First few stops on the European bookshop trail. #Paris @albumcomics.bsky.social @shakespeareandcompany.com #PulpsComics #AbbeyBookshop #bookshop

Eager to continue with this series :) @joabaldwin.com #NossSaga #BookSky

Have been eagerly anticipating this one! Sister Wake by @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social. Slated to be my first read of 2026. @goldsborobooks.bsky.social @hodderscape.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky

Oh. What a nice Xmas gift :) @aptshadow.bsky.social #StarseersRuin #Warhammer #BookSky

Stoked to wake up to this on my porch :) @joshuawalkerau.sffinsiders.com #BookMail

What’s one more ;) @aptshadow.bsky.social #MadeThings

Dope, dope, dope, dope, dope. So glad this series got the treatment it deserved. Here’s hoping The Age of Dread follows suit ;) @stephenaryan.bsky.social @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky #StephenAryan

A Broken Binding box waiting on the porch is always a happy sight, but today was extra special. #Malazan #BookMail #StevenErikson @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social

And sometimes Christmas comes early. @aptshadow.bsky.social @orbitbooks.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky

What a wonderful Xmas gift 🎄🎁 Tailored Realities by Brandon Sanderson. @brandonsanderson.com @goldsborobooks.bsky.social @gollancz.bsky.social #TailoredRealities #BrandonSanderson #BookMail #BookSky

Checking if I’m doing it right… Books: A Manifesto or How to Build a Library, by Ian Patterson. #HomeLibrary #BookSky

Well, @inkstonebooks.bsky.social ate with their edition of this chonky epic fantasy debut by Rafael Torrubia. The Shipwright and the Shroudweaver is poised to occupy a lot of my December leading up to Xmas. #BookMail #BookSky @gollancz.bsky.social

Still underrated and being slept on. Wheel of Wrath is the sequel to last year’s Spin of Fate. And the cover game keeps being strong. #WheelOfWrath #TheFifthRealm #BookSky @penguinteen.bsky.social

Some more @travisbaldree.bsky.social cozy fantasy served up nicely by the @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social and @torbooks.bsky.social. I’ve enjoyed the previous two entries, and it’s definitely nice to dip into the cozy reads at Xmas time. #BookSky #CozyVibes

Adding to the Claire North collection with Slow Gods. @illumicrate.bsky.social doing a great job with their edition. I’ve been a long time fan, and having read every book so far, highly recommend her work. #SlowGods is my next read this month. #BookMail #ClaireNorth

The Pact and Pattern trilogy was an amazing first foray into JT Greathouse’s literary worlds. I’m super excited to dive into The Tower of the Tyrant. @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social doing the most with their edition. @gollancz.bsky.social @jeremyteg.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky

Continuing the Broken Binding Xmas loot, the new edition of Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames is on point! @nicholaseames.bsky.social @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky

Well, the @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social continuing to knock the definitive editions of the Hierarchy series out of the park. #BookMail #BookSky #TheStrengthOfTheFew

Well, this turned out great :) @ianmcque.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social

Ross Montgomery’s The Murder at World’s End was a great read. A sharp, atmospheric mystery with really well developed characters that will genuinely keep you guessing. It’s smart, tense, wonderfully immersive and genuinely gripping. @mossmontmomery.bsky.social @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social #BookSky

Well, OwlCrate did this edition right. All That We See or Seem by @kyliu99.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky

Well, this is a cute new edition… @maxgladstone.bsky.social @amalelmohtar.com @sagapressbooks.bsky.social #ThisIsHowYouLoseTheTimeWar

Well, this is a treat. And with Shadows Upon Time and the new edition of Empire of Silence, the Christopher Ruocchio collection is - for now - complete. @dawbooks.bsky.social #ShadowsUponTime #SunEater #BookMail #BookSky

The Book of Lost Hours, by Hayley Gelfuso: For a debut, this hit it out of several parks. Wonderfully complex characters, interesting use of time/space, and very effective reveals. Defo give it a go. #BookSky @goldsborobooks.bsky.social @atlanticbooks.bsky.social @allenandunwin.bsky.social

Rooted in Tlingit folklore, The Door on the Sea is a really well thought out, particularly designed and beautifully fresh piece of fantasy fiction. Very much worth your time, especially if you’re in the mood for something different. @solarisbooks.bsky.social #CaskeyRussell #BookSky

My most anticipated read of the season: The Long Shoe by the incomparable Bob Mortimer. #BookMail @bobmort.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social #BobMortimer #BookSky

Well, this is a nice treat. Although, Ollie is much more of a starter villain himself… #ConstituentService @scalzi.com @subpress.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky

Very glad we didn’t have to wait long for the sequel ;) @kateelliottsff.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

Off to #Edinburgh early next year. Any good #Bookshop recommendations for Fantasy/Sci-fi/Horror? Second hand too, please :)

Well deserved @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social treatment continues for Dan Jones with The Hollow Crown. Great Millennia Books pick. #BookMail #TheHollowCrown #DanJones

This was just delightful :) Hazelthorn by C.G. Drews. #Hazelthorn #BookSky

This was equal parts bonkers and delightfully heartwarming. @barbaratruelove.bsky.social @binderybooks.bsky.social #BookSky

I mean, how chuffed must James Logan be at how absolutely f-ing gorgeous these editions are turning out? Broken Binding pulling out all the stops on these edges and boards! @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social #BookSky #TheLastLegacy

Keen to jump back into The Hollow Covenant. There was really good world building in The Gods Below. Can’t wait to see where it takes us. @andreagstewart.bsky.social @orbitbooks.bsky.social @goldsborobooks.bsky.social #BookMail

Yes none of these books match height or spine design, but when the content is this good… who cares? ;) Well… me, I still care, but buy and read them. @maxgladstone.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

Once again, Dymocks Book of the Year is an excellent choice in Charlotte McConaghy for Wild Dark Shore. It was an awesome night. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

Couldn’t pass up this premise. @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social @goldsborobooks.bsky.social @zaffrebooks.bsky.social #BookMail #JamesBond

Having won the Ursula K. Le Guin 2025 Prize for Fiction, I’m really excited to read Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera. The Saint of Bright Doors was one of my all time fave reads of 2023 and if you haven’t read it yet, I urge you to give it a go. @vajra.me #Rakesfall #BookSky

Hey, Sydneysiders. A reminder to come see @richardswanauthor.bsky.social talk everything The Scour ( @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social ) and Empire of the Wolf with Kell Woods at @galaxybookshop.bsky.social on the 6th of December. Link to event 👇

Deservedly, Ken Liu keeps getting stellar Broken Binding treatment. #KenLiu #AllThatWeSeeOrSeem @kyliu99.bsky.social @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social

What better way to prepare for the #Christmas season? Ring the Bells is the fifth instalment in CK McDonnell’s fun, thrilling and hilarious The Stranger Times series. Start the season off right, dammit! 😜 #BookSky @caimhmc.bsky.social @goldsborobooks.bsky.social

The Broken Binding, stretching the spooky season release window well into Christmas ;) Such a good lineup of authors in this one. #BookMail #BookSky #BestNewHorror @aptshadow.bsky.social @olivieblake.bsky.social @timlebbon.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social

Been waiting for this one. My expectations are high. Fingers crossed 🤞🏼 @alixeharrow.bsky.social @goldsborobooks.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social #TheEverlasting #BookMail

My ends are most definitely sharp. Worth the wait! #SharpEnds @joeabercrombie.com @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social #BookMail

Love everything about this cover. The one for @sung-il-kim.com’s Blood of the Old Kings was already a banger, but this is next level. @dominikmayerart.bsky.social keeps doing great work. And props to @inkstonebooks.bsky.social for the awesome edition. @orbitbooks.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky

Well… this is a treat. Ollie is not quite on Aslan’s level… but close 🦁 It’s a gorgeous new edition of The Chronicles of Narnia. #Narnia #BookSky #CSLewis #BookMail

Glad for the new entry from the Queen of Grimdark 🔥 @annasmithspark.bsky.social #ASwordOfGoldAndRuin #Reading #BookSky

Goodreads🥇opening round, gotta say - pleasantly surprised at how stacked the Sci-fi, Horror and Hist lists were. Quite hard to pick a “fave”. But now wondering, how many voted for “inevitable” winners, when given how recently they were released (regardless of merit) most defo have not read them.

Meanwhile… We get more of Miles Cameron’s Arcana Imperii with Whalesong. The series has, so far, been one of his best. If you haven’t gotten stuck into it yet, and you love great character work and rewarding world building, do yourself a favour… @phokion.bsky.social @gollancz.bsky.social #BookSky

I think this is now the most beautiful book I own. Yes, it’s Adrian’s text (as good as ever) and Anderida did amazing work here, from typography to binding, etc. but my lord, Ian McQue’s art goes f-ing hard. @aptshadow.bsky.social @ianmcque.bsky.social #BookMail #BookSky