Gautam Bhatia

Got some cutting-edge technology to play Star Trek in today’s classroom seminar. 😬

I hadn’t *planned* to read these two books together, but they’re turning out to be an excellently complementary pair.

Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88.bsky.social) talks to Moneycontrol about the scope of Indian SFF, Between Worlds and plans for the next volume of IF anthology.

Read here: www.moneycontrol.com/books/is-the...

Gandalf to Théoden after breaking the spell: “Breathe the free air again, my friend.”

Me to myself on landing in Melbourne: “Breathe the breathable air again, my friend.”

This winter has been worse than most.

Spent the first leg of my Delhi-Melbourne flight with my throat feeling like someone was scraping it with nails, and my nasal cavity as if someone had spread tar over it. Just like all of last month.

When I land in MLB, I’ll take a moment, look at a blue sky, and *breathe* in the unpoisoned air.

The cover of Susan Marks’ A False Tree of Liberty.

Recently been re-reading Susan Marks’ A False Tree of Liberty. As a critical genealogy of human rights, it’s an unparalleled piece of work - should be read, taught, and debated a lot more!

Comparative (and Critical) Human Rights Comparative (and Critical) Human Rights Day 1: Morning Session: Human Rights – Theoretical Frameworks James Nickel and Adam Etinson, “Human Rights” (The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy). Sandra ...

Sharing a recently-designed ten-session seminar course on comparative and critical (approaches to) human rights.

Comments and feedback welcome:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Book launches - survival, celebration and chocolate | Lorraine Wilson Get more from Lorraine Wilson on Patreon

New post up! This one on why publication days are both lovely and strange.

Please share, I'm still struggling to find my readers after shifting platforms 😬

www.patreon.com/posts/143052...

This very quickly went from space opera to body horror…

“Is there such a thing as 'Indian' science fiction? A short history and new anthology of speculative writing from India” —

www.moneycontrol.com/books/is-the...

A new interview with @moneycontrol.bsky.social on the IF Anthology of New Indian SFF and the history of Indian SFF.

Comparative (and Critical) Human Rights Comparative (and Critical) Human Rights Day 1: Morning Session: Human Rights – Theoretical Frameworks James Nickel and Adam Etinson, “Human Rights” (The Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy). Sandra ...

Sharing a recently-designed ten-session seminar course on comparative and critical (approaches to) human rights.

Comments and feedback welcome:

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The Same Stream Twice | Rob Arcand Two recent books, Liz Pelly’s Mood Machine and Andrew deWaard’s Derivative Media, explore the consequences of these technological intermediaries for the music, film, and television industries. While P...

What a fantastic piece on the modern culture industry.

‘Cultural products are more than ever a class of financialized assets, whose owners are even further removed from artmaking…’

“The Same Stream Twice” — www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

two men are sitting in a car with the words `` damage report ! '' written on the screen . Alt: Picard and Riker shaking about on the bridge with the words `` damage report ! '' written on the screen .

When allegiance to a multi-media franchise brand eclipses critical engagement, even the most idealistic communities risk being co-opted by forces that run counter to the values they once championed.

Star Trek is now owned by problematic people.

New blog post: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/11/the-...

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FIYAH: SINNERS, SAINTS AND HAINTS is out downloadable PDF & EPUB format. I’m delighted my poem Bottling Up De Evil in this w/Audrey T. Williams, Danian Darrell Jerry, Dedren Snead, R. J. Joseph, Rob Cameron, Zig Zag Claybourne, Zin E. Rocklyn & other fantastic writers
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Yeah, they give you a very different flavour!

Amazing!

The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson — Runalong The Shelves I would like to thank Solaris for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Solaris Published – Out Now Price – £18.99 hardback £7.99 Kindle ebook ...

New Review - an excellent tale of digital ghosts, seers, scientists and ethics await in the brilliant The Salt Oracle by @rainewilson.bsky.social out now - very strongly recommended! Huge thanks to @solarisbooks.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...

It’s available as a physical book. You should be able to order it via the Amazon India website, or directly from Westland India, or from the Midland Bookshop’s international delivery service.

Some of what I say in this interview will be out in long-form this time next week, in the inaugural edition of Alter Magazine.

“Is there such a thing as 'Indian' science fiction? A short history and new anthology of speculative writing from India” —

www.moneycontrol.com/books/is-the...

A new interview with @moneycontrol.bsky.social on the IF Anthology of New Indian SFF and the history of Indian SFF.

Between Worlds: Gautam Bhatia Talks Evolution & Future of Indian Sci-Fi Fantasy

Listen to @gautambhatia88.bsky.social talk to @jbhattacharjirose.bsky.social about Between Worlds and the realm of Indian SFF.

open.spotify.com/episode/3BHl...

A graphic using elements of the book cover, with this text "THERE IS NOBODY ELSE WRITING LIKE THIS, NOBODY CREATING SUCH RICH AND THOROUGHLY INNOVATIVE WORLDS THAT STILL FEEL SO EERILY CREDIBLE." — SAM K. HORTON, AUTHOR OF GORSE AND RAGWORT

A graphic using elements of the book cover, with this text: "DARK ACADEMIA DONE RIGHT! BY TURNS HAUNTING AND HORRIFYING... ULTIMATELY HUMANE AND HOPEFUL. THIS IS A BOOK THAT DESERVES YOUR ATTENTION," - GARETH BROWN, BESTSELLING AUTHOR of THE BOOK OF DOORS

Same graphic, this text "GRIPPING, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, AND GORGEOUSLY WRITTEN.* - SARAH BROOKS, AUTHOR OF THE CAUTIOUS TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO THE WASTELANDS

THE SALT ORACLE has been out in the world for one whole week! So here's some nice things some even nicer people said about it!

And thank you to everyone who entered the preorder giveaway - I'm contacting winners today & am very grateful to you all x
@solarisbooks.bsky.social

New piece in @hindustan-times.bsky.social:

“Why India’s judiciary needs to defend free speech” —

www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/why-...

The Netflix poster for the Korean show, The Silent Sea.

Started watching this. Has anyone else seen it? Thoughts?

one last boost for the morning crowd (I'm very excited about this, naturally)

New Literary Writing on Science, Technology & Progress Alter Magazine is a monthly journal of ideas documenting the dreams & dilemmas shaping the Subcontinent's aspirations for collective human progress.

The website of Alter Magazine - a space for “new literary writing on science, technology, and progress from South Asia,” has just gone live: www.altermag.com

The first long-form piece - my essay on the secret history of Indian science fiction - will be published on 22 Nov.

Watch this space!

@essahansen.bsky.social

The Skiffy and Fanty Show: Book review: Project Hanuman, by Stewart Hotston It’s a book full of anxiety, dread, and suspense, but also a thoughtful exploration of war, negotiation, and potential ways of being.

Book review: Project Hanuman, by Stewart Hotston ( published by @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social )
@skiffyandfanty.com hosts the review by @pematson.bsky.social
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Oh also, combing to Sydney in two weeks!