Bookish Scifi & Fantasy
@bookishsff.bsky.social
Posting Science Fiction, Fantasy, Geekery, bookshop life, occasional cats.
Expert Bookseller at Waterstones Ipswich. All views my own.
Expert Bookseller at Waterstones Ipswich. All views my own.
We're delighted to be partnering with Suffolk County Council for our Christmas Giving Tree again this year @waterstonesipswich.bsky.social
Choose a tag from the tree, buy a gift matching the interests on the back, and bring a bit of joy to a young person in or leaving care this Christmas 🎄❤️
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Choose a tag from the tree, buy a gift matching the interests on the back, and bring a bit of joy to a young person in or leaving care this Christmas 🎄❤️
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November 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
We're delighted to be partnering with Suffolk County Council for our Christmas Giving Tree again this year @waterstonesipswich.bsky.social
Choose a tag from the tree, buy a gift matching the interests on the back, and bring a bit of joy to a young person in or leaving care this Christmas 🎄❤️
📚💙
Choose a tag from the tree, buy a gift matching the interests on the back, and bring a bit of joy to a young person in or leaving care this Christmas 🎄❤️
📚💙
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P.S. The short story includes some info about the Pagans-verse version of The Muppets, "a group of unruly wooden puppets who lived on a rickety old cargo ship". There may be a talking grasshopper. Yes, it is as wonderful as it sounds. @jamesbluecat.bsky.social's marvellous brain strikes again!
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
P.S. The short story includes some info about the Pagans-verse version of The Muppets, "a group of unruly wooden puppets who lived on a rickety old cargo ship". There may be a talking grasshopper. Yes, it is as wonderful as it sounds. @jamesbluecat.bsky.social's marvellous brain strikes again!
Very excited for this paperback as the hardback is definitely one of my books of the year!
We couldn't be happier to share the pre-order link for the @waterstones.bsky.social special edition of PAGANS in paperback. With a beautiful foiled cover, red spredges and an exclusive short story, it is a treat. Limited numbers, so pre-order now if you want it! www.waterstones.com/book/pagans/...
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Very excited for this paperback as the hardback is definitely one of my books of the year!
The sequel to Devney Perry's bestselling romantasy Shield of Sparrows continues Calandra's heart-pounding adventures in a treacherous realm.
Preorder the stunning Waterstones exclusive edition of Rites of the Starling, out in April, here: www.waterstones.com/book/rites-o...
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#spredges
Preorder the stunning Waterstones exclusive edition of Rites of the Starling, out in April, here: www.waterstones.com/book/rites-o...
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#spredges
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The sequel to Devney Perry's bestselling romantasy Shield of Sparrows continues Calandra's heart-pounding adventures in a treacherous realm.
Preorder the stunning Waterstones exclusive edition of Rites of the Starling, out in April, here: www.waterstones.com/book/rites-o...
💙📚🪐
#spredges
Preorder the stunning Waterstones exclusive edition of Rites of the Starling, out in April, here: www.waterstones.com/book/rites-o...
💙📚🪐
#spredges
This looks very intriguing: you are an expert on occult texts and must solve a literary puzzle after an antiquarian #bookseller disappears mysteriously...
Codex Regenesis contains paper engineering, illustrations, interactive elements, myth and fairytale ❤️
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Codex Regenesis contains paper engineering, illustrations, interactive elements, myth and fairytale ❤️
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November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This looks very intriguing: you are an expert on occult texts and must solve a literary puzzle after an antiquarian #bookseller disappears mysteriously...
Codex Regenesis contains paper engineering, illustrations, interactive elements, myth and fairytale ❤️
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Codex Regenesis contains paper engineering, illustrations, interactive elements, myth and fairytale ❤️
💙📚🪐
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I’m almost done with it now (I’ve been savoring it slowly) and The Works of Vermin by @hironennes.bsky.social might very well be one of the best books I’ve ever read. Period. I’ve already waxed feverish over its prose so I’ll spare you that this time. But you must read this book.
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I’m almost done with it now (I’ve been savoring it slowly) and The Works of Vermin by @hironennes.bsky.social might very well be one of the best books I’ve ever read. Period. I’ve already waxed feverish over its prose so I’ll spare you that this time. But you must read this book.
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I bought airplane wifi so I could tell you that @alixeharrow.bsky.social’s THE EVERLASTING is a perfect goddamn book, also if you can see her on tour you absolutely should
November 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I bought airplane wifi so I could tell you that @alixeharrow.bsky.social’s THE EVERLASTING is a perfect goddamn book, also if you can see her on tour you absolutely should
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There's 10k of you now! Leave your questions about Palestinian folklore, folktales, etc... in the comments and I'll answer them in a thread later. 🎉
November 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
There's 10k of you now! Leave your questions about Palestinian folklore, folktales, etc... in the comments and I'll answer them in a thread later. 🎉
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Hi Bluesky, we’re new here, but our latest issue is out and now available to purchase from our web shop. Spread the word 💜
www.cunning-folk.com/shop/the-sou...
www.cunning-folk.com/shop/the-sou...
November 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Hi Bluesky, we’re new here, but our latest issue is out and now available to purchase from our web shop. Spread the word 💜
www.cunning-folk.com/shop/the-sou...
www.cunning-folk.com/shop/the-sou...
Well, Kae Tempest is just phenomenal live! Good lord that man can command a crowd.
The Brixton gig was a completely different experience: emotional, joyous, word-perfect. Absolutely worth catching this tour if you can 📚💙
#poetry
The Brixton gig was a completely different experience: emotional, joyous, word-perfect. Absolutely worth catching this tour if you can 📚💙
#poetry
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Well, Kae Tempest is just phenomenal live! Good lord that man can command a crowd.
The Brixton gig was a completely different experience: emotional, joyous, word-perfect. Absolutely worth catching this tour if you can 📚💙
#poetry
The Brixton gig was a completely different experience: emotional, joyous, word-perfect. Absolutely worth catching this tour if you can 📚💙
#poetry
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Excellent event in @waterstonesipswich.bsky.social last night, when @folklorepod.bsky.social talked about his latest book Britain's #Folklore Year, and cajoled me into doing some readings for his talk, which meant we could also chat a bit about our bestseller Dark Folklore. Great fun - thank you!
Last night's Evening of British #Folklore event well: a really fascinating dive into our customs and superstitions, ritual and psychology, and great questions from the audience!
Big thanks to authors @folklorepod.bsky.social, @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social, and everyone who came along
#Booksky
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Big thanks to authors @folklorepod.bsky.social, @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social, and everyone who came along
#Booksky
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November 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Excellent event in @waterstonesipswich.bsky.social last night, when @folklorepod.bsky.social talked about his latest book Britain's #Folklore Year, and cajoled me into doing some readings for his talk, which meant we could also chat a bit about our bestseller Dark Folklore. Great fun - thank you!
We have just a few signed copies of the book Britain's Folklore Year left from last night's event.
It's a really lovely little hardback from @nationaltrust.org.uk publishing, packed with interesting lore and traditions throughout the year and ideal as a gift!
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#SignedBooks
It's a really lovely little hardback from @nationaltrust.org.uk publishing, packed with interesting lore and traditions throughout the year and ideal as a gift!
💙📚🪐
#SignedBooks
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We have just a few signed copies of the book Britain's Folklore Year left from last night's event.
It's a really lovely little hardback from @nationaltrust.org.uk publishing, packed with interesting lore and traditions throughout the year and ideal as a gift!
💙📚🪐
#SignedBooks
It's a really lovely little hardback from @nationaltrust.org.uk publishing, packed with interesting lore and traditions throughout the year and ideal as a gift!
💙📚🪐
#SignedBooks
Last night's Evening of British #Folklore event well: a really fascinating dive into our customs and superstitions, ritual and psychology, and great questions from the audience!
Big thanks to authors @folklorepod.bsky.social, @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social, and everyone who came along
#Booksky
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Big thanks to authors @folklorepod.bsky.social, @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social, and everyone who came along
#Booksky
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November 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Last night's Evening of British #Folklore event well: a really fascinating dive into our customs and superstitions, ritual and psychology, and great questions from the audience!
Big thanks to authors @folklorepod.bsky.social, @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social, and everyone who came along
#Booksky
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Big thanks to authors @folklorepod.bsky.social, @traceynormanauthor.bsky.social, and everyone who came along
#Booksky
📚🪐
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Wowwie! I am honored to be included in this epic selection of lady-knight books, many of which are new to me! More winter reading! Hurrah! :-) www.pastemagazine.com/books/fantas...
Choose Your Own Reading Adventure This Lady Knight Season
The hottest trend in fantasy right now? Women with swords. Here are several of our must-read new books with lady knight protagonists.
www.pastemagazine.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Wowwie! I am honored to be included in this epic selection of lady-knight books, many of which are new to me! More winter reading! Hurrah! :-) www.pastemagazine.com/books/fantas...
Good morning Bluesky!
It's a drizzly Saturday morning, I'm just about awake after a very fun bookshop event last night (more on that later), and the bus to work inexplicably smells strongly of basil leaves...
There are definitely worse smells in the world, but it is a little odd. 🍃
It's a drizzly Saturday morning, I'm just about awake after a very fun bookshop event last night (more on that later), and the bus to work inexplicably smells strongly of basil leaves...
There are definitely worse smells in the world, but it is a little odd. 🍃
November 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Good morning Bluesky!
It's a drizzly Saturday morning, I'm just about awake after a very fun bookshop event last night (more on that later), and the bus to work inexplicably smells strongly of basil leaves...
There are definitely worse smells in the world, but it is a little odd. 🍃
It's a drizzly Saturday morning, I'm just about awake after a very fun bookshop event last night (more on that later), and the bus to work inexplicably smells strongly of basil leaves...
There are definitely worse smells in the world, but it is a little odd. 🍃
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Some tempting books www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
There Is no Antimemetics Division by qntm; The Merge by Grace Walker; Lightbreakers by Aja Gabel; Black Flame by Gretchen Felker-Martin; The Strength of the Few by James Islington
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Some tempting books www.theguardian.com/books/2025/n...
Just a few hours to go!
Come along to our folklore evening at 7pm this eve with author and folklore expert Mark Norman!
(Email for tickets if you want to ensure you have a seat &/or copy of the book)
#Ipswich
#FolkloreFriday
#Booksky
Come along to our folklore evening at 7pm this eve with author and folklore expert Mark Norman!
(Email for tickets if you want to ensure you have a seat &/or copy of the book)
#Ipswich
#FolkloreFriday
#Booksky
Join us at Waterstones Ipswich, Fri 7th Nov, 7-8.30pm, for An Evening of British Folklore, and step into a year of stories, traditions, and celebrations with #folklore expert Mark Norman (of @folklorepod.bsky.social) as your guide!
Booking essential: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
#Suffolk
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Booking essential: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
#Suffolk
💙📚
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Just a few hours to go!
Come along to our folklore evening at 7pm this eve with author and folklore expert Mark Norman!
(Email for tickets if you want to ensure you have a seat &/or copy of the book)
#Ipswich
#FolkloreFriday
#Booksky
Come along to our folklore evening at 7pm this eve with author and folklore expert Mark Norman!
(Email for tickets if you want to ensure you have a seat &/or copy of the book)
#Ipswich
#FolkloreFriday
#Booksky
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TOMORROW!
#Folklore and customs at Waterstones Ipswich with @folklorepod.bsky.social at 7pm!
There's still time to book a ticket (phone, email, or message) or to reserve a signed copy if you can't make it on the night.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
#BookSigning
#Booksky
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#Folklore and customs at Waterstones Ipswich with @folklorepod.bsky.social at 7pm!
There's still time to book a ticket (phone, email, or message) or to reserve a signed copy if you can't make it on the night.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
#BookSigning
#Booksky
📚🪐
Join us at Waterstones Ipswich, Fri 7th Nov, 7-8.30pm, for An Evening of British Folklore, and step into a year of stories, traditions, and celebrations with #folklore expert Mark Norman (of @folklorepod.bsky.social) as your guide!
Booking essential: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
#Suffolk
💙📚
Booking essential: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
#Suffolk
💙📚
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
TOMORROW!
#Folklore and customs at Waterstones Ipswich with @folklorepod.bsky.social at 7pm!
There's still time to book a ticket (phone, email, or message) or to reserve a signed copy if you can't make it on the night.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
#BookSigning
#Booksky
📚🪐
#Folklore and customs at Waterstones Ipswich with @folklorepod.bsky.social at 7pm!
There's still time to book a ticket (phone, email, or message) or to reserve a signed copy if you can't make it on the night.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
#BookSigning
#Booksky
📚🪐
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A perfectly marvelous collection!
@theodoragoss.bsky.social delights in LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY, a new collection in conversation with folklore, Victorian lit, classics of genre fiction, & the human spirit of creativity. Lyrical and lovely: a highlight of my autumn as the weather turns.
@theodoragoss.bsky.social delights in LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY, a new collection in conversation with folklore, Victorian lit, classics of genre fiction, & the human spirit of creativity. Lyrical and lovely: a highlight of my autumn as the weather turns.
November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A perfectly marvelous collection!
@theodoragoss.bsky.social delights in LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY, a new collection in conversation with folklore, Victorian lit, classics of genre fiction, & the human spirit of creativity. Lyrical and lovely: a highlight of my autumn as the weather turns.
@theodoragoss.bsky.social delights in LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY, a new collection in conversation with folklore, Victorian lit, classics of genre fiction, & the human spirit of creativity. Lyrical and lovely: a highlight of my autumn as the weather turns.
New books! New books! 💙📚🪐
All released today:
The War Beyond by @andreagstewart.bsky.social,
Coldwire by Chloe Gong,
Empire of the Dawn by @misterkristoff.bsky.social,
The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social,
As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel,
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All released today:
The War Beyond by @andreagstewart.bsky.social,
Coldwire by Chloe Gong,
Empire of the Dawn by @misterkristoff.bsky.social,
The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social,
As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel,
1/2
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
New books! New books! 💙📚🪐
All released today:
The War Beyond by @andreagstewart.bsky.social,
Coldwire by Chloe Gong,
Empire of the Dawn by @misterkristoff.bsky.social,
The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social,
As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel,
1/2
All released today:
The War Beyond by @andreagstewart.bsky.social,
Coldwire by Chloe Gong,
Empire of the Dawn by @misterkristoff.bsky.social,
The Tower of the Tyrant by @jeremyteg.bsky.social,
As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel,
1/2
TOMORROW!
#Folklore and customs at Waterstones Ipswich with @folklorepod.bsky.social at 7pm!
There's still time to book a ticket (phone, email, or message) or to reserve a signed copy if you can't make it on the night.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
#BookSigning
#Booksky
📚🪐
#Folklore and customs at Waterstones Ipswich with @folklorepod.bsky.social at 7pm!
There's still time to book a ticket (phone, email, or message) or to reserve a signed copy if you can't make it on the night.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
#BookSigning
#Booksky
📚🪐
Join us at Waterstones Ipswich, Fri 7th Nov, 7-8.30pm, for An Evening of British Folklore, and step into a year of stories, traditions, and celebrations with #folklore expert Mark Norman (of @folklorepod.bsky.social) as your guide!
Booking essential: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
#Suffolk
💙📚
Booking essential: www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
#Suffolk
💙📚
November 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
TOMORROW!
#Folklore and customs at Waterstones Ipswich with @folklorepod.bsky.social at 7pm!
There's still time to book a ticket (phone, email, or message) or to reserve a signed copy if you can't make it on the night.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
#BookSigning
#Booksky
📚🪐
#Folklore and customs at Waterstones Ipswich with @folklorepod.bsky.social at 7pm!
There's still time to book a ticket (phone, email, or message) or to reserve a signed copy if you can't make it on the night.
Looking forward to seeing some of you there!
#BookSigning
#Booksky
📚🪐
Look what came in today: the physical version of the #Witcher card game Gwent!
Lots of new books too, but it's a madly busy day so I'll try to snap some photos this afternoon...
#BoardGames
Lots of new books too, but it's a madly busy day so I'll try to snap some photos this afternoon...
#BoardGames
November 6, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Look what came in today: the physical version of the #Witcher card game Gwent!
Lots of new books too, but it's a madly busy day so I'll try to snap some photos this afternoon...
#BoardGames
Lots of new books too, but it's a madly busy day so I'll try to snap some photos this afternoon...
#BoardGames
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I love this idea of doing a daily drawing on a calendar!
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I love this idea of doing a daily drawing on a calendar!
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I'd love to read some decent books (nonfiction) and articles about space futurism throughout the last century, what people tried to predict for the real world and what fantastic obsessions in that field either failed or succeeded, in whichever way. Have any of you got some decent recs for me please?
November 6, 2025 at 2:49 AM
I'd love to read some decent books (nonfiction) and articles about space futurism throughout the last century, what people tried to predict for the real world and what fantastic obsessions in that field either failed or succeeded, in whichever way. Have any of you got some decent recs for me please?