Gautam Bhatia
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Science Fiction. Constitutional Law. Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference.
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THE SENTENCE is out in the world today. Available at your local bookshop, and to order online:
www.amazon.in/dp/936045152...
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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.
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Economic Inequality and the Separation of the Economic and the Political in Modern Constitutionalism; Desigualdad económica y separación entre lo económico y lo polĆtico en el constitucionalismo mo...
https://constitutionalstudies-ojs-utexas.tdl.org/cs/article/view/166
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First day of the year done right.
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Ancillary Review of Books
3 days ago
Including: āThe Secret History of Indian Science Fictionā by
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for Alter "Robert Jackson Bennettās The Shadow of the Leviathan" by
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āI probably didnāt like the novel Orbital because of where Iām standing on Earthā by
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Ancillary Review of Books
3 days ago
Last post of the year! We present ARB's Notable Criticism of 2025āten articles that highlight the vitality and possibilities of speculative criticism:
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ARBās 2025 Notable Criticism
In the field of speculative criticism, many of the challenges and positive developments we noted last year are still in full effect. 2025 has brought even more precarity for culture writers and acaā¦
https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/12/31/2025-notable-criticism/
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It's me, Nico.
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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.
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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 ā
gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-...
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Words for Worlds - Issue 111: 2025 in Books
Hello everyone, and welcome to this year-ender issue of Words for Worlds.
https://gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-worlds-issue-111-2025-in
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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 ā
gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-...
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Words for Worlds - Issue 111: 2025 in Books
Hello everyone, and welcome to this year-ender issue of Words for Worlds.
https://gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-worlds-issue-111-2025-in
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Connections: John Keats, Sandra Cisneros, Alejandro Zambra, and Clarice Lispector ā
anenduringromantic.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/c...
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Connections: John Keats, Sandra Cisneros, Alejandro Zambra, and Clarice Lispector
āIf poetry comes not as naturally as the leaves to a tree, it had better not come at all.ā John Keats, Letters ā⦠poets trip over tongues, language comes to them the way it does tā¦
https://anenduringromantic.wordpress.com/2025/12/26/connections-john-keats-sandra-cisneros-alejandro-zambra-and-clarice-lispector/
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Just finished this book, and I donāt think I can read anything else until the new year.
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Niall Harrison
11 days ago
Paul Kincaid on John Updike's rules for reviewing:
ttdlabyrinth.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/r...
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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog
12 days ago
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...
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Marking this as one of the single greatest sentences Iāve ever read in literature.
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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 āCentury Rainā, by Alastair Reynolds.
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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 āCentury Rainā, by Alastair Reynolds.
13 days ago
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I came across a reference to this
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novel in Alejandro Zambraās book of essays, and immediately had to get it.
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Over two flights, read this fascinating and unclassifiable book.
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As always, remember to subscribe if youād like this in your inbox fortnightly!
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Itās 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 Smithās new memoir, new Indian SFF, and more.
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Words for Worlds - Issue 110
Hello everyone, and welcome to another issue of Words for Worlds.
https://gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-worlds-issue-110
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Nick Lloyd
18 days ago
Aid for the Republic from the Welsh mining village of Abertillery. One box reads "The people of Abertillery say No PasarƔn" Another says "Abertillery people's gift of food for the Spanish Republic" La Pasionaria and AzaƱa on display. 1937 or 38.
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Thank you to the folks at Alter Magazine for this beautiful poster of Begum Rokeya (and others), to commemorate the magazineās first issue on the history of Indian science fiction. Read the piece here!
altermag.com/articles/the...
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Itās 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 Smithās new memoir, new Indian SFF, and more.
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Words for Worlds - Issue 110
Hello everyone, and welcome to another issue of Words for Worlds.
https://gautambhatia.substack.com/p/words-for-worlds-issue-110
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Okay but what is a second-hand *French* edition of Alastair Reynolds doing at Blossom Bookshop?
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Visited Champaca Booksā Indiranagar branch for the first time. Lovely vibe, support for Indian SFF as heartwarming as ever, and as always, browsing to find something you didnāt know you needed.
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This is one of the very best pieces that Iāve read all year. How Wole Soyinka Inherited the Drama of the Gods ā and Shadowed the Nigerian Tragedy:
opencountrymag.com/wole-soyinka...
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How Wole Soyinka Inherited the Drama of the Gods
Cover story: Wole Soyinka is the greatest living writer. Will his legacy withstand compromise in the Nigerian tragedy?
https://opencountrymag.com/wole-soyinka-inherited-drama-of-the-gods-became-greatest-living-writer-legacy-crossroads/
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This is one of the very best pieces that Iāve read all year. How Wole Soyinka Inherited the Drama of the Gods ā and Shadowed the Nigerian Tragedy:
opencountrymag.com/wole-soyinka...
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How Wole Soyinka Inherited the Drama of the Gods
Cover story: Wole Soyinka is the greatest living writer. Will his legacy withstand compromise in the Nigerian tragedy?
https://opencountrymag.com/wole-soyinka-inherited-drama-of-the-gods-became-greatest-living-writer-legacy-crossroads/
20 days ago
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New miniature bookstore under construction, will keep both my well-wishers and my opponents updated on progress.
21 days ago
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Patti Smith.
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Or who my favourite writer might beā¦
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Runalong Womble
23 days ago
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...
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ITCH! by Gemma Amor ā Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Hodder & Stoughton for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher ā Hodder & Stoughton Published ā Out Now Price ā Ā£1...
https://www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/12/12/itch-by-gemma-amor
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The Best Novels of 2025 - Five Books Expert Recommendations
The best novels of 2025, as selected by the editors of the book recommendation site Five Books and judges of the biggest fiction prizes
https://fivebooks.com/category/fiction/the-best-novels-of-2025/
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The Best Novels of 2025 - Five Books Expert Recommendations
The best novels of 2025, as selected by the editors of the book recommendation site Five Books and judges of the biggest fiction prizes
https://fivebooks.com/category/fiction/the-best-novels-of-2025/
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Just finished reading the introduction to this collection, which itself was brilliant.
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Westland Books
24 days ago
āFar more exciting than a book about legal ethics has any right to be.ā We are thrilled to see
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ās The Sentence on KJ Charlesās list for Best Books of 2025!
kjcharleswriter.com/2025/12/08/b...
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Locus Magazine
24 days ago
Check out
@niallharrison
ās review of BETWEEN WORLDS edited by Gautam Bhatia, which includes: āstories touching on issues around labour, social development, and personal autonomy.ā
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Between Worlds by Gautam Bhatia, ed.: Review by Niall Harrison
Between Worlds, Gautam Bhatia, ed. (Westland 978-9-371-97654-1, ā¹599.00, 364pp, tp) August 2025. In design and execution, BeĀtween Worlds is one of the more open-minded books you are likely to comeā¦
https://locusmag.com/review/between-worlds-by-gautam-bhatia-ed-review-by-niall-harrison/
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Can you guess who my favourite science fiction writer might be??
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Can you guess who my favourite science fiction writer might be??
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Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations
25 days ago
NEW: Award-winning fantasy novels of 2025, a roundup by our fantasy editor and novelist Sylvia Bishop:
fivebooks.com/best-books/a...
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Award-Winning Fantasy Novels of 2025
The award-winning fantasy novels of 2025 are notable for spanning the breadth of the genre: murder mysteries and legal thrillers have been honoured alongside monsters, mythologies and folk tales. Ourā¦
https://fivebooks.com/best-books/award-winning-fantasy-novels-of-2025/
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Westland Books
26 days ago
āIn design and execution, BeĀtween Worlds is one of the more open-minded books you are likely to come across this year.ā Read
@locusmag.bsky.social
ās review of Between Worlds, the inaugural IF anthology of new Indian SFF, edited by
@gautambhatia88.bsky.social
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locusmag.com/review/betwe...
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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...
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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...
add a skeleton here at some point
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Locus Magazine
27 days ago
Between Worlds by Gautam Bhatia, ed.: Review by Niall Harrison
locusmag.com/review/...
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Lorraine Wilson
about 1 month ago
I wrote a thing! Over with the fab
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crew! About our relationship with the sea, some splendid books which explore that, and some of my, ahem, Opinions... š¤šš¤
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www.scifinow.co.uk/books/gazing...
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Gazing into the abyss ā Ten SFF books that dive into the ocean and our relationship with it
Author Lorraine Wilson runs down 10 SFF books that tackle head-on our connection with and responsibilities toward the ocean.
https://www.scifinow.co.uk/books/gazing-into-the-abyss-ten-sff-books-that-dive-into-the-ocean-and-our-relationship-with-it/
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š£ š£The Open Call for submissions to Vol 2 of Between Worlds: The IF Anthology of New Indian SFF is live. š£š£ Details and submission link in the posts below! šš¼
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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. Weāre looking forward to more of this for volume 2! Reminder - submit here:
sites.google.com/pratilipi.co...
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Always wanted to write SF but didnāt know where to submit? Have that painstakingly crafted story lying in the drawer? Wrote a story for the Granta India Issue but couldnāt submit because youāre not mates with the editorās mates? Send your stories to us!
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