The first two were SO much fun, looking forward to continuing the ride!
David (W) Goodman@davegoodman.bsky.social · last wk.I'm absolutely delighted to announce that @headlinebooks.bsky.social have acquired my new book A TRAITOR'S CALL in a two-book deal! Jamie Tulloch and the Legends team return in May 2027, tackling a threat much closer to home... cc @dhhlitagency.bsky.social @harryillingworth.bsky.social
If you follow me online, you've probably seen my daynotes (since I post them... uh, near daily) and my monthly newsletter. I love writing them. Indeed, it's probably my favourite thing to do aside from writing books. So - I've got a bit of news! www.davidgoodman.net/announcing-m...
Announcing my new membership programme
Yes, we've had first newsletter. But what about second newsletter? (or third?)
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CONGRATULATIONS @hhpak.bsky.social! YOU ARE THE YOUNGEST-EVER WINNER OF A HUGO AWARD IN A PROSE CATEGORY! YOU BEAT THE RECORD HELD BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN WHO WAS 26 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS OLD WHEN HE WON FOR "A SONG FOR LYA" IN 1975!
PSA turns out the fastest way to write a short story is by using it to procrastinate on writing a novel
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you. Hi, I'm some loose gravel on a turn in Sunshine Canyon. Heh heh heh, these idiot road bikes are going to hit me going 45mph...
Management Lessons from The Lord of the Rings is out now@drfionamoore.bsky.social · 2mo agoIntroduce yourself as what almost killed you. Hi! I am a Volvo turning right across a poorly lit intersection that made it very difficult for the driver to see cyclists. The city council put in a traffic light some months later.
ive heard about a rerelease of a similar story. but we all know I HAVE NO BUTT AND I MUST POUND is the science fiction classic everyone is talkin about
“Fantasy author” is a fake job created by Big Hat to sell big black hats.
I love that the image strongly suggests that at some point in their chequered history Bilbo and Gollum solved crimes together, and that Bilbo was the maverick and Gollum did things by the book.
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 2mo agoOh no, he's hot! https://kotaku.com/the-hobbit-magic-the-gathering-bilbo-baggins-2000721931
I must not discourse. Discourse is the mind-killer. Discourse is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I'll be on some Worldcon panels at the end of this month! Talking about alternative energy, problems with data centers in space, and AI. Here's the schedule if you'd like to attend: guide.lacon.org/people/c7c48... And DM me if you just want to meet up to say hi
PONY UP, PEOPLE
Clarkesworld@clarkesworldmagazine.com · 4mo agoBetween now and October (our 20th anniversary issue), we're running a subscription drive and dedicating all new revenue toward improving pay for our staff, writers, artists, and contractors. Details on how to subscribe can be found here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.
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Clarkesworld@clarkesworldmagazine.com · 4mo agoBetween now and October (our 20th anniversary issue), we're running a subscription drive and dedicating all new revenue toward improving pay for our staff, writers, artists, and contractors. Details on how to subscribe can be found here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
We just published a guest blog post from Joe Stech @thinkweirder.com: The Information Theory Behind Why AI Writing Sucks. Check it out! pangram.com/blog/joe-ste...
Checking off my “getting paid for my writing with a silver coin like it is 2000 years ago” box for an anthology payment by @thinkweirder.com i am unironically so thrilled about this
Big news! ARB's first fundraiser is officially live! We're shooting for the very modest goal of $1k, with lots of stretch goals in mind. Your support is of course appreciated, and any help in spreading the word would be wonderful!
Ancillary Review of Books: Year 7!
Questioning power, imagining possibility: ARB provides thoughtful criticism of speculative fiction. Help us pay our writers and staff!
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David (W) Goodman@davegoodman.bsky.social · 7mo agoHappy Monday! Very pleased to tell American readers that my debut novel A RELUCTANT SPY is on a Kindle Book Deal this week! The sequel comes out in a little over two months, so now is a perfect time to pick up the first book for under a buck. www.amazon.com/Reluctant-Sp...
CHILDREN OF STRIFE BY @aptshadow.bsky.social IS OUT TODAY! I'm only a few pages in but the collection of villains on this spaceship is already worth the cost of admission
This interview with @adapalmer.bsky.social was an incredible treat! Best podcast episode I've listened to in a while. youtu.be/PAIhVfGbREA?...
Why Leonardo was a saboteur, Gutenberg went broke, and Florence was weird – Ada Palmer
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I just finished "Slow Gods" by Claire North via a recommendation by @aptshadow.bsky.social, and I loved it. Beyond the cultural richness of the far future setting, I think there's something very appealing about the juxtaposition of real-feeling technology set against an element of the numinous
I did this last year and I'm trying to make it an annual Thing, so here are a few short fiction writers in their first two years of publishing worth considering for Astounding Award nomination! I'm highlighting a work I loved from each of them (it's hard to keep it to just one, but c'est la vie)
🚨New episode ‼️ Brilliant author David Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social takes us on a paratextual tour of Excession by Iain M Banks! linktr.ee/stetpodcasts Dave helps us understand why paratext is sometimes the best tool for conveying intricate relationships in a novel. 💙📚 #podcasts
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My wife and I did the Mallory Cave hike above NCAR today, check out this section of "trail" that turned out to be a class 4 slab! I wouldn't have believed it was part of the trail if that plaque wasn't there. The view from the top was incredible.
Thoughtful conversation on @mealofthorns.bsky.social about Egan's Diaspora, I loved how they differentiated between the sort of superficial engineering projects+big guns pop culture hard SF and the mind-expanding concept-driven hard SF that Egan writes: ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/02/09/a...
A Meal of Thorns 43- DIASPORA with Eden Kupermintz
Greg Egan’s work exemplifies a certain kind of “hard” science fiction: not that it’s obsessed with big manly space battles, but rather that it’s using science to reall…
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Joe Stech@thinkweirder.com · 8mo agoCalling all concept-driven science fiction short stories (and novelettes) published in 2025! I'm looking for bangers I might have missed that fit this brief: compellingsciencefiction.com/posts/call-f... If you can share this with your favorite SF author/publisher/editor, I'd be grateful!
Calling all concept-driven science fiction short stories (and novelettes) published in 2025! I'm looking for bangers I might have missed that fit this brief: compellingsciencefiction.com/posts/call-f... If you can share this with your favorite SF author/publisher/editor, I'd be grateful!
I just finished "Death of the Author" by @nnedi.bsky.social, and I LOVED it. This book had an utterly unique combination of technology, family, the confluence of Nigerian and American culture, and writing life. As a rock climber, I really enjoyed the side character "Hugo", who reminded me strongly
Readers' poll closes tomorrow!
Clarkesworld@clarkesworldmagazine.com · 8mo agoOur readers' poll finalists were announced in the February issue. clarkesworldmagazine.com/clarke_02_26/ Check out some great stories and art and vote for your favorite by February 15th! (Directions and links to all the works are in that editorial.)