Sam Missingham
@samatlounge.bsky.social
Publishing commentator. Founder of Meet The Booktokers, As Seen On Booktok, and The Empowered Author. Trying to disrupt book publishing for 15+ years. Not easy.
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The largest, most technologically advanced companies in the world NEED quality content to feed their machines. They have also explicitly said they'd like to crush IP laws.
And, given what I've just said about Amazon.
Do you think big 5 publishers are going to come out on top?
And, given what I've just said about Amazon.
Do you think big 5 publishers are going to come out on top?
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A massive "Hands off Greenland" protest is happening right now in Copenhagen to demonstrate against Trump's threats.
"The aim is to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland's democracy," organisers said.
“Respect for Greenland, respect for Greenlanders, respect for Denmark.”
"The aim is to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland's democracy," organisers said.
“Respect for Greenland, respect for Greenlanders, respect for Denmark.”
January 17, 2026 at 3:52 PM
A massive "Hands off Greenland" protest is happening right now in Copenhagen to demonstrate against Trump's threats.
"The aim is to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland's democracy," organisers said.
“Respect for Greenland, respect for Greenlanders, respect for Denmark.”
"The aim is to send a clear and unified message of respect for Greenland's democracy," organisers said.
“Respect for Greenland, respect for Greenlanders, respect for Denmark.”
I seem to be watching a TV show about male hockey with my daughter. 👀
January 16, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I seem to be watching a TV show about male hockey with my daughter. 👀
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THE DAD TRAP is out!!
Come and spend publication day with me!
#KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky @scholasticuk.bsky.social
Come and spend publication day with me!
#KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky @scholasticuk.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM
THE DAD TRAP is out!!
Come and spend publication day with me!
#KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky @scholasticuk.bsky.social
Come and spend publication day with me!
#KidLit #BookSky #PrimaryEduSky @scholasticuk.bsky.social
Reminder: Kissinger and Blair both won the peace prize, and we still discuss it like it has any credibility?
January 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Reminder: Kissinger and Blair both won the peace prize, and we still discuss it like it has any credibility?
How can coffee and a muffin cost nearly £10? #rhetoricalquestion
January 16, 2026 at 4:04 PM
How can coffee and a muffin cost nearly £10? #rhetoricalquestion
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❗URGENT: Babies & toddlers in Wales will lose access to #Bookstart and other BookTrust Cymru programmes as the Welsh Government has stopped direct funding.
This will affect the poorest families first and hardest.
👉 https://bit.ly/49D6q0P
🎧 Listen on BBC Radio Wales (1hr25) https://bbc.in/49JYpr6
This will affect the poorest families first and hardest.
👉 https://bit.ly/49D6q0P
🎧 Listen on BBC Radio Wales (1hr25) https://bbc.in/49JYpr6
January 16, 2026 at 1:03 PM
❗URGENT: Babies & toddlers in Wales will lose access to #Bookstart and other BookTrust Cymru programmes as the Welsh Government has stopped direct funding.
This will affect the poorest families first and hardest.
👉 https://bit.ly/49D6q0P
🎧 Listen on BBC Radio Wales (1hr25) https://bbc.in/49JYpr6
This will affect the poorest families first and hardest.
👉 https://bit.ly/49D6q0P
🎧 Listen on BBC Radio Wales (1hr25) https://bbc.in/49JYpr6
Agree. Look at what the Democrats allowed in the US.
I keep seeing people on the left talking as if Reform are a shoo-in for the next government, and I beg you, please don't do that. If we on the left talk about them as if their victory is inevitable, it will become inevitable. Every time we talk about a Reform government, we legitimise that idea...
January 16, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Agree. Look at what the Democrats allowed in the US.
Little shout-out of something good > I just signed up to Kent Veg Box so I get organic fruit and veg from Kent farms - they taste COMPLETELY different from shop-bought. And, you can also order dairy goods, bread, fish and meat!!. Prices aren't bad at all. www.kentvegbox.com
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January 15, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Little shout-out of something good > I just signed up to Kent Veg Box so I get organic fruit and veg from Kent farms - they taste COMPLETELY different from shop-bought. And, you can also order dairy goods, bread, fish and meat!!. Prices aren't bad at all. www.kentvegbox.com
If I can come off Twitter (I refuse to call it X) and not miss it, then I think most people can.
January 15, 2026 at 12:08 PM
If I can come off Twitter (I refuse to call it X) and not miss it, then I think most people can.
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I should bloody-well think so!
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
"Material created by AI either partially or wholly, is not allowed in the art show"
This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted
January 15, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I should bloody-well think so!
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Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
Decent start to the day
January 14, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Decent start to the day
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The narrative being used around Grok is disturbing. "Images being made of children without their consent."
Children cannot consent. Under any circumstances, to sexualised images of them being manufactured, in any capacity or medium.
Children cannot consent. Under any circumstances, to sexualised images of them being manufactured, in any capacity or medium.
January 13, 2026 at 10:18 AM
The narrative being used around Grok is disturbing. "Images being made of children without their consent."
Children cannot consent. Under any circumstances, to sexualised images of them being manufactured, in any capacity or medium.
Children cannot consent. Under any circumstances, to sexualised images of them being manufactured, in any capacity or medium.
My/my client's book is out tomorrow, I'm interested in getting reviews.
A regular email I receive.
Authors, publicists, consultants, anyone else in this space, PLEASE give yourself 6+ months to do this.
Cheers
A regular email I receive.
Authors, publicists, consultants, anyone else in this space, PLEASE give yourself 6+ months to do this.
Cheers
January 12, 2026 at 3:47 PM
My/my client's book is out tomorrow, I'm interested in getting reviews.
A regular email I receive.
Authors, publicists, consultants, anyone else in this space, PLEASE give yourself 6+ months to do this.
Cheers
A regular email I receive.
Authors, publicists, consultants, anyone else in this space, PLEASE give yourself 6+ months to do this.
Cheers
I can’t stop thinking about a rejection letter a friend had from a publisher for his manuscript which said, “I think I’d have really liked this, if you were more famous.”
An actual person, who is paid to read books, said that.
An actual person, who is paid to read books, said that.
January 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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If you're a primary English lead looking for books to help develop the teaching of reading fluency and comprehension, you won't go far wrong with these as a starting point.
January 11, 2026 at 8:19 PM
If you're a primary English lead looking for books to help develop the teaching of reading fluency and comprehension, you won't go far wrong with these as a starting point.
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Why I love Alan Moore...
January 10, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Why I love Alan Moore...
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Are you a writer, performer, publisher or event promoter? If you’d like to be part of Leeds Lit Fest 2026, we’d love to hear from you. The submission window is now open for event ideas and closes on 1st Feb.
Follow the link to apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#LLF26
Follow the link to apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#LLF26
January 11, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Watched Marty Supreme last night. Anyone else seen it?
January 10, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Watched Marty Supreme last night. Anyone else seen it?
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I have to say, as a man with two mothers, I find the derisive deployment of language like "lesbian" and "lover" by those on the far right who are trying to justify Renee Good's death particularly disgusting and dehumanizing. These women. They are wives. They are a family. That's it.
January 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I have to say, as a man with two mothers, I find the derisive deployment of language like "lesbian" and "lover" by those on the far right who are trying to justify Renee Good's death particularly disgusting and dehumanizing. These women. They are wives. They are a family. That's it.
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I'm reading a book about the Luddites and how they were anti-automation during the Industrial Revolution, as the first effect made workers poorer, items crappier and the rich richer.
The second effect was that children were literally abused by being forced into the machines.
This post is about AI.
The second effect was that children were literally abused by being forced into the machines.
This post is about AI.
January 9, 2026 at 10:06 AM
I'm reading a book about the Luddites and how they were anti-automation during the Industrial Revolution, as the first effect made workers poorer, items crappier and the rich richer.
The second effect was that children were literally abused by being forced into the machines.
This post is about AI.
The second effect was that children were literally abused by being forced into the machines.
This post is about AI.
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In two years on Bluesky I tripled the number of followers I got in over a decade of Twitter, made a bunch of new friends, @deathsentencepod.bsky.social gets just as many listeners as it always did, I landed a bunch of great articles and got signed by a literary agent. Nobody needs to stay on 'X'.
January 9, 2026 at 10:09 AM
In two years on Bluesky I tripled the number of followers I got in over a decade of Twitter, made a bunch of new friends, @deathsentencepod.bsky.social gets just as many listeners as it always did, I landed a bunch of great articles and got signed by a literary agent. Nobody needs to stay on 'X'.
‘Femgore horror’- one could call it very timely.
Hodder & Stoughton has acquired two new horror novels from Kylie Lee Baker. Hell to Pay will be published in April 2026 👇 #BookSky
Hodder snares ‘femgore horror from hell’ in two-book deal with Kylie Lee Baker
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January 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
‘Femgore horror’- one could call it very timely.
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@samatlounge.bsky.social so this is coming out this Spring which I am very proud of as mainstream book shops can order it
www.simonandschuster.net/books/Sherlo...
www.simonandschuster.net/books/Sherlo...
January 8, 2026 at 12:24 PM
@samatlounge.bsky.social so this is coming out this Spring which I am very proud of as mainstream book shops can order it
www.simonandschuster.net/books/Sherlo...
www.simonandschuster.net/books/Sherlo...