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The BFS and Waterstones Covent Gdn is excited to bring you Kill the Gods: Epic Fantasy Religion on Thursday 13th November at 6pm. Ticket: tinyurl.com/bfswatgod @stewarthotston.com @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @annasmithspark.bsky.social @justmarvewrites.bsky.social @willwiles.bsky.social

My paternal grandparents passed through Ellis Island in the 1930s as poor non-English speaking Eastern European (not to mention Catholic) immigrants. I’m the result of their American dream, and Mamdani represents the best of us.

"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week." This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.

my friend Grace is the woman who stood up to the guy in the Nazi SS uniform in those viral videos youve probably seen- he broke her nose with a beer stein - please share & donate and give her a hand with medical expenses, recovery and potential expenses gofund.me/72cb1a415

I’m still learning. Lots of people who have been doing various forms of activism & community care work for a long time know much & I am grateful to them. & I can’t put it better than Diane Di Prima did: “NO ONE WAY WORKS, it will take all of us shoving at the thing from all sides to bring it down”

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

Reading and resources for Prison Banned Books week, which runs all week next week. That, plus this week's lengthy book censorship news roundup: bookriot.com/reading-and-...

I suspect the MAGA government decided to launch all these Bluesky accounts tonight to try to bait people in advance of No Kings. These people have incurable 4chan brain and this is how they operate. Block them. Do not engage. Do not give them what they want.

Don't photograph anyone else at a protest either.

Hello UK readers! Can I interest you in saving money on a deliciously dark, gothic, and queer fantasy? Waterstones will hook you up!

You don't have to judge Columbus by the standards of today. His tenure as governor of Hispaniola was so horrific that he was dragged back to Spain in chains to answer for his many crimes. Plus he never set foot on any land that would ever be a part of the United States of America.

Oh my gosh??!!

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

As my way of thanking the indie writing community for supporting me through the years, I'm offering free content/quote pulls for my birthday! Preference for BIPOC or disabled authors + SFF books on the shorter side. Turnaround will be 3 weeks - I have a baby so I can't be as fast as I used to alas 😅

Eamon wants to be beautiful and wear fab dresses, away from the threat of his da. On his 17th birthday, he gives himself the gift he’s always wanted: freedom. But running away to London for his fashion dreams isn’t the end of his troubles—it’s only the beginning. #DVpit #A #LGBT #LF #Con #TV

Yes please and thank you

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

Give folks their flowers No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier "They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

hey, cis people. we need you to call every single elected official you've got, now.

10% of profits from this special edition will be donated to Mermaids, a charity that works to support trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse young people in the UK. I'm very happy and excited about this one!

I have a big request. My baby cousin, 15, is in hospital, non-responsive. I'd like to see her one last time & am trying to fly across the ocean *tomorrow* to make this happen. It would cost about £2500 or £3300 dollars. If you're able to contribute, this is my paypal: paypal.me/riversandfam

It's not fascist to call fascists fascist. It's not "dehumanizing" to say that terrorizing entire groups of people - which ICE does - is evil. No executive order can change these facts. However, people *can* mess things up for fascists by standing up for community and truth. Like this.

A lot of this is what's being discussed by authors in my circle. Glad that, unlike so many other articles on the fandom to trad pub pipeline, it acknowledges that fandom is a deeply queer space but trad pub isn't interested in that part of it. at all.

To be clear: this entire “we’ve got to run more pro-lifers” insanity is because literally a week ago polling showed that Democrats would prefer politicians like AOC and Mamdani over Jefferies and Schumer by, let me emphasize this, a 20 point fucking margin. www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

GUESS WHAT WEEK IT IS

A thought I keep returning to — and that’s underscored by today’s news — is that a legacy publication or a deep-pocketed investor could hire an astonishing array of talent right now and make the best newspaper in America overnight.

Real talk? By supporting people who are more vulnerable than I am, in ways that are offline and will either help them get safer right now or soon.

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life: 1. When my cat curls up next to me and purrs 2. Making rice in my new rice cooker 3. Texting terrible puns to my sister 4. Waking up to 500 curated memes from my bff in another time zone 5. The sound of rain on the barn roof

This has been coming from the beginning. All major democracy-supporting NGOs and foundations have their legal complaints already drafted. And in time, perhaps not even much time, they will win their cases. What is needed most in the meantime is courage. Keep saying what you think, doing what you do.

I have two new editions out soon for the fall, & I'd say they fit any autumnal mood a reader might have. Both will be available the end of September! 📣 ARCs are open! docs.google.com/forms/d/1dco...

Do not assume that everything they set out to do is inevitable. They have been successfully fought on multiple fronts, from courtroom wins that have actually stuck to city and state governments that haven't backed down, to activists in the streets organizing against their violence.

This man will not be fired for calling for the murder of American citizens, yet multiple journalists/reporters/teachers lost their job for accurately reporting things Charlie Kirk actually said and stood for. But it’s the “violent left” that’s the problem

And that's a wrap! The novella submission form for SFINCS3 has officially closed! We'll make a blog post for the list of novellas in this year's contest that have qualified as soon as we finish double checking entries!!!! #booksky💙📚🪐 #writers

Just to be blunt, if you want Wired and 404 and The Verge to employ reporters who understand the memes on bullet casings and can connect them to gaming culture while having the legal and support resources to deal with waves of harassment when we do it… you have to subscribe and pay for the work

The form will close tomorrow so we can allocate novellas to our teams! Have you submitted yet? #booksky💙📚🪐 #writers

I post a piece of good news every day (climate, civil rights, disease eradication, science, sanitation, conservation) because, to keep our activism & resistance going, we need reminders that, when we try hard, we do succeed. They *want* doomerism; Despair is how we lose. #ShareGoodNewsToo

This is magic, just made up batshit medical magic, it’s like saying “Danny Simon can walk again because they took his pinky finger, cut it off, pointed it accusingly at a warlock, painted it red, and stuck it up his ass.” Just pure wtf Mad Libs surgical sorcery.

Based on what I'm seeing, Democrats think they can use this event to highlight their civility, steady hand and commitment to the high road for 2026 voters. Republicans, on the other hand, think they can use this to outlaw Democrats.

Rebuilding journalism and journalistic integrity is a key part of rebuilding democracy

3. If you see content that disturbs you, immediately (or as fast as possible) go and play 20-30 minutes of Tetris (or any other fast-paced game with your eyes sweeping over the visual field that has caused visual artifacts to linger when you close your eyes for you in the past).

What an expertly called shot

Simply the best slide I have ever seen in a powerpoint presentation care of @premeemohamed.com’s talk at @banffcentre.bsky.social re: Putting the Science in Science Fiction

I wrote about what I think is a genuinely revealing document of elite depravity and impunity. It is shocking and sickening. But it's also a crucial moment. We're about to see what happens when conspiracy theorists actually get what they asked for but it turns out not to be what they want.

every horrible person who does this wants to "flood the zone" and subject us all to hot garbage bc they're hoping people won't make the effort to wade through their bullshit to get to actual good things made by humans so pleaseeeee support creators *now*

Claim these or I’m throwing my sapphic vampire book in there for the heck of it

We are now seeking mentors to add to our roster for the 2026 Mentorship Programme! Would you like to lend your expertise to a mentee? Find out more about the programme here: britishfantasysociety.org/about-the-bf... And apply to take part here: forms.gle/pn8i34oszeqh...

And that submission link is... smallwondersmag.com/submissions/

I was a finalist in SFINCS last year and the process introduced me to so many fantastic authors and books! If you’ve got an indie novella don’t miss out!