I made a Starship Alexandria film list too: letterboxd.com/leticia_tora...

One of my all time favourite books, Holdstock’s great classic of British fantasy. Join us to see what Emma made of it!

This month's Patrons-only episode is an enthusiastic discussion of A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine www.patreon.com/c/starshipal...

Lovelies, if your Sunday needs a cosy, nerdy chat about Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood, then the latest episode of Starship Alexandria can help! starshipalexandria.com/episode-8-my... Also features @aptshadow.bsky.social mentioning insects and me NOT mentioning ST:TNG (shocking, I know!)

I just finished Planetfall by @emmanewman.bsky.social and really enjoyed it. Terrific book, I recommend it!! Now, on to the second in the Planetfall series www.goodreads.com/book/show/25...

We did a Frankenstein once upon a time. Creatures: The Legacy of Frankenstein (2018) @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @kaaronwarren.bsky.social

I started a book list with all the podcast recommended books but it would be nice to have it somewhere else too, perhaps an yearly list in your blog? www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

I am on day 6 of the most horrendous cold that has made me so grumpy (as it's screwed up something lovely I had planned before radiotherapy starts in just over a week). But this has cheered me up immensely: www.lego.com/en-gb/produc... Now I just need to figure out how to afford it.

Starship Alexandria news! For December, instead of a regular episode, @emmanewman.bsky.social and I will be releasing an Advent Calendar with a short episode every day from 1st to 25th December, talking about our favourite TV series.

Eastercon is the UK's annual science fiction convention for book lovers & writers Iridescence, 2026's Eastercon will be at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, 3-6 April 2026. Tickets on sale now Guests of Honour include @rjbarker.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social & @drkarenlord.bsky.social

Lovelies, if your Sunday needs a cosy, nerdy chat about Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood, then the latest episode of Starship Alexandria can help! starshipalexandria.com/episode-8-my... Also features @aptshadow.bsky.social mentioning insects and me NOT mentioning ST:TNG (shocking, I know!)

It's been a tough week, but I have rested as much as possible so that I can go to @bristolcon.bsky.social this weekend. I'll be teaching my workshop for people who struggle with procrastination and anxiety that get in the way of writing (Sunday 2pm), also a couple of panels & a reading (Sat 10.50am)

A moment with a nightingale in case it helps.

I read the whole of The Split Worlds back-to-back and it was BRILLIANT!!!! Been gathering them for a whole, so had a lovely binge. Glad I did - they're so clever and complex that it really helped keeping all the story strands in mind.

My copy arrived this week and honestly, it's the most beautiful anthology I have ever held, let alone contributed to! You can get a copy here: www.flametreepublishing.com/creative-fut...

Lovelies, I need a little bit of cheering up. Medical appointments have been ramping up again for the next phase of cancer treatment and I am feeling exhausted and a bit down, to be honest. Tell me about something lovely? Has something made you smile lately? Got any good nerdy GIFs?

For all Starship Alexandria patrons - for our December special episode we're running a Q&A - this will be available to everyone, and we will throw open the questions later, but patron questions get priority. If you have anything to ask, pop it in the comments here. www.patreon.com/posts/141128...

This was a great conversation about one of my favourite books

Do you reckon many Kickstarters get two thirds of the way there on day one? www.kickstarter.com/projects/fli...

This kickstarter for "An anthology of contemporary fantasy stories featuring creatures and characters from Welsh mythology and folklore" from an excellent small press looks fantastic.

Loved this, wonderful and intelligent discussion of the always fun BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS. Also includes talk of James Horner and writing to music - interested in what else Adrian has on his playlists. One criticism: Jimmy T. Murakami (WHEN THE WIND BLOWS) directed it, Corman only produced :)

My War Master is out today, hooray hooray! bigfinish.com/releases/v/t...

Finally got around to listening to the Starship Alexandria podcast from @emmanewman.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social. I really enjoyed it but what struck me is how similar it is to ours @still-love-it.bsky.social . Check it out if you're a fan of the former! open.spotify.com/show/0XGwZT1...

Out today, the latest Tyrant Philosophers piece - book 3.5 in the series is a novella length offering about the life of Angilly, who we met in Days of Shattered Faith. You don’t need to have read that (or any of them) to read this.

Genuinely delighted to say I'll be guest of honor, along with the fantastic Adrian Tchaikovsky (@aptshadow.bsky.social), at Octocon (@octocon.bsky.social), the National Irish Science Fiction Convention, in Cork, Ireland over October 3-4, 2026! I hope to see some (many!) of you there!

The journey continues! Loving these most recent drops. I am so glad I joined at the Patreon level. Bonus stuff! Yay. It’s not exclusionary, y’all… it’s participatory. Let’s do our part to help show these two we believe in their work and appreciate the little smiles they bring to our lives!

SF heads who i hang with - a good chat here by proper cool nerds who love science fiction

They say a picture tells a thousand words - and this one definitely does. I found it unexpectedly today while in search of another image and it stopped me in my tracks.

"We're not here for historical accuracy. We're here for bisexual awakenings!" In the latest patrons-only episode @aptshadow.bsky.social and I discuss The Mummy and Adrian takes a year off my life with just one sentence. www.patreon.com/c/starshipal...

A teeny tiny blog post with an update on a teeny tiny thing that has made me very tired. (Content warning: cancer, no graphic details, and everything will be fine.) enewman.co.uk/recovery-is-...

On the flesh easting scarabs from the 1999 film The Mummy "I like a film that has good acting roles for insects" @aptshadow.bsky.social starshipalexandria.com

Friday Morning Podcast Recommendation www.linkedin.com/posts/richar... This time it's @emmanewman.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social's Starship Alexandria

Starship Alexandria episode 7 is here! @aptshadow.bsky.social and I discuss The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson and I share one of my favourite pieces of music. Next month's episode is all about Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood. starshipalexandria.com/episode-7-th...

A teeny tiny blog post with an update on a teeny tiny thing that has made me very tired. (Content warning: cancer, no graphic details, and everything will be fine.) enewman.co.uk/recovery-is-...

Hey if you’re going to octocon in Dublin this Saturday I’ll be there and doing sketches (a4 headshots €50) and talking comics. Or if you fancy a preshow commission (slightly more time taken) and I can it before I go down!

"We're not here for historical accuracy. We're here for bisexual awakenings!" In the latest patrons-only episode @aptshadow.bsky.social and I discuss The Mummy and Adrian takes a year off my life with just one sentence. www.patreon.com/c/starshipal...

I've been banging on about #TheMinistryForTheFuture for ages. Luckily I'd been warned about the first chapter. Horrific but really hits home. We have the technology to at least start fighting climate change! But how to make governments and mega rich get real? Well.... 🔥 Really enjoyed this pod, ta.

Episode 7 is live, and patrons can also catch us at patreon.com/StarshipAlexandria where we talk about The Mummy, as a Halloween treat.

Tonight! Come join us for a conversation on fantastical landscapes and the creatures that inhabit them! www.waterstones.com/events/panel...

Starship Alexandria episode 7 is here! @aptshadow.bsky.social and I discuss The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson and I share one of my favourite pieces of music. Next month's episode is all about Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood. starshipalexandria.com/episode-7-th...

Episode 7 of Starship Alexandria goes live tomorrow. We discuss The Ministry of The Future by Kim Stanley Robinson. The end blooper is one of my favourites, mostly because making @aptshadow.bsky.social dissolve into giggles with the opening line of the show made me so happy! starshipalexandria.com

I guess it's Prime Day(s) again, so here are some options if you'd rather not help Jeff Bezos grow even richer. 🧵 First, a couple of Starter Packs of Indie Bookstores to support. (If you are or know of an indie bookstore w/ a Bluesky account that's not listed, let me know.) go.bsky.app/DZdrHhm

Choose 30 podcasts that you listen to regularly and would recommend to others. One podcast per day for 30 days, in no particular order. 5/30 Starship Alexandria Topic: SciFi/Fantasy (books, graphic novels, …) Language: ENG #PodcastChallenge #booksky

Currently doing the last bit of mastering of this month's patrons-only episode of Starship Alexandria and honestly, I think it's the funniest one we've done so far. @aptshadow.bsky.social is hilarious throughout (and is also a terrible goblin at one point). We are discussing The Mummy (1999) :)

Just finished reading Planetfall and started on After Atlas by @emmanewman.bsky.social Brilliant books, ahead of their time, even if I'm late to the party.

I've loved 'Battle Beyond The Stars' since I first saw it as a teenager, so I'm very much with @aptshadow.bsky.social in this podcast Listening to @emmanewman.bsky.social try to come to terms with the completely mad choices made by this film has had me crying with laughter 😂 pca.st/episode/6867...

In my 30 years as a #StarTrek researcher, this will forever be one of my coolest finds: This screenshot from #StarTrekTNG's "Qpid" shows both 24th/25th century Starfleet Captain Jean-Luc Picard ⬅️ and 20th/21st century thespian Sir Patrick Stewart ➡️ on screen at the same time. How, you ask? 🧵 1/6

Aaaaaaah! It's live! Well, the preorders are live! 😃 The re-release of HEART OF STONE, first in my Old Races universe series, is nigh! New cover art! New print editions along with the e-books! New new new! Shiny shiny shiny! So excite! Preorder at Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0FD4MKZMH/?tag=mizkit-20

ICYMI, the most recent Starship Alexandria episode is an enthusiastic discussion about the 80's movie Battle Beyond The Stars, which I had not seen until @aptshadow.bsky.social suggested it. starshipalexandria.com/episode-6-ba...