A Monster Calls in Welsh! Available from @blackwells.bsky.social online, among other fine Welsh booksellers.

“Just a little crush” is playing in the Uber and one of my favorite facts is that it’s co-written by the guy who wrote the Duck Tales theme, which - as any fool knows - is the slappin’est theme song ever written.

I have a face that people like to explain things to. I do not need nearly this many things explained to me. I expect women know this feeling rather well.

Terminator starts promisingly, being about two naked men on a quest for some trousers, but then goes off in a different direction that isn't as interesting.

Reflecting on my childhood, I can’t help but think that the effects of putting my elbows on the table were somewhat overstated.

Reflecting on my childhood, I can’t help but think that the effects of putting my elbows on the table were somewhat overstated.

This one going out to @patricknessbooks.bsky.social and the principal of his fictional school.

Will you be at NCTE2025? Join us for the USBBY-sponsored session celebrating international literature for young people with Patrick Ness. @usbby.bsky.social @patricknessbooks.bsky.social

To be fair, Britain is so poisoned by nostalgia, most of us think 50 years ago was the Blitz.

Of interest to my next book… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

And if you are, great! I just think it’s interesting how gay men never talked about Wicked (because it’s only a so-so musical) until Hollywood said we always had and somehow we believed them.

I’m just a gay man, standing in front of a gay world, saying it’s okay if you’re not all that bothered about Wicked.

Our official Italian book festival driver, casually doing 160hm/hr down the freeway…

Have been repeatedly well,actuallyed (if accurately so) and the spelling is vombato. Which comes from the vampire wombats of northern Italy and the terror they wreaked on the southern alps before stopped by local municipal elections.

I also learned today that the Italian word for wombat is wombatto. Which just seems like they’ve stopped trying.

Talked to a theatre filled with 300 Italian 10 year olds full of questions about lizards and pelicans and wombats. They were fantastic.

We have now been stopped TWICE by Italian police “randomly” and had our ID demanded without explanation. Once at a train station and once pulled off a roundabout in a van. What the fuck, Italy? Did you look at ICE and think, “Ooh, we’ll have some of THAT?”

Just impressed as hell as our young waitress in Venice casually speaks fluent English to us, French to the next table, Spanish to the table next to that… #MonolingualAmericanShame

Good god. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xgp7...

Was having a conversation recently about these people and how they have to believe they are right. They truly believe history will laud. They couldn't do what they do if they believed anything else.

Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down

Venice day trip! To Murano for glass, Burano for lace, then Durano Durano for girls on film.

A reminder that this anti-trans panic is 100% bullshit and exactly none of our country’s problems are related to someone expressing their gender identity and everyone who isn’t a hate-filled weirdo knows it.

“Welcome to every fine restaurant in Venice. To start, here is a basket of yesterday’s stalest bread to dip in oil.”

Although this did make me think of a new name for Space X: Defiling Gravity.

If Elon Musk gave away even half his riches… he still wouldn’t match the marketing budget for Wicked: For Good.

All these gender critical “feminists” shilling for rightwing papers who would take away women’s rights in an *instant* and never admitting the contradiction. If your feminism requires you to be on the same side as Trump, Vance, Putin, Farage, the Mail, the Telegraph, then mayyyyyyyybbbbbeeee….

All these gender critical “feminists” shilling for rightwing papers who would take away women’s rights in an *instant* and never admitting the contradiction. If your feminism requires you to be on the same side as Trump, Vance, Putin, Farage, the Mail, the Telegraph, then mayyyyyyyybbbbbeeee….

Hahahah. It is such a scam.

“You can’t even be racist these days without someone calling you racist!”

“How are you feeling today?” “Honestly, I am hella joof.”

RFK Jr's response to someone collapsing nearby him was to haul ass out of the room as quickly as possible

The women who actually use Kenwood Ladies Pond spoke clearly: the 900 members democratically voted to maintain their trans+ inclusive policy, in place since 2019. 🏊‍♀️ notinourname.org.uk/nion-women-r... #TransInclusion #KenwoodLadiesPond #TransRightsAreHumanRights @nionwomen.bsky.social

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

We have to talk more how transphobia has taken strong root among well-to-do journalists & politicians when in both the UK & US, the evidence is that voters do not share it. The demographics of transphobia are people least likely to suffer prejudice in their lives. Richer, maler, whiter, straighter.

The composer of the Traitors is Sam Watts. Not that hard to say in the Uncloaked episode, Ed Gamble.

Well *that* was pretty terrific television. #celebritytraitors

And here’s the cover itself! Piper at the Gates of Dusk, the first book in a new Chaos Walking trilogy, out 7 April 2026 worldwide. Something is coming…

And here’s the cover itself! Piper at the Gates of Dusk, the first book in a new Chaos Walking trilogy, out 7 April 2026 worldwide. Something is coming…

In case you missed it from yesterday…

Announcing the cover of "Piper at the Gates of Dusk", the first book in a new CHAOS WALKING trilogy. Out 7 April 2026, worldwide. Something is coming...

For Americans just waking up...

Announcing the cover of "Piper at the Gates of Dusk", the first book in a new CHAOS WALKING trilogy. Out 7 April 2026, worldwide. Something is coming...

Are you ready for the cover reveal?

I wonder how millions of Native Americans feel about "mass migration".

This is tonight at London's only queer cinema! Come see a sad movie and hear me not apologize for it. Last few tix available here: thearzner.com/TheArzner.dl...

Can the American media now please focus rather a bit more on the America that really hates Trump and every disaster he’s creating? Turns out to be quite a lot of us.