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Roseanna Pendlebury @chloroformtea.bsky.social · 23h

I have a new column up at ARB, looking at The Place of Shells and honestly this was one of my favourite reads so far this year. Absolute perfection of atmosphere and thematic journey. Hard to explain; great to experience.

Ancillary Review of Books @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org · 23h

Pilgrims of Time, Pilgrims of Memory: for the latest Small Press Dispatch, @chloroformtea.bsky.social looks at boundaries of life, death, format, and language in and around Mai Ishizawa's THE PLACE OF SHELLS, translated by Polly Barton (@sceptrebooks.bsky.social/@ndbooks.bsky.social)

Small Press Dispatch: Pilgrims of Time, Pilgrims of Memory

Roseanna Pendlebury The Place of Shells by Mai Ishizawa, translated by Polly Barton, is about not one, but several journeys. Or, no perhaps not even that. It is about travel, in all of the senses—t…

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Ancillary Review of Books @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org · 23h

Pilgrims of Time, Pilgrims of Memory: for the latest Small Press Dispatch, @chloroformtea.bsky.social looks at boundaries of life, death, format, and language in and around Mai Ishizawa's THE PLACE OF SHELLS, translated by Polly Barton (@sceptrebooks.bsky.social/@ndbooks.bsky.social)

Small Press Dispatch: Pilgrims of Time, Pilgrims of Memory

Roseanna Pendlebury The Place of Shells by Mai Ishizawa, translated by Polly Barton, is about not one, but several journeys. Or, no perhaps not even that. It is about travel, in all of the senses—t…

ancillaryreviewofbooks.org

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Nerds of a Feather @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social · 1d

Contributors Wanted!
Do YOU want to write for Nerds of a Feather?
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Contributors Wanted

Do you want to write for Nerds? Nerds of a Feather, Flock Together is looking for 3-5 awesome individuals to join our team of regular contri...

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Roseanna Pendlebury @chloroformtea.bsky.social · 2d

Another graphic novel review up from me - The Power Fantasy continues to be just so goddamn /interesting/, because it takes its premises the right amount of seriously and gets properly invested in what they would mean morally and philosophically. I am so here for it.

Nerds of a Feather @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social · 2d

Graphic Novel Review: The Power Fantasy vol. 2 by Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard, Clayton Cowles and Rian Hughes

@chloroformtea.bsky.social has the review at the NOAF blog
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/grap...

Graphic Novel Review: The Power Fantasy vol. 2 by Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard, Clayton Cowles and Rian Hughes

The tensions increase in a stalemate between superpowers, as does the backstory and the drama of all kinds. The second trade volume of The ...

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Ed Morland @edmorland.bsky.social · 2d

Especially in the Ford, Farrell and Smith(s) debate was the idea that changing the 10 will magically shift how the team's playing.

Adding M. Smith instead of Farrell will suddenly get us playing free flowing rugby despite the other 14 players being the same and the pack still going backwards.

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Nerds of a Feather @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social · 2d

Graphic Novel Review: The Power Fantasy vol. 2 by Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard, Clayton Cowles and Rian Hughes

@chloroformtea.bsky.social has the review at the NOAF blog
www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/grap...

Graphic Novel Review: The Power Fantasy vol. 2 by Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard, Clayton Cowles and Rian Hughes

The tensions increase in a stalemate between superpowers, as does the backstory and the drama of all kinds. The second trade volume of The ...

www.nerds-feather.com

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Ed Morland @edmorland.bsky.social · 2d

Glances at the last 10 years of English flyhalf discourse...

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Dan Hartland @danhartland.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s @akankshya.bsky.social on Olga Ravn’s The Wax Child (trans. Martin Aitken for @ndbooks.bsky.social): “Ironically, in this reimagination of social horror, Ravn creatively makes space for (slapstick) comedy.”

On witchcraft and society, for @strangehorizons.bsky.social:

The Wax Child by Olga Ravn, translated by Martin Aitken

We fear that which we don’t understand.

www.strangehorizons.com

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Arkady Martine | Dr. AnnaLinden Weller @byzantienne.bsky.social · 2d

It is not only possible, but desirable under the correct circumstances to write in first, third, or even second person omni.

Finding these confusing is a skill issue (yours)

(y’all asked for unhinged okay)

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Ed Morland @edmorland.bsky.social · 3d

#good Marcus Smith

Also #good, Chris Ashton and David Flatmam hyping up and celebrating Quins' kicking game and talking about how it was working rather than just moaning about the number of kicks.

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Chris Bissette 🐻🌈 @loottheroom.bsky.social · 3d

I'm always whinging that there aren't enough standalone fantasy books so when I find one that I love I find it hard to shut up about it.

With that in mind, you should read Alastair Reynolds' THE DAGER IN VICHY.

subterraneanpress.com/the-dagger-i...

The Dagger in Vichy eBook

Subterranean Press creates readable art, publishing limited editions and groundbreaking original works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror.

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Ed Morland @edmorland.bsky.social · 3d

And ordered, had completely missed any marketing about this.

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · 3d

I've decided that whilst critical success is lovely, I'd like to sell some books.

If you liked EXTREMOPHILE, recommend it to a pal! (If your pal is fucking COOL and not a narc)

Eco-terrorism biohacking body horror, smart shit with dumb characters. Your new favourite book

Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · Oct 30

'A visceral, doesn't-give-a-damn biopunk thriller that treats the "punk" part of that subgenre not as mere window-dressing but as an antifascist shriek... vital and urgent SF that reaches places realist writing never could' ― @interzone.press

If you like cool shit get this 🕶️

geni.us/extremophile

Extremophile

Pre-order now:

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 3d

The Ember Award for Unsung Contributions to Genre goes to @soniasulaiman.bsky.social
#2025IgnyteAwards

2025 Winner The Ember Award: Sonia Sulaiman

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 3d

The #2025IgnyteAwards for Critic is @mayagittelman.bsky.social

2025 Winner - Critics Award: Maya Gittelman

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Ed Morland @edmorland.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations!

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 3d

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novel-Adult is THE SENTENCE by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social

2025 Winner Outstanding Novel - Adult: The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, hello

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Ed Morland @edmorland.bsky.social · 4d

And Harlequins structured kicking game and physical defence successfully smothered Saracens who looked only occasionally threatening though with a beautiful breakaway score.

#exactlyasexpected #stereotypes

Ed Morland @edmorland.bsky.social · 4d

Good Morning Womble!

Amidst a lot of playing Hades 2 I have found time to start Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman. It's as good as everyone says so far, neither approaching its subjects head on or avoiding them but dancing around them delightfully.

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Ed Morland @edmorland.bsky.social · 5d

There's a lot going on so far, all interesting and engaging, in Notes from a Regicide but this scale for rating art is a particular delight.

A picture of a segment of Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman.

"Good": the very best.
"Really good": skillful and original, but not truly top-flght.
"Interesting": neither a forehanded or backhanded compliment. "Interesting" meant that Zaffre had found one thing in the work to learn from, but not more than one.
"Really interesting": beneath contempt.
"Weird": a catchall term encompassing many complex emotions. Zaffre always stood for at least five minutes before a painting she'd declared "weird," and never said anything more about it.

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Oliver Darkshire @deathbybadger.bsky.social · 5d

when someone says "my dice are cursed" you sort of have to agree with them because if you say "marius you are a grown man and I know you know that's not how probability works" they won't say anything but they'll treat you like you are in league with the cursed dice

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Renay⁷ @renay.bsky.social · 6d

Intergalactic Mixtape is live! This week I and several readers built a rec list of our favorite reads of September. Plus: lots of great reviews, author interviews, and award news.

Intergalactic Mixtape #23

Hey! This week, the most mentioned book by far is a book that, as far as I can tell, doesn’t have a U.S. release date yet. That’s fine! I don’t suffer from...

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Ed Morland @edmorland.bsky.social · 6d

Exhibition 1 was Walk the House by Do Ho Suh, which managed to be a brilliant combination of conceptually interesting and just a delight to wander round.

Roseanna Pendlebury @chloroformtea.bsky.social · 9d

Been to the Tate Modern today to see the Do Ho Suh exhibition and I think this might be one of the best things I’ve seen in a gallery in years?

Alongside that, I don’t think I ever remember coming to a big exhibition like this and seeing the artist refer to their work as speculative.

Inside a piece of art called Nest/s, made of overlapping multicoloured fabric recreations of homes. Ed is standing in the middle looking at the details.

The outside of Nest/s, multicoloured home exteriors in a gallery room

Ed Morland @edmorland.bsky.social · 6d

Exhibition 2 of the can't go to the Orkneys so let's muck about in London and see some art instead week.

Really enjoyed Kiefer/Van Gogh though it is aimed at me, cannot resist a big moody landscape if you offer one. Very much playing with scale and texture in a way I doubt the pictures do justice.

Nevermore by Anselm Kiefer.

The gold of corn on a blue background while black crows hover overhead all portrayed in thick paints in a post impressionist style.

A zoomed in bit of Nevermore by Anselm Kiefer. The paint is layered in thick in a way that rather more resembles a frieze than a traditional painting.

Starry Night by Anselm Kiefer

A wall size canvas inspired by one of the swirls in the sky of Starry Night by Van Gogh. This is created in paint, gold foil and straw across a sky blue background.

A zoom in at an angle of Starry Night by Anselm Kiefer showing the 3D nature of the art, ridges of scorched straw are visible covered in gold.

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