Specifically, the Sabaton S!

Force the government to rip up the EHRC’s transphobic guidance It’s been a year since the Supreme Court's decision that accelerated the rollback of trans rights in the UK. It’s been a difficult year, but it’s also been a year of coming together and fighting…

The government was forced to admit the EHRC’s transphobic draft guidance got it wrong, and they’ve had to send it back to the drawing board.

But the fight is far from over. They plan to bring an updated version back to parliament in May. So we need to act – fast 👇

Have you voted yet?

This week’s The Dark Room shows:

25/4 Debug Festival Norwich

26/4 Old Woollen Farsley (70% seats already gone!)

All shows + tix: thejohnrobertson.com/livedates

Hooked On My Reading YouTube video by British Fantasy Society

If you haven't got your ticket for Fantasycon yet, here's a little enticement for you. Yes, this is how much we love Fantasycon... and you!

youtu.be/_AE7huECbiY

Seriously, get a ticket, or we'll just keep going!

#Fantasycon #BritishFantasySociety

Coming soon to a bookshop near you - some very smart and wonderful people will be asking me questions about my new book THE KNIGHT WATCH, a cathartic queer Arthurian Nazi-killing romp set during WWII

a shadow of a clown is cast on a red and yellow wall Alt: Hexus from ferngully opening a door and going inside

One of my absolute favourites!
The original shadow daddy 😆

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30K UK book bundle giveaway from Solaris. Books include: HOME SICK by Rhiannon Grist TERRIBLE WORLDS: DESTINATIONS by Adrian Tchaikovsky AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD by Ren Hutchings ASUNDER by Kerstin Hall THE MANY by Sylvain Neuvel THE POMEGRANATE GATE, THE REPUBLIC OF SALT and THE KINGDOM OF ALMONDS by Ariel Kaplan THE ORB OF CAIRADO by Katherine Addison (special edition) THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell THE GODS MUST BURN by T. R. Moore THE MISHEARD WORLD by Aliya Whiteley RAGWORT by Sam K. Horton

🎉30K giveaway book bundle! #💙📚

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UK/IE only. Like, repost, follow & drop a🌟in the comments! Ends 24/4

We have a chance of removing the Online Safety Act!

Any UK residents, PLEASE take the time to fill out the whole form. If we want to remove ID verification on websites that actually don't need it, we need to take action NOW!

Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Tim Curry in Clue

Tim Curry in The Three Musketeers

Tim Curry in Muppet Treasure Island

Happy 80th birthday to Tim Curry who has always, *always* understood the assignment.

Register to vote Register to vote to take part in elections in the UK. Includes how to get on the electoral register and how to update your address on the register.

Do you live in the UK? Are you registered to vote in next month's elections? If not, you'd better get a move on, as tomorrow is the last day you can register. Fortunately, it's easy to do online. www.gov.uk/register-to-... 🗳️

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30K international book bundle giveaway from Solaris. Books include: HOME SICK by Rhiannon Grist SINOPHAGIA edited by Xueting C. Ni TERRIBLE WORLDS: DESTINATIONS by Adrian Tchaikovsky AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD by Ren Hutchings THE GANYMEDAN by R. T. Ester INTERGALACTIC FEAST by Lavanya Lakshminarayan THE MANY by Sylvain Neuvel THE MOUNTAIN CROWN, THE DESERT TALON and A COVENANT OF ICE by Karin Lowachee THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell THE GODS MUST BURN by T. R. Moore

🎉30K giveaway book bundle! #💙📚

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A man can also come to the meet ups... 😆

You realise you actually need to come to a meet up for this to be a problem 😆

Photo of my table at BookCon 2026, featuring a neon Gay Books sign, a violet tablecloth with "AK FAULKNER, RAVENSWORD PRESS" written on it, and two roller banners: one for Inheritance, M/M Romantasy, and one for Charlie Hart, F/F Spy Thriller.

All right, I'm all all ready for BookCon tomorrow! Come at me in Indie Alley for your gay book needs - booth A-11!

First five customers to buy Inheritance 1-3 get a free gift!

Testing the new eReader app YouTube video by Tristan Gray

I'm testing my new eReader app and looking for people to try it out

www.youtube.com/shorts/L_b--...

I unironically love that song. Just a little moment of joy ♥️

If you're planning on going, please book your ticket early. Bookshops need guaranteed numbers for events to go ahead.

Are you kidding, that's brilliant!!! Love me a science cake!!

It was so good!!! As someone who is in all the fun of perimenopause, very relatable. But so powerful too!! Definitely going to stick with me for a while...

I'm putting this with When Women Were Dragons in my 'powerful feminine rage' recommendations

MK Hardy - The Needfire
Kiersten White - Lucy Undying
Kat Dunn - Hunger stone

As someone who makes properly decorated cakes occasionally... It's overrated.

A cake needs to taste good!!! Aesthetics are optional! Show me the cake that you made with your own hands!!

Look, I gave up on being cool the day I got excited for 'new washing up sponge day' 😆

I am also in the "just get it published" camp 🤞🤞🤞

"Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave"

The time has come: voting is now open for this year's British Fantasy Awards! Here's what you need to know before opening up the form...

britishfantasysociety.org/voting-opens...

#britishfantasyawards #fantasycommunity #horrorcommunity #scificommunity #booksky

Just a little plea… The Way Up Is Death is eligible under horror and it would be amazing if it got some votes (if you enjoyed it of course)!

(that may have been me)

Both excellent books!! Wishing you all the luck in the voting!!