Going into the big scary cancer surgery tomorrow. Would be lovely if I came out of it and you've all pre-ordered Scratch Moss. www.canelo.co/books/scratc...

I realise I've said for a while that eating the rich could lead to prion diseases, I must caution everyone that the risk is greatly increased by the rich already having eaten people. I must insist on ensuring they remain several steps removed from our food chain. Please dispose responsibly.

Been thinking about Epstein and his sticky web of influence and criminality. The seedy rich guys, academics, politicians and celebs emailing about wild parties, who in turn have their fingers in our business. From my IT to my shopping to my business, how can I strip them out? Can we start a thing?

Luna Novellas 2026 are out in the world!! Short reads to brighten (darken?) your February 👀🖤

In just over 3 weeks, The Slab will be here! Come join us!

always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post

West Yorkshire people! Only 17 tickets left for my Scratch Moss event at Read.Holmfirth on March 7. It'll be my first post-cancer surgery event, so do come along. to-be-read.co.uk/books/an-eve...

🎉 We're so excited to see SIX Solaris books on @locusmag.bsky.social 's 2025 Recommended Reading list! https://bit.ly/3ZwRhK5 Feat. @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @isabelcanas.bsky.social @pennyvixen.bsky.social and @deuceofgearsmusic.bsky.social Locus Awards Voting closes 1 April.

Happy Groundhog Day! Another chance to see the recreated scene done by me and Neil. youtu.be/uveWsgT36ic?...

Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen with WOMEN lead singers: Daisy Chainsaw/Queen Adreena Silverfish Penfriend The Anchoress Siouxie and the Banshees

This is my favourite story I had out last year. Not only is it longlisted alongside a great (and also longlisted) collection but it's now available for 99p! What's not to love? 😁

Woken up feeling buzzing. February is the month of love, so I've promised myself I can write something frothy and fun so long as I do it every day. Let's do it!

February book buys a day early.

Being one of the other Spice Girls should be a protected characteristic.

To celebrate the BSFA Award longlisting of Vivid Worlds, together with stories "One Step at a Time" by @rickandwrite.bsky.social and "Tractors in the Mist" by Cécile Cristofari the e-book is only 99p until 15th Feb via Payhip! payhip.com/b/LNWd2 (Price slashed on the other site too)

Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

It's my birthday today, so I'm giving away one MASTER membership to the most excellent @worldanvil.bsky.social (World Anvil)! All you need to do is share this post to enter :) I'll pick a winner on MONDAY Feb 2nd. If you'd like to check out my book too, it's here: mybook.to/magicmapsand...

the way to counteract this is to support independent art. i declare an interest: i’ve set up a store where you can buy new scripted comedy before it’s made. the works remain the property of the writers after production; any royalties are split evenly between cast, writer and producers. it’s here:

Over lunch I watched @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social in London. He's so funny, and yeah, we shouldn't be complacent in the UK. Reform-led councils have been scrapping the DEI we never had in the first place and some of the twats have been talking up ICE. If Frogface gets to No.10 we're fucked.

I love when my translators have questions. The splendid Mikael Cabon in France needs to know if a river in Written on the Dark flows into the sea or into another river: his word choice will be different. When translators are careful it is a gift to an author AND a reminder to protect them from AI.

My predictions for the next few "I've joined Reform" announcements:

This is the US citizen ICE executed today in Minnesota. Alex Pretti, ICU nurse and mountain climber. They fired 12 times. 1, and then 3, and then the rest. Shot him right in the back after he was beaten, pinned to the ground, and pistol-whipped. Trump sanctioned execution.

www.nytimes.com/games/connec... Ooh, grunge fan in charge of the words today.

The BSFA long list is out. It's a great list with a huge number of works on it. Please go take a look and add to your lists of stuff you should be looking at/reading/listening to/watching. I'm delighted that Project Hanuman is nominated for Best Novel. If you agree, please vote for it

People have been rather lovely and nominated Vivid Worlds and Hiding Under the Leaves and some of the stories therein for the BSFA Awards. www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-... Thank you! Please do get behind Vivid Worlds, which is full of excellent climate-focused science fiction. It would make my year!

Bursting with love for my writing group. I was only coordinating the group tonight, but when it's my turn for feedback, I know I'm going to get a big mix of points and it's a case of plotting them in my head like an incident map to find the dastardly darling I need to strike down.

The Nerd Daily have revealed the cover for @randeedawn.com 's new novel - WE INTERRUPT THIS PROGRAM! March 2026. Learn More: https://bit.ly/45oo9rE Cover design by Sam Gretton. Request on Netgalley: https://geni.us/SolarisNG Preorder - only £2.99 in eBook: https://geni.us/weinterrupt

Credit where it's due, "Give me the Peace Prize or I'll start a war" is quite a funny bit. (Also funny: "Climate change is a hoax and also we need to plan new shipping routes for when the arctic melts")

I find myself, however briefly, and for the first time in ever such a long while, enormously happy.

New Review - finishing the week on a hugely enjoyable collection of science fiction tales. I highly recommend Who Will You Save? By @garethlpowell.bsky.social that reminds us we have other worlds than this one to explore - thanks to @titanbooks.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/1/...

#booksky #bookqw word: ROOM Elder fairy-smith Jedediah tries to explain to his grandson what their trade is really for. Sometimes you can heal someone the People touched - but if you can't, you still have to care. Buy here: tinyurl.com/nvvetupj

It's Book Quote Wednesday and the word is ROOM. The Xenocides have captured a base crewed jointly by humans and First Breed, and one of them is about to get her first sight of the two sole survivors - one of each. #bookqw #spaceopera #aliens www.benjeapes.com/index.php/no...

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'room' #BookQW After the Tales of Einarinn, I wanted to explore other places in the world I had sketched in. First, the Aldabreshin Archipelago, where magic is banned on pain of death - which is a problem when magic attacks. www.julietemckenna.com/books/the-al...

For #BookQW here's a fragment of a nightmare from Eilert's perspective, as he remembers old fears. Wiz Duos 1 is available from the fine people at Wizard's Tower Press: wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove... #BookQuoteWednesday

It is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'room'. In 'The Sheltering Flame' by Ruthanna Emrys from Wiz Duo #3, Leah and her friends have an unexpected visitor. And if you think what young Chloe says sounds like a magical incantation, you'd be dead right. #BookQW wizardstowerpress.co...

Fancy winning a copy of @kerstinhall.bsky.social 's dark fantasy ASUNDER? It's perfect for fans of SABRIEL and WITCHKING. UK readers, head over to @thestorygraph.com now! Enter by 18th January 2026 👉 https://bit.ly/49lHITW Preorder: https://geni.us/asunder

🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero 1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system 2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free 3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us" 4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous 5) That's it! 1/10

Over on the blog, details on the Newcon Press 'Shining Brightly' ebook, showcasing the authors contributing to their Polestars series of collections. For ease of sharing with folk not yet on Bluesky 🙂 www.julietemckenna.com/shining-brig... It's a bargain at £2.25! Link in following post.

It's #SelfPromoSaturday and I have some time available this month for new editorial clients. Find out more about my services on my website donna-scott.co.uk/freelance-ed... Image shows Best of British Science Fiction 2022 which won the BSFA Best Collection Award. Go on, I'm really good!

NOW ON NETGALLEY! WHERE THE SHADOWS DWELL @ldcolter.com 's new standalone fantasy novel sees two brothers hunting for treasure in post civil war Guatemala...and accidentally waking the Mayan destroyer of worlds. Preorder: https://geni.us/whshadowsdw Request now: https://geni.us/SolarisNG

My story "Dark Slide" is in this! Imagine John Carpenter's The Thing in a haunted Cornish moor top village Also just look at that line up! So yes, go buy it

Next month, @aptshadow.bsky.social and I will be discussing the novel A Sword of Bronze and Ashes by HRH Queen of Grimdark @annasmithspark.bsky.social . I really do recommend reading this ahead of the February episode, my lovelies, so if you have a spare xmas gift token, get thee to a bookshop!

A first look at the cover for The Slab Press's dark space anthology Obsidian. The submission window is still open, but the sooner you submit, the better. theslab.press/calls-for-su...

Available now from PS Publishing, issue #15 of ParSec featuring stories by @lavietidhar.bsky.social @garygibsonsf.bsky.social RB Kelly, @dergullen.bsky.social ❤️ @priya101.bsky.social @lisafransson.bsky.social @spires.bsky.social @starkholborn.bsky.social and me. pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit...

Wow, 2026 was a crazy year, wasn't it?! What do you mean we're only 8 days in?

“If there was ever a tipping point in the dark age of fascism that engulfs America, it should be the cold-blooded murder of a young woman driving home from dropping her kid off at school.” (Repost with correct image)

“NORWAY”

As US actions in Venezuela dominate this could be missed. On Day 1 Trump threatened penalties to governments trying to raise corporate taxes on US and our deadlines for transparency from BOSTs were only this year. AFAIK only the Lords have been discussing this issue and not that much.

The deadline for the DOJ to provide a report explaining redactions/withholding of the Epstein files was yesterday. I sure hope nothing big happened to distract us.

Also, how many Google image search results of Harlen Coben are actually Stanley Tucci?