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And here's the BSFA longlisted essay that my editor @danhartland.bsky.social and I laboured over:
Strange Horizons - Collective Dreaming: The Schrödinger’s Cat Approach to Framing Futures By Jacqueline Nyathi
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Strange Horizons - Collective Dreaming: The Schrödinger’s Cat Approach to Framing Futures By Jacqueline Nyathi
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Between Two Rivers is an outstanding book and if you haven't read it, treat yourself.
With everything going on in the world, I forgot to tell y’all that the paperback edition of my book is now out in the world.
The cover is very pretty. I hope the book is good too…
The cover is very pretty. I hope the book is good too…
February 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Between Two Rivers is an outstanding book and if you haven't read it, treat yourself.
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With everything going on in the world, I forgot to tell y’all that the paperback edition of my book is now out in the world.
The cover is very pretty. I hope the book is good too…
The cover is very pretty. I hope the book is good too…
February 15, 2026 at 1:19 PM
With everything going on in the world, I forgot to tell y’all that the paperback edition of my book is now out in the world.
The cover is very pretty. I hope the book is good too…
The cover is very pretty. I hope the book is good too…
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Thought about this a lot lately
February 16, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Thought about this a lot lately
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To Westminster Hall, and there find great expectation what the Parliament will do in matters of religion. The great question is, whether the Presbyters will be contented to have the Papists have the same liberty of conscience with them, or no, or rather be denied it themselves.
February 16, 2026 at 10:07 AM
To Westminster Hall, and there find great expectation what the Parliament will do in matters of religion. The great question is, whether the Presbyters will be contented to have the Papists have the same liberty of conscience with them, or no, or rather be denied it themselves.
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It's strange how W.E.B. Du Bois's Black Reconstruction gets read by some as a Marxist book. It informed his thinking and teaching but Du Bois said that sociologically, Marxism didn't apply to the United States as much as it would to other countries because of how racism resulted in two proletariats.
February 16, 2026 at 3:29 AM
It's strange how W.E.B. Du Bois's Black Reconstruction gets read by some as a Marxist book. It informed his thinking and teaching but Du Bois said that sociologically, Marxism didn't apply to the United States as much as it would to other countries because of how racism resulted in two proletariats.
Have read two books, one after the other, with physically abusive parents, and I'm traum.
February 16, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Have read two books, one after the other, with physically abusive parents, and I'm traum.
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I’ll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition’s flames before I give him up.
February 16, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I’ll chase him round Good Hope, and round the Horn, and round the Norway Maelstrom, and round perdition’s flames before I give him up.
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let me hop on this wave and recommend some good books on Puerto Rican history for people that feel inspired by Bad Bunny to learn about us, our history, and our culture
February 9, 2026 at 2:23 AM
let me hop on this wave and recommend some good books on Puerto Rican history for people that feel inspired by Bad Bunny to learn about us, our history, and our culture
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culture is not a property you inherit. it is a free gift anyone can receive.
February 15, 2026 at 3:25 PM
culture is not a property you inherit. it is a free gift anyone can receive.
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"Ellington’s overarching spiritual metaphor for the piece saw the river, flowing from its source to the sea, as a parallel to a person’s life... He speaks of the river’s ultimate emptying into the sea as representing HEAVENLY ANTICIPATION OF REBIRTH."
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Duke Ellington - Suite from The River
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February 15, 2026 at 3:44 PM
"Ellington’s overarching spiritual metaphor for the piece saw the river, flowing from its source to the sea, as a parallel to a person’s life... He speaks of the river’s ultimate emptying into the sea as representing HEAVENLY ANTICIPATION OF REBIRTH."
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www.bso.org/works/suite-...
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In 1970, American Ballet Theater commissioned Duke Ellington to compose a ballet choreographed by Alvin Ailey!
ELLINGTON's "The River" danced by ABT (ALVIN AILEY choreography)
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February 15, 2026 at 3:41 PM
In 1970, American Ballet Theater commissioned Duke Ellington to compose a ballet choreographed by Alvin Ailey!
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A virtually unknown speculative fiction for Black History Month! (near future or alternate present account of Black Revolution) #scifi #sciencefiction #literature #blackhistorymonth
February 15, 2026 at 3:33 PM
A virtually unknown speculative fiction for Black History Month! (near future or alternate present account of Black Revolution) #scifi #sciencefiction #literature #blackhistorymonth
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World Service has lost much of its quality and most of its independence in the last decade or two, so this has been coming. But it's still a tragedy.
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
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The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
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February 15, 2026 at 3:46 PM
World Service has lost much of its quality and most of its independence in the last decade or two, so this has been coming. But it's still a tragedy.
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★ Set in a postapocalyptic compound founded by a group of male mycologists, Laura Cranehill’s lyrical and disquieting debut combines myth, science, and gorgeously rendered body horror. Fans of feminist horror won’t want to miss this. @sagapressbooks
Wife Shaped Bodies by Laura Cranehill
Set in a postapocalyptic compound founded by a group of male mycologists whose idealistic dream of using fungi to detoxify the E...
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February 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
★ Set in a postapocalyptic compound founded by a group of male mycologists, Laura Cranehill’s lyrical and disquieting debut combines myth, science, and gorgeously rendered body horror. Fans of feminist horror won’t want to miss this. @sagapressbooks
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"Almost paradoxically, Sequoyah’s numerals could not succeed because they had not yet succeeded, and came into existence in a social context where a prestigious, common notation had been adopted almost universally."
Sequoyah and the Almost-Forgotten History of Cherokee Numerals
The story of a numerical system nearly consigned to oblivion.
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February 15, 2026 at 4:05 PM
"Almost paradoxically, Sequoyah’s numerals could not succeed because they had not yet succeeded, and came into existence in a social context where a prestigious, common notation had been adopted almost universally."
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And he was (by his own description) a tiresomely pompous teenager. I found it interesting in places, but not enough places. For all the discussion of myths and archetype, it did. not move me.
February 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
And he was (by his own description) a tiresomely pompous teenager. I found it interesting in places, but not enough places. For all the discussion of myths and archetype, it did. not move me.
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I finished Memories, Dreams, and Reflections, CG Jung-- I will likely get roasted for this but I mostly found it annoying & it put me off his work rather than illuminated it.
It was terribly racist-- 'childlike primitive'-- and he was so convinced in his ability to interpret things correctly... 💙📚
It was terribly racist-- 'childlike primitive'-- and he was so convinced in his ability to interpret things correctly... 💙📚
February 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
I finished Memories, Dreams, and Reflections, CG Jung-- I will likely get roasted for this but I mostly found it annoying & it put me off his work rather than illuminated it.
It was terribly racist-- 'childlike primitive'-- and he was so convinced in his ability to interpret things correctly... 💙📚
It was terribly racist-- 'childlike primitive'-- and he was so convinced in his ability to interpret things correctly... 💙📚
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‘I think there’s a death wish in psychoanalysis. Many psychoanalytic societies would prefer to go down with a ship than just find another boat and renovate it and make it better.’
Granta interviews Christopher Bollas.
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Granta interviews Christopher Bollas.
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The Orange Ship | Christopher Bollas | Granta
‘Of course, we all create unconscious fictions of our life and so we should.’
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February 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
‘I think there’s a death wish in psychoanalysis. Many psychoanalytic societies would prefer to go down with a ship than just find another boat and renovate it and make it better.’
Granta interviews Christopher Bollas.
granta.com/the-orange-s...
Granta interviews Christopher Bollas.
granta.com/the-orange-s...
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✨Also starting this year, Orion’s Belt is expanding! We’ll be opening for reviews and launching a Podcast series featuring narrated stories and poems, followed by interviews with their authors!! Our wonderful Editor @jennahanchey.bsky.social will oversee both projects! 🎙🔥
February 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
✨Also starting this year, Orion’s Belt is expanding! We’ll be opening for reviews and launching a Podcast series featuring narrated stories and poems, followed by interviews with their authors!! Our wonderful Editor @jennahanchey.bsky.social will oversee both projects! 🎙🔥
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It has been a fabulous read so far.
This sounds amazing www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723496...
The Remarkable Life of Reed Peggram by Ethelene Whitmire: 9780593654194 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The dramatic and heartrending true story of one remarkable young man's account of love in the time of war, by a celebrated historian of untold Black stories On the eve of World War II, a handsome you...
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February 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
It has been a fabulous read so far.
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Arctic Knot by Ivan Leonov
reviewed by Tristan Beiter @tristanbeiter.bsky.social
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reviewed by Tristan Beiter @tristanbeiter.bsky.social
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strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
February 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Arctic Knot by Ivan Leonov
reviewed by Tristan Beiter @tristanbeiter.bsky.social
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reviewed by Tristan Beiter @tristanbeiter.bsky.social
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Early contender for best book of the year. Starts off slowly and calmly, then at some point you realise what you’re reading is actually profoundly weird and complicated, which is something I do like in a book. Much recommended.
February 15, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Early contender for best book of the year. Starts off slowly and calmly, then at some point you realise what you’re reading is actually profoundly weird and complicated, which is something I do like in a book. Much recommended.
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Roy: “To hear them say that art should not be political is jaw-dropping. It is a way of shutting down a conversation about a crime against humanity even as it unfolds before us in real time...”
She is right. To prescribe that artists stay out of politics is deeply deeply wrong.
She is right. To prescribe that artists stay out of politics is deeply deeply wrong.
Asked during the opening press conference if films can effect political change, the German film-maker [& Berlin film festival president Wim Wenders] said that “movies can change the world” but “not in a political way”, adding that film-makers “have to stay out of politics”.
My sweet summer child.😬
My sweet summer child.😬
Berlin film festival defends Wim Wenders after Arundhati Roy attacked ‘jaw-dropping’ comments
Berlinale head says artists should not be pushed into soundbites after author quit over president’s remarks that film-makers should ‘stay out of politics’
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February 15, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Roy: “To hear them say that art should not be political is jaw-dropping. It is a way of shutting down a conversation about a crime against humanity even as it unfolds before us in real time...”
She is right. To prescribe that artists stay out of politics is deeply deeply wrong.
She is right. To prescribe that artists stay out of politics is deeply deeply wrong.
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‘To believe in the talking cure, as I do, is to put one’s faith in something truly strange, but since when has any sort of faith not been strange?’
Deborah Levy on submitting to therapy, by way of Freud and Werner Herzog.
granta.com/every-dark-c...
Deborah Levy on submitting to therapy, by way of Freud and Werner Herzog.
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Every Dark Corner | Deborah Levy | Granta
‘To believe in the talking cure, as I do, is to put one’s faith in something truly strange, but since when has any sort of faith not been strange?’
granta.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
‘To believe in the talking cure, as I do, is to put one’s faith in something truly strange, but since when has any sort of faith not been strange?’
Deborah Levy on submitting to therapy, by way of Freud and Werner Herzog.
granta.com/every-dark-c...
Deborah Levy on submitting to therapy, by way of Freud and Werner Herzog.
granta.com/every-dark-c...
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In a recent interview, I was asked about the British Museum as a site of public history. I replied that I'm not sure that that's what the BM is engaged in. The British Museum is about power, and power frequently seeks to obscure history.
England truly is the beating heart of colonial criminality. first they steal your country, its artifacts, and your heritage. and then, when it's to the benefit of their colonies, or their colonial allies, they deny that you ever existed.
February 15, 2026 at 5:48 PM
In a recent interview, I was asked about the British Museum as a site of public history. I replied that I'm not sure that that's what the BM is engaged in. The British Museum is about power, and power frequently seeks to obscure history.