Zakirah Alam
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Zakirah Alam
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Editorial at Gollancz. Open to submissions and looking for all things horror and fantasy. Leviathan (both whale & monster) enthusiast.
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From the author of the Sunday Times-bestselling #ThePhoenixKeeper, comes a sizzling fantasy romance in a sweeping new world 😈

Walk the void on 19 August 2025.

Pre-order VOIDWALKER by @authorsamaclean.bsky.social: geni.us/VoidwalkerHB

Illustration: @fdasuarez.bsky.social
Design: Rachael Lancaster
February 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Our friend Mahmoud Muna has been arrested, he runs bookshops, wonderful places of curiosity and knowledge.

With love and solidarity to the Muna family x

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Israeli police raid Jerusalem bookshops and arrest Palestinian owners
Raid on Educational Bookstore branches described by rights groups as part of harassment campaign against Palestinian intellectuals
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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THE HEAD DEVIL HIMSELF IS GOING ON TOUR 📢

That's right, to celebrate the launch of his brand new epic fantasy #TheDevils, @joeabercrombie.com is going on a nationwide tour this summer!

Grab your tickets: geni.us/TheDevilsUKTour
February 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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'I need you trembling. I need to hear you begging.' 🌶️

An immersive tale of love, destiny, and power, this is the epic Viking-inspired romantasy that's on everyone's lips! Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing and Quicksilver. 🪓❤️‍🔥✨

Out today! geni.us/KingdomOfClaw

#KingdomOfClaw #DemiWinters
February 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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If you are considering downloading DeepSeek, please read this first and share with others

You don’t owner your data. They keep it even if you delete and worse ..
You should read DeepSeek terms and conditions before you download the app:
-DeepSeek retains user data even after account is deleted
-The app has the right to monitor and process user inputs and outputs, including the collection of sensitive or strategic information.1/
January 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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🌟'An engrossing saga of magic and music' Eddie Robson
🌟'A rich, detailed and (be warned) visceral take on high fantasy that leaves you impatient for sequels' SFX

#TheDanceOfShadows by @rogbapayne.bsky.social is out in paperback today!
January 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Starting the new year right #nosferatu
January 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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We're a bit late to the party but HELLO familiar faces 👋

For those who don't know us, we're the SFF nerds of @orionbooks.bsky.social, so give us a follow if you love dragons, space chaos, gothic scares, and inns with only one bed. They're our jam.
December 20, 2024 at 1:08 PM
December 12, 2024 at 8:46 PM
M. L. Wang you have hurt me TOO much
December 11, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Looking forward to a 3 hour journey home today so I can
a) finish Blood Over Bright Haven (!!)
b) get stuck into some very exciting submissions
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ALT: a man wearing a michigan shirt is holding a book in his hand
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December 11, 2024 at 4:46 PM
The Sword of Kaigen chapter 16 has finished me. There’s no way. But also I love it. But also noooo, why, this can’t be!!!
December 4, 2024 at 6:46 PM
the duality of a woman #spotifywrapped
December 4, 2024 at 1:40 PM
I haven't wandered around a bookshop since I moved and this needs to be rectified (as a former bookseller too, for shame)

Bookish northerners, please share your favourite bookshops around Manchester/West Yorkshire!
November 28, 2024 at 12:08 PM
I feel like a child of divorce flitting between here and X
November 25, 2024 at 10:46 PM
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Why would anyone dislike audiobooks. Who doesn’t want to be read to like a lazy king
November 25, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Collector’s edition of THE POPPY WAR looks especially beautiful in the winter sun @rfkuang.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 3:02 PM
My first post here will be a confession: I am SO bad at the #HiddenBooksGame, I've never finished one
November 14, 2024 at 2:28 PM