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Wole Talabi

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Engineer | Writer | Editor Enjoyer of Equations, Ideas & Assorted Nonsenses Hugo, Nebula, Locus & Caine Prize finalist My novel Shigidi out now: http://tinyurl.com/Shigidi

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Damn it yes. I thought AD and wrote BC. Bloody hell.

05.03.2026 01:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fifteen African Authors Make the 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List - They Need Your Votes! The 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List is out. Compiled annually by Locus Magazine's reviewers, editors, columnists, and outside critics this year across more than 1,000 titles. It is one of the mos...

Fifteen African Authors Make the 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List – They Need Your Votes! brittlepaper.com/2026/02/fift... via @brittlepaper.bsky.social

05.03.2026 01:29 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

me too!

05.03.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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this gif damn near scared the copper out of me.

05.03.2026 01:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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The fact that I am enjoying myself so much just thinking about it supports this.

05.03.2026 01:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ha! Keeping with the spirit of the original show - it would have to be criminal only

05.03.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yep. Socrates, Galileo, Phryne, General Yuan Chonghuan, CuauhtΓ©moc, Bashorun Gaa, Anne Boleyn, The Salem Witch trials... there are a lot of historical figures and trials/accusations/convictions to choose from.

05.03.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I loved the original 90s show and I've managed to go on with some of thew newer stuff too but yeah it would be great to talk about in person at some point haha

05.03.2026 01:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean, I would watch the shit out of that show. But I may be a bit too into Law and Order.

05.03.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Season finale - Judaea, 33 BC. McCoy is called in to advocate for a man who has been arrested and accused of sedition by Jewish leaders. He has remained silent and refused to defend himself against the charges. McCoy must find a way to make his case before Governor Pontius Pilate.

05.03.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

A Law And Order reboot where Jack McCoy dies in court and each episode finds himself reincarnated in the past as a defense advocate who must plead the case of an accused person before a variety of historical courts/councils - Rome, Oyo Empire, Aztec Tenochtitlan, Han China, Mesopotamia, more..

05.03.2026 00:18 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Fist of Memory - Astra Publishing House A strange alien spacecraft suddenly appears in the sky in this electrifying, action-packed first contact novel set in near-future Nigeria from award-winning author Wole Talabi A hard science-fiction n...

Oh. I've got one coming in October! astrapublishinghouse.com/product/the-...

04.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Tia! πŸ™πŸΎ

04.03.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oshey Modupe! πŸ™πŸΎ
(I wont lie I was a little disappointed not to see ASOLL in the novel category though. Rooting for it elsewhere!)

04.03.2026 09:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Muchas gracias πŸ™πŸΎ

04.03.2026 02:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We are really proud of @wtalabi.com’s SauΓΊti novella β€œDescent” making the BSFA shortlist. πŸ”₯πŸ’«πŸ₯³

Read it!

03.03.2026 05:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The support is deeply appreciated πŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎπŸ™πŸΎ

03.03.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gracias amigo.

03.03.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! πŸ™‚

03.03.2026 22:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very cool to see that my @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella DESCENT is now a finalist for the BSFA Awards! Many thanks to @clarkesworldmagazine.com for publishing it, to everyone who read and congratulations to all my fellow finalists whom I'm pleasantly intimidated to be counted among!
#bsfa #awards

02.03.2026 23:33 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

RF Kuang, Premee Mohamed, Wole Talabi, Darcie Little Badger... Pretty much I'm buy first ask questions later when it comes to books

01.03.2026 16:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fluidity, Desire, and Survival: A Conversation with Rebecca Roanhorse by Arley Sorg Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

My short story collection RIVER OF BONES is out Tuesday, March 3. In honor of that, I sat down to chat with Arley Song for Clarkesworld. clarkesworldmagazine.com/roanhorse_in...

01.03.2026 23:53 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

"Drift-Flux" by @wtalabi.com
The most cinematic story β€” plays out like an action movie.

Space terrorism, double-crosses, and the sacrifice play. Out Mission Impossibles Mission Impossible.

01.03.2026 04:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Three novellas I really enjoyed and would like you to consider are:

Psychopomp & Circumstance, Eden Royce, Tordotcom

Descent, Wole Talabi, Clarkesworld

The Unbearable Taste of Fruit and Wine, R.S.A. Garcia, Android Press

26.02.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s β‰ˆ 9 months out, but very much looking forward to Wole Talabi’s next book: The Fist of Memory

12.02.2026 20:06 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The moment when a caretaker has left the murder hotel and a new caretaker hasn't yet taken over is called an interredrum

26.02.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 324 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 3

Yall should read this book. It is SO GOOD

25.02.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Well, hell. That is an effective pitch for a certain target audience.

It’s me.

I’m that target audience.

(Oh, and hell yes. There’s an audio version. Credits SPENT.)

25.02.2026 13:44 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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Catch up!

25.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reminder that ANYBODY can nominate a work for the Le Guin Prize.

Not only can you nominate your favorite books of last year. You SHOULD.

25.02.2026 08:38 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 120 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1