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E. J. Swift
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Author of When There Are Wolves Again, The Coral Bones (Arthur C. Clarke Award shortlist 2023), Paris Adrift, The Osiris Project trilogy. Repped by Margaret Halton at PEW Literary.

https://geni.us/WhenThereAreWolves

www.ejswift.co.uk
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Happy book birthday @jamesloganauthor.bsky.social super proud of you 💜🥂
Hardback edition of The Blackfire Blade by James Logan, next to Leo, a black cat with attitude
November 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Home from World Fantasy, really enjoyed chatting with @lyndseycroal.bsky.social @tanaudel.bsky.social and Cécile Cristofari on the Nature Writing in Fantasy panel and getting to read these fab books 😊🌿
Paperback copies of Dark Crescent by Lyndsey Croal, Cities Are Forests Waiting to Happen by Cécile Cristofari and Honeyeater by Kathleen Jennings on Kindle
November 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Afternoon Womble! I am dipping into Mathematics for Ladies by Jessy Randall on the train home from Brighton 😊 (with thanks to @goldsf.bsky.social and @unamccormack.bsky.social for the copy!)
Paperback copy of Mathematics for Ladies: Poems on Women in Science by Jessy Randall
November 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Lovely to see copies of When There Are Wolves Again on the Waterstones stand in the @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social Dealers Room, now signed 😊🐺
Signed copies of When There Are Wolves Again on table at a Waterstones stand in the Dealers Room at World Fantasy Convention
October 31, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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World Fantasy folks, I'll have a few copies of The Coral Bones and Paris Adrift on me to give away to anyone interested 😊🪸⏳️ No spare Wolves sadly but there should be a few copies available for sale at the con 🐺
Copies of The Coral Bones, Paris Adrift and When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift on an Arcadia books tote bag
October 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Looking forward to attending World Fantasy Convention next week, I'll be at the events below and general barcon. See you there? :)
World Fantasy Convention schedule Panel: Nature Writing and Fantasy Thursday, 5:00pm - 6:00pm Buckingham Panel Room 2 Reading: Group 14 (Science Fiction) Friday, 5:00pm - 6:00pm Gloucester Reading Room 2
October 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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If you'd like to read When There Are Wolves Again but prefer paperbacks, you can get 25% off the paperback in the Waterstones pre-order sale this week 🐺🤍 (out June 2026)
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Promotional image for When There Are Wolves Again paperback edition in the Waterstones 2026 new titles pre-order sale. Offer runs 14 - 17 October online, use code OCTOBER25 to get 25% off
October 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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When There Are Wolves Again is out in the UK today! I wrote something about the book, and keeping going, and some personal stuff I dithered over but, well, it's been A Year.

I'm so glad the book is out there and thank you so much to everyone who has supported it 🐺🤍

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Hardback edition of When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift, with cover featuring a wolf and branch/leaf/flower design, photographed in the garden with the author's cat in the background being dramatic
October 9, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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It lives! (Out next week but copies apparently shipping already 👀) My first UK hardback 🥰
Finished hardback editions of When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift against a garden backdrop, showing front cover. Finished hardback editions of When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift against a garden backdrop, showing back cover.
October 2, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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By turns tragic, terrifying, uplifting, poetic, vast in its ambition and devastatingly human in its scale... full of urgent, soaring hope. ― Claire North, author of THE LAST SONG OF PENELOPE A joy to read - effortlessly controlled and textured, moving in its details yet bold in scope - and a brilliant example of what can be done with the tools of speculative fiction. ― Matt Hill, author of LAMB Confirming E. J. Swift’s standing as a writer of urgent, beautifully crafted eco-fiction... I’m left with a much-needed feeling of optimism. ― Anne Charnock, author of DREAMS BEFORE THE START OF TIME
September 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Also sharing some quotes from folks who have generously read advance copies - with huge thanks!
This novel is vivid. It has a great eye for canines, a great ear for human speech, and a great heart for the world, including the future world we are making... the result is tremendous, unforgettable. ― Kim Stanley Robinson, author of THE MINISTRY FOR THE FUTURE Gentle and inspiring... a book full of hope. ― Tade Thompson, author of ROSEWATER An extraordinary novel... It has perfectly merged literary and speculative fiction into an instant classic.   ― Lavie Tidhar, author of MAROR Another of E. J. Swift's beautifully written, moving and eloquent letters to the natural world, and to the power of humanity to address the damage we inflict upon it. Swift gets better and better.  ― Adam Roberts, author of LAKE OF DARKNESS
September 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Lovely evening this week celebrating the publication of Rose Biggin's fab collection Make-Believe and Artifice. Rose set the bar for future launches with a physical book launch (turns out it's pretty therapeutic hurling a dictionary across a dance floor 😅)

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Paperback copy of Make-Believe and Artifice by Rose Biggin held against some purple asters.
September 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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When There Are Wolves Again is currently in the Waterstones pre-order summer promotion - 25% off online pre-orders until 31 July with code SUMMER25 🎉🐺

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Promotion image for When There Are Wolves Again in the Waterstones pre-order online sale, with the book cover featuring a wolf against a yellow Waterstones background. Promo offer is 25% off online pre-orders until 31 July with code SUMMER25
July 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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The sweetest little pal snoozing on the neighbouring allotment plot 🧡🖤🤍 #foxoftheday
Fox snoozing on an allotment plot Fox snoozing on an allotment plot Fox snoozing on an allotment plot
July 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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A gorgeous advance proof copy of When There Are Wolves Again in the post today and the wonderful/utterly terrifying moment when you know it will be on its way to readers soon 😅😬🥰🐺
Front cover of proof copy of WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN by E. J. Swift featuring a wolf, foliage and flowers design Back cover of proof copy of WHEN THERE ARE WOLVES AGAIN by E. J. Swift
April 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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So happy to share the gorgeous artwork for my next novel When There Are Wolves Again, coming Oct 2025 🐺 @arcadiabooks.bsky.social have done me proud! And huge thanks to @runalongwomble.bsky.social for hosting the cover reveal today: www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/4/...
Cover artwork for When There Are Wolves Again by E. J. Swift
April 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Paris Adrift is currently part of the @solarisbooks.bsky.social #valentinesday 0.99 eBook sale exclusive to the Solaris website. Link below for mysterious portals, time travelling bartenders and a dash of romance in the City of Light ❤️🇫🇷🍸⌛

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The cover of Paris Adrift by E. J. Swift, currently part of the Solaris Valentines 0.99 sale.
February 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Favourite reads in 2024 and a look ahead to my new novel When There Are Wolves Again (coming Oct 2025) 📚🐺🪶
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Favourite books read in 2024 by Richard Smyth, Naomi Klein, Carmen Maria Machado, Emilie Pine and Rachel Kushner
December 29, 2024 at 12:25 PM
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A favourite photo of Chris looking at the Shakespeare First Folios at Mount Stuart on Bute. A magical and happy day I am grateful to have shared with friends.
February 4, 2024 at 7:08 PM
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Out today! New paperback edition of The Coral Bones from Jo Fletcher Books 🥰🪸🌊
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January 4, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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My favourite reads in 2023: ejswift.co.uk/2023/12/31/f...

Happy new year all and happy reading in 2024 ❤️
December 31, 2023 at 4:28 PM
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Over the moon to share that Jo Fletcher Books will be republishing The Coral Bones, with a new novel, The End Where We Begin, following in 2025 🪸😁
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October 9, 2023 at 10:18 AM