You wrote a novel using AI? Cool. It's like that time I ran a marathon using a Ford Focus.

Actually no, you know what, I don't FEAR missing out, I HAVE SADS about missing out. SOMO. Which doesn't at all sound like the name of a very small island with an endemic shrew.

Having a lovely Easter holiday! Lots of books from independent shops, and a good dose of medieval and ancient history.

congratulations to trump and bibi for starting a war and immediately making the iranian regime the strongest and richest it has been in its entire history incredible, world-historic geopolitical fuckup

Any editor...or agent...who does this is not someone with whom I wish to work. I've read EVERYTHING myself for 38 years, first as a publisher now as a literary agent. I receive around 40 submissions every week and read them all. If you 'don't have time' or can't be bothered, find a new job.

Really intriguing phenomenon on the walk to Clough Head today. Really clear shadow of a jet vapour trail falling across Blencathra, and you could even see the line of the shadow in the air

Nikolai on the summit of Clough Head (2,381ft) in the #LakeDistrict today

HEY YOU YEAH YOU I would be ever so grateful if you share art from an artist that inspires you I wanna fill my tank and looking at what touches other people is a surefire way to do that (Feed me art plz)

those beautiful naked women have made a compelling argument i'm going to steer this ship into the rocks

moby-dick, his eyes enormous: from hell's heart you STAB at moby? for hate's sake you spit your last BREATH at moby? oh! oh! the great shroud of the sea for ahab! the great shroud of the sea rolling on as it rolled five thousand years ago!!!!

Thank goodness Newark found space for this under cover, given how other Varsities have been neglected by far bigger museums.

I’m in the market for cute pet pics and silly memes if you got some spare

We open to submissions at midnight (EST) tonight. Send us your unknowable terrains and horrific habitats

Women in SF&F Month starts today with "Finding hope — writing in hard times, the ‘punk’, and envisioning better futures" by THE SALT ORACLE author @rainewilson.bsky.social! #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐 www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/wome...

For those who don't use Instagram, here's the image from Tor UK's post of The Shape of Monsters cover reveal! The hardback comes out 26th September 2026.

It's rare for a #Formula1 Grand Prix to be canceled, especially if it's a race we've seen on the calendar for the past few years. Today, I'm talking #F1 cancellations in the past, and how they compare to the current situation with the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix. youtu.be/Aaq2qdiQxns

Why would an absurd scandal that destroys Peter Mandelson personally also instantly annihilate Morgan McSweeney, Labour Together and Keir Starmer? And how come everyone instantly understood that Peter getting publicly nuked was death for the entire project? This part has not been well explained.

Looks like yesterday’s forecast for today was an April fool and I’ve just wasted the best hillwalking day of the week 🙄

Speaking as someone who spent two years negotiating the obstructive, clumsy and often distressing process for getting diagnosed and treated for ADHD on the NHS: *BULLSHIT*

Castlerigg Stone Circle - half frame photograph printed onto mulberry paper. The photograph was made using my Pentax 17 and Ilford HP5 developed with DD-X #believeinfilm #lakedistrict

April Fools' Day doesn't really work in an era of rampant online disinformation, does it?

April Fools Day is CANCELED this year. We have been through ENOUGH

Need a historian who's up for doing a podcast ep on the history of casio keyboards. Because i really want to do that one.

if you don’t like the process of writing then don’t be a fucking writer, it’s not that complicated

Apparently UK passports go up in price next week, on the 8th. Just incase anyone else has been prevaricating about renewing theirs.

Anyway If you are hankering after modern secondary world gothic fantasy with mages and monsters, featuring non-binary and queer characters then oh boy timmy do I have a book for you.* Also, today is cover reveal day and I can't wait for you to see this beauty. *It's mine. The Shape of Monsters.

A million new SpaceX satellites will destroy the night sky — for everyone on Earth theconversation.com/a-million-ne... 🔭

We’re welcoming applicants for a fully funded history PhD project researching the first 100 years of the UK's Public Record Office, ahead of its bicentenary in 2038. Find out more and apply here by Friday 8 May: phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2475... (1/2)

I got banned from twitter in 2023 for this drawing. They called it "violent speech". It had over 40K likes and too many comments for me to read before my ban, but I still see it floating around here and there. Save a copy, and use it freely. No attribution needed. Love u #transdayofvisibility #tdov

[email protected] and I are on your telly box. You can watch me melt in the 35 degree heat I sat in for 8 hours filming my sections...

And now for something very silly.

Stunning light on Raven's Crag today

The proposals are awful, but I’m also reminded of the Chesterton point that the purpose of fairy tales is to teach us that evil can be defeated and monsters slain.

Roughly identical cargo capacities.

What in wonderful book. I think @aptshadow.bsky.social has really surpassed himself. Builds to something really emotional and incredible.

Okay who wants to do a podcast episode with me on Nazi whaling fleets?

Please don't use the phrase "circling the wagons" uncritically, fellow white people

It's Trans Day of Visibility, but a shout out to the invisible trans people - the ones who haven't realised, the ones who haven't shared it, and, sadly, the ones for whom it's just too dangerous to be yourself in public. I might not see you, but I know you're out there.

I was feeling all 'ugh I've done *nothing* this year and it's *April* tmrw' so hello👋 this is your scheduled reminder to stop & notice what you've achieved. Because I can guarantee it's not nothing. In my case: 6 short stories, 1.5 books edited, blogs, funding applications & 6 blurb/beta reads 🖤

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Happy Trans Day of Visibility! We've just unlocked our Trans Cinema issue from 2023, guest edited by poet Spencer Williams. It is now (and forever!) entirely free.

I feel like I’m standing in Wolf’s paws. Anne Louise Avery again giving us the gift of her words.

Hi! We are The Crafted Cauldron. We are a trans- and trans-parent-owned small business selling out art on fun products. A little bit witchy, some cute, quite a bit sassy, and a lot political. www.thecraftedcauldron.com/shop

Queer & trans owned and operated. We donate to trans folx too! DRKLGHT.com

Hi! I'm a trans indie TTRPG and tabletop game publisher focusing on positive and accurate Native American representation (along with other marginalized folks). You can buy my games at: bit.ly/4bFmBNt or check out my website: coyoteandcrow.net

It's Trans Day of Visibility today. If you're trans and are raising money for something (I don't care what it is), reply to this thread and I will boost you. If you are a cis person, take a look and find someone to support if you can. Everyone give this a share after.

🧵/ The NHS is about to undergo one of the most radical – and scandalous - changes in its history. From 1st April (the public are the fools in this), GPs will be contractually obliged to seek remote “advice & guidance” from hospital clinicians, making it even harder to see an NHS specialist.

Nikolai on Raven Crag this morning

The fifteenth annual Women in SF&F Month starts on April 1! There will be guest posts on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays starting with @rainewilson.bsky.social and @artofelaineho.bsky.social this week! #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐 www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/03/intr...