Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 10hVery sad to hear about the death of Malcolm Edwards (the UK editor for Neuromancer and Empire of the Sun, among many other things). I did not know him well, but his delightful wit and integrity as a human being was immediately clear when we did speak. He will be sincerely missed. RIP. 050
Reposted by Jeremy SzalT R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Well this is three shades of awesome. Pop culture behemoth CBR just dropped their top 5 list of 'essential' cyberpunk books. Four are much as you'd expect (Do Androids Dream, Neuromancer, Snow Crash, and Altered Carbon), & one you wouldn't. My debut, 36 Streets. www.cbr.com/must-read-cy...cbr.com5 Essential Cyberpunk Books To Read If You're New To The GenreThe cyberpunk genre is beloved by many readers, and there are some books that are must-read stories for those who are new to the genre. 44110
Reposted by Jeremy SzalDr Tiffani Angus @tiffaniangus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Remember, folks: for every author you see on here describing how they’ve filled out forms to get *some* compensation from the Anthropic AI case there are dozens, hundreds, hell THOUSANDS of us who get 0 because our books weren’t registered with the US copyright office yet have UK copyright! 79135
Reposted by Jeremy SzalOisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 01/10/2026We should treat genAI in publishing the way you’d treat a vampire trying to enter your home. You never give it permission to enter. It doesn’t matter if it‘s polite or makes generous offers or it’s *only* going to take the ones *you* don’t care about. It’s here for your blood. Don’t let it in. 125265
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I don't usually wear accessories (irritates the skin) but I bought this fancy copper braclet as a gift for myself and I am liking it very much. 050
Reposted by Jeremy SzalJeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-... 119115452864
Reposted by Jeremy SzalBeau @drbeaubeaumont.bsky.social · 28/09/2026To be fair, you honestly can’t say that Enid Blyton isn’t prepared to move with the times. 24669119
Reposted by Jeremy SzalThe Skiffy and Fanty Show @skiffyandfanty.com · 27/09/2026It's Patreon #podcast time, y'all! The latest edition of The Speculative Dispatch has dropped. @jeremyszal.bsky.social joins us to talk about neurodiversity, writing SFF, publishing, and more! Join up for $1/mo to give this a listen! patreon.com/skiffyan... Thanks for listening! 143
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I was today years old when I learned that a group of Nazi/alt-right furries exist. I also note that they have not called themselves the Furred Reich. 190
Reposted by Jeremy SzalBig Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Exciting SIGNED book news! "The Best of Adrian Tchaikovsky" @aptshadow.bsky.social is published in December 37 stories! More than 600 pages! The ultimate collection of Adrian's short(er) fiction. Pre-order a SIGNED copy HERE www.biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie... 414423
Reposted by Jeremy SzalSmooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026when ai leaves u behind 75261839821
Reposted by Jeremy SzalFei @feiofthefae.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Picked up Stormblood & Blindspace by @jeremyszal.bsky.social at my local bookstore yesterday! Didn't realize they were signed until a free bookmark fell out of the front pages. It reads like a Halo/Mass Effect story (my faves!) though the food depictions remind me of Ghibli 🍜. 10/10 would recommend. 181
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I am fascinated by these anon fanfic writers who swoop in, bang out fics of niche video games/manga with gorgeous prose on the level of Cormac McCarthy, then disappear for 3 months till they've moved onto posting masterpieces for the next niche IP. I admire their work ethic, truly. 110
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The fine folks at @grimoakpress.bsky.social are putting together the charity anthology anthology, available in ebook and signed hardback (limited to 250 copies) in association with NLLF. Honoured to have a story in this kickass project, alongside some true literary legends. (link below) 121
Reposted by Jeremy SzalDarryl Mott @gamerstavernshow.com · 16/09/2026"Your brains stop developing at age 25" was a press misrepresentation of a study. They wanted to see if brains continued to develop after adolescence, so the study was capped at age 25. A later study with a wider subject pool showed that brains are ALWAYS developing our whole lives. 2225801128
Reposted by Jeremy SzalStephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I've probably put in 100 library requests over the past year, and they're almost always approved. It's an easy way to help authors (and also an easy way to support your library) 36637
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026For reasons I don't want to go into yet: it's been an incredibly difficult time for me right now, for many reasons. But a number of friends in the community are helping me through it. I won't embarrass them by naming them. But you know who you are, and my gratitude is eternal. 150
Reposted by Jeremy SzalRobert Rice @robertbrice.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Stayed up LATE finishing @jeremyszal.bsky.social's Wolfskin last night/this morning. The Common trilogy is a great dive if you've been wistful about a Space Opera like Mass Effect and/or really identify with introverted MCs who must rely on friends/family to drag them into living life. 111
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Some photos from the delightful mania that was @laworldcon.bsky.social. Too many people to mention, but thank you all for making it such an incredible week. Also, I got to chat with the writers/showrunners of Star Wars: Andor and Murderbot, which made my evening! 060
Reposted by Jeremy SzalThree-Lobed Burning Eye magazine @3lobedmag.com · 11/09/2026Our writers absolutely deserve pro pay, 2025 was the first year we could do so in 25 years. We need your help so every issue and every story happens next year. A bevy of awesome authors have already signed on. Let’s gooooo! kck.st/4x4r1ozkck.stThree-Lobed Burning Eye magazine 2027Publishing original horror, fantasy, and science fiction since 1999. Let’s create another year of strange and wondrous tales! 03217
Reposted by Jeremy SzalGarth Nix @garthnix.bsky.social · 09/09/2026MASSIF is out in the US/Canada and Australia, and will be out in the UK next week. Buying links here: www.garthnix.com/books/adult-... And check out the amazing endpapers in the US hardcover! 2567
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Chengdu Worldcon was by far the best event, best WorldCon, I have ever attended. The Chinese organisers, fans and writers carried mountains on their shoulders. It is a gross injustice that McCarty and co's actions have overshadowed that in the public eye. So this decision is very, very welcome. 192
Reposted by Jeremy SzalLaura Anne Gilman @lauraannegilman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Actions have consequences. Sometimes it just takes a while. file770.com/mccarty-yalo...file770.comMcCarty, Yalow and Two More Chengdu Worldcon Officials Censured, Banned by Vote of LAcon V Business MeetingThe LAcon V WSFS business meeting has voted to censure and impose bans of varying lengths on four individuals for their actions related to the 2023 Worldcon: Ben Yalow, co-chair of the 2023 Chengdu… 05211
Reposted by Jeremy SzalRobert Rice @robertbrice.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Starting my latest stack of reading, starting with my highly-anticipated wait for @jeremyszal.bsky.social's Wolfskin. Also have offerings from @richardswanauthor.bsky.social, James SA Corey and @fondalee.bsky.social to follow up on. 162
Reposted by Jeremy SzalCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 03/09/2026Hi! Anthropic Q&A re:rights reversion and publisher claims. This is not legal advice; I can't give you legal advice. What I can do is tell you what I would do under certain circumstances. 3264141
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Thank you so much to the whole team and all the volunteers of @laworldcon.bsky.social who all worked so damn hard to host a fantastic, memorable convention. We all had a blast! 0151
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wins a Hugo Award! @laworldcon.bsky.social 031
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 30/08/2026A fantastic 8 author book signing event at Barnes and Nobles here in Los Angeles, with @scottlynch78.bsky.social @matociquala.bsky.social @aijiang.bsky.social @alexshvartsman.bsky.social and others! Was such a pleasure to meet so many readers. 0122
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 27/08/2026For those in the LA/Anaheim area, there's going to be a mass signing with a lot of badass authors at the Barnes and Nobles Outlets at Orange store in Aug 27 5pm-8pm including @scottlynch78.bsky.social @matociquala.bsky.social @aijiang.bsky.social @mjkuhnbooks.bsky.social, etc. Come and see us! 1112
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026My grandmother died today. She was 96 years old. Born in 1930 in Poland, she survived the German occupation of Poland, World War 2, the Nazis. She survived the Soviet Union, communist rule, pogroms, riots, subjugation, shootings in the streets, the fall of the Berlin Wall. (1/4) 2181
Reposted by Jeremy SzalTurn The Page! - Syosset Public Library 🎤 @splturnthepage.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Jeremy Szal stops by to discuss THE COMMON SAGA, a dark military space opera series featuring Vakov Fukasawa, a former bio-soldier caught in an intergalactic war. @jeremyszal.bsky.social turnthepage.blubrry.net/2026/08/20/t... 022
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 19/08/2026As someone with ADHD, I went to a school in Austria where I was incessantly mocked, belittled and punished - slapped, forced to kneel and hold something heavy over my head, because I struggled to concentrate or understand lessons. Lessons being taught in my 2nd language. Thread. 2294
Reposted by Jeremy SzalDoroni(ドロニー) @doronimax.bsky.social · 18/08/2026役目を追え、再突入処分される赤道環状加速器の検出器(Skeb) 017142
Reposted by Jeremy SzalDr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I've seen a lot of "advice to writers on how to counter accusations of AI." Let me remind you: the onus is on the accuser to prove the accusation. Most accusers aren't detecting AI. They're detecting the source material used to train AI. Our voices were stolen. Do not fall into this trap. 630594
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I'm shipping up to @laworldcon.bsky.social next week! Here's where you'll be able to find me. jeremyszal.substack.com/p/la-worldco...jeremyszal.substack.comLA Worldcon scheduleI'm shipping up to Los Angeles! 142
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Expedition 33, capturing the essence of being a struggling writer in a nutshell. 0232
Reposted by Jeremy SzalOlivia Guest · Ολίβια Γκεστ @olivia.science · 08/08/2026exactly 💯 on LLMs: they simulate the output we call language, not the cognitive capacity we call language! 492511700
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026More people need to be reading and talking about @laurenbeukes.com. She deserves to be mentioned amoung the best modern thriller/horror writers working today. Her novel Broken Monsters scared me, and I don't scare easily. 2140
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 08/08/2026My latest book club scam email claims that I am a "powerful and important new voice in Canadian science-fiction". Which, as an Australian, I find to be a bit of a stretch. 160
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 08/08/2026I have literally walked away from cafes, stalls and restaurants and taken my money elsewhere, once I see they are using gen AI. If they don't care enough to take proper pictures of their product, why should I support them? 160
Reposted by Jeremy SzalJeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I had a rough time with my trilogy: I debuted at the peak of the pandemic. A steep drop in sales for Book 2. Had a bone removed from my hand weeks before Wolfskin was published. But word of mouth is critical for authors. So if you're a fan of space opera like Mass Effect, please give it a chance. 23924
Reposted by Jeremy SzalIan Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Hello pals. My new book is out TOMORROW- hardback, audiobook, and ebook! The Deep and the Drowned is an epic fantasy on the high seas. "Outstandingly swashbuckling, outrageously gripping and out-of-this-world brilliant". Tell a friend ⚔️ www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1804545899 59237
Jeremy Szal @jeremyszal.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I had a rough time with my trilogy: I debuted at the peak of the pandemic. A steep drop in sales for Book 2. Had a bone removed from my hand weeks before Wolfskin was published. But word of mouth is critical for authors. So if you're a fan of space opera like Mass Effect, please give it a chance. 23924
Reposted by Jeremy SzalM.T. Preston, Jr. @mtprestonjr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Got some new books in the mail today. Been looking forward to both of these! #booksky #amreading #scifi #newbooks #tbr #scifibooks 0121