Bryn Hammond

Bryn Hammond

@brynhammond.bsky.social

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| Writer. Historical fiction: Amgalant series on Temujin/Tchingis Khan & 12thC Mongols. Sword & Sorcery
| Likes David Bowie, Queen, Algernon Swinburne, medieval romance, ancient epic, Doctor Who, Star Trek: Discovery
| She/her. Queer. https://amgalant.com

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I love how George Eliot was mentioned, like, five times in this.

Bastien Pilon interviews the mighty David C. Smith, author of ‘Sometime Lofty Towers’ and many other great S&S novels: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Rec...

Yep, block.

Grigory Lukin (rhymes with "story" and "scene")

part of the fun

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If you're looking for an alternative to doom scrolling, you could add all the 2024 SFF books/short fiction/fanwork you've loved so far this year to the Hugo Rec Spreadsheet! Thinking about art you love AND sharing it with others? Win/Win! 🔗 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The Hugo Awards (2025)docs.google.com about Hello! 1. This sheet is currently OPEN to public contributions. 2. Please check out the RULES sheet, with organization guidelines and category explanations. 3. To see all the categories use th...

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We are delighted to announce that we have reached our stretch goal of a fresh piece of @kuboartt.bsky.social art for every one of our stories! That means we only have one goal remaining: international shipping discount. The campaign end at noon on Sat 20th! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

I enjoyed _Ammonite_ from first page to last. Must read again.

Esquire put my 31-year old (!!) AMMONITE on it's 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Time list: "Gripping and gutsy, rich in layers of feminist and queer thought, Ammonite gleefully throws a stick of dynamite into the sci-fi firmament." Almost the only one in Top 25 not on sale—BUT I'M NOT COMPLAINING 🤩

The 75 Best Sci-Fi Books of All Timewww.esquire.com See if your favorites made our expanded list.

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If you’ve shared this but haven’t read it yet, you should. PEOPLE isn’t pulling punches. Just printing “Christian Nationalism” in relation to the platform of a presidential candidate is more than many pubs have done.

Just a reminder that People mag has a great Project 25 write up that you can share with your less politically aware friends and fam people.com/what-is-proj...

What Is Project 2025? Inside the Far-Right Plan Threatening Everything from the Word 'Gender' to Public Educationpeople.com Donald Trump's far-right allies created Project 2025 as a blueprint for his possible second term. The controversial plan would push a Christian nationalist agenda that dramatically reshapes the U.S. g...

I see the editor of a publication I used to review for is now using 'Chinggis' Khan in his own reviews. Remembering when I had to argue its case and dig my heels in not to be edited into 'Genghis'. 👍

'His gathering of the disaffected into an army of disparate people has echoes of the story of Temüjin, later Chinggis Khan.' asianreviewofbooks.com/content/ilge...

“Ilget: The Three Names of a Life” by Alexander Grigorenkoasianreviewofbooks.com Alexander Grigorenko’s previous book Mebet, set among the Nenets people of the Siberian taiga, was such an unique literary experience that one could be forgiven for opening Ilget, the next book in …

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We are less than $100 away from reaching our stretch goal of an extra piece of art for each of our stories by the incomparable Trevor Ngwenya aka @kuboartt.bsky.social! Back Beating Hearts and Battle-Axes here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Book Sky Challenge: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚 Day 20

Book Sky Challenge: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚 Day 19

Runalong Womble

Fishwives by Sally Bellerose. Wonderful novel about class, poverty, and LGBT lives over the second half of the 20thC -- our couple now women in their 80s.

Dr Russell Jones

It is known. I had stress/anxiety that my GP said might be largely the high bp.

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'Momentous shelter for hopefully more than a moment,' wrote @dflewis.bsky.social in the only review of SHELTER FROM THE STORM not on Amazon or Goodreads. Sometimes I think it's enough Des read the book. Sometimes I wish everyone else would read it too! dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/2023/06/28/s...

Shelter From The Storm – Jayaprakash Satyamurthydflewisreviews.wordpress.com My previous reviews of this author: https://dflewisreviews.wordpress.com/tag/jayaprakash-satyamurthy/ When I read this book, my thoughts will appear in the comment stream below…

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For health reasons I need to take a break from writing my (long) article about Zora, so here’s an earlier (much shorter) one on “Stardust City Rag”, a devastating episode that seemed to flummox a lot of reviewers when it came out! beyondthatnextstar.blogspot.com/2021/05/ragt... #StarTrekPicard

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They answer my question about monsters (they should be weirder and stranger)

You can watch the recording of our livestream Q&A about short fiction editing with @obrackenbury.bsky.social and @jayxwolf.bsky.social on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOBE...

Short fiction editing with Oliver and Jaywww.youtube.com Oliver Brackenbury and Jay Wolf discuss the art of short fiction editing. Beating Hearts and Battle-Axes is an anthology of six romantic Sword & Sorcery tale...

Book Sky Challenge: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚 Day 19

Book Sky Challenge: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚 Day 18

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11am livestream TODAY! Do you have a question for Beating Hearts and Battle-Axes publisher @obrackenbury.bsky.social and editor @jayxwolf.bsky.social? Post them below or bring them to the livestream on our Backerkit page: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

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Hey, I do a podcast w my boy Travis! The highest compliment I've gotten was someone telling me that we actually seem to enjoy each other's company and, combined with our respect for the movie (usually), they said it's was a very gentle and pleasant listen. Give it a go if you'd like!

Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957) by Defend Your Trash Moviepodcasters.spotify.com "You see? You see? Your stupid minds! STUPID! STUPID!" It's said that Ed Wood's most infamous film is trash, but does it truly deserve that reputation? Listen & find out! twitter.com/trashmoviepod t...

Book Sky Challenge: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚 Day 18

Book Sky Challenge: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚 Day 17

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Also ICYMI! Endorsement by the Hugo Book Club Blog for THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS! :) "This is Mohamed’s best book on almost every level."

The Siege of Burning Grass by @premeemohamed.com is a novel that fits the zeitgeist. It is the right novel to read while contemplating the courage it takes for those with no political authority to speak out against state-sanctioned violence. Review: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2024/07/the-...

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"A staggering, tender epic about gay men in rural China and the women who marry them." #books www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734669...

Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang: 9780593474334 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Bookswww.penguinrandomhouse.com A Dakota Johnson x TeaTime Book Club Pick “Exceptional, moving, and not to be missed.”—Alice Hoffman “Gentle and fierce, heartbreaking without sacrificing its sense...

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Two thieves angle to outsmart one another and steal a valuable rarity--but find a different treasure instead. Will Ilwyn of Vencario get what he truly wants? "By Thieves-Light" - inspired by our back cover Illustration, written by @jayxwolf.bsky.social under their authorial pseudonym.

If we reach 300 backers, we'll unlock a bonus story by @mdanielmcdowell.bsky.social! Back Beating Hearts and Battle-Axes here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

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@premeemohamed.com’s Butcher of the Forest is a dark faerie tale quest full of idiosyncratic details and a strong main character haunted by… something. Her writing is a joy to read. The dark Forest feels dangerous and real, following its own rules. This is very good fantasy.

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It can finally be told! Announcing one of my secret @mdanielmcdowell.bsky.social projects for this year: a digital exclusive novelette for our Backerkit backers, and only if we get to 300! The ONLY place to snag my "what if a story like ILL MET IN LANKHMAR was a meet-cute" romp is right here!

If we reach 300 backers, we'll unlock a bonus story by @mdanielmcdowell.bsky.social! Back Beating Hearts and Battle-Axes here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

Book Sky Challenge: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚 Day 17

Book Sky Challenge: Choose 20 books that greatly influenced you. One book per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. 💙📚 Day 16

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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮

“Compiled from ultra-rare dead stock pressed at a Soviet-era vinyl plant in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, this fully licensed album features Uzbek disco, Tajik electronic folk, Uyghur guitar licks, Crimean Tatar jazz, Korean brass, and genre-defying styles from Soviet Central Asia.” TAKE MY MONEY

Synthesizing the Silk Roads: Uzbek Disco, Tajik Folktronica, Uyghur Rock & Crimean Tatar Jazz from 1980s Soviet Central Asia, by Various Artistsostinatorecords.bandcamp.com 16 track album

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If we reach 300 backers, we'll unlock a bonus story by @mdanielmcdowell.bsky.social! Back Beating Hearts and Battle-Axes here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

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OH MY GOD Y'ALL!!!! WE DID IT!!!! Truly unbelievably grateful and emotional to see this number. This may be the best "How it Started, How It's Going" of my life. Thank you, y'all, for helping us make this happen. Under no circumstances should you fuck with romancelandia.

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The contract is signed, I'm writing a pop history book on eastern gladiation! ancientalexandra.weebly.com/blog/and-i-n...

And I Need a Job, So I Wanna be a Paperback Writerancientalexandra.weebly.com Well, the dissertation was submitted and marked and I will be graduating with a Distinction. I think I was right to be so worried about it, because I really only managed to turn my behemoth of a...