3 of 5 stars for Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes, #2), by Travis Baldree https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/brigands-breadknives-legends-lattes-2/#2 #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

4 of 5 stars for Star Trek: Lower Decks―Warp Your Own Way, by Ryan North https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/star-trek-lower-decks%e2%80%95warp-your-own-way/ #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

It’s #WorldBookDay! Admittedly, not a particularly bird-related day. Don’t worry. We’ve fixed that by asking RSPB staff to redesign their favourite book covers… with birds. 📚

It's Barad-Dûr time again

2 of 5 stars for The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels (Dangerous Damsels, #1), by India Holton https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/the-wisteria-society-of-lady-scoundrels-dangerous-damsels-1/#1 #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

Woo, just spotted that @bethkesh.bsky.social is on the BSFA Award shortlist with her great story podcastle.org/2025/07/29/p..., congratulations! Also congratulations to @stewarthotston.com on being nominated for the excellent Project Hanuman (lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/... )

<UK Politics warning> I want to make a prediction here so I can point to later: As well as the intended target (Muslims), all this talk of "family voting" and sudden need to police the sanctity of the secret ballot is going to disenfranchise disabled people. 🧵 1/10

4 of 5 stars for The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain, by Sofia Samatar https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/the-practice-the-horizon-and-the-chain/ #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

This 'correction' from @lewisgoodall.com regarding accusations from Reform and the Conservatives that the Greens engaged in sectarianism, deserves to be widely read. #c4news

3 of 5 stars for The Sisters Avramapul Omnibus, by Victoria Goddard https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/the-sisters-avramapul-omnibus/ #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

stole this off reddit for the very niche group of you who will enjoy it as much as I did

I think my fancy earl grey habit may be getting somewhat out of control...

4 of 5 stars for Four Weddings and a Funeral Director, by Hazel Graves https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/four-weddings-and-a-funeral-director/ #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

A bit of a timeline cleanser to help the morning along - The Onion’s review of Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, from 2018. 3 mins 30 secs. Warning: contains some rude words. m.youtube.com/watch?v=gFAB...

Very disappointed to see this from Q-Workshop. I have enjoyed their dice advent calendars in the past, but supporting this franchise when the creator has gone so off the deep end is a hard pill to swallow

On the one hand, a pot luck that's been in the calendar for months has to be cancelled due to illness. But on the other,I had to give away my ticket to a show this week due to last minute travel, and someone just gave me a ticket to that show tonight, which I wouldn't have otherwise been able to use

4 of 5 stars for Automatic Noodle, by Annalee Newitz https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/automatic-noodle/ #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

4 of 5 stars for The Spellshop, by Sarah Beth Durst https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/the-spellshop/ #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

3 of 5 stars for OverLondon (Over London #1), by George PenneyTony Johnson https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/overlondon-over-london-1/#1 #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

4 of 5 stars for Claws and Contrivances (Regency Dragons, #2), by Stephanie Burgis https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/claws-and-contrivances-regency-dragons-2/#2 #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

Our sister title is launching in Leeds - if we get 500 pledges. Please share with anyone in West Yorkshire who wants incredible local narrative journalism for their region.

Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox

4 of 5 stars for The Coffee House Witch &amp; The Cursed Clock (The Cobblestone Coven Book 3), by Ariana JadeArizona Tape https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/the-coffee-house-witch-the-cursed-clock-the-cobblestone-coven-book-3/ #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

4 of 5 stars for The Coffee House Witch &amp; The Hangover Potion (The Cobblestone Coven #2), by Ariana Jade https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/the-coffee-house-witch-the-hangover-potion-the-cobblestone-coven-2/#2 #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

3 of 5 stars for Coffee House Witch and the Grumpy Cat (The Cobblestone Coven, #1), by Ariana Jade https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/coffee-house-witch-and-the-grumpy-cat-the-cobblestone-coven-1/#1 #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

3 of 5 stars for The Outcast Mage, by Annabel Campbell https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/the-outcast-mage/ #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

Satellite Conventions will publish The Journal of pSuedoscience Vol 4. We want to educate discerning fans with information on latest pScientific discoveries (e.g. galactic travel by mushroom). Submissions should be of pSuedoscientific nature, the more amusing or outrageous the better.

I'm not a member of this year's Worldcon, but if you are, both "Godzilla as a Young Man Named Mike" and"Bring Me Home" are excellent and worth considering.

Over on threads someone just use ai;dr and we all need to adopt that right quick

I've never considered thinking about dragons like this, it's such a good metaphor for late stage capitalism snyder.substack.com/p/tolkiens-d... "Dragons, explained Tolkien, assemble huge wealth, appreciating only its quantity, but taking no joy in any particular object... 1/

Update on exporting book reviews from GoodReads

4 of 5 stars to Project Hanuman by Stewart Hotston: lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/... #BookReview #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookSky

This one is one I definitely do regularly.

*Attenborough voice*: see the baby violins and violas gambol and play, watched by the adolescent cellos, while the adult double basses keep a watchful eye out for predators, such as trumpets, trombones or herds of clarinets.

I asked a question on StackOverflow about an issue with using an Oracle OCI JDBC driver which is giving me an UnsatisfiedLinkError: stackoverflow.com/q/79884204/8... If anyone can help, I'd be much obliged. #java #jdbc #oracle #oci

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone. He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein We have published it in full. www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...

It's ruddy freezing at the moment, but the snowdrops and crocuses by my front door are out, and the daffs are well on their way to budding. It might not feel like it, but spring seems like it's getting ready to spring. #WinterIsLeaving

Sunset moving the other side of 5pm always feels like a bit of a milestone at this time of year!

I have a sudden bee in my bonnet about learning to use a drawing tablet. We've got an old Wacom tablet lying around somewhere and it's currently going to waste. Can anyone recommend any good resources? I haven't drawn anything since I was in highschool and I know that learning will be slowwww.

Had our first in-person #rpg session since the Before Times this afternoon. It was mostly an excuse to eat a prodigious amount of crisps, although we did talk to an old man too (and we didn't even kill him!). #NightsBlackAgents

This really is a wonderful thread.

4 of 5 stars for Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl, by P.A. Cornell https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/shoeshine-boy-cigarette-girl/ #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

My favourite books of 2025

3 of 5 stars for Uncanny Valley Vol. 2, by Tony Fleecs https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/uncanny-valley-vol-2/ #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

I've never really noticed how beautiful that building is. It's a damn shame about the loss of the CCA. It's been part of the Glasgow cultural landscape as long as I've been here.

3 of 5 stars for The Stormborne Vine (Leaf and Scale, #1), by Tilly Wallace https://lordofthemoon.com/bookreviews/the-stormborne-vine-leaf-and-scale-1/#1 #LordOfTheMoonBookReview #BookReview #BookSky

Goodness sake, this is awful. As a member of @ucu.org.uk I am appalled by this behaviour and call on the General Secretary to stop any harassment of staff, and reprimand those found to have engaged in it @drjogrady.bsky.social

My friends and I have been playing this weekly for over a year now, it's a huge amount of fun. And £8 is very good value.

New planet just dropped and it 1) is almost exactly Earth-sized 2) has a year that's almost exactly 1 Earth year. 3) orbits a star that is not a 💢temperamental little shit M-dwarf 💢but is instead a 🧡 good orange boi 🧡 Me for @science.org based on results presented at #RockyWorlds4: 🔭🧪