@ejbraithwaite
She/her. Writer and illustrator of spooky stories from picture books to adult fiction. South African in Bristol. Words in The Ghastling, Northern Gravy, The Amphibian. Winner of Wilko Johnson Writing Award 2024. Rep: Silvia Molteni @PFD Agents
british sailor's euphemism for cannibalism: "the delicate question"
american sailor's euphemism for cannibalism: "the custom of the sea"
australian sailor's euphemism for cannibalism: "a salty tucker"
A scary faceless doll I found at a market in Devon (but didn't buy, as I value my sleep).
Do pop down to an antique market in the south west of the United Kingdom right now if you are looking for a faceless life size child doll to take back home, destroy your regular sleep patterns and transform your house into a place of constant demonic terror.
A poster of a manifesto about reading, by Loki, with 6 points on reading "bad" books, short books, comics, audioooks, webcomics and fanfic, plus not finishing bad books cos life is too short.
This is my Lokifesto #KidsConf #UKkidlit #edusky lokibooks.com/lokifesto/
"One item of subtext that I think people miss in "Dracula" is that he's going to London because people there don't believe in vampires. Because that meant they wouldn't know how to protect themselves from him."
#OverheardInABookstore
I can’t wait to read this 🖤
The British Library have just sent me photos of ILLUSIONS OF PRESENCE - it has been printed!!!
EMINENT ANTHOLOGIST
Aww yeah.
#FESTIVESHINYSHINY
Book out October 16, pre-order your copy from links below:
SEPTEMBER 20th- Edgelit, for panel and a ROOTS OF MY FEARS booklaunch panel, Derby OCTOBER 7th- I'm joinining Tim Lebbon and Christopher Golden on tour with V. Castro and Ally Wilkes, Waterstones Trafalgar Square, London OCTOBER 8th- I'm hosting Tim Lebbon and Christopher Golden on tour at Forbidden Planet, Bristol, OCTOBER 10th- Neil McRobert and I launch GOOD BOY and ITCH! at Blackwell's, Manchester OCTOBER 23rd, ITCH! In store conversation, Stanford's, Bristol OCTOBER 24th, ITCH! author talk, Cheltenham Waterstones OCTOBER 25/26th, MCM COMICCON, various panels, London OCTOBER 27th- I'm joining Eric la Rocca on tour with Laura Purcell for Forbidden Planet, The Elgin, Maida Vale, London OCT 31st, WORLD FANTASY CON, Brighton
I AM GOING TO BE VERY BUSYYYYY!! I'm sort of going on book tour?!!
And joining @ericlarocca.bsky.social, @timlebbon.bsky.social and @cgolden.bsky.social on theirs, plus a few cons!
Come find me! I'd post links but I haven't collected them all yet. Google is your friend.
Congratulations! 🎉 👏🏻
finally, the September shopping list is live! new books from @almakatsu.bsky.social @brianmcwriter.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @sarahgailey.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social @tkingfisher.com @brackenmacleod.bsky.social @bitterkarella.bsky.social & MANY more!
you share the same human substance that nazis possess. the thing that separates you from each other is not some capacity for empathy but the fact that they choose to be monsters and you do not
A grid of black and white illustrations I made for The Woman in Black by Susan Hill.
My illustrations for The Woman in Black are now available as signed giclee prints. You can view them on my website nicktankard.co.uk I’ll also be making the original illustrations available here on Bluesky, watch this space…The illustrations are in the hardback edition published by Vintage Classics.
Stephen King’s Danse Macabre Why I Love Horror America’s Most Gothic Paperbacks From Hell Most of J. W. Ocker’s Books MY BOOKS 🤭 Monster, She Wrote Wasteland The Science of Monsters The World of Lore Curious Coffins & Riveting Rituals A Rather Haunted Life Somebody is Walking on Your Grave Ghosted When We Spoke to the Dead How to Build A Haunted House American Scary
Here are some non-fiction book recs for readers who love horror fiction! (I didn't include books about horror movies)
There’ll be stories as long as there are any of us here, until the stars disappear - China Mieville
The weather changed to an autumnal vibe too quickly for me, but at least it’s cosy reading weather. - Michael
I loved this novel!
Well, this is just wonderful
I have a book out in two weeks. So....one repost of this and I'll drop one fact/spoiler/detail about the book. @walkerbooksuk.bsky.social www.walker.co.uk/978152951581...
A hand holding up a copy of Good Boy by Neil McRobert. The cover artwork depicts a night time scene of a man digging a hole with a shovel, while a little wire-haired terrier stands guard. There’s a house in the background with a single light on inside.
Already said nice things about this on Instagram but it bears repeating here: Good Boy by Neil McRobert @talkscaredpod.bsky.social is a stunning piece of writing, everyone should read it and also everyone should hug their pets immediately. It’s out in October from @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social
was just told by a doctor that I need to "limit and reduce stress" in my life but then he refused to put me in a medically induced coma -- pick a side, man
Day 4362 of trying to write this synopsis. So many subplots 🥲
Iceland looks amazing! 😍 my good news is that I got an agent this week! 🥹
Thanks so much Sarah and Elane! I Am In Print definitely helped me along the way 🥳
Thank you! ☺️ yes please, all the wine and all the books! X
An open sketchbook on a table surrounded by pencils, a sharpener and pencil shavings. The illustration is of a notebook bearing the words “now rep’d by Silvia Molteni at PFD” drawn in orange pencil.
News! 📢💥 A thing has happened!
I’m very, very excited to say that I’m now represented by Silvia Molteni at PFD Agency 🎉📚
Tok-tokkie in South Africa! 🇿🇦
Blonde woman with glasses holding up a book in front of her, the Northern Gravy Fiction Anthology edited by Nick Jones.
The back cover of the Northern Gravy Fiction Anthology edited by Nick Jones.
A hand holding a book open to a page containing a short story titled Adrift, written by Erin Braithwaite.
Much excitement this week to have the Northern Gravy Fiction Anthology arrive through the letterbox 🥳 first time seeing one of my stories in an actual book!
It’s 2050 and a teen girl is torrenting a .tar.gz file of all the consciousnesses of all the tech bros who uploaded themselves into the cloud in a bid for immortality and modding them into The Sims 4
If you could get a place in any 5 cities (5 cribs), which would you choose?
Bristol, Edinburgh, Brooklyn, Paris, Cape Town
If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
