Britain is more than halfway towards reaching Net Zero. Most people don't realise this, not least as the fossil-fuel fanatics want us to think achieving it is impossible. Via YouGov

HEY BEN IS LOVELY & HIS BOOK IS VERY COOL, MAYBE BUY IT?

it’s time for a sale! for one day only (25th June) you’ll be able to get Awakened on kindle for less than… well, basically anything else you need to buy these days, so go go go summer horror fans! @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social UK: amzn.eu/d/0bvnPgb3 US: a.co/d/0dngAfYo

Tonight! 🥳

A fascinating study in general, but I really love this perspective. 🖤 (Also the idea of the eastern groups amusing themselves speaking pig Latin sometimes. No, I know, but let me have this mental image)

Yo. It’s my birthday today. Fancy buying one of my books?

Exciting news for my lovely publishers!

They've finally run out of toffs to stand as PM, your name has been pulled from the hat, what's your one (1) manifesto pledge? Let's assume UBI, PR & tax/eat the rich are standard. I want your petty policies, your extremely personal grudges, your old man yells at cloud laws

Caro is wonderful & super insightful, so I know this will be a great course for anyone looking to hone their self-editing skills

Another super easy form to help stop the invasion of these godawful things in Scotland 👇🏽

An update from Scottish Greens. Please use this tempate to write to Fife council and get this UGLY BEAST outta here!! greens.scot/stopfifeaida...

Whoop! 🥳 Cat doing impressive work traveling Scotland in pursuit of ice rinks & books!

The wonderful folk at @scotbpocwriters.bsky.social let me onto their fab blog to talk about my current obsession - what folklore will look like in our futures & why that matters as writers of SF, climate fiction & hopepunk scottishbpocwritersnetwork.org/future-folkl... @solarisbooks.bsky.social

Broke 30k on the new book today, which feels good after struggling with big health crashes & continuing publishing bleurgh. Weird murders, fucked up bioscience, anarchist kids & a bloodthirsty church. Cheaper than therapy lmty

Edinburgh folks, this one's in less than two weeks & I'd love to see you 🖤

Did you know that there is another standalone novel in the same universe as @rainewilson.bsky.social's @clarkeaward.bsky.social nominated THE SALT ORACLE? Meet WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST, a genre-bending science fantasy with a really excellent ghost cat. Buy https://geni.us/weallghostsPB

I, foolishly, thought that jeans, big jumper & even bigger scarf were warm enough clothing for mid summer in Fife. Absolute amateur behaviour

So exciting to see Lorraine Wilson on the shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award – huge congratulations, @rainewilson.bsky.social! We're proud to have published Lorraine's stunning novel Mother Sea a few years back 🌺🌊 www.fairlightbooks.co.uk/books/mother... #BookSky #ClimateFiction #LitFic

This article is *impressively* determined to ignore, say, declining royalty percentages & advance sizes? Widening disparity in publisher support? Declining literacy? To instead blame...libraries. I mean, yous over there do need a PLR system, but also. My dudes. No.

Wee last minute reminder about this happening tomorrow in Dundee 👇🏽 www.waterstones.com/events/rafae...

“I mean, your society’s broken… Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.” —Iain Banks died #OTD, 9 June, 2013 www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...

I'm going to tell a little story, settle in. Many many years ago, I told my ex I hated walking in Cape Town centre as I got so many disgusting comments. His cousin (female) agreed with me. Ex said, I've never heard anyone say anything to you.

The latest 'wtf did Raine find to rant about this time' post went up at the weekend but I was at Cymera so was being an online cryptid. Inspired by the not-very-recent Critical Friends podcast & ensuing chat re what reviewers owe to authors... www.patreon.com/posts/review...

Excellent thread 👇🏽 Years ago, the very first negative reviews I got of my debut book were 'ugh there was NO REASON for this character being trans'. Which taught me early & hard that I do not have to please all readers. Because fuck those guys

This Thurs, Fife & Dundee fronds

We are DELIGHTED to say that @rainewilson.bsky.social 's genre-bending climate science fantasy THE SALT ORACLE has been shortlisted for the @clarkeaward.bsky.social 2026! Huge congratulations to Raine and the other finalists! Buy now: https://geni.us/saltorac

So apparently this is real and not a hoax! Honestly so, so honoured to get to be part of this award alongside such stellar books. Massive thanks to the judges 🖤

Closing in on 30k in this new book, bracing myself for the impending Wall Of Doom...

Innit weird how Coked-Up Rioters For Justice weren't lobbing street furniture when an actual serving police officer raped and murdered Sarah Everard?

I LOVED Red Rabbit - just the perfect hit of weird dark western madness, so lmty I am SO READY for whatever Alex has cooked up next!

This is where I'll be at @cymerafestival.co.uk this weekend, as well as just generally loitering. I am EXTREMELY EXCITED, as always, for this welcoming, warm-hearted, brilliant festival. Do come join us & say hi if you see me

Oslo Pride video 🥹 🏳️‍🌈 #Pride #LoveIsLove

I mean. I dedicated a whole book to my 3 decades long grudge...

Only 6 days left in the @cymerafestival.co.uk auction! LOADS of fantastic things to bid on - signed books, mentorship calls, special editions, book bundles. Check all the items out here: www.32auctions.com/cymera2026

I'm hecking pleased announce that my new weird horror collection Hand-Me-Downs is available to pre-order right now! You can read all about it in the PS Publishing newsletter right now: preview.mailerlite.com/v5g0e1m4q5

Is it a clear-eyed realisation that your author career is dying, or is it hormones? Today in wtf brain

Book 1 deservedly won basically ALL THE AWARDS so book 2 is going to be absolutely cracking, go preorder asap!

This tracks. Also, the cats are equally inclined to run interference on both

This has some splendid stuff on offer, go treat yourselves & help Cymera continue to do fabulous work! 🤩🖤🤩 I've a books & art package on offer here: www.32auctions.com/organization... And a query package critique here: www.32auctions.com/organization...

We’re hiring a fiction editor to join our team! In this role, you’ll be: 👉 Reading fiction submissions during reading periods 👉 Editing selected submissions to a high standard & supporting authors throughout the publication process And more! Read on & apply www.khoreomag.com/join-our-team/

Part of the Masterclass at @cymerafestival.co.uk that runs from June 3-5 is a critique session using the Milford method. If you're a newer writer who needs practice giving & receiving feedback, why not give it a try? Find more info here: www.cymerafestival.co.uk/programme-26...

Beavers make better water companies than the water companies. And they don't steal public funds to enrich their CEOs either. Unless by public funds we mean tasty leaves.

I'm delighted I got to write this article for such an institution of a magazine! It's a lot personal, a little ranty, and full of reading recommendations, so hopefully something for everyone 😂

Massive congrats to all the BFA finalists, especially the fabulous @clhellisen.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @annabelcwrites.bsky.social & @lyndseycroal.bsky.social - Delighted to see your books getting this much deserved love 🖤

Heads up Scottish folks 👇

This is beautiful. So much work has gone into protecting & restoring Cymraeg after centuries of attempted erasure, what a powerful moment

I do like the transparency the Clarke Award organisers demonstrate. Plus we get a fab chonker list of books to add to our tbrs! Win win.

This summer we're annexing Yorkshire, folks. Gird your loins

WHAT is this starling mimicking that sounds 98% like a bee eater?? Because I'm pretty sure it's never met a bee eater in its life but it keeps raising my heart rate!

I don't usually share my paid Patreon posts bc paywalls bring me out in hives. But I'm just flagging that I've dropped my paid tier to £3/month because that's a nice number. I usually share behind the scenes publishing updates but this time it's a story draft🫣 www.patreon.com/posts/158161...