Just learning about the Jessie Buckley cat debacle. Is there a single famous person who isn't an irredeemable cunt?

If you don’t want Britain dragged into another war, sign and share: 38d.gs/Iran_SMC_BSK1

Last night I had one of my semi regular nightmares where I drink. I can think of few things worse for me than if I ever consumed alcohol again. It would destroy everything I've worked so hard to build in my life. No thank you.

A bumper load of essays and reviews: our March link round-up is live!

Late post, but I LOVED hearing @nikitagill.bsky.social, Rosie Hewlett and Jennifer Saint talking all things Greek at Leeds Waterstones on Wednesday. The fact all three are friends made the panel so much better; the way they spoke to and played off each other was a pleasure to watch.

Road to Juneau. Out now. A superpowered family feuds with a cosmic god to prevent World War 3 from happening for a second time. Available at all good book retailers.

Happy #WorldBookDay 😎 My books, quirky speculative fiction novel, New Gillion Street, published by Fly on the Wall Press, and weird horror short story collection, The Strange Tales of Gillion are available to buy from most retailers. For more info visit: www.elliotjharper.com #booksky #books

#OtD 5 Mar 1871 Jewish revolutionary socialist, Rosa Luxemburg, was born. A critic both of reformist socialists and Lenin's "ultra-centralism", she was murdered by right-wing paramilitaries on behalf of social democrats after the failed 1919 uprising shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...

For World Book Day I'm dressing up as a man who has spent nearly £500 and had zero sleep to find his dog is just a little anxious.

It's World Book Day and to celebrate I've been up all night at the emergency vets with a very unwell dog. I had lots of social posts planned for today but I may have to have my own little World Book Day tomorrow instead.

Why Can't We Be Friends? @robertwelbourn.bsky.social reviews the re-release of Hailey Piper's NO GODS FOR DROWNING (@badhandbooks.bsky.social)

Periodic reminder that I wrote a book about an authoritarian government snatching people off the streets, banning books, restricting universities and the media. Who knew it would turn out to be quite this on the nose. It's called The Disappeared. srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...

It was my Year 9 English Teacher teaching Of Mice and Men using Bruce Springsteen that made me want to become a writer.

We love a fresh stack 😍 THE ONES WE FEAR publishes April, pre-order now everywhere #BookSky #Horror

Next week, STAG DANCE, will be issued with 100% less cardboard and half price. It's a new thing I'm trying, which I've been calling "paperback." Here's a little graphic I had whipped up to trial the idea.

the March horror shopping list is live! feat. new books from @tamikathompson.bsky.social @hachepueyo.bsky.social @v-e-tirado.com @tiffmorris.bsky.social @tkingfisher.com @ivygrimes.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @danielkraus.com @haileypiperfights.bsky.social and many more!

March is Indie Press Month 🙌 Got a favourite indie publisher? Give them a shout out or, better yet, buy a book! Indies are a vital part of the publishing scene. 🫶 www.indiepubs.org/indie-press-...

99 Red Balloons has just come on my New Wave playlist and it feels a little on the nose.

The Ones We Fear will be published by @srlpublishing.bsky.social in 8 weeks! If you like your stories with a side of: - witchcraft - feminism - everyday monsters And if you like: - Stephen King - Shirley Jackson - Emilia Hart You'll love The Ones We Fear! srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...

My new novel is now available to preorder. East End Boys and West End Girls is an adult LGBTQ+ road trip comedy. Read chapter one in full and preorder here: bit.ly/EEBChapter1

The Ones We Fear will be published by @srlpublishing.bsky.social in 8 weeks! If you like your stories with a side of: - witchcraft - feminism - everyday monsters And if you like: - Stephen King - Shirley Jackson - Emilia Hart You'll love The Ones We Fear! srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...

🚨 It looks like the UK government is gearing up to upend copyright law in favour of AI companies, legalising the theft of their work. This is despite creatives' huge protests, and despite previous proposals being roundly rejected by the public. Please spread the word. 🧵 1/4

Started Silo - one episode and I am hooked.

I'm currently reading Tom Sawyer and it's so funny because the plot is just Tom tricking people into painting a fence, tricking his teacher into giving him a bible, witnessing a murder, pretending to be a pirate, fancying a girl, testifying in court, looking for buried treasure.

Struggling new mother, Leah, gets a part time job at iconic skincare company, EdenCore. But behind the glossy packaging and the promise of miracle potions, the pressure to be perfect unveils some ugly truths. LIPSTICK AND LULLABIES, is out now!

Today's Premier League results are very satisfying.

I think Trying is the most underrated show on TV.

The Ones We Fear is published in 2 months. 28 April. Pre-order now from @srlpublishing.bsky.social: srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...

The original cut of Event Horizon is my Roman Empire

Posting an AI caricature is such loser energy

Saturday night done right

I am absolutely thrilled for all the Stoker Awards finalists and I'm very excited to be eligible for next year's awards and hope to join you.

Important notice: Sylvia got a new basket

It's really jarring spending my entire life trying to be the best person I can be when society is run by paedophiles who love war.

Happy birthday to the greatest American writer to ever live. Also who will ever live. No one will ever surpass Steinbeck. No one. Ever.

#OtD 27 Feb 1902 Nobel prize-winning author John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California. Many of his works featured radical, working class themes, including The Grapes of Wrath, and In Dubious Battle, about a fruit pickers' strike: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9892...

Had to wash the taste of Butter from my mouth by returning to an old friend. This is the third time I've read this collection and it's still horrible, disgusting, disturbing, and absolutely brilliant. Mariana Enriquez is unrivalled.

Post something green:

BBC saying Labour will have to do some soul searching. Guaranteed Labour will do absolutely nothing of the sort. *Principal Skinner meme* "no, it's the voters who are wrong."

Massive congratulations to Hannah Spencer! Good riddance to the scum that is Matt Goodwin. Sorry little fascist weasel, turns out bots can't vote. Loser.

We always want to protect the ones we love. They don't always need it. A tale of witchcraft, feminism, and every day monsters, The Ones We Fear is published 28 April by @srlpublishing.bsky.social. Pre-order now: srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...

This sounds great - love a celebration of the north!

I regret to announce I have had to DNF Butter. I can see why people like it, but it's not for me.

Not only does AI turn out unreadable garbage, it also means you'll never improve. Doing the edits for The Ones We Fear was a pain. Why is that? Because I'm a much better writer now than when I wrote it several years ago. And why is that? Because I keep writing.

9 weeks today! The Ones We Fear is published 9 weeks today! That's 63 days! Also known as ten million years! Or so it feels! Thanks once again to the incredible Gemma Fairclough for her wonderful blurb. Pre-order from @srlpublishing.bsky.social: srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...

Struggling new mother, Leah, gets a part time job at iconic skincare company, EdenCore. But behind the glossy packaging and the promise of miracle potions, the pressure to be perfect unveils some ugly truths. LIPSTICK AND LULLABIES, is out now!

My current read is Butter by Asako Yuzuki. I was actually lucky enough to grab this from my local little library last year; it's taken me a while to get to it though. You know how it is with the TBR! 50 pages in and enjoying it so far, though not sure how it can sustain itself for 500 pages.

The Studio: a very good show almost ruined by adding an unnecessary story in the final two episodes. Part of what makes the show so good is that each episode is just 30 mins of carnage. It's also very much 'clever TV', but surprisingly not in an annoying way. Episode 2, The Oner, is exceptional.

We always want to protect the ones we love. They don't always need it. A tale of witchcraft, feminism, and every day monsters, The Ones We Fear is published 28 April by @srlpublishing.bsky.social. Pre-order now: srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...