Gotta be quick!

Yay!

brb, i've got a download to do. Gareth is one of my automatic pre-order authors.

If @scalzi.com says something good about a book you pay attention. Buy it, add it to your TBR on whatever site you use or see if your library is going to get a copy for the stacks.

THANK YOU for helping me launch Jitterbug with all your good wishes and reposts today! Hugely appreciated!

Enjoy!

So good and out now! Awesome novel - no waiting!

Oxford represent!

Celebrated my book release with a cup of Darjeeling and a slice of coffee and walnut cake

In Bookstores Today! Two brilliant books by two very talented authors. I was lucky enough to receive #ARCs via #NetGalley and they're both fantastic! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #DominionOfTheFallen and #Jitterbug #NewRelease

"When Brown rescues Amber Roth, sole survivor of a pirate attack, the Jitterbug and her crew find themselves the target of political factions who want control of the data chip hidden in Roth’s stomach. And all the while, something vast and ancient creeps towards them from the depths of space…"

Happy publication day to Jitterbug, which is arriving in bookshops in paperback this week! 🚀 🪐📚💙

A crew of bounty hunters find themselves ensnared in a conspiracy on the very fringes of the devastated solar system. Out now, JITTERBUG by Gareth L. Powell! Amazon: www.amazon.com/Jitterbug-Ga... B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/jitterbug-... Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/jitt...

Sorry if I'm being an absolute menace with all the Jitterbug content today, I'm just really excited it's finally out and you all get to read it!

Happy Book Birthday to JITTERBUG by @garethlpowell.bsky.social! ⭐ In this twisty and action-packed adventure, a crew of bounty hunters find themselves ensnared in a conspiracy on the very fringes of the devastated solar system. 🪐 https://tinyurl.com/4cjm9zxu 🚀

Jitterbug includes: A Big Dumb Object Found Family on a spaceship The titular spaceship as a character An ever expanding horizon Powell's cinematic, crackling writing And more!

If you enjoyed the first episode in season 2 of Writing Worlds featuring @garethlpowell.bsky.social you may be interested to know that his novel 'Jitterbug' from @titanbooks.bsky.social is out in bookstores now! Podcast here pod.link/1812994751 Book details here titanbooks.com/72675-jitter...

With Jitterbug in shops from today, tag me if you spot one and I’ll repost.

Bookshops are cool. So are libraries.

Finally, the wait is over! Jitterbug hits bookstores today, published by @titanbooks.bsky.social

I'm pleased to announce that @doonpook.bsky.social and I will be debuting our brand new pilot script, NPCs, as a table-read at the Joy Who Lived festival on April 12th! The tavern is for tourists, and the "side quests" are their entire lives. www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticket...

Oh man. I just realised that we are now further from my date of birth than my date of birth was from the death of the outlaw Frank James. Excuse me while I turn to dust...

We’re the All Good book seller and you can get it from us!

As it's Jitterbug Eve, don't forget to leave out a glass of rocket fuel and a cookie for your local sentient starship.

Despite saying I'd never again write two novels simultaneously, I am now once again writing two novels simultaneously...

Enjoy!

Feels like Spring today!

Congratulations to @garethlpowell.bsky.social and WHO WILL YOU SAVE? for the well-deserved BSFA Award nomination for Best Collection! 🎉🚀

RELEASED TOMORROW! A traumatised bounty hunter. A betrayed pirate queen. An ambitious politician. Can they somehow work together to save the human race? Published by @titanbooks.bsky.social and available through all good booksellers.

We can neither confirm nor deny! 👀🌙

🚀🚀🚀 The BSFA Awards Shortlist is available to view now 👇 Congratulations to everyone shortlisted 🌟 www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

I've been meaning to repost this for days now... Anyone in the #writingcommunity interested in #sci-fi? Give this podcast a listen. Thought-provoking and insightful fun! I freely admit that I'd rather be deboned by an alien on a weirdo planet than be made to write in iambic pentameter.

I'm still over the moon that this collection got shortlisted. The stories in it span my whole 20-year career, so it's very special to me, and if it wins, it would be a tremendous acknowledgment of all those years of work.

Our March release, the novella IMAGINE A FRIEND by Emmy Award winner @quantick.bsky.social, is "a lovely read", "soulful", and "a sensitively written fable". Out March 10. Preorder from your favorite bookseller. Learn more: www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagine-a-friend/ #fantasy #books #comingsoon

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus to my Welsh friends and family

My novel Jitterbug comes out on Tuesday and the Moon turns red. Coincidence or next level marketing from @titanbooks.bsky.social?

Just finished writing a review for @garethlpowell.bsky.social 's enthralling and wild forthcoming Space Opera JITTERBUG. WAtch the skies!

Delighted that my collection WHO WILL YOU SAVE? Is a finalist for the BSFA Awards! This makes me an 11-time nominee (and twice winner)! #bsfaawards2026 #bsfaawards #books

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 181015: If you're feeling creatively exhausted, then fill your tank with creative things. Read books. Watch films. See plays. Listen to music. Look at art. Remind yourself what creativity means to you.

The sun shone as I drove to the bookshop this morning, and vibrant yellow daffodils were nodding in the hedgerows

As always, January dragged on interminably and February flit past in an eye blink

Number One!

Check out my new current reading! Future's Edge by @garethlpowell.bsky.social is absolutely fantastic so far! With some fantastic ideas, a whole universe and a fast paced story with a strong human element and of course a sentient spaceship...this is exactly what I need right now!

So, I have something exciting to announce tomorrow. Keep watching this space...

I'll be at Waterstones Cardiff on 29 March, in conversation with Adrian Tchaikovsky, and at Waterstones Canterbury on 24 April, chatting with Ren Hutchings. See you there!

Usually, I like living near the sea and hearing the gulls, but some days it sounds like a major pterodactyl war going on out there...

I just bought a coffee from the owner of a local coffee bar whose front window faces the Costa vending machine in the doorway of the Sainsbury's across the road. I know where I'd rather my money went. Support local businesses - use them or lose them.

Fun fact: I've been a long-term columnist for magazines, including The Engineer and Acoustic. I've also written multiple features for @sfxmagazine.bsky.social, @theguardian.com, and @theirishtimestoday.bsky.social. I currently have capacity to take on another similar role. DM me if interested.

Writing Worlds is back and we start season 2 with a chat about spaceships and the worlds within them alongside the brilliant @garethlpowell.bsky.social It's a must-listen for #specfic #writers, #scifi lovers and fans of Gareths books. Listen and subscribe free here pod.link/1812994751

@garethlpowell.bsky.social I must confess a certain excitement.