Patrick Ness
@patricknessbooks.bsky.social
Author of Chaos Walking, Monster Calls, More Than this, Burn, Different For Boys. Won a couple Carnegies and an Olivier. Four wins away from an EGOT.
“How are you feeling today?”
“Honestly, I am hella joof.”
“Honestly, I am hella joof.”
November 8, 2025 at 9:11 AM
“How are you feeling today?”
“Honestly, I am hella joof.”
“Honestly, I am hella joof.”
And here’s the cover itself! Piper at the Gates of Dusk, the first book in a new Chaos Walking trilogy, out 7 April 2026 worldwide. Something is coming…
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
And here’s the cover itself! Piper at the Gates of Dusk, the first book in a new Chaos Walking trilogy, out 7 April 2026 worldwide. Something is coming…
Announcing the cover of "Piper at the Gates of Dusk", the first book in a new CHAOS WALKING trilogy. Out 7 April 2026, worldwide. Something is coming...
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Announcing the cover of "Piper at the Gates of Dusk", the first book in a new CHAOS WALKING trilogy. Out 7 April 2026, worldwide. Something is coming...
Elon Musk is an immigrant.
September 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Elon Musk is an immigrant.
So when he said if all the debut prize nominees came back he’d withdraw, he was just lying?
August 19, 2025 at 12:11 PM
So when he said if all the debut prize nominees came back he’d withdraw, he was just lying?
New author headshot by @stephendaly.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New author headshot by @stephendaly.bsky.social
Definitely don’t do this. Definitely not. No.
August 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Definitely don’t do this. Definitely not. No.
The employee asked the girl and her mother if they needed help shopping. That’s it. That’s all. The misinformation, the insinuations (because the facts are inconveniently benign) are EXACTLY what was done to lesbians in the 80s. This is the product of hate and fear, not reality.
August 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The employee asked the girl and her mother if they needed help shopping. That’s it. That’s all. The misinformation, the insinuations (because the facts are inconveniently benign) are EXACTLY what was done to lesbians in the 80s. This is the product of hate and fear, not reality.
Argh, when there’s a cutting error in a book…
August 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Argh, when there’s a cutting error in a book…
The full paragraphs for complete context. Tap to see handmaiden part. He mischaracterizes what trans rights mean, then mischaracterizes those who advocate for them as incels, indoctrinated young people, and handmaidens.
August 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The full paragraphs for complete context. Tap to see handmaiden part. He mischaracterizes what trans rights mean, then mischaracterizes those who advocate for them as incels, indoctrinated young people, and handmaidens.
Super interesting book by my friend Harry Tanner about queer love and the rise of homophobia in western culture, all the way back to the Sumerians. Out in September.
July 22, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Super interesting book by my friend Harry Tanner about queer love and the rise of homophobia in western culture, all the way back to the Sumerians. Out in September.
Getting closer…
July 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Getting closer…
The most completely baffling algorithmic website ad I’ve ever seen. I don’t live in North Tyneside. I don’t know what a no fuss cremation is or why the truth needs exposing. I have no idea what’s being sold or why this might be clickbait. It’s almost a work of art.
July 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The most completely baffling algorithmic website ad I’ve ever seen. I don’t live in North Tyneside. I don’t know what a no fuss cremation is or why the truth needs exposing. I have no idea what’s being sold or why this might be clickbait. It’s almost a work of art.
I’ve always imagined the Wagamama soup drinker person was Björk.
July 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I’ve always imagined the Wagamama soup drinker person was Björk.
Post your favorite Doctor Who, wrong answers only.
June 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Post your favorite Doctor Who, wrong answers only.
As a man, I use my (alleged) strength to defend and protect trans people under relentless, lie-filled attacks from people like you, who seem to have missed who the bad guys were in Handmaid’e Tale so… thanks?
June 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
As a man, I use my (alleged) strength to defend and protect trans people under relentless, lie-filled attacks from people like you, who seem to have missed who the bad guys were in Handmaid’e Tale so… thanks?
You may not know I have a new book out! I’m not kidding when I say I think it’s one of the best things I’ve ever written, with genuinely hilarious illustrations by Tim Miller. Have a read of these little lizard weirdos.
June 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
You may not know I have a new book out! I’m not kidding when I say I think it’s one of the best things I’ve ever written, with genuinely hilarious illustrations by Tim Miller. Have a read of these little lizard weirdos.
This is the core lie in “gender critical”, that trans women are a threat. Change “decent men” to “decent black women” and “women’s and girls’ safety” to “white women’s and girls’ safety” and it’s 1955. Change them to “lesbians” and “straight women” and it’s 1982. Same old hate.
June 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This is the core lie in “gender critical”, that trans women are a threat. Change “decent men” to “decent black women” and “women’s and girls’ safety” to “white women’s and girls’ safety” and it’s 1955. Change them to “lesbians” and “straight women” and it’s 1982. Same old hate.
I get very tired of the “But people are mean to her” argument. People who defend trans rights get just as much vitriol. You should see some of the tweets I’ve had. Or ask any woman. Or Black person. Or *trans* person. And yet somehow *we’ve* all managed not to side with Putin, Musk and Trump.
June 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I get very tired of the “But people are mean to her” argument. People who defend trans rights get just as much vitriol. You should see some of the tweets I’ve had. Or ask any woman. Or Black person. Or *trans* person. And yet somehow *we’ve* all managed not to side with Putin, Musk and Trump.
Yael van der Wouden, who won last night’s @womensprize.bsky.social for Fiction, said she was intersex in her speech and had only got the right treatment because of “every trans person who’s fought for healthcare.” Say it again: Transphobia. Hurts. Everyone.
June 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Yael van der Wouden, who won last night’s @womensprize.bsky.social for Fiction, said she was intersex in her speech and had only got the right treatment because of “every trans person who’s fought for healthcare.” Say it again: Transphobia. Hurts. Everyone.
In much more somber news, today is also the anniversary of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shootings when 49 gorgeous lives were taken by the kind of hate being peddled by so many people today. We see you. Yes we do.
June 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
In much more somber news, today is also the anniversary of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shootings when 49 gorgeous lives were taken by the kind of hate being peddled by so many people today. We see you. Yes we do.
There is no bigger group of entitled snowflakes than American evangelicals.
June 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
There is no bigger group of entitled snowflakes than American evangelicals.
Book two is out now! And I honestly think it’s among the best books I’ve ever written. No joke. And brilliant illustrations by Tim Miller.
June 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Book two is out now! And I honestly think it’s among the best books I’ve ever written. No joke. And brilliant illustrations by Tim Miller.