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Coming up on Thursday at @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social - if you're in the Glasgow area, check it out www.waterstones.com/events/a-cel...

The Illuminated Man is more than a biography of J. G. Ballard.

Completed by Nina Allan after the death of Christopher Priest, it’s a moving story of imagination, loss, and the legacy of science fiction.

Out next week!

Lucy Lapwing signs one of her books

Love is a Toad front cover.

An inspiring book launch on Bute for Love Is A Toad by Lucy Lapwing. Lucy asks how we can balance nature-love with nature-grief. A beautifully written memoir/polemic by one of our most enthusiastic and engaging conservationists. @blinkbooks.bsky.social

Oh that’s the best news, James! Many congratulations!

Ha! I’ve learned so many words with this novel!

Mysterious Lake District barn joins national treasures on heritage list Officials grant Grade II* protection to ‘rare building that raises more questions than it answers’

I agree from my own research for ALSTON MOOR that this wonderful structure isn’t a cattle shed or bastle or shieling.
“It could have been a very fancy, glamorous summer house that someone used sporadically.”
Fascinating must-visit.

Brownish speckled blackbird amid brownish leaf litter on embankment. A few bright green ivy leaves. Distinctive yellow ring around the bird’s eye.

For Monday: a female blackbird, so well camouflaged, close to the footpath leading from Totnes to Ashprington, Devon. 💚

BSFA award trophy for best novel 2025 against a garden backdrop in the sunshine

BSFA award trophy for best novel 2025 and a copy of When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift against a sunny garden backdrop

Photo of E. J. Swift with the BSFA award trophy for best novel

Over the moon and can't quite believe this happened, When There Are Wolves Again won the BSFA Award for Best Novel 🐺 Thanks so much to everyone who voted and congrats again to all the brilliant finalists.

How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance

“What’s missing in the rest of the world is courage,” she said. “Mayors could say: ‘This is my opportunity [to leave a] legacy,’ but most will not dare.”

Fantastic news, Una!

Congratulations, @unamccormack.bsky.social ! So thrilled for you.

The award for Best Book for Younger Readers goes to:
Dr Who - The Robot Revolution - Una McCormack

A well-deserved win for a landmark novel in the field of climate fiction. Congratulations to E J Swift @catamaroon.bsky.social and the shortlisted authors. #climatefiction 💚📚💚

I’m over it now.

Another invitation, this time to a supposed library book club:

“We are considering featuring Alston Moor and were drawn to its exploration of [insert theme or idea].”
😂

SHORT TAKE: Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal: Review by Niall Harrison Saraswati, Gurnaik Johal (Serpent’s Tail 978-1-78516948-6, £16.99, 384pp, hc) June 2025. (Pegasus Books 979-8-897-10053-8, $28.95, 384pp, hc) February 2026. Cover design by Steve Coventry-Pan…

Latest in the "when is it climate fiction / literary realism / science fiction" debate. Also just a very fun and lively read, I raced through this when I read it. locusmag.com/review/short...

Interview with Rose Biggin (MAKE-BELIEVE AND ARTIFICE) | Fantasy-Hive Jonathan welcomes back Rose Biggin to the Fantasy Hive for a chat about her most recent work, short-story collection MAKE BELIEVE AND ARTIFICE, available now from NewCon Press

Today on @thefantasyhive.bsky.social I’m interviewing the wonderful Rose Biggin about her new short story collection fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/03/inte...

When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift

The Coral Bones by E. J. Swift

Happy to share that both When There Are Wolves Again and The Coral Bones are now available in the US 😊🐺🪸
www.amazon.com/stores/E.-J....

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‘The start of the healing process’: the vital work to restore Britain’s peatlands A project on Dartmoor to reprofile the landscape aims to return the springy bog – and carbon store – to its natural condition

Excellent article 💚
In fiction, meet my peatland expert, Elizabeth, in ALSTON MOOR as she endeavours to restore the North Pennines peatbogs. Coming September 2026 from @goldsmithspress.bsky.social @goldsf.bsky.social @unamccormack.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social

Swans flying in profile over a lake, one with wings up, one with wings down. Necks and heads aligned nearly perfectly so that only one can be seen.

For Monday: two mute swans 💚

‘A new world is being born’: author Rebecca Solnit on the ‘slow revolution’ the far right cannot tolerate It’s easy to focus on authoritarians and their petty victories. But zoom out and the picture is more encouraging, says the woman who popularised the term ‘mansplaining’, whether it’s in feminism, or t...

“unbreakable bonds being forged in activism: the friendships, the energy, the self-awareness and the ambition created by political action stay with you for the rest of your life; they often define your life.”

Announcing the 2025 Otherwise Award winner! « Otherwise Award The Otherwise Award is pleased to announce one winner for the 2025 Award: Luminous, by Silvia Park. We’re also announcing an Honor List and a Long List.

✨ @otherwiseaward.org Honor's mention for "The Path of Most Resistance: Poems on Women in Science", by @jessyrandall.bsky.social, illustrated by #KristinDiVona ✨

A clever & compelling conversation that expresses a diverse array of women’s voices & identities, & asserts their right to be celebrated.

For Monday: the Somerset Levels on a weekend cycle ride 🙂 🚲 ☀️

Photo showing me wearing glasses and a light grey wool sweater smiling at the camera while holding a small mammoth figurine in gloved hands at a work table.

I do have the best job in the world!

Our “Mammutle” (little mammoth) is heading to a special exhibition at @landesmuseumhalle.bsky.social - what an incredible opportunity to take a closer look at this Ice Age masterpiece.
Crafted around 40,000 years ago from mammoth ivory,it's one of the...🧵1/2

Pippa Goldschmidt wuchs in London auf und lebt heute als Autorin in Berlin. Für ihre literarischen Texte gewann die promovierte Astronomin den angesehenen Scottish Book Trust/Creative Scotland New Writers Award.

I'm giving a talk about/reading from my book 'Deutschstunden' on Wednesday 25th March with my wonderful translator/publisher @zoebeck75.bsky.social at the wonderful Braun and Hassenpflug bookshop in Krumme Lanke, Berlin: braunundhassenpflug.de/veranstaltun...

"The Recollections is a captivating outsider-then-insider view of the world of literature and science fiction from Christopher Priest, with intriguing insights into his best-known works." – Anne Charnock, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Dreams Before the Start of Time

3D render of The Recollections by Christopher Priest: red text on a strong yellow background.

The Recollections is out on 2 April - more details and pre-order information here: briardenebooks.uk/product/the-...

Wonderful news 📚 Congrats @sarahsuch.bsky.social 🙂

Small bird with orange chest and white collar perched on bramble.

For Monday: A stonechat 🙂
Isle of Bute

The 2026 Women's Prize for Fiction longlist! Join us as we reveal the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction longlist on Wednesday 4 March at 2pm GMT.

We are thrilled to reveal the 2026 #WomensPrize for Fiction longlist. 16 titles that showcase the profound force, resonance and scale of fiction writing: from tackling turbulent global issues to examining the intensely intimate. Discover the longlist here: youtu.be/fyPfDaHddLg