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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 20h

Wouldn't this make a great cover for Dodie Smith's "I Capture The Castle"!

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 20h

Wouldn't this make a great cover for Dodie Smith's "I Capture The Castle"!

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 21h

Early Autumn, Castle Hill from the South-West, James Leslie Brooke.

Early Autumn, Castle Hill from the South-West, lane winding up hill painting.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Patrons payed plenty for their box seats for this beautiful performance of the Annunciation, painted in the 1440s by Filippo Lippi. Today is his day.

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

My cozy fantasy Jane Austen with dragons Kickstarter is FULLY FUNDED! www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan...

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Pride And Prejudice: Everyone Behave Naturally

ALT: Pride And Prejudice: Everyone Behave Naturally

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So excited that this book is out today! I have two pieces in here, tiny stories about Brian Froud’s Green Women. They are among work by an incredible line up of brilliant women. An honor to be part of this magical thing.

The cover of Brian Froud’s Green Women, a green book featuring a mischievous looking fairy woman. The book is on a mossy green background.

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 07/10/2026

The King of France:

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Astronomy Picture of the Day (unofficial bot) @fanapod.baldanders.info · 04/10/2026

#apod 2026-10-04 Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey Image Credit: John Entwistle Web page: science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod…

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Thomas Noriega @nhomastoriega.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That's it, you're going on the List of Persons, Thieves and Broken-men (NLS 1.24.50)

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Terri Windling @terriwindling.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It was a honour to help Brian & Wendy Froud (artists, folklorists, and the puppet film designers behind The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth) to turn their vision for this book into reality. Happy Book Publication Day to both of them, and to all the brilliant women writers who contributed to the volume.

Photograph: A copy of "Brian Froud's Green Women" sits on a background of moss. The book contains "provocative portraits from the grandfather of faerie art Brian Froud," along with "words and stories of fantasy and myth from acclaimed women writers around the world." The book's publication day is October 6. Publisher: Abrams Books, New York.

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

this one perfect idea for your next book came in the middle of the night and you had to jump out of bed and write it down ... #writingsky

St Ephraim, seated, writing in a book on his lap on a couch. Source: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0711-245

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Kari Maaren @angrykem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I've received my contributor copy of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2026, published by @marinerbooks.bsky.social and edited by @olivieblake.bsky.social and @johnjosephadams.com. I have given it a crow companion because of my story, and also because everyone needs a crow companion.

A copy of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2026, edited by Olivie Blake, sits on a Kawai piano. Beside it is a piece of leather wall art in the shape of a crow. That is just the way it has to be. No further questions.

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I just backed @tansyrr.bsky.social 's The Season of Dragons - Deluxe Special Edition @kickstarter.com and you can, too: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan... I adore this witty, imaginative take on P&P in a world ruled by dragons, with Caroline Bingley's analogue as the heroine! #romancelandia

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The Season of Dragons - Deluxe Special Edition

A cozy, romantic fantasy retelling of Pride & Prejudice in a society of matchmaking dragons and ruthless fortune-hunters...

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Hannah Alexander Artwork @hannahartwork.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Moth 🔦 first picture in my October series!

A digital illustration of a giant moth fae with glowing yellow eyes clinging to a lighthouse. At it's base, a lighthouse keeper emerges from his house to investigate.

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Kathleen Jennings @tanaudel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Out today! Accompanying Brian Froud's paintings is a wonderful line-up of writers, and includes my tiny stories “Saint Witchmother”, “Lady’s Companion”, “Sickle-throat” and “Thistle-spit”. www.abramsbooks.com/product/bria...

Words and stories of fantasy and myth from acclaimed women writers around the world
Brian Froud's Green Women
With provocative portraits from the "grandfather of faerie art," Brian Froud

Sharon Blackie, Maria DeBlassie, CSE Cooney, Carolyn Dunn, Sarah Beth Durst, Amal El-Mohtar, Kate Forsyth, Wendy Froud, Claudine Glot, Theodora Goss, Elizabeth Hand, Frances Hardinge, Joanne Harris, Kat Howard, Angela Mi Young Hur, Ai Jiang, Kathleen Jennings, Alaya Dawn Johnson, T. Kingfisher, Ellen Kushner, Katherine Langrish, Carolyne Larrington, Karen Lord, O.R. Melling, Jeannette Ng, Sofía Rhei, Lisa Schneidau, Delia Sherman, Angela Slatter, Shveta Thakrar, Tiffany Trent, Lisa Tuttle, Catherynne M. Valente, Kris Waldheer, Jo Walton, Kit Whitfield, and Terri Windling, who wrangled us all!

About the book:
The long-awaited new book—with gorgeous, all-new art—by Brian Froud, the "grandfather of faerie art"

In this compelling collection, acclaimed women writers from around the world share words and stories of fantasy and myth alongside Brian Froud's provocative portraits of more than 70 Green Women. There are a range of voices, some humorous and witty, others nurturing and maternal, others dark and threatening.

New York Times bestselling and award-winning artist Brian Froud, who brought to life Trolls and Faeries, is also beloved for his conceptual design work with Jim Henson on the classic films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. With Green Women, his gorgeous art illuminates an entirely new universe.

Open the pages of this gorgeous gift-ready book to meet the Green Women.

"While the Green Men peer down from their church roof bosses, and through their tendrils of oak and ivy, the Green Women move among us. Brian Froud has met more than a few of them. It's their eyes—deep wells of wisdom, stories and the slow, ancient song of the forest." —Alan Lee, artist and concept designer of the film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026

Just to make you happy, if you look at the Beforecast trailer, it was filmed in my apartment, those are my bookshelves you can see behind Ada's head. :-)

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Jarrad Connor | Looking for Work @jarradconnor.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ada Palmer is one of the best people on the planet at revealing new perspectives & connections to past, present, & possible futures between people & things. When she has something to say. I listen. VID TITLE - I'm going to tell you the truth about Machiavelli youtu.be/YCZ3ctevzS8?...

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I'm going to tell you the truth about Machiavelli

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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

New Beforecast episode us up! More Machiavelli, this time zooming in on philosophy: youtu.be/YjvxKd-sORs

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We're all Machiavellian. We Just Don't Realize it. | Beforecast Episode 5 with Ada Palmer

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

this is my favorite genre of social media post and I am soliciting links or screenshots to your favorites

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King Darius looking down at Daniel in the pit:
Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan....
Man, what are the Lions doing?

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

…novel. As the title suggests, it’s an argument for diversity, tolerance and openness, plus some timey-wimey stuff.

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Shrub Dryad @shrubdryad.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Everybody's Perfect by Jo Walton just came out this summer and I've read it twice.

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1713, Denis Diderot was born. Read Philipp Blom on the importance of the French thinker's philosophical writings and how they offer a pertinent alternative to the Enlightenment cult of reason spearheaded by Rousseau and Voltaire: publicdomainreview.org/essay/a... #OTD

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Thomas Noriega @nhomastoriega.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Does anyone need a handheld Epictetus? In 1760, Francis Douglas made sure the good people of Aberdeen could assuage their worried with a pocket-sized dose of stoic philosophy. Now with Latin translation! (National Library of Scotland, Hall.199.k.23)

A small brown book is suspended in a person's hand over a gray cushion with a white string weight upon it

The same book is open, revealing a title page in Greek and Latin

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Stands with Canada Tom Allman 🏴🇨🇦 @yoohootom.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It seems that 13 years ago I finished @bluejo.eurosky.social 's "Among Others". It's still one of my favorites and long overdue for a re-read. 📚📚📚

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Owl of the Day: Tawny Owl 📷 Ivan Sjögren

Owl perched in tree hollow, description from ebird: ‘A medium-sized owl with deep black eyes, strictly nocturnal and infrequently seen. Gray to brown overall with a big rounded head. Found at a broad range of elevations from sea level to high mountains, in woodland, forest, parkland, rocky areas, and sometimes towns and villages. Tends to roost well hidden in foliage during the day, when may be detected by tracking down the excited sound of small birds mobbing the owl. Comes out at night to hunt in clearings and more open areas. Most often detected by its quavering hoots and "kee-wik!" shrieks, given at night. Includes Maghreb Owl, formerly considered a separate species.’

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HiddenScifi.com @hiddenscifi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Jo Walton and Ada Palmer's Trace Elements (March 16, 2027) examines an unspoken pact in science fiction: readers track strange details, trusting the author to make them add up. us.macmillan.com/books/978125032308… #SciFi #SFFBooks

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Trace Elements

From two of the most acclaimed writers in the field today, a groundbreaking look at how science fiction and fantasy writing—and reading!—work.Jo Walton a...

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Patrick DeWind @dewind.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Book #22 - Inventing the Renaissance by @adapalmer.bsky.social. Dr Palmer gives us not only a history of the Renaissance, but a history of the history of the Renaissance. Not being much of a historian myself, I found this boom amazing for filling in many of the gaps in my understanding.

Cover art for Inventing the Renaissance featuring the statue of Perseus holding Medusa's head by Benvenuto Cellini on an orange background.

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🌈miski🌦️ @miski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

my unironic life advice for everyone is to go to an art museum once in a while because i think being in an environment that encourages you to really *see* something is good for you

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Patrick DeWind @dewind.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Few things delight me more than knowing that Ada Palmer and Jo Walton are besties. It gives me hope for the whole Universe.

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Patrick DeWind @dewind.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Book #25 - The Just City by @bluejo.eurosky.social Having studied philosophy and classics in school (I even have a degree in one of them) I was a bit scared of reading something that delved deeply into both, but I was delighted by how good the story was.

Cover art of The Just City by Jo Walton featuring a detail from The School of Athens by Raphael.

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Goodnight. May we sail the river of night gently until we reach the safe harbour of morning. 🖼️ Mandy Tsung

Boat punted on dark river of autumn leaves between trees, illustration.

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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026

Also, in Montreal while metro stations are slow to refit, *all* the buses really are accessible, they kneel, they have ramps, they have fold up seats to make wheelchair space. If it's not rush hour, the bus is often the best option.

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026

So Place d'Armes, the metro station by the convention centre, is fully, if weirdly, accessible. There's an elevator, there's a ramp out, you can then go into the Palais no problem. And the STM website and map are good on telling you which stations are accessible. It's way better than it was in 2009.

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026

The absolute worst was WFC in Toronto when the podium had steps up without even a handrail, and I was sitting there thinking "That would hurt SO MUCH. I hope I haven't won." That's when I started speaking up. Also by then I was established enough that people didn't only associate me with disability.

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026

That was a reading. I don't even remember which con that was. When I was GoH at Wiscon the bookstore people said "Will you stand or walk about for your reading?" and I had to say "No, I need to sit." I remember another author saying "Nobody listens to you if you read sitting down." Which isn't true!

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026

Yeah. I'm not counting on it either. Unlike you I haven't been generally vocal and public about disability issues, largely because I am fortunate enough that when people say "Oh can't you just..." I *can*, just accepting the cost in pain, but also because I didn't want it to be what I am about.

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

And they wanted you to be alone down there with everyone else on the stage, and I said we should all move down, and we all did. You've on the front lines of this battle for a long time, for yourself and others. Accessibility was one of the two things I asked for as GoH in Montreal. But we'll see.

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Gretchen McCulloch @gretchenmcculloch.com · 02/10/2026

Possibly the silliest bonus episode we've ever done, in which we mine the highlights from several years of keeping an inbox folder titled "Worst Pitches" ...and challenge ourselves to still find a linguistics tie-in! (actual product names redacted to keep it in the spirit of fun)

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Jo Walton @bluejo.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026

This sounds fabulous, exactly my cup of tea.

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

THE POISON PALACE: unfolds the era of Alexander the Great's conquering rampage across Eurasia with a graceful, fiery verisimilitude both intimate & mythic...from the Indian subcontinent & stretching all the way to ancient Babylon--it resounds in time, & sings to the present with a singular voice.

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