Happy advent! Obviously the biggest reason for the season is chocolate for breakfast, but I’ve also got books on sale for the entire month! They make perfect gifts for your favourite TV nerds, I promise. Shop here: www.joannahagan.co.uk/shop

Am I getting emotional over a good review? Shut up I wrote a book! (Available now: www.joannahagan.co.uk/shop)

My partner just asked me if prawn cocktail actually has prawns in. I’m afraid he’s not beating the himbo allegations any time soon.

The not-so-great bake-along is still chugging along, now with pie! two-hats-television.ghost.io/the-not-so-g...

Welcome to the not-so-great-bake-along! I’m making fondant fancies and making everything in my kitchen a horrible shade of pink. two-hats-television.ghost.io/the-not-so-g...

It’s Cover Reveal day for my book American Teen Dramas: From Sunnydale to Riverdale and LOOK HOW PRETTY Book is out in December - head to my blog and see where to pre-order! - two-hats-television.ghost.io/american-tee... (Also subscribe for upcoming bake-off nonsense)

Help I’ve gone to a festival and I’m suddenly feeling all of my years (and a few more for good measure)

MY INNER EMO KID IS SO HAPPY!

Made a dirty Kalamata martini with tomato & oregano salt on the rim, an excellent use of the souvenirs my sister brought me home from Spain (duty-free gin and flavoured salts - she knows me well)

I haven’t posted much recently because I’ve been trying to be less online (for the morbs, you understand) so I’ve been sewing stuff instead.

Can’t believe I learned that Tom Lehrer passed away from a Supernatural meme. Going to go and poison a pigeon in the park in his honour.

We got so, so normal about this. Kim for the next episode of @makeyefretpod.bsky.social (out on the 10th, as is the book!)

And if you want to join us in donating to the Good Law Project’s trans rights fundraiser, you can do so here: goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...

ICYMI: Some wonderful members of the Discworld family popped up in our “Gender on the Discworld episode” to share the love for our trans community (and get us a bit weepy): youtu.be/d5RJou166jM?...

It’s the Glorious 25th of May and we’re exploring gender on the Disc! You can even watch us in all our glory here: youtu.be/OXJYfghjUDA?... Most importantly, if you want to join us in donating to the Good Law Project’s trans rights fundraiser, you can do so here: goodlawproject.org/crowdfunder/...

Writer friends! We’d love you to sign. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

April Fools! Alright, we’re not actually becoming a full-time Gormenghast podcast. Life is simply too short. BUT, we will be covering the first book in the trilogy (Titus Grown) this very month! And there’s plenty of delights in store for the rest of the year.

A new journey begins…

She’s back on the post-its lads

Genuinely gutted to hear Michelle Trachtenberg has passed away. She was fantastic. As Dawn in Buffy she made an impossible story work, and she stole every scene of Gossip Girl she appeared in. She’s going to be missed.

When you pick up a weapon that suits you perfectly

This weekend’s cocktail hour features crab cakes with dill creme fraiche and a French (Italian - I used Prosecco) 75. (This is a cocktail hour/starter hybrid because Valentines is this month’s excuse to cook a fancy 3-course dinner.)

Wishing a very happy Severance/Yellowjackets/White Lotus weekend to all those who celebrate (It’s me, I’m those who celebrate, and I am ready to THEORISE)

Broke the 10,000 word mark on my fiction WIP today!

This weekend’s sourdough fuckery: can I make a loaf that tastes like stuffing?

Fingers crossed

I feel very strongly that this might not suck. (Heh) On the plus side, if it does, no one is taking away the original!

Hourseradish: from the private gardens of His Grace the Duke of Devonshire Hours-radish: a Discworld plant that blooms every hour. Used to season future pork.

The constant onslaught of diet-culture nonsense in January always builds to a critical mass of me needing to make all the delicious things by the end of the month. Today’s effort is a BEAUTIFUL rosemary and apple sourdough. I love her.

Cocktail hour this weekend features parsnip rosti with hourseradish sour cream and pickled apple, and a Gimlet (a delicious drink with a terrible name.)

Taking a break from coming up with increasingly unhinged #Severance theories to just appreciate how ridiculously stunning Gwendoline Christie is at all times.

Important update from the Pratchett estate about the Good Omens graphic novel. www.kickstarter.com/projects/dun...

Absolutely delighted with today’s vinyl purchase.

Very Very ready for the #Traitors finale. Really hope they decide it with a lip sync lalaparuza.

January is horrible, I’ve had a frustrating day and the world is terrifying, so I’ve instigated Friday cocktail hour. Tonight, feat. Caesar salad crostini and a dirty martini.

FINALLY!

Starting a campaign to cast me as Jareth. I’m hot, camp, queer, ominous, and willing to stuff a few pairs of socks down my pants.

Have I ever made chocolate lava cake before? Nope! Did I bother looking up a recipe or did I just improv something based entirely on Jon Favreau in Chef shouting “frozen ball of ganache”? Absolutely! It worked though. It’s fucking molten.

Hello, I have set up a ko-fi page for my blog: reading Discworld from the beginning I am going to post once a month, moments from each book that made me go, 'oh that's interesting, I want to know more please' and dive into research head first. 💙📚🪐📚 #writing ko-fi.com/ayavandenbus...

Thinking about David Lynch and how sad it is to lose such a talented artist. Also thinking about the time I, while drunk in a flat full of film bros at 2am, mentioned not enjoying Blue Velvet.* The righteous indignation was hilarious. I was not invited back. *I wanted to see what would happen.

Once again, I decide I want to learn more about a topic and You’re Dead To Me immediately releases an episode on that exact topic. Slightly worried about the producers psychically spying on me, but v. Looking forward to listening to this one.

My partner and I have so much in common taste-wise that I often forget we don’t have 100% overlap. Such as this evening, when I mentioned UK Hun? And he has no idea what I was talking about. Obviously, immediately rectified that situation. youtu.be/aoItO2bk0w8?...

The New York Magazine/Vulture piece on Gaiman is detailed and horrifying, so please only read it if you're prepared for explicit accounts of sexual abuse, rape and coercion

I am writing a fantasy romance at the moment and I simply refuse to call it “romantasy”.* Cringe word. *let’s be honest I’ll call it anything if it gets me published. Still a cringe word though.

First full read of the year - Enchantee by Gita Trelease - given to me by Christmas by someone who said “I saw this and knew you’d love it” and they were right! Magic in Marie-Antoinette’s court, with a hot air balloon to boot. A delight, couldn’t put it down. #booksky

we're thrilled to share that we've started the year with a new addition to our team! he's extremely smart, capable, charming, persuasive, and boasts a wealth of museum experience

Continuing to not let my lack of an oven get in the way of a delicious dinner (admittedly, not particularly photogenic tapas)

One of my favourite things in the world is people discovering r/ididnthavetheeggs - true, rage-inducing delight all around

WAIT wait wait wait wait I think I just invented a new joke Omg Okay here we go 'Who starred in 'Planet of the Fakes?'' 'Charlatan Heston'

Made it to part 2 of Return of the King in our extended edition rewatch which means I’ve assumed my traditional position. (Hiding under a blanket during the Shelob scenes.)