It was good to attend the book launch for Calling Barnsley last night. A project by @lungtheatre.bsky.social working with all aspects of the community, collecting stories about the lives and communities of our town. The book is a collection of monologues from these tales, in store soon! #booksky

Should anyone still need a reason not to use amazon. "Authors can choose whether to preview or automatically publish completed translations." Because that'll work. Authors checking text in languages they don't know.

This is what I just spent my lunch break watching! Have been listening to @clppng.bsky.social since Midcity days, tiny desk making music with 'found' materials.

Day off today - have read most of @aptshadow.bsky.social Lives of Bitter Rain, listened to the end of a Wallander audiobook Sidetracked (personally bought from @libro.fm supporting our own store!), and made a start on the new issue of @privateeyenews.bsky.social. All is reading. #booksky

It is a little known fact that tonight's clock re-adjustment was pioneered by German-British artist Frank Auerbach, to the great dismay of the proponent of the original change, politician Konrad Adenauer

We have a couple of copies in store, one of which is for me. An interesting collection and ideas to look forward to. #booksky

Another recent book, For My Boys by Claire Throssell with @michellerawlins.bsky.social. We were pleased to support the book launch two weeks ago, and there is a further event planned at Barnsley Libraries in November. A difficult and emotional story, alongside a campaign to improve the law. 1/2

Another recent book, For My Boys by Claire Throssell with @michellerawlins.bsky.social. We were pleased to support the book launch two weeks ago, and there is a further event planned at Barnsley Libraries in November. A difficult and emotional story, alongside a campaign to improve the law. 1/2

Update on new books to follow, firstly since they restricted information on these titles to today we thought we would post this! For Agatha Christie fans and children of all ages, join our crime-fighting heroes with a host of familiar faces/shapes. Meet Little Miss Marple and Mr Poirot #booksky

GUYS. THIS IS NOT A GOOD LOOK.

(if anyone would like to maybe start some sort of campaigning or pressure group of and on behalf of immigrants with ILR and settled status in Britain then I would be interested in helping, or indeed trying to get it off the ground myself, email in bio, etc)

I am delighted and honoured to say that my second novel RAKESFALL has won the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! vajra.me/2025/10/21/r...

Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall! Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.

Just over 300 copies of @themillyjohnson.bsky.social Let the Bells Ring Out, ready for Milly to arrive in store any minute to begin round one of signing! These are the launch event and initial pre-orders. Not too late for #booksky to give us just one order! DM or ask in store...

I will be backing this later this evening, a new book from @rachaelsmith.bsky.social is a welcome thing.

Just over 300 copies of @themillyjohnson.bsky.social Let the Bells Ring Out, ready for Milly to arrive in store any minute to begin round one of signing! These are the launch event and initial pre-orders. Not too late for #booksky to give us just one order! DM or ask in store...

Let the Bells Ring Out is out next week and @themillyjohnson.bsky.social is in store helping us to get organised early next week. Free notebook, pen and other goodies, DM or phone to order! In store or by post (UK, extra costs will apply elsewhere). #booksky

Watching the Bibi & Don Show treat this like some grand victory, while people returning to northern Gaza dig the rubble for loved ones' remains, is pretty revolting.

Thank you to @caimhmc.bsky.social for taking time to visit us on #BookshopDay. Here he is with a stack of books, the newly released Ring the Bells together with the first four Stranger Times in paperback. This is my favourite comic SFF series of recent years, highly recommended! 1/2 #booksky

Today is #BookshopDay! An ideal time to come to indie bookshops, find your next reads and early xmas gifts. Plenty of signed copies, limited editions, and a @libro.fm golden ticket to be found! The finder wins a year of audiobooks from Libro, and now hidden away... 1/2 #booksky

Signed copies in store, haunting folk horror as described here by @manylittlewords.bsky.social, recommended. Come get them before I buy one! #booksky

An enlightening, frustrating episode of Realms Unknown with the wonderful @alicefraser.bsky.social and @podchris.bsky.social on the genesis, publication and aftermath of A Passion for Passion with Unbound. Support Alice (as I do) on Patreon... 1/2 www.thebuglepodcast.com/realms-unknown

Very much looking forward to this one too! For me, Stranger Times has been the best comic SFF series of recent years. Humour, plot, character, a world that builds throughout the series. #booksky

In store now! Already bought and looking forward to reading my copy. #booksky

Who wants to see what 500 @themillyjohnson.bsky.social books look like?! Now inside for unpacking, Let the Bells Ring Out. So come on #booksky - a launch event, signing in store, and around 200 orders so far. Show us that this site can manage one or two - signed books plus free gifts from Milly!

Who wants to see what 500 @themillyjohnson.bsky.social books look like?! Now inside for unpacking, Let the Bells Ring Out. So come on #booksky - a launch event, signing in store, and around 200 orders so far. Show us that this site can manage one or two - signed books plus free gifts from Milly!

I cannot read this page my eyes blurred with tears with love, grief and fury Have been re-reading this compassionate and inspiring collection from @salenagodden.bsky.social in advance of the paperback release this week. A must-buy. #booksky

Right then #booksky - Let the Bells Ring Out from @themillyjohnson.bsky.social is out on 23 October. As well as a very quickly sold-out launch event, Milly will be in store on 25 October. We will have signed copies, and free gifts from Milly, see the graphic for details, all to match the book... 1/2

Right then #booksky - Let the Bells Ring Out from @themillyjohnson.bsky.social is out on 23 October. As well as a very quickly sold-out launch event, Milly will be in store on 25 October. We will have signed copies, and free gifts from Milly, see the graphic for details, all to match the book... 1/2

Newsletter going out tomorrow if I can get my arse in gear. Do sign up if you haven’t already www.millyjohnson.co.uk/newsletter/ It’s chatty and not all about flogging you my wares… It’s global/interplanetary though some planets may need help with the Yorkshire vernacular.

The major political parties, broadcasters, and institutions should all leave X. It's an extremely dangerous disinformation machine, and staying there only legitimises it and the chaotic agenda of the richest man in the world. Who is a raving fucking lunatic. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

A poem about Dickie Bird by Ian McMillan which he read out on BBC Radio Sheffield earlier today: It's the final over Of the final test And Time is bowling The final ball; And the innings that stretched To 92 Will end just here 'Cos it's umpire's call.

Photo of our board before it went outside. My reads have me in Korea, France, a fantasy version of ancient China. Where have you been traveling this week? #booksky

Photo of our board before it went outside. My reads have me in Korea, France, a fantasy version of ancient China. Where have you been traveling this week? #booksky

In store now! The book that is, 1001 Nights in Time and Space from @paulmagrs.bsky.social and Steve Cole. #booksky

Times births column today

First review on early review copies of ‘Let the Bells Ring Out’ is in. This is always a scary time!

For what it's worth, we are no longer posting on x. Our account is only remaining there for now for specific contacts.

For what it's worth, we are no longer posting on x. Our account is only remaining there for now for specific contacts.

They must be able to criticise Tommy Robinson fascism or we're completely lost. This isn't even Farage we're talking about here. Goddamn them for even needing to hear that.

You can also get it in store as of today! I have a number of @rachaelsmith.bsky.social books, look forward to reading this one with @paulcornell.bsky.social #booksky

Hello #booksky! Today marks two years since we set up this account, so we have done our first starter pack! This is authors we know and have been to store, authors we read, authors we think should be included. To be added to as I notice who has been missed. go.bsky.app/JcSXPVv

Hello #booksky! Today marks two years since we set up this account, so we have done our first starter pack! This is authors we know and have been to store, authors we read, authors we think should be included. To be added to as I notice who has been missed. go.bsky.app/JcSXPVv

We have a lot of signed and limited editions in store and more coming soon. Just one left of Skandar, a couple of @profaliceroberts.bsky.social Domination, and of @amateuradam.bsky.social's novel. Be quick! If there are any requests, pre-orders for other titles DM or ask in store. #booksky

Catch up on new books, poetry with @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social (Oh Dear! Look What I Got coming very soon!). The first paperback edition of A Poem for Every (Autumn) Day series, Spike, Belloc, Dahl, plus newer titles from @paulcooksonpoet.bsky.social Matt Goodfellow and more in store... #booksky

Slightly biased as Ian is known to us, orders books, buys books as well as signing his own in store! However, The Verb is one of the best radio shows/podcasts about writing.

Looking forward to this series and will be re-reading the book beforehand.

I am not in store today, but this book from @tadethompson.bsky.social should have arrived!

We're going to do a catch-up of posts over the next week, been busy. This is The Hungry Gods, limited signed copy, from @aptshadow.bsky.social which lasted less than an hour when we opened today! Just arrived closing time yesterday. Guess I'll go back to my advance digital copy... #booksky

And independent bookstores!