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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

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. […]

Blog: A Perilous Perspective, Anna Lee Huber from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:01:00 +0100

2022 historical mystery; tenth in Huber’s Lady Darby series
(post-Regency amateur detection). The Gages are staying at a remote
castle for a wedding party; but when […]

Blog: Banshee, Lindsay Rumbold from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 08:01:00 +0100

2024 Cold War espionage and aviation thriller. In 2022, an
undocumented bunker turns up during construction work on a former RAF
base, containing squadron paperwork […]

Blog: Vanishing Point, Marcia Muller from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100

2006 mystery, twenty-third in Muller’s series about Sharon McCone,
private investigator in San Francisco. Over twenty years ago, a woman
vanished; a few days later, […]

Blog: Full Speed to a Crash Landing, Beth Revis from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:01:00 +0100

2024 science fiction novella, first of a trilogy. Ada Lamarr is a
salvager, but there’s a hole in the side of her ship and her suit air
supply is running low. Hope […]

Blog: Dooneen by Keith Ridgway review – uncanny visions of dark times in Dublin from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

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 […]

Blog: Romance Includes You 2026: Finding Your Perfect Series Match from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:30:16 +0100

This July, the Mills & Boon team are on the hunt for romance novels by debut writers in underrepresented communities … Continued

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Good books you can read in one sitting in the group Random Occasional Book Reviews

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:41:49 +0100

Good books you can read in one sittingToday, I stumbled on this short video listing some good books that are short reads and had to share it.

Blog: Platform Decay, Martha Wells from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100

2026 short science fiction novel, eighth in the Murderbot series.
Murderbot is visiting a huge space habitat with the goal of rescuing
some of its humans.

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

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 […]

Blog: The Family Man by James Lasdun review – the killings that shocked America from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

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 […]

Burty Burtman edited the blog post 5 SciFi prompts in the group Writing prompts and inspirations

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:42:52 +0100

5 SciFi promptsRob Bignell shared these five sci-fi what-if style prompts.

Blog: Reader, I married him: couples tell us how books brought them together from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

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 […]

Blog: Obsidian Prey, Jayne Castle from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:03:00 +0100

2009 romance/SF/mystery; sixth of its series but effectively
stand-alone. Lyra Dore found a trove of a rare sort of amber, and the
Company took it off her. And she […]

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

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 […]

Blog: Awake Awake by Fiona Mozley review – in pursuit of false memories from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

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 […]

Blog: Bethany Handley wins Eric Gregory Award from Seren in the group Seren Books

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 16:12:16 +0100

We’re delighted to share that Bethany Handley has won an Eric Gregory Award for her poetry pamphlet Cling Film, a prize awarded to outstanding collections by p […]

Blog: A Mexican Mystery, W Grove from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:03:00 +0100

1888 scientific romance novella. A new self-fuelling railway
locomotive turns out to be rather more effective than anyone had
supposed.

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

Blog: The Killing Code, J D Kirk from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100

2019 police procedural mystery, tartan noir, third in the Jack
Logan series. Women are being murdered by an unusually competent
killer.

Blog: The Fairy Godmother, Mercedes Lackey from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100

2004 fantasy, first of a series. Elena Klovis has a wicked stepmother
and two ugly sisters. But when they leave her to look after the house
while they flee debt […]

Blog: The Kiss Curse, Erin Sterling from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:02:00 +0100

2022 urban fantasy romance, second of a trilogy. Llewellyn ("Wells")
Jones goes back to Graves Glen, as much to get away from his static
life in Wales as to start […]

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Let's invent words: Glimfleeble in the group Matthew D. Brown (Author)

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.

Blog: Hornblower in the West Indies, C. S. Forester from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0100

1957 Napoleonic naval fiction, ninth written and eleventh by internal
chronology. Ten years after the war ended, Admiral Hornblower, in
command of the West India […]

Blog: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson from Dogwood Tales in the group Book Reviews by Dogwood Tales feed

Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:58:00 +0100

Tove Jansson was an artist and writer, best known for her Moomin stories concerning charming creatures living in an idyllic valley. Unusually for books written for […]

Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post The humans were not intimidated in the group Writing prompts and inspirations

Sat, 13 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0100

The humans were not intimidatedTo: Admiral Zazizch;By: Encrypted Proxy 92a-256;Re: Your plan failedThe humans were not intimidated at all. Send reinforcements. Encounter log attached. (first blogged here)

Blog: Maggie Harris wins Jhalak Poetry Prize from Seren in the group Seren Books

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:31:52 +0100

Congratulations to Maggie Harris, winner of the Jhalak Poetry Prize 2026!
The post Maggie Harris wins Jhalak Poetry Prize appeared first on Seren.

Blog: This Brutal Moon, Bethany Jacobs from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0100

2025 SF, last of its trilogy. The colony is going to be invaded, the
rebellion is at a standstill, and the new dictator is about to make
his move…

Blog: The Mark of the Horse Lord, Rosemary Sutcliff from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0100

1965 historical fiction for young people. Phaedrus the gladiator wins
his freedom, but has no idea what to do with it, and rapidly runs into
trouble. Then he is […]

Blog: Mills & Boon’s Romance Includes You 2026 Mentorship Opens for Submissions 1st July! from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:52:34 +0100

Here they are—the details you’ve been waiting for! Following the announcement of Mills & Boon’s Romance Includes You 2026 Mentorship, … Continued

Matthew Brown wrote a new blog post Humans always wore encounter suits with mirrored visors, but on day two-hundred and six of the thirteenth-hundred cycle of Vark by the Baralian reckoning, Tharg learned exactly why. It all started when… in the group Writing prompts and inspirations

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0100

Humans always wore encounter suits with mirrored visors, but on day two-hundred and six of the thirteenth-hundred cycle of Vark by the Baralian reckoning, Tharg learned exactly why. It all started when…(first blogged here)

Arves Corral joined the group Thanet Creative: Writers

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:32:35 +0100

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

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 […]

Toni McHadden started the topic Just do a little in the forum Self care and motivation

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:00:56 +0100

When doing the thing feels too much, give yourself permission to do a tiny bit. If that is all you do, you have done infinitly more than if you did nothing.

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Fixing my ActivityPub and WebMention comments to make them play nicely. in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:39:32 +0100

Fixing my ActivityPub and WebMention comments to make them play nicely. I was struggling to get both comments and replies to post while only showing “facepile” for likes and boosts. I had no one to blame but myself as I coded […]

Jane Smith joined the group Thanet Creative: Writers

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:38:48 +0100

Adam Bassman joined the group Self care and motivation

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:36:49 +0100

Matthew Brown edited the blog post The email, social media, and IndieWeb Node I need (that will probably never exist), that I think authors would love in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:40:30 +0100

The email, social media, and IndieWeb Node I need (that will probably never exist), that I think authors would love I need a special blend of stuff that might never exist. This is my attempt to dream out loud in the hope that this is the idea someone steals and runs […]

Charles Maxwell joined the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:39:23 +0100

Matthew Brown edited the blog post Jukka's blog and email list journey in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:36:40 +0100

Jukka's blog and email list journey Every now and then, I like to share the love by focusing on a blog I have found and enjoyed. Today I’d like to share Jukka’s blog. Jukka is a business […]

Acorn Boi commented on the post, Writers, tell me about your WIP, on the groupblog Shall we talk?

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:18:45 +0100

Just a self-insert fan-fic about being a padawan in Luke’s academy.

Matthew Brown commented on the post, Writers, tell me about your WIP, on the groupblog Shall we talk?

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:12:50 +0100

If I can spot the trope and predict the ending too soon, I get bored or disappointed. I long for the excitement of not knowing what will happen next that I had watching and reading when I was young. In other […]

Blog: Ambivalence by Brian Dillon review – an odd man out from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:00:46 +0100

The critic’s memoir’s is a portrait in determination to go against the grain and ‘pursue a life in words and ideas’Brian Dillon lost his parents early, his mother […]

Blog: Wimmy Road Boyz by Sufiyaan Salam review – an electric debut set on Manchester’s Curry Mile from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:00:44 +0100

Written in breathless multilingual prose, this coming-of-age meets state-of-the-nation novel is an incredible literary performanceThree twentysomethings “drive a […]

Blog: The Romance Edit: June from Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:43:04 +0100

Welcome to the June issue of The Romance Edit. Summer has finally arrived, bringing with it the long-awaited holiday season. … Continued

Blog: What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in May from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:39:16 +0100

Madeleine Thien, Sufiyaan Salam and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the commentsLately I have loved […]

Blog: Harbour Street, Ann Cleeves from RogerBW's Blog: reading in the group Book Reviews by RogerBW feed

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:04:00 +0100

2014 contemporary police mystery, sixth in Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope
series. A few days before Christmas, an old woman is stabbed on the Tyne
and Wear Metro. She was […]

Blog: My Only Boy by Rosa Rankin-Gee review – a darkly funny near-future dystopia from Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:00:42 +0100

A surprising romance is set against a backdrop of climate crisis, political instability and corporate corruption in this bleak but witty novelRosa Rankin-Gee […]