Oliver K. Langmead's verse-novel, Calypso, was shortlisted for the poetry Hugo & a British Science Fiction Association Award, and named one of the best Science Fiction books of 2024 by the Guardian and Esquire magazine. Wanna hear Oliver read? Register now! @oliverklangmead.bsky.social

It might look like I'm stealing Garth Marenghi's new book, but rest assured that he charged me full price for it, along with a substantial additional fee for signing his name in it.

Aaaaand here's the UK version. Gone for less Tim Burton more a classic 1930s feel which I also love and fits the book really well as it's a whodunnit. I love them both.

Really enjoyed Del Toro's Frankenstein. Worth seeing in a cinema if you can!

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Honor to have a vampire novel on this list:

Feb 2026 brings a new standalone novel from the Queen of Speculative Fiction: Arthur C. Clarke award-nominated Aliya Whiteley! Here's what @oliverklangmead.bsky.social @manuscriptgal.bsky.social @timjmajor.bsky.social & @catamaroon.bsky.social thought of it! Preorder geni.us/misheardw

SCI-FI SHORT STORY COURSE W/ @oliverklangmead.bsky.social 🚀✍ 📍 Online Via Zoom 📅 Dec 15 - Feb 23 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sci-fi-onl... Explore the farthest reaches of your imagination & get published in a Comma eBook on this Sci-Fi course lead by renowned author & poet Oliver K. Langmead.

Litfest’s event on co-writing novels kicks off with a reading from THE NEEDFIRE by “Mo” (one half of @mkhardywrites.com) exploring the border places, equally linked to @oliverklangmead.bsky.social’s mysterious CITY OF ALL SEASONS which we turn to next…

Went to Tron: Ares for the soundtrack, came away also super impressed by the CG. The script's pretty basic, but I had a really good time. Deserves better than a lot of the reviews it's been getting.

If you see a tree in the middle of the road, please be patient as it takes time for them to cross

why has the political discourse in this country become about appeasing the racists - is the racist vote really that overwhelming?

Huh - got an AI spam email so lazy that the spammer didn't even bother to take their prompt out of the email.

Also now out in paperback is this great piece of science fiction poetry that I think really worked to make a story come alive - Calypso by Oliver K Langmead www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/4/...

My new novel, The Heist Of Hollow London, is published TODAY. The hardback may not be out in the UK yet - it's listed for the end of October here - but the ebook is certainly available now. Here are some links but please feel free to buy wherever you can find it: amzn.to/3IOGJRw

CALYPSO by @oliverklangmead.bsky.social is out now in paperback! Experience the Hugo and BSFA award-nominated, truly unforgettable lyrical eco-fiction masterpiece, for fans of Kim Stanley Robinson and Adrian Tchaikovsky. https://tinyurl.com/mrx2tdxx

The Calypso paperback is officially out now! What a year it's had. Shortlisted for a Hugo and a British Science Fiction Association Award, and named one of the best science fiction books of 2024 by the Guardian and Esquire Magazine. It was even one of the Financial Times's Summer Reads of 2024!

THE NEEDFIRE is coming South of the border - see @mkhardywrites.com @litfest.bsky.social's Autumn Weekend! Join us in Lancaster 19th Oct, 2pm where they will be discussing the process of co-writing with the superb @oliverklangmead.bsky.social! Tickets only £6. Book here:

I spent the summer reporting this essay on why it seems harder than ever to sell a book right now—especially if it isn't a debut and comes with the dreaded "sales track." I'm grateful to the writers, agents, editors, publishers & experts who spoke to me for this piece: thewalrus.ca/the-publishi...

Is anyone else seeing a huge uptick in AI generated author scam emails recently? I feel like I'm getting one a day - inviting me to radio shows, book clubs and podcasts that don't exist, using language that's clearly come out of an LLM.

This Litfest Festival Bookshop is now....open! Grab all the festival titles in one handy spot (and browse the rest of the bookshop for bargains whilst you're there! @mollieray.bsky.social @oliverklangmead.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @malikalnasir.bsky.social & more! Shop here: geni.us/LFAWBK

Amazing news: Creative Writing at Lancaster University has been ranked #3 in the UK in the new Guardian University guide. So proud of my colleagues. We work so hard, and it's an excellent result. This result is in spite of the University getting ready to cut 1/4 of its staff next month.

Daily obligatory verminposting: please enjoy this meme that's old enough to drive

Pixel is 10 years old today! Happy Birthday, Pixel 🎂

My next book is in here! reactormag.com/new-science-...

We're delighted that our very own @mkhardywrites.com will be taking THE NEEDFIRE on the road for an event on co-writing with @oliverklangmead.bsky.social for Lancaster @litfest.bsky.social 's Autumn Weekend! Grab your tickets now! Only £6 bit.ly/46lSmby Full programme bit.ly/4nd4T6T

Hell yeah - excited to be chatting with @mkhardywrites.com about co-writing SFF next month at Litfest!

You need to read this book!

Hot take: I've actually been thinking for a while that we're currently going through a science fiction golden age.

This book - damn. Could not stop reading. Haunting & brilliant.

Loved this! Hell yeah, @starkholborn.bsky.social . Reads like a steam train building momentum, all the way up to its whistle-shriek ending.

I'm delighted to have my sci-fi poem "Looking Back" appear in the Sep/Oct issue of @analogsf.bsky.social. analogsf.com/current-issu....

This time last year I sat down with some pretty dark thoughts and a full novella gushed out of me in one giant bleed. Anyway, it's coming out via Tor Nightfire on May 12. You into infinite corridors, ancient hunger, isolation, cannibalism, self-loathing, etc.? Join me in the darkness next May.

Goodbye office. Being moved to open plan to "save money"*. All of our managers keeping their private offices. *This won't actually save the university money, it just makes my subject look cheaper on paper. Redundancy petition here: chng.it/R9XCz6dP6y

The torment nexus meme is misleading in that it suggests that our technoligarchs are capable of actually building anything. All that happens is that they use old sfnal concepts as a shared language—that old sensawunda, now bottled—for marketing their quite ordinary torment products

Just to say, before tomorrow: it's been really lovely being shortlisted for a Hugo. It's not something I imagined would ever happen, and it's been a real privilege & honour. Best of luck to all.

Tremendous stuff. Loved this. Infinitely imaginative, and not a single human character. Firm recommend. Bravo, @caspargeon.bsky.social

The fantastic cover of The Crooked Medium's Guide to Murder! Preorders open! I have a deep dive on getting this cover on website #booksky #mystery #spooky #sapphic #Victorian #murder #womensleuths #indieauthor #books #reading #amreading stephencox.co.uk/yes-judge-a-...

This is your next chance to buy Calypso if you didn't get the hardcover. Recommended without reservation.

I've just received my author copies of the Calypso paperback and they are GORGEOUS! @titanbooks.bsky.social has done such beautiful work. Out late next month, and available for preorder now!

I've just received my author copies of the Calypso paperback and they are GORGEOUS! @titanbooks.bsky.social has done such beautiful work. Out late next month, and available for preorder now!

Video games are uniquely helpful for thinking about death. They'll hold us by the waist as we gaze into the abyss, without letting us fall in I chatted with the legit expert on "games and death" and learned why and how the hobby teaches us to process where we're all heading

I've just finished reading this, and it was SO GOOD - riveting, weird, unpredictable, magnificent. Aliya's unstoppable www.scifinow.co.uk/books/the-mi...

A petition against the mass redundancies proposed at my university: www.change.org/p/stop-mass-...

A petition against the mass redundancies proposed at my university: www.change.org/p/stop-mass-...

I want to tell you something about my Doctor Who book. If you open it, you'll find it's dedicated to Katrina. Katrina was a friend of mine with profound intellectual disability, which came bundled with a whole bunch of physical disabilities. 1/

Tomorrow is now today! Friends, fellow travelers, if you haven’t voted yet, please do. This year’s Best Poem special award category is of particular interest to me—your vote not only ensures that we reward one of its talented finalists, but sets a precedent for the category’s future value.

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