Explore the cultural roots of Japan's Supernatural cats in KAIBYO: THE SUPERNATURAL CATS OF JAPAN #catsky #yokai Preorder today! Coming this November! amzn.to/4dUXdmR

My first ever double Eisner Award nomination!

Steven Evans and I had a great time at The Nibbies, and Ludo and I were very proud to be shortlisted. Thank you @thebookseller.com and congratulations to all the winners! [ #booksky 📚💙 #britishbookawards #nibbies #writingcommunity]

Hello #booksky 📚💙! The inimitable @lenniesaurus.bsky.social will be performing at HAY FESTIVAL on Saturday 23rd of May! Come hear these Poems of Protest from Len and Tishani Doshi!! Grab your ticket 👇 shorturl.at/14Uqz [ #blueskypoetry #poetrysky #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetry]

Calling all non-fiction writers ✍️ Today, we’re launching a new opportunity with @evewhiteagency.bsky.social to discover non-fiction writers from backgrounds underrepresented in UK publishing. Apply: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/our-opportun... 🗓 Deadline: 5pm, 23 June 2026

In December 2025, we launched a survey with @evewhiteagency.bsky.social to understand what support & development writers need to write non-fiction. Read more and learn what we found: www.londonwriterscentre.org.uk/news/london-...

If you don't take my word for it, take Takeshi Murakami's

I am excited that I have a new edition and new publisher for my book KAIBYO: THE SUPERNATURAL CATS OF JAPAN. I increased the text, added some new images, and basically fixed all the stuff that has been bugging me since it's first release 8 years ago. It's a banger. www.amazon.com/Kaibyo-Super...

Realistically, this should be 1. All books by Zack Davisson 2. Any other book you want 3. Don't read books you don't want to read 4. Read Zack Davisson's books a second time. They're good! Buy copies for friends. 5. That's it! 6. Congratulations! You did it!

Hello #booksky 📚💙! Our very own Steven Evans will be judging the historical fiction segment of @iaminprint.bsky.social's #IAmWritingComp. All you need is 3,500 words and a 1-page synopsis! Find out more below 👇 tinyurl.com/3a33bp69 [ #historical #historicalfiction #writingcommunity]

They’re back! For the 5th year running! The I Am Writing Competitions open on Monday 30 March - get ready! ⏰ Full details: iaminprint.co.uk/competitions... #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #writingcompetition #writingcomp #writingaward #amwriting #amquerying #writingtips

So excited to be the "honourary Brummie" at Piece of Work, in Birmingham at the end of the month! Tickets available here 👇 www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/piece...

Afternoon #bluesky!! We are absolutely thrilled to announce that both our CEO Eve White and our MD Ludo Cinelli have been shortlisted for Literary Agent of the Year at the #Nibbies. We're keeping our fingers crossed 🤞🤞 [ #booksky 📚💙 #BritishBookAwards]

Hello #Bluesky! We're back from LBF with a bunch of good news! We are happy to announce that the inimitable @tiafisher.bsky.social's NOT GOING TO PLAN has been shortlisted for the #Carnegies2026 Medal for Writing! Congratulations, Tia! [ #booksky 📚💙 #writingcommunity]

Our latest episode dropped yesterday. Find our highly thought-provoking chat with Matt Greene on all the usual channels - and please do check out our interview with Shen Tao, discussing her quite wonderful debut, The Poet Empress.

Afternoon #bluesky! Another 'There Is Only Narrative' masterclass launches tomorrow at 10am! Get wisdom from the well and learn how Rae crafted award-winning nonfiction like MY MAD FAT DIARY. Grab a free ticket here👇 shorturl.at/28RDT [ #booksky💙📚 #writingcommunity #amwriting #writers #authors]

Baking brand Fitwaffle has moved to Hamlyn for its next cookbook 👇 #BookSky

Do your kids have what it takes to be a #spy? Need some #HalfTerm fun? Iona Rangeley, author of CECILY SAWYER: HOW TO BE A SPY, has got you covered! Come join Cecily's world at Watford Central Library on Saturday 21st February. Grab your tickets 👇 tinyurl.com/3d2e9py3 [ #library #booksky📚💙]

My oldest friend here with an absolutely accurate hatchet job www.jewishnews.co.uk/matt-greenes...

The good thing about working in the arts in 2026 is you said goodbye to your dignity at least a decade ago, so here I am outright asking you to consider voting for THE DEFINITIONS if you liked it and are in a position to.

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

I usually mildly to strongly dislike talking about my work but last year I got to go on one of my favourite shows and I had a lovely, lovely time nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/get-involved...

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]