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M H Ayinde 🍉 A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST out NOW!

@mhayinde.bsky.social

Extremely grand surroundings for the wonderful @bradfordlitfest.bsky.social today, where I got to talk worldbuilding with @justmarvewrites.bsky.social and @sarahshaffi.bsky.social

July 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM

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Future Worlds Prize

@futureworldsprize.bsky.social

Have you booked your tickets for our Bristol event @bookhaus.bsky.social yet? There's still time to do so if not!

Future Worlds Prize @futureworldsprize.bsky.social · May 6

Are you writing something out of this world? Want advice on taking your book to the next stage? Then grab a ticket to our Bristol event @bookhaus.bsky.social, with panellists Nikesh Shukla, @mhayinde.bsky.social, @zulekhaa-afzal.bsky.social and Amandeep Singh: www.bookhausbristol.com/events/#e128...

May 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM

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Amal El-Mohtar

@amalelmohtar.com

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to the events at Waterstones Putney & Forbidden Planet, & all the bookstore & publishing staff who made them possible! & special cheers to @sarahshaffi.bsky.social & @toribovalino.bsky.social for being fab to chat with!

April 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM

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M H Ayinde 🍉 A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST out NOW!

@mhayinde.bsky.social

Baby’s first Waterstones event!

This coming Tuesday 15th April I’ll be chatting to @sarahshaffi.bsky.social with @tashasuri.bsky.social and Esmie Jikiemi-Pearson at Waterstones Covent Garden. Buy tickets here! ⬇️
www.waterstones.com/events/m-h-a...

April 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM

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Rina Gill book publicist & Arts PR

@rinathepublicist.bsky.social

A great piece by @sarahshaffi.bsky.social in #VogueArabia for Faiqa Mansab's #TheSufiStoryteller @neemtreepress.bsky.social.

Faiqa will be in London in May for the #KSLF and is available for interview.

#TheSufiStoryteller drew me in and has not let me go. 💜

www.voguearabia.com/article/faiq...

Faiqa Mansab's New Book Is Influenced by The Urdu Art of Storytelling

After the success of her debut novel, This House of Clay and Water, Mansab presents her latest book: The Sufi Storyteller

www.voguearabia.com

March 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM

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Saqi Books

@saqibooks.bsky.social

SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL BOOKSHOP! We would hugely appreciate any support you are able to give at this time.

Find out more here: www.gofundme.com/f/jerusalems...

February 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM

Sarah Shaffi

@sarahshaffi.bsky.social

A great thread on what traditional publishing offers, why you might want to self-publish, and what you should be aware of if you’re paying money for publishing services.

Canongate @canongate.co.uk · Nov 26

I was going to put the bat down and step away from the dead horse, but now that we've been quoted in the Guardian talking about the AI dingbats, I want to just say a couple of things about self-publishing and the value of $5,000.

November 27, 2024 at 9:52 AM