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One of my fave shots from the film

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Albert Dros @albertdros.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You will LOVE it, I think. I also loved Marie's L5R novel, and think this definitely matches it!

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What a light last week in the forest near my house

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Ariadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Me returning home from a shop at Aldi #CelebrityTraitors

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I have landed two covers this week - always so nerve-wracking, but so brilliant when your authors love what you've done. Can't wait to reveal our covers for Headspace by Jill Tew and Alastair Fall and the Restless Dead by Marianne Gordon 🥰

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ahhhh, I read some of this when it was on sub and absolutely loved it. It is a treat of a book and I will be picking up a copy 😁

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As it's #WorldAnimalDay on Sunday, time for some #FridayFun with a compilation of covers with animals on! From your local wildlife, to creatures a touch more magical! Inc @premeemohamed.com @alexgrecian.bsky.social @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @karinlow.bsky.social & more!

Solaris Books with Animals on the cover for World Animal Day:
HOME SICK by Rhiannon Grist
WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST and THE SALT ORACLE by Lorraine Wilson
GORSE by Sam K. Horton
THE GODS MUST BURN by T. R. Moore
WHAT COMES FROM PICKING FLOWERS by Joan Tierney
SAINT DEATH'S DAUGHTER and SAINT DEATH'S HERALD by C. S. E. Cooney
NORDIC VISIONS and NORDIC VISIONS edited by Margret Helgadottir
THE KILLING SPELL by Shay Kauwe
THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS by Premee Mohamed
THE POMEGRANATE GATE, THE REPUBLIC OF SALT and THE KINGDOM OF ALMONDS by Ariel Kaplan
THE MOUNTAIN CROWN, THE DESERT TALON and A COVENANT OF ICE by Karin Lowachee
THE DOOR OF THE SEA and THE EAGLE IN THE MOUNTAIN by Caskey Russell
THE AMBER OWL and THE HIDDEN WAY by Juliet Marillier
ROSE OF JERICHO by Alex Grecian
THE WATER OUTLAWS by S. L. Huang

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Was given a steroid injection on Tues to help with diagnosis of inflammation. I was told that if there was no inflammation, I might feel a small bump in wellness, but if there was, it would feel transformative. Today is the first day in five years I have been able to walk without any pain...

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For pure entertainment, The Raven Scholar; for admiration at someone at the top of their IP craft, Hive by Dan Abnett; and for appreciation of character work, The Light Years by Elizabeth Jane Howard, I think. And still 91 days in which to read more possible favourites 😍

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As a comparison, I read 16 books in 2020 and 18 in 2021, because I had zero attention span and could only re-read books I'd already tackled, rather than anything new. I lost two years of reading to that damn pandemic, and am only catching up now on releases from those two years.

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Well, just finished my 80th book of the year. I set myself 80 as a reasonable goal (since I do cheat and add the books that I commission and work on, and I am sending out a good 14 or so out this year, I believe!) I think I might be able to hit 100 this year, which is going back to pre-pandemic days

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If you haven't followed straight on and watched Traitors: Uncloaked, it's really cool as well, lots of discussion about what happened on each show 😊

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...at least they had heart behind them. An AI pumping out romance novels will have no craft, no skill, no heat, no heart and no true imagination. And if someone comes at me, I challenge you to write a romance novel, if they're so damn easy and formulaic 😂

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...it all looks serene and graceful and easy and as though anyone could do it, but behind the scenes there is a fuckload of paddling to get where they're going, which means that far from just anyone can achieve a competent romance novel. I have read baaaaaaad romance novels by human writers, but...

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...sexy, because the writers have the consummate ability to decide when and how a first kiss must happen. Emily Henry is exceptional at scenes that don't even feature kissing, like literally an accidental brush of the fingers, and I am swooning. Romance books remind me of swans - from the outside...

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...probably the best at writing characters - since the plot is often considered formulaic, it's the characters who have to shine and carry it, which means making their readers care *intensely* for those characters. Just awe-inspiring ability. And the heat scenes in romance can be off the charts...

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It might be formulaic fiction, but by god, the skill it takes to craft a story so that you're rooting for the main characters to get together while *at the same time* knowing they will do so is an incredible level of story crafting and character developing. Of all genres, romance writers are...

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I do read romance and this caught me in a ticked-off mood, because what gets me with brilliant human-crafted romance books is that we know the HEA is coming, but it's how each wonderful writer chooses to get there. Like, the very format removes tension, but the best of romance writers inject it.

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What's a poster you had in your room growing up? When I say I was a pony girl...

John Whittaker riding the incomparable Milton, one of the most beloved and successful showjumpers ever.

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As the weather starts to turn, I actually can't think of a much better book to snuggle up and read - this fantasy novel is standalone (although you can then pick up the Cemeteries of Amalo trilogy, which is also brill), incredibly kind, has stunning world-building and prose, and is cheap today!

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Amanda Rutter @alrutter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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I have spent time and energy on them. I have a very trusted dog walker/pet sitter to deal with them when I have my very rare holidays. I spend a lot of time with them. And I love them. But sometimes me and my husband will spend a full hour complaining about what one of them has done.

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I love my three dogs intensely. I can't imagine my life without them. They are amazing, friendly, happy-go-lucky characters and bring joy every day. There are times when I hate them intensely, like when Rosie merrily rolls around in fox poo approx. ten mins before an important Teams call!

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I can absolutely 100% guarantee that no submissions to me and no books I acquire and work on will be fed into AI. It's an absolute hard line ethical stance for me. You can also be sure that my computer isn't accidentally linked up because I have never used AI in any incarnation.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Black dog nipping the heels at the moment 🙁

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We're delighted to see @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social 's debut novel - Scottish psychological cottagegore horror HOME SICK - on Waterstones' "Tales of Terror: Our best books and gifts for Halloween!" It's frighteningly good! Buy: buff.ly/NPsPP0s

A screen shot of Waterstones' website with Rhiannon Grist's HOME SICK featured in their 'Tales of Terror: Our best books and gifts for Halloween' collection.

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#2 Galactus Apologist ✨ @tainkirrahe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

did I forget this thread existed? haha shut up 25. Home Sick | Rhiannon Grist banger folk horror that made me deeply uncomfortable (complimentary) & forced me to reconsider some of the ways I think about myself and my past; highly recommended but phew it can really take you places you’d buried

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

In February 2027...the Mickeys are multiplying! Meet MICKEY PRIME, the latest novel in @edashtonwriting.bsky.social 's fan-favourite MICKEY7 series - the inspiration for Bong Joon Ho's silver-screen SciFi sensation, MICKEY17, starring Robert Pattinson! Preorder now: buff.ly/Kzuc8Ui

A stack of Solaris edition MICKEY7 novels against a black background streaked with gold falling stars.

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Renay⁷ @renay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Awhile back I asked people for their favorite space opera book/series and compiled the list on my blog. Is your favorite missing? 👀 🔗 ladybusiness.dreamwidth.org/2026/09/26/l...

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Beautiful Bizarre Magazine @beautifulbizarre.net · 27/09/2026

Spent the loveliest hour or so walking around a local craft fair. Proudly bought four Christmas presents, which - in true ADHD fashion - I shall put in a "safe space" and never see them again 😆

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Hester Aspland gives a beautiful glimpse at connection and how meaningful these moments with the natural world are. 𝘛𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘯 (Waves/Skins) Ink on Arches, 19 x 27"

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Look at my perfect little Halloween terrarium 😍

A large oblong glass terrarium with two ghosts within, surrounded by tiny pumpkins and autumnal trees and leaves

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As a pony girl, I picked it up very early and was perplexed by a lot of it and used to skip all the stuff I didn't understand (the erotic scenes) in favour of seeing more of my favourite character, Whinney the horse 😄

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Sundays are never complete until I have enjoyed reading this thread, which absolutely validates the love of reading and the fact that we all love such different books ❤️

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