Moon Reads: Hopeless Necromancer by Shiloh Briar, which I loved so much I got a bunch of people in line to a concert to preorder. It is really good! With thanks to Orbit Books UK for the copy.
Moon Reads: Hopeless Necromantic
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Jenni Hill
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Editorial Director at Orbit books, (acquiring) sci-fi and fantasy novels. 🏳️🌈 Geek. Chaotic Good. Bi-Furious. LARP fan. Views all mine. they/them Hugo Award 2026 Finalist.
Moon Reads: Hopeless Necromancer by Shiloh Briar, which I loved so much I got a bunch of people in line to a concert to preorder. It is really good! With thanks to Orbit Books UK for the copy.
Moon Reads: Hopeless Necromantic
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The Eye of Leviathan by M.A. Carrick "When I say I devoured this story. I couldn’t put it down…I literally had my Kindle set up between my work monitors so that I could read when work got slow." Read Avni's full review here grimoireinkreviews.wordpress.com/2026/07/15/t...
The Eye of Leviathan by M.A. Carrick
Reviewed by Avni Patel Thank you, NetGalley and Orbit Books, for this eARC in exchange for a fair and honest review! Have you ever finished a book by an author and immediately gone searching …
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We are SO excited to announce our legacy edition set of The Burning Kingdoms trilogy! 🪷🔥🗡️🌿 Pre-orders are open now and only 1000 sets are available. This series is priced at £110, and we estimate that these will ship in August 2027. #LitPinsAndCo #SpecialEditionBooks #TheBurningKingdoms #LitPins
Once again for those at the back: ‘Don’t speak ill of the dead’ is about your great aunt Elsie, who liked a long gin with a short tonic at elevenses, and blew your inheritance money betting on the horses. Speaking ill of absolute monsters is a moral obligation, actually.
Small win today: a Hungarian offer on one of our queer books, because 'the new government will probably repeal the censorship laws' 🏳️🌈
For writers worried that they won't be able to "prove" their work isn't Spicy Autocomplete--worry not. You thought about every choice and will be able to talk about those choices easily and clearly. Folks who used the slop machine didn't make choices and won't have anything to say about why
I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful
As an Amnesty International member since my teens, this chills me.
She loved her surgery cone for the first couple days (it made her feel powerful and intimidating) so we got her a courted ruff to look sinister in.
bringing this one back in light of recent publishing-related news
the most important thing any novel can have, though, is The Worst Woman In the World
I had so much fun with this piece, all my favourite colours and draping fabrics!
Something a little different - this painting was an Xmas present for my mum of one of the family collies!
Cultist nuns and bog goddesses, coming to a bookshop near you: www.instagram.com/orbitbooks_uk/ Go follow @ernerker.bsky.social for more!
Meet me in the marketplace of ideas in next 20 minutes if u want an ass kicking
I am back from my very sporadic use of Blue Sky to let you know I'm doing a bunch of Harbour of Hungry Ghosts events in July and August. Would love to see you there if you can! All links in my bio and the thread below.
I read @elizachanwrites.bsky.social’s Harbour of Hungry Ghosts ARC from NetGalley. I enjoyed it! Here’s my review!
An extraordinary story from @peteapps.bsky.social... Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press
Exclusive: Guardian investigation of CT Group uncovers practice that appears to seek hidden influence over public opinion
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I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well? weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign...
Sign our open letter to Angela Eagle
I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well?
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Is anyone even surprised by this anymore? The only thing that is surprising is that we are allowing this disaster to continue 90% of countries on earth - including Scotland - don't have to deal with this because they run their water in public ownership Public ownership of water NOW.
‘A statement of freedom’: T-shirt slogan goes viral and book sales rocket in Taiwan after Hong Kong raids
‘A statement of freedom’: T-shirt slogan goes viral and book sales rocket in Taiwan after Hong Kong raids
Taiwanese people look on with concern at fate of Hong Kong’s independent booksellers, after series of arrests in recent months
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It’s your duty as a human being to speak ill of the dead at length. All these evil fucks have is legacy, and to date they have every reason to believe theirs will be protected. Make sure they know that it won’t be. The legacy should be so reviled that their descendants reject the family name.
Niche post but if you want to write a story about a queer person in Europe c. 500-1000 CE your best bet is researching transmasc monks because there are surprisingly a lot of them.
"why does the UK change leaders so often?" there are diminishing returns wrt how long each vessel can house thatcher's spirit. by the end of the century we'll be getting through 1000 prime ministers a day