Hey, folks. We hope you're all recovered from WFC & had the best time. If you're already suffering con withdrawals, be comforted that Glasgow 2026 is now the official seated Fantasycon. Only 11 months to go! And here's a little something to whet your appetite! youtu.be/J8Q8uB0brq4

Kill the Gods: Epic Fantasy Religion - @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social in conversation with @annasmithspark.bsky.social , @justmarvewrites.bsky.social, @willwiles.bsky.social and me. 6pm, Waterstones Covent Garden, 13th November #SciFi #London @waterstones.bsky.social @britfantasysoc.bsky.social

Firstly, here’s my goofy photo diary of lots of fun and happy conversations at Fantasy Con. 🖤 Secondly, Sorry if you missed out on buying Dissonance of Bird Song, it I’ve included some info on where to find them online. Lovely to see some many wonderful people! #booksky #fantasybooks

There is also an album Stormtongue with music from the books, available on streaming services.

The fabulous @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social , in bronze age costume, launching her books Dissonance of Birdsong and Ballad of River Bones at #WorldFantasyCon

Thoroughly enjoyed this lovely reading with @robjhayes.bsky.social and @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social. I love fantasy stories and fantasy storytellers and feel so grateful and energized to do a reading at the actual World Fantasy Convention! A dream! 💚

The totally magical and very talented @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social launches her latest from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social, Ballad of River Bones. (And she let me use the egg shakers during a singalong!)

Do We Love Or Do We Wait?, the (midday!) sex scene panel with @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @annabelcwrites.bsky.social @elianjmorgan.bsky.social and Catriona Silvey

At home among the fairy tales and folklore. 🌿 My dark folklore fantasy duology (with a smattering of romance) are now at home in their natural habitat. Or at least, the right fairy tales and folklore listings on ‘zon. 😅 #folklore #booksky #fantasybooks

22 Oct: @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social's Ballad of River Bones came out through @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social 21 Oct: J. Dianne Dotson's The Secret of the Sapphire Sentinel was out via Android Press (cc @jendiagammon.bsky.social) 1 Oct: @stephellis.bsky.social's Harrowfield was self-published

On 13th November I'll be joining @justmarvewrites.bsky.social , @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social and @willwiles.bsky.social to discuss religion and epic fantasy. Ticket bookings are due to go live soon on the Waterstones Covent Garden website, don’t miss out on this great event! #SFF #projecthanuman

Have Covid, embracing the YA moody assass*n look as I trundle round the bit of the house I’m restricting myself to. 😅 #fantasybooks #booksky

Fan of folk horror fantasy?! Ballad of River Bones comes out on 22nd October. Street Team sign ups are now live: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... For fans of Lucy Hounsom, T Kingfisher and The Last Kingdom. #booksky #fantasybooks #folkhorror

This gothic book ABSOLUTELY destroyed me in the first few pages, and I tell everyone to read it. It influences all my gothic fantasy. What’s your favourite gothic book? #booksky #gothicbooks

Evergreen themes of rebellion, folk horror and bi-rep love in my books. My next book I’m planning on writing is going to be even more folk horror and even more rebellion focused. ✊ #booksky #fantasy #folklore #follhorror

My folk horror fantasy Ballad of River Bones is now available on Net Galley, along with critically acclaimed Dissonance of Bird Song. Happy spooky season! 🎃 #fantasybooks #booksky

The song begins: Pre-orders are live and you can find both Ballad of River Bones and the prequel, Dissonance of Bird Song, on Net Galley. The book comes out 22nd October, when the bones at last begin to sing. ☠️ #booksky #fantasybooks #newbooks #netgalley

Almost time to cross the veil into the otherworld… Our next @britishfantasysociety event is coming up, delve into the world of folk horror with us. Tickets still available through Waterstones Covent Garden. #booksky #folkhorror

FANTASY VILLAIN WRITING 101 A brief outline of what I think about when crafting fantasy villains. ⚔️ ☠️ I try make all my villains feel a little bit relatable at least, as I don’t enjoy books where evil is a very binary concept. #booksky #fantasybooks #villainera #writing

Crossing the Veil - Supernatural and Folklore in Fantasy: Marisa Linton, RJ Barker and David Barnett in conversation with Alexandra Beaumont. Tuesday 7th Oct, 6pm (BST). Waterstones, Covent Garden. Ticket: tinyurl.com/fosup

Author Q&A plus book signings after the panel @rjbarker.bsky.social @davidmbarnett.bsky.social @mlinton.bsky.social @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social #BritishFantasySociety #Waterstones #SFFBooks #AuthorTalk #WritingCommunity #WritingPanel #FantasyBooks #BookSky #folkhorror #folkhorrorrevival #folklore

Final final edits are done for Ballad of River Bones, and I’m ready to sleep. Pre-order links, street team sign ups and review link coming soon. Comps are T Kingfisher & Lucy Holland meets Cornish folk horror. Dissonance of Bird Song is currently available on NetGalley. #fantasybooks #booksky

My folk horror fantasy is coming really really soon, and I’ll be looking for a street team to hype it up. Let me know if you’re interested. ☺️ Goodies and reviews copies will be available. It’s the sequel to my Indie Press Award distinguished fave, Dissonance of Bird Song. #booksky #fantasybooks

One year of my epic folklore fantasy with a smattering of romance selling pretty consistently (except when work got busy/ my holiday.) What a dreamy year. Still can’t believe I got an Indie Press Award accolade either this book. 😍🌊 Thanks to @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social #FantasyBooks #BookSky

Stuff I wish I knew early doors of book life. 😅 📚 #authortips

WHAT A LOVELY GROUP OF AUTHORS. ✨ Honestly had the best time at the event with these wonderful people. Check out: @amydelaforce.bsky.social @stewarthotston.com @davewragg.com @danhanks.bsky.social Their books all sound phenomenal. Go buy ‘em. 📚 #fantasybooks #booksky

Author Q&A plus book signings after the panel. @danhanks.bsky.social @amydelaforce.bsky.social @davewragg.com @stewarthotston.com @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social #BritishFantasySociety #Watertstones #SFFBooks #AuthorTalk #WritingCommunity #WritingPanel #Characterisation

Moderated by Distinguished Fave in the Indie Press Awards @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social, in convo with British Fantasy Awards (BFA) finalist @stewarthotston.com, @danhanks.bsky.social of a PW-starred sci-fi, @davewragg.com , who has more cool blurbs than I can poke a stick at – and lil old me!

WHAT IF EVERY BEST SELLER / POPULAR TRADITIONALLY AQUIRED BOOK PAIRED WITH AN INDIE BOOK OR A LESSER KNOWN TRAD BOOK FOR PROMOTION? HOW GREAT WOULD THAT BE? What do you think? #booksky

Taking being a bird folklore enthusiast and author seriously, one stupid picture at a time. #booksky #fantasybooks #birdfolklore

EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT: Humanity Through the Looking Glass of Fantasy Join us for an adventure into characterisation and how we make characters relatable in fantasy, even when they’re casting spells and encountering mythical creatures. 🐉 #booksky #fantasybooks

Had a truly fabulous time at the @britfantasysoc.bsky.social Fabulous Villain event at @waterstones.bsky.social Covent Garden with Taran Matharu @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social and Tom Johnstone. Thanks to all our fabulous villains who joined us! Wicked bibles for all!

Self love and not burning out doing the things we love. 🖤 I’m thinking a lot about this at the moment as I write alongside a busy full time job, so here’s a little message for anyone going through similar and feeling pressure to succeed in things. I hear you. 🖤 #booksky

Album update: Storm Tongue, the Dissonance of Bird Song album, is on its way. Storm Tongue is a mix of folk songs close to my heart, including Cornish traditional songs. All of them have ties to Dissonance of Bird Song, and are part of my (and hopefully now your) immersion in the world. #folkmusic

A hill I will die on: normalising that different types of publishing success are of equal value and all are worthy. 🖤

Join the BFS and Waterstones Covent Garden for ‘A Fabulous Villain’. Tuesday 29th April. Waterstones, Covent Garden. Q&A + book signing Ticket: tinyurl.com/fab-vil @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @rflong.bsky.social

Big news: I’ve been quiet and that’s because my publication schedule has moved up because there’s a fair bit of excitement for the DISSONANCE OF BIRD SONG sequel. So presenting: BALLAD OF RIVER BONES… a folk horror fantasy with lyrical gloriousness. Final cover to be revealed. 👀 #booksky

#booksky #BookQuoteWednesday word: FIRE. Many counties have their Black Dog - the Shuck, the Gytrash, the Gwyllgi. In Gyrford there's Black Hal, and the best advice the fairy-smiths in those parts can give you is to never walk along Chalk Lane after dark.

Folklore of the stars. Teaching science through storytelling: www.atlasobscura.com/articles/myt... #folklore #astrology #mythologymonday #folksky #folkloresky #mythology

In honour of #InternationalWomensDay I’m going to give a shout out to some of the amazing women I know. You support and inspire me. @laurenwrites.bsky.social @shonak.bsky.social @bethkesh.bsky.social @vmcclain.bsky.social @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @katiebruce.bsky.social

Somehow in the space of a month Dissonance of Bird Song got named distinguished favourite in the indie press awards AND the wonderful Folklore Podcast folks interviewed me… Is it happening? Feels like it’s happening. All the offerings to the birds paid off. 🦅 #folklore #fantasybooks #indiebooks

Week 13 (lucky for some) of the BFS Library comes from our fabulous London Events Organiser @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social. Thank you, Alex. Watch: youtu.be/4Htxtqf_6-o

Just at the Casterigg Stone Circle in the ‘Sanctuary’ looking towards Helvellyn #LakeDistrict @megalithic.bsky.social ✈️🗺️

This was an amazing and fun interview experience, where Hilary from @folklorepod.bsky.social 100% got the enchanting folk horror and folklore vibes of the book. Join us under the waves talking about merfolk and mystical birds… 🌊 #folklore #folkhorror #cornwall

A land raised by a sea giant… 🌊 In tales of old from Cornwall, the peninsula of Treryn Dinas is said to have been raised from the waves by a sea giant. This sea-struck land is the setting for Dissonance of Bird Song, which is significant due to Eseld’s sea charms. Map art-Flytee studio #folklore

Not only did @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social rescue my Kindle when I was numpty enough to leave it behind at this week’s @britfantasysoc.bsky.social event, she sent it back wrapped in pretty paper! She is the bee’s knees and you should all buy her books. xx

Great start to a Friday. 😊🌊 Merfolk and the lure of the sea is a folklore I grew up being told, and there’s many enchanting Cornish merfolk stories that underpin what I tried to do in Dissonance of Bird Song so I’m thrilled Carrion House made this cover SO perfect. #BookSky #folklore #folkhorror

INDIE BOOKS ARE PROFESSIONAL: A hill I will die on. Yesterday I saw a post from a bookatagram account saying that trad published books are better than indie because indie books have more typos and risk bad covers. Here’s my mini rebuttal: indie books have editors too and AMAZING covers. #BookSky

Limited Edition, Signed Fine Art Print 🌊 Flow, Breathe, Dream 🌊 She moves like the tide, sees beyond the surface, and swims between worlds. With the sea in her soul, she is one with the current. ✨ nenazhivina.etsy.com/listing/1750... #art #print #drawing #inkdrawing

A door in a beautiful ruin at the stunning Thornbury Castle, wherein I do what I do far too often: grinning madly and wearing historically inspired costumes. 😁 Image courtesy of the Tudor Royalty Experience. #ADoorableThursday