If you use the paperback edition of a book on Goodreads before it's officially published, you have to pretend you got it for review to leave a rating even though the book has quite clearly been out for a year. Great new feature 🙄 Maybe use the first published date instead?

Yay I just saw the news that there's a new Becky Chambers book coming out this year!

"We have seen this script before. The same lines are simply rehearsed again, each time for a new country." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Japanese artist Masayo Fukuda hand-cut this life-sized octopus from one sheet of paper. Known as Kirie in Japanese (translated as “cut picture”), the art form involves cutting intricate forms from a single sheet of white paper and then contrasting it against a black background to reveal the design.

I'm currently listening to @charliejane.bsky.social's Never Say You Can't Survive and it's slowly reviving my writing mojo. It's a great pep talk for stuck writers.

It's "Read an Ebook Week" over at Smashwords, and once again you can pick up Paws and Portals for free (and lots of other tites) 💙📚 www.smashwords.com/shelves/shel...

A quick round up of March book releases on my radar 💙📚 www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2026/03/on-m...

Just seen the by-election result. A glimmer of hope that people aren't actually as awful as the media would like to make out.

OH MY GOD PERCY SHELLEY WAS THE ORIGINAL FOX MULDER

Hey, the Paws and Portals ebook is now available on UK @bookshop.org and is 50p cheaper than elsewhere. Plus a few pennies will go to your chosen real world bookshop. uk.bookshop.org/a/772/978106...

Botany valentine. Another oldie.

Record of Reading #3 – Cosy Fantasy, Mysteries, and Another T. Kingfisher 💙📚 www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2026/02/reco...

Yay, bookshop dot org have fixed the issue with the app not loading properly while offline on the Boox.

An attempt to disconnect our gas connection earlier today👇 SSE Airtricity’s AI chatbot is going a little out of scope 😬

And a deliciously spooky and rainy tale awaits you with In This City, Where It Rains by Lyndsey Croal www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...

February book releases on my radar. #booksky www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2026/01/on-m...

Absolutely made up to be nominated for the @bsfa.bsky.social longlist. As someone writing funny fantasy for kids, you dont often get considered as an SFF writer so this is an honour and a delight. www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

I like watching old videos as you know they're not gonna be AI drivel. Just look at him doing his stretches! 🥰 www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO2F...

Happy Squirrel Appreciation Day!

The lineup is looking trashtacular so far 🦝✨ Only a few days left until launch!! (please send me strength)

Veronika living her best life www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Record of Reading #2 – Scottish Magic and More Leviathan 💙📚 www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2026/01/reco...

Morning

I don't know if there's anyone in the small subset of Boox users reading in the @bookshop.org app? Have you worked out how to get it to open when offline? Gets stuck refreshing until I can turn WiFi on. It was fine until quite recently. #booksky

okay, here we go... Here are my picks for the 30 most exciting SFF titles coming out in the first half of the year! There are a LOT of beautiful books coming up—it's gonna be a really good year for spec fic reactormag.com/30-sff-title...

Urgh, those terrible clickbaity ads some people have on their blogs are now clearly promoting AI generated bikini images. It's not worth it. Please check what ads you're running.

My top ten most anticipated book releases for the first half of 2026 💙📚 www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2026/01/top-...

Went into office on a WFH day. Got drenched on the way in and now train home is cancelled. Where is my good employee karma?

Wow Subterranean special editions have got expensive.

Are you a writer, performer, publisher or event promoter? If you’d like to be part of Leeds Lit Fest 2026, we’d love to hear from you. The submission window is now open for event ideas and closes on 1st Feb. Follow the link to apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #LLF26

Record of Reading #1 – Robots, Murders, Problematic Romance, and a Roadrunner 💙📚 www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2026/01/reco...

Finally got round to removing the remnants of Twitter from my blog.

A great set of adult tales reminding us why teenagers have a difficult time - Teenage Girls Can Be Demons by Hailey Piper www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/1/...

"Black Mirror will return, just in time for reality to catch up with it."

Let’s just assume @tkingfisher.com has already seen this and save ourselves some time.

Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters

#BookReview up for Another ★★★★1/2 stars! A really terrifying read full of spores, losing yourself, and scary moments! I loved this one!🍄 #BookBloggers #Blogging #ChildrensBooks #Horror #Spores #Scary #BookSky📚💙 twirlingbookprincess.com/2026/01/revi...

I awarded ‘prizes’ to my favourite books I read last year, inc: Best of Found Families Best Ensemble of ‘Monsters’ Best Parent Fighting for Their Child Best use of humour to present a horrific thing Best use of a family holiday Best Slow-Burn Reveal Best Questioning of ‘If AI is alive’?

25 Best Books of 2025 from @adancewithbooks.bsky.social adancewithbooks.wordpress.com/2026/01/01/2...

Book Review: Snake-Eater Selena leaves her emotionally abusive relationship with only $27, her dog Copper, and nowhere obvious to go. She heads into the desert looking for her eccentric Aunt Amelia, and instead finds herself in a town that knows everyone’s business, a house full of secrets, and…

It's not quite Tuesday yet, but here's my top ten books read in 2025 for #TopTenTuesday 💙📚 www.curiositykilledthebookworm.net/2026/01/best...

Is it Friday yet?

Happy New Year! ✨ Here's a sneak peak at some of the exciting ARCs we have coming your way in 2026! All available to request here: https://bit.ly/2026TitanARCs 📚

Reading goal set at 52 in acknowledgement that I have other hobbies, at the same time being signed up to four reading challenges that will need way more if I hope to complete them. 🙃

VERY niche book rec request: I'd like to read a non fic about private military contractors in the late 20th/early 21st century. Also one on private government contractors who are rubbish, a la G4S. (Or one on both, rubbish private military contractors also welcome!)

Don't be hard on yourself if you didn't meet your reading goals this year. I bet you still read some great books, and that's what matters.

It’s the end of the year! (At last) I look back on my reading year, the stats, the challenges and my favourite reads of 2025! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/12...

It’s my Birthday so I figured it would be the perfect time to talk about my favourite books of the year! crooksbooks.blog/2025/12/30/m...

Ten Recent Additions to my TBR I'm linking up with Top Ten Tuesday, which was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana's blog. I'm always adding books to my TBR, so today's prompt was very easy for me! The…

January 2026 Book Releases from @alitescape.bsky.social aliteraryescape.com/2025/12/30/j...