Nillu Z Nasser
@nillunasser.bsky.social
Writer, tea drinker, book hoarder, always curious. Love languages, travel, Europe. Tired of liars and interested in detail over soundbites http://linktr.ee/NZNasser
BIG NEWS: WE'RE DOING A PODCAST!! Hosted by ME. Which means I get to talk to people about books even more than I already do! The first episode is about SWORD LESBIANS & LADY KNIGHTS and it's with Alix E Harrow, CL Clark, and Tasha Suri and it's SO GOOD!! I can't wait for you all to hear it!
Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · 8h agoWe’re thrilled to announce the launch of our first podcast, Read Receipts, a weekly show about speculative fiction, genre, and nerd culture.
London is crammed with these places. Little mini-universes, whole communities, surrounding you but out of sight. You get this sense that it is limitless, as if you could explore the city forever and you'd never even begin to really know it.
This is incredibly sad. I once interviewed RJ Mitte on the Southbank and he was very friendly and joyful on a sunny day by the river. He leaves a legacy of disability representation on the screen; something that is far from easy to achieve and still too rare. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
RJ Mitte, actor best known for Breaking Bad, dies aged 34
Actor who played Walter White Jr on the acclaimed show and advocated for disability representation remembered by Bryan Cranston as ‘my sweet son’
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The ability to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into a loss-making TV channel, bent on wrenching British politics sharply to the right, is yet another of the ways in which extreme wealth is trying to remake UK democracy. It needs to be part of any serious conversation about political funding.
Josiah Mortimer@josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 3w agoNew GB News accounts are out. Here are their losses to date. Or "spent political donations" if you prefer
I’m actually gonna pop this one out of the thread and tag her because @nigella.bsky.social this was really a beautiful moment! Thank you for saying it!
👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻@oldenoughtosay.com · 3w agoGOD BLESS NIGELLA “I don’t approve of talking about food as naughty” I have been needing bake off to say that for YEARS. Food is a pleasure, not a guilty pleasure!
Could new bus shelter roofs help New Yorkers stay cool in extreme heat? We're testing a few in Brownsville to find out: a green roof covered with native plants, and reflective roofs covered with low-cost, heat-resilient film.
Behold, the gorgeous West African cover design for my forthcoming novel THE FIST OF MEMORY!
Just incredibly sad about Bonnie Greer, who was thoughtful and wise and creative and engaged…
She was brilliant and sharp and warm - three things that very rarely go together. We were Twitter friends for years and she was one of those steadfastly moral and compassionate voices who made every day online nicer place to be. I am so deeply sorry to read this www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...
Bonnie Greer, writer and cultural commentator, dies aged 77
The British-American novelist and playwright who regularly appeared on panel shows will be remembered for her ‘warmth, humour and generosity’, says her husband
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This post is making the rounds again for some reason and therefore I feel I must inform you that they’ve hired another one so there are now TWO forensic pathologists working in Iceland.
Hildur Knútsdóttir@hildur.bsky.social · 3y agoMy favourite fact about Iceland is that we have many, many crime writers but only one forensic pathologist, and he was so busy answering all of their questions that he decided to have a small seminar for writers to get some peace. It immediately sold out so he had another one that also sold out.
Actual technology with deep, generous purpose remains extremely cool and good. I miss feeling good about machines and computers
Dr. Jens Foell@jensfoell.de · last mo.An absolutely incredible development here. This leg would have been unimaginable just a few short years ago. (Original post by @science.org on instagram)
Me trying to explain how the shit hit the fan in Germany this week without despairing. My attempt to end on a lighter note however was eventually undermined by @sturdyalex.bsky.social and rightly so. It was an interesting chat in spite of everything. Tx for having me.
Quiet Riot@quietriotpod.bsky.social · last mo.B-SIDE OUT NOW! And we’re talking all things German elections with the superb commentator and analyst @annettedittert.bsky.social 🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q... 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/2pkI...
So the huge amount of money coming into our country from tourists who attend our theatres (writers, directors, actors) or our art galleries (artists, art historians) or our museums and historic buildings (historians, archaeologists) are not worth anything to us? Our TV and film exports worthless?
It bugs me that we're normalising the idea that there's something wrong with long documents, or that they're not "worth" our time. There is huge value in careful thought, in detail and nuance, in exploration, and in the experiential journey that goes alongside that.
As both an academic and a writer, I am repelled by the "this looks like a long document. Would you like me to summarize it for you?" that seems to appear at the top of every pdf viewer now. NO. The *entire point* of good writing (either books or journal papers) is that every sentence has a purpose.
Male Flame Robin, photo taken up at Mount Macedon, Victoria Australia © Nick Vertsonis Photography
I’ve been a bit quiet on here lately, and this was why www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Losing a parent is a bewildering, lonely experience. Here are the things I wish I had known before | Gaby Hinsliff
There’ll be exhaustion, love tinged with occasional rage, even moments of black humour. But my mum would want me to tell you: don’t be afraid, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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My post from earlier today about the craziness around Anthropic claim notices, updated with both of the notices writers are receiving, and a list of literary agents who are trying to claim a share of payouts writerbeware.blog/2026/09/04/a...
Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors' Payouts - Writer Beware
This week, many authors who are part of the Anthropic copyright class action settlement began receiving notices like these: The one on the right invites authors to review and confirm their claims: jus...
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Not a staged photo. She really does this while I type. Hard to believe it’s almost been a year since I found her little bedraggled self in my flowers!
Tomorrow! 8 min readings. Book giveaways! Find a new favorite SFF author at the FREE Zoom event. Register in advance at www.eventbrite.com/e/first-frid... #SWSWQR #sff #fantasy @emmiechristie33.bsky.social @slashnburnett.bsky.social @nillunasser.bsky.social @karenlucia.bsky.social Alex Grehy
This free online book reading plus Q&A is tomorrow. You must register before to be ushered into the inner sanctum. We'd be delighted to have you join us. Plus giveaways! @ldcolter.com @karenlucia.bsky.social @emmiechristie33.bsky.social @slashnburnett.bsky.social @christianek.bsky.social #SWSWQR
Opening of Blackburn Station: "I had kept myself alive. I clawed my way forward, saving myself. And for what?" Come hear some more on Sept 4 at 11 Central! Hosted by @swsworlds.bsky.social Show me what you got @ldcolter.com #SWSWQR 📚🌈📚💙📚🚀📚
Emmie Christie@emmiechristie33.bsky.social · 2mo agoOpening line of Hazards of Being Related to the Chosen One: "You would think it’s hard when the villain’s henchmen strafe our house with photon lasers." Join us at @swsworlds.bsky.social to listen to the rest of this flash fiction! Tagging @karenlucia.bsky.social to keep this going! #SWSWQR
