We can do even more.

S3 Ep. 39 - Gutteral Scream (Finale Pt. 2) A bowling team tries to save their friends, their town, and the world. www.dungeonsanddaddies.com/episodes/s3e39 🎨 by @notanotheralex.bsky.social

“I question the energy that is being dedicated to harming vulnerable people and children rather than tackling the much bigger and very real risks facing women and girls.” A Brownie parent tackles Girlguiding banning trans girls: “It is an attack on children.” www.independent.co.uk/voices/girlg...

The Roundworld year for 2026 shall be known as [FX Drum Roll] : The Year of the Curious Squid. Artwork by Discworld artist Paul Kidby.

It has been our Black Friday deal ever since 2016, so for the final time...

You know the deal by now. One last time... www.404ink.com/shop

News! We are launching a 404 Ink Bursary to pay it forward to small presses. We will also run a crowdfunder to give away more. We are ALSO releasing one last book. Royalties from this are pledged to match-fund more small press support. You can pre-order now: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...

Closing today! This is the last one of 2025 so get those pitches in ✍🏿 scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/call-for-blo...

We received an outpouring of messages, both publicly and privately, about the loss of 404 Ink, and questions on what could be done, so we would really *love* if any literary orgs or publishers would like to talk more about donating further bursaries. Email or DM us! www.404ink.com/blog/publish...

The co-founders of 404 Ink will release a final title under their tenure, titled Publisher Not Found: A Decade of Disruption, 404 Ink 2016-2026 👇 #BookSky

News! We are launching a 404 Ink Bursary to pay it forward to small presses. We will also run a crowdfunder to give away more. We are ALSO releasing one last book. Royalties from this are pledged to match-fund more small press support. You can pre-order now: www.404ink.com/store/p/inkl...

ANNOUNCING: PUBLISHER NOT FOUND - our final book and the 404 Ink Bursary, coming 2026. We will be launching the bursary with an initial £3,000 pledged from us towards small press projects. We are also publishing PUBLISHER NOT FOUND, a behind the scenes look at 404. www.404ink.com/blog/publish...

The group chats have gone particularly wild the last 24 hours.

The industry is not supporting small-press publishers enough, not because it ought to, but because small-press publishing is the future of book production in this country, says Lucy Mercer in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky

We need your help. @waterstones.bsky.social, without any direct communication with us, will be opening their 6th Edinburgh branch less than 100 metres from our front door at the Foot of the Walk in Leith. Please read on for more information www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908... (1/2)

Argonaut Books needs your help 📣 Waterstones are set to open a store less than 100m from the indie bookshop's front door. Full info on @argonautbooks.bsky.social's Insta: www.instagram.com/p/DRMULI1jCI...

‘I’m not just putting on nice plays’: I spoke to Hollywood star Alan Cumming about his plan to reignite theatre in the Scottish Highlands www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...

For all it's worth, during my time working with Alan last year around the Kelvinside Compendium showed me he's the real deal, really cares about Scotland’s culture and is bringing all his power to the role with as much diligence as possible. Naysayers will moan but action will speak for itself.

I grew up in an era where I never knew when new books were coming out… and so when I broke in one of the things I wanted to do was use the internet, says SFF titan Brandon Sanderson as he looks back over his storied 20-year career 👇 #BookSky

This is such a shame. Another great publisher who made very cool things.

Me after guising with 10(!) kids:

Goodnight beautiful 😘revolution is tomorrow

Oh this is such sad news. Knights Of have been such a force for good in this industry - we need more companies like them, not fewer. www.thebookseller.com/news/indepen...

are you between 16-30 and looking to get a leg-up into #comics? Comics Youth are running a free upskilling programme for marginalised creatives (16-30) interested in a career in the Comics Industry- check out their website for details; comicsyouth.co.uk/comics-decla...

Are you a UK or Ireland-based designer looking to get started in the industry? Penguin UK has launched its cover design awards and this year, the focus is fantasy – and one of the two titles is Terry Pratchett's Night Watch. More details: terrypratchett.com/news/calling...

Oh my goodness, everyone!! The NAP COMIX Kickstarter is now LIVE! Help me reach my goal of £6k to bring my bittersweet, heartwarming, hilarious webcomic to life in Real Book Form! tinyurl.com/napcomixks Thank you all so much for your support with this project! Rachael xxx

"I am encouraging more people to offer their voices to be cloned" jfc

Garbage's Shirley Manson speaks out against music industry economics: "This is an alarm call"

had the great privilege of speaking with Cory Doctorow about his new book Enshittification, how he came to coin the word on @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy, the myriad ways the concept has manifested throughout tech's modern history, and how he maintains hope that we may yet de-enshittify the commons:

Using ChatGPT

It's been tough going for small publishers for a while, but they continue to publish a lot of the most exciting new work, and are the main supporters of the short story as a form. Support indie publishing when you can! www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

Cat's out the bag! Ladies of the Knight, coming to you in July 2026 in actual bookbook form with Oni Press!! Complete with shiny new cover!

"Inflation, war and cuts to national arts funding have increased the challenges faced by independent publishers and we are now confronting an existential crisis that will determine the trajectory of literary publishing in the UK." Signed by us, please read: www.thebookseller.com/comment/open...

The Lamb is one of the best and most unsettling books I've read in a long time 🤌

Ya gal has been shortlisted for her first ever book award!!!!!! Voting link in bio 😘 Tbh I’m totally over the moon and speechless because I never imagined the lamb would get published let alone be shortlisted for an award!! 🫶🫶🫶

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.

manifesting the concept of consequences

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

ICYMI: We need to meet young people where they are, rather than convince them to read only for better job prospects or top grades; these are adult concerns, not children’s, says Cheltenham Festival's Sarah Cooksley 👇 #BookSky

ukcomicscreators.org.uk This closes on Monday, so I'm.just giving a nudge, especially to the senior members of our comics community, to fill this in. It's totally anonymous, and it's done by professional ppl. Also, please share. The more breadth of data the better.

Artist Search! Please RT - I'm looking for someone for a project, that could draw in a cartoony style with figures similar to the vintage WWF hasbro toy line. If you think that's you. DM me or drop a link

Important: Luna the dog turned 10 this week and remains iconic.

Arusa Qureshi was never allowed a skateboard, but the soundtracks to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series of computer games were a vital introduction to music – one that, she argues, was far more effective than today's algorithm-driven discovery mechanisms buff.ly/6ZKx3sg

I feel ancient to have been 14 when I first saw My Chemical Romance and still consistently at it through to 34, but here we goooo.

Freelance illustration gigs drying up. Ad agencies using Midjourney instead of hiring human artists. Costume design turned over to AI wholesale. Good work vanishing. These are the stories of working visual artists, who describe losing jobs, wages, and hope as their clients and bosses embrace AI.

Canongate has acquired Nikesh Shukla’s “generation-defining” The Good Immigrant following the closure of Unbound. It will be re-released in a new 10th anniversary edition, complete with a new introduction, in September 2026 👇 #BookSky

This week I particularly want to tap Welsh & Northern Irish comics creators on the shoulder to do this survey. Got a minute, Wales & NI? I need your data like the desert needs the rain, like the dessert needs a spoon, like the deserter needs to steal comically mismatched clothes from a washing line

The identity of a mystery author behind the new crime novel The Ending Writes Itself, Evelyn Clarke, has been revealed as the duo VE Schwab and Cat Clarke 👇 #BookSky