totally; I think some of it comes from losing the ironic humour of referring to periods of time in business terms for non-business things (eg the joke of referring to spring as the end 'Q1')

Congratulations to all the nominees! We’re so happy to be Hugo finalists again alongside wonderful peers

Ancillary is thrilled to be a finalist for Best Fanzine! A big congrats to all our contributors & co-finalists, and a big thanks to all our readers!

called it, let's gooooooo

Huge congratulations to my friend (and former @solarisbooks.bsky.social colleague) Jenni on being only the fourth ever British editor to be nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Editor, Long Form!

Richly deserved, dude.

Yesss!! Congratulations!!

omg what a wonderful endorsement!

Solaris' Locus Award Finalists! Katherine Addison for Fantasy Novel (THE TOMB OF DRAGONS) and Novella (THE ORB OF CAIRADO) Isabel Canas for Horror Novel (THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ) Yoon Ha Lee for YA Novel (STARSTRIKE) Solaris for Publisher.

We're delighted to have 5 Solaris nominations in @locusmag.bsky.social Award's Top Ten Finalists:

@pennyvixen.bsky.social for Fantasy Novel and novella
@isabelcanas.bsky.social for Horror Novel
@deuceofgearsmusic.bsky.social for YA Novel
and Solaris for Publisher!

Full list: https://bit.ly/3Q7SPsm

Yup this is my qualm with it, too! Cameras shape and direct how to see something. Live theatre is a single wide-view, as you choose how you want to focus on the scene. I think there are so many moments where the close-ups forced you to look where I didn't want to be in that moment!

Genuinely one of the coolest things I've ever seen a cultural venue post

Bahahah I wrote a whole letterboxd review about exactly this. Could not staaannnd it, and I'm baffled that it was the stage director who headed production on the proshot, no idea why she'd want to prioritise closeups as much as she did!

YESSS it's so good!!

Ancillary Review of Books: Year 7! Questioning power, imagining possibility: ARB provides thoughtful criticism of speculative fiction. Help us pay our writers and staff!

Amazing: we're already halfway to our first stretch goal! Thanks to everyone who's donated or shared already; spreading the word about ARB's fundraiser helps a ton!

Scientists Discover Plants Can “Count” – and May Be Smarter Than We Thought New research challenges the long-held assumption that brains are required for learning, suggesting plants may process information in unexpected ways.

@gianttourtiere.bsky.social Anyway, can the carnivorous vines join the accounting department now

scitechdaily.com/scientists-d...

Imagining a world where the people win - Chicago Reader The new digital literary journal Project 2052 invites writers, poets, and artists to help expand the universe of Everything for Everyone.

Last week @chicagoreader.com published my piece on Project 2052 and why @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social and @genderhorizon.com believe envisioning and imagining revolutionary futures is so important right now
chicagoreader.com/books/lit-fe...

Resharing this one:

The patter song progression in 'When He Sees Me', like way to go from a lighthearted song to tearing you open

So like did anyone know that the musical Waitress is actually emotionally devastating

boat book! boat book!

y'all this book is so much spooky mysterious fun, I loved editing it. And the cover!

Here you go, a blog post about the word 'stet' and how you deploy it.

kjcharleswriter.com/2016/09/05/l...

Next week, Ariel Kaplan's lush, historical fantasy trilogy - THE MIRROR REALM CYCLE - that began with THE POMEGRANATE GATE & continued in THE REPUBLIC OF SALT will conclude in THE KINGDOM OF ALMONDS!

Can the worlds find balance?

https://geni.us/TPGPB
https://geni.us/repofs
https://geni.us/kingalm

I use Greenback Taxes, they've been good. My fellow US-UK friend uses MyExpatTaxes.com which is both software and advice

Kickstarter coming soon so that we can continue book coverage that won't make you sick and kill you and even start paying the people doing the writing. No gods, no venture capitalists: www.kickstarter.com/projects/anc...

So THE SALT ORACLE is a finalist for the BSFA awards! And my amazing designer, Sam Gretton is a finalist for the cover too! 🙌🏽

Truly delighted for Sam & very, very grateful to everyone who voted for my strange, briny why-pick-one-genre-when-you-can-pick-four book 🤗
@solarisbooks.bsky.social 🖤

Ian Mond, Locus: Slatter is a tremendous writer, with a body of work that puts her in the top echelon of contemporary fantasy authors. With AFD, she’s elevated those skills to another level giving us a work that isn’t just a cracking story richly told, but also connects at a personal intimate level.

Ursula K. Le Guin — Nominate a Book for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

It's time! Nominations are now open for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, which will be given to a work of imaginative fiction, published in 2025, that reflects the concepts and ideas that were central to Ursula’s own work.

This book made me cry with joy and heartache every time I read it for edits. Beautiful, delightful and poignant all in one

Did you wish Kwa had more 'screentime' in book 1? Then you'll love this one

Against a gold background, white text: "Solaris Books on Locus' Recommended Reading List" Below, a series of book covers with white text indicating the category in which they are nominated. THE SALT ORACLE by Lorraine Wilson (scifi novel) THE NEEDFIRE by MK Hardy (horror novel) THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ by Isabel Cañas (horror novel) THE TOMB OF DRAGONS (fantasy novel) and THE ORB OF CAIRADO (novella) by Katherine Addison STARSTRIKE by Yoon Ha Lee (Young Adult)

🎉 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.