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My third novel, HERO COME HOME, officially has a cover! Preorderable from the usual places us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The cover of my third novel, HERO COME HOME. Four human figures centred, the main image being that of a bearded man looking back over his shoulder (that's Oro, the protagonist), with a circle of symbols behind him. We can see a swan and a key. In the foreground are three people: two women, one with a mysterious marking? scar? who knows!? on her cheek and the other carrying a sword, flanking an older, balding man holding up a pistol. The possibly-scarred woman looks ever so slightly amused, and that is certainly very like her. Everybody else is not happy to be here, or indeed, anywhere

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#ficwip @ficwip.bsky.social · 2h

This week's word is... ✨ BOWL ✨ Find the word in any WIP & share the sentence containing it. All writers welcome. #wordgamewednesday

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Suzy Henderson @suzyhenderson.bsky.social · 3h

#NewRelease📚 The Shadow Code: "A Gripping Thriller of Secrets & Spies: I really enjoyed this book and was hooked from the first page. The Blitz setting felt so real, brought to life in incredible detail." ★★★★★ mybook.to/TheShadowCode #histfic #KU #Booksky #womensfiction #Thrillers

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Sailing Steve @sailingsteve.bsky.social · 18h

Good advice!! Make noise. It's long. Read it!

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 17h

Time for this classic again.

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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 5h

Pathetic…..

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KimBo @zapperfan7.bsky.social · 6h

The Tories Are Killing Britain

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Mayfair Cynic @mayfaircynic.bsky.social · 8h

"I want to be a clone"

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KDS 📖 🎲 🎮 @kdsbooks.bsky.social · 23h

As #spookyseason gets underway on #booksky and I finish collections of the works of Arthur Machen and Joseph Payne Brennan, I ask myself who or what is next? Some choices below. Others may switch in to replace at whim. Exciting! 🩸📚💙 #horror

Krelloy
The historian
Catherine Crowe
The cormorant
A plagued sea
The beast of gévaudan
The tower of love
The cook
Darker than you think
The complete valentine

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Dr Vandermast @drvandermast.bsky.social · 23h

Trippin' over sonnets, me. Can't move for 'em. 😀 People of the Book: Sonnets in the Christian Mythos What does the serpent have to say about all this? How does Lazarus feel about being raised from the dead? Let's hear from Job's wife and the worm in Jonah's gourd! mybook.to/peopleoftheb...

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S. Morgan Burbank the Ankle-Posting Harlot @anotherindiewriter.com · 29/09/2026

Two days left in September. I need four sales of books to keep my sales streak alive. Please consider picking up one of my books for your shelf this month! If you like sapphic sci-fi, my stories are for you. And they're pretty good, if I do say so myself. anotherindiewriter.itch.io

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David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Firstly, I love the title of this poem Secondly, followers know I love a sonnet. This subverts the traditional sonnet, written to a single lover, to a lament to the many – and though forgotten the emotional imprint of their kisses remain ‘the rain is full of ghosts tonight’ #poetry #poemoftheday

Poem - 'What lips my lips have kissed, and where, and why' by Edna St Vincent Millay

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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Discoverability for new SFF books seems way down these days, especially outside of bestsellers and certain subgenres. I'm noticing this as both a reader and a writer. Great stuff is in danger of sinking without a trace. Please post about new/recent books you love or are excited for!!! I'll start:

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

These are stunning

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“A Polish official has pitched a straightforward bargain: 1,000 long range strike drones for Kyiv for every proven drone incursion into NATO territory - making provocation/response neatly linked and jolly clear.” - Caolan Robertson Good idea?

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Vera Brook @verabrook.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My new book! 🎉🥰🎉

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How Burnham is going to try and balance proposals for a National Care Service, while supporting Mahmood's immigration policies is going to...interesting, and by "interesting" I mean fundamentally unworkable. It just cannot work with the hostile immigration policies being pushed.

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Dr Vandermast @drvandermast.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Bible in Limericks: Each Chapter in Verse The fast, fun and irreverent way to find out what's in it! Reviewer: "Be warned you will spit-laugh your tea." 😀 mybook.to/biblelimericks

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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026

Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.

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Good Samaritan @goodsamaritanhq.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I love when a recipe says “prep time: 10 minutes.” Ten minutes for WHO? A professional chef with eight hands? It takes me ten minutes to find the paprika. Then another five staring into the fridge hoping the ingredient I forgot to buy will spontaneously appear out of shame.

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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today before Senate.

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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Show your fun side. Back my new book, "FUN," on Kickstarter: kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-fun

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."

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Kim Nelson @themoosh2025.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have read a lot of fantasy novels and series. But the 16-book marathon that is Robin Hobbs's "Fitz and the Fool" series is some of the best fantasy writing I have ever read. I bawled and bawled through the final chapters, with everything tied up so beautifully. Best. Reading. Ever.

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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

we got ourselves a new stretch goal, team. let's do it for my boy ❤️ kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-fun

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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Said no woman EVER... 😆🤣

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

“I don’t think being good at things is the point of doing them.” How an Archeologist changed KURT VONNEGUT’s life.

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Mark Sheeky @marksheeky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The end of a week of work transcribing the sheet music for my 2020 album 'Burn Of God', some of the most epic music I've written. I ache to re-record it as I can do better today! But this can wait... #art #music #indie

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Dr Vandermast @drvandermast.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Airport?! They should name the whole country after him! 😀

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

" ... and if you get it wrong, you get a flight next time ..."

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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A proposal has been put forward to rename Glasgow Airport after legendary Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty www.heraldscotland.com/news/2658762... 𝘐𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘌: 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴

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Dr Vandermast @drvandermast.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Review of my latest reading: Get Ahead of Being Dead, by Evie King ( @christinamartin.bsky.social )

Get Ahead of Being Dead
by Evie King

As if the work of living’s not enough,
Evie tells us death is just as rough.
No one wants to face a lifeless hoarder!
Time to get your worldly files in order!
There's lots in here on how you want to die,
And better yet, to live, and notify
Those left behind of your affairs and will,
Your exploits, headstone (“Told you I was ill!”);
On coffins, eulogies and organ banks:
For pre-death admin those bereft give thanks.
Options, services, suggestions, links:
There's more to dying than one living thinks!
All this with cases notes, moving, funny,
Evie makes what could be gloomy sunny.

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Dr Vandermast @drvandermast.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Review of my latest reading: Get Ahead of Being Dead, by Evie King ( @christinamartin.bsky.social )

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Andy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Every time someone links to this film, I have to repost it. It's one of the most significant bits of British 20th century art. Everything about it is incredible. Groundbreaking music production by Daphne Oram. Amazing camera work by Wolfgang Suschitzky (who later filmed Get Carter).-

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

One of the best job applications ever written came from the hands of Robert Pirosh in 1934. MGM loved it, took him on and in 1949 he won an Oscar for ‘Battleground’.

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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

There comes a time when a human being, and by “human being” I mean “me”, accepts the time ahead is less than infinite. There’s alot to chew over at such a moment. But first things first: I’m gathering together all the books I’ve loved & intend to read again. Away with lit-snobbery: what was fun?

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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My book is out in 9 days!!

Beetle Moses: A Comics Menagerie, my debut hardcover collection of comics, is out October 6th. In this photo, you can see it erupting from my chest like a baby alien. I recovered from my wounds but only barely

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Sandra, present perfect @sgwong.com · 27/09/2026

I had a good corporate comms gig for a while, and pushed* them last year to have an “ai” policy as in No-tf-not which they did bc they’re a great co. (B Corp, 1% for the Planet) -*I told them I’d quit if they had anything other than zero tolerance- Last month, I found out one of the owners

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Baroness Floella Benjamin @floellabenjamin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today it’s 50 years since I first presented Playschool wearing my blue beads and silver heart. I adore bringing joy into the lives of my Playschool Babies during the 12 years I was on the programme. ❤️

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