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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

No, that’s fine. Just curious. You’re right about the age. He plays that slippery, sweaty, twitchy husband well though. Must read the book.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Lots. Going to post a few of them here over the coming days.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The most disturbing thing in this movie, every single time I see it, is not the supernatural element, it’s the gaslighting of Rosemary by her husband.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don't know what they have planned for the last, truncated, season of Strange New Worlds, but this is fundamentally a show runner problem -- they simply don't understand the nature of vessel they're helming. It's going to require a new vision at the top to get things back on track.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Less Strange New Worlds, more Really Basic Characters. Everyone who's been engaged with Star Trek has stories that they treasure from previous seasons, but I'd be surprised if any of the recent offerings are remembered after the credits roll.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The real tragedy is the concept of Strange New Worlds is the entirety of the universe is there to explore, the astonishing wonders and incredible mysteries of the vastness of existence. But all we get is stunt plotting -- puppets! a Romantasy pastiche! - - because the imagination just isn't there.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The characters in Star Trek have always been very simple, designed to move the plot and themes, and that's absolutely fine - it's the engine of the series.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Normally this would be a strength not a weakness, but to work it requires complex characters that are worth exploring - a Tony Soprano, say, or a Don Draper, and Star Trek doesn't have that.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My problem with the current crop of Star Trek series, particularly Strange New Worlds, is that they're character-based.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It was a David Ellison production which explains a lot - 80s Reagan era retread only not as good as the movies it referenced.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Apple really has a problem finding movies that land (the less said about The Dink the better), but there are a couple of decent moments in this which all come down to Ryan Reynolds’ delivery.

Mayday movie poster: Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh are surrounded by Russian military

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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Can't believe I made it to 79. I mean, holy cow!

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Handsome Spanish edition of my pseudonym’s Hereward novel just arrived from Desperta Ferro.

Two Hereward books with blood-stained warrior holding an axe in a shield wall

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I think with many series you have to be in the right frame of mind for them to work for you. I’ve had a few where I’ve gone back to them and liked them more.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Apple TV’s Slow Horses has been renewed for two more seasons, just as season six launches.

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The Bookseller @thebookseller.com · 16/09/2026

Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s has appointed Cate Augustin as publisher at Rachel Denwood’s new imprint. Read more 👇

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PRH Children’s appoints Cate Augustin as publisher at Rachel Denwood’s new imprint

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Peter WRAITH Allison @peterallison.net · 14/09/2026

Anyone thinking about #writing needs to read this. It was Mark's talk about the business of writing that kickstarted my writing career and he is absolutely correct about the three-legged stool analogy for writing full-time; I am a writer, journalist, editor, events organiser and games master.

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I am not first and will be far from the last to say this: I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

She had quite the life, by the sounds of it.

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 02/09/2026

GIVEAWAY, with @blackcrowbooks.bsky.social: one lucky UK reader wins COFFIN MOON by @keithrosson.bsky.social, his blood-soaked reinvention of the vampire novel. To enter: Like, Share and Comment on this post. UK only. Winner drawn at random on [closing date]. Good luck, and mind the moon.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“The desire to understand ourselves is engrained in our very nature. It’s powerful and addictive and everyone needs it. You can’t feed that yearning with slop.” #booksky

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AI Won’t Replace Writers

One simple fact the Techbros don’t get

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Just about to start The New Iberia Blues by James Lee Burke.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I think it was Jordan Harper, I’ll check. But going to read the other one as well. Thanks!

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Just finished The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson. First time I’ve tried any of his work and thought it was great. As brutal as you’d expect but a brilliant exploration of the mind of a psychopath.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

@lunabelle.bsky.social What was the name of that US crime novel you recommended recently? I thought I’d made a note of it, but typically can’t find it.

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

When someone asks you to read their work: “If it’s bad, I’ll hate it. If it’s good I’ll be envious and hate it even more. Never ask a writer to read your work.” - Ernest Hemingway, Midnight in Paris

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Slightly reversed my view on Stuart Fails To Save The Universe. Episode 5 is a solid satire that will get MAGA people spitting.

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Paul Magrs @paulmagrs.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It’s funny that they’re always asking if there’s *enough* working class people in publishing, acting or the arts generally but they never seem to stop to wonder if there are *too many* posh idiots?

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Infinite Monkeys @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Scribe has won a four-way auction for Oxford Prof Jan Rosenow’s “urgent blueprint for post-fossil-fuel era”: Electrostates: How the Race to Electrify Will Redraw the World. It’ll be published in May 2028.

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