Patrick Ness
@patricknessbooks.bsky.social
Author of Chaos Walking, Monster Calls, More Than this, Burn, Different For Boys. Won a couple Carnegies and an Olivier. Four wins away from an EGOT.
Oh, hey, got 10k followers without seeing it today. Hello! I write books and stuff. Got a new YA coming out in April (and a MG in September and an adult novel next February and I am tired). I support Japanese food, Buffy rewatches and trans rights. I don't support golf.
I was a late-ish adopter of BlueSky, but now I'm only 32 people away from 10k followers. That would be cool. This is in no way a hint. Not at all. This weather, right?
February 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Oh, hey, got 10k followers without seeing it today. Hello! I write books and stuff. Got a new YA coming out in April (and a MG in September and an adult novel next February and I am tired). I support Japanese food, Buffy rewatches and trans rights. I don't support golf.
Seattle! I’ll be at Emerald City Comic Con on March 7! Come say hello.
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February 13, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Seattle! I’ll be at Emerald City Comic Con on March 7! Come say hello.
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I mean, come on, if your position requires you to agree with Putin, Trump, and Musk; to ignore the lived experience of children and adults; to ignore the entire medical community and a hundred years of history; and if your only "safe place" online is a child-porn generating website, then maybe...
February 13, 2026 at 10:50 AM
I mean, come on, if your position requires you to agree with Putin, Trump, and Musk; to ignore the lived experience of children and adults; to ignore the entire medical community and a hundred years of history; and if your only "safe place" online is a child-porn generating website, then maybe...
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Support every trans, non-binary or questioning person you know. Speak out for those you don’t. Vote for politicians who want to expand humanity, not shrink it. And for god’s sake, stop buying Harry Potter or the works of those who want to ruin the lives of our loved ones out of their own ignorance.
February 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Support every trans, non-binary or questioning person you know. Speak out for those you don’t. Vote for politicians who want to expand humanity, not shrink it. And for god’s sake, stop buying Harry Potter or the works of those who want to ruin the lives of our loved ones out of their own ignorance.
It was consensual.
February 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
It was consensual.
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Trans kids are dying, will die (these are proven facts) for no purpose other than the distaste of powerful people who have zero experience or apparently empathy.
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Trans kids are dying, will die (these are proven facts) for no purpose other than the distaste of powerful people who have zero experience or apparently empathy.
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The new, poisonous “guidance” for trans kids in schools has no foundation in science or medicine. It forces trans and non-binary kids back into the closet purely for the comfort of a loud, radicalized minority. And that’s gone so well, historically.
February 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The new, poisonous “guidance” for trans kids in schools has no foundation in science or medicine. It forces trans and non-binary kids back into the closet purely for the comfort of a loud, radicalized minority. And that’s gone so well, historically.
Got the new Tyrant Philosophers book by @aptshadow.bsky.social LOVE this series.
February 13, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Got the new Tyrant Philosophers book by @aptshadow.bsky.social LOVE this series.
Support every trans, non-binary or questioning person you know. Speak out for those you don’t. Vote for politicians who want to expand humanity, not shrink it. And for god’s sake, stop buying Harry Potter or the works of those who want to ruin the lives of our loved ones out of their own ignorance.
February 13, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Support every trans, non-binary or questioning person you know. Speak out for those you don’t. Vote for politicians who want to expand humanity, not shrink it. And for god’s sake, stop buying Harry Potter or the works of those who want to ruin the lives of our loved ones out of their own ignorance.
The new, poisonous “guidance” for trans kids in schools has no foundation in science or medicine. It forces trans and non-binary kids back into the closet purely for the comfort of a loud, radicalized minority. And that’s gone so well, historically.
February 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The new, poisonous “guidance” for trans kids in schools has no foundation in science or medicine. It forces trans and non-binary kids back into the closet purely for the comfort of a loud, radicalized minority. And that’s gone so well, historically.
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I am one of the most published academics on the childhood social transition, with 5 peer reviewed articles that relate to the topic.
There is so much evidence of benefit of social transition.
There is no evidence of harm. Not one jot.
This will literally kill trans kids. No exaggeration.
There is so much evidence of benefit of social transition.
There is no evidence of harm. Not one jot.
This will literally kill trans kids. No exaggeration.
February 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM
I am one of the most published academics on the childhood social transition, with 5 peer reviewed articles that relate to the topic.
There is so much evidence of benefit of social transition.
There is no evidence of harm. Not one jot.
This will literally kill trans kids. No exaggeration.
There is so much evidence of benefit of social transition.
There is no evidence of harm. Not one jot.
This will literally kill trans kids. No exaggeration.
Dogs don't necessarily need to dream, I guess, but it's so amazing that they do. My little fat cockapoo, sleep-barking at dream squirrels, sleep-running her little feet, even sometimes having a happy dream and wagging her tail. The world is afire, but dogs dream.
February 12, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Dogs don't necessarily need to dream, I guess, but it's so amazing that they do. My little fat cockapoo, sleep-barking at dream squirrels, sleep-running her little feet, even sometimes having a happy dream and wagging her tail. The world is afire, but dogs dream.
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God grant me the confidence of a middle aged straight guy who thinks his six-minute breast stroke lap qualifies him for the middle lane. #nichetweet #dontcare
February 12, 2026 at 11:42 AM
God grant me the confidence of a middle aged straight guy who thinks his six-minute breast stroke lap qualifies him for the middle lane. #nichetweet #dontcare
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I was a late-ish adopter of BlueSky, but now I'm only 32 people away from 10k followers. That would be cool. This is in no way a hint. Not at all. This weather, right?
February 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I was a late-ish adopter of BlueSky, but now I'm only 32 people away from 10k followers. That would be cool. This is in no way a hint. Not at all. This weather, right?
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Rep. Balint: This is not a game, Secretary.
Bondi: I'm Attorney General.
Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
Bondi: I'm Attorney General.
Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Rep. Balint: This is not a game, Secretary.
Bondi: I'm Attorney General.
Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
Bondi: I'm Attorney General.
Balint: Apologies, I couldn't tell.
America is run by furious morons.
February 11, 2026 at 2:07 PM
America is run by furious morons.
Absolutely true, and the rates vary WILDLY. Had two quotes for one book. One artist asked for 250 Euro. The other for £10,000. No joke.
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 643: It may be tempting to include song lyrics in your work. (And why not? Stephen King does it all the time.) But beware; the rights to even a line of a song can run into the thousands of pounds- and the publisher will expect YOU to pay for them…
February 11, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Absolutely true, and the rates vary WILDLY. Had two quotes for one book. One artist asked for 250 Euro. The other for £10,000. No joke.
I was a late-ish adopter of BlueSky, but now I'm only 32 people away from 10k followers. That would be cool. This is in no way a hint. Not at all. This weather, right?
February 11, 2026 at 1:35 PM
I was a late-ish adopter of BlueSky, but now I'm only 32 people away from 10k followers. That would be cool. This is in no way a hint. Not at all. This weather, right?
This El Paso stuff is really unsettling. Feels like a government preparing for war on its own country.
February 11, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This El Paso stuff is really unsettling. Feels like a government preparing for war on its own country.
Would you like a signed, SPECIAL EDITION HARDBACK of Piper at the Gates of Dusk? Waterstones is offering it exclusively via pre-order. Out April 7th, but pre-orders help an author like you wouldn't believe. Link here:
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February 11, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Would you like a signed, SPECIAL EDITION HARDBACK of Piper at the Gates of Dusk? Waterstones is offering it exclusively via pre-order. Out April 7th, but pre-orders help an author like you wouldn't believe. Link here:
www.waterstones.com/book/piper-a...
www.waterstones.com/book/piper-a...
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It exists in the world. Released worldwide in English on April 7th. Something is coming…
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
It exists in the world. Released worldwide in English on April 7th. Something is coming…
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they pissed off the WeRateDogs guy enough from him to break character to directly tell them off, that's genuinely impressive levels of being an asshole
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
they pissed off the WeRateDogs guy enough from him to break character to directly tell them off, that's genuinely impressive levels of being an asshole
It exists in the world. Released worldwide in English on April 7th. Something is coming…
February 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
It exists in the world. Released worldwide in English on April 7th. Something is coming…
I just cannot get over how embarrassing this is of Wes Streeting. The naked desperation, the brain-spangling disingenuousness, a politician of the very very worst kind. So desperate to impress big boys, he might as well be a widdling puppy.
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Ignore the smears: I was never a close friend of Peter Mandelson. And I fully understand the lessons we must learn | Wes Streeting
I knew him but not well, and worry now that he thrived in our political culture. There was a failure of moral seriousness, says health secretary Wes Streeting
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February 10, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I just cannot get over how embarrassing this is of Wes Streeting. The naked desperation, the brain-spangling disingenuousness, a politician of the very very worst kind. So desperate to impress big boys, he might as well be a widdling puppy.
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