Author Buzz | Doctor Hendrix | Group Activity https://authorbuzz.co.uk/members/drhendrix/activity/groups/ Public group activity feed of which Doctor Hendrix is a member. Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:51:50 +0100 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 76f9a9c8c4ddfca68fad51c1d1846acc Blog: Ukrainian publishers call for support after Russian attacks destroy 10m books from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/20/help-ukrainian-publishers-russia-attacks-books Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:37:57 +0100 The country risks ‘the collapse of the entire book ecosystem’ following destruction of warehouses in July and August, say Ukrainian publishersThe Ukrainian Book Ins […]

]]> 0 d7231bb32623bc782bc1737fe29b7176 Blog: All of Us Atoms by Holly Dawson audiobook review – an extraordinary self-portrait from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/20/all-of-us-atoms-by-holly-dawson-audiobook-review-an-extraordinary-self-portrait Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:00:52 +0100 Helena Bonham Carter narrates the playwright’s impressionistic memoir, written as she was experiencing the loss of her memoryPlaywright Holly Dawson’s memoir tel […]

]]> 0 171979ca8dc157754bbed315f680e6d1 Blog: The best books to read in August: new paperbacks from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Salman Rushdie and Werner Herzog from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/aug/20/the-best-books-to-read-in-august-new-paperbacks-from-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-salman-rushdie-and-werner-herzog Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0100 Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some wonderful new paperbacks, from a short story collection by a literary great to razor-sharp criticism*** Conti […]

]]> 0 05916e24f65d09d563fbfc64f668eff2 Blog: How I’ve Tried to Change the World by Alexei Sayle review – does protest make a difference? from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/20/how-ive-tried-to-change-the-world-by-alexei-sayle-review-does-protest-make-a-difference Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:00:44 +0100 The comedian charts his life in demos from 1960s Liverpool to 2020s London in this fiery and addictive bookAt 74, the comedian Alexei Sayle is approaching a […]

]]> 0 84b1f98cbc64c2cddc25cd895377df77 Blog: The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State by Jill Lepore review – an ominous warning of tech takeover from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/19/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-artificial-state-by-jill-lepore-review-an-ominous-warning-of-tech-takeover Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:00:09 +0100 A historian charts the emergence of a democracy-crushing dystopia that is – in some ways – already with usPulitzer prize-winning US historian Jill Lepore’s new b […]

]]> 0 ed463fa489f042627de65d4a7e5236bf Blog: Where Are the Kings by Donal Ryan review – a timeless tale of family sorrows and joys from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/19/where-are-the-kings-by-donal-ryan-review-a-timeless-tale-of-family-sorrows-and-joys Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:07 +0100 A teenage boy navigates adolescence and the traumatic loss of his mother in this poignant coming-of-age novel set in rural IrelandSomething is happening to literary […]

]]> 0 30ae5b1bb82d8141e71f3ce7964876c3 Blog: Philip Pullman and Maggie O’Farrell among authors urging Burnham to cut business rates on bookshops from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/18/philip-pullman-and-maggie-ofarrell-among-authors-urging-burnham-to-cut-business-rates-on-bookshops Tue, 18 Aug 2026 17:25:12 +0100 After pubs and clubs get rates relief, authors back open letter calling for similar support for bookshops, described as the ‘beating hearts’ of high str […]

]]> 0 28ad1434ff2026d412c3e6a18260a849 Blog: The Ego Trip by Kimon de Greef review – a bizarre tale of psychedelic toads and hair-raising treatments from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/17/the-ego-trip-by-kimon-de-greef-review-a-bizarre-tale-of-psychedelic-toads-and-hair-raising-treatments Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:49 +0100 A journalist investigates the unsettling world of a charismatic shaman and the people who trusted himWhich, in your opinion, is the worst current cultural trend: […]

]]> 0 55e5508f9850a3d789d6082f3ff97d31 Blog: Agrippa by Robert Harris review – persuasive portrait of rivalry in ancient Rome from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/17/agrippa-by-robert-harris-review-persuasive-portrait-of-rivalry-in-ancient-rome Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:00:46 +0100 This fictional memoir by Octavius’s right-hand man shows us bloodshed, betrayal and hectic jockeying for powerIf you’re one of those people who thinks about the Rom […]

]]> 0 18fc56fd8fb0409c376a6ddf1bcb4d73 Blog: Art Spiegelman: ‘The US needs a counter-revolution’ from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/aug/15/art-spiegelman-the-us-needs-a-counter-revolution Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:00:50 +0100 More than four decades after his Holocaust story Maus transformed the graphic novel genre, Art Spiegelman discusses Trump, the shadow of 9/11 and the rise of […]

]]> 0 43b583e1fa23db77a5d00b69c20ab83f Matthew Brown replied to the topic My status is vanishing in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/my-status-is-vanishing/#post-5273 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:11:27 +0100 Something flagged it as spam. I’ve unspammed it.

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Leave it with me, I’ll try to figure out what went wrong.

]]> 0 cacea5ae25b42c364716770e37c39590 Sam Smith started the topic My status is vanishing in the forum Help and Support https://authorbuzz.co.uk/groups/help-and-support/forum/topic/my-status-is-vanishing/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:03:38 +0100 I’ve posted about my new book twice, and it is gone. Twice. Help!!

]]> 0 27eb8e4e1b17d4926b1e657e0cc65efe Matthew Brown edited the blog post Is my idea good enough? in the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://thanetcreative.co.uk/2026/08/is-my-idea-good-enough/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:58:11 +0100 Is my idea good enough? As you sit down to write that story that’s been burning in your mind, it is not unusual to ask, “Is this idea any good?” As questions go, few others […]

]]> fa14ad4c0a467ce21810104a511e0d67 Blog: You Won’t Get Free of It by Rachel Aviv review – a subtle study of the mother-daughter bond from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/11/you-wont-get-free-of-it-by-rachel-aviv-review-a-subtle-study-of-the-mother-daughter-bond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:00:07 +0100 The most complex of female relationships is thrown into sharp relief in this moving series of essaysRachel Aviv has a profound interest in the vagaries of human […]

]]> 0 8c4cdebe915734533de02e57af4b6ae7 Blog: Barack Obama launches podcast about books that ‘shaped his worldview’ from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/10/barack-obama-launches-podcast-about-books-that-shaped-his-worldview Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:59:13 +0100 The former US president will host six episodes of A Great Book for Audible, discussing work from Toni Morrison and John le Carré to James BaldwinBarack Obama is […]

]]> 0 cb2dc44a01120fa09f2cb242184246b1 Blog: Sinking ships, dark humour and really good bad guys: Beryl Bainbridge – ranked! from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/10/sinking-ships-dark-humour-and-really-good-bad-guys-beryl-bainbridge-ranked Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:00:42 +0100 From the last days of the Titanic to desperate romantics, we rate the work of a British master of black comedyBainbridge’s novel of the last days on RMS Titanic w […]

]]> 0 8a1b256a79b363643bf77937ebd80116 Blog: Is Beauty Good by Rosalind Belben review – the literary equivalent of free jazz from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/10/is-beauty-good-by-rosalind-belben-review-the-literary-equivalent-of-free-jazz Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:38 +0100 Combining hilarious detail with harsh observation, this rediscovered novel takes the reader on an exhilaratingly strange journey ‘But after all, writing is n […]

]]> 0 ac708fb59a4a6d92bc9cc8a0aa18f168 Blog: John Berger: From Life by Tom Overton review – a vibrant biography of the pioneering critic from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/10/john-berger-from-life-by-tom-overton-review-a-vibrant-biography-of-the-pioneering-critic Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:00:37 +0100 This multi-layered portrait is a fitting tribute to the man behind Ways of SeeingThe cultural critic John Berger was still alive and kicking when he donated his […]

]]> 0 2ba31502485165b2d1add71945bf0e50 Blog: We know sleep, exercise and diet are vital for health. But why? from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/09/we-know-sleep-exercise-and-diet-are-vital-for-health-but-why Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:00:15 +0100 The benefits of all three come down to a crucial piece of cellular kitSleep. Exercise. Eat well. It’s the oldest recommendation in medicine, repeated so often i […]

]]> 0 cebe44d8286807b17c5ce9c472424b2c Blog: ‘Grief became my brand’: Freya Bromley on writing about personal tragedy from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/09/grief-became-my-brand-freya-bromley-on-writing-about-personal-tragedy Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:00:13 +0100 Touring her memoir and talking to others helped the author come to terms with her brother’s death, but the book’s success left her feeling guilty. Had she com […]

]]> 0 43e4805bc31dc99df2a0502eea5e3ac3 Blog: ‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroom from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/aug/08/i-hate-what-ai-is-doing-to-the-minds-and-happiness-of-the-young-katherine-rundell-on-the-view-from-the-classroom Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:00:41 +0100 Education is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back?If you set out […]

]]> 0 2267f0ee24400a446b746748a9fac650 Blog: The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/07/the-best-recent-science-fiction-fantasy-and-horror-review-roundup Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:00:17 +0100 The Salt King by Natasha Pulley; A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett; Netherwood by Jake Arnott; Fawn by CN VairThe Salt King by by Natasha Pulley (Gollancz, […]

]]> 0 b2d5fbd96f51ddaa78d5974643087e8e Blog: What Happened to Liberal Democracy? by Daron Acemoglu review – how to fix the system from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/07/what-happened-to-liberal-democracy-by-daron-acemoglu-review-how-to-fix-the-system Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:09 +0100 The Nobel-winning economist takes aim at elites for no longer meeting the needs of the massesIn 2009, the tech billionaire Peter Thiel published an essay with the […]

]]> 0 be5ec9dcdfa10a8ea6422a77d43f7e50 Blog: Thirst by John Robins audiobook review – an ex-drinker’s darkly funny journey from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/06/thirst-by-john-robins-audiobook-review-an-ex-drinkers-darkly-funny-journey Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:00:49 +0100 The comedian and broadcaster narrates the heartfelt and at times self-lacerating account of his relationship with alcoholA memoir chronicling the comic and […]

]]> 0 e4daff93fea45e59658b2083676d733f Blog: Jason Arday claimed he was paid ‘1.4 million’ by publisher for memoir from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/06/jason-arday-claim-memoir-publisher-simon-and-schuster-cambridge Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:29:51 +0100 Simon & Schuster still plans to publish book by Cambridge academic who resigned this week amid plagiarism claimsJason Arday, the former Cambridge professor accused […]

]]> 0 6dfd6197ba5eb5e655e89223670bd9af Blog: Sky City by Jacqueline Crooks review – an ambitious, lyrical portrait of trauma from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/06/sky-city-by-jacqueline-crooks-review-an-ambitious-lyrical-portrait-of-trauma Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:41 +0100 A young woman is haunted by her childhood in this forcefully imaginative and unapologetically bleak novel from the author of Fire RushThe world of Sky City never […]

]]> 0 c09bb5ab2ee637a3a1d99785df6dbc1c Blog: ‘Getting old is no fun’: Game of Thrones author George RR Martin speaks out about depression amid further book delays from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/05/getting-old-is-no-fun-game-of-thrones-author-george-rr-martin-speaks-out-about-depression-amid-further-book-delays Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:41:40 +0100 A new blog post by the fantasy writer has outlined his recent difficulties, as fans continue to speculate on the elusive sixth book in his A Song of Ice and Fire […]

]]> 0 bcc2a3f2f3afe1b4b79df5a3e79f5901 Blog: A Sense of Occasion by Brodie Crellin review – a surprising and darkly funny debut from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/05/a-sense-of-occasion-by-brodie-crellin-review-a-surprising-and-darkly-funny-debut Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:00:13 +0100 A dysfunctional family comes together for a funeral in this heartfelt, keenly observed novel Most of us come upon our family’s dysfunctions gradually, like a door t […]

]]> 0 4990ec94f241a810a3a1874cf6002798 Blog: The Ghost of the Mountains by Kulbhushansingh Suryawanshi review – the secrets of the snow leopard from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/05/the-ghost-of-the-mountains-by-kulbhushansingh-suryawanshi-review-the-secrets-of-the-snow-leopard Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:10 +0100 An Indian mountaineer follows in the footsteps of explorers and conservationists in search of an enigmatic animalWhen bored, try the following game – I call it “ […]

]]> 0 3e62912190d207d320b8c2756f3397c7 Blog: Children of the Wild by Kevin Powers review – gripping tale of a friendship forged in war from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/aug/04/children-of-the-wild-by-kevin-powers-review-gripping-tale-of-a-friendship-forged-in-war Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:00:54 +0100 Written by a US army veteran, this novel of courage and cruelty during the first world war is filled with unsettlingly authoritative depictions of violence – but i […]

]]> 0 4b85db1822509662621caf44ff43daeb Blog: The best recent poetry – review roundup from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jul/31/the-best-recent-poetry-review-roundup Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:00:11 +0100 Small Birds Singing by Matthew Welton; The Channel by Jana Prikryl; Stepmother by Helen Mort; Drunken Driving by Martina EvansSmall Birds Singing by Matthew Welton […]

]]> 0 6e9c372efaed532c8b19de34690175b5 Blog: Jacqueline Crooks: ‘Toni Morrison’s voice made me want to find my own’ from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jul/31/jacqueline-crooks-toni-morrisons-voice-made-me-want-to-find-my-own Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:10 +0100 The novelist on learning empathy from Charles Dickens, the playfulness of Irenosen Okojie and avoiding Jane AustenMy earliest reading memory
I was eight when I was […]

]]> 0 65d4ef586b96d49dc2fd438d6b4e1a3f Matthew Brown commented on the post, July 2026 Divestment, on the groupblog The Fantastic Site of Lord Matt https://lordmatt.co.uk/matts-stuff/projects-and-ideas/july-2026-divestment/#comment-22123 Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:35:29 +0100 I’m surprisingly lacking in the proper diagnosis front. Formally, I have dyslexia. I have been told by an authoritative doctor who “was not allowed to say so officially” that I am dyspaxic (that too runs in the […]

]]> 8693db9c6f83debb43d36a51759fc7cd Matthew Brown edited the blog post July 2026 Divestment in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/matts-stuff/projects-and-ideas/july-2026-divestment/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:40:36 +0100 July 2026 Divestment From time to time, I have to admit that I just have too many tabs open. Which means I am not likely to get back to them any time soon. When that happens, I […]

]]> 76cfb43b140590fbf17dc35796b1e43e Matthew Brown commented on the post, The email, social media, and IndieWeb Node I need (that will probably never exist), that I think authors would love, on the groupblog The Fantastic Site of Lord Matt https://lordmatt.co.uk/technology/the-email-social-media-and-indieweb-node-i-need-that-will-probably-never-exist-that-i-think-authors-would-love/#comment-21880 Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:17:52 +0100 I’ve started work on this. It may take a very long time.

]]> 0123b3885dccef435cd3d0e23b120516 Matthew Brown edited the blog post You web writers have taught AI some truly terrible writing habits in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/reflections/writing-and-storytelling/you-web-writers-have-taught-ai-some-truly-terrible-writing-habits/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:50:38 +0100 You web writers have taught AI some truly terrible writing habits Web writers, the AI has been trained on your public work, and it shows. You all have taught AI some truly terrible writing habits HFY writers have […]

]]> 19d659c854c0b9255474e2ddcda6b2c9 Matthew Brown edited the blog post How to add a no-fuss "thoughts" custom paragraph style to LibreOffice in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/tutorials/how-to-add-a-no-fuss-thoughts-custom-paragraph-style-to-libreoffice/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:08:34 +0100 How to add a no-fuss "thoughts" custom paragraph style to LibreOffice This quick and easy guide is mostly for my fellow writers and anyone else who occasionally needs special paragraphs in their document. Imagine this. […]

]]> 53da7bdfac57e0e912e6b9a970da37ad Blog: Dooneen by Keith Ridgway review – uncanny visions of dark times in Dublin from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/25/dooneen-by-keith-ridgway-review-uncanny-visions-of-dark-times-in-dublin Thu, 25 Jun 2026 06:00:07 +0100 Ireland is trembling with nascent social unrest in this labyrinthine tale of one man’s homecomingIrish author Keith Ridgway’s latest novel deals, both mis […]

]]> 0 4de57b07dc39315c35ff6b5e1f8f918a Blog: ‘Beautiful and terrifying’: the best American LGBTQ+ books, chosen by Samuel R Delany, Kaveh Akbar, Eileen Myles and more from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/jun/24/best-american-lgbtq-books-authors Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:00:40 +0100 From 20th-century classics to little-known treasures, queer authors share their favorite books about LGBTQ+ life‘Sheer outrageousness’: writers on their fav […]

]]> 0 209d0809d5b1935227de9a3a81feea99 Blog: The Family Man by James Lasdun review – the killings that shocked America from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/24/the-family-man-by-james-lasdun-review-the-killings-that-shocked-america Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:00:38 +0100 Alex Murdaugh’s conviction for the murder of his wife and son was recently overturned. Where does the truth lie?In March 2023, 54-year-old Alex Murdaugh received t […]

]]> 0 003dfea9096e0430d154f6664d2e2a92 Blog: Reader, I married him: couples tell us how books brought them together from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/23/reader-i-married-him-couples-tell-us-how-books-brought-them-together Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:36 +0100 From book club meet-cutes to shared English Literature lectures, romance has blossomed beyond the page for these bibliophilesDua Lipa and Callum Turner have been […]

]]> 0 1488a2d8e38b0debc6ade2612ef3e69a Blog: Fantastic Kingdom by Helene von Bismarck review – an outsider’s guide to British politics from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/23/fantastic-kingdom-by-helene-von-bismarck-review-an-outsiders-guide-to-british-politics Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:00:34 +0100 This stranger’s-eye-view of an eccentric nation promises insight but delivers only conventional wisdom‘Continental people have sex lives; the English have hot […]

]]> 0 9a173414ea81b1df319e6f76bf8bb6f8 Blog: Awake Awake by Fiona Mozley review – in pursuit of false memories from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/23/awake-awake-by-fiona-mozley-review-in-pursuit-of-false-memories Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:00:33 +0100 From the Booker-shortlisted author, a tantalisingly unreliable account of childhood, history and mental uncertaintyThe historian and novelist Fiona Mozley […]

]]> 0 fe8b8b2131b58d668a94ebbe3fce6c66 Blog: The Leveret By Anna Goldreich review – a hare mends the pain of baby loss from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/22/the-leveret-by-anna-goldreich-review-a-hare-mends-the-pain-of-baby-loss Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:00:50 +0100 This bold debut about a woman finding healing after a late miscarriage is written with utter convictionBirth. “A detaching, a loosening of something, then the p […]

]]> 0 67195ac5a75cb914cb8ab121318cc65a Blog: The Reverse Centaur’s Guide to Life After AI by Cory Doctorow review – the real price of artificial intelligence from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/22/the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai-by-cory-doctorow-review-the-real-price-of-artificial-intelligence Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:00:52 +0100 A vivid and entertaining polemic on the economics of the tech revolution, filled with righteous ireAs former Google CEO Eric Schmidt  could tell you, AI is a hard […]

]]> 0 a86ec8e3039006d22e5806024a128a5d Blog: M John Harrison: ‘If we met a real alien we’d have no clue what they thought’ from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/21/m-john-harrison-if-we-met-a-real-alien-wed-have-no-clue-what-they-thought Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:00:29 +0100 At 80, SF author M John Harrison is producing some of his best work. He talks about finding his voice, alien intelligence and the advice from Iain Banks that still […]

]]> 0 03b195d925d31a52f8a05c3a2a641d0d Matthew Brown edited the blog post Let's invent words: Glimfleeble in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author) https://matthewdbrown.authorbuzz.co.uk/lordmatt/reflections-and-thoughts/inventing-words/lets-invent-words-glimfleeble/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:34:33 +0100 Let's invent words: Glimfleeble Glimfleeble is now a word, I decided. Glimfleeble adj. Something that looks or sounds impressive and/or important because you have no idea what it is or how it works.

]]> 17bc59eaf6da4438fc7cd09d63645c33 Arves Corral joined the group Thanet Creative: Writers https://authorbuzz.co.uk/activity/p/18276/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:32:35 +0100 0 4a389fa266482ce04d2e06d57b839d3e Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Please, dear HFY writers, no more stories starting with "Bob sat on the bridge of the Earth Ship Big Birtha" in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek https://lordmatt.co.uk/reflections/writing-and-storytelling/please-dear-hfy-writers-no-more-stories-starting-with-bob-sat-on-the-bridge-of-the-earth-ship-big-birtha/ Sun, 07 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0100 Please, dear HFY writers, no more stories starting with "Bob sat on the bridge of the Earth Ship Big Birtha" Why do so many HFY stories start with the OC standing somewhere waiting for the opening thing to happen? I’ve lost track of the stories I’ve listened to or […]

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