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Sunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We are finalising print numbers now - And once they’re gone they’re gone! £20 gets you four original short stories in individual chapbooks per year. After Drew, next up it’s @luluallison.bsky.social. 2027 will see @heidijames.bsky.social & maybe a certain author of Keshed, among others… Good, eh?

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Rose Ruane @regretteruane.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Painting created by Brenda Marshall c.1958 in the art therapy studio at Netherne Hospital, Surrey, where she was compelled to live. Her work features recurring figures & forms in dreamlike landscapes & explores her traumatic childhood & complex, distressing relationship with her father

An expressive painting of the head and shoulders of a melancholy looking white young woman whose dark hair is intermingled with colourful organic shapes reminiscent of leaves or feathers & merging with similar but larger shapes in purple emerging from the background which appear to be engulfing her.
Her face is pale and she is wearing a black dress with a square neck and looking down, the pale purple background is subtly covered in lightning strike type shapes

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Susanna Crossman @susannacrossman.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Please share friends, I am interviewing @markabowles.bsky.social for online launch of the brilliant How Do People Stay The Same 20/08 7pm BST. I can't wait. @galleybeggars.bsky.social are opening 15 free extra places, first-come-first-serve. To claim a place email info@galleybeggar.co.uk - be quick!

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

3 years ago I appeared in The Guardian And my slippers went viral. 'Bluemoose Books is a small but mighty literary hit factory.' @theguardian.com

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Phil McDuff @mcduff.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Let me be clear. If you do this for a living you are beneath contempt. If you enable people to do this you are scum. If you refuse to cut these people out of your personal and professional networks you are despicable and contemptible. You have shamed your families and will not see heaven.

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Look what @heidijames.bsky.social sent me earlier: "A story that's like the deepest part of the night. Black with despair but pricked with a thousand tiny stars [...] this is a fucking masterpiece and I see now why it was on so many Booker prediction lists. It deserves to be there." 1/

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Our social media handle is a riff on Of Mice and Men. And to see @ronanhession.bsky.social novel Leonard and Hungry Paul alongside Steinbeck As a set text on The Irish Junior Certificate is just brilliant. From Dublin via Hebden to Ireland. Marvellous. @irishtimes.com

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Lengthy piece here following on from an interview question the great @heidijames.bsky.social asked about specific texts that have influenced Keshed. 5000 words and still not given a straight answer but if you join the dots some kind of shape may emerge. open.substack.com/pub/stuhenni...

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Latest newsletter, the briefest of the brief, with info on how to access the event I did online recently with the great @heidijames.bsky.social. Gonna be posting an essay on climate change first published in 2023 later, this also explains what it is and why. open.substack.com/pub/stuhenni...

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When Stu and Heidi Got Keshed

For those who might have missed it

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Heidi James @heidijames.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e... Thinking about which books to discuss on this podcast was a strange and unexpected trawl through my memory! Funny how these profound influences continue to inform my thinking. Always a joy to talk to Rebekah.

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Episode Three: Heidi James

Podcast Episode · The Hypothetical Bookshelf · 10 July · 1hr 7min

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Sunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

“So who are your authors?” I hear (both of) you cry? First up, @drewgum.bsky.social Then @luluallison.bsky.social Others include @stuhennigan.bsky.social, Alice Jolly, @heidijames.bsky.social, @smartrachael.bsky.social, @billythescribe.bsky.social … what a list!

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Brian Cutts @briancutts.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

"British authorities have uncovered a “truly international network” of men drugging and sexually assaulting women. Criminals have been sharing tips, selling drugs and uploading videos of sexual abuse on online forums,.. www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...

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‘Global network’ of men drugging and assaulting women uncovered

Eight victims identified in the UK and eight arrests made after National Crime Agency pinpoints 270 individuals linked to online forums

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Heidi James @heidijames.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Podcast of Get Keshed available now (for 90 days only) for those of you who missed it or want to listen again. @stuhennigan.bsky.social #getkeshed #podcast #keshed @ortacpress.bsky.social

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Eyes peeled next week for folk who are waiting for recordings of this. I'll tell you how to access as soon as they're sorted.

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Heidi James @heidijames.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Get Keshed in progress…. There’s been laughter, tears and lots of love for Keshed. We’ve talked about the influence of Tristram Shandy, class, writing complex characters, literary style choices and refusing an easy redemption. Recording will be available if you missed out. @stuhennigan.bsky.social

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Sunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Subscriptions now open. Head to sunburntsaints.co.uk & click on the appropriate button. First book by @drewgum.bsky.social. Other authors to appear include @luluallison.bsky.social, @heidijames.bsky.social, @stuhennigan.bsky.social, @smartrachael.bsky.social, @billythescribe.bsky.social & more!

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Last call for what's gonna be the best interview i do all year, hosted by the great @heidijames.bsky.social. Last minute bookings, DM for a Zoom link but ge quick cos i got a reading to rehearse all day.

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

#BookSky the time is upon us. Thursday 2nd July, 7 p.m. via Zoom, an in-depth dive for people who've already read Keshed, hosted by the great @heidijames.bsky.social. Unique opportunity to hear it discussed in this level of detail with one of the very best writers in the game. It's gonna slay 🙏🖤

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

If you've read the book and wanna get down and dirty with the heavy stuff, this is gonna be unmissable. What a treat to be in conversation with great @heidijames.bsky.social too. No one gets my stuff better than she does, it's gonna be ferocious 💪🤘🖤

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Ortac Press @ortacpress.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

KESHED DEEP DIVE with @stuhennigan.bsky.social and @heidijames.bsky.social Thursday 2nd July at 7pm - Online event Email getkeshed@gmail.com for an invite

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Rose Ruane @regretteruane.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I got about fifteen minutes into quite studiously trying to draw a dead ortolan bunting before snapping, melting pencils led me to throw the titty lip & have, what I thought of, as very Ubu Roi tantrum. I was about to abandon it but let it become its own silly scribbly, quite cathartic thing instead

A coloured pencil drawing of a dead ortolan bunting surrounding by Per Ubu and a celebrating sausage with a human face and speech bubbles with broken French phrases

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Fiery Mark @fierymark.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Summer ‘76 - as the youngest I was last to use the weekly bath water which was gray by my turn. I then had to suck the hosepipe to drain the bath to water the garden. Tasted as you’d imagine. It was shit, we were miserable. Commentators with rose tinted Union Jack specs can fuck right off.

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Oooh btw next Thurs, Zoom, 7 p.m. free online event with me being grilled by my dark soul sister, evil literary twin, and one of the very best writers in the game, the great @heidijames.bsky.social. All the details here. open.substack.com/pub/stuhenni...

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Notes From the Plague House (again)

Round-up, reminders and apologies

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 20/06/2026

I can’t speak for the professions mentioned here, though I suspect it’s more or less true for them too: writing emerges from the core of who I am. That‘s why it works. If I stop writing, it’ll still inform me and it will emerge in other ways. But if I degrade the capability, I’ll lose myself.

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Only a couple of weeks left to register for a free online event with me being grilled by my dark soul sister, evil literary twin, and one of the very best writers in the game, the great @heidijames.bsky.social. All the details here. open.substack.com/pub/stuhenni...

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Notes From the Plague House (again)

Round-up, reminders and apologies

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The Neo-Nazi and Far-Right Coalition that Converged on Southampton Over Henry Nowak’s Murder There were Nazi salutes and 'White Power' chants on the streets of Southampton, after the Reform UK leader called for "pure cold rage" in response to Nowak's death...

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The Neo-Nazi and Far-Right Coalition that Converged on Southampton Over Henry Nowak’s Murder

There were Nazi salutes and 'White Power' chants on the streets of Southampton, after the Reform UK leader called for "pure cold rage" in response to Nowak's death

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Heidi James @heidijames.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

2 places left! Www.retreatatbishopslodge.uk

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Heidi James @heidijames.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

My passion project: www.retreatatbishopslodge.uk?utm_source=i...

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Retreat at Bishop's Lodge

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Sunburnt Saints Publishing @sunburntsaints.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

One of the single short story chapbooks from their earlier incarnation in the early 2020s by the great @heidijames.bsky.social Available only on subscription, they caused quite a stir. And now they’re coming back. Same people. New company. Come and join us. #BookSky 💙📚

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Ortac Press @ortacpress.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Ever left a book event wishing they could talk properly about the book, without worrying about spoilers? If you’ve read Keshed by @stuhennigan.bsky.social, or plan to before July, this is for you. Stu and @heidijames.bsky.social will do a deep dive into the book + audience Q&A. Don’t miss this!

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Heidi James @heidijames.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Can’t wait for this. Join us. And, if you have a questions for Stu you send them my way before the event.

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Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. 2nd July, 7 p.m, an online event exclusively for peeps who've already read Keshed. The great @heidijames.bsky.social asking the questions. Don't miss this, it's gonna be fucking fire, @ortacpress.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stuhenni...

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Brian Cutts @briancutts.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

#llegit Excel·lent! Les relacions difícils i sovint toxiques entre mares i filles, a traves de tres generacions sobre un fons de problemes socials, de racisme, abusos, desitjos, les vergonyes del 'què diran' etc. Fato del bo! Loved it @heidijames.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social

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Bluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Good morning. Independent Bookshops are the heartbeat of our high streets and communities. Please, if you are able do support them. They pay their taxes & business rates whilst some in the book world. Want to fly to Mars in a Met Gala bib & tucker. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Afrori bookshop in Brighton celebrates campaign to stay open

Afrori books was set up in 2020 as a platform for black authors, but is struggling to stay afloat.

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

In memory of Adam Nathaniel Yauch, aka MCA 🖤 The American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, and founding member of the hardcore punk/hip-hop group Beastie Boys passed away on May 4, 2012, in New York City. #punk #punkrock #hardcorepunk #MCA #beastieboys #punkrockhistory #otd

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Vote Reform. Or we will house *dangerous migrant centres* in your village. And if you vote Green, it will be even worse for you. It's beyond disturbing. The chill wind of threat, thuggery and menace of a kind never before seen in Britain.

Today we announce a new policy:

In order to deport all illegal migrants in
Britain, Reform will need to detain tens of
thousands at a time.

Migrants will not be able to leave these
detention centres, and each will be held
there a couple of weeks before being
deported.

So here's our promise:

A Reform government will not put any
migrant detention facilities in any
constituency with a Reform MP.

Nor will we put them where Reform
controls the council.

And of the remaining areas, we will
prioritise Green controlled parliamentary
constituencies and Green controlled
councils to locate the detention centres.

Put simply, if you vote in a Reform
council or Reform MP, we guarantee y

Put simply, if you vote in a Reform
council or Reform MP, we guarantee you
won't have a detention centre near you

If you vote Green, there's a good chance
you will,

This is an important exercise in
democratic consent, not just for our
mass deportation policy, but for where
the detention centres are placed

Given @ZackPolanski openly advocates
for open borders, I look forward to their
warm embrace of this policy

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Heidi James @heidijames.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I was one of the lucky authors (and subscribers) it was a great experience and they were fab books by some incredible writers. This is exciting.

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Heidi James @heidijames.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley and rhubarb crumble (homegrown and made) have been the standout components of a spectacular bank holiday weekend. This book might not be for everyone, but I loved it. #thepalmhouse #gwendolineriley

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Brian Cutts @briancutts.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Mothers' Day in Catalonia (first Sunday of May) and, coincidence of coincidences, the book I've started today opens with the line "She is going to kill her mother today" (and the bit I've read so far does indicate some pretty rough family relationships on the way 🤷‍♀️). @heidijames.bsky.social

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Heidi James @heidijames.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Never on here much, nor was I much on Twitter. Seems to me like being at a party full of confident, intelligent people I had no business being around. Anyway, enough of that, this is me, overcoming that fear and leaving the proverbial kitchen where I was talking to the pet dog.

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