I thought I had finished writing my review of EVERYBODY'S PERFECT, forthcoming from @bluejo.bsky.social , but listening to the excellent Starship Alexandria episode where ( @aptshadow.bsky.social and @emmanewman.bsky.social ) talk about PIRANESI gave me a link between the two novels to footnote.

The only guide to surviving office life that one could ever need. youtu.be/w8vkrMF4QNw So glad that one of my besties sent this to me!

The only guide to surviving office life that one could ever need. youtu.be/w8vkrMF4QNw So glad that one of my besties sent this to me!

Read the Planetfall series by @emmanewman.bsky.social to learn more! Slightly more coherent than Drew’s creation here.

Well, that was surprisingly different and very good. A worthy pick I think by @emmanewman.bsky.social for next month's episode.if Starship Alexandria. I'm looking forward to hearing @aptshadow.bsky.social's thoughts on it.

Ok. I loved @aptshadow.bsky.social’s theory and I’m going to assume that’s what is happening in this movie. Listen to this episode on Patreon to find out.

This wonderful Starship Alexandria episode starshipalexandria.com/episode-14-p... transported me back to when I first read Piranesi during a COVID lockdown in Goa, India. A thoughtful and engaging review from the @aptshadow.bsky.social and @emmanewman.bsky.social #scifi #fantasy #recommendation

A brilliant episode about one of my favourite books. @emmanewman.bsky.social delves into a harrowing topic I have *almost the same* experience with, so absolutely worth a listen👇

This is the first of Adrian's book recommendations that I have read and what a great start! Not something I would have picked. I heard myself echoed in Emma, going mad analysing the book early on.

In which @emmanewman.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social discuss what is a beloved book for me in their always entertaining & thoughtful podcast: Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi.

My partner @rudigerhonsbein.bsky.social also went mad with coming up with explanations for this book. I had to politely suggest that he wait till the book explained itself in the end, which it kind of didn’t. Loved hearing Emma and Adrian’s analysis.

Lovelies, I can't fix the horrors in the world, but I can give you the latest episode of Starship Alexandria in which we discuss @aptshadow.bsky.social 's recommendation of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. starshipalexandria.com/episode-14-p...

After listening to this month's episode of Starship Alexandria and hearing what @emmanewman.bsky.social will be recommending in next month's episode, I remembered I have this one on audio. So guess what I'm listening to? 😄

If you’re a patron you can hear me go completely nuts as I explain it’s all about time travel :)

This month on Starship Alexandria we talk about Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi, one of the best books I’ve ever read. (For patrons we also chat about Lowery’s The Green Knight)

Lovelies, I can't fix the horrors in the world, but I can give you the latest episode of Starship Alexandria in which we discuss @aptshadow.bsky.social 's recommendation of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke. starshipalexandria.com/episode-14-p...

What are your favourite scifi, fantasy, horror & spec fic books with great #LGBTQIA rep? Here's our display in the bookshop with some of your suggestions and staff favourites (keep em coming)! Titles and authors in the alt txt 🪐📚💙 #PrideMonth

We spy @emmanewman.bsky.social ‘s THE VENGEANCE and @artofelaineho.bsky.social ‘s CRY VOIDBRINGER in truly excellent company!

Tonight! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @emmanewman.bsky.social! discord.gg/6gRzSt2TJ

Are there any UK-based boardgame reviewers (in any format) around here who might be interested in having a crack at a cute, family weight game that came out last year but hasn't had a lot of coverage? The publisher has a few copies available, so feel free to DM me if you want to discuss.

This Sunday! 8:30pm! Live in the Discord with @emmanewman.bsky.social! discord.gg/6gRzSt2TJ

I wrote a piece about attending the UK Games Expo last weekend, about feeling bad, stupid & worthless, about taking my 9 year old daughter for the first time, about the values of the market, & about pointless games. It's called 'Stupid Games, Stupid Prizes': www.timclarepoet.co.uk/stupid-games...

This is a long shot, but does anyone know of any youth centres/charities in the Salford and Greater Manchester area who would like a free pool table? My dad has one he'd like to give away and he's having a hard time finding anyone who wants one.

So I am going to be recording a live podcast on Sunday evening (UK time) with the Writeopolis lovelies. I expect gentle chaos, seeing as @rjbarker.bsky.social is involved. You can listen along live on Discord and ask questions in the chat :) And yes, I am faintly terrified by the live aspect.

After Atlas by @emmanewman.bsky.social was fantastic. my first of her books and it was an entertaining and thoughtful read from start to finish. I was missing out. Likely would not have given it a shot without coming across the Starship Alexandria podcast which is also excellent. Go read it!

Emma Newman's spectacular Planetfall tetralogy is the most underrated series in sci-fi writing. No one talks about them and they can, to a one, stand against anything in the genre. Deep characterization; sophisticated, surprising plotting; and plenty of cool whiz-bang sci-fi stuff to top it off.

Thank you @aptshadow.bsky.social for recommending 'A Sword of Bronze and Ashes on Starship Alexandria, the podcast he co-hosts with @emmanewman.bsky.social.

After some thought, Top 5 series for the past decade: 1) Machineries of Empire by @deuceofgearsmusic.bsky.social 2) Teixcalaan duology by @byzantienne.bsky.social 3) Planetfall by @emmanewman.bsky.social 4) Quantum Evolution by @derekkunsken.bsky.social 5) Red Rising by @ipiercebrown.bsky.social

Been offline for a couple of weeks. What have I missed?

Registration for this year's BristolCon (October 25th & 26th) is now open. We will be there, with the new Green Man book and much more. We hope to see some of you there too. signup.bristolcon.org/

📬 It’s taken me a while to haul but I finally have two books discussed on the #StarshipAlexandria podcast with @emmanewman.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social - Holdstock’s “Mythago Wood” and Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future” 🤗 📚⚔️ #FantasyBooks 🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky 🦋 #MayBookHaul 📦

Loving these discussions, often with intriguing recommendations of things I’d never heard of. This one sounds right up my alley! And very excited by next month’s episode; Piranesi is one of my favourite novels too, very close to my heart. Hope Emma loves it as much as Adrian does! It stays with you.

Great sci fi podcast. Give it a try

ICYMI over the weekend, the latest Starship Alexandria episode went live on Saturday for your listening pleasure. I hope it helps to cushion the blow of just how very Monday today is.

Taking a break to check in on the puffins thanks to @nationaltrust.org.uk . There was a moment of HIGH DRAMA! A puffin strolled up to a pair, tried to join in on their affectionate beak rubs and was quite forcefully rebuffed by one of them. Stroll resumed. Love it. www.youtube.com/live/zt3MCin...

I'm once again thinking about Drunk Jonathan Frakes

ICYMI over the weekend, the latest Starship Alexandria episode went live on Saturday for your listening pleasure. I hope it helps to cushion the blow of just how very Monday today is.

In the voice of movie trailer guy. In a world that's disappointingly not getting closer to fully automated, queer, luxury space communism. Two charming podcasters bring a shaft of light and mirth twice a month. Exploring strange imaginary worlds and being the nerds you'd love to have a cuppa with.

Lovelies, here's a fresh slice of cosy nerdery for you: the latest episode of Starship Alexandria in which I recommend Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan to @aptshadow.bsky.social for consideration. starshipalexandria.com/episode-13-t...

Felt so low this morning. Then I did the final bit of editing for the next episode of Starship Alexandria (released tomorrow) and put the blooper right at the end as I always do and ended up laughing despite [gestures widely] everything. I really, really hope it does the same for listeners.

Panic over x

106 years ago today, on May 7th, an undergraduate at Christchurch College, Oxford, drank a glass of port then left through the main gates for a walk. I've been thinking about him, & his walk, for years now. It's taken a long time for me to figure out why - why I've kept returning, near obsessed.

Currently editing the next episode of Starship Alexandria. Favourite quote so far: "As someone who is about 60% whimsy-" "By volume." "Yes, by volume, and 40% tea." You can probably guess which one was me and which one was @aptshadow.bsky.social ;)

IT'S LIVE! And I love them so much. SO MUCH!

Now 96% as of 10 AM on the West Coast! 🤩

Pat Butcher-inspired red carpet looks, a thread.

This is extraordinarily important. Honestly, last year, I watched the live cam to keep me sane. Highly recommend for regulating stress levels.

I'm slowly working my way through the audiobooks of @emmanewman.bsky.social's "Planetfall" series. "Slowly" because, while they're excellent and gripping, with mental health themes colliding with a dark gov-corp future, I need to take a break after each one! share.libbyapp.com/title/2396890

@emmanewman.bsky.social I came across this image earlier and immediately thought to share this with you in the very small chance you haven't seen it already. 😁

Library had @emmanewman.bsky.social The Vengeance on their recommended shelf and by golly I loved it! So awesome to find a new to me book by a favorite author. All I need to know now is what happened to the super scary ruby?? ❤️