E. J. Swift
@catamaroon.bsky.social
Author of When There Are Wolves Again, The Coral Bones (Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist 2023), Paris Adrift, The Osiris Project trilogy. Repped by Margaret Halton at PEW Literary.
https://geni.us/WhenThereAreWolves
www.ejswift.co.uk
https://geni.us/WhenThereAreWolves
www.ejswift.co.uk
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E. J. Swift
@catamaroon.bsky.social
· Oct 9
When There Are Wolves Again is out in the UK today! I wrote something about the book, and keeping going, and some personal stuff I dithered over but, well, it's been A Year.
I'm so glad the book is out there and thank you so much to everyone who has supported it 🐺🤍
ejswift.co.uk/2025/10/09/w...
I'm so glad the book is out there and thank you so much to everyone who has supported it 🐺🤍
ejswift.co.uk/2025/10/09/w...
Glad for the sunlight today, and enormously thankful to everyone who has read and mentioned Wolves over the last few months, it has helped me get through what at times has been a really tough year 🙏 Tomorrow I will try get down some new words for the first time in over 12 months. Here's to 2026 🤍
December 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Glad for the sunlight today, and enormously thankful to everyone who has read and mentioned Wolves over the last few months, it has helped me get through what at times has been a really tough year 🙏 Tomorrow I will try get down some new words for the first time in over 12 months. Here's to 2026 🤍
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Pre orders are like a present to your future self!!
✨ From today until 1st January!
THE APPLE AND THE PEARL by Rym Kechacha is available to preorder from Barnes & Noble with 25% off! Just use the code PREORDER25 at checkout!
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THE APPLE AND THE PEARL by Rym Kechacha is available to preorder from Barnes & Noble with 25% off! Just use the code PREORDER25 at checkout!
#BNPreorder https://bit.ly/3YABhGa
December 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Pre orders are like a present to your future self!!
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Tis the season, so, some great books I read in 2025: ejswift.co.uk/2025/12/28/y...
December 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Tis the season, so, some great books I read in 2025: ejswift.co.uk/2025/12/28/y...
Tis the season, so, some great books I read in 2025: ejswift.co.uk/2025/12/28/y...
December 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Tis the season, so, some great books I read in 2025: ejswift.co.uk/2025/12/28/y...
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The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 25
Today Jonathan for the final instalment of our Advent Calendar chats with E. J. Swift about what she's been reading, been writing, and would recommend!
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Today Jonathan for the final instalment of our Advent Calendar chats with E. J. Swift about what she's been reading, been writing, and would recommend!
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Episode 713: The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 25 - E. J. Swift
E.J. Swift's sixth novel, When There Are Wolves Again, is one of the standout science fiction novels of 2025. For the final instalment of the Coode Street Advent Calendar for 2025, Jonathan chats with...
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December 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The Coode Street Advent Calendar 2025 - Day 25
Today Jonathan for the final instalment of our Advent Calendar chats with E. J. Swift about what she's been reading, been writing, and would recommend!
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Today Jonathan for the final instalment of our Advent Calendar chats with E. J. Swift about what she's been reading, been writing, and would recommend!
www.podbean.com/eas/pb-p4cma...
So chuffed to see Wolves on this list 😊 And my to read list just got longer again with all the great recs 😅
December 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
So chuffed to see Wolves on this list 😊 And my to read list just got longer again with all the great recs 😅
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These books explored climate/eco themes in a myriad of interesting, beautiful, and complex worlds! They challenged by thinking on nature and activism, and I was gripped by thrilling plots & unravelling mysteries! 💙🌿 Ft @catamaroon.bsky.social , @rainewilson.bsky.social, @ursulakleguin.com, & more!
December 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
These books explored climate/eco themes in a myriad of interesting, beautiful, and complex worlds! They challenged by thinking on nature and activism, and I was gripped by thrilling plots & unravelling mysteries! 💙🌿 Ft @catamaroon.bsky.social , @rainewilson.bsky.social, @ursulakleguin.com, & more!
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Their last visit takes us to the future, space and beyond with a look at science fiction novels www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/12...
Santa Womble Goes to Space! — Runalong The Shelves
Helloooo! For this final day Santa Womble not just goes to space but to the future which may be a minute away or thousands of years or even an alternate world that could be calling. Yes these are scie...
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December 20, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Their last visit takes us to the future, space and beyond with a look at science fiction novels www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/12...
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SRFC on 13th January - two highly acclaimed sci-fi authors:
PETER F HAMILTON!
E J SWIFT!
Readings, chat, Q&A, like-minded people - come along, its free!
Tickets here: srfcjan2026.eventbrite.com
@catamaroon.bsky.social
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
@arcadiabooks.bsky.social
PETER F HAMILTON!
E J SWIFT!
Readings, chat, Q&A, like-minded people - come along, its free!
Tickets here: srfcjan2026.eventbrite.com
@catamaroon.bsky.social
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
@arcadiabooks.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 AM
SRFC on 13th January - two highly acclaimed sci-fi authors:
PETER F HAMILTON!
E J SWIFT!
Readings, chat, Q&A, like-minded people - come along, its free!
Tickets here: srfcjan2026.eventbrite.com
@catamaroon.bsky.social
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
@arcadiabooks.bsky.social
PETER F HAMILTON!
E J SWIFT!
Readings, chat, Q&A, like-minded people - come along, its free!
Tickets here: srfcjan2026.eventbrite.com
@catamaroon.bsky.social
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
@arcadiabooks.bsky.social
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2025 books I've enjoyed! When There Are Wolves Again by @catamaroon.bsky.social - a brilliant decades-spanning eco fiction book exploring so many interesting topics and so full of heart! Prescient and ultimately hopeful - what could happen if we rally together for climate and nature? 🌱🐺💚
December 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
2025 books I've enjoyed! When There Are Wolves Again by @catamaroon.bsky.social - a brilliant decades-spanning eco fiction book exploring so many interesting topics and so full of heart! Prescient and ultimately hopeful - what could happen if we rally together for climate and nature? 🌱🐺💚
So lovely to see Wolves on this list 🐺😊
Five of the best science fiction books of 2025 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
Five of the best science fiction books of 2025 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
Five of the best science fiction books of 2025
An eco-masterpiece, icy intrigue, cyberpunkish cyborgs, memory-eating aliens and super-fast travel sends the world spinning out of control
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:09 AM
So lovely to see Wolves on this list 🐺😊
Five of the best science fiction books of 2025 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
Five of the best science fiction books of 2025 www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
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I wrote a thing! Over with the fab @scifinow.bsky.social crew!
About our relationship with the sea, some splendid books which explore that, and some of my, ahem, Opinions...
🖤🌊🖤
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
www.scifinow.co.uk/books/gazing...
About our relationship with the sea, some splendid books which explore that, and some of my, ahem, Opinions...
🖤🌊🖤
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
www.scifinow.co.uk/books/gazing...
Gazing into the abyss – Ten SFF books that dive into the ocean and our relationship with it
Author Lorraine Wilson runs down 10 SFF books that tackle head-on our connection with and responsibilities toward the ocean.
www.scifinow.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I wrote a thing! Over with the fab @scifinow.bsky.social crew!
About our relationship with the sea, some splendid books which explore that, and some of my, ahem, Opinions...
🖤🌊🖤
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
www.scifinow.co.uk/books/gazing...
About our relationship with the sea, some splendid books which explore that, and some of my, ahem, Opinions...
🖤🌊🖤
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
www.scifinow.co.uk/books/gazing...
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Just finished "When There Are Wolves Again" by E. J. Swift and I'm still thinking about it. Fierce, gorgeous climate fiction that somehow manages to be genuinely hopeful—not in a naive way, but in a way that feels earned and necessary. This is the kind of story we need right now.
November 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Just finished "When There Are Wolves Again" by E. J. Swift and I'm still thinking about it. Fierce, gorgeous climate fiction that somehow manages to be genuinely hopeful—not in a naive way, but in a way that feels earned and necessary. This is the kind of story we need right now.
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I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while: here’s @davidheb.bsky.social on the incomparable Nina Allan’s latest, A Granite Silence:
“In her latest novel, Allan turns her attention to a historical murder case: The many worlds that spiral out from one tragic event.”
“In her latest novel, Allan turns her attention to a historical murder case: The many worlds that spiral out from one tragic event.”
A Granite Silence by Nina Allan
In her latest novel, Allan steps in a different direction again.
strangehorizons.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while: here’s @davidheb.bsky.social on the incomparable Nina Allan’s latest, A Granite Silence:
“In her latest novel, Allan turns her attention to a historical murder case: The many worlds that spiral out from one tragic event.”
“In her latest novel, Allan turns her attention to a historical murder case: The many worlds that spiral out from one tragic event.”
Our beloved cat Leo is gone, hit by a vehicle. Leo was a brilliant person. Insatiably curious, always eager for the next adventure, eternally optimistic. He made my life better every single day, and we thought he’d have so many more days. I don’t have the words to describe how much I will miss him 💔
November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Our beloved cat Leo is gone, hit by a vehicle. Leo was a brilliant person. Insatiably curious, always eager for the next adventure, eternally optimistic. He made my life better every single day, and we thought he’d have so many more days. I don’t have the words to describe how much I will miss him 💔
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Thanks to @booktrib.bsky.social for the chance to talk about five books dealing with change in the world & how we live with that change, each of which changed how I wrote my own novel, Exo.
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@tadethompson.bsky.social
@sannewman.bsky.social
@catamaroon.bsky.social
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@tadethompson.bsky.social
@sannewman.bsky.social
@catamaroon.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Thanks to @booktrib.bsky.social for the chance to talk about five books dealing with change in the world & how we live with that change, each of which changed how I wrote my own novel, Exo.
booktrib.com/2025/11/12/f...
@tadethompson.bsky.social
@sannewman.bsky.social
@catamaroon.bsky.social
booktrib.com/2025/11/12/f...
@tadethompson.bsky.social
@sannewman.bsky.social
@catamaroon.bsky.social
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Bookmark of When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift: complete.
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Bookmark of When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift: complete.
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For anyone in Bristol at a loose end this evening, I'll be doing a TedX talk! On human creativity in the age of AI (spoiler: GenAI gets trashed) tickets here 👇
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Buy Now – TEDxBristol 2025 - Session 3 – We The Curious
TEDxBristol 2025 - Session 3 – We The Curious, Sat 8 Nov 2025 - Join us at the world famous science museum We The Curious for the opening session of incredible talks at TEDx2025!
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November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
For anyone in Bristol at a loose end this evening, I'll be doing a TedX talk! On human creativity in the age of AI (spoiler: GenAI gets trashed) tickets here 👇
www.tickettailor.com/events/tedxb...
www.tickettailor.com/events/tedxb...
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Want to read a story about bats predicting extreme weather? Of course you do!
With thanks to the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, my story "The Way Out" is here:
issues.org/futuretensef...
With thanks to the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, my story "The Way Out" is here:
issues.org/futuretensef...
The Way Out | Future Tense Fiction
Can animal behavior predict extreme weather? Pippa Goldschmidt’s story imagines a future in which analysts anticipate climate catastrophes by monitoring bats.
issues.org
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Want to read a story about bats predicting extreme weather? Of course you do!
With thanks to the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, my story "The Way Out" is here:
issues.org/futuretensef...
With thanks to the Center for Science and the Imagination at Arizona State University, my story "The Way Out" is here:
issues.org/futuretensef...
Happy book birthday @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social super proud of you 💜🥂
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Happy book birthday @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social super proud of you 💜🥂
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✨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?
geni.us/weallghostsPB
geni.us/saltorac
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
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
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 PM
✨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?
geni.us/weallghostsPB
geni.us/saltorac
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
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
@solarisbooks.bsky.social
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Fantastic news, this. Nina Allan wins the Prix Médicis étranger for The Good Neighbours.
November 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Fantastic news, this. Nina Allan wins the Prix Médicis étranger for The Good Neighbours.
Oh my goodness, so excited for this! 🪶
November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Oh my goodness, so excited for this! 🪶
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“a beautiful, moving story. Neither cosy nor dystopian, hopeful but not punk; it offers a future with as many setbacks and tragedies as there are joys and steps forward.” Well said, @niallharrison.bsky.social
@catamaroon.bsky.social
@catamaroon.bsky.social
Explore @niallharrison’s review of WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN by E.J. Swift: “I say that what Swift has given us in this remarkable book is a benchmark. I imagine rereading it in 25 years’ time.”
When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift: Review by Niall Harrison
When There Are Wolves Again, E.J. Swift (Arcadia 978-1-529-43644-0, £20.00, 304pp, hc) October 2025. I don’t want to put more weight on E.J. Swift’s wonderful sixth novel than a single book should…
locusmag.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:05 AM
“a beautiful, moving story. Neither cosy nor dystopian, hopeful but not punk; it offers a future with as many setbacks and tragedies as there are joys and steps forward.” Well said, @niallharrison.bsky.social
@catamaroon.bsky.social
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Home from World Fantasy, really enjoyed chatting with @lyndseycroal.bsky.social @tanaudel.bsky.social and Cécile Cristofari on the Nature Writing in Fantasy panel and getting to read these fab books 😊🌿
November 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Home from World Fantasy, really enjoyed chatting with @lyndseycroal.bsky.social @tanaudel.bsky.social and Cécile Cristofari on the Nature Writing in Fantasy panel and getting to read these fab books 😊🌿