David Goodman
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· Oct 12
In a little over a month, I'll be appearing at a one-day mini-festival at Denny Library, between events with Marion Todd and Kate Foster. Come along to hear us talk about our books, our writing careers and more!
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Some intriguing #bookmail this week - the debut spy thriller 'A Spy In The Blood' from Paul Warner. Really looking forward to digging into this one! Many thanks to @benwillisuk.bsky.social and @zaffrebooks.bsky.social for sending me the proof. Releases on January 29th 2026.
November 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Some intriguing #bookmail this week - the debut spy thriller 'A Spy In The Blood' from Paul Warner. Really looking forward to digging into this one! Many thanks to @benwillisuk.bsky.social and @zaffrebooks.bsky.social for sending me the proof. Releases on January 29th 2026.
A brilliant day visiting Denny Library and Falkirk today, for my first ever Live Literature event at Denny’s first Book Blether mini-festival.
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A brilliant day visiting Denny Library and Falkirk today, for my first ever Live Literature event at Denny’s first Book Blether mini-festival.
A little over ten days until this event with (most of) my fellow Bloody Scotland Debut Prize shortlistees! Grab your ticket now.
Did you miss the sold-out debut panel at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social this year? We're getting the gang back together in November at Waterstones Princes St. Book your tickets now for £5 (that's £1 per author!) to hear all about our books and the debut experience:
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An Evening with the Authors Shortlisted for the 2025 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about An Evening with the Authors Shortlisted for the 2025 Bloody Scotland Debut Prize today...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
A little over ten days until this event with (most of) my fellow Bloody Scotland Debut Prize shortlistees! Grab your ticket now.
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Figuring out pitches.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Another fantastic episode from this great season of publishing folks on @ukpageone.bsky.social. I really enjoy Phoebe's newsletter 'The Honest Editor' and this discussion was just as illuminating.
Simon & Schuster Executive Fiction Publisher @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social joins us to talk about the decisions that go into acquiring and marketing books. Plus, what happens in auctions and why she started The Honest Editor Substack!
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November 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Another fantastic episode from this great season of publishing folks on @ukpageone.bsky.social. I really enjoy Phoebe's newsletter 'The Honest Editor' and this discussion was just as illuminating.
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A damp day indeed.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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A heartbreaking and infuriating post from Scott about withdrawing from F&SF. MRM (which now owns Analog, Asimov's and F&SF) seem to be *trying* to burn through community goodwill. Awful to see them being destroyed from the inside by people who seem to (charitably) have no idea what they're doing.
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
A heartbreaking and infuriating post from Scott about withdrawing from F&SF. MRM (which now owns Analog, Asimov's and F&SF) seem to be *trying* to burn through community goodwill. Awful to see them being destroyed from the inside by people who seem to (charitably) have no idea what they're doing.
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We're delighted to announce that @bingereadingbooks.bsky.social have joined the STET Podcasts family! Join Hugo and Nick each month to tackle a new book, discuss what makes it work, and write the best book ever written.
Learn more about the podcast here: bingereadingbookclub.com
Learn more about the podcast here: bingereadingbookclub.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We're delighted to announce that @bingereadingbooks.bsky.social have joined the STET Podcasts family! Join Hugo and Nick each month to tackle a new book, discuss what makes it work, and write the best book ever written.
Learn more about the podcast here: bingereadingbookclub.com
Learn more about the podcast here: bingereadingbookclub.com
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A sleepy midweek morning.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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I absolutely loved this novella by @klschroeder.bsky.social - highly recommended. My full blurb:
"No One To Hold The Distant Dead is a searing, intensely evocative novella."
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"No One To Hold The Distant Dead is a searing, intensely evocative novella."
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"A lovely and melancholy exploration of loss, grief, and care for the dead." — @acwise.bsky.social
"a searing, intensely evocative novella." —@davegoodman.bsky.social
No One To Hold the Distant Dead by @klschroeder.bsky.social
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"a searing, intensely evocative novella." —@davegoodman.bsky.social
No One To Hold the Distant Dead by @klschroeder.bsky.social
GRAB YOURS TODAY 🙌🖤
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As extinction takes species after species, Inga and the people of Nordenmark must find a way to survive, and a reason to live, in the spaces death leaves behind.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I absolutely loved this novella by @klschroeder.bsky.social - highly recommended. My full blurb:
"No One To Hold The Distant Dead is a searing, intensely evocative novella."
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"No One To Hold The Distant Dead is a searing, intensely evocative novella."
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Entering the flow.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Really pleased to get my contributor copies for the new THINK WEIRDER anthology, put together by Joe Stech. My story ‘Best Practices for Safe Asteroid Handling’, first published in Analog magazine, appears alongside stories from a host of industry legends and fellow new writers. thinkweirder.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Really pleased to get my contributor copies for the new THINK WEIRDER anthology, put together by Joe Stech. My story ‘Best Practices for Safe Asteroid Handling’, first published in Analog magazine, appears alongside stories from a host of industry legends and fellow new writers. thinkweirder.com
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Bashing through the bracken.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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A blue sky morning.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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A fantastic episode. Francesca and @lunapress.bsky.social are an amazing part of the Scottish book scene and this interview shows why.
The brilliant Francesca Barbini of @lunapress.bsky.social joins us this week to talk about founding the award-winning small press, how she holds her own against the larger publishers, and how a smaller press can help authors.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A fantastic episode. Francesca and @lunapress.bsky.social are an amazing part of the Scottish book scene and this interview shows why.
Delighted to see this story in the East Lothian Courier- thanks to Erin Brown for the interview! Read online - www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/2554093...
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Delighted to see this story in the East Lothian Courier- thanks to Erin Brown for the interview! Read online - www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/2554093...
A very fun episode of @readandburiedpod.bsky.social with TM Payne!
NEW EPISODE! Frankie is back with returning guest T.M. Payne, author of Count The Dead, to discuss how her career has blossomed over the last year, finding the perfect partner, future book plans and chocolate-covered acorns.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A very fun episode of @readandburiedpod.bsky.social with TM Payne!
Happy Double Publication Day to @rainewilson.bsky.social for this gorgeous sequence of novels. I was lucky enough to read these pre-publication and they are haunting, beautiful speculative novels that are extremely worth your time.
✨It's Double Publication Day!✨
If you like science fantasy, folklore with a twist, digital ghosts, nature having opinions, and ghost cats/orcas living their best lives please do give these books a go?
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If you like science fantasy, folklore with a twist, digital ghosts, nature having opinions, and ghost cats/orcas living their best lives please do give these books a go?
geni.us/weallghostsPB
geni.us/saltorac
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November 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Happy Double Publication Day to @rainewilson.bsky.social for this gorgeous sequence of novels. I was lucky enough to read these pre-publication and they are haunting, beautiful speculative novels that are extremely worth your time.
Really looking forward to reuniting with 80% of the @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Debut Prize shortlist (Natalie can't make it, sadly) at Waterstones West End on the 26th of November. Chaired by Susie Green of @inmygoodbookspod.bsky.social - it's going to be a fantastic night.
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Really looking forward to reuniting with 80% of the @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Debut Prize shortlist (Natalie can't make it, sadly) at Waterstones West End on the 26th of November. Chaired by Susie Green of @inmygoodbookspod.bsky.social - it's going to be a fantastic night.
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One page at a time.
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Remember, remember...
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An Edinburgh event and the slow plodding of proofreading.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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I am heading home from a fabulous @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social and it is OFFICIALLY PUBLICATION WEEK 🥳🥳🥳
If you're in the area, please do come see me on Thurs in St Andrews & make me sign things??
If you're in the area, please do come see me on Thurs in St Andrews & make me sign things??
On the 6th Nov - DOUBLE LAUNCH DAY - I'm in St Andrews for a book signing. Please come say hi if you're in the area!
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November 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I am heading home from a fabulous @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social and it is OFFICIALLY PUBLICATION WEEK 🥳🥳🥳
If you're in the area, please do come see me on Thurs in St Andrews & make me sign things??
If you're in the area, please do come see me on Thurs in St Andrews & make me sign things??
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Back in the groove.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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This is a really great episode of Page One, and even though this excerpt is on the grimly depressing end of things, as a whole the episode is full of the joys of reading, writing and books.
This week's guest @davidhheadley.bsky.social on how you can catch his attention from the covering letter... Lots of great insight and advice on this episode!
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Listen now on your favourite podcast app: linktr.ee/ukpageone
October 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is a really great episode of Page One, and even though this excerpt is on the grimly depressing end of things, as a whole the episode is full of the joys of reading, writing and books.