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So I feel (both as a reader & author) like discoverability of new books is down lately, especially for the midlist. Please tell me some recently published (past year-ish) SFF books you loved that are midlist/overlooked/deserve more hype! (And please share your recs/this list!) My recs in reply!

In case you missed it, the 2nd Sauútiverse anthology (ed. @genni.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social and Cherly Ntumy) came out just a month ago. If you're looking for stories that extrapolate african and african diaspora cultures/philosophies into something new and unique, then check it out!

Reminder: Ticket prices will increase by £10 per ticket on Sunday 1st March! britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen...

Today’s writing involves a library, blood magic, and regrets. What are you all working on today?

Ouch!! That is all

Really looking forward to chatting all things Shipwright and Shroudweaver with @dunfermlinereads.bsky.social this Thursday 26th at 7:30pm on Instagram live. Come say hello!

A question, friends of Bluesky: We (Nefarious Bat) are keen to reduce our dependence on Lord Bezos - & sell more ebooks direct at our site (As @qospress.bsky.social has noted: it's not great on AMZ for queer presses right now) So: what might induce you/people you know to shop direct for ebooks?

Another pronunciation game! In the word inventory, do you stress the middle syllable - invENtory - or the end syllable - inventORY? And where are you from?

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Started listening to @clhellisen.bsky.social 's A Million Points of Light and absolutely love it. The narrator is phenomenal! If you enjoy your fantasy queer and dark, and written with lush prose, this is for you! #booksky #audiobooks

Welcome @tadethompson.bsky.social and the superb Antara, an historical fiction novel, on the pre-Islamic warrior poet of renown 😍 Big thanks to Alexander Cochran at @greyhoundliterary.bsky.social! Antara will be out in 2027. Cover by @alisonsampson.bsky.social. @publishingscotland.bsky.social

My little cupboard office, which I love, is absolutely freezing, which I don’t love

Today's the last day for nominating people for the BSFA awards (it's open to members only. Yes, you should join :-)) There are SO MANY good stories and works listed in the long list. Go look. Also, if you read and liked Project Hanuman, please consider voting for it. bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

🚀 Now we're really going! 🎉 We've hit 195,000+ members! 💚 And a week today - we can stop Reform and win another Green MP. 👉🏼 Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

You know how writers all have friends who are so talented that we just want to stand next to them in the hope some of it will rub off? CL Hellisen is one such friend, and this book is glorious.

A. VERY. BLOODY. ROMANTIC. COVER REVEAL. Two authors. One fiery novel. Coming 29.09.2026 LAURA R. SAMOTIN & BEN ALDERSON Bring you THE DARKNESS BITES BACK Pre-order NOW! bit.ly/4qT1hZm

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 165: Don't wait for inspiration. It's rare and unpredictable. Hard work, lots of practice, editing, and rewriting is what matters every time.

We still have some fully-funded spaces available in this year's mentorship programme. Open to all BFS members. Get your application in here: forms.gle/ZUxehGN44unR...

I’m so thrilled with the amazing guests we have this year!

New Review - I return to the Fractal series to explore a new reality in Jonbar Points by Allen Stroud which I highly recommend! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...

Another great review of All That Is in th Earth. If you can judge a book by who takes the time to review it, then I'm doing really well.

Fort William, Sunday. It seems impossible to stand somewhere like this and not feel deeply connected to this land and its stories

Thank you for the artshare 💚 I'm pretty bad at picking favorites anything, but these were special to me when I made them. So I'm fond of them.

This weekend I paid a visit to the reproduction turf and creel house at Glencoe Nature Reserve, a very special experience

I may have visited the book shop…

Following a conversation with Mr K over breakfast, I have a question, blueskiers. Do you say the letter J to rhyme with die or with day and where are you from?

Impending deadline reminder!

Another last-year faves was Molly Tanzer's "City of Tears," which is on the Locus Awards preliminary ballot - side note, ANYONE CAN VOTE IN THE LOCUS AWARDS! @mollytanzer.bsky.social @bcsmagazine.bsky.social www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-... poll.voting.locusmag.com?fbclid=IwY2x...

@bsfa.bsky.social Fission is now open! Please send us your words, we are excited to see them! :) Any questions, please ask me. www.bsfa.co.uk/fission

First short story of the year finished. That feels lovely!

That, and their cowardly failure to make the radical changes possible with their large majority is why I have abandoned my 41 years of Labour support and joined the Greens as an active volunteer.

The BFS is delighted to announce our fourth and final Guest of Honour for Fanatsycon 2026 - Chris Baker (aka Fangorn) britishfantasysociety.org/fantasycon-2...

Direct link to the consultation for ref: www.gov.uk/government/c... NB some of the questions attempt to weasel you into agreeing with poor premises. Use your free text options to object to the framing rather than agree / disagree, so that they cannot use the numbers and ignore the text.

If you missed Neil Williamson's story The Packet, which was serialised in last year's ParSec magazine, here's your second chance. The Packet will be available as ebook, paperback and limited edition signed hardback from NewCon Press on 24th March. For now, get your preorders in at the link below.

We approve this message re: Friday's event with our Cameron Johnston. Please keep your favourite authors supplied with big coats and join us in #Glasgow. @cameronjohnston.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social

I’m at the point of starting to think about who to approach to endorse my next book, and my word but it’s agonising. I hate this part of the process so much. I don’t want to keep asking the same people and become a burden on them. I’m really anxious about asking people I have less connection with

I was shy about sharing this, but I do think it's a rather nice story It is, in fact, my first ever short story publication! I've been rather touched (and occasionally embarrassed) by the positive reactions from people who don't even *have* to say nice things about my writing

9yo this morning: Mum, mum, look! The snowdrops are out, spring is coming! Or, is it here? Me: we’re in the part of the year where winter is passing into spring. So we still might get wintry weather for a while, but the earth is waking up and spring is on its way. 9: So it’s Springter?

As a kid I used to devour @starburst.bsky.social magazine. So I’m absolutely chuffed that they’ve given SCRATCH MOSS such an in-depth and fabulous review. www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/scra...

"Stewart Hotston’s Project Hanuman is an epic story of life and death ripped from Hindu folklore and filtered through the wilds of space opera...at once thoughtful and rollicking." Check out @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social's review of Project Hanuman!

The Cymera Prize for Speculative Short Fiction is open to any writer living in Scotland or Scottish by birth or inclination, aged at least 14 years. Submissions are open from Monday 12th January 2026 until 8pm BST on Sunday 22nd March 2026. www.cymerafestival.co.uk/2026-prize

I loved this book, and what a gorgeous edition!

I’m running a workshop on writing witchcraft as part of the UK Ghost Story Festival Online this weekend and I’m really looking forward to it! Check out details here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/ukghoststory... @ghoststoryfest.bsky.social

The BFS is thrilled to announce our third Guest of Honour for Fantasycon 2026 - Peter F. Hamilton! @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social britishfantasysociety.org/fantasycon-2...

here we go! Check out this beaut

#Glasgow Join our Cameron Johnson for an evening with James Alistair Henry - creator of Green Wing, Smack the Pony, and now new novel Pagans! Get your tickets for 13th Feb at Waterstones Argyle ST below: @cameronjohnston.bsky.social @jamesbluecat.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'back' and I found a 2-fer in Miserere: #BookQW #BookSky

Fantasycon 2026 prices will increase on 1st March, so if you haven't booked yet, now is a great time to do so! britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen...

It's #BookQW and the word this week is 'back'. In The Heart of Winter, Brigit creates a dolly out of oat stalks in honour of the Cailleach, the goddess of winter, who she prays to for help getting out of an arranged marriage to Aengus, god of summer. www.flametreepublishing.com/the-heart-of...