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James Spackman

@jamesspackman73.bsky.social

Literary agent, pitching coach, cyclist, lino printer https://linktr.ee/JamesSpackman

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James Alistair Henry@jamesbluecat.bsky.social · last mo.

My reading habits as a child made me believe people got captured by unscientific tribes and were about to be sacrificed moments before their almanac informed them there was going to be an eclipse a LOT more often than happens in real life, although I suppose there's still time.

robyn@robynemz.bsky.social · last mo.

thankful for every woman that paved the way for the tour de france femmes and all the race variations that came before it. what we are able to experience now is phenomenal.

James Alistair Henry@jamesbluecat.bsky.social · last mo.

Everyone should listen to this and NOT just because Pagans get a mention at the end in the summer reading bit, that would be shallow of me. I do genuinely listen to OGWN, so this was lovely to hear and thanks to @chloesackur.bsky.social for alerting me before I even knew it was out.

Oh God, What Now? – the politics podcast@ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social · last mo.

🔥 NEW EPISODE 🔥 The earth is burning… so why are so many parties running away from climate solutions, not towards them? 🗳️ And relatedly… Hands off Kemi, wokesters! Come on, who among us HASN’T stood up for a neo-Nazi local candidate? 📳 Listen up linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

James Spackman@jamesspackman73.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I'm so chuffed about this. Fabulous book from a fabulous human. And the birth of 'traumantasy' - you heard it hear first.

Lucy Fishwife 🥐@lucyfishwife.bsky.social · 2mo ago

LOOK ‘TIS FINALLY MY NOVEL which ticks the following boxes • "likeable!" - my agent • YES I USE SEMI COLONS get over it I am human and despise ai and used none • "reimagining/retelling", always popular (Tam Lin, more or less) • petrichor FREQUENTLY mentioned 😃

IPG award winning indie publisher Moonflower is 'delighted to announce' the acquisition of Snow or Ashes, the debutfantasy novel by Wimbledon bookseller Lucy Fisher which will publish in hardback, eBook, and audiobook in February 2028. UK and Commonwealth rights were acquired by Moonflower Publisher Christi Daugherty from James Spackman at The bks Agency, with Tory Lyne-Pirkis handling PR. Snow or Ashes will be Moonflower’s lead SFF title for 2028 'and follows the huge success of Moonflower title Pagans by James Alistair Henry which was SFF Waterstones Book of the Month and a Times Bestseller 2026 'Snow or Ashes is a loose retelling of the Tam Lin legend, a 16th century Scottish border ballad, about a bold mortal woman, Janet, who rescues her true love from the Queen of the Fairies. It is a legendary tale of female bravery, passionate love, and magical transformations. 'More “traumantasy” than romantasy, Snow Or Ashes is set in both contemporary Britain and the parallel realm of Aventyr. The novel explores themes of grief, love, memory, addiction, and the struggle for power. As the lives of three women converge across worlds that are more closely linked than may first appear, Snow or Ashes reveals the costs of vengeance, and the lies people tell themselves to survive.' Daugherty said: "Snow or Ashes is one of those books that continually surprises you. It's not at all what it appears to be on the surface, and each turn of the page brings something unexpected. When everyone at Moonflower first read it, we couldn't stop talking about it. I am delighted to be the one who gets to publish it, and I can't wait for everyone to discover it.” Spackman said: "For actual decades now, Lucy Fisher has been the most entertaining bookseller to be at a launch 1/2
Dani Garavelli@danigaravelli.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Do any of my journalist friends - or indeed anyone else - have any good, helpful journalistic contacts in Florence or thereabouts? Have hit a brick wall with something that I really need to sort out soon. Thank you.

London Cycling Campaign@londoncycling.bsky.social · 3mo ago

👏 Big shout-out to Share the Joy funding recipient, photographer Becky Mursell, who's displaying her brilliant 'Everyday Cyclist' exhibition across London this summer 📸

'I want cycling to be a more welcoming space' – how a bike shop worker turned photographer rebelled against marketing imagery with this new exhibition

Londoner Becky Mursell is displaying her 'Everyday Cyclist' exhibition across the capital this summer

cyclingweekly.com

Carol Adlam@caroladlam.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I am unwell and am unable to respond to messages for the time being. Please contact my agent James Spackman at the BKS Agency for anything book-related. I will be unable to fulfil print orders for the foreseeable. I hope to be able to respond or provide an update in 3-4 weeks’ time. Thank you!