Aidan Doyle

Bug book release day!!! Mind-controlling Bugs is officially on sale today in Australia. A 48 page illustrated non-fiction book aimed at 6-12 year olds. Features 20 parasitic creepycrawlies that do terrible things.

Time for this weekend’s ‘elephant done by a medieval artist that had never seen one’ - 10th century, Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.644, f. 79r

The results are in. Stewart and my entry to this year's Interactive Fiction Competition came equal 13th (out of 71 games). The game is free to play online at fujibeard.itch.io/shadow-and-ink

First new species of cat discovered in more than 100 years! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and other fun stuff. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26

Time loops!

It's September, which means I have a new novel out this month! As early as Sept. 8 or as late as Sept. 22, depending on country and format (it's in ebook, paperback and audio read by Maria Nicola Johnson). The court of Catherine de' Medici, with ... vampires (I am making the spooky hands).

Shadow & Ink is now available to play for free via Stewart's web site. infomancy.net/shadow-and-i... It's our entry for this year's Interactive Fiction competition. A choice-based game that takes around an hour to play. Explore a secret valley and assemble magical books.

I had the absolute pleasure of playtesting this game, and it is a DELIGHT! It takes about an hour to play, is tons of fun, the writing is sharp, and the little details/bonuses are fantastic. Highly recommend. Stewart C. Baker and @aidandoyle.bsky.social, congrats on creating this masterpiece!

Hey pals, come follow my next BackerKit campaign and help me bring a TIME LOOP ANTHOLOGY to life next month!! (It will have an open submission period for writers in October.) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

So, what have I been up to all month long? The One-Page RPG Jam 2026 that's what! I finally finished my project: "Y/N", a TTRPG of live, competitive fanfiction to get folks reading short fiction! It's free/PWYW, PDF downloads, with color, B&W, and text-only options. I hope you enjoy!

Uhhhhhh I guess this is public? 😭🚂🐙 In development at Bardel, The Kraken Sea.

I am SO happy to announce the table of contents for [RECORDED]: An Anthology of Found Media Stories, coming to haunt you on October 13th, 2026! 🎥 📚💙 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Happy #PrideMonth! 💙📚🌈 June is my birthday month! It is Triscuit and Crouton's gotcha month! And my found media anthology #RECORDED crowdfunding campaign is officially live!!! Come help make this an unforgettable (& super queer) anthology—you know you want it! 🎥👀 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

Listen, if this campaign funds in the first 48 hours, I have promised ALL my cats a can of tuna. (They get to share, it's a large can okay.) Support weird fiction! Support cats getting fed tuna in celebration!!! (I will absolutely share the video too 😸) #RECORDED tiny.cc/recordedantho

Phone ate a Bluesky thread I was working on and it was incredibly demoralizing and then I got an email from my agent that THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS is entering a second printing!!! Y'all are so wonderful, go little book go us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

I was lucky to get such a wonderful cover and design from @astredcherry.bsky.social for the bug book. The design was nominated for Australian Book Design Awards.

Dymocks in the city (Collins St in Melbourne) has a big supply of Mind-controlling Bugs.

Happy book birthday to Tea & Treachery at the Infinite Pantry! 🎉🎂🫖 A museum of rare and precious foods. Lovable found family. Loads of queer characters. A tasty mystery & a sweet F/NB romance. Get your copy: books2read.com/tea-treachery #BookBirthday #BookSky #QueerBooks 🌈 #CozyFantasy #SFF

'sup, sickos — who likes FOUND FOOTAGE???? good, because SO DO I and I am going to spend my tax monies on BRINGING MORE FICTION INTO THE WORLD and editing an anthology this summer. because we need more weird art and I want YOU to help make it. 👀⬇️ mercfennwolfmoor.carrd.co#recordedantho

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okay so. coming soon 👀 (no, idk *exactly* when but like... all the stories are written! and I have one cover!) #WhyMonsterGirlsDontCry 📚🏳️‍⚧️ it's got trans & nonbinary characters! it's super queer! 🌈📚🪐 💜🖤💚 also very aspec! there will be 3 new stories! 🐺🎥🧸 www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...

Featuring stories and poems by (deeeeep breath): @omgjulia.bsky.social, John Gregory Betancourt, Stefan Alcalá Slater, @alwayscoffee.bsky.social, @gerrileen.bsky.social, @mosesoseutomi.bsky.social, @aimeeogdenwrites.com, @bugthewriter.bsky.social, @andregeleynse.com, @elismontgomery.bsky.social ...

Here it is! HARBOUR OF HUNGRY GHOSTS my new Babel x Buffy the Vampire Slayer historical fantasy novel out 28th July Cover by Toma Nguyen, art director Ella Garrett

Another red panda photo.

Congratulations to all the Nebula Award nominees! locusmag.com/2026/03/2025...

The Judges' report on Mind-controlling Bugs for the Children's Book Council of Australia awards.

Wineglass Bay and Honeymoon Bay in Tasmania

My first kids' book is a notable book of the year. :)

Mind-controlling Bugs is on the Children's Book Council of Australia book of the year longlist in the Eve Pownall (non-fiction) category. They announce the shortlist later in the year.

hi friends, i've put together a short collection of SFF stories and set it free—i hope it can give you some encouragement, a smile, or even just a pause in the doomscrolling. art is resistance. <3 🐺 📚 ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!) tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download

Mind-controlling Bugs was released in Australia one year ago! The year went by so quickly. There are still more zombie critters being discovered - including a species of purple cordyceps parasitic fungus that was found in Brazil.

Something terrible has happened to Tasmania

YouTube's summary of the videos I've watched this year.

Nice review of The Writer's Book of Doubt milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/w...

Look what just arrived on my Kindle

Important spider news.

As someone with a computer science background, it's cool to see my book is in the MIT book store.

Agent extraordinaire @alexadsett.bsky.social at the Frankfurt book fair where Mind-controlling Bugs was on display.

Footscray Library has bug book copies now.

Over 20 copies of the bug book in libraries in Singapore. They have a much bigger selection of parasite books for kids than I would have expected.

I’ve made an update to this situation. open.substack.com/pub/pacornel...

I've been learning Blender (a 3D graphics program). Most of the things I make are still by following tutorials, but I'm slowly improving.

We went on the State Library's tour yesterday where they let you into the library before opening hours and you can see some of the old catalogs.

New recommended non-fiction for kids. Mind-controlling Bugs gets a mention. www.readings.com.au/news/new-and...

The number of Australians visiting Japan in May this year increased 32% compared to last year.

Bug book on the shelves of South Yarra library.

Death Star chocolate mousse from the Star Wars cafe at Melbourne Museum