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Pete
@returnofthepete.bsky.social
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Fantasy author (The Vagrant and The Deathless trilogies). Consort of Jen. Caretaker of a very fluffy cat. Represented by Juliet Mushens.
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aptshadow.bsky.social
Delighted to announce:
June 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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thebrokenbinding.bsky.social
We are beyond excited to be producing a special edition set of The Copper Cat trilogy by Jen Williams @sennydreadful.bsky.social in association with @headlinebooks.bsky.social 🐉😍

This beloved backlist series will be available in hardback for the first time! 🥳
July 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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danwhitehead.net
Reminder for all UK authors and illustrators to register any new books for PLR by the end of June in order to have them included in the 2024/25 count. If you're not signed up, do it! You could - and should - be getting paid every time a book you contributed to is borrowed from a library!
Public Lending Right (PLR): Eligibility & Registration - The British Library
PLR is a legal right to payment for eligible book contributors when a book is borrowed from public libraries. Check if you're eligible and register. Learn more.
www.bl.uk
June 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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sennydreadful.bsky.social
The Sleepless is officially out in the UK today! 🐉🐉🐉

This book has been a wild ride, from writing the first draft in a loved up haze to celebrating its existence with lovely foreign publishers in Bologna 💖 It’s my twelfth published novel (can you believe??) and I’m feeling very proud today.
A pile of hardback copies of The Sleepless, on top of the author’s desk, which is looking remarkably tidy today
May 22, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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sennydreadful.bsky.social
in related news, did you know that THE SLEEPLESS IS OUT ON THURSDAY??* It feels like this has crept up on me a bit but you can still make my day & preorder the signed Waterstones edition

*in the UK
www.waterstones.com/book/the-sle...
The delicious hardback waterstones edition (signed by me! with illustrated endpapers! A gorgeous map!) against a purple background with flowers. The caption reads 'Available from Waterstones'
May 19, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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adamroberts.bsky.social
Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says identity of murderer is obscure, unknown. Doctor says, Treatment is simple. Great detective Columbo is in town. Go and see him. He should solve it. Man thanks Doctor, turns to go, walks to the exit. At the door he turns, says: Oh, one more thing ...
May 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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mygoditsraining.bsky.social
Here is the cover for my new novel - and US debut - The Survivor, coming March 2026 from Minotaur Books. It's just under a year away, but I am still feeling really hyped about it? I think that's fine, though. You're allowed to be hyped about these things.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
The cover of a novel called The Survivor. A New York City subway train is blurred in motion as it passes the platform: the motion blur has carried into the title. The novel is by Andrew Reid. A blurb by David Morrell says, "Palpable suspense. Unrelenting speed."
May 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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britfantasysoc.bsky.social
Voting for the British Fantasy Awards is open! All members of the BFS, Fantasycon 2024 and World Fantasy Convention 2025 are invited to cast their vote by 9th May.

Visit the website to find further details about how to vote and to volunteer as a juror

britishfantasysociety.org/voting-open-...
A dark background with gold glitter at the borders. Gold text reads The British Fantasy Awards Voting Open
April 24, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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sennydreadful.bsky.social
Barnes & Noble are doing their preorder sale thingy! So if you're in the US and you fancy 25% off The Sleepless, pop over and take a look www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sleepl...
A graphic featuring the hardcover of The Sleepless, next to text that reads: For 3 days only! April 23rd-25th, 25% off! With code: PREORDER25 when you pre-order onine at Barnes & Noble. Rewards and premium members only
April 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
returnofthepete.bsky.social
A SONG of LEGENDS LOST by @mhayinde.bsky.social is absolutely brilliant. It’s got a rich world, compelling characters, humour, twists, and feels really fresh

(You should totally buy it)
April 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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pandamoanimum.bsky.social
Is this still my favourite Finnish tradition?

Absolutely.
A picture of a page from a newspaper with the wording: NOTEWORTHY FACTS FROM TODAY'S PAPER In Finland, a tradition of getting drunk at home in your underwear is so commonplace that there's a word for it, "kalsarikännit." The rough translation is "pantsdrunk."
April 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
returnofthepete.bsky.social
And I’m absolutely loving it!
sennydreadful.bsky.social Jen Williams | The Sleepless out this year! @sennydreadful.bsky.social · Apr 4
I've introduced @returnofthepete.bsky.social to @guygavrielkay.bsky.social's Under Heaven, one of my favourite books of all time. Is there a word for that pleasingly smug feeling when you get when a loved one gets to experience a brilliant book for the first time?
April 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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bookiesnacksize.bsky.social
So Kirk is eating an apple while he tells Saavik how he beat the Kobayashi Maru, obvs a nod to the fact they're sat by Genesis, AND I'VE JUST NOW REALISED THIS IS WHY ABRAMS HAS KIRK EATING AN APPLE DURING THE KOBAYASHI MARU IN INTO DARKNESS. DESPITE THE FACT IT MAKES NO SENSE. NONE.
March 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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sennydreadful.bsky.social
we're off to Glasgow next month so naturally I'm thinking about what we can eat there. Any Glasgow people with recommendations for lunch or breakfast places??
February 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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sennydreadful.bsky.social
Did you know you can preorder my first ever YA fantasy novel?? Amazing but true! Release dates: UK 22/5/25, US 30/9/25
🐉 A serpent queen
⚡ A whole roster of weird gods
🦊 A cute little guy
☠️ Forbidden touch
🩸 Costly magic
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sleepl...
The US cover of The Sleepless, featuring a golden serpent and pink and purple flowers. The edges are bright pink. The UK cover of The Sleepless, which features a young man and woman entwined in the coils of a golden serpent, surrounded by strange flowers and fungi.
February 21, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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susiedent.com
Word of the day is ‘arsle’ (19th century): to have a distinct sense of going backwards.
February 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
returnofthepete.bsky.social
I have dipped the sleeve of my Slanket in my coffee 😭😭😭
February 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
returnofthepete.bsky.social
I have had my first Tim Tam! It’s like the evolved form of a Penguin
February 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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mnateshyamalan.bsky.social
very funny to me that the fantastic 4 trailer doesn’t show him stretching. somebody in a suit said “don’t you dare scare them off with that freak shit”
February 5, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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sennydreadful.bsky.social
Lovely American people who are Barnes&Noble members! B&N are having a pre-order sale, which means you can pre-order The Sleepless with a 25% discount! 😍 Which also means I get to remind you of this extremely sexy cover www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-sleepl...
An image of The Sleepless hardcover, next to text which reads: For 3 days only! February 5th-7th 25% off! With code: PREORDER25 when you pre-order online at Barnes & Noble. Rewards & Premium members only.
February 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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rjbarker.bsky.social
If you're in the US or Canada and need something to take your mind off things, GODS OF THE WYRDWOOD is a Kindle* daily deal! Forgot our terrible world, by visiting my terrible world.

*Non billionaire bookshops are likely price matching.
The Cover of Gods of the Wyrdwood with a creepy face looking out at you.
February 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
returnofthepete.bsky.social
Those are some strong page edges
sennydreadful.bsky.social Jen Williams | The Sleepless out this year! @sennydreadful.bsky.social · Jan 31
And that means I get to share the amazing US cover for The Sleepless too!
The light! The scales! The pink page edges! The SERPENT! 😍😍😍😍 The jacket was designed by Kerri Resnick, and Tom Roberts provided the amazing illustration. Out in the US September 30th 🐍🐉🐍 bit.ly/THESLEEPLESSGR
The cover of The Sleepless by Jen Williams, which features a giant golden serpent entwined with pink flowers and pink sprayed edges
February 3, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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sennydreadful.bsky.social
Later on today I will be joining @tbrcon.bsky.social to discuss how to kill off popular characters! If you're in the UK, that's 8pm tonight...

(I'm aware that if you've recently finished any of my books, this might be Too Soon 😂😅)
A graphic listing the line up for the How to Kill off a Popular Character Well panel, including Philip C. Quaintrell, Tim McKay, Andy Peloquin, Lucia Ashta and Jen Williams
January 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
returnofthepete.bsky.social
Great to see such positivity, and big ❤️ to @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social that’s made my day
britfantasysoc.bsky.social British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · Jan 22
Recent years have seen too many of our best-loved heroes revealed to be more on the villain scale, so we asked our community to name those they find the most positive and inspiring in SFFH.

Enter the love-fest; it'll make you all tingly.

britishfantasysociety.org/whos-the-mos...
A close-up of crossed fingers, which have had faces drawn on them. The finger at the back is reaching to hug the finger at the front with its tiny drawn-on arms.
January 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM