What a lovely display of The Wild Ones in Oxford Waterstones. The cover artwork by @johannatarkela.com is so beautiful. I feel very lucky.

Happy book birthday to me! The Wild Ones leave their first paw prints in the world today. Their adventure is a kind of post-apocalyptic Homeward Bound. Woof!

#NewIllustrationOfTheDay by Finnish-born, UK-based, digital artist Johanna Tarkela. For Steve Cole’s Wild Ones, about a world from which humans vanish. Companions Scamp, Chandelier, Falstaff and Punzel seek safety from the Things. Scholastic 30 July. @johannatarkela.com @stevecolewriter.bsky.social

Found one in the wild… it’s published 3 weeks from today. You can pre-order a signed copy from wonderful Wonderland Bookshop wonderlandbookshop.co.uk/product/the-...

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 We are honoured to present a full tribute to #DoctorWho writer and editor Justin Richards, who passed away last week. Huge thanks to @anghelides.bsky.social, @stevecolewriter.bsky.social, @twilightstreets.bsky.social and @lisabowerman.bsky.social. soundcloud.com/powerof3pod/...

543: Remembering Justin Richards

Last week, we learned of the very sad news of the passing of Justin Richards. Justin is best known to Doctor Who fans as a novel writer, book editor, script writer and script editor with Big Finish, b

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There should be a word to describe a writer's longing when they see finished copies of their new book but don't have one of their own... #arrrrgh

May be of interest to @purserhallard.com, @reecypontiff.com, @magslhalliday.bsky.social, @steffanalun.bsky.social, @jonnymorris.bsky.social , @stevecolewriter.bsky.social and others foolishly not on Bluesky yet. NB Copies of the book are temporarily back in stock!

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#DoctorWho #TargetBookClub is back! 24th October, The Albany Centre, Westminster - a totally serious symposium about the best book range in all of time and space. Tickets: bit.ly/smallbluebox

I can’t believe Justin Richards is no longer in the world. Professionally and personally, I don’t have words to say what he meant to me. I’ve been staring at this post for hours. I miss you, Justin.

Realised today I'm in my 21st year of doing children's book events. Which is cool.

Increasingly sure we are all in the Twilight Zone, trapped in that Midnight Sun episode when it's so hot the woman's oil paintings start to melt... and there's no twist ending!

MEET THE NEWEST JAMES BOND! As @BigFinish & Ian Fleming Publication’s new audio adventure SILVERFIN announces its new lead... meet the newest spy on Bond's block! markoconnell.co.uk/meet-the-new... #IsaacRouse #YoungBond #SilverFin #JamesBond #CharlieHigson #IanFleming #BigFinish

As a kid I was terrified by the Six Million Dollar Man’s battle the Venus Death Probe. It was basically a giant Dalek tank. Even now the sound FX of its engines trigger my inner ‘uh-oh’

In August and November 2026 we are publishing 6 new titles for interest age 11+, reading age 6. From wartime resilience and mysterious strangers to haunted houses and sporty mishaps, @stevecolewriter.bsky.social & @tanyalandman.bsky.social deliver a range of quick reads for struggling teen readers.

Farewell to Michael Keating. Such a lovely man. I wanted to be Avon but Vila was my spirit animal.

#Competition! Free-to-enter prize draw to win one of 100 copies of my new book ahead of publication thanks to National Book Tokens. Please repost.

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#DiscoverFirst brings you the best books before they reach the shelves of your local bookshop. 📖 This month, young book lovers will be amongst the first 100 readers to enjoy The Wild Ones by @stevecolewriter.bsky.social before it's out in September. 🐶👇️ buff.ly/eT2Zxlo

🎨NEW EPISODE!🎨 Remember #DoctorWho - The Art of Destruction? We speak to @stevecolewriter.bsky.social about his Tenth Doctor and Rose novel from 2006. Plus, we have excerpts from the audiobook too, and the usual review. soundcloud.com/powerof3pod/...

525: The Art of Destruction

Remember when Doctor Who was the number one show on TV, and everyone loved David Tennant and Billie Piper? We turn back the clock 20 years, as we travel with the Tenth Doctor and Rose to Africa, as we

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🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨 What happens when the Ninth #DoctorWho, Rose and Captain Jack find an old Russia submarine base? The answer is in The Deviant Strain! We speak to the book's editor, Steve Cole, who talks about editing the work of range editor Justin Richards. soundcloud.com/powerof3pod/...

523: The Deviant Strain

The Ninth Doctor, Rose and Captain Jack are our focus this week, as we take a look at the fourth New Series Adventure. The Deviant Strain - taking its name from the cover typeface - was released in 20

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It’s real! #DoctorWho Circle of Memory has arrived - my first BBC Audio Original. Read by Dan Starkey, sound design by James Murray and cover by Lee Johnson. Thanks to Morrison Ellis, John Ainsworth, @stevecolewriter.bsky.social and Michael Stevens. Out on the 7th May!

The Eighth Doctor's time to shine never ends! @reecypontiff.com poured so much time and love into this book. Obviously the section on the BBC Books is especially good haha. Check it out!

Reecy Pontiff@reecypontiff.com · 6mo ago

I just received Paul McGann's introduction for my book on the history of the Eighth Doctor's era! It's out in May to mark the 30th anniversary of the Doctor Who TV movie. Pre-order your copy from Telos Publishing now! #PaulMcGann #8thDoctor #DoctorWho #LeapofEighth telos.co.uk/shop/new-and...

🚨NEW EPISODE!🚨 The new #DoctorWho Target novelisations are here - and we take a look at Aliens of London with author @josephlidster.bsky.social and editor @stevecolewriter.bsky.social. soundcloud.com/powerof3pod/...

519: Aliens of London

New Target novelisations are out! Hurrah! We start our look at these new paperbacks with a look at the Ninth Doctor novelisation of Aliens of London. We speak to writer Joseph Lidster, editor Steve Co

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🌙NEW EPISODE!🌙 We're talking about #themoon today. Well, sort of. We look at #DoctorWho - The Moon Cruise, in a shorter than usual episode. (There is a reason) Featuring a guest appearance by @stevecolewriter.bsky.social. soundcloud.com/powerof3pod/...

513: The Moon Cruise

The Fifteenth Doctor's latest original adventure is The Moon Cruise. It's a fun adventure set on a spaceship, which has a VERY dark secret, and possibly goes to areas you may not expect a new series a

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2 new missing Doctor Who episodes tomorrow! FIF have done wonderful work, but we must also consider Alex Kingston's influence. It's as if, by setting a chunk of her book during the final episodes of The Daleks' Masterplan, she somehow willed its opening episodes into existence. Thank you, Alex!

Back from visiting schools in Bangkok, I return to my desk. But a part of me will ever be in Thailand. Several parts in Phuket where I got terrible food poisoning. Onward!

DALEKS MASTER PLAN WHAT WHAT WHAT

Any day with an elephant is a good day.

Happy World Book Day! I’m visiting a school in Kuala Lumpur today as part of a tour of SE Asia. Good luck and happy events to all my fellow authors.

A blog post what I wrote about Why Dystopian Fiction Still Matters - more now than ever, perhaps.

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To celebrate the launch of his nail-biting new thriller, #NewYouForEver, bestselling author @stevecolewriter.bsky.social discusses the importance of dystopian fiction for young readers and shares some of his top picks in the genre on our blog: collins.co.uk/blogs/barrin...

I've shared glimpses of this piece along the months it took to complete: here at last is the finale. open.substack.com/pub/majnouna...

Receiving Colour: Update

I’ve been deeply buried under a mountain of research for the revision of my book on art technology of the Islamic Golden Age, but alongside deciphering manuscripts I have continued the work on the pie...

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Josh Barry is a pop culture journalist who's interviewed everyone from Gary Lineker to Kenny Lynch, so I was really happy to be interviewed for his Beyond the Title podcast! www.beyondthetitle.co.uk/portfolio/st...