It's all starting to feel real now, we're launching our album next Wednesday, at one of Scotland's finest festivals, Celtic Connections. Come join us 👇 www.celticconnections.com/event/1/len-...

Good morning, #Bluesky! @tiafisher.bsky.social's verse novel NOT GOING TO PLAN has been chosen as one @lovereading4kids.bsky.social's Best Children's Books of 2025! Congratulations, Tia! [ #writingcommunity #kidsbooks #booksky💙📚]

I'm going on tour! Taking the show on the road with these wonderful artists, together we'll be sharing poetry, music, and stories. Tickets available here 👇 www.taesup.co.uk

Don't miss out on There Is Only Narrative's first masterclass! Metal detectorists duo Roman Found will be there to answer your queries on craft and the process of writing their debut. Grab your tickets 👇: tinyurl.com/yc84r7kb [ #booksky 💙📚 #writingcommunity #writers #writesky #amwriting #authors]

Afternoon all, here's our contribution to #MondayReads! @arealmattgreene.bsky.social's THE DEFINITIONS has been selected as @npr.org's BOOK OF THE DAY. Don't miss out on this "utterly haunting" (Chicago Review of Books) dystopia. Grab a copy👇: tinyurl.com/35uvtdpd #Booksky💙📚 #WritingCommunity

Went on @npr.org to discuss Trump's extrajudicial kidnapping of the leader of a sovereign nation. Not really, it was to promote my book, quite ineptly www.npr.org/2026/01/04/n...

Happy new year! TOOLS FOR LIFE, the sophomore book by Dr Kirren Schnack, alumna of @hmcoxford.bsky.social, is officially available! Bring in the new year with Dr Kirren's 10 practical skills for when things get tough. [ #booksky 📚💙 #therapy #therapybook #newyear]

Hit 600k followers over on Instagram, what a way to end the year! Thanks to everyone who has engaged so positively with my work and reminded me that for every drop of snash, there is an infinite puddle of kindness, and respect to splash in. Here's to another year of trying, and making it through. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙

Happy birthday, Jane Austen! In honour of her 250th birthday, we're highlighting Amelia Blackwell's MISS DARCY INVESTIGATES: A CRIME THROUGH TIME. It's a twisty, Austen-inspired crime novel! Grab a copy here: 👇 tinyurl.com/3wkubjfd [ #booksky💙📚 #JaneAusten250 #historicalfiction]

Another #nowwatching post from me! Last weekend, my family and I saw Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap at St Martin’s Theatre. It’s a classic whodunnit with a hilarious cast! [ #AgathaChristie #TheatreSky #mystery #crimefiction #Detective]

Emmanuel here! Last month, my brother and I saw a screening of Marlon Rigg’s Ethnic Notions, a powerful doc about Jim Crow iconography and its influence on popular culture. It was paired with Isaac Julien's rhapsodic celebration of Queer desire, Looking for Langston. [ #nowwatching #filmsky]

Hello! The first event in the There is Only Narrative programme launches at 7PM tonight! Hear the insights from veteran nonfiction editors... And pick their brains during a Q&A! Grab a free ticket here: shorturl.at/oRcny [ #booksky 💙📚 #writingcommunity #writers #writesky #amwriting #authors]

Hello #booksky 📚💙 @ccrrll.bsky.social has had a piece of eco-criticism featured in The Climate Issue of @stingingfly.bsky.social! A Thousand, Thousand Slimy Things is about a real-life sea voyage taken by Claire, @gary-grace.bsky.social and her grandpa this summer. Congratulations, Claire!

I'm very proud of this essay and delighted one of my fave sites is hosting it. On language as the surface of a lake and how the advertiser's dream is to sever it from an ecology of meaning, how we resist this, and why we should absolutely feel okay shaming users of AI. lithub.com/on-the-rise-...

Good evening, #Bluesky! @arealmattgreene.bsky.social is making big moves this December! Today is the pub day for his excellent dystopian novel THE DEFINITIONS in the US. Grab a copy below👇 on @bookshop.org: shorturl.at/KC5kJ [ #booksky 📚💙 #WriterSky #WritingCommunity]

The marvellous @ccrrll.bsky.social is taking November by storm! Her selection as a judge for the Bristol Short Story Prize 2026 is a fantastic achievement; congratulations, Claire!! [ #booksky 📚💙 #WriterSky #WritingCommunity]

Just checking in to say I'm doing another donation drive for the Moira Anderson Foundation! They do incredible work supporting young people and families who have experienced sexuaI abuse, if you're able and you'd like to, please consider giving what you can! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙 checkout.justgiving.com/2h1cm9gsys

The lovely @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social Ruth Ware (right) with Rachel Abbott at The #Alderney Literary Trust's event on the book launch of The Woman in Suite 11.

Good morning #bluesky! The wonderful @ccrrll.bsky.social has a new short story out in Glut Magazine. 'When I'm Thirsty and When I'm Not' is about a woman's infatuation with a deceased playwright. Read it below: shorturl.at/Ugfws [ #MondayReads #BookSky💙📚 #AmReading]

Good afternoon #Bluesky! We are happy to announce that @tiafisher.bsky.social's NOT GOING TO PLAN has been nominated for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Writing. Congratulations, Tia! [ #booksky 📚💙 #writingcommunity #Carnegies2026]

Happy #halloween Bluesky! Emmanuel here with some James Norbury news for you all! A Beautiful World, the latest in the Big Panda and Tiny Dragon series, has charted on the Dutch bestseller list for the fourth week in a row!! Grab a copy below: shorturl.at/QjaBZ [ #booksky 📚💙 #bestseller]

⭐Two 1-to-1 MEETINGS with literary agent representatives or editors to get advice on your pitching technique and work-in-progress

TY to Aoife Barry/Sunday Times for this fabulous piece on @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social Ruth Ware: ‘Writing crime fiction is good for your mental health’ Ruth will be joining us Sun, Oct 19th 4pm with @stevecavanagh.bsky.social in conv. w/ Michelle Dunne BOOK: www.eventbrite.ie/e/evil-geniu...

We're delighted to share the news that @lenniesaurus.bsky.social's second collection poyums annaw is an instant Sunday Times bestseller. Huge congratulations Len! Have you read it yet? buythebook.online/poyums-annaw

It's #FridayReads time! Recently, I've been reading Kevin Barry's The Heart in Winter, an intoxicating stream of consciousness Western love story. Tom Rourke and Polly Gillespie are a magnetic yet disturbing duo: you can't help but root for them! [ #booksky 📚💙]

Happy Publication Day to @lenniesaurus.bsky.social, POYUMS ANNAW 🌊 is out today! These poems are a call to arms, confronting ideas of patriarchy, gender-based violence and societal injustice with equal parts tenderness, quick-wit and righteous fury. Out now: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/poyu...

Evening! Last week I went to see Juliet Stevenson in David Lan’s The Land of the Living @nationaltheatre.org.uk. Stevenson was magnetic and slightly terrifying in her portrayal of Ruth, a UN worker trying to repatriate children stolen by the Nazis. [ #theatresky #theatre #whatwearenotreading]

Really proud Fall of Civilizations has been named a Waterstones paperback of the year. Get it at your local Waterstones! LINK: www.waterstones.com/book/fall-of...

I was on Channel 4 News earlier this evening to talk about Scots, domestic abuse, and the joy of poetry! www.channel4.com/news/len-pen...

‘I was writing at my lowest ebb’: Scottish author Len Pennie on domestic abuse and the power of poetry

A very nice write-up for THE DEFINITIONS in Kirkus, and, dare I say, *very* good news for readers who like their entries into the canon of contemporary dystopias elliptical, unsettling and belonging to the lyrical tradition www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Thank you so much, Linda! I’m really thrilled you enjoyed Marnie and Zed’s story. 📕🌈 <Sighs happily> Heads-up, folks - from such a world expert on verse novels, that’s like getting a Michelin star! ⭐ 🥰 @evewhiteagency.bsky.social @hotkeybooks.bsky.social #skybrarians

Afternoon, #writingcommunity! @tiafisher.bsky.social's new YA verse novel is picking up its fair share of positive press. See why for yourself and grab a copy 👇 shorturl.at/e1Yao [ #booksky 📚💙 #YA #MustRead]

Wales, I've missed you. I'll be in Crickhowell a month to the day, launching the good ship poyums with the great shop, Book-ish. Let's talk language, healing and hope. Limited tickets available here 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.book-ish.co.uk/event/an-eve...

Evening all! Emmanuel here with another #WhatWeAreReading post! I'm #nowreading Elizabeth Crook's 'The Which Way Tree', a gripping novel set in Civil War Texas. It follows a young girl's Moby Dick-esque revenge quest against a demonic panther. [ #booksky 📚💙]

Congratulations @tiafisher.bsky.social! #Skybrarians, take advantage of this #giveaway for the brilliant YA verse novel, NOT GOING TO PLAN. It's the perfect #BackToSchool addition to your school library catalogue. [ #booksky 📚💙 #edusky #WritingCommunity #YA]

Mark October 10th in your calendars!! [ #FilmSky #Netflix #BookSky 📚💙]

Enjoy this Moby Dick-esque #QotW! 'This panther has killed my mama. It has spoilt my face. It has robbed us of our kids. If I shoot it, then I will skin it, and dry out the hide and walk on it for the rest of my life.' (Elizabeth Crook, The Which Way Tree) [ #booksky 📚💙 #NowReading]

What are you waiting for?? Vote Len Pennie for Scots Writer o the Year here👇 projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotslanguag... [ #booksky 📚💙 #WritingCommunity #PoetrySky #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoetry]

Jumping on the #WyrdWednesday Wagon! Today we’ve got the cover of Steven Quincey-Jones’ Fishfolk. It's a fable involving shapeshifting nautical creatures of the sea and their dominion of the waves. Very Lovecraft-coded! [ #booksky 📚💙 #BookChatWeekly #Lovecraftian]

For the whole of August you can grab the hilarious, witty and romantic Austen time-travel debut "A Crime Through Time" by Amelia Blackwell for just 99p on Kindle! Grab the steal of the summer here. www.amazon.co.uk/Crime-Throug...

Evening all, hope you enjoy this #QotW! 'I saw a generation of young people struggling against the world and systems that they found themselves within and controlled by. The internet. School. Exams. The media.' (Josh Silver, Happy Head) [ #booksky 📚💙 #writingcommunity]

It's #NationalChocolateChipCookieDay, so here's a special cookbook for you to devour! Remi's Sugar & Spice is perfect for all you cookie fans: from air fryer chocolate chip to raspberry and white chocolate, you'll be sorted! Grab a copy: shorturl.at/TH3Pd [ #Foodsky #booksky📚💙 #baking #recipe]

Emmanuel here with some Woman in Suite 11 news for you all! @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social's latest thriller has charted on the New York Times’ bestseller list for the third week in a row! Grab a copy below: shorturl.at/gktFh [ #booksky 📚💙 #writingcommunity #suspense ]

💍 Seven Rules for a Perfect Marriage – Rebecca Reid The funny and relatable summer read about long-term love and happy endings! 'A dream of a book: humour, warm, fun characters and a story I stayed up all night for. I loved it!' Lucy Vine www.bloomsbury.com/uk/seven-rul...

Happy Friday all; hope you enjoy this #QotW! 'Nostalgia only makes me old. The innocence I want my brood to cling on to like ten-bob notes was killed in TV's lassitude.' (Ros Barber, 'Material') [ #booksky 📚💙 #writingcommunity #poetry #PoetrySky ]

Back-to-back Ruth Ware posts for you all! The Woman in Suite 11 is on a roll, instantly becoming a Canadian bestseller. It charted at #2! [ #booksky 📚💙 #writingcommunity]

We’re ending the week on a high note! The Woman in Suite 11, the latest from the inimitable @ruthwarewriter.bsky.social, is an instant #NYT #Bestseller. It charted at #4!! Grab a copy here: tinyurl.com/yzc23jzv [ #booksky 📚💙 #writingcommunity]

If you’re looking for a #JaneAusten coded cosy crime novel, Amelia Blackwell’s A Crime Through Time is the book for you! Check the episode out and grab a copy here: tinyurl.com/36s43dmf [ #booksky 📚💙 #writingcommunity]

Happy Friday all; hope you enjoy this #QotW! 'The most important quality for an editor, a sensitive editor, is diplomacy. Adapting your style to each situation.' (Judith Jones in 'The Editor' by Sara B. Franklin) [ #booksky 📚💙 #writingcommunity #writing]