect time to dive into your favourite tropes! To earn your challenge points this month, tell us about a book you're enjoying with a favourite trope and what it is about that trope that works so well for you. Just remember to use #galaxyreadingchallenge