Sam Missingham
@samatlounge.bsky.social
Publishing commentator. Founder of Meet The Booktokers, As Seen On Booktok, and The Empowered Author. Trying to disrupt book publishing for 15+ years. Not easy.
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Sam Missingham
@samatlounge.bsky.social
· Jan 28
a penguin wearing a hat is carrying a stack of books including a book that says " tudgy 101 "
ALT: a penguin wearing a hat is carrying a stack of books including a book that says " tudgy 101 "
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If you’re an author or book person (in any capacity) can you reply, tell me about yourself and I’ll share. Let’s make sure we’re all following each other. #booksky #authorsky
Thinking about AI (gah) and wondering if it could genuinely find a cure for cancer (or any other diseases/illnesses), could it also work out how everyone could get the cure in an equitable way?
Because if the latter was possible THEN I’d be interested.
Because if the latter was possible THEN I’d be interested.
November 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Thinking about AI (gah) and wondering if it could genuinely find a cure for cancer (or any other diseases/illnesses), could it also work out how everyone could get the cure in an equitable way?
Because if the latter was possible THEN I’d be interested.
Because if the latter was possible THEN I’d be interested.
I adore Gail’s work
It's been a bit quiet lately when it should be picking up for Christmas.
If you're shopping for gifts, have a look at what I do.
Everything I make is designed here in Manchester and manufactured in the UK.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
If you're shopping for gifts, have a look at what I do.
Everything I make is designed here in Manchester and manufactured in the UK.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Gail Myerscough | Surface Pattern Designer & Illustrator | Manchester
Discover a world of bold and colourful prints, homewares and stationery by Gail Myerscough, a surface pattern designer and illustrator. Designed in Manchester, made in the UK.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I adore Gail’s work
Imagine thinking socialism is a bad thing.
woody and buzz lightyear from toy story are standing next to each other in a room and talking .
ALT: woody and buzz lightyear from toy story are standing next to each other in a room and talking .
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November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Imagine thinking socialism is a bad thing.
Agree. What a fucking disgrace that whole government was. Partying, sorting out divorce, gaslighting public, Cummings bullshit, gross negligence. I’d love to see them held accountable.
We all knew.
Which means they knew. And they let the bodies pile high. They should be in jail: Johnson, Hancock, Whitty, Harries.
They stood up there and lied to us, knowingly, every night. And 200,000 died.
#covidInquiry
Which means they knew. And they let the bodies pile high. They should be in jail: Johnson, Hancock, Whitty, Harries.
They stood up there and lied to us, knowingly, every night. And 200,000 died.
#covidInquiry
🗣️ Many will conclude what they knew already: the government acted too little, too late, there was chaos and toxicity, and later decisions were not backed by data.
@krishgm.bsky.social writes in the latest edition of our weekly long read newsletter, InDepth
@krishgm.bsky.social writes in the latest edition of our weekly long read newsletter, InDepth
November 20, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Agree. What a fucking disgrace that whole government was. Partying, sorting out divorce, gaslighting public, Cummings bullshit, gross negligence. I’d love to see them held accountable.
Reposting because of all the ghouls who disparage London for being a violent city. They hate it because it is everything they want to fail. Stick these stats where the sun don’t shine.
The murder rate in London is now the lowest in decades, perhaps centuries. (The Times)
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Reposting because of all the ghouls who disparage London for being a violent city. They hate it because it is everything they want to fail. Stick these stats where the sun don’t shine.
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I'll be doing my first ever Indie book fair next weekend - on the 23rd of November, in Oxford! Come find me if you want a signed/dedicated/defaced book or just to say hello!
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I'll be doing my first ever Indie book fair next weekend - on the 23rd of November, in Oxford! Come find me if you want a signed/dedicated/defaced book or just to say hello!
Polite reminder: the correct word is girls, and not young women.
Anyone using ‘young women’ to describe 15 year olds is complicit in normalising child abuse.
Anyone using ‘young women’ to describe 15 year olds is complicit in normalising child abuse.
November 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Polite reminder: the correct word is girls, and not young women.
Anyone using ‘young women’ to describe 15 year olds is complicit in normalising child abuse.
Anyone using ‘young women’ to describe 15 year olds is complicit in normalising child abuse.
And where will sci-fi writers be then?
One day, social media will consist entirely of bots spamming other bots with AI-generated content; automated supply chains will rumble on, turning raw materials into products and shipping them around the world; and autonomous drones will fight across endless battles. But all the humans will be gone.
November 16, 2025 at 12:44 AM
And where will sci-fi writers be then?
None of those men are ever going to prison, are they?
November 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
None of those men are ever going to prison, are they?
Watching the EP-stein shit with horror, and thinking about the men who get angry when I say it’s a very dangerous world for girls and women.
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Watching the EP-stein shit with horror, and thinking about the men who get angry when I say it’s a very dangerous world for girls and women.
Whenever I see 'this should be a wake-up call for the industry' I know it won't be.
Am I wrong?
Am I wrong?
Trade figures have called on the publishing industry to ‘safeguard the future of inclusive storytelling’ following the recent closure of several organisations championing representation in children’s books 👇 #BookSky
‘This should be a wake-up call’: trade responds to inclusive organisations closing
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November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Whenever I see 'this should be a wake-up call for the industry' I know it won't be.
Am I wrong?
Am I wrong?
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This was a very enjoyable and thought-provoking read about endangered crafts in Britain - I feel like we could do more to support them, like Japan and other countries do with Living National Treasures. And it did prompt me to donate to @heritage-crafts.bsky.social...
October 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
This was a very enjoyable and thought-provoking read about endangered crafts in Britain - I feel like we could do more to support them, like Japan and other countries do with Living National Treasures. And it did prompt me to donate to @heritage-crafts.bsky.social...
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When artists and artisans post about works available, repost it. Getting a wider audience on their work might lead to a sale, even if you can’t afford it.
November 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
When artists and artisans post about works available, repost it. Getting a wider audience on their work might lead to a sale, even if you can’t afford it.
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Well said… Local authors, too!! Wherever you live, someone is nearby writing stories or histories that can enlighten you. Me, I’m massively lucky enough to call Beth Macy a local author. Read. Read. Read!
Never been more important to buy from craftspeople, painters, potters, illustrators, makers, carpenters, bakers and the like. Seek them out, follow them, support them and buy their goods. Use them or lose them etc etc
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Well said… Local authors, too!! Wherever you live, someone is nearby writing stories or histories that can enlighten you. Me, I’m massively lucky enough to call Beth Macy a local author. Read. Read. Read!
No, but I am going to buy it immediately. Thank you.
Have you read this book Sam? I can recommend it. bsky.app/profile/andy...
This was a very enjoyable and thought-provoking read about endangered crafts in Britain - I feel like we could do more to support them, like Japan and other countries do with Living National Treasures. And it did prompt me to donate to @heritage-crafts.bsky.social...
November 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
No, but I am going to buy it immediately. Thank you.
Never been more important to buy from craftspeople, painters, potters, illustrators, makers, carpenters, bakers and the like. Seek them out, follow them, support them and buy their goods. Use them or lose them etc etc
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Never been more important to buy from craftspeople, painters, potters, illustrators, makers, carpenters, bakers and the like. Seek them out, follow them, support them and buy their goods. Use them or lose them etc etc
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We're going to "15 year olds are fair game if you're a fifty year old man," are we?
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
We're going to "15 year olds are fair game if you're a fifty year old man," are we?
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
Started watching Thursday Murder Club last night and fell asleep about 30 mins in. Is it crap the whole way through?
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Started watching Thursday Murder Club last night and fell asleep about 30 mins in. Is it crap the whole way through?
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In a recent interview, author Katie Hale @katiescribbles.bsky.social and our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social discussed struggling with writing, why it is important to keep going - and to understand why you write.
Read the full interview here 🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
Read the full interview here 🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In a recent interview, author Katie Hale @katiescribbles.bsky.social and our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social discussed struggling with writing, why it is important to keep going - and to understand why you write.
Read the full interview here 🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
Read the full interview here 🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
It’s a yes from me 👍
‘We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population growth has dramatically slowed and is about to go into reverse.’
Are we doomed? David Runciman on depopulation, online early from our next issue.
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Are we doomed? David Runciman on depopulation, online early from our next issue.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Runciman · Are we doomed? The End of the Species
Are we doomed to die out? We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
It’s a yes from me 👍
I see a discussion going on where people are indignantly saying there is no gatekeeping in book publishing.
a little girl is sitting in a car seat holding a lollipop and making a funny face .
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November 10, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I see a discussion going on where people are indignantly saying there is no gatekeeping in book publishing.
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Heads up 😅
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Scrap the Bathroom Ban
🚨This is urgent🚨
Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has a decision to make. The EHRC, a regulator mired in controversy over anti-trans views, has sent a new draft Code of Prac...
actionnetwork.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Heads up 😅
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Sex Matters have launched their own MP letter-writing campaign insisting on trans segregation, an exclusionary Code etc etc
📝Let’s make sure our letters outnumber theirs+++
Template here!
If you’ve already written, grab a mate & get them to write too 🤗
actionnetwork.org/letters/scra...
Big up Bristol ✌️🏳️⚧️
November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Big up Bristol ✌️🏳️⚧️
I hear Musk is a trillionaire. Is this a billion billions or a million billions or something else? Just checking because I’m counting my pounds to see how far I’ve got to go.
an elderly woman is crying while talking about her bank account .
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November 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I hear Musk is a trillionaire. Is this a billion billions or a million billions or something else? Just checking because I’m counting my pounds to see how far I’ve got to go.
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Hey.
I got in touch with another school yesterday to offer them £500 worth of books, courtesy of The Big Green Books 500 Club.
They are VERY happy!
This is the second school I've been able to do this for, thanks to you.
Join Here, if you can. www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
I got in touch with another school yesterday to offer them £500 worth of books, courtesy of The Big Green Books 500 Club.
They are VERY happy!
This is the second school I've been able to do this for, thanks to you.
Join Here, if you can. www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
November 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Hey.
I got in touch with another school yesterday to offer them £500 worth of books, courtesy of The Big Green Books 500 Club.
They are VERY happy!
This is the second school I've been able to do this for, thanks to you.
Join Here, if you can. www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...
I got in touch with another school yesterday to offer them £500 worth of books, courtesy of The Big Green Books 500 Club.
They are VERY happy!
This is the second school I've been able to do this for, thanks to you.
Join Here, if you can. www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...