Gareth L. Powell
@garethlpowell.bsky.social
Award-winning science fiction author of 20+ books including EMBERS OF WAR, FUTURE'S EDGE and JITTERBUG. Also writing horror as G.L. Powell. Repped by Lucienne Diver.
https://linktr.ee/garethlpowell
https://linktr.ee/garethlpowell
Cold in the bookshop this morning, but business is steady, with folks coming in to spend the book tokens they received from Santa.
December 30, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Cold in the bookshop this morning, but business is steady, with folks coming in to spend the book tokens they received from Santa.
Adding a few quick lines to the novel pitch I'm preparing, before venturing out into the cold to go do my shift at the bookshop.
December 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Adding a few quick lines to the novel pitch I'm preparing, before venturing out into the cold to go do my shift at the bookshop.
I have earned every one of these grey hairs.
December 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I have earned every one of these grey hairs.
There's something so satisfying about making soup. Taking a few simple ingredients and throwing them together in a pot. It's everyday magic.
December 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
There's something so satisfying about making soup. Taking a few simple ingredients and throwing them together in a pot. It's everyday magic.
Hello friends. How are you doing? Are you drinking enough water? Have you eaten anything today? Taken a shower? Done some gentle exercise? Please, look after your mental and physical health.
December 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Hello friends. How are you doing? Are you drinking enough water? Have you eaten anything today? Taken a shower? Done some gentle exercise? Please, look after your mental and physical health.
My 2025 Wrap.
Books:
* Novel: Future’s Edge (Titan)
* Collection: Who Will You Save? (Titan)
* Novella / Media Tie-in: Doctor Who: The Well (BBC Books)
Books:
* Novel: Future’s Edge (Titan)
* Collection: Who Will You Save? (Titan)
* Novella / Media Tie-in: Doctor Who: The Well (BBC Books)
December 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
My 2025 Wrap.
Books:
* Novel: Future’s Edge (Titan)
* Collection: Who Will You Save? (Titan)
* Novella / Media Tie-in: Doctor Who: The Well (BBC Books)
Books:
* Novel: Future’s Edge (Titan)
* Collection: Who Will You Save? (Titan)
* Novella / Media Tie-in: Doctor Who: The Well (BBC Books)
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Currently reading, this feels like a perfect holiday read.
Many thanks to @garethlpowell.bsky.social & @titanbooks.bsky.social for the review copy of this one!! 🌌🚀
Many thanks to @garethlpowell.bsky.social & @titanbooks.bsky.social for the review copy of this one!! 🌌🚀
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Currently reading, this feels like a perfect holiday read.
Many thanks to @garethlpowell.bsky.social & @titanbooks.bsky.social for the review copy of this one!! 🌌🚀
Many thanks to @garethlpowell.bsky.social & @titanbooks.bsky.social for the review copy of this one!! 🌌🚀
Happy Monday to those of you still keeping track of what day it is.
December 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Happy Monday to those of you still keeping track of what day it is.
The hard truth of it is, that to write a novel, you have to sit in front of that keyboard and work, day after day, until it's done.
December 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The hard truth of it is, that to write a novel, you have to sit in front of that keyboard and work, day after day, until it's done.
When the good people at @titanbooks.bsky.social asked if I could send them a picture of a pet with my books for their Instagram, I sent them these.
December 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
When the good people at @titanbooks.bsky.social asked if I could send them a picture of a pet with my books for their Instagram, I sent them these.
Wrapped up for a winter afternoon walk
December 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Wrapped up for a winter afternoon walk
How it started > How it's going
December 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
How it started > How it's going
Richard III once spent an entire December posting YouTube videos mocking Henry Tudor.
It was the winter of his diss-content.
It was the winter of his diss-content.
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Richard III once spent an entire December posting YouTube videos mocking Henry Tudor.
It was the winter of his diss-content.
It was the winter of his diss-content.
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My favourite read of 2025 was Future's Edge by @garethlpowell.bsky.social
Highly recommended
#BookSky
Highly recommended
#BookSky
Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today I’m currently reading and close to finishing the very enjoyable fantasy The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott. What are you reading at the moment?
Also bonus question as it’s the last of 2025 - what was your favourite read this year?
Also bonus question as it’s the last of 2025 - what was your favourite read this year?
December 28, 2025 at 11:53 AM
My favourite read of 2025 was Future's Edge by @garethlpowell.bsky.social
Highly recommended
#BookSky
Highly recommended
#BookSky
Being optimistic doesn't mean turning a blind eye to the harshness of reality or pretending everything in life is great. Being optimistic means finding the strength to look the facts squarely in the face and still believe good things can and will happen.
December 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Being optimistic doesn't mean turning a blind eye to the harshness of reality or pretending everything in life is great. Being optimistic means finding the strength to look the facts squarely in the face and still believe good things can and will happen.
My ten favourite TV shows of 2025:
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Murderbot
Only Murders in the Building
The Studio
Foundation
Down Cemetery Road
The Diplomat
Peacemaker
Fallout
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Murderbot
Only Murders in the Building
The Studio
Foundation
Down Cemetery Road
The Diplomat
Peacemaker
Fallout
December 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My ten favourite TV shows of 2025:
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Murderbot
Only Murders in the Building
The Studio
Foundation
Down Cemetery Road
The Diplomat
Peacemaker
Fallout
Pluribus
Slow Horses
Murderbot
Only Murders in the Building
The Studio
Foundation
Down Cemetery Road
The Diplomat
Peacemaker
Fallout
Remembering the time a Japanese reader described me as, "Awesome fan service man." Thinking of getting that put on a t-shirt.
December 27, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Remembering the time a Japanese reader described me as, "Awesome fan service man." Thinking of getting that put on a t-shirt.
"Science fiction has always been a protest medium." - Philip K. Dick
December 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
"Science fiction has always been a protest medium." - Philip K. Dick
I just deleted a funny clip I forwarded because I couldn’t be sure it wasn’t AI. That’s where we are now.
December 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I just deleted a funny clip I forwarded because I couldn’t be sure it wasn’t AI. That’s where we are now.
I just worked out that in June 2025, I passed the milestone of 20,000 days since my birth.
December 27, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I just worked out that in June 2025, I passed the milestone of 20,000 days since my birth.
There’s a bitter wind coming in from the estuary today, cutting through clothes and flesh to freeze the bones beneath.
December 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
There’s a bitter wind coming in from the estuary today, cutting through clothes and flesh to freeze the bones beneath.
I’ve been meaning to get to this one for a while, and seeing Rhea Seehorn reading it on Pluribus just bumped it up to the top of my list.
December 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I’ve been meaning to get to this one for a while, and seeing Rhea Seehorn reading it on Pluribus just bumped it up to the top of my list.
Drones now breathalysing whales
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Drones detect deadly virus in Arctic whales' breath
Whale breath collected by drones is giving clues to the health of wild humpbacks and other whales.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Drones now breathalysing whales
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I go back to work in the bookshop tomorrow. I expect we’ll have a flood of customers clutching the book tokens they received for Christmas, ready to treat themselves to some new reads.
December 26, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I go back to work in the bookshop tomorrow. I expect we’ll have a flood of customers clutching the book tokens they received for Christmas, ready to treat themselves to some new reads.