Sarah
@sarahalba.bsky.social
Book reader. Collects random facts and scraps of knowledge. Lifts heavy things for fun. She/her
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Anyone in the UK or US getting books online for xmas, consider SUPPORTING INDIE this weekend, also forever.
all 4 of my published books are on bookshop, for anyone who's been meaning to pick them up & desires free shipping / the warm glow of not supporting amazon
uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?...
all 4 of my published books are on bookshop, for anyone who's been meaning to pick them up & desires free shipping / the warm glow of not supporting amazon
uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?...
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Anyone in the UK or US getting books online for xmas, consider SUPPORTING INDIE this weekend, also forever.
all 4 of my published books are on bookshop, for anyone who's been meaning to pick them up & desires free shipping / the warm glow of not supporting amazon
uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?...
all 4 of my published books are on bookshop, for anyone who's been meaning to pick them up & desires free shipping / the warm glow of not supporting amazon
uk.bookshop.org/beta-search?...
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Get yourself a nice holiday treat and buy Jordan's books about horny wizards and their nerdy boyfriends solving mysteries.
❄️WINTER HOLIDAY SALE!❄️
Looking for some queer romance to keep you warm on these cold days? Now through midnight December 31, my ENTIRE store is on sale! Ebooks are 20% off, paperbacks and hardcovers are 10% off. No code needed!
So hop on over to jordanlhawk.com and grab some discounted books!
Looking for some queer romance to keep you warm on these cold days? Now through midnight December 31, my ENTIRE store is on sale! Ebooks are 20% off, paperbacks and hardcovers are 10% off. No code needed!
So hop on over to jordanlhawk.com and grab some discounted books!
November 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Get yourself a nice holiday treat and buy Jordan's books about horny wizards and their nerdy boyfriends solving mysteries.
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"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"In recent history, the Doctor Who actor has repeatedly made headlines thanks to his allyship towards trans and gender non-conforming people – most notably with a subtle gesture during a TV interview that wound up helping to raise £18,000 for the LGBTQ+ youth charity AKT."
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Romancing the Gothic is reading the whole Rath and Rune series in December so this is excellent news.
❄️WINTER HOLIDAY SALE!❄️
Looking for some queer romance to keep you warm on these cold days? Now through midnight December 31, my ENTIRE store is on sale! Ebooks are 20% off, paperbacks and hardcovers are 10% off. No code needed!
So hop on over to jordanlhawk.com and grab some discounted books!
Looking for some queer romance to keep you warm on these cold days? Now through midnight December 31, my ENTIRE store is on sale! Ebooks are 20% off, paperbacks and hardcovers are 10% off. No code needed!
So hop on over to jordanlhawk.com and grab some discounted books!
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Romancing the Gothic is reading the whole Rath and Rune series in December so this is excellent news.
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I'm listening to the first version of this talk and it's fascinating and challenging. There's still time to sign up for the second version...
I'm really excited for tomorrow's talk on
Haunting, Caste Aesthetics and Violence in South Asian Horror
Come join us only for free online at 10am or 4pm GMT (5am/11am EST, 3.30pm/9.30pm IST)
10 - www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...
4 - www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...
Haunting, Caste Aesthetics and Violence in South Asian Horror
Come join us only for free online at 10am or 4pm GMT (5am/11am EST, 3.30pm/9.30pm IST)
10 - www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...
4 - www.tickettailor.com/events/roman...
Select tickets – The Ghost is Upper-Caste: Haunting, Caste Aesthetics, and Violence in South Asian Horror with Ishan Tripathi – Zoom
The Ghost is Upper-Caste: Haunting, Caste Aesthetics, and Violence in South Asian Horror with Ishan Tripathi – Zoom, Sat 29 Nov 2025 - Our series of talks is funded exclusively by donations. The talk...
www.tickettailor.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I'm listening to the first version of this talk and it's fascinating and challenging. There's still time to sign up for the second version...
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A while ago, I made a tiny little video about vampires and Lord Byron using the archives at Newstead Abbey.
A 2 minute nibble, right here!
🧛
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV5x...
A 2 minute nibble, right here!
🧛
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV5x...
Vampires at Newstead!
YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic
www.youtube.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A while ago, I made a tiny little video about vampires and Lord Byron using the archives at Newstead Abbey.
A 2 minute nibble, right here!
🧛
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV5x...
A 2 minute nibble, right here!
🧛
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV5x...
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Friend of mine is exploring gender presentation and is looking for LGBTQ+-friendly shops in Manchester which might stock femme clothes in a range of larger sizes. Does anyone have any recommendations please?
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Friend of mine is exploring gender presentation and is looking for LGBTQ+-friendly shops in Manchester which might stock femme clothes in a range of larger sizes. Does anyone have any recommendations please?
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
If you like horror, I can very much recommend The Bayou and In the Pit of Your Stomach. 🖤 Flesh and Bone is in my TBR 😉
If you like romance, check out the Flos Magicae series, starting with The Bachelor's Valet.
If you like romance, check out the Flos Magicae series, starting with The Bachelor's Valet.
I got hit with an unexpected $200 expense today! I need to buy software to keep my new freelance job. It would be amazing to sell some books or get some new patrons to help cover it 😬
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ardenpowell
Exclusive fiction: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ardenpowell
Exclusive fiction: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If you like horror, I can very much recommend The Bayou and In the Pit of Your Stomach. 🖤 Flesh and Bone is in my TBR 😉
If you like romance, check out the Flos Magicae series, starting with The Bachelor's Valet.
If you like romance, check out the Flos Magicae series, starting with The Bachelor's Valet.
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Oh my God! Forgot to mention my absolute favourite: The Batchelor's Valet.
Soft queer romance in a lightly magical 20s with some Jeeves and Wooster vibes!
Soft queer romance in a lightly magical 20s with some Jeeves and Wooster vibes!
Arden will be visiting the Romancing the Gothic book group in January to talk about Flesh and Bone.
All welcome! (It's free and online!)
What a great day to buy the book (or indeed, any of Arden's books! My faves are 'The Bayou' and 'In the Pit of Your Stomach')
All welcome! (It's free and online!)
What a great day to buy the book (or indeed, any of Arden's books! My faves are 'The Bayou' and 'In the Pit of Your Stomach')
I got hit with an unexpected $200 expense today! I need to buy software to keep my new freelance job. It would be amazing to sell some books or get some new patrons to help cover it 😬
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ardenpowell
Exclusive fiction: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ardenpowell
Exclusive fiction: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Oh my God! Forgot to mention my absolute favourite: The Batchelor's Valet.
Soft queer romance in a lightly magical 20s with some Jeeves and Wooster vibes!
Soft queer romance in a lightly magical 20s with some Jeeves and Wooster vibes!
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Arden will be visiting the Romancing the Gothic book group in January to talk about Flesh and Bone.
All welcome! (It's free and online!)
What a great day to buy the book (or indeed, any of Arden's books! My faves are 'The Bayou' and 'In the Pit of Your Stomach')
All welcome! (It's free and online!)
What a great day to buy the book (or indeed, any of Arden's books! My faves are 'The Bayou' and 'In the Pit of Your Stomach')
I got hit with an unexpected $200 expense today! I need to buy software to keep my new freelance job. It would be amazing to sell some books or get some new patrons to help cover it 😬
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ardenpowell
Exclusive fiction: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io
Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/ardenpowell
Exclusive fiction: www.patreon.com/ardenpowell
Books on Itchio: ardenpowell.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Arden will be visiting the Romancing the Gothic book group in January to talk about Flesh and Bone.
All welcome! (It's free and online!)
What a great day to buy the book (or indeed, any of Arden's books! My faves are 'The Bayou' and 'In the Pit of Your Stomach')
All welcome! (It's free and online!)
What a great day to buy the book (or indeed, any of Arden's books! My faves are 'The Bayou' and 'In the Pit of Your Stomach')
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❄️WINTER HOLIDAY SALE!❄️
Looking for some queer romance to keep you warm on these cold days? Now through midnight December 31, my ENTIRE store is on sale! Ebooks are 20% off, paperbacks and hardcovers are 10% off. No code needed!
So hop on over to jordanlhawk.com and grab some discounted books!
Looking for some queer romance to keep you warm on these cold days? Now through midnight December 31, my ENTIRE store is on sale! Ebooks are 20% off, paperbacks and hardcovers are 10% off. No code needed!
So hop on over to jordanlhawk.com and grab some discounted books!
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM
❄️WINTER HOLIDAY SALE!❄️
Looking for some queer romance to keep you warm on these cold days? Now through midnight December 31, my ENTIRE store is on sale! Ebooks are 20% off, paperbacks and hardcovers are 10% off. No code needed!
So hop on over to jordanlhawk.com and grab some discounted books!
Looking for some queer romance to keep you warm on these cold days? Now through midnight December 31, my ENTIRE store is on sale! Ebooks are 20% off, paperbacks and hardcovers are 10% off. No code needed!
So hop on over to jordanlhawk.com and grab some discounted books!
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GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.
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In which I introduce you to 'Terror snake'
For people who've only recently found me, I do a lot of online work sharing my research and doing classes that are then made available on the Romancing the Gothic YouTube channel.
Have a peruse!
For people who've only recently found me, I do a lot of online work sharing my research and doing classes that are then made available on the Romancing the Gothic YouTube channel.
Have a peruse!
Indeed, if you don't know me or my work, you can find a whole bunch of talks and videos by me here!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUVJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUVJ...
Terror and Horror with Dr Sam Hirst
YouTube video by Romancing the Gothic
www.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
In which I introduce you to 'Terror snake'
For people who've only recently found me, I do a lot of online work sharing my research and doing classes that are then made available on the Romancing the Gothic YouTube channel.
Have a peruse!
For people who've only recently found me, I do a lot of online work sharing my research and doing classes that are then made available on the Romancing the Gothic YouTube channel.
Have a peruse!
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Tom's been utterly shafted by Unbound *and* by Substack. Please consider buying one of his excellent books and you can get a gorgeous print too. (Buying a book is the key bit here.)
Please PLEASE read this properly. I cannot have you send back the book to me because you didn’t accurately read the information and just wanted a print: a book I can’t resell because I personalised it to you.
Why would I just give away my mum’s prints for free for no reason?
Contd…
Why would I just give away my mum’s prints for free for no reason?
Contd…
Newsflash for those in the UK: I have the most BRILLIANT selection of my mum's original art to give away, with a handful of signed hardbacks of this.
Cover price plus p&p (art is entirely free).
Please email your address to [email protected] if you'd like to grab them before they're gone.
Cover price plus p&p (art is entirely free).
Please email your address to [email protected] if you'd like to grab them before they're gone.
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Tom's been utterly shafted by Unbound *and* by Substack. Please consider buying one of his excellent books and you can get a gorgeous print too. (Buying a book is the key bit here.)
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I was going to say this isn’t normal… but with years of an ongoing pandemic, repeated infections, and the cognitive effects COVID can cause, it sadly doesn’t surprise me anymore. So many young people are struggling with memory and focus now, and nobody wants to join the dots.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I was going to say this isn’t normal… but with years of an ongoing pandemic, repeated infections, and the cognitive effects COVID can cause, it sadly doesn’t surprise me anymore. So many young people are struggling with memory and focus now, and nobody wants to join the dots.
x.com/MeetJess/sta...
x.com/MeetJess/sta...
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A tiny bit of shameless self-promotion because the gifting season is creeping up on us. If you’re after something delicious, handcrafted, and ethical, my chocolate boxes, bars, and treats make really lovely gifts. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or both, I won’t judge! Reshares appreciated! 🍫✨
November 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A tiny bit of shameless self-promotion because the gifting season is creeping up on us. If you’re after something delicious, handcrafted, and ethical, my chocolate boxes, bars, and treats make really lovely gifts. Treat yourself, treat someone else, or both, I won’t judge! Reshares appreciated! 🍫✨
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my nibling has adorable crochet stuffies, hats, and bags for sale on Etsy at VERY reasonable prices if you’re looking for handmade gifts. please clear out their shop so i can convince them they need to charge more!
www.etsy.com/shop/FiberAr...
www.etsy.com/shop/FiberAr...
November 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
my nibling has adorable crochet stuffies, hats, and bags for sale on Etsy at VERY reasonable prices if you’re looking for handmade gifts. please clear out their shop so i can convince them they need to charge more!
www.etsy.com/shop/FiberAr...
www.etsy.com/shop/FiberAr...
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UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
Sapphic medusa you say 👀
I haven’t been promoting my sapphic Medusa enough 🥺
There aren’t many reviews yet, but they’re all 5⭐ and everyone seems to love the book, so I’d love for it to reach more readers 💙📚👀
If you like Greek mythology and you’re in the mood for a good cry, please consider giving it a shot! 🫶🏻 🌈📚
🔗 below
There aren’t many reviews yet, but they’re all 5⭐ and everyone seems to love the book, so I’d love for it to reach more readers 💙📚👀
If you like Greek mythology and you’re in the mood for a good cry, please consider giving it a shot! 🫶🏻 🌈📚
🔗 below
November 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Sapphic medusa you say 👀
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Felt like this when mortgage payments went up a few years ago - yes, it's horrible to now be paying an extra £200 a month, but that's been happening to renters year on year and there were no sadface articles on that, just "market forces" and "nobody has a right to live in a city"
This house tax pretending is making me more insane than usual because as a renter I’ve had to move every 1-3 years just as standard because rents always rise. And no one cares. House owners get a tiny fraction of that precarity and suddenly it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Felt like this when mortgage payments went up a few years ago - yes, it's horrible to now be paying an extra £200 a month, but that's been happening to renters year on year and there were no sadface articles on that, just "market forces" and "nobody has a right to live in a city"
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Morning thoughts about "AI".
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
![Thoughts about “AI”
Yes it’s:
The slop
The theft
The brainrot
The loss of work
The crumbling of creator rights
The destroying of the environment and infrastructure
But it's also the destroying of trust in anything that you’re not seeing with your own eyes right in front of you.
Wonder now turned to the narrowing of eyes in immediate scepticism seeing something magical.
Questioning the realness of everything from a stilted written apology to profound works by students in school.
It feels like a slow poison to creativity and humanity at large.
[At the bottom is a doodle of me, mouth a thin line, looking at the viewer]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hlstghbtgoakwc7evp5v6ubw/bafkreihv3rly5g2olva6kbhnisvwtzqbyn3u3fxjfcbjqyp2zud22hrzgq@jpeg)
August 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Morning thoughts about "AI".
Where do we go from here?
Where do we go from here?
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Does anyone have a physical or ebook copy of Rachel Harrison’s latest novel, Play Nice?
I read the audiobook, but need to check the exact wording of a quote and have no idea how to go about finding it in the audiobook…
If you’ve got a copy and are willing to look up the quote for me, let me know!
I read the audiobook, but need to check the exact wording of a quote and have no idea how to go about finding it in the audiobook…
If you’ve got a copy and are willing to look up the quote for me, let me know!
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Does anyone have a physical or ebook copy of Rachel Harrison’s latest novel, Play Nice?
I read the audiobook, but need to check the exact wording of a quote and have no idea how to go about finding it in the audiobook…
If you’ve got a copy and are willing to look up the quote for me, let me know!
I read the audiobook, but need to check the exact wording of a quote and have no idea how to go about finding it in the audiobook…
If you’ve got a copy and are willing to look up the quote for me, let me know!
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Another #buyastrangerabook offer!
@humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy one lucky person the book of their choice, up to £15!
So, if there's a particular book you're after (doesn't have to be on my website, I can get almost anything), get in touch.
UK only.
@humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy one lucky person the book of their choice, up to £15!
So, if there's a particular book you're after (doesn't have to be on my website, I can get almost anything), get in touch.
UK only.
Hi @biggreenbooks.bsky.social £15 please to #buyastrangerabook please 💜
IT'S WEDNESDAY!
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Another #buyastrangerabook offer!
@humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy one lucky person the book of their choice, up to £15!
So, if there's a particular book you're after (doesn't have to be on my website, I can get almost anything), get in touch.
UK only.
@humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy one lucky person the book of their choice, up to £15!
So, if there's a particular book you're after (doesn't have to be on my website, I can get almost anything), get in touch.
UK only.
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This #buyastrangerabook day offer is still unclaimed.
@tadethompson.bsky.social is offering to buy two people a book each of their choice, up to £15!
So, if there's something in particular you'd like, just get in touch.
UK only.
@tadethompson.bsky.social is offering to buy two people a book each of their choice, up to £15!
So, if there's something in particular you'd like, just get in touch.
UK only.
IT'S WEDNESDAY!
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
It's #buyastrangerabook day.
The grooviest of all the days.
I'll give out TWO books.
FOR FREE.
If you'd like one, let me know.
Also, if you'd like to #BuyAStrangerABook too, let me know.
It's a thing! Look.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/stuff-you-mi...
UK only.
Buy A Stranger A Book. #buyastrangerabook - Stuff you might like... - Big Green Bookshop. @biggreenbooks on Twitter. Cheese fan. My Mum says hi.
The Big Green Bookshop an independent online bookshop in selling awesome titles by awesome authors to awesome people
www.biggreenbookshop.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This #buyastrangerabook day offer is still unclaimed.
@tadethompson.bsky.social is offering to buy two people a book each of their choice, up to £15!
So, if there's something in particular you'd like, just get in touch.
UK only.
@tadethompson.bsky.social is offering to buy two people a book each of their choice, up to £15!
So, if there's something in particular you'd like, just get in touch.
UK only.