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Andrew Knighton
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Writer of sff + comics.
Rearranging words for a living since 2013.
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Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 13d
Ghosts linger amid the fields of England, waiting to be summoned by passing feet. As a walker faces the spectres of his own grief, he's drawn into a struggle between the paths connecting us & the boundaries that cut us apart, in Walking a Wounded Land.
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Cover with blurbs 1: The cover of Wiz Duo book 3 with stories by Ruthanna Emrys and Andrew Knighton. The images are an old, wooden house seen against a mountainous background for Ruthanna's story; and a hiker walking towards the sunset in Andrew's. Beside it are quotes from other authors: “Two gorgeously written novellas exploring the ways that our connections to the land and to each other can be broken but also mended, these stories tell of bargains and sacrifices, and ultimately of hopeful futures.” — Sarah Brooks “Beautiful and haunting.” — Anna Smith Spark “Beautiful in cadence, powerful in imagery, gentle in spirit, Andrew Knighton’s work takes your heart’s ghosts on dances of things lost” — Danie Ware “A story that reminds us of the permanence of dreams and the determination of the human spirit. You’ll never walk Britain’s pathways the same again.” – Charlotte Bond
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My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books pages.
Two pigeons on a London street, pecking at crumbs. Pigeon 1: "I'm sorry you missed out on the Booker prize. I thought your novel was wonderful." Pigeon 2: "It’s a stitch up! They always give it to a human!" Pigeon 1: "It’s nice they considered it." Pigeon 2: "Nobody cares about the longlist, Janet!" Pigeon 2 again: "Zadie Smith had a bestselling novel and an armload of literary prizes before she was 25*." Pigeon 1: "You’ve got to stop comparing yourself to Zadie Smith" Pigeon 2: "Why?" Pigeon 1: "We’ve all got to find our own path through the world. Plus, it’s much harder to type with claws." pigeon 2: "That’s true." They both go back to pecking. Pigeon 2: "I’m glad you liked my book." *Pigeon 2 is 3 years, 11 months and 22 days old, the equivalent of 42 in human years. https://pigeonpedia.com/pigeon-years-to-human-years-calculator/
November 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
aknighton.bsky.social
Today's reading. It has me living in tension - unable to look away, but sometimes barely able to keep going as Lanegan calmly lays out the devastation of his life, & especially his addictions. Definitely not glamourising the life of sex & drugs & rock'n'roll.
A paperback copy of Mark Lanegan's memoir Sing Backwards and Weep.
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
aknighton.bsky.social
Wedding venue booked. Going to have the reception at a lovely place we go to in our local community, which feels perfect.
November 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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garius.bsky.social
Just to pick up on this:

One reason my mates and i loved playing Star Wars as kids was BECAUSE it threw out all these references to events that weren't explained.

We were used to adults around us doing that IRL about WW2 or whatever. So it didn't feel weird. It made the universe feel REAL.
andycruns.bsky.social Andy Clark, Nerdling Herder @andycruns.bsky.social · 1d
A good story is as long as it needs to be. We don’t need to expand every detail, uncover every facet, some things can be left as mystery. A battle can be a sentence, a romance can be a look, a tragedy a word.

Brevity is as useful a technique as verbosity.
November 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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I’ve always found it interesting how much microblogging character limits streamline language use. No room for weasel words, purple prose, digression.

But I think it’s also part of how extremism ramps up.

Because neither is there room for nuance, citation, qualifiers, any softening or mitigation.
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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We like a novella!
aknighton.bsky.social Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 2d
Looking for something to read this weekend? I have a new novella that you might enjoy...
aknighton.bsky.social Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 13d
Ghosts linger amid the fields of England, waiting to be summoned by passing feet. As a walker faces the spectres of his own grief, he's drawn into a struggle between the paths connecting us & the boundaries that cut us apart, in Walking a Wounded Land.
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...
November 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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aknighton.bsky.social
Looking for something to read this weekend? I have a new novella that you might enjoy...
aknighton.bsky.social Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 13d
Ghosts linger amid the fields of England, waiting to be summoned by passing feet. As a walker faces the spectres of his own grief, he's drawn into a struggle between the paths connecting us & the boundaries that cut us apart, in Walking a Wounded Land.
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...
Cover with blurbs 1: The cover of Wiz Duo book 3 with stories by Ruthanna Emrys and Andrew Knighton. The images are an old, wooden house seen against a mountainous background for Ruthanna's story; and a hiker walking towards the sunset in Andrew's. Beside it are quotes from other authors: “Two gorgeously written novellas exploring the ways that our connections to the land and to each other can be broken but also mended, these stories tell of bargains and sacrifices, and ultimately of hopeful futures.” — Sarah Brooks “Beautiful and haunting.” — Anna Smith Spark “Beautiful in cadence, powerful in imagery, gentle in spirit, Andrew Knighton’s work takes your heart’s ghosts on dances of things lost” — Danie Ware “A story that reminds us of the permanence of dreams and the determination of the human spirit. You’ll never walk Britain’s pathways the same again.” – Charlotte Bond
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
aknighton.bsky.social
Looking for something to read this weekend? I have a new novella that you might enjoy...
aknighton.bsky.social Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 13d
Ghosts linger amid the fields of England, waiting to be summoned by passing feet. As a walker faces the spectres of his own grief, he's drawn into a struggle between the paths connecting us & the boundaries that cut us apart, in Walking a Wounded Land.
wizardstowerpress.com/books-2/nove...
Cover with blurbs 1: The cover of Wiz Duo book 3 with stories by Ruthanna Emrys and Andrew Knighton. The images are an old, wooden house seen against a mountainous background for Ruthanna's story; and a hiker walking towards the sunset in Andrew's. Beside it are quotes from other authors: “Two gorgeously written novellas exploring the ways that our connections to the land and to each other can be broken but also mended, these stories tell of bargains and sacrifices, and ultimately of hopeful futures.” — Sarah Brooks “Beautiful and haunting.” — Anna Smith Spark “Beautiful in cadence, powerful in imagery, gentle in spirit, Andrew Knighton’s work takes your heart’s ghosts on dances of things lost” — Danie Ware “A story that reminds us of the permanence of dreams and the determination of the human spirit. You’ll never walk Britain’s pathways the same again.” – Charlotte Bond
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
aknighton.bsky.social
Making curtains from scratch for the first time. I've made costume before, so this should be easy, right?

Right?
A roll of cloth, heading tape, and scissors lying on a table.
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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julietemckenna.bsky.social
Do read this. NB Current anti-trans rhetoric is absolutely recycled 80s anti-gay venom. I remember it clearly. Now, as a cis het parent, 40 years monogamous, extending rights and respect to people who aren't like me, has had zero impact on my rights. Seeing my LGBTQ+ friends happy has been great.
November 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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runalongwomble.bsky.social
New Review - an excellent tale of digital ghosts, seers, scientists and ethics await in the brilliant The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson out now - very strongly recommended! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Solaris for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Solaris Published – Out Now Price – £18.99 hardback £7.99 Kindle ebook ...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
November 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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aptshadow.bsky.social
Out today in the UK is a new paperback printing of Children of Time, the 10th anniversary edition, including a brand new in-universe short story ‘Unbearable’ and some other bits and pieces. www.panmacmillan.com/authors/adri...
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Find out more about Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
www.panmacmillan.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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pauldcoombs.bsky.social
My dark psychological thriller - The Great Orme, is back in Waterstones... Just in time for Christmas... 🖤
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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A sad adult lesson
November 13, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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aknighton.bsky.social
Once again, I find myself enthusing about how much I enjoyed @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social ...

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World Fantasy Con 2025 - That Was a Lot of Fun
One fantasy fan among a thousand having a great time in Brighton.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
aknighton.bsky.social
Today's writing will be minimal, as I'm thinking through issues around the business side of books, & it's not great for focus. Luckily, I'd already scheduled distracting activities for half the day - climbing wall & being interviewed for research - so that should give my brain time to settle.
November 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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sandratayler.bsky.social
Structuring Life to Support Creativity audiobook available for pre-ordering. Narrated by Mary Robinette Kowal.

(Ebook and paperback editions also available)
Releasing December 2025

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A phone with headphones. On the phone you can see the audiobook of Structuring Life to Support Creativity
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
aknighton.bsky.social
Once again, I find myself enthusing about how much I enjoyed @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social ...

andrewknighton.com/world-fantas...
World Fantasy Con 2025 - That Was a Lot of Fun
One fantasy fan among a thousand having a great time in Brighton.
andrewknighton.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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wtpress.bsky.social
It is Book Quote Wednesday and the word is 'girl'. Clearly there is only one book we should feature. This extract from Fight Like A Girl #2 comes from 'Amplify' by Lou Morgan. #BookQW
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‘Commander—I…’ ‘Not you.’ ‘But I want to—’ ‘I don’t care what you want. Not you.’ Sarah turned away. ‘I can fight!’ Sarah turned back. The girl, the same girl who had woken her at the start of this final movement, stuck out her chin. ‘I want to fight. I had three brothers. They all fought.’ Had, not have, thought Sarah. ‘All the more reason it shouldn’t be you. Your parents have given enough.’ Something shifted across the girl’s face. ‘They didn’t make it to the Enclaves. Our building…the enemy. They never got out of the city.’ Gently, Sarah held out her hands and lifted the helmet out of the girl’s grip. ‘I can’t take you out there with us.’ She watched the girl’s determination fade to despair. ‘I need you here. Running my communications.’
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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wishusdonna.bsky.social
Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'girl' #BookQW and this is an extract from a story by @laurenwrites.bsky.social in Hiding Under the Leaves.
Book cover and extract reading: “No one would’ve thought you could last this long in the wilderness. Too much of a city girl. You’ve never even camped at a music festival, preferring to find a local B&B within commuting distance. Back then, you didn’t listen to the talk of “missing the full experience”; you’d rather have a real shower to warm you up at the end of those long days. You can’t deal with mud caked on your skin, not even for a beauty treatment. It’s too much sensory overload. Yet here you are: no shower since you left civilisation, crouching on your haunches and stoking a campfire, alone in the middle of an ancient woodland and covered in dust. Senses both dulled and heightened. You tell yourself it was your only choice, really. You needed space. You needed time to think. Life is too, too noisy. How are you meant to figure out who you are and what you’re meant to do if you’re surrounded by the noise of London all the damn time? You told yourself that a week in the woods would clear your mind, help you figure out what a woman should be at this age, past 40 yet without the expected trappings and baggage. When there’s no man, no kids, no career… Nothing but a whole big pile of steaming nothing. LJ McMenemy “No One Knows The Old Ways Anymore And It Will Be The End of Everything” - Hiding Under the Leaves theslab.press released 3rd November 2025
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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hutchinsondave.bsky.social
Out on December 9, available to preorder fromNewCon Press now. Do you believe in miracles?
The Essence, Dave Hutchinson - Books - The Essence
NewCon Press is a multiple award-winning independent publisher specialising in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and horror.
www.newconpress.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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cstross.bsky.social
Incidentally, I know people keep saying Trump has no class, but stiffing your tradespeople is ABSOLUTELY a core aristocratic value going back centuries.
November 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'girl' #BookQW
Dan Mackmain's a strong and silent bloke most of the time so he's learned to be very grateful that women talk to each other.
The Green Man's Holiday is now available from your preferred retailer. Contemporary fantasy rooted in British myths and folklore.
Cover art by Ben Baldwin shows a creature crouching in a low tunnel entrance lined with grey stones and partly hidden by green undergrowth and white flowers. The creature has pale skin covered in sparse black hair and it looks a bit like an ape, a bit like a bear, and completely unlike either of those. Book extract reads: ‘Do you know if the pub does food?’ She pointed across the village green. ‘The George and Dragon?’ One of the other two replied, ‘I don’t think the dining room will be open, not this evening. The police are using it.’ ‘Really?’ Fin managed to sound suitably startled. ‘Why?’ The first girl looked disappointed. ‘You haven’t heard?’ ‘We’re on holiday,’ Fin apologised. ‘We only arrived this afternoon.’ ‘Someone snatched a baby from a house at the other end of the village.’ The second girl jerked her head, indicating the main road behind us. ‘It’s all right though,’ the third girl said quickly. ‘They’ve found her. She’s back home with her mum and dad.’ The local social networks were impressively quick if they already had that news. How soon would word spread that Fin and I were somehow involved? Other people in Pigeon Lane must have seen the police cars arrive, and the coppers talking to us. They’d have seen the screaming baby being carried out of the cottage. How long before someone shared what we looked like or posted a photo? We’d be instantly recognisable in a place this small.
November 12, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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alasdairstuart.bsky.social
Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
aknighton.bsky.social
If you care about games or workers' rights this is worth watching.
konstantinosd.bsky.social Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · 5d
People Make Games: The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6

Watch it ▶️ youtu.be/c9nOwjeznjI?...
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 AM