I had a rough time with my trilogy: I debuted at the peak of the pandemic. A steep drop in sales for Book 2. Had a bone removed from my hand weeks before Wolfskin was published. But word of mouth is critical for authors. So if you're a fan of space opera like Mass Effect, please give it a chance.

“Steeped in language magic and a murder mystery...I tore through this book and loved every secons...a talent to watch.” @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social Shay Kauwe's debut THE KILLING SPELL ft: ✨Language Magic 💕Enemies to Lovers Romance 👩🏽Eldest Daughter Problems Buy geni.us/killingspell

Oh my God. I am embarking on my seventh train journey in less than a month and so far only ONE of those seven trips has run on time. Avanti West Coast is an absolute joke of a company.

"In a broken system, do you save yourself or fight for the people you love?" @artofelaineho.bsky.social 's dark political fantasy CRY, VOIDBRINGER is a searing examination of the cycles of imperialism and oppression, a raging battle cry to break the wheel and rise up. Buy geni.us/cryvoi

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

Nothing quite encompasses the rancid stench of English neoliberalism like having to sit on the floor because the 3-hour train journey you’ve paid over £200 for has been oversold, and the guard reminding those who have no seats that, despite first class being empty, you will be fined if you sit there

Like all great writers, it's a time to pay tribute to the words they left us with

The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 2d ago

BREAKING: Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle has died aged 66 after a short illness

Another interruption -- but how can I resist? @lightspeedmagazine.com and @chriswarcraft.bsky.social give giant thumbs up to "We Interrupt This Program"! Review now live: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/b... 📚️ 👀 🥰 Interrupt yourself with your own copy here: randeedawn.com/books/we-int...

A stunner of a review for We Interrupt This Program by @randeedawn.com: "We Interrupt This Program is filled with magic, mystery, and most of all, a deep and abiding appreciation of what it means to create something for others." www.lightspeedmagazine.com/nonfiction/b...

Book Review: We Interrupt This Program by Randee Dawn - Lightspeed Magazine

Reviewer Chris Kluwe highly recommends this second entry in Randee Dawn’s Tune-iverse, We interrupt This Program.

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It would be easy to call this the “new normal“ but that’s incorrect. In actual fact, “normal” is going to keep getting worse and worse and worse. Just how bad it will get depends entirely on how fast & far we go on real, legitimate (not performative) #ClimateAction. We know how. It’s about will.

Nahel Belgherze@wxnb.bsky.social · 5d ago

Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.

NYT bestselling author@harleylaroux.bsky.social 's SOULS trilogy is coming to the UK! In HER SOUL TO TAKE, dark academia meets paranormal demons meets extra spicy dark romance: the first book in the series that set TikTok on fire! October 2026. Request on Netgalley now: geni.us/SolarisNG

The worst is when you don't understand it yourself, when you develop a chronic illness and suddenly things that seemed easy (keeping the house tidy, keeping yourself clean) are like a mountain in front of you. It's just so difficult to comprehend and adjust.

Miabyte🎙️🏳️‍⚧️ — Unapologetically herself to the point of annoyance.@miabyte.bsky.social · 3d ago

I don't think people quite understand chronic illness, what it's like to "wake up tired" but still have a million things to do. Deciding where to invest your energy as you're operating on 20% of what everyone else has. Even the most basic stuff like washing yourself or making a meal is draining.

I have this t-shirt! And I wore it to see Metallica! Where I was seated, I thank you!

Mary Sue@marysuesays.bsky.social · 4d ago

@trustedreveler.bsky.social Hey I found a shirt for us.

Amanda had fun at the library (plus bonus Solaris books content!)

Be sat for this thread, @jessgofton.bsky.social 👀👀

madeline odent@oldenoughtosay.com · 5d ago

Happy Friday everyone, as promised, here is my personal theory on this. I think Redwall takes place in our world, after an apocalyptic event of the nuclear variety caused rapid but varied growth of all animals, including humans, leading to our extinction and their mental development. Okay? 🧵

A video 4 years in the making @solarisbooks.bsky.social @lunapress.bsky.social

The readers have spoken! @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social 's debut Scottish cottagegore psychological horror HOME SICK is clocking up the 5* reviews over on Goodreads! Here's why they think you should pick up... Buy now: geni.us/homesick

Read one of the many new books clamouring for my attention on my Kindle? Or, and hear me out, reread a Sarra Manning book for the fourth time? You know which I did.

So you loved the Odyssey, and you're looking for something EPIC? "the sensibilities of an epic poem" @suyidavies.com "a brilliantly layered story of myth and magic, gods and monsters, warriors and lovers" @premeemohamed.com Try Simon Jimenez's THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER! geni.us/Spearcuts

Had a wonderful time reading Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist a wonderful modern folk horror for the socially awkward of us with a dark side. Tense, emotional and wonderfully told it works even on a very warm day to chill this reader. Review to come

Home Sick, by @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social (pub by @solarisbooks.bsky.social) is a remarkable psychological horror novel, almost a character study that ends up being a superb story. Full thoughts: jamreads.com/reviews/home... 💙📚

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Yeah, well, it doesn't help when all prices seem to be completely made up now, and it only feels like you are working and sleeping and nothing else is quite affordable.

Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · last wk.

People in the UK found to have the WORST mental health in Europe www.northernirelandworld.com/read-this/uk...

General consensus from the reviews I've seen of the Hugo novellas is that there is one clear winner, most of the rest are a hot mess, and there are far, far stronger novellas that should have been on the list, which is a shame. Discoverability a problem?

I have had a headache for two days straight. This evening it is being joined by a sore throat. Man, am I not ready to face this coming week.

So exactly how many of 37 films and 19 series do I have to watch to be able to "get this"? Who are all these people?

Gianmarco Soresi@gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · last wk.

A visual representation of American gluttony

My funny middle child LOVES baths, clearly. Sound up to hear those teef!

A huge thank you to everyone who's read, rated and reviewed HOME SICK so far! 🖤

Solaris Books@solarisbooks.bsky.social · 2w ago

🐑🏡🪓"This house isn't haunted. She is." 🪓🏡🐑 @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social 's debut novel HOME SICK is clocking up the 5* reviews over on Goodreads! Here's why they think you should pick up... Buy now: geni.us/homesick

🐑🏡🪓"This house isn't haunted. She is." 🪓🏡🐑 @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social 's debut novel HOME SICK is clocking up the 5* reviews over on Goodreads! Here's why they think you should pick up... Buy now: geni.us/homesick

"Humans must be silent. Humans must be obedient. Humans must be good." AFTER THE FALL, the latest standalone comic scifi from @edashtonwriting.bsky.social (author of MICKEY7, now filmed as MICKEY17 dir. by Bong Joon Ho and starring Robert Pattinson) is out now! Buy: geni.us/AfterTF

Ahhhh! Thank you so much to Lindy Ryan and @booktrib.bsky.social for including HOME SICK in this list of creepy beach reads for July 🖤 @solarisbooks.bsky.social booktrib.com/2026/07/24/c...