we have a fantastic list of book recommendations by Richard Cabut @richardcabut.bsky.social ! Cabut talks about his book 'Ripped Backsides' & the Situationists, a group of artists who criticized consumer culture & tried to destroy the “spectacle” of modern life xraylitmag.com/richard-cabu...

Special mail, as my contributor copy of The Hempen Jig has arrived! Wonderful object, with a lineup I’m fortunate to be a part of. Limited to 100 copies. Available at Tangerine Press www.thetangerinepress.com/ANTHOLOGIES/...

Chuffed to feature in The Hempen Jig, the 2026 annual chapbook from Tangerine Press. Beautifully hand stitched and limited to 100 copies. I’m in the company of some talented folks here. www.thetangerinepress.com/ANTHOLOGIES/...

Chuffed to feature in The Hempen Jig, the 2026 annual chapbook from Tangerine Press. Beautifully hand stitched and limited to 100 copies. I’m in the company of some talented folks here. www.thetangerinepress.com/ANTHOLOGIES/...

Some encouraging words on Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group, Instagrammed by just_the_books.

Water spirit.

Have a short story, “Flytips”, up at the wonderful Hawkeye! hawkeyemag.com/stories/gran...

Have a short story, “Flytips”, up at the wonderful Hawkeye! hawkeyemag.com/stories/gran...

in celebration of the new collection of writings about music by Split/Lip Press @splitlipthemag.bsky.social - 'Hit Repeat Until I Hate Music: The March Xness Anthology' several writers talk about about the first time that music made them lose their mind. read it ! xraylitmag.com/hit-repeat-u...

A project for your consideration. I liked Tex's film MUSTARD a lot. www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

Insightful analysis for Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group from Paula van Eenennaam. Head over to Odd Types for more. oddtypes.substack.com/p/rebecca-gr...

Nice write-up for the Queen Mary small press fiction prize in The Guardian! www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

We're so pleased that Figures Crossing The Field Towards The Group is the JOINT-WINNER along with Ghost Driver by Nell Osborne of the 2026 Queen Mary Short Press Fiction Prize! 🏆️🏆️ Sending a huge congratulations to @rgransden.bsky.social and #tangerinepress 💫 #QMP2026 #RepublicOfConsciousness

Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group is joint winner of the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026! Thrilled to witness Tangerine Press recognised in this way. Congrats to Moist Books and Nell Osborne, and everyone long and short listed.

Emmalea Russo recommends some fantastic books that all revolve around the theme of dreams take a look ! xraylitmag.com/recommends-d...

Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group Find at Tangerine Press: www.thetangerinepress.com/FICTION/RG-F... Shortlisted for The Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026 therepublicofconsciousness.substack.com/p/the-queen-...

Great review for my short story collection Happy Bunny and Other Mischiefs! Over on GoodReads, from Jack Stark.

A creative review for Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group over at GoodReads. Thanks be to Dan!

Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group spotted again out in the wild, this time in the hands of Bobby Parker, Instagrammed as bobzparker.

As a general rule I don’t blab about my books but I have done so for Cene, a magazine I’m fond of. Cene focuses on cultural highlights from my local area in its regular Culture Shot section. Thanks to Zahra Barri for the great questions. The interview: cenemagazine.co.uk/features/cro...

As a general rule I don’t blab about my books but I have done so for Cene, a magazine I’m fond of. Cene focuses on cultural highlights from my local area in its regular Culture Shot section. Thanks to Zahra Barri for the great questions. The interview: cenemagazine.co.uk/features/cro...

Chuffed and bewildered to witness Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group make The Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize shortlist 2026. Warm congratulations to my fellow writers and the small presses acknowledged this year.

Chuffed and bewildered to witness Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group make The Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize shortlist 2026. Warm congratulations to my fellow writers and the small presses acknowledged this year.

Gumble’s Yard - Golden Reviewer takes a look at Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group. Instagrammed as gygoldenreviewer. Full GoodReads review www.goodreads.com/review/show/... FCTFTTG: www.thetangerinepress.com/FICTION/RG-F...

we have our final installment of 'A Fish Story' by Michael Seymour Blake ! our hero, having rescued an office fish years ago after his office closed down during covid, is given an update on the fish's wellbeing xraylitmag.com/a-fish-story...

Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group Longlisted for the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026. therepublicofconsciousness.substack.com/p/the-queen-... Find: www.thetangerinepress.com/FICTION/RG-F... A pilgrimage. An England in delirium.

Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group. A reading of an excerpt lifted from the section “The Red Man Walks the Heath at Sundown”. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iaI... Longlisted for the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026. therepublicofconsciousness.substack.com/p/the-queen-...

we have a list of recommendations by Travis Jeppesen ! diane williams ! venice at night ! the pre-socratics ! japanese kit-kats ! expand yr worldly pleasures ! xraylitmag.com/things-i-hat...

X-R-A-Y presents 'A Fish Story: Part 3' (of 4) by Michael Seymour Blake our hero has gotta make it through the covid-soaked NYC streets to drop off the abandoned office fish ! they're barking out here ! they're rabid xraylitmag.com/a-fish-story...

Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group. A reading of an excerpt lifted from the section “The Red Man Walks the Heath at Sundown”. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iaI... Longlisted for the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize 2026. therepublicofconsciousness.substack.com/p/the-queen-...

To mark Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group’s inclusion on the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize longlist, for a short time Tangerine Press has reinstated the special pre-order price for the numbered/signed/art copies. www.thetangerinepress.com/FICTION/RG-F...

We loved Rebecca Gransden's take on Kathe Koja's DARK MATTER! If you are looking for an immersive book experience, check this out! https://smpl.is/ahh88 #DarkFactory #DarkPark #DarkMatter #immersivestory #immersiveAF #kathekoja

'80s Unicorns. Featuring the retro fantasy art of Sue Dawe and Andy Mack, with a cameo from Lisa Frank. Hosted by the ace @70sscifiart.bsky.social. 70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/80s-unicorns/

Spoke with Caleb Bethea @calebbethea.bsky.social about the pulsating novel Disco Murder City. Out now at @maudlinhouse.bsky.social. Check the conversation at @xraylitmag.bsky.social! xraylitmag.com/disco-and-th...

Rebecca Gransden @rgransden.bsky.social talks with Caleb Bethea @calebbethea.bsky.social b_bethea_ about their novel 'Disco Murder City' ! read this conversation ! xraylitmag.com/disco-and-th...

X-R-A-Y presents 'A Fish Story: Part 2' (of 4) by Michael Seymour Blake ! our hero's office is closing down at the start of covid & he's gotta rescue the fish his co-worker is leaving behind. plus ! the pharmacy is almost outta Lysol ! xraylitmag.com/a-fish-story...

To mark Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group’s inclusion on the Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize longlist, for a short time Tangerine Press has reinstated the special pre-order price for the numbered/signed/art copies. www.thetangerinepress.com/FICTION/RG-F...

This Burnished Land is out now! A collaborative charity compilation from our Inner Echo community, inspired by sun-scorched Northern California landscapes. Jointly released with @driftworks.bsky.social & Evergreen Music Free / pay what you like Proceeds to Young Sounds (UK)

Thanks to @matthewkinlin.bsky.social for these words on The Undead Shepherdess and Further Cavities. Instagrammed under obscene_mirror. Explore: pigroastpublishing.com/product/unde...

Have a piece up at the mighty Apocalypse Confidential @apconmag.bsky.social. “Leech Mooch Pooch”. Originally appeared at Silent Auctions. Glad this freaky one has found a suitable home. apocalypse-confidential.com/2026/02/13/l...

Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group is included in the 2026 longlist for The Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize. Special appreciations to Tangerine Press and all those who are crazy enough to champion idiosyncratic literature. therepublicofconsciousness.substack.com/p/the-queen-...

A selection of fairies by the illustrator Christian Yandell. Taken from Australian Fairy Tales by Hume Crook, published 1925 by J Howlett Ross. Available on Project Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6...

I spoke with Chelsea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social about the spooked novella Krackle’s Last Movie, out from @splitlippress.com. Head over to @xraylitmag.bsky.social! xraylitmag.com/its-all-in-t...

today on X-R-A-Y, Rebecca Gransden @rgransden.bsky.social interviews Chelea Sutton @crsutton.bsky.social about her book 'Krackle's Last Movie' ! check out this interview & buy the book ! xraylitmag.com/its-all-in-t...

It is National Pizza Day! Some insidious forces are hellbent on imprinting this word with awful associations. They want to corrupt even the small joys and condolences in life that are available to ordinary people. Sickos!

George Rostrevor Hamilton

Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group featured at Vertigo, a blog dedicated to the writings of W.G. Sebald. “This is a poet’s novel, a story of dystopian beauty and unspeakable brutality.” sebald.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/r...

For your consideration: An effort to save two large collections of films is seeking financial support. If this is something you would like to do, follow the link in the comments of this post.

The early 2020s took us to the ocean floor. The ride is over. There’s no deeper to go. Now we have to step off the elevator and try to live in this place, however hostile it is to life. open.substack.com/pub/wakeisla...

Encouraging review for Figures Crossing the Field Towards the Group. My thanks to Lori at The Next Best Book Club for taking a chance on it. “when it hits, it hits like a fever you don’t want to break” www.goodreads.com/review/show/... FCTFTTG here: www.thetangerinepress.com/FICTION/RG-F...