Cat Treadwell
@druidcat.bsky.social
Author, reviewer, pagan priest and crazy lady from the Midlands, UK. Also yarn, black cats and border collies 😊
https://linktr.ee/CatTreadwell
https://linktr.ee/CatTreadwell
I'm loving this series so much - thankyou @panmacmillan.bsky.social! Engrossing rebellion and women stepping up... definitely the sort of inspiration we need right now.
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I'm loving this series so much - thankyou @panmacmillan.bsky.social! Engrossing rebellion and women stepping up... definitely the sort of inspiration we need right now.
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"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are."
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"I keep thinking that evil would like nothing better than to have us feel awful about who we are."
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I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Require generative AI watermarks & ban using people’s likeness without consent
As AI generated content becomes increasingly realistic, we think laws should be put in place to prevent misuse. All such media should carry a permanent watermark or disclosure, alongside a blanket ban...
petition.parliament.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I know this petition has much more support than it currently has. Please share far and wide. Petition to require generative AI to carry a watermark and to make it illegal to use a person’s likeness in generative AI without permission.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
The OpenAI ruling writers should know about 👀 (if your work was scraped for LLM training, this affects you). www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits
The issue has been a major battleground in discovery. OpenAI could be on the hook for hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars if it was aware it was infringing on copyrighted material.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If your business model doesn’t work without breaking the law, you’re not in business.
You’re in organized crime.
You’re in organized crime.
I was lucky enough to get both an eARC and a beautiful hardback review copy of this amazing tale (thankyou SO much @orbitbooks.bsky.social!). It's interesting to compare the vibes of a book that's literally about storytelling in two different formats.
Which is your preferred reading style? ❤️📚💙
Which is your preferred reading style? ❤️📚💙
November 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I was lucky enough to get both an eARC and a beautiful hardback review copy of this amazing tale (thankyou SO much @orbitbooks.bsky.social!). It's interesting to compare the vibes of a book that's literally about storytelling in two different formats.
Which is your preferred reading style? ❤️📚💙
Which is your preferred reading style? ❤️📚💙
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Such a good thread up & down, highlighting the importance of holding tight to your love of the craft through the storm that is publishing right now
This is the thread I needed to hear today. Publishing is in the darkest moment I've seen in 14 years. I'm struggling, my friends are struggling, the industry is struggling. When writers gather together, we whisper our fears. All we want is to keep publishing, but there are no guarantees, these days.
November 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Such a good thread up & down, highlighting the importance of holding tight to your love of the craft through the storm that is publishing right now
I've finally reached 1000 followers on the cloc app! Am I cool with the kidz now? 😎
(It's fine, just another place where I post about books) 😂📚
(It's fine, just another place where I post about books) 😂📚
November 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I've finally reached 1000 followers on the cloc app! Am I cool with the kidz now? 😎
(It's fine, just another place where I post about books) 😂📚
(It's fine, just another place where I post about books) 😂📚
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📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚
www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks
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What if the Head of AI *is* AI?
November 29, 2025 at 8:43 AM
What if the Head of AI *is* AI?
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I'm assuming this incredible book is on everybody's shelves (or devices) - & if not it's on your Christmas list🎄🧐
Brilliantly written & includes the best description of the frenetic & brutal attack on Ynys Môn/ Anglesey by the Romans in AD60 ⚔️👌
Brilliantly written & includes the best description of the frenetic & brutal attack on Ynys Môn/ Anglesey by the Romans in AD60 ⚔️👌
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I'm assuming this incredible book is on everybody's shelves (or devices) - & if not it's on your Christmas list🎄🧐
Brilliantly written & includes the best description of the frenetic & brutal attack on Ynys Môn/ Anglesey by the Romans in AD60 ⚔️👌
Brilliantly written & includes the best description of the frenetic & brutal attack on Ynys Môn/ Anglesey by the Romans in AD60 ⚔️👌
Including mine as always! 😊 @gbauthor.bsky.social 💙📚❤️
November always manages to fly past as we gear towards the holidays but the team still managed to pack the month full of excellent reads - check out what their Top Picks were!
Read more: tinyurl.com/nvdmevas
Read more: tinyurl.com/nvdmevas
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Including mine as always! 😊 @gbauthor.bsky.social 💙📚❤️
@wib.bsky.social So watching a random video about the 40K Inquisition, and something occurred, which made me think of you.
What if interrogation went like this:
'So if I admit that I'm in love with Satan and all his little wizards, I'll be hung by my t*sticles over a vat of warm marmalade...'
What if interrogation went like this:
'So if I admit that I'm in love with Satan and all his little wizards, I'll be hung by my t*sticles over a vat of warm marmalade...'
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@wib.bsky.social So watching a random video about the 40K Inquisition, and something occurred, which made me think of you.
What if interrogation went like this:
'So if I admit that I'm in love with Satan and all his little wizards, I'll be hung by my t*sticles over a vat of warm marmalade...'
What if interrogation went like this:
'So if I admit that I'm in love with Satan and all his little wizards, I'll be hung by my t*sticles over a vat of warm marmalade...'
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Hey #occult blsy. Some may already know this but the "author" Mari Silva is a scamming a| genning trash fire. I stumbled across one of her books recently and the first image was a| then I looked up her body of work and she has hundreds of books in the last year. Top to bottom gen trash.
August 10, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Hey #occult blsy. Some may already know this but the "author" Mari Silva is a scamming a| genning trash fire. I stumbled across one of her books recently and the first image was a| then I looked up her body of work and she has hundreds of books in the last year. Top to bottom gen trash.
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Oh hey lots of holiday bargains are lighting up my email and social media.
Just a reminder to shop small this weekend. Visit your indie bookstore.
The billionaires have enough.
Just a reminder to shop small this weekend. Visit your indie bookstore.
The billionaires have enough.
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Oh hey lots of holiday bargains are lighting up my email and social media.
Just a reminder to shop small this weekend. Visit your indie bookstore.
The billionaires have enough.
Just a reminder to shop small this weekend. Visit your indie bookstore.
The billionaires have enough.
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Here we go... the ultimate 🧵 of our We're Not Bezos Batcave deals
Want to sate that horror, crime and fantasy fic hunger at a discount - without dipping a toe in the Big Evil River That Everyone Hates?
We can help! 📚💙
🧵 follows...
Want to sate that horror, crime and fantasy fic hunger at a discount - without dipping a toe in the Big Evil River That Everyone Hates?
We can help! 📚💙
🧵 follows...
November 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Here we go... the ultimate 🧵 of our We're Not Bezos Batcave deals
Want to sate that horror, crime and fantasy fic hunger at a discount - without dipping a toe in the Big Evil River That Everyone Hates?
We can help! 📚💙
🧵 follows...
Want to sate that horror, crime and fantasy fic hunger at a discount - without dipping a toe in the Big Evil River That Everyone Hates?
We can help! 📚💙
🧵 follows...
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my gorgeous publisher @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social are running a Black Friday sale until the end of the month - 40% of everything with the code BLACKFRIDAY40 - so if you’ve been wanting to buy Awakened but haven’t quite got round to it, now’s the time to buy!
angryrobotbooks.com/books/awaken...
angryrobotbooks.com/books/awaken...
Awakened - Angry Robot
From debut author Laura Elliot comes a tense horror novel emboldened by the surreal happenings of a sleepless society, perfect for fans of 28 Days Later.
angryrobotbooks.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
my gorgeous publisher @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social are running a Black Friday sale until the end of the month - 40% of everything with the code BLACKFRIDAY40 - so if you’ve been wanting to buy Awakened but haven’t quite got round to it, now’s the time to buy!
angryrobotbooks.com/books/awaken...
angryrobotbooks.com/books/awaken...
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Today Psychopomp & Circumstance hits UK shelves!
A Southern Gothic with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house & a sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audio.
Thank you to the phenomenal @csecooney.bsky.social for these lovely words.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
A Southern Gothic with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house & a sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audio.
Thank you to the phenomenal @csecooney.bsky.social for these lovely words.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Today Psychopomp & Circumstance hits UK shelves!
A Southern Gothic with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house & a sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audio.
Thank you to the phenomenal @csecooney.bsky.social for these lovely words.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
A Southern Gothic with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house & a sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audio.
Thank you to the phenomenal @csecooney.bsky.social for these lovely words.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
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Starting tomorrow and lasting for five days, the ebook edition of my collection TINY ARROWS will be free from any Amazon outlet. Illustrated by @dlbowman76.com it was first published a few years ago ☺️ #booksky #freebook #fantasy
November 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Starting tomorrow and lasting for five days, the ebook edition of my collection TINY ARROWS will be free from any Amazon outlet. Illustrated by @dlbowman76.com it was first published a few years ago ☺️ #booksky #freebook #fantasy
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Hey it is Thanksgiving!
Today I'm thankful that you're all gonna buy my Urban Fantasy Noir Alternate History lesbian witch detective book about a British ruled America: THE YEAR OF THE KNIFE
www.amazon.com/Year-Knife-G...
Today I'm thankful that you're all gonna buy my Urban Fantasy Noir Alternate History lesbian witch detective book about a British ruled America: THE YEAR OF THE KNIFE
www.amazon.com/Year-Knife-G...
November 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Hey it is Thanksgiving!
Today I'm thankful that you're all gonna buy my Urban Fantasy Noir Alternate History lesbian witch detective book about a British ruled America: THE YEAR OF THE KNIFE
www.amazon.com/Year-Knife-G...
Today I'm thankful that you're all gonna buy my Urban Fantasy Noir Alternate History lesbian witch detective book about a British ruled America: THE YEAR OF THE KNIFE
www.amazon.com/Year-Knife-G...
My latest review for GNOH!
How badly do you want to change? This review of "I'll Quit When I'm Dead" explores a terrifying way out. A brutal psych-horror that asks what you'd really do for a solution. #HorrorBookReview #LukeSmitherd
gnofhorror.com/ill-quit-whe...
@druidcat.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/ill-quit-whe...
@druidcat.bsky.social
I'll Quit When I'm Dead Review: A Brutal Look At How Badly You Want It - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Luke Smitherd's I'll Quit When I'm Dead novel isn't just a scary story. It's a brutal, unsettling challenge that asks what you'd sacrifice for a second chance.
gnofhorror.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:41 AM
My latest review for GNOH!
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If only virgins can capture a unicorn, I feel like there should be some special mythical beast that someone who has never touched ChatGPT should be allowed as a pet.
Y'all want a manticore?
Y'all want a manticore?
November 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
If only virgins can capture a unicorn, I feel like there should be some special mythical beast that someone who has never touched ChatGPT should be allowed as a pet.
Y'all want a manticore?
Y'all want a manticore?
So I've been gifted an Audible credit. In the mood for some relaxing fantasy - not twee-cosy or romantasy, but good to enjoy in the warm of a winter's evening.
Any suggestions? (Not PTerry, I've heard them all!)
Any suggestions? (Not PTerry, I've heard them all!)
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
So I've been gifted an Audible credit. In the mood for some relaxing fantasy - not twee-cosy or romantasy, but good to enjoy in the warm of a winter's evening.
Any suggestions? (Not PTerry, I've heard them all!)
Any suggestions? (Not PTerry, I've heard them all!)
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Order any physical books you want from me or Shauna direct from Nefarious Bat, and we'll sign the hell out of them
(Unless you'd rather we didn't)
And if you're buying them as gifts - DM and tell us who you're gifting them for and we'll add in any message you fancy :)
(Unless you'd rather we didn't)
And if you're buying them as gifts - DM and tell us who you're gifting them for and we'll add in any message you fancy :)
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Order any physical books you want from me or Shauna direct from Nefarious Bat, and we'll sign the hell out of them
(Unless you'd rather we didn't)
And if you're buying them as gifts - DM and tell us who you're gifting them for and we'll add in any message you fancy :)
(Unless you'd rather we didn't)
And if you're buying them as gifts - DM and tell us who you're gifting them for and we'll add in any message you fancy :)
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.
November 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.