For it is May Day and the blood of the land is felt much closer to its green surface. The pulse of place cannot be denied and nor can the invitation to dance with its wild spirits. - #CLNolan #MayDay #Beltane

Happy May Day, Beltane! The hawthorn tree in the garden flowering so beautifully this year 🥰

The Book of the Year. @catamaroon.bsky.social My thanks to @garykwolfe.bsky.social & @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social for the @coodestreet.bsky.social podcast for letting me know it exists!

WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN author @catamaroon.bsky.social shared about her love of the natural world and how this relates to the ideas she explores in her two latest science fiction novels in "Reclaiming space in the great outdoors." www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/wome...

This April was (somehow) the fifteenth annual Women in SF&F Month. Thank you so much to all of this year's guests! You can find all guest posts from 2026 here or in the thread below: www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/wome... #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐

Scroll for a full list of science fiction panels at Cymera Festival 2026 ⬇️

"Little did anyone know that this was a decision that would change the bird’s life and thrust greatness upon him" My favourite story this week, not least because I remember this kea from visiting Willowbank last year. www.newscientist.com/article/2523...

The no-go zone paradox: Chornobyl’s wildlife thrives amid pro-nuclear shift

Happy book birthday to Nina Allan 💙 The Illuminated Man, co-written with Chris Priest, is out today: www.ninaallan.co.uk?p=7300

Coming up on Thursday at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social - if you're in the Glasgow area, check it out www.waterstones.com/events/a-cel...

I've got a review up at @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social today of The Language of Liars by S. L. Huang. It's a thoughtful, substantial novella tackling language, politics, culture and power, and one that absolutely kicked me in the face by the end (in the best possible way).

Said hello to this sweetheart on the way out the allotment #foxoftheday 🦊

TOMORROW, I will be one of many authors taking apart in this all-day event exploring language in SFFH! It starts at 10am, I will be reading from "The Dead Man's Empire" at 11:15, and there are fascinating readings and panels all day, all for £5 (free for @britfantasysoc.bsky.social members).

WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES author @catamaroon.bsky.social discusses the natural world and her two latest science fiction novels in today's Women in SF&F Month guest post, "Reclaiming space in the great outdoors." www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/wome... #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐

Thanks so much @stewarthotston.com @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social for this lovely review of Wolves 🙏🐺

On Saturday 6th June at 12pm, nature reclaims the world with @rainewilson.bsky.social (THE SALT ORACLE and WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST) and @catamaroon.bsky.social (WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN) in After The End! Learn more: bit.ly/480xqaB Buy: geni.us/saltorac geni.us/weallghostsPB

2026 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists https://twp.ai/9OV8UI

The Award for Best Novel goes to… EJ Swift for When There Are Wolves Again

Over the moon and can't quite believe this happened, When There Are Wolves Again won the BSFA Award for Best Novel 🐺 Thanks so much to everyone who voted and congrats again to all the brilliant finalists.

Crawled past 19k words on a new thing this morning, now Birmingham bound for Eastercon :)

October.

The new podcast In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin pairs Le Guin's blog posts with commentary from authors, librarians, critics, and more, including David Mitchell, Emily Wilson, Rick Riordan, Robin Hobb, and Vajra Chandrasekera.

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

Bought mine today. Go thou and do likewise. It captures CP's voice so well. Some of the pieces I had already, some were new to me, but overall a compelling deep dive into his life, work and attitudes to writing. That he cared, deeply and genuinely, about good writing is the main takeaway.

And here is the fifth and final of BSFA Best Novel shortlist reviews: Nina Allan's A Granite Silence. That this was on the list led to my impulsive decision to review the shortlist according to specific criteria concerning historical mechanisms of change and the idea of the SFF writer as historian.

US readers, When There Are Wolves Again is the best science fiction novel of 2025.

Women in SF&F Month starts today with "Finding hope — writing in hard times, the ‘punk’, and envisioning better futures" by THE SALT ORACLE author @rainewilson.bsky.social! #Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐 www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/wome...

Excellent article 💚 In fiction, meet my peatland expert, Elizabeth, in ALSTON MOOR as she endeavours to restore the North Pennines peatbogs. Coming September 2026 from @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m interviewing the wonderful Rose Biggin about her new short story collection fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/03/inte...

Latest in the "when is it climate fiction / literary realism / science fiction" debate. Also just a very fun and lively read, I raced through this when I read it. locusmag.com/review/short...

Happy to share that both When There Are Wolves Again and The Coral Bones are now available in the US 😊🐺🪸 www.amazon.com/stores/E.-J....

Happy to share that both When There Are Wolves Again and The Coral Bones are now available in the US 😊🐺🪸 www.amazon.com/stores/E.-J....

I'm delighted to launch the 2026 World SF bundle today! FIFTEEN books for just $30! Our biggest bundle yet! With @tadethompson.bsky.social, @aliettedebodard.com, @lavanya.bsky.social and many more! Plus supporting @locusmag.bsky.social! Reposts appreciated! storybundle.com/scifi

"The Dead Man's Empire" is published today! An epic tale of faith, intrigued and dark magic, continuing the story begun in "The Last Blade Priest". Please do check it out! share.google/ReTStbCeqvx6...

The current Briardene collection, which is also a Tom Joyes design collection! The Recollections is out on 2 April; pre-order, or buy any of the others, including current BSFA Award finalist Colourfields, here: briardenebooks.uk/shop/

Spring equinox, sunshine and some books I've really enjoyed so far this year ☀️

Nice to see this review of LOSS PROTOCOL, which I shall continue to recommend highly.

VICTORY! Government to open up the Land Registry - bringing to an end a thousand years of secrecy shrouding who owns England. I’ve been campaigning for this for ten years: the new Land Use Framework, published later today, makes it government policy. 1/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The 2026 Climate Fiction Prize shortlist is here! 🤩 📚️ The Climate Fiction Prize, supported by Climate Spring, brings together six spectacularly wide-ranging novels for our 2026 shortlist, exploring the climate crisis, and our response to it. Discover the shortlist: climatefictionprize.co.uk

The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley: Review by Abigail Nussbaum locusmag.com/review/...

New Review - a timely tale exploring how war itself can be a form of story. I absolute loved The Misheard World by Aliya Whiteley and strongly recommend it to you! Out now and many thanks to @solarisbooks.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/3/...

Voting for the 2026 Locus Awards is open to everyone! Choose your champions and give a voice to your favorite works and authors of the year. Vote online at poll.voting.locusmag... or via the link in our bio!

My Locus piece on 2025 reading, in which I don't really know what's going on with American SF, find some unexpected pairings elsewhere, and have lots of good books to recommend throughout. locusmag.com/feature/the-...

When There Are Wolves Again is a BSFA finalist! 🐺 Utterly delighted and in amazing company too. Congratulations to all the finalists! www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

Nazgul flying the flag for wolfdogs everywhere 😍 www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

The paperback edition of When There Are Wolves Again (coming June 2026) is currently in the Waterstones pre-order sale until 20 Feb, code FEB26 for 25% discount 😊🐺 www.waterstones.com/book/when-th...

Happy publication day to this little book

The Climate Fiction Prize longlist looks fantastic 😍 A few that were on my radar and more to explore... climatefictionprize.co.uk/longlist-2026/

From starting ballet at four to starting writing this in 2021, it’s been a long and winding road but… The Apple and The Pearl is out TODAY from @titanbooks.bsky.social !!!

Ah what a fabulous review to wake up to on publication day! 🤗✨️ "a wonderfully told story...the language and atmosphere really make this a perfect tale to read on a chilly dark evening and wonder exactly did that shadow in the corner of your eye just move?"