Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.

Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.

@gavingrant.bsky.social

Gavin J. Grant. He/him. Born: 323ppm. Peely-wally vegan Scottish immigrant. Equality? I like it. BLM. Antifascist. Trans rights=human rights. Long covid 12/21, meh. Tired. Wears masks, asks you to, too. smallbeerpress.com (closed) & LCRW. bookmoonbooks.com

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Kathleen Jennings
@tanaudel.bsky.social

World Fantasy Award 2026 — artist! Much love and congratulations to fellow artists and inspirations Galen Dara, Daniele Serra, Rachel Smythe and Charles Vess

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Mr Dr Bae
@dallas-taylor.bsky.social

“It seems like a lot of the people who are interested in pursuing immortality in recent years, they seem like the worst people in the world,” Chiang says. “I guess this raises a couple of questions. You know, like one is, would you really want to spend eternity in the company of these people?”

Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.@gavingrant.bsky.social

Ted's off to Sydney, Australia as part of Powerhouse Parramatta’s "23-day opening festival" where he'll give a talk and he’ll get to see the art based on his story:

smh.com.auBillionaires, immortality and barbecues: Sci-fi author ready for arrival at PowerhouseIt’s 30 minutes into a conversation about the ultra-wealthy pursuing longevity when Ted Chiang wants to clear up a misconception.
Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.
@gavingrant.bsky.social

"the Tower of Babylon will feature 60 tonnes of steel; . . . and it will rise six storeys high . . . "At the top of the tower will be a work by US artist James Turrell comprising a room-sized walk-in atmospheric installation that will immerse viewers in shifting fields of light and colour."

smh.com.auPowerhouse Museum builds ‘tower to stars’ for $18 million opening showDetails of the institution’s most ambitious and costliest of its five exhibitions have been announced, and it’s all about space and flight.

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“E.C. Horror” Myers
@ecmyers.com

They're getting very close to their goal! Take a look at the neat stuff you can get for your pledge and consider throwing some coins into the pot for a good cause.

Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.@gavingrant.bsky.social

Launched the @bookmoon.bsky.social Indiegogo campaign (began it last December, launched today, everything I do is a little slow these days!) today but missed the actual moment as I was in teen's zoom school class . . . 😂

indiegogo.comWe're Shooting for the Moon by Gavin Grant - IndiegogoWe had a chance to buy the building our bookstore is in and we were on it faster than you can say there's a monster at the end of this book!

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Queen of Swords Press
@qospress.bsky.social

#Booksky 1/3 Got a legit film rights inquiry for SILVER MOON this AM, the second one in 10 years, and while it may well come to naught, I want to give a shoutout to all the reviewers and fans who have helped build an audience for a small press sapphic duology about menopausal werewolves!

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Amal El-Mohtar
@amalelmohtar.com

was sat in a quiet pub enjoying hearing a man & woman talking about comics they love -- Wicked + the Divine! Saga! Love & Rockets! -- & then heard them bring up Sandman & the guy said "I'm so glad the sexual assault allegations against him were dropped" which is wildly incorrect

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Juan Martinez
@fulmerford.com

check this out. Book Moon is a legendary bookstore run by legendary ppl & if u help out u will get a legendary t-shirt www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

indiegogo.comWe're Shooting for the Moon by Gavin Grant - IndiegogoWe had a chance to buy the building our bookstore is in and we were on it faster than you can say there's a monster at the end of this book!
Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.@gavingrant.bsky.social

2nd t-shirt — this is a mockup. Actual shirt will printed locally by people who can actually put text straight on a shirt, not crooked like my image. Coming Friday: www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.
@gavingrant.bsky.social

THIS IS ME: ▪︎height - recumbent ▪︎ age - ing ▪︎ sign - not very well ▪︎ guilty food pleasure - how could food be guilty? ▪︎ tattoos - rust (TK) ▪︎ fave season - witch ▪︎ fave color - yes ▪︎ fave holiday - there should be more ▪︎ fave flower - the one the bugs like

Prison Policy Initiative@prisonpolicy.org

While families struggle through an affordability crisis, the U.S. continues to spend $445 billion on mass incarceration each year. That's a lot of money that could be spent on caring for communities instead of criminalizing them.

Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.
@gavingrant.bsky.social

Let our chickens out. Bobcat came round the corner of the house. Who was more surprised? Much scrambling about, all chickens ok & back in coop. Hungry bobcat went off over the fence. What a day. Uh, need a T-shirt?

indiegogo.comWe're Shooting for the Moon by Gavin Grant - IndiegogoWe had a chance to buy the building our bookstore is in and we were on it faster than you can say there's a monster at the end of this book!
Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.@gavingrant.bsky.social

Watched a hawk go by (I think checking to see if the chickens were available) and took this looking straight up from where I was sitting.

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Julia Is Waving, Not Drowning
@booktweeting.bsky.social

hey, #BookSky folks and fellow Massholes and bookstore lovers of all flavors! think about supporting one of the world's greatest little bookshops if you have something to spare! bookmoonbooks.com/the-moon-the...

bookmoonbooks.comBook Moon BooksBright and shiny independent bookshop in Easthampton, MA
Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.@gavingrant.bsky.social

Launched the @bookmoon.bsky.social Indiegogo campaign (began it last December, launched today, everything I do is a little slow these days!) today but missed the actual moment as I was in teen's zoom school class . . . 😂

indiegogo.comWe're Shooting for the Moon by Gavin Grant - IndiegogoWe had a chance to buy the building our bookstore is in and we were on it faster than you can say there's a monster at the end of this book!

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Terri Windling
@terriwindling.bsky.social

The Australian government is introducing legislation to allow AI companies to use authors’ work to build their models. This would apply to authors from anywhere in the world. Authors: To sign the US Author's Guild petition against (you don't need to be a member): authorsguild.org/news/austral...

authorsguild.orgAustralia May Legalize AI Training on Your Books. Sign a Statement Opposing It.The Australian government has announced that it is planning to introduce legislation that would change copyright law to allow AI companies to use authors’ work, without a license, to build their model...
Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.
@gavingrant.bsky.social

Good report. Man, I miss Helen Branswell.

Annie Waldman@anniewaldman.bsky.social

This is terrifying. A bird flu outbreak has been raging uncontrolled on a mink farm for months. Experts fear it could spark a devastating human pandemic. And officials are refusing to act. What a story from @natlash.bsky.social: www.propublica.org/article/bird...

propublica.orgBird Flu Is Raging on a Mink Farm. It Could Spark a Human Pandemic, Experts Say, but Officials Won’t Act.Federal officials brushed off the issue as Utah prioritized the fur industry’s interests. Little has been done to stop the spread of the virus and ensure it can’t spread to humans, a failure that expe...

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Jeremy Dauber
@jeremydauber.bsky.social

If you are a fan of @gradyhendrix.bsky.social, @kellylink.bsky.social, or @emmastraub.bsky.social - and, of course, Peter Straub! - this is gonna be a good one, if you can make it!

Library of America@libraryofamerica.bsky.social

Venture into the haunting fiction of Peter Straub with celebrated authors Grady Hendrix, Kelly Link, and Emma Straub (editor of the new LOA edition of her father’s work) at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social next week, 10/27. RSVP for this free in-person event: www.eventbrite.com/e/ghost-stor...

eventbrite.comGhost Story: Peter Straub and the American UncannyA conversation with Grady Hendrix, Kelly Link, and Emma Straub, moderated by Columbia professor Jeremy Dauber

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Juan Martinez
@fulmerford.com

brb gotta shut down another beloved cultural institution so I can expand my Perception Box

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Kathleen Jennings
@tanaudel.bsky.social

Thanks to Green Apple Books in San Francisco (9th Avenue) for having me in to sign Honeyeater and Kindling! I've also left a few signed gold bookplates in case you miss out on a signed Honeyeater and want to order one through them.

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Pip Adam
@pipadam.bsky.social

It's absolutely impossible to express how much this means and how unbelievable it seems.

Ursula K. Le Guin@ursulakleguin.com

Congratulations to Pip Adam, recipient of the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Audition!

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Matthew Stewart
@roguestrands.bsky.social

Sharing this poem again tonight in light of the terrible news that Douglas Dunn has died. A huge loss for U.K. poetry...

Matthew Stewart@roguestrands.bsky.social

Terry Street might have been Douglas Dunn's first full collection, but it's still my favourite, alongside Elegies. This poem is a terrific example of Dunn's skill, an empathetic and insightful snapshot of working-class life...

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Zack Polanski
@zackpolanski.bsky.social

Today's decision by Labour to approve new drilling in the North Sea is climate vandalism. It's a betrayal of all of our futures, and Labour has abandoned all credibility in the fight against climate change. This is a victory for Shell over the people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

bbc.co.ukUK government approves Jackdaw gas field, and says production will start this month - follow liveActivists say approving the gas field will raise carbon emissions - while the developers argue it is important for the UK’s energy security.
Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.
@gavingrant.bsky.social

"The State of Florida executed Vietnam veteran William Reaves, Jr. for the 1986 murder of Corporal Richard Raczkoski. William was the 18th person executed in Florida this year, the 46th person executed since Gov. Ron DeSantis took office, and the 14th veteran executed during his tenure" www.fadp.org

fadp.orgFloridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty - Every life has inherent dignity.Florida is the most active death-penalty state in the nation. We're working to change that — through advocacy, education, and direct action. The death penalty is irreversible, arbitrarily applied, and...

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U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty
@uscedp.bsky.social

🚨 Toforest Johnson will not be executed after 25+ years on death row! He has long maintained his innocence, and the Governor of Alabama just granted him clemency. The courts reviewing his pending appeals will now decide whether his conviction should be overturned.

lauraburstein.bsky.social@lauraburstein.bsky.social

BRKG ATTY STMT: AL Gov. commutes #ToforestJohnson’s death sentence. “We are grateful to Governor Ivey for diligently reviewing Toforest’s case and taking action to spare an innocent man from execution.” More here: tinyurl.com/5bcursv9

tinyurl.comBrking Atty Stmt: AL Gov. Grants Clemency to Death Row Prisoner Toforest Johnson with Innocence ClaimFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—October 20, 2026 Media Contacts: Ty Alper, Berkeley Law Death Penalty Clinic talper@clinical.law.berkeley.edu; Kathryn Hamoudah, Southern Center for Human Rights khamoudah@schr...

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Tammy Komoff
@tammykomoff.bsky.social

Gavin Grant and Kelly Link of Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet are doing a campaign to help pay down the mortgage on their new and used bookstore. This is an awesome couple who support the writing community, so please support them! I donated & got some awesome stories & Blackwing pencils!

Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c.@gavingrant.bsky.social

"Thank you for backing our campaign! And, extra thanks to everyone spreading the word on all those social media sites we're not on. "One surprising Indiegogo thing: we don't get emails when people back the campaign. In 2016 when we ran a Kickstarter for a limited edition of a John Crowley book..."

indiegogo.comWe're Shooting for the Moon by Gavin Grant - 1. - IndiegogoFrom this here couch I thank you, and you, and you!

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Juan Martinez
@fulmerford.com

Please spread the word: Applications are open for my 2027 @storystudiochicago.bsky.social Novel-in-a-Year First Draft course. I can promise you a supportive community & sessions where I share every strategy I've learned to help you finish your draft. www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...

storystudiochicago.orgNovel in a Year: First Draft with Juan Martinez - StoryStudio ChicagoThis is the year to write your novel Novel in a Year: First Draft is a unique opportunity to join a writing cohort, study novel craft, workshop key scenes, measure your progress, meet deadlines, and g...