Every Friday, we meet a BFS member & peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). Today we're in Dublin with Mark Kielty, who channels Irish folklore into his YA fantasy while hoping to emulate the clear prose of Brandon Sanderson. britishfantasysociety.org/meet-mark-ki...

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Hockey Night in Canada

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I’m back in Japan. Today: Mojiko-retro. Home of Bananaman…

Slaughterfest is back! Details and tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/slaughterf...

LET’S GO! 🧳 Can’t wait to see you this summer across the US on my tour for THE SECRETS WE HIDE

Look no further for your summer TBR.

“I think it's abject nonsense. I think that's what somebody says when they don't want to see their taxes go up,” says Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner on Jeff Bezos arguing taxing him more won’t help Americans.

I bought the "lower fat" cheese puffs and they taste EXACTLY like shittier cheese puffs.

To quote the great philosopher-king Thomas Petty, "Coming down is the hardest thing."

Today we're celebrating with Autumn K. England on the release of FIELD GUIDE FOR THE FORMERLY VILLAINOUS. It is a cozy LGBTQ+ fantasy romance about healing, redemption, and the subtle magic of simple living. Get it now in multiple formats: https://store.poisonedpen.com/item/-Az7-_ID4T_Cv_M8OjFBeg

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This is all I needed today. This laughing baby. Via @roslynwittermusic #inspiration #happiness #happy #good

Went to an open mic variety show at my son’s college last night and a kid did a Rodney Dangerfield impression (“Does anyone know who Rodney Dangerfield is?” he asked and me and two other people clapped). Also two boys in monk costumes covered “I Wanna Be Sedated.” The kids are alright.

Today's shooter, sadly, was a mentally ill man who believed he was Jesus Christ. Mentally ill people who think they are Jesus Christ should not have access to guns. Or nuclear weapons.

Jenn is one of my all-time favorite Romance writers!! Can't wait to read this one!

For exactly 15 of us, there's no way to read this post without remembering the final twist of ABC's remake of "Life on Mars."

My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com. Many more here: www.theguardian.com/profile/tom-gauld

The phrase “back when women didn’t work” is one of the most historically unserious things a person can say with confidence.

Lesson Learned Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com For @rawstory.com

NEXT EVENT 🪓 I'm back at one of my favourite festivals @cymerafestival.co.uk, and this time I'll be on the other side of the chairing seat with @benedictanning.bsky.social and India-Rose Bower. This means there'll be more early copies of HOME SICK up for grabs 👀

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The precision planning, Machiavellian manipulation, and sheer stress that goes into getting one small cat into a cat box for a vet visit omg

Felt like it was time for another newsletter.

There's an old saying in the arts that if you want to be professionally successful there are three requirements: 1. You have to be good; 2. You have to deliver on time; 3. You have to be nice to work with You can get away with any 2 out of 3, they say. But I always bust my arse to be 3 out of 3.

I'm offering a short story critique and book bundle as part of the Cymera Auction!! Check out all the great things here, and bid!! 👇

“Lex Luthor complains that all anyone ever talks about is that one time he laced the city’s water supply with Kryptonite”

Six reasons you should be reading this book!

Come write fantasy with me this summer!

With a prologue that had me laughing my ass off, you can't go wrong with this one. It touches every emotion. While being a librarian on the mortal plane is a ton of work, this takes it to a whole new level. A fantastic exploration of death and an unexpected afterlife📚🩸 Satan's Waitin' 👹 Sorta.

Line edits received by publisher. Cracking on with the novel today. First a read-through so I can remember what the hell is going on.

Whether in color or black-and-white, ‘Spider-Noir’ is a complete drag for so much of its run time, but it borders on watchable almost entirely because of Nicolas Cage.

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Someone threw away this chair designed to elicit strong opinions.

Joe: I am a 73 year-old retired mechanic in Forsberg, Nebraska. My 3 biggest problems are Iran's uranium enrichment capability, the casting of Helen in Christopher Nolan's "Odyssey," and the ability of Tennesseeans to check out "Roots" from a library 1000 media outlets: can we please talk at length

Congratulations to @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social, winner of The Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award for All This Could Be Yours (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) #Edgars2026

Congratulations to @joannaschaffhausen.bsky.social, winner of The G.P. Putnam’s Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award for Gone in the Night (Macmillan Publishers – Minotaur Books) #Edgars2026

Congratulations to @gwenflorio.bsky.social, winner of The Lilian Jackson Braun Memorial Award for A Senior Citizen’s Guide to Life on the Run (Severn House) #Edgars2026

Congratulations to @libbabray.bsky.social, winner of Best Young Adult for Under the Same Stars (Macmillan Publishers – Farrar, Straus and Giroux BFYR). #Edgars2026

Congratulations to @vikkiwakefield.bsky.social, winner of Best Paperback Original for The Backwater (Sourcebooks – Poisoned Pen Press) #Edgars2026

Congratulations to @jakobkerr.bsky.social, winner of Best First Novel by an American Author for Dead Money (Penguin Random House – Bantam Books) #Edgars2026

Congratulations to Robert Crais, winner of Best Novel for The Big Empty (Penguin Random House – G.P. Putnam’s Sons). #Edgars2026

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The people love Colton 🙌 (we are the people)

The Dogg says SIT 💥