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✍🏾 Jacqueline Nyathi, librocubicularist, friendly neighbourhood "You *Must* Read This" person.
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📝📚 @thecontinent.org, @strangehorizons.bsky.social etc
(Incidentally, also @shonatiger.hararereview.com)
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📝📚 @thecontinent.org, @strangehorizons.bsky.social etc
(Incidentally, also @shonatiger.hararereview.com)
Pinned
And here's the BSFA longlisted essay that my editor @danhartland.bsky.social and I laboured over:
Strange Horizons - Collective Dreaming: The Schrödinger’s Cat Approach to Framing Futures By Jacqueline Nyathi
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Strange Horizons - Collective Dreaming: The Schrödinger’s Cat Approach to Framing Futures By Jacqueline Nyathi
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Clean rooms, Quiet Ghosts
The story of a home where nothing moves, the past refuses to stay still — by Kenyan writer Bodges
t.ly/-gSO6
The story of a home where nothing moves, the past refuses to stay still — by Kenyan writer Bodges
t.ly/-gSO6
Clean rooms, Quiet Ghosts
The story of a home where nothing moves, the past refuses to stay still — by Kenyan writer Bodges
t.ly
February 16, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Clean rooms, Quiet Ghosts
The story of a home where nothing moves, the past refuses to stay still — by Kenyan writer Bodges
t.ly/-gSO6
The story of a home where nothing moves, the past refuses to stay still — by Kenyan writer Bodges
t.ly/-gSO6
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Some books I have co-authored or edited or co-edited in the last 6 years:
Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales
The Blaft Anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction
The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF
Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India
Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales
The Blaft Anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction
The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF
Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India
February 16, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Some books I have co-authored or edited or co-edited in the last 6 years:
Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales
The Blaft Anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction
The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF
Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India
Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales
The Blaft Anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction
The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF
Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India
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Review: Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
I think The Memory Police is one of my all time favourite books. The writing is sublime and the texture of the story delicate and forceful at the same time. So when I saw The Revenge on a visit to my local bookstore I pounced on it. Revenge is translated from the…
I think The Memory Police is one of my all time favourite books. The writing is sublime and the texture of the story delicate and forceful at the same time. So when I saw The Revenge on a visit to my local bookstore I pounced on it. Revenge is translated from the…
Review: Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
I think The Memory Police is one of my all time favourite books. The writing is sublime and the texture of the story delicate and forceful at the same time. So when I saw The Revenge on a visit to my local bookstore I pounced on it. Revenge is translated from the Japanese by Steven Snyder who does a good job although there were a couple of turns of phrase where I was pulled out but strangely worded English.
stewarthotston.com
February 16, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Review: Revenge by Yoko Ogawa
I think The Memory Police is one of my all time favourite books. The writing is sublime and the texture of the story delicate and forceful at the same time. So when I saw The Revenge on a visit to my local bookstore I pounced on it. Revenge is translated from the…
I think The Memory Police is one of my all time favourite books. The writing is sublime and the texture of the story delicate and forceful at the same time. So when I saw The Revenge on a visit to my local bookstore I pounced on it. Revenge is translated from the…
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Fahrenheit is how Americans feel. To everyone else, it makes no sense.
Fahrenheit, how humans feel
Celsius, how water feels
Kelvin, how atoms feel
Celsius, how water feels
Kelvin, how atoms feel
February 16, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Fahrenheit is how Americans feel. To everyone else, it makes no sense.
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Tune into the PalFest Podcast on Radio Al-Hara tomorrow at noon Bethlehem time! We'll be bringing you a conversation between Isabella Hammad and Mirza Waheed on Palestine & Kashmir and the twin ruptures of 1948.
Listen every other Tuesday on Radio Al-Hara, and subscribe on select podcast platforms.
Listen every other Tuesday on Radio Al-Hara, and subscribe on select podcast platforms.
February 16, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Tune into the PalFest Podcast on Radio Al-Hara tomorrow at noon Bethlehem time! We'll be bringing you a conversation between Isabella Hammad and Mirza Waheed on Palestine & Kashmir and the twin ruptures of 1948.
Listen every other Tuesday on Radio Al-Hara, and subscribe on select podcast platforms.
Listen every other Tuesday on Radio Al-Hara, and subscribe on select podcast platforms.
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The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind. RSC - Swan Theatre. An absolutely joyous production 👏👏👏💐💐💐 Featuring “The wobbly Giraffe with three legs”
February 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind. RSC - Swan Theatre. An absolutely joyous production 👏👏👏💐💐💐 Featuring “The wobbly Giraffe with three legs”
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Don't forget this CFP cmtc.queens.ox.ac.uk/call-for-pap...
Call for Papers: Forgotten Libraries: Lost, Dispersed, and Marginalised Manuscript Collections - Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures
The Centre for Manuscript and Text Cultures (CMTC) is pleased to invite Oxford-based researchers to participate in the workshop Forgotten Libraries to be held at The Queen’s College (Oxford)...
cmtc.queens.ox.ac.uk
February 16, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Don't forget this CFP cmtc.queens.ox.ac.uk/call-for-pap...
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ME, A RESPONSIBLE ADULT: It's 1:30am, I have work in the morning, I need to go to bed.
THE PERNICIOUS ALGORITHM:
THE PERNICIOUS ALGORITHM:
February 16, 2026 at 9:28 AM
ME, A RESPONSIBLE ADULT: It's 1:30am, I have work in the morning, I need to go to bed.
THE PERNICIOUS ALGORITHM:
THE PERNICIOUS ALGORITHM:
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Jamaica Book Festival Presents: The Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange
#LiteraryFestivals #Jamaica
www.writingafrica.com/jamaica-book...
#LiteraryFestivals #Jamaica
www.writingafrica.com/jamaica-book...
Jamaica Book Festival Presents: The Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange
The Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange, a new initiative of the Jamaica Book Festival, will take place in Kingston, Jamaica, from February 25–28, 2026.
www.writingafrica.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Jamaica Book Festival Presents: The Africa Caribbean Literary Exchange
#LiteraryFestivals #Jamaica
www.writingafrica.com/jamaica-book...
#LiteraryFestivals #Jamaica
www.writingafrica.com/jamaica-book...
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Lets talk covers!
My new book THE DEEP AND THE DROWNED is out in August, and @headofzeus.bsky.social designer Simon Michelle with illustrator Marcela Bolívar have done a wondrous job.
Whats your fave fantasy with a monster/god/BEAST on the cover?
Pre-orders are live now- geni.us/TDATDcovrev
My new book THE DEEP AND THE DROWNED is out in August, and @headofzeus.bsky.social designer Simon Michelle with illustrator Marcela Bolívar have done a wondrous job.
Whats your fave fantasy with a monster/god/BEAST on the cover?
Pre-orders are live now- geni.us/TDATDcovrev
February 16, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Lets talk covers!
My new book THE DEEP AND THE DROWNED is out in August, and @headofzeus.bsky.social designer Simon Michelle with illustrator Marcela Bolívar have done a wondrous job.
Whats your fave fantasy with a monster/god/BEAST on the cover?
Pre-orders are live now- geni.us/TDATDcovrev
My new book THE DEEP AND THE DROWNED is out in August, and @headofzeus.bsky.social designer Simon Michelle with illustrator Marcela Bolívar have done a wondrous job.
Whats your fave fantasy with a monster/god/BEAST on the cover?
Pre-orders are live now- geni.us/TDATDcovrev
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February 16, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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This year, the veteran children’s author has no fewer than three picture books hitting shelves, highlighting the impact of African American contributions to the United States and the value of setting as a historical bookmark.
Making History: PW Talks with Carole Boston Weatherford
This year, author Carole Boston Weatherford has no fewer than three picture books hitting shelves, highlighting the importance of affirmations, the impact of African American contributions to the…
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
This year, the veteran children’s author has no fewer than three picture books hitting shelves, highlighting the impact of African American contributions to the United States and the value of setting as a historical bookmark.
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short story club part 2!! its in february!! its in the same sheet but a new tab!! basically, i pick out one story to read every day for a month. feel free 2 join me 👯
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Short Story Club
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January 14, 2026 at 6:30 AM
short story club part 2!! its in february!! its in the same sheet but a new tab!! basically, i pick out one story to read every day for a month. feel free 2 join me 👯
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe, and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.
~ James Baldwin
~ James Baldwin
February 16, 2026 at 12:25 PM
The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe, and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.
~ James Baldwin
~ James Baldwin
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I could give you a long list of "old ladies" that weren't harmless.
Not all old ladies are harmless; across the Caribbean she has many names. Soucouyant on French islands, the Hag or Blood-Sucking Hag on English ones, among many others. She leads men astray in the night, often as an insect before sucking blood. #MythologyMonday
🖼: gemgfx
🖼: gemgfx
February 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I could give you a long list of "old ladies" that weren't harmless.
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📚NEW IN PAPERBACK📚
In Gaza: A Doctor’s Diary, Salman Khalid offers a poignant and deeply personal journal of his month-long volunteer mission in Gaza.
www.plutobooks.com/product/gaza...
In Gaza: A Doctor’s Diary, Salman Khalid offers a poignant and deeply personal journal of his month-long volunteer mission in Gaza.
www.plutobooks.com/product/gaza...
February 16, 2026 at 2:10 PM
📚NEW IN PAPERBACK📚
In Gaza: A Doctor’s Diary, Salman Khalid offers a poignant and deeply personal journal of his month-long volunteer mission in Gaza.
www.plutobooks.com/product/gaza...
In Gaza: A Doctor’s Diary, Salman Khalid offers a poignant and deeply personal journal of his month-long volunteer mission in Gaza.
www.plutobooks.com/product/gaza...
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Lovely piece about Book Bunk, an organisation restoring colonial-era libraries in Nairobi and making them free, accessible spaces for children
‘The goal has been to demystify’: how a colonial Nairobi library was restored and given back to the people
Once a whites-only enclave, the grand McMillan Memorial library is one of three in the Kenyan capital that have been transformed for the community
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Lovely piece about Book Bunk, an organisation restoring colonial-era libraries in Nairobi and making them free, accessible spaces for children
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Joy in the book post. 💚
I have a poem in TENDRILS: ECOPOETICS OF COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE, edited by the brilliant Fieldnotes Collective (Pratyusha, Jessica J. Lee, Alycia Pirmohamed, Nina Mingya Powles). @silver-press.bsky.social
www.silverpress.org/products/ten...
I have a poem in TENDRILS: ECOPOETICS OF COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE, edited by the brilliant Fieldnotes Collective (Pratyusha, Jessica J. Lee, Alycia Pirmohamed, Nina Mingya Powles). @silver-press.bsky.social
www.silverpress.org/products/ten...
February 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Joy in the book post. 💚
I have a poem in TENDRILS: ECOPOETICS OF COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE, edited by the brilliant Fieldnotes Collective (Pratyusha, Jessica J. Lee, Alycia Pirmohamed, Nina Mingya Powles). @silver-press.bsky.social
www.silverpress.org/products/ten...
I have a poem in TENDRILS: ECOPOETICS OF COMMUNITY AND JUSTICE, edited by the brilliant Fieldnotes Collective (Pratyusha, Jessica J. Lee, Alycia Pirmohamed, Nina Mingya Powles). @silver-press.bsky.social
www.silverpress.org/products/ten...
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Absolutely enthralled by @anandalima.bsky.social's Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil
I so rarely find a short story collection (...is that what this is, though? And/but, does it matter?...) that I'm drawn by *the whole way through* -- this work is stunning.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
I so rarely find a short story collection (...is that what this is, though? And/but, does it matter?...) that I'm drawn by *the whole way through* -- this work is stunning.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Craft
Strange, intimate, haunted, and hungry—Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil is an intoxicating and surreal fiction debut by award-winning author Ananda Lim...
us.macmillan.com
February 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Absolutely enthralled by @anandalima.bsky.social's Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil
I so rarely find a short story collection (...is that what this is, though? And/but, does it matter?...) that I'm drawn by *the whole way through* -- this work is stunning.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
I so rarely find a short story collection (...is that what this is, though? And/but, does it matter?...) that I'm drawn by *the whole way through* -- this work is stunning.
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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★ At the beginning of this sensual and provocative novel by Mauritian writer Ananda Devi, the unnamed but unforgettable narrator announces she’s about to livestream her own “sacrifice.” The reader won’t be able to look away from this singular work. @fsgbooks buff.ly/iaA99cs
February 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
★ At the beginning of this sensual and provocative novel by Mauritian writer Ananda Devi, the unnamed but unforgettable narrator announces she’s about to livestream her own “sacrifice.” The reader won’t be able to look away from this singular work. @fsgbooks buff.ly/iaA99cs
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This is a useful guide to switching to Ghost! Beehiiv is also good, I've heard (I run my newsletter direct from my wordpress site using a simple newsletter plug-in).
bsky.app/profile/ther...
bsky.app/profile/ther...
I want to talk about my move from Substack to Ghost for a second, and what it's been like working with a nonprofit tech company that actually lives its values.
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Especially if you're a writer still on Subtack, please read. 1/x
First of all, about the org: They are a nonprofit, I just met employee +
Ghost: Independent technology for modern publishing
Beautiful, modern publishing with newsletters and premium subscriptions built-in. Used by Sky, 404Media, Lever News, Tangle, The Browser, and thousands more.
ghost.org
February 16, 2026 at 3:11 PM
This is a useful guide to switching to Ghost! Beehiiv is also good, I've heard (I run my newsletter direct from my wordpress site using a simple newsletter plug-in).
bsky.app/profile/ther...
bsky.app/profile/ther...
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I was thinking about this a lot last week when teaching about how David Walker had a bounty put on his head by enslavers for writing an anti-slavery pamphlet in 1830 that he sewed into the linings of jackets that sailors took to southern port cities. That’s how scared they were of powerful words.
can you imagine being in peril for simply having pen & paper found in your possession?
to have THE LAW deny you the liberty of placing a single letter onto even the smallest scrap of paper...
& we imagined this country as genteel & civilized.
jesus.
to have THE LAW deny you the liberty of placing a single letter onto even the smallest scrap of paper...
& we imagined this country as genteel & civilized.
jesus.
February 16, 2026 at 2:53 PM
I was thinking about this a lot last week when teaching about how David Walker had a bounty put on his head by enslavers for writing an anti-slavery pamphlet in 1830 that he sewed into the linings of jackets that sailors took to southern port cities. That’s how scared they were of powerful words.
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it’d been a few yrs since the show had produced new eps., but 1) bookworm was a truly important, mass media venue for in-depth discussion abt books, presided over by Silverblatt’s incredible spirit; 2) tho it sounds hyperbolic, his death may seem to mark the end of an era in USA (broadcast bk media)
Michael Silverblatt, 'genius' host of KCRW literary show 'Bookworm,' dies at 73
Michael Silverblatt, 'genius' host of KCRW literary show 'Bookworm,' dies at 73
Silverblatt’s 30-minute show, which ran from 1989 to 2022, included interviews with celebrated authors including Gore Vidal, Kazuo Ishiguro, David Foster Wallace, Susan Orlean, Joan Didion and Zadie Smith.
www.latimes.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
it’d been a few yrs since the show had produced new eps., but 1) bookworm was a truly important, mass media venue for in-depth discussion abt books, presided over by Silverblatt’s incredible spirit; 2) tho it sounds hyperbolic, his death may seem to mark the end of an era in USA (broadcast bk media)
Wild if true
almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards the ocean
February 16, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Wild if true
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I bought flowers to welcome the #YearoftheHorse! It gives me joy and a sense of a fresh start!
The orchid is of the Phalaenopsis species grown in Canada! Orchids denote integrity & honor.
The Chinese name for lily is 百合, which stands for 百年好合 and invokes long lasting harmony and love.
Happy CNY!
The orchid is of the Phalaenopsis species grown in Canada! Orchids denote integrity & honor.
The Chinese name for lily is 百合, which stands for 百年好合 and invokes long lasting harmony and love.
Happy CNY!
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I bought flowers to welcome the #YearoftheHorse! It gives me joy and a sense of a fresh start!
The orchid is of the Phalaenopsis species grown in Canada! Orchids denote integrity & honor.
The Chinese name for lily is 百合, which stands for 百年好合 and invokes long lasting harmony and love.
Happy CNY!
The orchid is of the Phalaenopsis species grown in Canada! Orchids denote integrity & honor.
The Chinese name for lily is 百合, which stands for 百年好合 and invokes long lasting harmony and love.
Happy CNY!