Sarah Brooks
@sarahbrooks.bsky.social
Writer, reader. Debut novel 'The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands' published by W&N (UK) and Flatiron Books (US). https://linktr.ee/sarahbrookswriting
We're delighted to be welcoming author Shuang Xuetao 双雪涛 to Leeds on Wed as part of the Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing, in association with @grantamag.bsky.social - the event is free, and all welcome! (Please book at the link below) writingchinese.leeds.ac.uk/events/shuan...
Shuang Xuetao 双雪涛 at Leeds | The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing
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September 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We're delighted to be welcoming author Shuang Xuetao 双雪涛 to Leeds on Wed as part of the Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing, in association with @grantamag.bsky.social - the event is free, and all welcome! (Please book at the link below) writingchinese.leeds.ac.uk/events/shuan...
Delighted to be part of this anthology of strange tales!
SOMETHING PECULIAR is coming...
Day eight's author is @sarahbrooks.bsky.social, with her tale "Web".
SOMETHING PECULIAR will be released in October, and is available to pre-order now from the Black Shuck Books website.
Day eight's author is @sarahbrooks.bsky.social, with her tale "Web".
SOMETHING PECULIAR will be released in October, and is available to pre-order now from the Black Shuck Books website.
September 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Delighted to be part of this anthology of strange tales!
Honoured to be involved in this year's Sponosored Write, on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support, along with a whole gaggle of amazing writers!
We have a beautiful title from @rhi.bsky.social this year and, as ever, 48 hours from creation to publication all for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Grab your world-exclusive anthology by 18 October at justgiving.com/page/somewhere-thats-green
Grab your world-exclusive anthology by 18 October at justgiving.com/page/somewhere-thats-green
September 1, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Honoured to be involved in this year's Sponosored Write, on behalf of Macmillan Cancer Support, along with a whole gaggle of amazing writers!
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My British Fantasy Award nominated collection* is available at UK Amazon for £2.90. I’m sure you’ve got a copy, but here’s a perfect chance to buy a cheap present for the archaeological horror fan in your life www.amazon.co.uk/Dirt-Upon-My...
*this still hasn’t sunk in.
*this still hasn’t sunk in.
Dirt Upon My Skin: 37 (Black Shuck Shadows): Amazon.co.uk: Toase, Steve: 9781917173995: Books
Buy Dirt Upon My Skin: 37 (Black Shuck Shadows) by Toase, Steve (ISBN: 9781917173995) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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August 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
My British Fantasy Award nominated collection* is available at UK Amazon for £2.90. I’m sure you’ve got a copy, but here’s a perfect chance to buy a cheap present for the archaeological horror fan in your life www.amazon.co.uk/Dirt-Upon-My...
*this still hasn’t sunk in.
*this still hasn’t sunk in.
Over the moon to see The Cautious Traveller's Guide on the @goldsborobooks.bsky.social Glass Bell shortlist, along with some amazing books (including the lovely @jenniegauthor.bsky.social)! Thank you so much to Goldsboro!
August 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Over the moon to see The Cautious Traveller's Guide on the @goldsborobooks.bsky.social Glass Bell shortlist, along with some amazing books (including the lovely @jenniegauthor.bsky.social)! Thank you so much to Goldsboro!
Thank you to the brilliant @drrachelknightley.bsky.social for letting me chat about my white noise obsession, creative doubts, and much more! I've found listening to her podcast incredibly helpful when my confidence is wavering, so it was an honour to be on it ❤️📚
open.spotify.com/episode/7En5...
open.spotify.com/episode/7En5...
One of the most important things about The Writers' Gym is showing success isn’t about not having the doubts or the struggles: that they’re part of what makes the wins so meaningful.
Thank you @sarahbrooks.bsky.social for sharing such encouraging examples of making our writing lives our own.
Thank you @sarahbrooks.bsky.social for sharing such encouraging examples of making our writing lives our own.
July 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Thank you to the brilliant @drrachelknightley.bsky.social for letting me chat about my white noise obsession, creative doubts, and much more! I've found listening to her podcast incredibly helpful when my confidence is wavering, so it was an honour to be on it ❤️📚
open.spotify.com/episode/7En5...
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This is an amazing book - I'm still thinking about these characters ✨️
I’m in love! ❤️📚Just look at my beautiful author copies of #OnTheEdge! The design and production values are just⭐️🌟💫✨Thank you to the genius @oldbarnbooks and incredibly talented book illustrator/designer Michelle Brackenborough!
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July 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This is an amazing book - I'm still thinking about these characters ✨️
Just finished a proof of this and loved it! It's a fantastic mix of golden age crime and supernatural mystery, with brilliantly atmospheric settings and a great heroine. Out in Oct from @hodderscape.bsky.social!
This is the cover reveal for my new novel.
Circle of Shadows.
An occult detective in Edwardian England investigates an ancient and deadly mystery.
Circle of Shadows.
An occult detective in Edwardian England investigates an ancient and deadly mystery.
July 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Just finished a proof of this and loved it! It's a fantastic mix of golden age crime and supernatural mystery, with brilliantly atmospheric settings and a great heroine. Out in Oct from @hodderscape.bsky.social!
Looking forward to this tonight!!
Tomorrow!!
Unfortunately Amy de la Force is no longer able to attend
But worry not! We have Catriona Silvey! @rflong.bsky.social and @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social ready to bring absolute chaos!!
Romance! Time travel! Villainous women! Thieves after magical books! What more could you want!
Unfortunately Amy de la Force is no longer able to attend
But worry not! We have Catriona Silvey! @rflong.bsky.social and @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social ready to bring absolute chaos!!
Romance! Time travel! Villainous women! Thieves after magical books! What more could you want!
July 10, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Looking forward to this tonight!!
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What a fabulous night! A brilliant discussion on all things historical science fiction and fantasy, great questions from the audience and a lovely signing afterwards!
"Sanguinocrat, to the guillotine with you!" - a fabulous line uttered by @genevievecogman.bsky.social
"Sanguinocrat, to the guillotine with you!" - a fabulous line uttered by @genevievecogman.bsky.social
June 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
What a fabulous night! A brilliant discussion on all things historical science fiction and fantasy, great questions from the audience and a lovely signing afterwards!
"Sanguinocrat, to the guillotine with you!" - a fabulous line uttered by @genevievecogman.bsky.social
"Sanguinocrat, to the guillotine with you!" - a fabulous line uttered by @genevievecogman.bsky.social
Really enjoyed this event! Thank you so much to @aknighton.bsky.social for being such a fab moderator, and to @katiebruce.bsky.social and @britfantasysoc.bsky.social for organising!
Great time at Waterstones Leeds last night talking historical fantasy with @sarahbrooks.bsky.social @stephenaryan.bsky.social & @genevievecogman.bsky.social. As someone who loves both history & fantasy, this was exactly my jam. Huge thanks to @katiebruce.bsky.social for making it happen.
June 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Really enjoyed this event! Thank you so much to @aknighton.bsky.social for being such a fab moderator, and to @katiebruce.bsky.social and @britfantasysoc.bsky.social for organising!
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It's today! Do you have your ticket to the past?
Portal location is Waterstones, Leeds. tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
@stephenaryan.bsky.social @genevievecogman.bsky.social
@sarahbrooks.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social
Portal location is Waterstones, Leeds. tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
@stephenaryan.bsky.social @genevievecogman.bsky.social
@sarahbrooks.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social
The BFS is excited to announce our next in-person Leeds event, An Evening of Historical Fantasy and Science Fiction. Wednesday 25th June 2025, 7pm. Waterstones, Albion Street, Leeds.
Ticket here: tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
Ticket here: tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
June 25, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It's today! Do you have your ticket to the past?
Portal location is Waterstones, Leeds. tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
@stephenaryan.bsky.social @genevievecogman.bsky.social
@sarahbrooks.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social
Portal location is Waterstones, Leeds. tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
@stephenaryan.bsky.social @genevievecogman.bsky.social
@sarahbrooks.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social
Really looking forward to talking at Marsden Library tomorrow as part of @newwritingnorth.bsky.social's Northern Bookshelf Live! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-cautio...
The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands - Readings and Q&A
Come join us for a night of readings and Q&A with author Sarah Brooks
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June 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Really looking forward to talking at Marsden Library tomorrow as part of @newwritingnorth.bsky.social's Northern Bookshelf Live! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-cautio...
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It's tomorrow! Do you have your ticket to the past?
Portal location is Waterstones, Leeds. tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
@stephenaryan.bsky.social @genevievecogman.bsky.social @sarahbrooks.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social
Portal location is Waterstones, Leeds. tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
@stephenaryan.bsky.social @genevievecogman.bsky.social @sarahbrooks.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social
The BFS is excited to announce our next in-person Leeds event, An Evening of Historical Fantasy and Science Fiction. Wednesday 25th June 2025, 7pm. Waterstones, Albion Street, Leeds.
Ticket here: tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
Ticket here: tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
June 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It's tomorrow! Do you have your ticket to the past?
Portal location is Waterstones, Leeds. tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
@stephenaryan.bsky.social @genevievecogman.bsky.social @sarahbrooks.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social
Portal location is Waterstones, Leeds. tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
@stephenaryan.bsky.social @genevievecogman.bsky.social @sarahbrooks.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social
Come and join us in Leeds next week, being nerdy about all things historical SFF!
One week to go!
Who's joining us at this fabulous event discussing all things historical fantasy and science fiction with the wonderful
@sarahbrooks.bsky.social
@genevievecogman.bsky.social
@stephenaryan.bsky.social
and @aknighton.bsky.social moderating
tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
Who's joining us at this fabulous event discussing all things historical fantasy and science fiction with the wonderful
@sarahbrooks.bsky.social
@genevievecogman.bsky.social
@stephenaryan.bsky.social
and @aknighton.bsky.social moderating
tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
June 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Come and join us in Leeds next week, being nerdy about all things historical SFF!
Come and join us talking about books with long titles! Also circuses, trains, and general strangeness! Caper Books, Oxford, Tues 17th. checkout.square.site/merchant/ML2...
June 14, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Come and join us talking about books with long titles! Also circuses, trains, and general strangeness! Caper Books, Oxford, Tues 17th. checkout.square.site/merchant/ML2...
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My book is currently No.6 and No.10 on Amazon’s humorous essays chart. Do consider buying it while it is mind-blowingly cheap and help me get to No.1, so I can explain to my dad the point of my writing.
Spike Milligan is No.1 but honesty I don’t think he’s feeling the benefit.
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Spike Milligan is No.1 but honesty I don’t think he’s feeling the benefit.
amzn.eu/d/6mT5juh
June 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
My book is currently No.6 and No.10 on Amazon’s humorous essays chart. Do consider buying it while it is mind-blowingly cheap and help me get to No.1, so I can explain to my dad the point of my writing.
Spike Milligan is No.1 but honesty I don’t think he’s feeling the benefit.
amzn.eu/d/6mT5juh
Spike Milligan is No.1 but honesty I don’t think he’s feeling the benefit.
amzn.eu/d/6mT5juh
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Coming soon!
Find out how authors twist the past into magical shapes, with a panel on historical fantasy & scifi at Leeds Waterstones. @genevievecogman.bsky.social @sarahbrooks.bsky.social & @stephenaryan.bsky.social talk about their truly excellent books.
www.waterstones.com/events/panel...
Find out how authors twist the past into magical shapes, with a panel on historical fantasy & scifi at Leeds Waterstones. @genevievecogman.bsky.social @sarahbrooks.bsky.social & @stephenaryan.bsky.social talk about their truly excellent books.
www.waterstones.com/events/panel...
June 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Coming soon!
Find out how authors twist the past into magical shapes, with a panel on historical fantasy & scifi at Leeds Waterstones. @genevievecogman.bsky.social @sarahbrooks.bsky.social & @stephenaryan.bsky.social talk about their truly excellent books.
www.waterstones.com/events/panel...
Find out how authors twist the past into magical shapes, with a panel on historical fantasy & scifi at Leeds Waterstones. @genevievecogman.bsky.social @sarahbrooks.bsky.social & @stephenaryan.bsky.social talk about their truly excellent books.
www.waterstones.com/events/panel...
Obsessed with this gorgeous, complex book - out on June 10th!
Y'all, this book is really friggin good.
The Lady, The Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death by Helen Marshall.
The Lady, The Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death by Helen Marshall.
June 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Obsessed with this gorgeous, complex book - out on June 10th!
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An Evening of Historical Fantasy & Science Fiction, Waterstones Leeds 25th June 7pm
@stephenaryan.bsky.social
@genevievecogman.bsky.social
@sarahbrooks.bsky.social
& @aknighton.bsky.social moderating
Come listen to some fabulous people discussing all things historical SFF!
tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
@stephenaryan.bsky.social
@genevievecogman.bsky.social
@sarahbrooks.bsky.social
& @aknighton.bsky.social moderating
Come listen to some fabulous people discussing all things historical SFF!
tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
June 4, 2025 at 8:46 AM
An Evening of Historical Fantasy & Science Fiction, Waterstones Leeds 25th June 7pm
@stephenaryan.bsky.social
@genevievecogman.bsky.social
@sarahbrooks.bsky.social
& @aknighton.bsky.social moderating
Come listen to some fabulous people discussing all things historical SFF!
tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
@stephenaryan.bsky.social
@genevievecogman.bsky.social
@sarahbrooks.bsky.social
& @aknighton.bsky.social moderating
Come listen to some fabulous people discussing all things historical SFF!
tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
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Get your history in your fantasy, or your fantasy in your history! Catch us at Leeds Waterstones on June 25th.
@stephenaryan.bsky.social @sarahbrooks.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social
@stephenaryan.bsky.social @sarahbrooks.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social
The BFS is excited to announce our next in-person Leeds event, An Evening of Historical Fantasy and Science Fiction. Wednesday 25th June 2025, 7pm. Waterstones, Albion Street, Leeds.
Ticket here: tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
Ticket here: tinyurl.com/Historical-SFF
May 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Get your history in your fantasy, or your fantasy in your history! Catch us at Leeds Waterstones on June 25th.
@stephenaryan.bsky.social @sarahbrooks.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social
@stephenaryan.bsky.social @sarahbrooks.bsky.social @aknighton.bsky.social
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What a brilliant title by @rhi.bsky.social for Green Ink Sponsored Write for Macmillan Cancer Support 2025:
Somewhere That’s Green: Paradises, Utopias and Happy Places.
Sponsor the writers to receive the exclusive digital anthology, 48 hours after it’s written.
(Writer announcements soon…)
Somewhere That’s Green: Paradises, Utopias and Happy Places.
Sponsor the writers to receive the exclusive digital anthology, 48 hours after it’s written.
(Writer announcements soon…)
Green Ink Sponsored Write 2025 for Macmillan Cancer Support
Help Green Ink Sponsored Write at the Writers' Gym raise money to support Macmillan Cancer Support
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May 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
What a brilliant title by @rhi.bsky.social for Green Ink Sponsored Write for Macmillan Cancer Support 2025:
Somewhere That’s Green: Paradises, Utopias and Happy Places.
Sponsor the writers to receive the exclusive digital anthology, 48 hours after it’s written.
(Writer announcements soon…)
Somewhere That’s Green: Paradises, Utopias and Happy Places.
Sponsor the writers to receive the exclusive digital anthology, 48 hours after it’s written.
(Writer announcements soon…)
Really looking forward to this event (and some sage nodding) on June 25th! Come and join us for all things fantastical and historical!
If you're in the Leeds area, I have an event coming up at Waterstones. Come listen to @sarahbrooks.bsky.social @genevievecogman.bsky.social & @stephenaryan.bsky.social talk about their fantastic historical sff books while I nod sagely & ask occasional questions.
www.waterstones.com/events/panel...
www.waterstones.com/events/panel...
Panel: An Evening of Historical Fantasy and Science Fiction | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about Panel: An Evening of Historical Fantasy and Science Fiction today.
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May 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Really looking forward to this event (and some sage nodding) on June 25th! Come and join us for all things fantastical and historical!
Happy paperback publication day @emmasternerradley.bsky.social! Even bickering assassins need to celebrate! ❄️⚔️✨️🎉
HAPPY PAPERBACK DAY TO SNOWBLOODED! @emmasternerradley.bsky.social’s queer history fantasy is now available in a handy portable format from @solarisbooks.bsky.socials!
May 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Happy paperback publication day @emmasternerradley.bsky.social! Even bickering assassins need to celebrate! ❄️⚔️✨️🎉
Delighted that The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands is a Locus Award finalist, for first novel! Congratulations to all the finalists, and especially to fellow @clarionwest.bsky.social 2012-er @indrapramitdas.bsky.social!
2025 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists Announced
Congratulations to all these wonderful creators!
locusmag.com/2025/05...
Congratulations to all these wonderful creators!
locusmag.com/2025/05...
2025 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists
Congratulations to all of the Locus Awards top ten finalists! The Locus Awards winners will be announced June 21, 2025, during the in-person Locus Awards Ceremony, held in the historic Nile …
locusmag.com
May 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Delighted that The Cautious Traveller’s Guide to the Wastelands is a Locus Award finalist, for first novel! Congratulations to all the finalists, and especially to fellow @clarionwest.bsky.social 2012-er @indrapramitdas.bsky.social!