#VintageSciFiMonth Check here my #book #review of Alpha Centauri or Die, by #LeighBrackett (1963) #scifi #sciencefiction wordsandpeace.com/2026/01/11/s...

In high school, Ryu Murakami ("the Other Murakami") was a participant in the 1968/9 student protests in Japan. He is known for his novels about Japan's darker side—drugs, murder, war, disillusionment. Almost Transparent Blue (1976), won the Akutagawa Prize for this new vision of Japanese literature.

A post to mark the 50th anniversary today of the death of #AgathaChristie, focusing on her fictional self Ariadne Oliver. #Booksky wp.me/sezD85-rip

A back-to-work cartoon for @newscientist.com

My cartoon for the latest @newscientist.com

Merry Christmas to my followers! Here is our super creative tree: www.instagram.com/p/DSfunbuDw94/

My review of a selection of #GeorgeEliot items 'Silly Novels by Lady Novelists and other essays' from @renardpress.com www.goodreads.com/book/show/14...

#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026: Day 24 – #Christmas Eve One of your most anticipated books for 2026 #TBR #Murderbot #MarthaWells #scifi wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/24/c...

#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026: Day 20 – #Eggnog a book that was out of your comfort zone wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/20/c... The Day of the Triffids, #scifi by #JohnWyndham

My review of 'The Beasts of Clawstone Castle' (2005) by Eva Ibbotson, the 100th anniversary of whose birth this year is. #Booksky calmgrovebooks.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/3...

Announcing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Nonfiction

'My year end reading statistics' (originally for @theguardian.com books). p.s There's still time to pick up new book Physics for Cats at good bookshops and online www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026: Day 18 – #Christmas Cards. #book with message wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/18/c... Orwell's Roses, by #RebeccaSolnit Gardens are acts of resistance—eye-opening essays from Stalin’s war on truth to Colombia’s toxic rose trade. Essential reading for our age of lies.

It’s Time for a New Picture Prompt Book Bingo Challenge for 2026 bookforager.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/i... via @bkfrgr

#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026: Day 17 – Glitter A #book that you simply have to have Day #wishlist #TBR #Japaneseliterature #Santa, are you reading my posts? wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/17/c...

New o0n my blog - Books of the Year 2025: Part Four alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/12/book... #BooksSky

Hey, folks! It’s not too late to give the gift of JLit!

The NBCC Fiction Award Longlist! Congratulations to all these authors! 🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏(stay tuned for the Criticism Longlist, which drops at 11 am PT/ 2 pm ET)

Announcing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Criticism

My review of When the Museum Is Closed, “an extended meditation on—almost an allegory for—what it truly means to be objectified, as told by a woman in love with a character who is, truly, a female object.”

#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026 Day 13 a magnificent #book wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/13/c... Cyborg Fever, by #LaurieSheck Labyrinthine fever dreams meet hard science. Real genius minds, AI, cyborgs. Ultimate question: what is the meaning of it all? A mind-bending and eye-opening tour de force.

#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026 Day 12 – Holly and Ivy a book with great world building wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/12/c... Slan by #AEvanvogt #scifi Have you read it?

Our new episode is up! And of course it’s that time of year! Here is part one of our top ten reads of 2025. Thanks so much to friends who called in to share their favorites too! @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I will be recording part two soon! open.substack.com/pub/mookse/p...

“His mind could evoke nothing but images of separation, which cut him off from ordinary, normal people, the fortunate ones, the well-beloved. Most of all, he knew, he was cut off from Derek. Derek would not understand at all." #BookSky 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/t...

#bookhooks #firstlineFriday #bookbeginnings #Friday56 Friday Book Hooks #3 Featuring today a famous #play by #TennesseeWiliams wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/12/f... Have you read it? Seen it as a play? Wtached it as a movie? What did you think?

#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026 Day 11 Mistletoe: a little bit of #romance Judging Athena by #PerrinLovett #Christianromance wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/11/c... A theologically rich Christian romance, a unique, meditative love story that stands out for its innocence, depth, and authenticity.

Some thoughts on Macbeth's Three Witches and #PhilipPullman's 'The Rose Field' in #TheBookOfDust. #Booksky wp.me/sezD85-alep

Find out everything about the latest #scifi political #dystopia by #FranckDenizot @franckdenizot_auteur @dictature_inclusive #editionsfragrance when dystopia adopts the codes of #Netflix wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/11/i...

#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026: Day 10 - Under the tree a #book you forgot you owned wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/10/c... Haroun and the Sea of Stories, by #SalmanRushdie

#WWWWednesday Last #book I finished: #Maigret and the Surly Inspector, by #GeorgesSimenon #Amreading: A Winter Book, by #ToveJansson #Amlistening to: The Big Book of #Christmas Mysteries, ed. by #OttoPenzler #TBR Reading next: Greek Lessons, by #HanKang

Moebius, "Nighthawks"

"As we looked upward, the tops of the firs came sharp against the blue sky. There was a great stretch of rough pasture-land round the shoulder of the island to the eastward, and here were all the thick-scattered gray rocks that kept their places..." #BookSky jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/t...

New review: 𝐴𝑑𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑥 𝑆𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑧𝑘𝑜𝑝𝑓: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑌𝑖𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑠ℎ 𝑆ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑠, by Jonas Kreppel www.complete-review.com/reviews/yidd...

#theclassicsclub #ccbookreviews #Book #review: A Streetcar Named Desire a #play by #TennesseeWilliams wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/10/b...

75 Notable Translations of 2025, per @worldlittoday.bsky.social worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/lit-lis...

#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026 - Day 9 something magical #scifi #poetry by #OliverKLangmead wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/09/c... A unique sci-fi boundary-pushing verse epic: challenging readers to navigate humanity’s choice between technological dominance and ecological stewardship.

A few days late with this one, but the novel is so well suited to the season... From the archive for Willa Cather, born on 7th Dec 1873, some thoughts on MY ÁNTONIA. This classic novel, set in 19thC America, seems to embody the pioneers' spirit. 💙📚 jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/m...

#TopTenTuesday Top Ten Books for a 2025 #Christmas song tag wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/09/t...

#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026: Day 8 - Baubles: a very colorful and striking cover wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/08/c... #graphicnovel #sketchbook #travelogue #FlorentChavouet #Japan

#SpellTheMonthInBooks #SpellTheMonth Spell the month in books: December 2025 wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/08/s...

#MurderEveryMonday Potential risk

We all know what spaceships look like. But how do artists depict time machines? Sign up for my art blog newsletter and you'll find out in tomorrow's issue: 70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io Here's the sneak peek: Josh Kirby, Trevor Webb, Karel Thole, and Richard Powers

#Decembercountdown Countdown to 2026: Day 7 - #Christmastree a #winter read wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/07/c... What was your last winter read?

Annual reminder to water your Christmas tree poems …

#SundayPost #SundaySalon Sunday Post #151: after a busy November wordsandpeace.com/2025/12/07/s...