Alasdair Stuart
@alasdairstuart.com
Award-winning voice actor and journalist. Narrative designer. Pop culture consigliere. Podcaster. Writes The Full Lid. ‘Fantastic Frontal Everything'-Matt Wallace. On the board of the Cool Wives Club. Joy and spite.
https://carrd.alasdairstuart.com
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Books from African authors and authors of African descent to look forward to in 2026
Books from African authors and authors of African descent to look forward to in 2026
It’s going to be another banner year (in the words of lying African governments, a “bumper harvest”) for books from authors on the Continent and in its Diaspora! Here’s your list, sorted by month, with all kinds of genres included (including children’s books, at the end of the post). There’s no way I could list every book that’s coming, but here’s what I think is notable—as always, a work in progress, subject to updates.
hararereview.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Reached Childhood’s End in the Essential Judge Anderson and while it’s taken some knocks (not the least of which is the How Many Times Can We Show Her Ass counter) it holds up much better than Shamballa or Satan, the stories that bookend it.
January 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Reached Childhood’s End in the Essential Judge Anderson and while it’s taken some knocks (not the least of which is the How Many Times Can We Show Her Ass counter) it holds up much better than Shamballa or Satan, the stories that bookend it.
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By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 11, 2026 at 5:47 AM
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
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Moment in history shot, that.
Getty photographer was tackled by about 50 agents while covering Whipple.
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
He threw his camera at another photographer to prevent it from being confiscated.
📸: Pierre Lavie
January 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Moment in history shot, that.
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This is a longshot, but... any people in Austin or thereabouts who work for the library system? The short version is we have some books that people like, but which we printed wayyyyy too many of, and I would love to donate a LOT.
January 17, 2026 at 10:46 AM
This is a longshot, but... any people in Austin or thereabouts who work for the library system? The short version is we have some books that people like, but which we printed wayyyyy too many of, and I would love to donate a LOT.
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'We are so cold🥶💔
We are so cold🥶💔
We are so cold🥶💔
Rain and cold drown our nights 🥶💔
My children shiver, blankets soaked 💔🥶
No work. No income.
Donations have stopped 💔
I urgently need $200 for a tent 🙏
Any help may save my children 💔'
We are so cold🥶💔
We are so cold🥶💔
Rain and cold drown our nights 🥶💔
My children shiver, blankets soaked 💔🥶
No work. No income.
Donations have stopped 💔
I urgently need $200 for a tent 🙏
Any help may save my children 💔'
January 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM
'We are so cold🥶💔
We are so cold🥶💔
We are so cold🥶💔
Rain and cold drown our nights 🥶💔
My children shiver, blankets soaked 💔🥶
No work. No income.
Donations have stopped 💔
I urgently need $200 for a tent 🙏
Any help may save my children 💔'
We are so cold🥶💔
We are so cold🥶💔
Rain and cold drown our nights 🥶💔
My children shiver, blankets soaked 💔🥶
No work. No income.
Donations have stopped 💔
I urgently need $200 for a tent 🙏
Any help may save my children 💔'
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With so many #ttrpg crowdfunds launching in February, it’s hard to keep track, so let’s share our zine projects for #ttrpgteaser!
- Like & repost
- Showcase your games below
- Don’t forget to save your favs!
#Kickstarter #BackerKit #indie #selfpromosaturday #ZineMonth #ZiMo #zinetopia #ZineQuest
- Like & repost
- Showcase your games below
- Don’t forget to save your favs!
#Kickstarter #BackerKit #indie #selfpromosaturday #ZineMonth #ZiMo #zinetopia #ZineQuest
January 17, 2026 at 8:15 AM
With so many #ttrpg crowdfunds launching in February, it’s hard to keep track, so let’s share our zine projects for #ttrpgteaser!
- Like & repost
- Showcase your games below
- Don’t forget to save your favs!
#Kickstarter #BackerKit #indie #selfpromosaturday #ZineMonth #ZiMo #zinetopia #ZineQuest
- Like & repost
- Showcase your games below
- Don’t forget to save your favs!
#Kickstarter #BackerKit #indie #selfpromosaturday #ZineMonth #ZiMo #zinetopia #ZineQuest
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The fat round ones are my favorite
A bonus pigeon, that is a gift for @joewadlington.bsky.social's drag workshop.
She's a had long fucken day, ok? She's had a long fucken life.
She's a had long fucken day, ok? She's had a long fucken life.
January 17, 2026 at 11:06 AM
The fat round ones are my favorite
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Two big updates to my VGen page:
1. I'm now offering STREAM SCHEDULES! Available as .PSDs compatible with Photoshop, Affinity, Photopea & Canva
2. I wanna get verified, so I you gotta make $100 in a month. So until the Jan 31st, all my £100+ comms are 25% off. Enjoy!
vgen.co/queerbuccaneer
1. I'm now offering STREAM SCHEDULES! Available as .PSDs compatible with Photoshop, Affinity, Photopea & Canva
2. I wanna get verified, so I you gotta make $100 in a month. So until the Jan 31st, all my £100+ comms are 25% off. Enjoy!
vgen.co/queerbuccaneer
queerbuccaneer (@queerbuccaneer)
Check out queerbuccaneer's commissions and portfolio! | Deaf Stage Magician, Streamer, Graphic Designer, Loveable Goofball and Last Bastion of the Vaudeville Show. ...
vgen.co
January 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Two big updates to my VGen page:
1. I'm now offering STREAM SCHEDULES! Available as .PSDs compatible with Photoshop, Affinity, Photopea & Canva
2. I wanna get verified, so I you gotta make $100 in a month. So until the Jan 31st, all my £100+ comms are 25% off. Enjoy!
vgen.co/queerbuccaneer
1. I'm now offering STREAM SCHEDULES! Available as .PSDs compatible with Photoshop, Affinity, Photopea & Canva
2. I wanna get verified, so I you gotta make $100 in a month. So until the Jan 31st, all my £100+ comms are 25% off. Enjoy!
vgen.co/queerbuccaneer
Still thinking about Bone Temple. The last thing I expected it to be was hopeful, that’s exactly what it is and it’s a little revelatory as a result. Also, weirdly, a brilliant capstone for the series as a result, even though the third is apparently go.
January 17, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Still thinking about Bone Temple. The last thing I expected it to be was hopeful, that’s exactly what it is and it’s a little revelatory as a result. Also, weirdly, a brilliant capstone for the series as a result, even though the third is apparently go.
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I was let go from my day job. So until I get a new income I'm a full time author. So if you want to support an author my novels are 0.99 or you can sign up for my newsletter and get books for free.
Links in comments or bio.
Until then my cat is enjoying my book from her box.
#caturday #cats #sff
Links in comments or bio.
Until then my cat is enjoying my book from her box.
#caturday #cats #sff
January 17, 2026 at 9:37 AM
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Are you ready for the history lesson you never had?
Join us for the launch of our Trans+ History Week workbook with @transhistoryweek.com 🏳️⚧️
More details:
Join us for the launch of our Trans+ History Week workbook with @transhistoryweek.com 🏳️⚧️
More details:
Trans+ History Week 2026 Workbook Launch | The History Lesson You Never Had Tickets - London - OutSavvy
Join us for the Trans+ History Week 2026: Workbook LaunchWe’re launching our third workbook 3 months ahead of Trans+ History Week so you can plan your own activities. Our workbook is a practical tool for learning, sharing and protecting Trans+ history at a time when our stories face mounting erasure. It's time for the history lesson you were denied and continue to be denied. Join us as we launch the workbook for the third edition of Trans+ History Week this coming May 4-10. This session will help you to get ready to celebrate Trans+ History Week with a new set of global history lessons for you to share. Who is this for?This session is for the Trans+ community and allies who want to learn more about the history we’ve all been denied and how you can pull together an event to mark the week. This may be in your workplace and community. You may be a community organiser, affinity network chair, EDI leader, culture worker, educator. Whoever you are, this is for you.What is the workbook?Our workbook is a free resource, packed full of stories and ideas on how you can mark the week at your organisation. We’re worked with QueerAF and commissioned four writers from our alumni creative community to produce four new stories. This year we uncover Uganda’s Lango people, study the legacy of the Shinjuku Boys of Tokyo, look at the influence the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot had on the LGBTQIA+ rights movement and pick through the archives to find moments where we’ve created the families. Join our founder, Marty Davies. Our lead researcher, Gray Burke-Stowe and others as we introduce you to this year’s lessons and help you to share them with the world. We’ll leave you inspired to put on your own event in May and with a whole lot of advice to get your going. Expect insights, take-aways & shared experiences from a fantastic panel of trans+ thought leaders and change makers on what YOU can do in the real world to make life better for Trans+ people in 2026. The Trans+ History Week 2026: Workbook Launch with QueerAF, powered by DIVA Charitable Trust and hosted at Allianz Commercial's offices at 15 BishopsgateRun of show5.30PM | ARRIVAL & REGISTRATION with refreshments6.00PM | WELCOME & SCENE SETTING | Marie-Helene Tyack, Chair of the Board of Trustee, DIVA Charitable Trust and Global Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging Manager Allianz Commercial6.10PM | KEYNOTE: Trans+ History Week Year 3 | Marty Davies, Founder, Trans+ History Week6.20PM | LAUNCH: Trans+ History Week Workbook | Gray Burke-Stowe, Leader Researcher, Trans+ History Week6.30PM | CONTRIBUTORS EXPERIENCE, RESEARCH & STORIES 6.40PM | PANEL DISCUSSION: Storytelling, collaboration & action 7.00PM | BREAKOUT DISCUSSION: Idea sharing7.15PM | AUDIENCE Q&A7.30PM | CLOSING REMARKS: Key take-aways & calls to action 7.35PM | NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS8.30PM | Close Tell me more about Trans+ History WeekTrans+ History Week CIC is a Trans+ led nonprofit, social enterprise and QueerAF launchpad project. It exists to popularise the newly created global awareness week: Trans+ History Week, 4–10 May 2026, and Trans+ History Day, 6 May. It is a week-long reflective period to learn and celebrate the momentous and millennia-old history of transgender, non-binary, gender-diverse and Intersex people. Our rights and our stories are under threat from the anti-rights movement. With book bans, media exclusion and misrepresentation and with censorship in academia and the arts making headlines, we’re seeing ever-intensifying attacks on our rights across the world. We have become a year-round movement to save our stories. Challenging erasure and prejudice by restoring Trans+ people’s place in our collective human story. We’re reclaiming our common humanity and in doing so creating more fertile ground for securing our rights and preventing rights rollbacks. The organisation commissions content and hosts events and exhibitions that reflect on history and surface learnings for our present to secure a better future. Since formation, the organisation has raised over £100,000 and along with QueerAF invested in over 75 Trans+ creatives: writers, illustrators, audio producers, musicians, photographers, speakers, journalists, poets and comedians to surface Trans+ stories. Accessibility info This will be a hybrid event enabling all to attend either online or in-person. The venue is wheelchair accessible. Please advise on on any additional access requirements upon registration.A recording will be available following the event___Stay up to date on Trans+ History Week activity, follow us on Instagram @transhistoryweek and subscribe to QueerAF. https://www.wearequeeraf.com/
www.outsavvy.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Are you ready for the history lesson you never had?
Join us for the launch of our Trans+ History Week workbook with @transhistoryweek.com 🏳️⚧️
More details:
Join us for the launch of our Trans+ History Week workbook with @transhistoryweek.com 🏳️⚧️
More details:
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Sometimes it feels selfish being an actor, existing for ‘entertainment’ when so much of the world is hurting.
Art is important. Creativity is at the heart of humanity and can soothe the soul.
Art is important. Creativity is at the heart of humanity and can soothe the soul.
But the bigger reason that you should write and make art, is that your work is someone else's respite.
You don't know who they are. They may be someone in the future. But if you have escaped into a book, or a painting, or a TV show... Someone created that.
You can do that for someone else.
You don't know who they are. They may be someone in the future. But if you have escaped into a book, or a painting, or a TV show... Someone created that.
You can do that for someone else.
January 17, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Sometimes it feels selfish being an actor, existing for ‘entertainment’ when so much of the world is hurting.
Art is important. Creativity is at the heart of humanity and can soothe the soul.
Art is important. Creativity is at the heart of humanity and can soothe the soul.
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Everyone should commission Fofo, btw.
January 17, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Everyone should commission Fofo, btw.
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But the bigger reason that you should write and make art, is that your work is someone else's respite.
You don't know who they are. They may be someone in the future. But if you have escaped into a book, or a painting, or a TV show... Someone created that.
You can do that for someone else.
You don't know who they are. They may be someone in the future. But if you have escaped into a book, or a painting, or a TV show... Someone created that.
You can do that for someone else.
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
But the bigger reason that you should write and make art, is that your work is someone else's respite.
You don't know who they are. They may be someone in the future. But if you have escaped into a book, or a painting, or a TV show... Someone created that.
You can do that for someone else.
You don't know who they are. They may be someone in the future. But if you have escaped into a book, or a painting, or a TV show... Someone created that.
You can do that for someone else.
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Hey Bluesky, do you enjoy reading about
-dilapidated amusement parks?
-bizarre animatronics?
-psychedelic dark rides?
-cults?
-friendship and sisterhood?
If so, you might enjoy my book The Merry Dredgers. If you'd like to learn more, here's a review by Gabino Iglesias:
locusmag.com/2023/06/gabi...
-dilapidated amusement parks?
-bizarre animatronics?
-psychedelic dark rides?
-cults?
-friendship and sisterhood?
If so, you might enjoy my book The Merry Dredgers. If you'd like to learn more, here's a review by Gabino Iglesias:
locusmag.com/2023/06/gabi...
January 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Hey Bluesky, do you enjoy reading about
-dilapidated amusement parks?
-bizarre animatronics?
-psychedelic dark rides?
-cults?
-friendship and sisterhood?
If so, you might enjoy my book The Merry Dredgers. If you'd like to learn more, here's a review by Gabino Iglesias:
locusmag.com/2023/06/gabi...
-dilapidated amusement parks?
-bizarre animatronics?
-psychedelic dark rides?
-cults?
-friendship and sisterhood?
If so, you might enjoy my book The Merry Dredgers. If you'd like to learn more, here's a review by Gabino Iglesias:
locusmag.com/2023/06/gabi...
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If you have gardeners or other workers on your property: “Entra en la casa ahora. Rápidamente.” Get in the house now. Quickly.”
I need all yall that dont speak spanish to learn a few words, real quick.
pls RT
"La Migra" - common slang for ICE
"La Patrulla" - "The Patrol"
"No digas nada" - "Say nothing."
¿Cómo te llamas? - "Whats your name?"
"¿Quién quieres que llame?" - "Who do you want me to call?"
Escondense - Hide
pls RT
"La Migra" - common slang for ICE
"La Patrulla" - "The Patrol"
"No digas nada" - "Say nothing."
¿Cómo te llamas? - "Whats your name?"
"¿Quién quieres que llame?" - "Who do you want me to call?"
Escondense - Hide
January 17, 2026 at 4:51 AM
If you have gardeners or other workers on your property: “Entra en la casa ahora. Rápidamente.” Get in the house now. Quickly.”
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Declan Shalvey breathing a sigh of relief there.
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Declan Shalvey breathing a sigh of relief there.
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Developing a policy where I always retweet this quote/article.
“Like, it was the most miserable day of my whole life. But I would do it again because I think that people need to know how evil ICE is and that this is happening." www.thehandbasket.co/p/queer-tran...
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 17, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Developing a policy where I always retweet this quote/article.
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It seems the buyer’s wife had sent him to the auction to pick up some curtains..
Soon afterwards, when he gifted Stonehenge to the nation, he stipulated that people shouldn’t have to pay more than a shilling to visit it, and that locals should get in for nothing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazin...
Soon afterwards, when he gifted Stonehenge to the nation, he stipulated that people shouldn’t have to pay more than a shilling to visit it, and that locals should get in for nothing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazin...
The man who bought Stonehenge - and then gave it away
Today Stonehenge is England's most important monument, but 100 years ago it was up for sale.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 8:47 AM
It seems the buyer’s wife had sent him to the auction to pick up some curtains..
Soon afterwards, when he gifted Stonehenge to the nation, he stipulated that people shouldn’t have to pay more than a shilling to visit it, and that locals should get in for nothing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazin...
Soon afterwards, when he gifted Stonehenge to the nation, he stipulated that people shouldn’t have to pay more than a shilling to visit it, and that locals should get in for nothing.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazin...
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psst, did you know there's a chinese gay god that protects the gays? here's a short story abt him!!
thanks to @podcastle.org for being a wonderful host. the show notes are especially touching!
podcastle.org/2026/01/06/p...
thanks to @podcastle.org for being a wonderful host. the show notes are especially touching!
podcastle.org/2026/01/06/p...
PodCastle 925: The Immortal Rabbit - PodCastle
The Immortal Rabbit By Audris Candra Your most painful death fell upon you when your soulmate had forgotten who you were. You’d shared a kiss in a previous life, under the lush grape vines on the cu...
podcastle.org
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
psst, did you know there's a chinese gay god that protects the gays? here's a short story abt him!!
thanks to @podcastle.org for being a wonderful host. the show notes are especially touching!
podcastle.org/2026/01/06/p...
thanks to @podcastle.org for being a wonderful host. the show notes are especially touching!
podcastle.org/2026/01/06/p...
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Jason Collins explains the Africa2Moon project, looking at what it means technologically as well as socially and culturally.
You can read it now by subscribing for just AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) - get 12 extra essays / year!
www.speculativeinsight.com/subs
You can read it now by subscribing for just AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) - get 12 extra essays / year!
www.speculativeinsight.com/subs
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Jason Collins explains the Africa2Moon project, looking at what it means technologically as well as socially and culturally.
You can read it now by subscribing for just AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) - get 12 extra essays / year!
www.speculativeinsight.com/subs
You can read it now by subscribing for just AUD30/year (~GBP15 or USD19) - get 12 extra essays / year!
www.speculativeinsight.com/subs
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The book tries to walk a tightrope, putting together historic shipwrecks, Boschian demons in dark woods, liminal magic and flesh orbs as well as mundane life like river raft parks, breakfast bars, corporate orientations, the Jersey turnpike, family drama into one strange ride
Hope you check it out!
Hope you check it out!
January 16, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The book tries to walk a tightrope, putting together historic shipwrecks, Boschian demons in dark woods, liminal magic and flesh orbs as well as mundane life like river raft parks, breakfast bars, corporate orientations, the Jersey turnpike, family drama into one strange ride
Hope you check it out!
Hope you check it out!
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block immediately everyone
✅ @icegov.bsky.social has been verified by @bsky.app.
January 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM
block immediately everyone
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That is the most Just a Rock ass Rock I've ever seen
Once again posting Plymouth Rock, the final boss of disappointing landmarks
January 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM
That is the most Just a Rock ass Rock I've ever seen