Did you know that since the SNP nationalised Scotrail it has helped to contribute £4Bn to the Scottish economy, instead of paying out dividends to rich shareholders? indyposterboy.scot/nationalised...

Got my royalty statement for Saltburn. It sold 24 copies in last six months. Selling books is tough. You can get it now for 50% off in Renard Press’s Books of 2025 promotion. Yours for £5. #SupportIndiePublishing renardpress.com/books/saltbu...

To whatever truly guides you home. Best wishes for the Sunday words. #amreading #booksky (Photo, Jersey, Channel Islands)

I’m a first reader this month for Five Minutes. If you have a pivotal Five Minutes moment in your life you’d like to share, then I’d like to read it! Thank you for the shout out @fiveminutelit.bsky.social!

The feeling of reading at a day’s end. (photo of St. Brelade, Jersey 🇯🇪) #booksky

From a letter to Joshua F. Speed, one of Lincoln's closest friends and most trusted advisors:

Five Winter Books I’ve Read alifeinbooks.co.uk/2025/12/five...

Great interview 👇

"Writing Fiction'. Starts next Wednesday, 14 January. We are based in Glasgow but our classes are open to writers anywhere in the world. Book here: thi-wurd.com/product/writin…

This film based on my story from Dance Move is now BAFTA longlisted. There was such an incredible group of people, all playing their parts, so that this project actually happened. Just brilliant.

Elspells 2026 is looking good! I have writing coaching slots available: monthly 1:1 Zoom sessions for only £40/hour! I'm also taking feedback bookings for February, so if you have a full or partial MS that you'd like honest, helpful, affordable feedback on, get in touch. Please spread the word!

Deadline is approaching for the Faber Academy writing a novel course I teach. My previous students include Sarah Harman and Nicola Dinan. faberacademy.com/product/writ...

📕 A moment, when the author reaches out to grab a copy of his own book, 'The Night I Borrowed Time'. Featured as the 'Book of the Month for January' in Waterstones. Order a copy of this enchanting tale of 'loving and living' fully by the incredibly brilliant author @ihussainwriter.bsky.social

From a rock pool on the island of Jersey, to you. Always there’s loveliness growing, somewhere. Best wishes for the words today. #booksky #5amwritersclub 💧💎💦

2/2 The entire poem:

Books to Look Out For in February 2026: Part One alifeinbooks.co.uk/2026/01/book...

I was wondering how old the three children of Renee Nicole Good are. I was wondering if JD Vance might be willing to explain to THEM what their mother got so wrong? Aside from that I can’t think of anything to post. So I think I will try to read and write today. And wish you well. #booksky 🖤📖❣️

Mancunian mates! T’would be wonderful to see some of you at this event, chaired by the superb poet/novelist Andrew McMillan. #poetry @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social oxfordroadcorridor.com/events/matth...

We are excited to announce our January titles: 📖 – REPRESENTATIONS OF THE INTELLECTUAL by Edward W. Said, 15 January; – HELEN OF NOWHERE by Makenna Goodman, 29 January; – PLASTIC by Matthew Rice, 29 January. 📖 Read excerpts and pre-order on our website: fitzcarraldoeditions.com/shop/

Wonderful interview. Excellent on evolution of an important British playwright. Outstanding on history of Abolition Act, Compensation Bill, and the RSC at its best. Thank you @rsliterature.bsky.social @colincraiggrant.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/1sAj...

From Playworld by Adam Ross: The wisdom of Jimmy Carter. #BookSky

Delighted that my next novel Richard Heart Julianne will be coming out on the mighty @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social next year. Hope you enjoy it. I loved writing it.

Remember folks preorder those books, shows the author some love and helps with sales and marketing

“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...” A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today. lithub.com/renee-nicole...

Bluesky community! This is my official NYC mayor account. I’ll be posting updates on what’s happening at City Hall and how we’re delivering for New Yorkers. It’s great to be here.

Hearts inflamed. Got spread in the sky. ❤️‍🩹 #booksky The words can help.

Hello Americans Er, this is what British people actually eat.

A very happy birthday to WWB contributor and Nobel Prize winner László Krasznahorkai! In celebration, check out “From 'El último lobo'” (tr. George Szirtes), which we published back in 2009 (it's an excerpt from the novel THE LAST WOLF @ndbooks.bsky.social ) : wordswithoutborders.org/read/article...

Aspiring editors! Fancy joining our team? jobs.thebookseller.com/career/28558...

Hegelly Blonde

'[...] to put it more simply, in my dreams the world would come alive, becoming so captivatingly majestic, free and ethereal, that afterwards it would be oppressive to breathe the dust of this painted life.' ~ Nabokov, Invitation to a Beheading

Gemma Correll, British cartoonist who currently lives and works in California #WomensArt #Backtowork

Acquired through London Review of Books book shop and easily found on one of the front tables. May it stay that way for a while :) #booksky @lrb.co.uk @joannapocock.bsky.social @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social

Good morning! Woke late and am just dipping a toe into the day. Best wishes for the words from me and the flamingos at the Jersey Zoo! #booksky #5amwritersclub 🦩📖

Congratulations, Anne O’Leary :) #booksky @anneoleary.bsky.social www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Long term followers will know I sometimes run Q&A sessions for aspiring authors. I've been a traditionally published author for 20 years and I've written 23 books. I'm also an editor for an independent press. If you have a question, make sure you're following me and ask in the comments below.

Apparently, we are going to have to re-litigate the question of whether an international order is better than a world of great powers dominating their spheres of influence. One would have thought the two World Wars were enough, but when no one knows any history anymore, this is what you get.

I am delighted have a piece in the inaugural issue of londonfoglit.com/current-issue Settle in and enjoy these eerie short stories. Mine is Exposure, a story sprung from a real situation - a mystery room on cctv 🫣🪑🐀 Congrats to all the contributors and thanks to editor @rielrosehill @Londonfoglit👌

#SundaySentence "With you I leave a remembrance of miracles: they are by somebody who can love and who shall be continually reborn, a human being; somebody who said to those near him, when his fingers would not hold a brush 'tie it into my hand' —" - E. E. CUMMINGS (from the Introduction)

This call is for poems shaped by memory and loss — not spectacle, not sentimentality. If that sounds like your work, we want to read it. #PoemsAbout #LiftToTheSky #WednesdayWIPs #SpineEdicts #PoetryCommunity #SubmissionWindow #OpenCall #Poetry

London writers please boost: our workshop is always open to new members and anyone who would like help getting their novel over the line please get in touch

Taken recently on the island of Jersey. I had three wonder-filled days there. Sometimes knowing a place exists is as important as getting to be there always. Best wishes for the words, wherever they place you. #booksky #5amwritersclub 🕊️📖

I'm the one who’ll have to meet you at the airport, put clean sheets on your bed, ask you if you'd like hot-water-bottles, cocoa, cornflakes…And then there you’ll still be, next day, and I'll have to talk to you, pass you the marmalade, think what the hell to do with you.’ 🤭😂 #booksky

5 spots left in my January class!

Ten excellent books on authoritarianism and resistance. A new post from me: readersretreat2017.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/a...

It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this

I'm losing track of how many countries a man livid he wasn't given the Nobel Peace Prize has illegally bombed. Iran. Venezuela. Nigeria. Afghanistan. Iraq. Libya. Pakistan. Somalia. Syria. Yemen. Not to mention threatening to annex Greenland and Canada and invade Panama.

Another #writing post to start the new year. This one is more useful if you're a #writer. I generally disagree with everyone who's ever given writing advice, but I agree with Elizabeth McCracken's advice wholeheartedly. www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...