Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)

@ruthejbooth

SFFH Author/Critic. BSFA & British Fantasy Award Winner. Shoreline of Infinity columnist. GSFWC Social Media. #SGSAH PhD. #StrathLife Queer Neurodivergent with Chronic Illness. Stories and more:

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Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· May 30

These Broken Little Worlds is here! @bethkesh.bsky.social goodness incoming... Gotta share some appreciation for #NewConPress -- I've had so many books with bashed corners from big retailers that a carefully wrapped hardback in perfect condition is a genuine surprise.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· May 26

Looks like it's going to be a long night. Royal Mail's given me a 15 hour delivery window for this parcel.

Cropped image of an email from Royal Mail. Text reads: "Hi Ruth Booth. We've received your parcel. Delivery is dur Wednesday, 27 May 2026. Delivery is estimated between 12:00am and 3:00pm."

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· May 26

Not sure this counts, but wore this out for the first time earlier (with scalp spray, etc, obv).

A white brunette with short hair wearing navy sun visor and sunglasses.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· May 22

WOOOOOOO!!

Lying on a grey carpet is a signed copy of Prang, the new A album with a cover photo of an ice cream van on the seafront crashing into a lamppost.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· May 14

Social media boast post! Got my 90s nostalgia on last night with The High Life musical. Nothing mediocre about it. A perfect marriage of form and ip, would "oh dearie me" again.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· May 10

Literally just spent several minutes examining the flowerhead of this echinacea plant trying to work out which bits are becoming petals and what happens to the other bits (this is nuts, I was never into plants as a kid).

The first petals of an echinacea plant emerging from a green flower head

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· May 7

Best of luck to everyone voting today. Don't let hate win. (Yes, I am smug postal voting fucker on a train by the sea right now.)

Through a window with reflections, a coastline view with sea, a sandy beach and a grassy field, plus a small road with cars on it.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· May 2

Housesitting in England for a few days. A walk by the River Brownie in Durham this afternoon.

Ivy leafed toadflax - puple flowers with yellow anthers.

The path through the trees and undergrowth at the Brownie near Neville's Cross. Lots of green trees, sticky jack and more.

Bluebells, white flowers and a solitary clock seed dandelion at the bottom of a tree.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Apr 30

Genuinely concerned I might miss this bloom while I'm away this weekend.

An echinacea plant flower bud held between thumb and fingers.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Apr 26

Finally got my copy of @cameronjohnston.bsky.social's First Mage On The Moon! Heretic chaos disability mages in space ftw! @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social

A book lies on a black and grey carpet - Cameron Johnston's First Mage on the Moon, a cover depicting dark blue night with a the rocket lovechild of St Paul's Cathedral on the cover

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Apr 7

We're waiting on GSFWC alumna Amal El-Mohtar and Terri Windling at Waterstones Argyle Street. Come join us! @terriwindling.bsky.social @amalelmohtar.com

Photo taken down the aisle of a crowd sat in chairs. In the background, a long blonde-haired woman, Terri Windling and a long black-haired woman, Amal El-Mohtar, both sat either side of a round table.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Apr 2

A lovely evening listening to Adrian Tchaikovsky talk to Nicholas Binge about Children of Strife and scaling up SF, the poetics of translation and more. I only wish we'd had another hour of it! @bingewriting.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social

A Waterstones staffer in a white Hamlet folio t-shirt and glasses stands holding a mic on the near right. In the background is Adrian Tchaikovsly, a white grey-bearded man with glasses and Nicholas Binge, a short-haired white man.

Adrian Tchaikovsly, a white grey-bearded man with glasses is reading from a hardback book and speaking into a microphone.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Apr 1

Some good news for you: Today I start judging 2026's Ian Booth Award for Educational Altruism. We've had a big increase in entries of all kinds this year. In other words, more people are using their studies as an opportunity to help the community. The kids are alright. #HildBede @durham.ac.uk

A woman with grey hair and glasses holds a silver cup

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Mar 22

Headed to #Sector7Books in #Glasgow today to check out the new SF/Fantasy/Horror bookshop. A growing collection of classics old and modern alongside candles, games and more. It's growing into a chill, cosy space, so lots of positive signs.

A copy of Charlie Stross's The Atrocity Archives with a card for Sector 7 Books on top. Website is www.sector7books.com

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Mar 20

Ahem. pixelframe.design/dune-font-lo...

The Dune text generator meme with Paul Atreides and Chani standing in front of the sun. Text reads: "Hey, I look really pretty in this knife." Subheader reads: "Remind me why we started dating again."

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Feb 14

Spending Valentine's Day tucked up with my latest fling.

It's a paperback copy of Marie Lu's Warcross.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Feb 13

Times like these, it's a relief to hear there's still a place for authors and screenwriters that create from a place of joy and a sense of fun. Thanks to James Alistair Henry, Cameron Johnston and @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social for a grand evening! @jamesbluecat.bsky.social

Two grey-haired men sit by a table in front of a green wall. On the left is Cameron Johnston, wearing glasses and a blue checked shirt, and on the right is James Alistair Henry, bearded and wearing a grey hooded top, reading aloud from a book.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Jan 24

Difficult decision of the day: choosing between two near identical journals for the year.

Under a multicoloured, light-bleed-effect filter, two shiny pink Clever Fox journals sit side-by-side. One is A4 and one is A5.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Dec 31

The 2020s continue to be a difficult decade, but we have love and art and good people in the world still. Health permitting, I'll be seeing in the bells at my computer, because I know where my heart still lies. See you on the other side.

Ruth Booth, a short haired brunette white woman in a grey jumper, holds a rum and coke up to the camera. The photo has a colour bleed filter applied that makes the edges look like red and orange lights.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Dec 25

Have a Good.

In front of a stone fireplace, a white hand holds up a steaming sherry glass full of mulled wine.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Dec 20

Heads up about this Change.org petition going around. There's a part about supporting the current stance on reducing "illegal migration", so mind what you're agreeing to before you sign.

Still from a Change.org petition - "Do not apply ILR rule changes to current migrants in thr UK retrospectively".

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Dec 19

See you on the other side (of the border).

Ruth Booth, a short haired brunette white woman in a grey jumper, holds a rum and coke up to the camera.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Dec 14

Christmas decorations up thanks to Rammstein Live In Paris, including the best tree I could manage with PhD final year brain.

Amongst various Christmas decorations, a 7-8cm tall Christmas tree made out of Lego. Also a minifig of Billy Connolly.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Dec 10

Twilight is back on Amazon Prime, and they've clearly used AI-generated subtitles instead of employing people to write them. #Twilight #AIslop #ratties

Alice leans over a wounded Bella in the ballet studio in the first Twilight movie. Instead of reading "Bella, be cool", the subtitle reads "Val, I found a tool."

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Nov 18

A note to Event PR and Comms: When you send out maps with numbered attractions to local residents, it's a good idea to include a list of what those attractions are. Eg. I know some get excited by the number 69, but I doubt it means the same thing here as what they might expect. Wonderland indeed.

A map of Glasgow's Winter Wonderland on the Green with a key missing some important information.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Nov 6

Never seen this classic so correcting it thanks to Alan and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra tonight. @realbigal.bsky.social

A photo of the programme for Bride of Frankenstein with the Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ben Palmer. Features an image of the bride staring at the reader in the style of Metropolis, but with the grey streaks in her hair rendered as musical staves.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Nov 5

Here's another from a wonderful chat that has me excited to start this one.

In front of a green wall with plates and flower paintings hung on it is CL Clark, a black femme-presenting person, sat at a table across from Taylor Driggers McDowall, a white masc-presenting person with brown hair and glasses. In front of them are the heads of a couple of white folk intently listening as CL speaks.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Nov 5

Taking a wee break from final year panic to catch @clclark.bsky.social at Waterstones Argle ST (Taylor Driggers-McDowall and D hosting). @waterstonesargyle.bsky.social

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Nov 1

Well, I may not be on Brighton, but at least I get to see Horror Legend (TM) Garth Marenghi tonight. @garthmarenghi.bsky.social

From the back of a theatre stalls looking towards a stage. On a black curtain, projected are the words Garth Marenghi's The Bursted Earth.

Ruth EJ Booth (she/they)@ruthejbooth· Oct 25

But my highlight was hearing Katacombs do her thing -- think Mazzy Star, Melissa auf der Maur, Emma Pollock -- Sweet Smoke curling across a room moments before you know if it's incense or the smell of your house burning down. Three cracking bands worth your time live. (2/2) @kingtuts.bsky.social