Tonight I will be in conversation with some of my fellow biographers at Cambridge @midgegillies.bsky.social Jane Rogoyska and Joy McAlpine Black. It’s free! And online! www.pace.cam.ac.uk/events/2026/...

Surreal moment today when that thing you’ve spent years typing and writing on a screen and in notebooks turns out to be an actual printed book! Amazing. And if you want one too, there’s a link to preorder Rex Juba in both print, ebook and now audio versions in my bio!

Unfortunately, a stunned Paris is how they all got into this whole mess to begin with

Pop Crave@popcrave.com · 4w ago

‘The Odyssey’ women Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, and Charlize Theron stun in Paris.

A proper pinch-me moment this week as Rex Juba was turned into an audio book, narrated by the lovely Sebastian Humphreys, whose voice you might recognise as the narrator of Madeline E Miller’s Circe amongst other things. Here he is, pronouncing yet another difficult Roman name!

@hinterlandnf.bsky.social arrived—featuring a piece on my son’s diagnosis & battle. Huge thanks to: @greatormondst.bsky.social · @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social · @rainbowtrust.org.uk · @braintumourcharity.bsky.social and many more Billy & Leon are doing great right now 💛

If you pardon the pun, I can’t wait to dig into this over the weekend!

I was lucky enough to get to edit this - check it out for a fast-paced, pared-back roleplay experience.

Jonathan Tweet@jonathantweet.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Fighter Wizard Elf: My Rules for Bare Metal d20 Gaming is now available by PDF, and you're hearing it here first. A print run of 20 physical copies has released for attendees at @the-kraken.bsky.social, and another, larger print run is planned. #ttrpg #DnD www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Check out some How War v2 from @malcolmcraig.bsky.social and @handiworkgames.bsky.social When mysterious Border Science expert Kurt Langer goes missing from the camps, a fractious SIG team must find out what's happening - and take individual advantage... youtu.be/FF9Mrwf6OIU?...

Hot War Second Edition : One Shot | The Langer Sanction | Actual Play

YouTube video by Unconventional GMs

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Been sitting on this news for a while but my first book - a biography of the 1st century North African King Juba II - is out 6th August from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social via their Torva imprint, and I have the great pleasure of showing off the cover! More info and preorder via the link in my bio.

We are at the Small Publishers Fair @conwayhall.bsky.social all day today! We’re here till 7pm, with freshly printed copies of Issue 17 on sale and special show offers too - so if you’re in London come and say hi @smallpublishers.bsky.social

Great to see my horror rpg Dead of Night get a mention in the latest Tabletop Magazine - thanks @giantbrain.co.uk! If Iain has piqued your interest, you can grab your own copy here: steampowerpublishing.com/dead-of-night/

Who and What is the Serve It Forth Food History Festival? Check our videos! youtube.com/@serveitfort...

Serve It Forth

Serve It Forth is a new online food history festival taking place on 18 October 2025.

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Come see this face in person this Saturday!

Hinterland Magazine - open for submissions@hinterlandnf.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Just a couple of days until our taster day introducing you to the craft of writing non-fiction. It's hosted by our very own founding editor @andrewkenrick.bsky.social, in person in Norwich, this coming Saturday. We still have tickets available. Beginners welcome! www.eventbrite.com/e/hinterland...

"This is a Classicists List not a political one." A field of study is doomed when it surrenders its claim to be relevant to the real world, to how we live our lives in relation to other human beings, & cultivate mutual understanding. Isn't that the very point of the humanities?

Over on our Substack today, the inestimable @jarredmcginnis.bsky.social picks the books that inspire his own writing, books that push the form of nonfiction and memoir - from Hong Kingston to Harry Crews. hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com/p/the-non-fi...

The Non-fiction That Shapes Us: Jarred McGinnis

Hinterland authors reflect on the non-fiction that inspires their own writing.

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Join us for our new workshop, First Steps in Writing Creative Non-Fiction, in person in Norwich on 12th July. We can’t wait to meet you and share what we’ve learned from writing, editing, publishing and talking about creative non-fiction over the last 6 years www.eventbrite.com/e/hinterland...

Another thing I’m doing (it’s going to be a busy ol summer!) is running this nonfiction writing workshop for beginners, in the newly renovated Carrow House here in Norwich. Come join me!

Hinterland Magazine - open for submissions@hinterlandnf.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us for our new workshop, First Steps in Writing Creative Non-Fiction, in person in Norwich on 12th July. We can’t wait to meet you and share what we’ve learned from writing, editing, publishing and talking about creative non-fiction over the last 6 years www.eventbrite.com/e/hinterland...

One of the questions I’m asked most is about feedback and mentorship for nonfiction writers - well, I’m offering a new service via Hinterland. So, if you’re a nonfiction writer in need of a close read of your manuscript or in search of a mentor to help develop your writing, check it out.

Hinterland Magazine - open for submissions@hinterlandnf.bsky.social · last yr.

Today we’re pleased to announce our new Manuscript Assessment and Mentoring services, two separate services offered by the Hinterland editorial team that will help you to meet your writing goals for 2025 and beyond! You can find out more here: hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com/p/introducin...

One of the questions I’m asked most is about feedback and mentorship for nonfiction writers - well, I’m offering a new service via Hinterland. So, if you’re a nonfiction writer in need of a close read of your manuscript or in search of a mentor to help develop your writing, check it out.

Hinterland Magazine - open for submissions@hinterlandnf.bsky.social · last yr.

Today we’re pleased to announce our new Manuscript Assessment and Mentoring services, two separate services offered by the Hinterland editorial team that will help you to meet your writing goals for 2025 and beyond! You can find out more here: hinterlandnonfiction.substack.com/p/introducin...

There are now 1189 independent publishers and presses on the Independent Publisher website with at least one directory post being added a week I'll also be working on adding to this as much as possible this coming week #Booksky 💙📚 #publisher #IndiePublisher #IndiePresses www.indiepublishers.co.uk

Oh to be a tiny ibis leaning on an even tinier crouching baboon @sainsburycentre.bsky.social

Look what’s just arrived! Subscribers and preorder customers - keep an eye on your letter boxes! Everyone else: you can still order a copy here www.hinterlandnonfiction.com/shop/issue-1...

Still exciting when the proofs for a new issue arrives, even 16 issues on…

Hinterland Magazine - open for submissions@hinterlandnf.bsky.social · last yr.

The proof copy of Issue 16 has just arrived in the post - and it looks great! Full print run due next week, so you've still got time to preorder: www.hinterlandnonfiction.com/shop/issue-1...

Pleased to say that our latest is up for preorder… if you like nonfiction (especially travel writing) please do check it out - it’s something quite special.

Hinterland Magazine - open for submissions@hinterlandnf.bsky.social · 2y ago

Delighted to say that the latest issue of Hinterland, a Journeys special, is up for preorder now, packed with some fantastic writing by Jean McNeil, Elizabeth Lewis Williams, Alexis Keir, and many more besides: www.hinterlandnonfiction.com/shop/issue-1...

Final draft of my first book has been submitted, so the out of office reply is on!

Or this very elegant one from Djemila in Algeria #octopus #mosaicmonday

Dr Crom@doccrom.bsky.social · 2y ago

#MosaicMonday - Sometimes you've got to embrace the brilliance of a delightfully dapper cephalopod. This little fella is one of a few surviving fragments of a huge mosaic from Villaquejida: ca. Early 3rd Century AD. #Octopus #AncientBluesky 🏺 Image: National Archaeological Museum, Madrid (3615)

Absolutely disgrace. Years of trying to lock kids up for Napster, discontinuing movies because of music rights, YOU WOULDN'T STEAL A CAR promo bullsh*t and they're ready to give it ALL away to big tech billionaires

Ed Newton-Rex@ednewtonrex.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today, the UK government announced a proposal to change copyright law - for the benefit of AI companies - that would cause huge, irreversible harm to creators. More info below, but most importantly here's what you can do (wherever you live): 1. Email your MP. Template letter in 🧵 👇 1/10