Author, biologist, cat herder | BFA & SoA winner, Kavya & Saltire Awards SL | THE SALT ORACLE out now https://geni.us/saltorac | rep Julie Gourinchas | she/her 🏴
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Lorraine Wilson
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“I mean, your society’s broken… Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.”
—Iain Banks died #OTD, 9 June, 2013
www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...
This Thurs, Fife & Dundee fronds
I'm going to tell a little story, settle in.
Many many years ago, I told my ex I hated walking in Cape Town centre as I got so many disgusting comments.
His cousin (female) agreed with me.
Ex said, I've never heard anyone say anything to you.
We are DELIGHTED to say that @rainewilson.bsky.social 's genre-bending climate science fantasy THE SALT ORACLE has been shortlisted for the @clarkeaward.bsky.social 2026!
Huge congratulations to Raine and the other finalists!
Buy now: https://geni.us/saltorac
Excellent thread 👇🏽
Years ago, the very first negative reviews I got of my debut book were 'ugh there was NO REASON for this character being trans'.
Which taught me early & hard that I do not have to please all readers. Because fuck those guys
This article is *impressively* determined to ignore, say, declining royalty percentages & advance sizes? Widening disparity in publisher support? Declining literacy?
To instead blame...libraries.
I mean, yous over there do need a PLR system, but also. My dudes. No.
Crikey, did I mistakenly click the 'please, men of the internet, explain things to me' button?
Iain Banks died last Sunday, just before the publication of his final novel The Quarry. Last month he talked to Stuart Kelly about writing, politics and all the things still left to do . . .
www.theguardian.com
So apparently this is real and not a hoax!
Honestly so, so honoured to get to be part of this award alongside such stellar books. Massive thanks to the judges 🖤
Wee last minute reminder about this happening tomorrow in Dundee 👇🏽
www.waterstones.com/events/rafae...
Video
The latest 'wtf did Raine find to rant about this time' post went up at the weekend but I was at Cymera so was being an online cryptid.
Inspired by the not-very-recent Critical Friends podcast & ensuing chat re what reviewers owe to authors...
www.patreon.com/posts/review...
