New article online: "Economic Inequality and the Separation of the Economic and the Political in Modern Constitutionalism," in Constitutional studies, Vol. 11(2) -- constitutionalstudies-ojs-utexas.tdl.org/cs/article/v... Available in English and Spanish. Comments and feedback welcome.

First day of the year done right.

Including: “The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social for Alter "Robert Jackson Bennett’s The Shadow of the Leviathan" by @dreddieclark.bsky.social “I probably didn’t like the novel Orbital because of where I’m standing on Earth” by @zunguzungu.bsky.social

Last post of the year! We present ARB's Notable Criticism of 2025—ten articles that highlight the vitality and possibilities of speculative criticism:

Highly recommend signing up to @gautambhatia88.bsky.social's newsletter, because then all of you will be cursed with the same unconquerable yet impeccable TBR that I currently have.

The last Words for Worlds issue of 2025 is my round-up of my favourite books from the year: Words for Worlds - Issue 111: 2025 in Books — gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-...

The last Words for Worlds issue of 2025 is my round-up of my favourite books from the year: Words for Worlds - Issue 111: 2025 in Books — gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-...

Connections: John Keats, Sandra Cisneros, Alejandro Zambra, and Clarice Lispector — anenduringromantic.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/c...

Just finished this book, and I don’t think I can read anything else until the new year.

Paul Kincaid on John Updike's rules for reviewing: ttdlabyrinth.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/r...

Some readers might enjoy Outlaw Planet as simple pulp entertainment, but it has much more complexity and depth on offer than might be obvious at first glance. We review @mrcarey.bsky.social's third (and best) Pandominium novel : hugoclub.blogspot.com/2025/12/wild...

Marking this as one of the single greatest sentences I’ve ever read in literature.

Today - the 37th monthly meeting of the Delhi Science Fiction Reading Circle, and the last one for the year. We read and argued about the very good and very underrated, genre bending “Century Rain”, by Alastair Reynolds.

Today - the 37th monthly meeting of the Delhi Science Fiction Reading Circle, and the last one for the year. We read and argued about the very good and very underrated, genre bending “Century Rain”, by Alastair Reynolds.

I came across a reference to this @danielalarcon.bsky.social novel in Alejandro Zambra’s book of essays, and immediately had to get it.

Huh?

Over two flights, read this fascinating and unclassifiable book.

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It’s the third Monday of the month, so here is a new issue of the Words for Worlds newsletter: gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-... feat. end-of-year lists, an essay on Wole Soyinka, discovering Meja Mwangi in his death, Patti Smith’s new memoir, new Indian SFF, and more.

Aid for the Republic from the Welsh mining village of Abertillery. One box reads "The people of Abertillery say No Pasarán" Another says "Abertillery people's gift of food for the Spanish Republic" La Pasionaria and Azaña on display. 1937 or 38.

Thank you to the folks at Alter Magazine for this beautiful poster of Begum Rokeya (and others), to commemorate the magazine’s first issue on the history of Indian science fiction. Read the piece here! altermag.com/articles/the...

One of these is not like the others.

It’s the third Monday of the month, so here is a new issue of the Words for Worlds newsletter: gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-... feat. end-of-year lists, an essay on Wole Soyinka, discovering Meja Mwangi in his death, Patti Smith’s new memoir, new Indian SFF, and more.

Okay but what is a second-hand *French* edition of Alastair Reynolds doing at Blossom Bookshop?

Visited Champaca Books’ Indiranagar branch for the first time. Lovely vibe, support for Indian SFF as heartwarming as ever, and as always, browsing to find something you didn’t know you needed.

This is one of the very best pieces that I’ve read all year. How Wole Soyinka Inherited the Drama of the Gods — and Shadowed the Nigerian Tragedy: opencountrymag.com/wole-soyinka...

This is one of the very best pieces that I’ve read all year. How Wole Soyinka Inherited the Drama of the Gods — and Shadowed the Nigerian Tragedy: opencountrymag.com/wole-soyinka...

New miniature bookstore under construction, will keep both my well-wishers and my opponents updated on progress.

Patti Smith.

Or who my favourite writer might be…

New Review - today some brilliant and powerful horror that tackles hard subjects very well - I loved ITCH! By Gemma Amor out now and strongly recommended! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/12...

Just finished reading the introduction to this collection, which itself was brilliant.

‘Far more exciting than a book about legal ethics has any right to be.’ We are thrilled to see @gautambhatia88.bsky.social’s The Sentence on KJ Charles’s list for Best Books of 2025! kjcharleswriter.com/2025/12/08/b...

Check out @niallharrison’s review of BETWEEN WORLDS edited by Gautam Bhatia, which includes: “stories touching on issues around labour, social development, and personal autonomy.”

Can you guess who my favourite science fiction writer might be??

Can you guess who my favourite science fiction writer might be??

NEW: Award-winning fantasy novels of 2025, a roundup by our fantasy editor and novelist Sylvia Bishop: fivebooks.com/best-books/a...

Yeah okay I’m back.

‘In design and execution, Be­tween Worlds is one of the more open-minded books you are likely to come across this year.’ Read @locusmag.bsky.social’s review of Between Worlds, the inaugural IF anthology of new Indian SFF, edited by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social. locusmag.com/review/betwe...

Thank you to @locusmag.bsky.social and @niallharrison.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of Between Worlds: The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF. Get the book here! www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/9371... Submissions for Vol 2 are now open: sites.google.com/pratilipi.co...

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Thank you to @locusmag.bsky.social and @niallharrison.bsky.social for this thoughtful review of Between Worlds: The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF. Get the book here! www.amazon.in/gp/aw/d/9371... Submissions for Vol 2 are now open: sites.google.com/pratilipi.co...

Between Worlds by Gautam Bhatia, ed.: Review by Niall Harrison locusmag.com/review/...

I wrote a thing! Over with the fab @scifinow.bsky.social crew! About our relationship with the sea, some splendid books which explore that, and some of my, ahem, Opinions... 🖤🌊🖤 @solarisbooks.bsky.social www.scifinow.co.uk/books/gazing...

📣 📣The Open Call for submissions to Vol 2 of Between Worlds: The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF is live. 📣📣 Details and submission link in the posts below! 👇🏼

For Volume 1 of the issue, we were delighted that the blind review process resulted in half the stories being by writers for whom this was their first professional sale. We’re looking forward to more of this for volume 2! Reminder - submit here: sites.google.com/pratilipi.co...

Always wanted to write SF but didn’t know where to submit? Have that painstakingly crafted story lying in the drawer? Wrote a story for the Granta India Issue but couldn’t submit because you’re not mates with the editor’s mates? Send your stories to us!