New Parasocial Media is up! open.substack.com/pub/katmcken...

There Is No Safe Word How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.

I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

Guys, Look What You Made Me Do is currently half price - that’s only £6! - on Amazon 🐍 If you’re looking for a fandom/Swiftie winter warmer to get you through the rest of January, now’s your chance! 💜 amzn.eu/d/3YALV9G

18th December: Looking backwards, looking forwards Back to the usual format this week, I share my most recent three pop culture highlights, including a look at Spotify Wrapped and Stats.FM, and a classic series rewatch

My final top three of the week, for your reading pleasure - featuring a step down nostalgia way with Buffy The Vampire Slayer, my manifesto on why I’m declaring @hollybourne.bsky.social’s new book essential reading, and a closer look at my Spotify Wrapped: katmckenna.substack.com/p/18th-decem...

Thank you so much @katmckenna.bsky.social! I cannot wait to read Look What You Made Me Do - as a proud fan girl, Swiftie and pop culture addict 🫶🏻

💙📚 #booksky #taylorswift

Yay! I hope you love it 🩵

Gorgeous book mail from @katmckenna.bsky.social for Look What You Made Me Do which i won in a #giveaway. Can't wait to read it!

Thank you 💜💜💜

What to read now the Eras tour is over!

Had to put this one together to celebrate the ultimate time of girlhood 🫶🏻🪩✨

@headlinebooks.bsky.social @katmckenna.bsky.social @emilyhenryverse.bsky.social @hqstories.bsky.social @amyawardbooks.bsky.social #taylorswift #erastour #swiftie #booksky 💙📚

I’m back on main (Substack) with one last souvenir from our trip to Taylor’s shores ✨🖤 katmckenna.substack.com/p/9th-decemb... 🖤✨

#taylorswift #theerastour #erastour #swiftie #fandom #lookwhatyoumademedo

There were sausages rolls?!

Love Katie Roden’s advice for freelancers to be good, be nice, and be on time. At least aim for two out of three. 😂

#Futurebook @the-bookseller.bsky.social

"We are selling products to an audience who are struggling to afford them", Katie Ogunṣakin discusses the challenges facing the UK book trade following the election.
#FutureBook #BookSky

Headed to @the-bookseller.bsky.social’s #FutureBook Conference in my little brown bear coat. Shortlisted for Freelancer of the Year amongst excellent company, and delighted to be. Excited to do some industry learning too. A happy bear! Hope to see some of you there 💜✍️

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6000 words in two days… I feel like I’m really getting somewhere with this first draft. It’s magic isn’t it, writing. Once you pull that thread, and it starts to come along, you really can’t stop it! I’m so glad to have it back in my life after a long drought 😌 #amwriting #publishing

Great to see Karen M. McManus on this list from @imogenrw.bsky.social - have loved working with the Puffin team on Karen this year!!🩷

Here’s my November kids/YA round-up!

Turns out this giveaway was timed perfects with the best #erastour mashup ever! The rep vibes were STRONG. 🐍 Congrats to winners @leilajones.bsky.social @bookishsam71.bsky.social @sarahsbookishlife.bsky.social - DM me your address and I’ll get a copy of Look What You Made Me Do sent your way! 💚🐍💜

I made and will update this Starter Pack of UK Book Awards / Literary Prizes!

Feel free to comment below to be included in this list if you’re a book award or literary prize based on the UK! The more, the merrier - trying to find as many as possible 🤩✨

go.bsky.app/MRzCfcE

Had a handful of homophobic/transphobic messages here today because I’ve created a Starter Pack supporting LGBTQIA+ writers.

Please follow and share this pack to help keep Bluesky the positive place it promises to be.

go.bsky.app/UD2Hf7W

There’s just a few hours left for #booksky and #taylorswift fans to enter my celebratory #giveaway!! Simply reshare and follow the original post, to be grinning like you’re winning 💜🐍

It’s really great watching - and you can wear your new M&S bobble hat while you do!!😹🤍

Good luck! 🩷

This week’s Substack is live! On the chopping board: Boybands Forever (BBC), BlueSky and M&S Fashion - in which I essentially write a dissertation about how much I love the new womenswear director Maddy Evans for bringing back Topshop fashion 😻😻😻😻 open.substack.com/pub/katmcken...

I’m just watching the episode where the swim team turn into big evil fishmen. They don’t make ‘em like they used to. 🤩

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Now that I’ve finished Rivals I’m back to my Buffy rewatch. This show holds up so incredibly well from almost every perspective (apart from offscreen …which we now know was a big ick) - the storytelling, the character growth and dynamics, the DIALOGUE. Sarah Michelle Gellar is incredible. Bravo!

Yessss go go go! That’s amazing! 🤩

Yas! DM / email me your links? X

Perfect! Email me at kat@katmckenna.com and I’ll pop you on xx

She’s a working girl, Hamza! Always on that grind 😆📚