Just before I go back to the 1660's

Hello my lovelies,

I would really love to write one of the blog posts that have been percolating over the past few weeks, but truth be told I’m on a deadline that a broken ankle and then covid have made tighter than I would like. So this is going to be one of those rather functional posts to give you all the news, I'm afraid. There’s a fair amount, so let’s crack on!

Firstly, my new book The Vengeance is now available for sale wherever you usually buy books, and it’s been wonderful seeing copies popping up on my BlueSky feed as pre-orders have arrived. 

There’s a new episode of Starship Alexandria available wherever you listen to podcasts, in which Adrian and I discuss The Etched City by KJ Bishop. The second patrons-only episode is also live over on the Starship Alexandria Patreon, in which we are very enthusiastic about the movie Aliens. 

In the next episode we’ll be discussing Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Lathe of Heaven. That episode will go live on June 9th, so if you want to read it before listening to our discussion, you still have time!

Eastercon in Belfast was wonderful (despite the fact that I caught covid on that trip for the first time ever) and I am delighted to let you know that I am one of the Guests of Honour at Iridescence, the 2026 Eastercon, along with fellow authors Dr Karen Lord and RJ Barker, for the convention next year! I am absolutely tickled pink! Anyway, during the Belfast Eastercon, the wonderful authors Lauren Beukes and Jeannette Ng started the Genre for Trans Rights charity auction which raised £20,000, to which I donated an online 1-to-1 version of my workshop on overcoming procrastination for writers. A second auction is now running with a whole new slate of wonderful things you can bid on, which you can find here: https://www.32auctions.com/genrefortrans

Out and about

I’ve got a few events coming up that you might be interested in:

It's Strange Up North, Leeds, Saturday 24th

Cymera Festival, Edinburgh, 6th-8th June. I’m on a panel at 5pm on Friday

Norcon, Oslo, 13th-15th June (I’m one of the Guests of Honour! So excited!)

Will I be seeing you at any of them? Let me know in the comments!

Right, that’s all the news for now. Sorry this has been such a whirlwind post, but I need to go back to the 1660s now. Let me know in the comments if you've read anything brilliant lately, or watched a great film! Bye!