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Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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hello! Today's the anniversary of my first wee trad published book. So for new followers: a gamebook thread This one's good for the: - ttRPG-curious but can't get a group together - DM who wants a night off - nerdy parent/ relative who wants to induct a young person into dungeon crawling life

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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"By using AI, tasks like essays that used to take hours can be completed in minutes!" Sure, like how if I arrive at the gym and immediately go for a shower, my workout is done in record time. And if I throw my sandwiches straight in the bin, I can finish my lunch in under 10 seconds.

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Elsa @erli.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I can't stop thinking how wrong the tech bros have understood creativity and creators. Or even just having hobbies. #erliart

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I had a *love*-ly time chatting all things cozy fantasy romance last night with Mystic Neptune, Sylvie Cathrall, A.T. Qureshi and Sarah Beth Durst as part of HearthCon 2026. All panels are recorded and on the Lazy Dragon Books channel! #booksky #fantasy #SFF

A screenshot of the online panel. Top row left to right: Mystic Neptune, Chiara Bullen, Sylvie Vathrall. Bottom row left to right: A.T. Quereshi and Sarah Beth Durst

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Fantasy-Faction @fantasyfaction.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today we are excited to reveal the cover for @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social's new novel! @kitvaria.bsky.social introduces us to A Healer’s Guide to Adventuring, coming soon from @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social! - JI 🐉 Cover art by Jenny Zemanek. fantasy-faction.com/2026/a-heale... #booksky 💙📚🪐

A piece of white paper has been ripped on a slight diagonal to reveal a portion of the book cover beneath it. The cover is mint green with white text and features illustrations of white and yellow daisies, purple lavender, a crescent moon, and a red dragon's tail.

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m going to be at FantasyCon in Glasgow! Looking forward to this fine gathering of SFF folks next month♥️ @britfantasysoc.bsky.social

FantasyCon schedule
Friday 9th Oct: The Vibes of Dark Academia
Saturday 10th Oct: Worldbuilding as a Slice of Life

Sunday 11th October: The Expectations of Cosy Fantasy

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thank you very much!! I’ve made the bannocks a good few times now - so hearty!!

Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thank you very much! I’m so glad you enjoyed! ♥️🏔️

Jean-Loup R Smith @jlarts.scot · 24/09/2026

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Just finished listening to The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by @chiarab.bsky.social and I absolutely adored it. It's such a lovely story inspired by Scottish folklore and full of diverse characters and you don't even need a map to follow along 😊 Heartily recommended ⛰️🐉🏨

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I hope you enjoy! ♥️🏔️🦌

James Eaneman @eanemanjames.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Finished Sarah A. Parker's The Ballad of Falling Dragons at the YMCA this morning. Up now in the reading queue is @chiarab.bsky.social's The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance. This is 335 pages; I'm hoping to knock this out by Saturday.

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I will absolutely join you there 😖

My book has been called a romantasy a few times when it certainly isn't, so I know how frustrating that can be.

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When I mentioned the genre is expanding this is the kind of thing I meant; authors pushing boundaries and testing the narrative to its limits to see where we end up. But of course, if an author didn't intend for a book to be cosy and the label is stuck on nonetheless – yeah that isn't great.

I suppose it depends on the interpretation of 'nothing of consequence' — things can still turn out well and have that cosy fantasy ending with characters and aspects of a fantasy world changed/having gone through difficult journeys to get there.

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Sure, I get that! I was just responding to that one particular comment

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It has existed long before the trad pub trend of course, but it's a subgenre I'd say is expanding, with authors in the space doing interesting and exciting things just as with any fantasy subgenre.

Ellen Forget @ellenforget.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm going to respectfully disagree with the 'all wrapped up with nothing of consequence' observation here; while that can be the case for some cosies, it certainly isn't for all of them. Currently reading a cosy by David Green which doesn't fall into that category.

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If they remove the recording capabilities—video and sound—they could still be used as real-time accessibility aids for folks with visual impairments, but not be a privacy and safety risk. I see the accessibility use for these, but as they are, they are dangerous and harmful.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A debut Scottish female author has made history by becoming the first double winner of two prestigious crime writing prizes 👇

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Scottish author makes crime writing history with prestigious double prize win

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

What an article on The Scotsman looks like without reader view. HOW is this considered acceptable? And this doesn’t include the pop up video I closed

A screenshot of The Scotsman website. 75% consists of messy ads all over the screen. Only two small lines of the article are show

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Anna Girling @annagirling.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Centre of African Studies is the only academic institute in Scotland of its kind - with its own budget, space, and leadership - and has produced, and brought to Edinburgh, generations of scholars. The proposal to close ('restructure') it diminishes the university, and Edinburgh, as a whole.

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Once on a Xmas night out for me it was just a cheese pizza. Paid the same as everyone else lmao 😒

This is outrageous. I'm so, so sorry.

'Hauns' definitely here too, but then I was thinking of a single haun/haund... I'd use the former, but the Scots Dictionary suggests the latter in its examples which got me thinking.

Falkirk here—that's what I'd use, but putting it in writing and had a moment of doubt!

Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Scots speaking pals, help me out: is it lend a 'haund' or lend a 'haun'? I'd use 'haun', but now questioning myself.

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Head to lazydragonbooks[dot]com for the full schedule!

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Looking forward to taking part in the Cozy Fantasy Romance panel with MysticNeptune, AT Quershi, Sylvie Cathrall and Sarah Beth Durst at HearthCon this year! 11am PDT, free & live-streamed on YouTube ♥️🏔️✨ #booksky #fantasy #cozyfantasy

A poster with the book covers of I Ran Away to Evil, The Baby Dragon Cafe, The Art of Charming a Changeling and Sea of Charms. the text reads HearthCon 2026, Saturday October 3rd Online

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Microsoft Outlook asks to translate Gàidhlig in emails so I thought I'd let it have a go 🤦‍♀️ Looking forward to mice sports day 🐭🎾

An email that reads: Féilall na Gàidhlig – days of sports for the islanders, working mice, and for the sake of our community in the area;

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scott aa wilson @scottaawilson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Skinny were tastemakers, culturally curious, proudly Scottish, and a vital part of the country’s creative scene. This is a deep wound to the artistic landscape.

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Hari Conner @haridraws.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Fish game has LANDED. Since 2024 me, @toadlett.bsky.social and a musician friend have been chipping away at an illustrated story game about descending to the bottom of the ocean in an enchanted sea-craft, and the strange and terrible things that ensue. (1/2) #TheMurmuringDepths

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It was so lovely to meet you! ♥️

El @unevendays.northsky.social · 09/09/2026

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Really enjoyed the Scottish Fantasy panel at Waterstones tonight with @chiarab.bsky.social Justin Lee Anderson and Shona Kinsella, and am excited to read The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance!

Copy of the Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen - "behind every hero, there's a historian". The cover shows an inn at the bottom and a mountain at the top with open books in the corners and leaves and swords around the edges

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The full programme for this year's Fantasycon is now available! Join us in Glasgow next month for 3 days of talks, workshops, live podcasts, panel discussions, readings, and more - plus, of course, to find out who's won the British Fantasy Awards! Head to: britishfantasysociety.org/events-2/fan...

The background is designed to look like aged paper, and there is a black tentacle stretching from the top. The text indicates the schedule for Fantasycon 2026 is now available on the BFS website.

The background is designed to look like aged paper, and there are black tentacles stretching from the bottom. The text indicates the schedule for Fantasycon 2026 is now available on the BFS website, and lists some of the talks and workshops

The background is designed to look like aged paper, and there is a black tentacle stretching from the top and bottom corners. The text indicates the schedule for Fantasycon 2026 is now available on the BFS website, and lists some of the panel themes.

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Avert Your Eyes, Pamela Ganache! @pressfuturist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Surprised to see a Curry’s advert on Instagram for meta glasses; reassured to see Every Single Comment referring to them as Pervert Glasses or similar.

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peter haverin morrison @remotecore.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

RT if you’ve never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Can't wait for Fantasycon next month in Glasgow! I'll be speaking on panels about dark academia, the emergence and expectations of the cozy fantasy genre, and fantasy world building ✨

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The art is absolutely gorgeous! Best of luck with sub!!

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Hooray - the 99p September Kindle sale on Wooing the Witch Queen has now been price-matched by all the other ebook stores in the UK! Snap it up now from any of them: Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Wooing-Witch... Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/... Bookshop: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/wooi... #romancelandia

In the centre of this image is the beautiful British cover of Wooing the Witch Queen, by Stephanie Burgis. The illustration shows a man in a cloak riding headlong through the night towards an ominous castle with an illuminated, crowned female figure in its doorway and bats flying overhead in the moonlight. A potion vial surrounds that central image and is further framed by leaves and branches. Crows sit on the branches, and a tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sangu Mandanna reads: ‘Warm and lovely’
Around the image, against a starry night background, are various pieces of text connected to it by arrows. They read: “bi villainous heroine,” “sweet cinnamon-roll hero with a fake identity,” “crow friends,” “found family,” and “flirting with fountains pens.” At the bottom of the image are the words: Only 99p this September!

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Patrick Ness @patricknessbooks.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I spoke about being queer in a religious upbringing to 200 Scottish teens at book event this afternoon. Had seven (yes, seven) queer students and two trans students come out to me quietly in the signing queue afterwards, one of them in tears. I will never forgive those who make their lives so hard.

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Dr Chiara Bullen @chiarab.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Thank you!!! ♥️♥️♥️