Stephen Candy

Pairing tasty treats with awesome aromas! This year's Regions Beyond #Halloween candles and Krispy Kreme Halloween doughnuts.

Gorgeous #EverestMacDonald is here! New book from @ajwestauthor.bsky.social, published by @orendabooks.bsky.social. Murder and adventure during the Great War, based on an extraordinary true story!

"Share and Enjoy" is the OG "Like and Subscribe". Douglas Adams always was ahead of his time. As with all @cutawaycomics.bsky.social / @garethothevworp.bsky.social projects, this has all the hallmarks of true excellence.

Amazing work by @shirepostmint.bsky.social and @izzywilliamson.bsky.social on the Mint Coin Tarot! An entire hand designed linocut tarot deck, engraved and then pressed on solid copper coins. Absolutely beautiful.

A box of treats has arrived! Stunning copper tarot coins from @shirepostmint.bsky.social & @izzywilliamson.bsky.social. So much to explore within this beautiful box.

A perfect potential Yuletide treat for feline friends!

Properly presented physical albums hugely boost the experience. @greenlungband.bsky.social and @slipperyjack.bsky.social have proved this (again) with "Necropolitan". DAMN that's a good looking record, with a massive, proper sleeve notes booklet too. A work of art in every sense. #GreenLung

Live long and prosper! Celebrating 60 years of #StarTrek with some of my favourite Trek trinkets including @vicepress.bsky.social's foil edition of the iconic "Ready Room" Enterprise-D painting by Andrew Probert & Rick Sternbach, expertly restored by @mattferguson.bsky.social. Prints available now.

Respect AND value shall be mine, thanks to @legbootlegit.bsky.social and @shirepostmint.bsky.social and their epic thick coins! Should all coins be as hefty as their Thnickels and Thents? I think you know the answer...

There can be only one... author of definitive #Highlander books, and it's clearly @jonmelville.bsky.social! Delighted with his new "Art & Making of Highlander" book, published this coming week by @titanbooks.bsky.social. A real bonus to be able to get a signed copy direct from the man himself!

Launched today! Roundel's new book featuring hundreds of behind the scenes photos and stories from The Sarah Jane Adventures! www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo...

Transformers the Movie - Reformatted Edition on vinyl and CD, both signed by artist @mattferguson.bsky.social, thanks to @beartreerecords.bsky.social. A must for fans of the classic, unsurpassed 1986 animated #Transformers film.

Gorgeous "Emberlings" book arrived today from @tomsbrown.bsky.social & @taliskimberley.bsky.social. Seen here with Tom's original art for the "Mudlarking" poem, which I was fortunate to acquire while the book was being written last year. A lovely project well worth the wait. Recommended!

Sharing this on the slim chance that anyone following me doesn't know about/already have this book. If you don't, then you should.

I am heartened to learn that @scalzi.com's approach to "show your planning" at school was very similar to how my essay plans and computer "pseudocode" were done.

Highly anticipated, highly recommended. Check out the wares of @tomsbrown.bsky.social & @taliskimberley.bsky.social.

I (or rather my wife, for whom it was a gift) own the original of this lovely drawing. I can't wait to have the book and see it in context with all the poetry and other pictures. I hope @tomsbrown.bsky.social and @taliskimberley.bsky.social will be offering signed copies please?

It's a great time for classic Doctor Who fans, with the @cutawaycomics.bsky.social team delivering so many brilliant projects. Don't miss their return to "Paradise Towers", with art by @silvanobeltramo.bsky.social and script by @seanmason87.bsky.social: www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo...

Important to remember that Paradise Towers owned the word "unalive" decades before internet censorship made it A Thing. Prophetic writing from @doctoryatt.bsky.social! @cutawaycomics.bsky.social projects are vital for #DoctorWho fans, and stories (like this one) have an even wider appeal.

Three cheers for @cutawaycomics.bsky.social & Roundel Books for this amazing bundle of "DNA of Doctor Who" treats, including brilliance from @garethothevworp.bsky.social, @twilightstreets.bsky.social, @willbrooks1989.bsky.social and many more - as well as a gorgeous original sketch by John Ridgway!

So many classic films are cheaper to buy and own physical media than rent digitally - plus the chance for tasty special features/commentaries etc. Even if, post-watch, you immediately donate it to charity or give it away, still a win!

Finally added the original 2022 ARC of @merrowchild.bsky.social's "Sixteen Souls" to my collection! A perfect way to round off @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social. Can't recommend this book (and Rosie's other work too) enough. Hope you all found something great to read today.

It's @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social tomorrow! Here's another of my favourites, the saztaculous "Matlock the Hare" trilogy by @matlockhare.bsky.social. Well worth joining them for a majickal adventure. I'm looking forward to a busy, bookish day...

Today's @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social selection is this set of @cynthiamurphyya.bsky.social's suspenseful books. Highly recommended!

Since @worldbookdayuk.bsky.social is almost here, I'm going to revisit some recent favourite books. Here's @dannyrobins.bsky.social & Ellen Walker's "Do You Believe In Ghosts?" Just the sort of spooky book I loved as a child and still love today. A perfect supernatural primer!

Yes! Really exciting news. If you've not read "A Kind of Magic", @jonmelville.bsky.social's first #Highlander book, I recommend grabbing a copy of that too.

Priority one message! The kickstarter for To Boldy Go Figure, the next generation of the Go Figure series is live now. Backers can look forward to exclusive art cards and postersas well as exclusive alternative covers (including Klingon). #StarTrek Make it so: www.kickstarter.com/projects/149...

Looks good doesn't it? Star Trek pals, you're gonna want to see this!

Gobsmack are the definition of what the much-touted phrase "local independent shop" should be. Support them if you can.

Excellent gothic tales from @clairelouiseamias.bsky.social at @yvonnearnaud.bsky.social in #Guildford this weekend. The tour continues, so be sure to catch #HauntedShadows when it's near you between now and next May.

Delighted with my new Tide.lamp from @tidelight.bsky.social which recently arrived. A simple concept, expertly executed and so easy to set up and use. Thank you to @visitthecave.bsky.social for sharing this project as I'd not have known about it otherwise and it's a lovely item to now have at home.

The Pump House at @retrocollective.co.uk can now be added to the list of "Places I've not been to but that have my name on the wall"! Great to see how well the Pump House conversion has gone. One day I'll get there in person...

SO MUCH is crammed into the @cutawaycomics.bsky.social "Go Figure" package, I could barely fit it all into a photo! Amazing celebration of Character Options #DoctorWho by @stetsondoctor.bsky.social, @twilightstreets.bsky.social, @willbrooks1989.bsky.social, @garethothevworp.bsky.social et al.

FUNDED! A new series of perspectives on a classic run of Classic Who. The first book in this range was solid gold, and this follow-up looks equally shiny. #DoctorWho fans, this is REALLY worth a look.

Classic Who. New Perspectives. The next strand in The DNA of Doctor Who launches this Friday 10th October at 11am BST. Pre-sign up now! #DoctorWho #BookSky #Books www.kickstarter.com/projects/roo...

Are you getting spooky with @dannyrobins.bsky.social and the #UncannyCommunity this October? What better way than with a GLOW IN THE DARK #Uncanny keyring! . I'll be tuning in all month for the daily new Uncanny mini-podcasts! . "I glow what I saw..."😉

Stunning glass Fey Glamour Dice from @ginnydi.com & Norse Foundry Dice! I love how beautifully they catch the light, different every time you look. Lovely items, I'm so glad I was able to get a set of these.

Possibly the best Cyber-portraits I've ever seen - and a heap of Dalek treats on the site too. I couldn't resist grabbing a huge pile of these and other #DoctorWho fans will definitely want to do the same.

I offer a hearty endorsement of this book. Great value even at full price, so grab that discount while you can!

Danny Robins has upstaged me here. I'm somewhere behind his shoulder. Fair enough though, it's his show - and what a show! Had a great time last night, today's audiences are in for a spooky treat!

Here's a splendid spooky book that your children will want to read - and so will you! Grab a copy of @dannyrobins.bsky.social & Ellen Walker's "Do You Believe in Ghosts?" for a brilliant introduction to the supernatural. It's the book I'd have read as a child alongside the Usborne Guide!

A great event at @gobsmack-comics.bsky.social in Horsham today, celebrating their tenth anniversary with lots of great characters - and also enjoying the last pre-Christmas weekend at their Square Eye Retro Arcade.

Beautiful work from @slipperyjack.bsky.social "professionally defacing" copies of the books he's illustrated/edited. Delighted to have these in my collection! (Tales Accursed available now directly from his website.)

The more I look at the details about this book, the more I want to read it. You will want to read it too, so why not order yourself one? You won't regret it.

If you are responsible for delivering Personal Development in your school, do consider #TaskmasterClub as an engaging way to meet many of your objectives. Here is how it can help... jamesblakelobb.co.uk/personal-dev... #PersonalDevelopment #Enrichment #SecondaryEducation

Cosplay pals, there's a free photoshoot in it for you if you can come up with something like this!

A large number of postcards from this exhibition have just fallen into my online shopping basket. If you can't get to the actual exhibition (which I can't) then don't miss the chance to check it out online (which I am grateful that I could do.)

These are deservedly flying off the shelves. Or @slipperyjack.bsky.social's garage. Whatever. Either way you should definitely buy this book and you won't regret adding a defacement for extra unique art joy.