Arranging promo for my upcoming indie alternative history romance is an interesting experience after 4 traditionally published books The brick and mortar spots that welcome me normally, now preemptively say they could never do anything for my indie book. I am a bit in my feelings about it, is all

A little character art for my upcoming alternative history Gilded Age romance, Binding the Cuckoo

Wings of Steel and Fury by @sarahjdaley.bsky.social is an exceptional book. Beautifully crafted.

Today!

@theftfpodcast.bsky.social thank you for sharing the event!

@stephanieburgis.bsky.social thanks for reposting the event ❤️

This Friday! 12 EDT, 5pm UK time! 6 female authors, 8 minutes each - speed dating for your (hopefully) new fav authors (and me)! tinyurl.com/m5n37k5n

BINDING THE CUCKOO is now available for preorders! Outlander meets Bridgerton with a hint of magic! www.amazon.co.uk/Binding-Cuck... #romance #historicalromance #romancebooks

In Polish we don’t say „oh my, she looks so much like her mum.” We say „her skin was first flayed off her mum.” You’re welcome.

I did a little character art thing for my upcoming alternative history romance, Binding the Cuckoo…

ARC sign-ups open for an alternative-history romance set in London the late Victorian era. With a little folkloric twist ❤️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

My favourite place is disappearing. I wrote a little poem about it. They’re cutting down my childhood Limb by limb Root and stem For a hundred-year-old shelf brand new. #poland #poem

I’m quietly working on announcing a *thing* soon and I’m completely blown away by how willing my writer friends are to help. The industry has its faults but a lack of camaraderie isn’t one of them.

I changed the screen protector on my phone and I feel like a NASA engineer.

Thank you to the wonderful @gabrielahouston.bsky.social for having me on her podcast! It was a lot of fun chatting about Mushroom Blues, my obsession with fungi, storytelling, writing craft, self-publishing and more 🍄 Watch the full interview HERE: youtu.be/c6KvVvHEpE8?...

I’m super excited to say my new episode of The Gabriela Houston Project: Storytelling in All Its Forms is now out on YouTube and Spotify! I talk to @adrianmgibson about his fantasy crime novel Mushroom Blues and all the fungal inspiration! m.youtube.com/watch?si=10Z...

Early morning train to the Big Smoke for an agent brunch, book chats, the Arthur C Clarke Awards with some publisher peeps, and to see the lovely @gabrielahouston.bsky.social ! See you soon, the North!

My linocut has been selected for the Dark Cornwall exhibition! The exhibition will include works in different mediums on the theme of dark folklore! It will take place on the 16th of August at the Cornwall Museum. You can get tickets here: cornwallmuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-ticket...

After four traditionally published novels + a crowdfunded anthology, I’m quietly setting out to self publish something for the first time. It is a lot. Nothing moves unless I move it, nothing happens unless I make it so. Win or lose, this one is all mine…

I’m just a girl, standing in front of my frying pan, asking my lunch to make itself for once.

My interview with the documentary director Jenny Ash is now live on my YT and Spotify channels. Jenny talks about her newest film, FLIGHT 149: HOSTAGE OF WAR and the impact on the victims after the UK government lied about its failings for 30 years @jennyashdirects.bsky.social youtu.be/pZtkxPOtvww

Had a lovely time at friends’ wedding in Italy last week! Stayed at a beautiful villa and everything! Got to wear my little home-made headpiece as well which was a bonus! #italy #artnouveau

Disney rewriting LILO &Stitch to suggest indigenous people are better off surrendering their kids to the state wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card. Ohana indeed Nani leaving Hawaii to study on the mainland is such a colonial trope as well..

My favourite artist is Alphonse Mucha, and I have now made myself an art nouveau crown, just because. Is it practical? No. But I’m pleased as punch anyway. What do you all think? #art #artnouvea #reainart #alphonsemucha #crown #mucha

I just opened an Etsy shop! I put some made-to-order linocut prints on there, and will be adding some other exciting stuff soon! www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Lino...

I think the reason people (mostly men tbh) are so vitriolic about Pamela Anderson’s new look is that everything about her look in her 20s was about catering to men, and now in her 50s she’s all confidence and pleasing herself first. People can’t handle that.

Today my friend and author @sophiavahdati.bsky.social is revealing the cover for her twisty Red Queen meets Divergent YA fantasy, THE GIRL WITH THE FIERCE EYES. coming out on the 17th of July from @onemorechapterhc - get your preorders in now! #coverreveal #yafantasy

Today my friend and author @sophiavahdati.bsky.social is revealing the cover for her twisty Red Queen meets Divergent YA fantasy, THE GIRL WITH THE FIERCE EYES. coming out on the 17th of July from @onemorechapterhc - get your preorders in now! #coverreveal #yafantasy

It’s live! I was interviewed by the BBC Radio, and asked to tell the legend of Łysa Góra (Bald Mountain) and its witches on a show by a musician and composer Erland Cooper, who has composed an original music score to go with the story! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The folks at @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social have let me know that the excess stock of our anthology, Whispers in the Earth: World folklore remained is now available through their website! 20 illustrated short stories Limited stock! www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/product-page...

BBC is now selling a “Masterclass” in writing, presented by an AI avatar of Agatha Christie. Ghoulish, unethical and just deeply troubling. Shocked the estate approved this.

The folks at @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social have let me know that the excess stock of our anthology, Whispers in the Earth: World folklore remained is now available through their website! 20 illustrated short stories Limited stock! www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/product-page...

It’s live! I was interviewed by the BBC Radio, and asked to tell the legend of Łysa Góra (Bald Mountain) and its witches on a show by a musician and composer Erland Cooper, who has composed an original music score to go with the story! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

That’s today!

This Friday my interview about the Polish Bald Mountain legend (Łysa Góra) goes live on BBC Radio 3. With original music composed by the incredible Erland Cooper! All of my novels are heavily inspired by Polish folklore and I’m so excited to share the legends of the Polish witches with you all.

This Friday my interview about the Polish Bald Mountain legend (Łysa Góra) goes live on BBC Radio 3. With original music composed by the incredible Erland Cooper! All of my novels are heavily inspired by Polish folklore and I’m so excited to share the legends of the Polish witches with you all.

For Easter I made sourdough bread and pasztet (pronounced pash-tet), my family’s star dish, a traditional Polish cross between a meatloaf and a pate. I was interviewed about the story of it (and gave the recipe) on the storied recipe podcast! thestoriedrecipe.com/gabriela-hou...

Ok, I know I said I’d never do a kickstarter again but now I have an idea and it’s a dangerous place for me to be.

I’m writing a scene where my character’s life is falling apart and I’m imagining it and fewing her feelings to write it better and now I’m just feeling anxious and upset myself.

Huge thanks to all readers supporting writers this way. 💪📚 Together we're sending a message that Meta - and other tech companies using our work without payment or permission - must be brought to #DoTheWriteThing #booksky #writingcommunity

Whispers in the Earth is an anthology of twenty, fully illustrated short stories inspired by world folklore. All the illustrations are linocuts, painstakingly carved and printed by myself. Slow art, one could say. Thank you to @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social for helping with the project ❤️

Whispers in the Earth is an anthology of twenty, fully illustrated short stories inspired by world folklore. All the illustrations are linocuts, painstakingly carved and printed by myself. Slow art, one could say. Thank you to @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social for helping with the project ❤️

I’m getting spoiled with book post this week! Look what just arrived! 😻😻 @gabrielahouston.bsky.social @sophiavahdati.bsky.social @stephenaryan.bsky.social @elizachanwrites.bsky.social @danhanks.bsky.social

I saw this posted earlier by @gabrielahouston.bsky.social - and then mine arrived at the door! can't wait to finish work and start this:

It has arrived! The anthology of twenty stories of reimagined world folklore. And it’s a beauty! It took a year to put together/edit/illustrate, crowdfund and produce (with the help of the wonderful @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social ). Traditional linocut illustrations throughout. Made with love.

Aaaaaaa!!! Whispers in the Earth is on the way! The anthology I spent most of last year illustrating and putting together! I’m so happy and can’t wait to have it in my hands! @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social

I love Wuthering Heights. I was obsessed with the book as a teen. The casting of the new movie is… let’s say, uninspired. Margot Robbie is a beautiful, talented woman. Who looks nothing like the young, dark haired Kathy. And the Romani-coded Heathcliffe is played by a white Australian actor…

I got a mass email from a reviewer today, doing a mini expose of an author I’ve never heard of who reportedly harasses/threatens reviewers with lawsuits… This is the first time that some publishing beef is being circulated to me in this way so… yay me I guess?