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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

About to premier on The Good Book Life Channel on YouTube with @jaceybedford.bsky.social and Karin Robinson. youtu.be/Sf68ijO5L6Q

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Adrian Tchaikovsky's TERRIBLE WORLDS: DESTINATIONS, is out now! This second bind-up of Adrian's standalone but thematically linked novellas includes WALKING TO ALDEBARAN, ONE DAY ALL THIS WILL BE YOURS and BFSA Award-winner AND PUT AWAY CHILDISH THINGS. Buy: geni.us/terrwdest

Adrian Tchaikovsky's Terrible Worlds: Destinations - out now!

The cover art for DESTINATIONS with the three novellas it contains (WALKING TO ALDEBARAN, ONE DAY ALL THIS WILL BE YOURS and AND PUT AWAY CHILDISH THINGS) three novellas in one bind up!

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Me/ @theslabpress.bsky.social are at Esquires in Northampton today for 2 Weeks of Words. Come along and buy books! And cake!

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Danie Ware @danacea.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Harry Potter. Every product you buy helps sue the NHS and hurt trans people.

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Can we make trouble for David? One of the best folk horror writers around right now, and has always been bloody good. Retweet this and let's get him some pre-orders for Twisted Pike.

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

More Bookish Chats with The Good Book Life going live at 2. Featuring @jaceybedford.bsky.social @stephencoxauthor.bsky.social @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com Kate MacDonald. youtu.be/KLiv2MLAaxI

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The latest episode from The Good Book Life is out: Reading by the Swamp! With @helencooperwriter.bsky.social @shonak.bsky.social and Melanie Bell! www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0FI...

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Reading by the Swamp: Alternative Summer Reads

YouTube video by The Good Book Life

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Meet @theslabpress.bsky.social in Leamington Spa tomorrow! We're just there for the Saturday.

Text reads:
LEAMINGTON SPA
BOOK EXTRAVAGANZA

TOMORROW

FROM

10.30AM

Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Aug | 10.30 - 16.00
Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Ruin a book by adding a word: Altered Carbon Footprint

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli.

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Withnail Scrubber

ALT: Withnail Scrubber

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Even more social assets for the event at Leamington Spa! ROYAL Leamington Spa, I'll have you know...

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LEAMINGTON SPA

BOOK

EXTRAVAGANZA

THREE
DAYS
TO GO

FREE
ENTRY

Sat 1st & Sun 2nd August | 10.30 - 4pm
Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
WWW.BOOKEXTRAVAGANZA.CO.UK

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Excited for this on Saturday! @bookextravaganza.bsky.social Sat 1st Aug | 10.30 - 16.00 Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa WWW.BOOKEXTRAVAGANZA.CO.UK

Picture of a book. Text reads:

I'LL BE AT
LEAMINGTON SPA

BOOK

EXTRAVAGANZA

FREE
ENTRY

Sat 1st Aug | 10.30 - 16.00
Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa

WWW.BOOKEXTRAVAGANZA.CO.UK

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The next episode of the Good Book Life goes live at 2pm, with Allen Stroud Helen Cooper Writer and Valeriya Salt. youtu.be/KtCyQUpVwvc

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Look at all these awesome books. Still time to grab yourself an absolute bargain!

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A little later than usual due to the file being a monster - it's The Good Book Life! Featuring @emfaulds.com @rickandwrite.bsky.social Allen Stroud, and Laura Jane Round. We Eat Controversy For Breakfast: the Pros and Cons of Award Shortlists. youtu.be/pcxpaKP3QlU?...

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We Eat Controversy for Breakfast: the Pros and Cons of Award Shortlists

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The Olde England Pub @oldeenglandpub.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Freshly made rolls, ready for Drawing Club this evening. Theme is "Friends" - all skill levels welcome, and materials are all provided. Bring friends, or come along and make some new ones. 🖌️✏️🖊️

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The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

#WhatWereReading : Joe absolutely loved local scribe @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social 's deliciously creepy slice of Scottish folk horror, Home Sick, just published by @solarisbooks.bsky.social Highly recommended reading. #books #livres #horror #horreur

Bookseller Joe holding up a copy of Home Sick, in the Edinburgh Bookshop

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Thanks so much! Also, people should know that this awesome bundle also contains the amazing anthology Fight Like a Girl 2 from @wtpress.bsky.social!

Book cover Fight Like a Girl 2 edited by Roz Clarke and Joanne Hall

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Sam Neill - a great actor, and so very insightful and intelligent, too. Used to love following him on the old platform. I think The Omen 3 is where I first saw him (when I was far too young to see such things) and he was so good. Delightful in all kinds of roles.

A man in a suit stands in front of a marble fireplace holding a poker.

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Tom Lloyd @tomlloydwrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

What a great StoryBundle this is - and what great value! Check out the link below: storybundle.com/bestof?utm_s... featuring @danacea.bsky.social @willwiles.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @julietemckenna.bsky.social & of course curator @lavietidhar.bsky.social

artwork for fifteen Best of British novels and collections

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Have you caught up with this week's Good Book Life yet? In our bookish chat this week we talk about bans on LGBTQ+ displays in libraries. youtu.be/HuaT4ADqXs0?...

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Protecting Pride

YouTube video by The Good Book Life

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Lavie Tidhar @lavietidhar.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I'm delighted to launch the 2026 Best of British bundle today! storybundle.com/bestof w/ @ianmcdonald.bsky.social @julietemckenna.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social & more! Just $30 for 15 books! Plus supporting @locusmag.bsky.social! Reposts appreciated!

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XS Malarkey Comedy Club @xsmalarkey.com · 07/07/2026

Two more strange and unusual previews tonight: brilliant Rob Kemp brings us Beatlesjuice, the Burton/Beatles mashup you've all been waiting for, & XS fave Hannah Platt brings us her new show Cult Classic. All that, plus our own cult hero @tobyhadoke.bsky.social - tickets at wegottickets.com/f/17342

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XS Malarkey: Edinburgh Previews with HANNAH PLATT and ROB KEMP

HIya! Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester comedy institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. Every June and July we dedicate every Tuesday...

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

“I will make a statement on my future in public life at 2pm.”

Picture shows grinning animated toad Baron Silas Greenback sitting in a chair. On his shoulder is his pet caterpillar. A caption pointing at the caterpillar reads "Posh George".

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

@rhiannonagrist.bsky.social you are nuts, I love it! 🤩🤩😂🐑🪓🥷

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Premiering now on The Good Book Life, The Big Bad DNF! Is it really so bad not to finish a book? With @aknighton.bsky.social and James Kinsley. youtu.be/kl7-gB3Oi2s?...

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The Big Bad Did Not Finish!

YouTube video by The Good Book Life

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Premiering at 2pm today - talking Tsundoku on The Good Book Life with @impropoet.bsky.social @shonak.bsky.social and @sianoh.bsky.social, with me of @theslabpress.bsky.social youtu.be/9CpZ3WwbaUc

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Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

This is a great list, featuring many of my favourite writers (incidentally, also includes a story featured in Best of British Science Fiction 2025, which I edited 😊).

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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Two weeks to go - keep things dark this July with our HOT GOTH SUMMER event, coming to QUAD in Derby over the weekend of 3rd-5th July! We'll have the FREE Dracula's Bazaar Gothic market alongside a range of film screenings, talks, workshops and more!

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Hot Goth Summer Archives | Derby QUAD

View our latest season/festival: . See what the available times are for this event.

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The Slab Press @theslabpress.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

For the Good Book Life, I'm joined by @aknighton.bsky.social David Cartwright and @peterallison.net for a Friday Bookish Chat on AI - How Do You Unplug This Thing? youtu.be/9iQ3eosW4ps - video. rss.com/podcasts/the... - audio

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AI - How Do You Unplug This Thing?

YouTube video by The Good Book Life

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Richie Daiches Barlow @thedogwalker.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

MPs are having none of Reforms anti-LGBTQ nonsense. Here’s a letter to Councillor Martin Murray of Staffordshire County Council.

Councillor Martin Murray
Staffordshire County Council, County Buildings, Martin Street, Stafford,
ST16 2LH
12th June 2026
Dear Councillor Murray,
RE: Removal of LGBTQ+ materials from Staffordshire Libraries
We are writing about the worrying reports of a county-wide directive ordering the removal of all
LGBTQ+ Pride-related displays from Staffordshire's libraries, the cancellation of all associated activities, and the removal of any mention of Pride from library social media channels.
If this is the case, we are calling for you to immediately reverse this harmful decision and reinstate Pride month displays and activities across Staffordshire's library network.
Public libraries are a valued source of information, education, and community. Taking down displays would send a clear and harmful message to LGBTQ+ library users and staff: that their stories and community do not deserve to be celebrated - or even acknowledged - in public spaces.
Please can you confirm:
• The full nature of any directive issued
• If a directive was issued, how you assessed the impact it would have on LGBTQ+ residents
• Whether Staffordshire County Council has any plans to remove LGBTQ+ related books from library shelves
•Your position on displays for other celebratory months, such as Black History Month Staffordshire is a welcoming and inclusive county. We would urge you to look into this matter and we hope you will confirm the reports we have received are untrue at the earliest opportunity.
We look forward to your response.
Yours sincerely,
Dame Karen Bradley - MP for Staffordshire Moorlands Jacob Collier - MP for Burton and Uttoxeter
Sarah Edwards - MP for Tamworth
Dr Allison Gardner - MP for Stoke-on-Trent South Leigh Ingham - MP for Stafford, Eccleshall, and the villages Adam Jogee - MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme Josh Newbury - MP for Cannock Chase
Dave Robertson - MP for Lichfield, Burntwood, and the villages David Williams - MP for Stoke-on-Trent North and Kidsgrove

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

This morning scrolling Bluesky, there is nothing at all in my feed about Putin’s barbaric attack on the Ukraine’s holiest site, the UNESCO protected Lavra so I’m posting this here.

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Thanks so much! @jonlaidlow.bsky.social 😊 So glad you liked my story!

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

It's Pride Month! Time for a compilation graphic of Solaris books to read for 🌈Pride, & to help you Read Queer All Year! #booksky Inc. Fantasy, Sci Fi, Horror & Spec Fic with a queer main character and/or a strong element of queerness within the plot! Hop downthread to see who is featured 👇

A compilation graphic of Solaris Books to read for pride month and to read queer all year.

There's too many books for alt text to facilitate, but if you head downthread they will all be listed there with authors tagged!

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

The first Friday Bookish Chat is out for The Good Book Life! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcfR...

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The National Year of Reading

YouTube video by The Good Book Life

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I think I would quite like "I resign" on my headstone.

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The Slab Press @theslabpress.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Lots to Celebrate for The Slab Here at The Slab we've had a dramatic end to May - and just as I type that, cue the sound of thunder as the continued heatwave brings us a bit of a storm. Basically one clap's worth... and now it's back to hot and dry again. However, the drama here is good. All…

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Lots to Celebrate for The Slab

Here at The Slab we've had a dramatic end to May - and just as I type that, cue the sound of thunder as the continued heatwave brings us a bit of a storm. Basically one clap's worth... and now it's back to hot and dry again. However, the drama here is good. All silver lining, no cloud, as we celebrate a bit of success.

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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

It’s out! My first graphic novel as publisher! Salvation’s Child is a mind-blowing SF saga by @aptshadow.bsky.social a prologue to his Final Architecture series. In association with @comixology.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Final-Archit... 1/3

Cover of Salvation’s Child, art by Steve Stone.

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David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

For @prospectmagazine.co.uk I wrote about comic creator Becky Burke's detention by ICE while travelling in America, and the forthcoming graphic novel from @fantagraphics.bsky.social her experiences have spawned. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/people...

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The comic artist detained by ICE

Becky Burke was about to embark on the trip of a lifetime. What followed was 19 days of hell

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The British Fantasy Society awards shortlists are up at britishfantasysociety.org/the-british-... Congratulations to all nominees, and keen readers should check out what's always an interesting list of recommendations. If you haven't already done so, why not give @britfantasysoc.bsky.social a follow

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The Slab Press @theslabpress.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

How exciting is this?! Congratulations to all, in particular @laurenwrites.bsky.social whose story "No one Know the Old Ways Anymore and it Will be the End of Everything" from Hiding Under the Leaves is among these excellent shortlistees!

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

When these CEOs are all replacing people with machines, who do they think will be left to buy their stuff? For every pop of the bubble, another meniscus of stupidity.

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Donna Scott @wishusdonna.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I have been watching Colbert's clips on YouTube since discovering him during the Plague Times. It's amazing how many people in the UK and around the world have watching US Late Night comics as part of their routine now. He just raised $2m+ for international aid too. Trump remains a dick.

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

For two, that "vast amount of unique repurposable data" isn't made by fricking Harper Collins -- it's made by real life writers and thinkers.

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