Benjamin Myers
@benjaminmyers76.bsky.social
Extremely humble legend. Writer of JESUS CHRIST KINSKI, RARE SINGLES, CUDDY, THE OFFING, THE GALLOWS POLE (BBC/Shane Meadows), THE PERFECT GOLDEN CIRCLE etc. Books: https://bio.site/benjaminmyers
Apologies, but this brag has no humbleness whatsoever. News from Germany: the paperback of Rare Singles has sold out of its first print run in 3 weeks. 20,000 copies! This is Hasselhoff-levels of inexplicability. Either way, thanks to @dumontbuchverlag.bsky.social and readers across the water.
The Galley Beggar Press Short Story Prize 2026-2027 is now open for submissions: www.galleybeggar.co.uk/prize
'The Mowing-Devil', printed in 1678. It recounts, as fact, an alleged incident in #Hertfordshire. A farmer saw a fiery light over his oat field one night, and then found it had been mysteriously mowed. The illustration encouraged some to believe it depicts the first Crop Circle. #WyrdWednesday
Here we go. For your Christmas stocking. Bluemoose Books - Hebden to Hollywood . My recollections of the publishing industry and why we started Bluemoose. Plus a few stories and successes along the way. Marvellous.
Mr Benjamin Myers has a new novel in the pipeline. As usual, I'm reading it for the first time as a proof -- which is how we've managed to stay together for 20 years without interfering in each other's work. Needless to say, the first chapter went down a treat before bed. I highly recommend it.
Benjamin Myers@benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 2d agoWhiteadder/Wolfspider Two novellas. Two covers. One volume. "1973. Fresh from tour, psychedelic folk band Once Upon A Time relocate to a row of dilapidated cottages in the Scottish Borders to 'get it together in the country'..." www.benjaminmyerswriter.com/post/whitead... ɹǝpıdsɟןoʍ/ɹǝppɐǝʇıɥʍ
I very much enjoyed this oddity - The Pin Jar by Sam Reid - published by @roughtradebooks.bsky.social and perhaps you will too. Support our indie publishers. roughtradebooks.com/products/the...
THE PIN JAR (SIGNED COPIES) - Sam Reid
***PRE-ORDERS SHIPPING OCTOBER 2025*** “Best new debut novel.”—Financial Times“So hauntingly lyrical… an extraordinary trip for your imagination. I adored it.”—Maxine Peake“In startlingly curious, The...
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A haunting, visionary and exhilarating epic about the death of the Sixties dream. Part mindbending puzzle-box, part kaleidoscopic nightmare, Whiteadder/Wolfspider by Benjamin Myers can be read forwards or backwards, upside down or right-side up. Publishing March 2027
‘Right now, the trans and nonbinary community is fighting many of the same tabloid lies and legal obstacles thrown at lesbians, gay men and bisexuals since for ever. We are unnatural, we are a danger to children, we spy on you in toilets.‘ On solidarity, Pride and visibility.
Damian Barr@damianbarr.bsky.social · 4d agoI wrote about Berlin and Pride and solidarity, especially within our community. I hope it helps. observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Whiteadder/Wolfspider Two novellas. Two covers. One volume. "1973. Fresh from tour, psychedelic folk band Once Upon A Time relocate to a row of dilapidated cottages in the Scottish Borders to 'get it together in the country'..." www.benjaminmyerswriter.com/post/whitead... ɹǝpıdsɟןoʍ/ɹǝppɐǝʇıɥʍ
Durham's presiding Reform council giggling in their tiny 'Make Durham Great Again' caps. They're not serious people.
So, turns out Rod Liddle was a fan of a) Fat White Family and b) my books. There's no accounting for taste, I suppose.
If you hate data centres and love the countryside, this is a good petition to consider, and a campaign I'm very much backing. www.change.org/p/save-the-l...
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Save The Lammermuirs - Stop The Data Centre
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Lots of cool stuff for freaks like you and me: www.sworder.co.uk/auction/deta...
Out of the Ordinary
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Happy Yorkshire Day. After 17 years I, a mysterious outsider, am starting to feel welcomed by these strange southerners with their flat vowels and fat rascals.
Brief footage of me scratching my nose. (Plus: I've written a new novel). www.instagram.com/p/DbdPP06NCF...
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Helena Bonham Carter’s ‘The Offing’ Starts Filming in Yorkshire in Q4 2026
3 years after the project was announced, ‘The Offing,’ a period drama starring Helena Bonham Carter, is finally set to get into production. Principal photography will take place in Yorkshire, United K...
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Insecure Men have shared details of a new EP, titled Cream Of England You can listen to ‘LA Pool Blues’ here: buff.ly/7zzprnW
Jared Leto to be baptised by Russell Brand in 3 months time.
Jared Leto to be baptised by Russell Brand in 3 months time.
We published Willy Vlautin’s first novel in 2006. Twenty years later and he has picked up major fans including Ann Patchett, Harlan Coben, Ursula K. Le Guin, Benjamin Myers and, of course, those working at Faber. If you haven't read his novels before, let our staff recommendations guide you 📚
Reading List: Faber Staff on their favourite Willy Vlautin novels
To celebrate twenty years of publishing Willy Vlautin, we asked Faber staff members to tell us which of his novels they love the most.
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