loads of great books out last year that should be nominated for this but I'm waving the flag for @caspargeon.bsky.social's PKD Award nominated The Immeasurable Heaven: properly original, imaginative science fiction
www.waterstones.com/book/the-imm...
01.03.2026 16:38 β
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It's that time! Vote in the annual Locus Awards Poll & Survey to determine the winners of the 2026 awards (tickets available now)!
You can vote at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio!
01.03.2026 16:02 β
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Promo for the event, which says:
AWARDS SEASON SCIENCE-FICTION
BSFA NOMINATED
STARK HOLBORN
PHILIP K DICK AWARD NOMINATED
CASPAR GEON
6:30pm, Tuesday 10th March
Star of Kings, near Kings Cross, London
Free! (Donations welcome)
It's awards season in UK science fiction - come and meet BSFA nominee @starkholborn.bsky.social and Philip K Dick nominee @caspargeon.bsky.social - readings, chat, Q&A
Free! srfcmar2026.eventbrite.com
26.02.2026 14:40 β
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Photo of a cuneiform tablet that is slightly round shown from the front back and sides. The image has a Yale Babylonian Collection watermark and gives the identifier YBC 4955.
Photo by Klaus Wagensonner
This tiny clay tablet from around 1500 BCE gives a curious account of two medical problems that struck people in their sleep.
The first is a mid-sleep nosebleed on the 25th day of the month AyyΔru (around April/May).
βDuring my sleep, blood ran out of my nose.β
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It's that time of year again! The Locus Awards are looming in the distance, but you need to choose your champions! Voting is now open for all, give your favorite authors and works the voice they deserve!
Vote now at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio.
22.02.2026 14:21 β
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A paperback copy of THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN on multicoloured fabric with crystal stars and planets.
Next week, 25th Feb 6:30pm, you can see @tomtoner.bsky.social / @caspargeon.bsky.social - Philip K. Dick Award-nominated author of THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN - at Waterstones Worcester's SFF Author panel exploring Character Creation!
Click on the link below to book your ticket!
https://bit.ly/4qQH9Hh
20.02.2026 17:49 β
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FRAN
KEN'S (BARBIE)
TEIN
REX
"One of our most talented, thought-provoking writers of speculative fiction" THE GUARDIAN
ADAM ROBERTS
Cover reveal! @gollancz.bsky.social
18.02.2026 18:08 β
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Just ruined a few copies of Immeasurable Heaven down at Forbidden Planet London today
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
19.02.2026 12:25 β
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The House on Utopia Way (Paperback) | Stefan Mohamed
The world is coming apart at the seams.Reality is relative. The concept of truth no longer applies. This is all wrong. And detective Johnny Orange is going to find out what's really going on - or lose...
if you'd like to nominate my novel The House on Utopia Way for an award, I'd like that. a prestigious one, a garbage one, a real one, one you've just made up, I'm really not fussy, I just want some god damn respect. cheers!
12.02.2026 20:54 β
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Promo for the event, which says:
Super-relaxed Fantasy Club
STARK
HOLBORN
CASPAR
GEON
Doors 6:30pm, Tuesday 10th March
Star of Kings, near Kings Cross, London
Free! (Donations welcome)
SRFC is back on TUESDAY 10th MARCH - two incredible authors, each with a book that's just been nominated for a top award:
STARK HOBORN - BSFA! @starkholborn.bsky.social
CASPAR GEON - Philip K Dick! @caspargeon.bsky.social
Free tickets here: srfcmar2026.eventbrite.com
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Iβve never done an eligibility post before because my books arenβt well known, but this little monsterβs been unexpectedly nominated for a couple of awards now (& took a huge amount of work to bring to life) so any votes for upcoming stuff would be very much appreciated π»
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
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THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS by Premee Mohamed
THE GANYMEDAN by R. T. Ester
THE IMMEASURABLE HEAVEN by Caspar Geon
THE GRIEF OF STONES and THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD by Katherine Addison
MAL GOES TO WAR and THE FOURTH CONSORT by Edward Ashton
WHEN THE WINDS SING by L. D. Colter
RED RABBIT by Alex Grecian
THE IMMORTALITY THIEF and THE UNKILLABLE PRINCESS by Taran Hunt
WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST by Lorraine Wilson
THE SAINT OF BRIGHT DOORS and RAKESFALL by Vajra Chandrasekera
RAGWORT and GORSE by Caskey Russell
SERPENT CALLED MERCY by Roanne Lau
After our romance picks yesterday, here's a selection of Solaris titles that either have no romance or aren't focused on romantic relationships! Perfect for those who are fed up of all the Valentine's fuss!
Ft Premee Mohamed Sam K Horton @vajra.me Lorraine Wilson & more!
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I love the fact that this suggests that counteracting incursions from extraterrestrial abductors is a local council issue. That's as far up the chain as it needs to go.
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Iβm making sourdough for the first time and it looks like a dogβs thrown up on my chopping board
10.02.2026 21:35 β
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A diagram of the evolution of whales, from land dwelling mammals to the ocean giants we know today.
Whale evolution makes me uncomfortable
09.02.2026 19:48 β
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The cover of MORTEDANT's PERIL, two towers with flames and crows in between. It does involve flames, towers and crows. But not hobbits so don't be misled by references to two towers.
ARCs of MORTEDANT's PERIL are moving out in the world and it's always a weird feeling; 'what are readers thinking?' Sadly, it's frowned on in publishing to hire a PI to track them down, kidnap them and bring them to a warehouse for questioning. Which, for the author, is very frustrating.
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Silhouettes of Mal and Jackie, a thin long haired man and a stocky man in a turban
The Cover of A NUMBERS GAME by RJ Dark. A scrappy looking car, a gasometer, a general feel of Urban decay. The font of the author's name hints at the humour found within, alongside the violence...
ALSO, if you want to fall out with me there are ARCs of A NUMBERS GAME by the awful RJ DARK available too. So if gritty-but-funny northern working class crime is your thing then hit up @daturabooks.bsky.social.
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Jason Roth @LucidJay
Replying to @Hipstercrite
Once Andre 3000 was on my ferry ride to Alcatraz and I said hi. My 6 y.o. autistic son came over and started talking his ear off about German Shepherds, his obsession at the time.
Andre talked to him about dogs for like 20 mins. We exchanged numbers. 4 years later I got this text
iMessage
Aug 30, 2017, 9:38 PM
Hi Jason. I was searching for a name and yours popped up. I remember our cool encounter on the boat.
Ha .
How's the kid ?
I'm living in nyc now .
So if you're ever here please reach out.
This came up in my old posts today. Donβt know why, but it feels good to know that Andre 3000 specifically is this kind of guy.
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The Solaris Books on the BSFA Shortlist:
Best novel:
Anderson Versus Death, Anna Smith Spark
The Salt Oracle, Lorraine Wilson
An Unbreakable World, Ren Hutchings
Ragwort, Sam K. Horton
The Unkillable Princess, Taran Hunt
The Fourth Consort, Edward Ashton
The Immeasurable Heaven, Caspar Geon
Best Cover:
The Door on the Sea (Sam Gretton)
The Immeasurable Heaven (Sam Gretton)
The Salt Oracle (Sam Gretton)
Saint Death's Herald (Kate Forrester)
Ragwort (Veronica Park)
We are DELIGHTED to see many Solaris titles on the BSFA Longlist!
Ft @edashtonwriting.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @taranhunt.bsky.social @caspargeon.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @csecooney.bsky.social & covers by Sam Gretton, Veronica Park & Kate Forrester!
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And hereβs the form if you fancied voting for anything on the list:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Thanks Michael!
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screenshot of longlist entry on a black background with For the Road from PS Publishing listed next to No One to Hold the Distant Dead by K.L Schroede
Dustjackets of For the Road, teal cover with a hand surrounded by a chain with a heart in its palm, on a desert background
Absolutely delighted to see my acid-western-queer-romance novella, FOR THE ROAD on the BSFA longlist!
It's a mega year (go check it out) but would be extremely honoured if you'd consider chucking in a nomination towards some of my rawest, strangest writing:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Dr Kareem Carr
man: i wish to publish
@kareem_carr
Jan 21
reviewer 2: your paper is no good
man: i'll do anything to improve
reviewer 2: it's simple. you must read the work of the great scientist Pagliarini
man: *bursts into tears* but i am Pagliarini
Andre Pagliarini
@apagliar
Jan 21
a first: in rejecting an article I submitted to a journal, reviewer 2 noted I failed to engage the work of one Andre Pagliarini
Jan 21, 2026 β’ 3:47 PM UTC
I just thought everyone should see this
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Thanks John!
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Cheers Derek!
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