Christopher Hennessy
@thealtchris.bsky.social
Hep me create a SFF writers anrd readers community here!
SFF writer, former poet (1 book) & writer interviewer (2 books) / Seeing Star Wars in 1977 at age 3 was all set me on my path and I've never looked back!
Loves 80s and 90s music, & cats
SFF writer, former poet (1 book) & writer interviewer (2 books) / Seeing Star Wars in 1977 at age 3 was all set me on my path and I've never looked back!
Loves 80s and 90s music, & cats
Some of the usual advice but maybe there's something here you need to hear/internalize at this very moment?
theportalist.com/writing-advi...
theportalist.com/writing-advi...
7 Pieces of Essential Writing Advice From Sci-Fi And Fantasy Writers
These pieces of writing advice from sci-fi and fantasy writers will help you overcome your own hurdles, and create worlds readers will love to get lost in.
theportalist.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Some of the usual advice but maybe there's something here you need to hear/internalize at this very moment?
theportalist.com/writing-advi...
theportalist.com/writing-advi...
Hey @bigthink.com! So cool to see that Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars! The Roger Penrose book sounds mind-blowing!
Maybe you could do a list of five SFF books that changed the world? Or the way we think?
Folks, what would you put on such a list! Think big! (get it?)
bigthink.com/books/5-book...
Maybe you could do a list of five SFF books that changed the world? Or the way we think?
Folks, what would you put on such a list! Think big! (get it?)
bigthink.com/books/5-book...
5 books that changed the world for the better
These expert-recommended books reveal how big ideas can shape — and sometimes redefine — human progress.
bigthink.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Hey @bigthink.com! So cool to see that Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars! The Roger Penrose book sounds mind-blowing!
Maybe you could do a list of five SFF books that changed the world? Or the way we think?
Folks, what would you put on such a list! Think big! (get it?)
bigthink.com/books/5-book...
Maybe you could do a list of five SFF books that changed the world? Or the way we think?
Folks, what would you put on such a list! Think big! (get it?)
bigthink.com/books/5-book...
You love SFF but you have that ONE thing that drives you away from a book or movie, that one thing you can't abide...and maybe you don't even know why. What's yours? Mine is dragons.
But I'm not a hater, so: reactormag.com/six-sinister...
But I'm not a hater, so: reactormag.com/six-sinister...
Six Sinister Serpents to Put the Fear of Dragons Back Into Readers - Reactor
There is nothing warm and fuzzy about these horrifying creatures...
reactormag.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
You love SFF but you have that ONE thing that drives you away from a book or movie, that one thing you can't abide...and maybe you don't even know why. What's yours? Mine is dragons.
But I'm not a hater, so: reactormag.com/six-sinister...
But I'm not a hater, so: reactormag.com/six-sinister...
I endorse this. www.westword.com/music/denver...
This Science-Fiction Concept Album Is What the World Needs Right Now
The Magic Beans have gone galactic with the synth-fueled, groove-guided Impendo Destructo.
www.westword.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I endorse this. www.westword.com/music/denver...
Maybe controversial take? David Bowie was one of the most influential queer SFF resonators of the 20th century. Iconic looks, boldness, an alien humanity, and yes The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Now, check out the comments, especially the Smithsonian article.
How David Bowie Helped Shape Science Fiction as We Know It
From “Space Oddity” to “Lazarus,” Bowie gave voice to the anxiety of science fiction
www.smithsonianmag.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Maybe controversial take? David Bowie was one of the most influential queer SFF resonators of the 20th century. Iconic looks, boldness, an alien humanity, and yes The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Now, check out the comments, especially the Smithsonian article.
It's the most wonderful time...of the year! #endoftheyearlists
Love you @charliejane.bsky.social! I haven't read us.macmillan.com/books/978125... but I know from reading your other work, I'll love it. I'm sure it will end up on one of these lists!
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Love you @charliejane.bsky.social! I haven't read us.macmillan.com/books/978125... but I know from reading your other work, I'll love it. I'm sure it will end up on one of these lists!
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
The 10 best sci-fi and fantasy novels of 2025
From an indigenous vampire story to the tale of two sisters living in a cosmic whale, this year’s books kept us guessing.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
It's the most wonderful time...of the year! #endoftheyearlists
Love you @charliejane.bsky.social! I haven't read us.macmillan.com/books/978125... but I know from reading your other work, I'll love it. I'm sure it will end up on one of these lists!
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Love you @charliejane.bsky.social! I haven't read us.macmillan.com/books/978125... but I know from reading your other work, I'll love it. I'm sure it will end up on one of these lists!
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
This list has @peterclines.bsky.social - so I'm already in! I loved his book Ex-Heros and The Fold, which couldn't be more different, which I admire.
And was intro'd to @jeremyteg.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social
Thanks, as always, @andrewliptak.com.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
And was intro'd to @jeremyteg.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social
Thanks, as always, @andrewliptak.com.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
11 new SF/F books to check out this November
Hidden secrets, uninhabitable planets, secret worlds, and quite a bit more to check out
transfer-orbit.ghost.io
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This list has @peterclines.bsky.social - so I'm already in! I loved his book Ex-Heros and The Fold, which couldn't be more different, which I admire.
And was intro'd to @jeremyteg.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social
Thanks, as always, @andrewliptak.com.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
And was intro'd to @jeremyteg.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social
Thanks, as always, @andrewliptak.com.
transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...
Bill Bryson: "...ever since I was a little boy, I have genuinely pretended to be able to vaporise people that I don’t like..."
Ok, fess up! Who else does this or something like it? I tried to move things with my mind. No surprise I love SFF.
Great answers!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Ok, fess up! Who else does this or something like it? I tried to move things with my mind. No surprise I love SFF.
Great answers!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Bill Bryson: ‘Ever since I was a little boy, I have pretended to be able to vaporise people I don’t like’
The American British author on pet peeves, the perils of fantasy dinner parties, and revisiting The Short History of Everything two decades later
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Bill Bryson: "...ever since I was a little boy, I have genuinely pretended to be able to vaporise people that I don’t like..."
Ok, fess up! Who else does this or something like it? I tried to move things with my mind. No surprise I love SFF.
Great answers!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Ok, fess up! Who else does this or something like it? I tried to move things with my mind. No surprise I love SFF.
Great answers!
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
I love the SFF from the '50s and '60s! I feel like I've hit the classics. What might have I missed?
November 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I love the SFF from the '50s and '60s! I feel like I've hit the classics. What might have I missed?
Always a fan of lists that give light to 'under the radar books' and huge fan of #dystopian stories
theportalist.com/10-dystopian...
theportalist.com/10-dystopian...
12 Lesser-Known Dystopian Series You Haven't Read But Should
May dystopia be ever on your bookshelves: Just because these dystopian series are under-the-radar doesn’t mean they won’t stick with you long after you’ve turned the final page.
theportalist.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Always a fan of lists that give light to 'under the radar books' and huge fan of #dystopian stories
theportalist.com/10-dystopian...
theportalist.com/10-dystopian...
Reposted by Christopher Hennessy
Are you yearning for hope? Do you need some friends in the resistance? It's time to pre-order your copy of "We Will Rise Again," a glorious anthology of speculative fiction and essays about political protest and resistance. Coming 12/3! Perfect the holidays! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
www.simonandschuster.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Are you yearning for hope? Do you need some friends in the resistance? It's time to pre-order your copy of "We Will Rise Again," a glorious anthology of speculative fiction and essays about political protest and resistance. Coming 12/3! Perfect the holidays! www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...
Check out this interview with @vajra.me!
I love author interviews.
" ....genre is three sets of formal expectations in a trenchcoat: what you’re selling, what you’re telling, and what you’re hiding for someone to find."
reactormag.com/author-inter...
I love author interviews.
" ....genre is three sets of formal expectations in a trenchcoat: what you’re selling, what you’re telling, and what you’re hiding for someone to find."
reactormag.com/author-inter...
A Conversation With Vajra Chandrasekera, Author of Rakesfall - Reactor
"I think writers, like all artists, have a responsibility to act as human cultural workers in an actual society"
reactormag.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Check out this interview with @vajra.me!
I love author interviews.
" ....genre is three sets of formal expectations in a trenchcoat: what you’re selling, what you’re telling, and what you’re hiding for someone to find."
reactormag.com/author-inter...
I love author interviews.
" ....genre is three sets of formal expectations in a trenchcoat: what you’re selling, what you’re telling, and what you’re hiding for someone to find."
reactormag.com/author-inter...
lithub.com/antimemes-an...
books by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social , @qntm.org , @travisbaldree.bsky.social , @eshanisurya.bsky.social , @victormanibo.com
thanks @zutsuit.bsky.social
books by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social , @qntm.org , @travisbaldree.bsky.social , @eshanisurya.bsky.social , @victormanibo.com
thanks @zutsuit.bsky.social
Antimemes and Nanobot Beauty Scams: November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books
November’s new releases span from epic space opera—starring immortal Pilots and bloodthirsty Sovereigns—to intimate speculative tales posing big questions about changing our facial features or merg…
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November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
www.mentalfloss.com/language/wor...
I bet you can guess a few of these without even looking. I did. Think: Asimov, for one. Some surprised me. Fun idea!
Thanks @lornawallace.bsky.social
I bet you can guess a few of these without even looking. I did. Think: Asimov, for one. Some surprised me. Fun idea!
Thanks @lornawallace.bsky.social
11 Everyday Words That Were Coined in Sci-Fi Stories
The words these authors have come up with to create their worlds have transcended fiction.
www.mentalfloss.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
www.mentalfloss.com/language/wor...
I bet you can guess a few of these without even looking. I did. Think: Asimov, for one. Some surprised me. Fun idea!
Thanks @lornawallace.bsky.social
I bet you can guess a few of these without even looking. I did. Think: Asimov, for one. Some surprised me. Fun idea!
Thanks @lornawallace.bsky.social
