It can't be a hugely frequent event that Titan Books publish a Pulitzer Prize-winning horror novel, and Forbidden Planet have signed UK paperbacks in stock forbiddenplanet.com/470112-angel...

Worth a read - an interesting piece which references Adam Roberts' recent scholarly work on fantasy: www.theguardian.com/books/2026/f...

excited to see my article, "Waving the cancelling wand: Harry Potter fans and the cancellation of J.K. Rowling," with Guilherme Giolo and Simone Driessen, out in the world. and it's open access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Well now...

E J SWIFT and PETER F HAMILTON are at SRFC on 13th January! Free tickets here: srfcjan2026.eventbrite.com @catamaroon.bsky.social @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social @arcadiabooks.bsky.social sky.social

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

What future for the #BBC and #PublicServiceBroadcasting? cstonline.net/where-to-wha...

Catching up with 'The War Between', it makes me wish there was way more British SF TV like this being made at the moment (esp with a political thriller/critical engagement vibe); it feels like a kind of adult-oriented TV drama that's rarely invested in & supported by the current UK TV industry

Looking forward to presenting this new work later today, on the current era of Doctor Who Magazine and what I'm terming its "upbeat individualised inclusivity". I'll be discussing how today's DWM challenges fan gatekeeping but also resonates with consumerist "brandom"

You can view the whole exhibition here: barnabyedwards.co.uk/brave-new-wo...

Please take your seats, the carnage is about to begin: what will Quentin Tarantino’s West End debut look like?

The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has created a free online guide for non-fiction authors working with factual material, covering themes such as copyright, defamation and ensuring good relationships with interviewees 👇 #BookSky

Katabasis by RF Kuang review – a descent into the hellscape of academia

wonder if decades of mocking media studies as a Mickey Mouse subject has anything to do with this at all

Waterworld has finally recovered its $175 million budget due to Universal's stunt shows bearing the movie's name and branding running 15 times a day every day for the 30 years since the movie's theatrical release (Source: tinyurl.com/mr3pjyvr)

MPs are 'trapped on benefits', many claiming £50,000 a year or more in untaxed personal benefits. Surely we need to get them off them for their own good?

We're pleased to announce the publication of issue 21.1, spanning Frisian identity in Aotearoa/NZ, Canadianness & the Barenaked Ladies, Turkish quality drama, seagoing spectators, transnational identities, conspiracies & a special section on Girl Audiences in the 'Girlscape'! www.participations.org

So, this Unbound/Boundless fiasco. I was going to be polite about it, but after this morning’s email: no

Taylor getting rich enough to buy back her albums from the venture capitalists because she doesn't want to re-record the rest of Reputation? What a twist. www.taylorswift.com

...look somebody else can write this paper, k?

Hot off the presses - Theatre Fandom, edited by me, @matt-hills.bsky.social & @kirstysedgman.bsky.social and featuring a collection of terrific essays. U Iowa Press 2025! (The two sides of my career have finally connected! \o/ Life makes sense now! :D)

Our first university with the job cuts today is Derby - one of our key industrial universities. It faces losing half of its senior academics. Stop this now, you stupid fools. 🇬🇧 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Black Mirror doing what it does best...

We're pleased to announce that @tobyhadoke.bsky.social's long-awaited history of the The Quatermass Experiment will be published in May in trade paperback, along with a limited edition hardback with special cover artwork by @roberthack.bsky.social. Order now from tenacrefilms.bigcartel.com

"You haven't got God here, have you?" Tom's on characteristic and sparkling form as he questions the format of 'This Is Your Life'

Our @biggiveorg effort is go! donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... Please support & share. With ever decreasing funding for music education, we turn to you wonderful humans for support. We thank you for your support as we endeavour together!

Matthew Macfadyen to play George Smiley in new John le Carré TV show

Affect in fandom is out! 🥳 We LOVED working with authors on this volume on fandom, transmedia and games. This collection tackles creativity & content made by fans - their history AND their future (e.g. sustainable design). Download for free! 💜 #fanstudies library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

#DoctorWho #TargetBookClub will be taking place on 19th July at The Abbey Centre in Westminster. Tickets: bit.ly/escape2danger A day of talks, readings and guests devoted to the greatest book range in the universe. COME!

A science fiction magazine has just given my my debut by publishing one of my short stories. I am very happy that the editor liked it enough to pay me. I must likewise acknowledge Button Moon, which inspired me and established my love of science fiction.

12 hours left in the Blake’s 7 Series D Survey for @maximumpowerpodcast.com! 10 more responses to exceed our previous survey! forms.gle/sEAhHi6WYPgk...

Kim Barbour (@kjbarbour.bsky.social) and I are proud to announce that our Special Edition of Persona Studies, entitled "Fan Personas", is now out! There are 6 excellent articles, plus our editorial, all looking at the intersection of Persona Studies and Fan Studies. ojs.deakin.edu.au/index.php/ps...

The CWA congratulates Diamond Dagger winner Mick Herron! The award recognises authors whose crime writing careers have been marked by sustained excellence, and who have made a significant contribution to the genre.

‘When Star Wars came out, one of our directors was close to tears’: how we made Blake’s 7

Remember: the existential university crisis we are now living through will trash everything that Britain is good at. Well done everybody. www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/outrage...

UK Ministry of Defence enlists sci-fi writers to prepare for dystopian futures

Bloodletting recommended for Jersey residents after PFAS contamination

The UK government's "pivot to AI" is going to be a disaster for the public finances. They'll spend billions on foreign-owned bullshit, give away all our personal data (Palantir is bidding for NHS England's records—biggest medical data trove in history), but that's not the worst bit. /1

Film Stories editor Simon Brew has a book out! We've got two copies to give away too: signed or unsigned, your choice. The latter is more valuable. Follow and repost to enter! #MidsomerWinter

Nessa was standing over Smithy's corpse and surrounded by federation troopers but the screen went black when they opened fire. It's possible Nessa survived - we last saw Uncle Bryn in the woods, and Mick Shipman fell to the floor without any visible bullet wounds so he could be feigning death.

Great Moments In Autogenerated Subtitles #9522.6.

Am adding to my TBR stack of thrillers on the basis that they've been recommended by Mick Herron. This has led me to 'Day One' by Abigail Dean, 'Independence Square' by Martin Cruz Smith & 'Broken River' by J. Robert Lennon. Feel free to let me know of other Herron-blurbed literary goodness!

I’m looking for Aca-Editor-Colleagues interested in editing collections on New Perspectives on, though not limited to,the following: Agatha Christie; H. P. Lovecraft; Sherlock Holmes; Creature Features; Superheroes; del Toro; Bigelow; Neo-Victorianism; Star Wars; Dr Who. Email: [email protected]

A shameless plug for all the season one episodes of my podcast, Ill Effects. All retweets appreciated as I was building this in a year when I wasn't on Twitter! If you're unsure where to start the Beatles episode is my fave!

Headphones x 2; at the recent and rather glorious Michael Craig-Martin exhibition at the Royal Academy

If you need an academic paper that’s behind a pay wall, post the link to the paper, the title, and use #icanhazpdf and wait for someone to send it to you. Let’s see if we can get that going again here. ☺️

A drawing a day in 2024 Day 324 A couple of weeks ago I saw a Mog Activity Book based on Judith Kerr’s stories and it gave me the idea for this, inspired by her husband’s work. Now I really want it to be real!