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GUYS I JUST RECEIVED A BOX A BOX!!

@peter.petermorwood.com would just shake his head regretfully at stats like these and say, “Successfully resisting gravity is *not easy.*”

OK, this might feel like a stretch BUT if you're looking for something that explores a woman's struggle to define & create herself in contemporary society, get you to Margot's Got Money Troubles

Made the rookie mistake of leaving 8 cartons of eggs on a bench in the kitchen. There are now only 6 😆 Sprocket got two packs outside and ate at least ten eggs. Bless. Well. There are worse things he could have eaten. But I think he will regret it later.

I will agree with this, and amend slightly that having someone read an older book and acknowledge that it didn't magically start to suck as soon as it left the new release shelf is like being kissed by a pixie in the autumn sun. Back lists keep the lights on!

I shared the first chapter of what would have been the next Mercenary Librarians book on our discord the other day with the caveat that if we ever do write it now it will need a complete overhaul because they literally destroyed AI as a fun concept.

I loved this book straight away when we received it. Delighted that @goldsf.bsky.social will be publishing it later in the year!

If you're looking to kick around bohemian Paris a bit, you can't miss Paris Vagabond! (Cover is old, so apologies to Lucy Sante!)

no I fucking won't. I type out the exact same probabilistic text is suggesting, because fuck them. I go through the sketchy gpdr compliance boxes that don't offer you a reject all & switch off every "legitimate interest" that they default on because fuck them, it's not fucking legitimate. Fuck. Off.

On Monday, May 25 at 8 PM ET, I'll pick four volunteers at my Patreon Unlocking Session to explore a thing they're stuck on writing. It might be plot, character, voice, etc. Talk it out in a safe setting with guidance to help get past the barrier and back to writing. members.maryrobinettekowal.com

‘The book’s cosmology doesn’t harmonise with its message, and even contests it. If the Earth is not our only home then the viability of the planet recedes in importance.’ Adam Mars-Jones reads George Saunders’ new novel 𝘝𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘭. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Just finished a frozen bone. All in a hard day's work!

Just putting captions on a video and Instagram tried to autocorrect 'Bert' to 'Amazon'!

Front: two cats at play Back: the remnants of a yoga ball pierced in several places by mysterious claws

My beloved spouse has recently (like as of 2 days ago) decided that spoonerisms are the highest form of humour & I am currently trapped next to him on a train while he asks me if I think people can be convicted of clavicular manslaughter

Wondering if I can find some folks who want to trade some bonus knitting supplies/yarn for some 3D printed stuff. 👀 I really want to try knitting again now that my hand is feeling okay.

This himbo

Excuse me while I force myself to go to the gym.

This is hypnotic, I of course deeply support making ridiculous tie-in cakes for your book.

Oh uh Wonder what's... causing that

If you’re around Wednesday, I’ll be in conversation with Caitlin about this book at Books on the Bosque!

We're working on creating a classics section for adult fiction sooooooooo...Tell us a classic you love...or hate I guess, & we'll give you a recommendation! Maybe something old, maybe something new, but definitely something good

‘Octavian wasn’t alone in dismissing the Ptolemies. They came too late for many histories of Greece and Egypt and too early for Rome. Alexandria, their capital, has disappeared beneath the sea and the modern city.’ Robert Cioffi on the Ptolemaic dynasty. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

New post up on the Chopping Blog 🪓🪓

THE horror anthology of the year is coming in June, with a fiendishly excellent line-up of authors, edited by @jendiagammon.bsky.social @garethlpowell.bsky.social and @scarlettralgee.bsky.social and published by @starsandsabers.bsky.social CROWDFUNDING NOW! ko-fi.com/jendiagammon...

This is definitely something that requires creativity and thinking, really understanding problems by talking to people and figuring out what you personally have to offer. Not to big myself up, but I think maybe my most important recent political action was buying Zombies, Run!

One month ago today. #LestWeForgetTheHorrors #Math

Did You Know? In the Victorian era, a nanny saved the future British monarch from a far darker childhood than history remembers. Charlotte "Lala" Bill entered the nursery of the Duke and Duchess of York, later the future King George V and Queen Mary. #Victorian #history

apnews.com/article/fast... fast-fashion juggernaut Shein to buy eco-friendly Everlane in an unlikely fit

I'm going on tour this July to the UK to promote the release of my latest novel, The Intrigue. I'll be visiting Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London. ⁠Book your tickets: geni.us/SilviaMGTour PS: My publisher is trying to arrange a signing in Dublin but we haven't secured that yet.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Tulsi Gabbard Resigns as Intelligence Chief www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05...

We will be closed Monday for Memorial Day, so stop by today or tomorrow for your long weekend mystery reads!

Today is World Goth day! nationaldaycalendar.com/celebrations...

I find that I have an actual political philosophy about this, so I am going to try to articulate it. For many decades now, if you are a left-wing person, you have been able to see laws get better. It has come to feel as if that is the way to improve the world.

Do you know who else made people uncomfortable? The suffragettes

For another opinion on High Potential

‘Voisin doesn’t fret or frown; his almost handsome face has no expression. He enjoys the world sometimes, hates it mostly, but none of this is to be seen. Well, we see that we don’t see it. This is a movie.’ Michael Wood watches François Ozon’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

THERE IS A TORNADO COMING RIGHT AT US AND IF IT EATS MY GARDEN I QUIT

I keep reading things like this but there continues to not be a crash and the houses across the street are going for $325k and are actually being bought, but no one can find a job or afford groceries and the stock market is doing amazing. I feel like there was much shorter lead up in 2008?

It me

‘The idea that there was a real American attempt to avoid war is challenged by all serious scholarship. The US never entertained any option other than a full attack on Afghanistan.’ @tomstevenson.bsky.social on the forever war. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

New #WriterBeware blog post: The Anthropic copyright settlement has writers re-assessing the importance of copyright registration and rights reversion. Should they be re-assessing the importance of ISBNs as well? writerbeware.blog/2026/05/22/h...

New #WriterBeware blog post: The Anthropic copyright settlement has self-published writers re-assessing the importance of copyright registration and rights reversion. Should they be re-assessing the importance of ISBNs as well? writerbeware.blog/2026/05/22/h...

Lazy "writer" willing to let continuing use of "cool new tech" destroy whatever rep he's got left. Cool cool. 😏

Okay, now I’m less worried.

"The Mandalorian and Grogu is not a movie for any old Star Wars fan, or perhaps any old audience. It exists at a weirdo fever dream intersection of specific desires and interests." Hesitant about The Mandalorian and Grogu? @use-theforce-em.bsky.social was too. At first.

Watching eps of High Potential after watching Mentalist and it's interesting to see the contrast in two smart consultants working to solve murders, except they're different genders There's an aura of admirability, almost worship, with Jane that isn't here with Morgan, who's funny rather than tragic

When I last kept chickens I also kept a spreadsheet in which I tracked the cost of feed and amortized the cost of their coop and run over the eggs produced. Never got below $1/egg.

Stephen, We Hardly Knew Ye — Let’s Answer His Top 15 open.substack.com/pub/susiebri...

slowly assembling my 2026 "trainwreck fidget toy" super pack, so of course we had to add clicky popcorn. thebrokencircle.etsy.com

The Mandalorian and Grogu comes out today. But what happened to The Mandalorian season 4? #StarWars

Fellow Olds, heat wave comin'. Don't forget to drink that water.

In London I was stopped while wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase. Dude stopped me under Stop and Search powers because I "looked suspicious" at 8.30 in the morning in a black suit during rush hour.

‘As Muhammad stood there, leaning on his crutches, I didn’t know where to look. At the place where his leg used to be? At his face? Should I pretend nothing had changed?’ Hassan Ayman Herzallah plays beach volleyball in Gaza, from the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...

What do you think? From birth until about age five, my dreams were constantly invaded by the same old woman. I would be enjoying a normal dream and then she would be walking towards me. Different dreams with exactly the same woman. I woke up screaming almost every night. Thoughts? #dreams

Not that niche but Rathergood.com

oh boy it may be a "mute glp-1" sort of day on the timeline, I see. lolol

Someone's stray rooster has found our chicken coop. Now we get to listen to a very frustrated rooster who can't get into Fort Clucks.

At Frank’s Film Review, you’ll get honest reviews and ratings of the latest films — no hype, no fluff. 🎥 Whether you’re picking your next theater trip or deciding what to stream, I’m here to help. 🎬 Check out the site, subscribe, and see what’s worth watching. franksfilmreview.com

At Frank’s Film Review, you’ll get honest reviews and ratings of the latest films — no hype, no fluff. 🎥 Whether you’re picking your next theater trip or deciding what to stream, I’m here to help. 🎬 Check out the site, subscribe, and see what’s worth watching. franksfilmreview.com

You know what's great? Books.

So proud to publish this fabulous book by @genni.bsky.social via my imprint, @starsandsabers.bsky.social

Happy Friday! Today we're recommending some excellent fantasy, science fiction, and horror novels from Singaporean authors! What are your favorites? #Booksky

"In this strange little gem, Waldrop captures [a] shining light and the shadows it illuminates with a powerful and understated magnificence." —Eric Banks on Keith Waldrop's Light While There Is Light at 4 Columns, which will stop shining its own light very soon. We will miss it.

one of these things is not like the other this argument is entirely tendential. can you tell which thing is not like the other? it's the one that's not a myth you absolute pencil.

Unleash Your Child's Creativity! Join our #worldbuilding course for kids! Create your own universe. Perfect prep for our Fall Write and Publish a Book class. Accredited | Gifted | Twice-exceptional | Live & async #creativewritingkids #homeschool #onlineclasses athenasacademy.com/courses/indi...

- sending one person a loving message - better: phoning - better: inviting them over for a meal - even better: inviting a few people who are involved in whatever struggle over for a meal to feel that we are part of a community All of these things are more effective political actions than posting.

Bluesky's trending topics continue to confound me. "Obama Criticism" is at the top for me. Not one skeet contains both of those words, the skeets are about a bunch of unrelated topics, and many of them have barely any engagement. What did @support.bsky.team do to break this feature?

(Subsidiary status report, "Werewolf Romance" Issues: ...I see that I really need to do a representative graphic to install at the DianeDuane.com site in the "Coming Attractions" area. OH GODS. (headclutch) There goes Saturday. 🤪 #ChaletChef

‘Why should Europeans be the only ones to feel guilty? The idea that Muslims did it first and did it worse has been used more broadly to contextualise European colonialism.’ @youssefbens.bsky.social on a new account of slavery in the Islamic world. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Sttus report, "Yay, Shopping's Done": Fab Sourdough acquired. Checked with butcher to see if the Absolutely Super Charcoal they were carrying last year is coming in (and it might even be today). PROPER TEA ACQUIRED. (Plainly the Tesco OOS issue was local.) (1/2)

i have a contemporary romance set in the video game industry that is WAY out of date because it's 2015 industry problems my agent and I talked about updating it. I said, "I think I can" and then realized I need to research 2026 industry problems. Where do I start reading?

Oh no, Routledge too…

An interview in which I decided to simply say everything completely candidly, with one evil exception. Check it out to see me talk about - among other things - members, Ayn Rand, and Snagglepuss.

Your lips, god's ears, etc

OMG THAT WAS ENOBARIA?!?!?

Philip Marlowe meets Redwall in this superior adult noir tale, where all the characters are animals, fighting for survival in the city underneath the humans. 🏙💚🐀 Adrian Tchaikovsky's Green City Wars is out on 6/23!!

And you know, by the devil I do mean the billionaire owners of various social media companies.

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. The hardcover of HOBAR is cheaper than the ebook right now! Cheap date full of magic, ghosts, murder, friendship, and creatures from beyond the reef… www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

wait, this is me just figuring out that Big Man is Big Reacher was also in the Hunger Games. 🤣

I DID IT. I DID THE THING I WAS AVOIDING. IT TOOK AN EMBARRASSINGLY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME AND EVERYONE INVOLVED WAS EXTREMELY PLEASANT AND KIND.

* screaming * This collection represents so many years of work. Thank you to everyone who nominated it, it means a lot.

This weekend, watch Matthew Rhys in the Widow's Bay torture chamber, and read a book Karen Russell called an "unprecedented page-turner"!

It's a bank holiday. If you don't have a book, run out and get one now so you can spend all weekend in the sun reading a lovely book.

the greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing people that posting, raising awareness and staying informed were effective political actions

will smith and dj jazzy jeff were in the shop! they were after a copy of the current lrb. i rang it up on the till. "sorry sorry - could i also get a copy of 'sweet days of discipline', if you've got one?" we did! I ran to get it. "i'm getting jaeggy with it", Smith explained

I think it's an op to leak to the press that the AI is winning prestigious Literary prizes now. The prizes were already made up, now the writers and stories are too. The prestige is a plot by the CIA

Now on sale! Hunting for Meaning in The Mandalorian: An Unauthorized Guide to Homages, Symbols and Backstory Discover the in-universe history of Mandalore and the armor and creed too! #Mandalorian #TheMandalorianandGrogu #StarWars www.amazon.com/Hunting-Mean...

Always glad to visit @portalbookshop.bsky.social

Why sit on the couch when my stomach is right there?

Another example of the difference between Icelandic and US publishing: Copyedits for a book that comes out in the US in March 2027 just landed in my inbox. Meanwhile, the book that comes out in October 2026 in Iceland has not been sent to copyedits yet 🙃

Siri Hustvedt kindly stopped by today to sign some copies of GHOST STORIES, the tender memoir of the forty-three years Siri Hustvedt spent with her husband, writer, poet and filmmaker Paul Auster. Signed copies available here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/ghost-...

Said the president, he's got his war Folks don't know what it's for No one gives us rhyme or reason You have one doubt, they call it treason. Roberta Flack, Compared to What (1969) youtu.be/wDUk9Lsy_yQ?...

The Devil Takes You Home has been nominated for a #kelvin505 award for best novel in translation in Spain! First international nomination. Bien merecido, enhorabuena y mil gracias al gran Mike Sanz y a La Biblioteca de Carfax por ser mi casa. ¡Y gracias al Festival Celsius 232 por el honor! 🖤

Uggi's ears are so floppy that I accidentally sat on one earlier.

3-5 Months Guy increasingly wrong, all of this is beyond vile, what are we even doing to ourselves.

Things causing panic attacks last 2 months: -actual traumatic job thing -actual traumatic financial thing -sudden certainty our gas lines will explode -driving -construction noise -communicating w/contractors -fear I've fed fowl flock something that will kill them -fear dogs will eat children

Obviously they need to build a replica of Schwerer Gustav for this hunt! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerer_Gustav