If you're excited by the announcement of the 421st Carrie adaptation, boy do I have a book for you! Or should I say: girl do I have a book for you... The Ones We Fear; available now from @srlpublishing.bsky.social: srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...

"gave me vibes I've been missing since Weyward" Are you looking for your next horror novel? The Ones We Fear is available from @srlpublishing.bsky.social now: srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...

I'm thrilled to have received an ARC of The Floating World by Ben Eastham. Described as "a cautionary tale of a young, newly widowed art critic who goes to work for a mysterious billionaire determined to build a geodesic-domed paradise to shelter the rich", it sounds so intriguing. I'm excited!

I'm reading the 40th anniversary edition of Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis and they've changed the text from the original. It's only a minor change - taking some grammatically incorrect grammar and correcting it - but I'm absolutely furious.

Tbf I can't blame you all - aren't they just the prettiest??? 😍😍😍 Available now from @srlpublishing.bsky.social: srlpublishing.co.uk/authors/w/ro...

My next read: let's see what happens!

Sometimes, you just gotta read The Bell Jar.

And so ends the story of the Calloways. See You On The Other Side didn't have as much wit and cynicism as the first 3 in the tetralogy, but what it did have was an abundance of heart and a sea of melancholy. Whilst it's a departure, it's still absolutely fantastic, and a fitting end to the saga.

This Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 why not read what one Goodreads user called 'one of the worst books I've ever had the misfortune to read'? Belonging, praised for its bisexual representation, is available from @srlpublishing.bsky.social now: srlpublishing.co.uk/product/belo...

If my cat was a band she'd be Goobastank.

I'm between major fuck ups at the day job and hiding from Obsession, I've been re-reading Exhalation, Ted Chiang's second collection of stories. The man is a master. He writes such complex, visibly imaginative ideas in such an accessible way whilst still keeping the stories so entertaining.

Sitting in the sun with my two Sylvias.

Anyway The Ones We Fear is about 15 year old Alex and one of his great loves is football. So yeah, I guess buy the book if you're into that kinda thing? @srlpublishing.bsky.social srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...

How about a little sale for Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 Belonging, which readers have praised for its bisexual representation, is on sale now on the @srlpublishing.bsky.social website. Pick up a paperback for just £5.99! srlpublishing.co.uk/product/belo...

The Ones We Fear is on sale! You can pick up the ebook for just £2.99. Cheaper than...well basically everything in this economy. Available now directly from @srlpublishing.bsky.social - no Amazon required: srlpublishing.co.uk/product/the-...

Really good @leedslitfest.bsky.social event with @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social! It's always a pleasure to hear Kev talk about the amazing things Bluemoose does. Hearing Sharon Duggal, Rob Potts and Simon Crump talk about their books was also fantastic. My TBR just got a lot longer!

Unfortunately this is the only picture of the garden in question, and it's a crap one. But if you're ever in Warsaw I highly recommend Ogród Botaniczny Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego!

I finished Brightness Falls this morning so right on to The Good Life. I normally don't read authors back to back but I just couldn't not; McInerney has such a way with words and weaves such a wonderful story I just had to keep going with the Calloways. And that's having read them both before!

Have a little sneak preview of my next novel:

With Jay McInerney having published See You On The Other Side in April (maybe May? I'm losing time this year), the Calloway tetralogy is complete! Before I read number 4, I'm revisiting 1-3. Number one is Brightness Falls, set in New York is the glorious year of 1987 (the year of my birth).

I tell you what Backrooms did remind me of: Control. I feel like if you loved Backrooms, you'll love Control. I loved Control.

Belonging and Great Romances of the 20th Century are here for all your bisexual literature needs this Pride Month! For readers who like sad, funny novels about people being terrible at being in love. Available now from @srlpublishing.bsky.social : srlpublishing.co.uk/authors/w/ro...

Happy Pride Month! Belonging is the story of a bisexual man trying to balance two relationships - one same sex - whilst trying to find his sense of self and his place in the world. Available from @srlpublishing.bsky.social now: srlpublishing.co.uk/product/belo...

I both started and finished this book today - it's only 104 pages so a quick read. And a beautiful one. 18 short stories set in Palestine, all about the lives and hopes of Palestinian women. It's a wonderful tome exploring identity, femininity, and individuality. A must read.

My next read: James by Percival Everett. Let's see what all the fuss is about.

What are you reading this weekend? I've finally got round to reading Jurassic Park and I just say: what's taken me so long? It's absolutely bloody brilliant. I love the existentialism of it, the discussions around life and free will and what it all means. Bloody love it.

To those of you who saw my earlier post about birthday books, I know what you're thinking: You haven't read Less Than Zero!? Indeed, I have! Of course I have, it's one of my all time favourites. In fact, I now own 3 copies!

A belated birthday BBQ brings belated birthday books! So excited to dive into this pile.

Finished my 3rd? 4th? Read of HHhH this evening, which is fitting as tomorrow is the anniversary. It's a wonderful book about some wonderful men and women. True heroes, all of them.