Never mind #dogsatpollingstations we're doing #catsatpollingstations 😆🐈🐈‍⬛ I feel I ought to say that Sylvie did actually have a lovely time and wasn't half as grumpy as she looks in this photo.

If you're in Nottingham tomorrow, don't forget that I'm doing a free talk at the Nottingham Central Library on Byron and Vampires! nottinghamcitylibraries.co.uk/talk-byron-and….

🦊🌞Competition time! To celebrate Midsummer, I'm giving away a signed edition of my 'Reynard the Fox' book, a copy of the accompanying gold-tipped 'A Fox for All Seasons' journal, both with map endpapers & fine ribbons, packets of Organic Rosehip Tea and Strawberry and Cream

How the Tories pushed universities to the brink of disaster dlvr.it/T92bKz

Don't forget it's today! #catsatpollingstations

More #CatsatPollingStations keeping an eye on us. #GE2024  #GTTONow

I've updated the Online Classes page on Romancing the Gothic! Find links to upcoming talks (cosmic horror! horror video games! Ann Radcliffe!) and lots of exciting talks from the last few months! romancingthegothic.com/class-schedule…

Lovely evening at Daunt Books for the launch of TRAVELLERS IN THE GOLDEN REALM by Dr Lubaaba Al-Azami, published by John Murray Press this week. A “remarkable fresco of the itinerant English chancers who passed through 17th-century India” - The Times and The Sunday Times

I have put up the website for our Romancing the Gothic conference this year! Go check it out (and don't forget to buy your ticket!) …vilsandjustifiedsinners.wordpress.com

In dark times, look towards the light x (Pic Amanda Rose 🕊️🎗️🧡)

The writer and activist James Baldwin was born on this day in 1924. 'Walking in the dark: James Baldwin, my father, and me' by Douglas Field is a moving exploration of the life and work of the celebrated American author, publishing this November. #OnThisDay #JamesBaldwin

SCOTLAND'S FAIRY COFFINS In 1836 in a rocky crag known as Arthur’s Seat, a little cave was found containing 17 tiny coffins, 4 inches long, inside were miniature wooden figures. They remain mysterious, associated with witchcraft, fairy funerals & mock burials #31daysofhalloween

🦊🍁🍂Competition time! To celebrate Autumn & to cheer the darkening evenings, I'm giving away a signed edition of my 'Reynard the Fox' book, a lovely tall tin of rich chocolate & salted caramel biscuits, a large bar of Swiss chocolate & a magical arctic fox companion! Simply

Exciting, we got a placeholder on the Palgrave site for Uncanny Doubles great work Elana Gomel Valerie Estelle Frankel Dr. Mylo Dr Carys Crossen Teresa Cutler-Broyles Writes Lauren Rosewarne Catherine Pugh Dr Amy Bride and everyone, we got a book coming out (after proofs of course! 😉)

My novel How High the Moon is out now. A tragedy based in Manchester exploring, grief, family, homelessness, crime, masculinity and modern Britian. amazon.co.uk/How-High-Moon-… If anyone would like a signed copy, DM me and I will sort it out. Appreciate any support.

If anyone wants, I'm selling 2 copies of any pamphlet for £10, my poetry collection and novel for £25 or a pamphlet, novel and collection for £30. The the link below will let you explore my work. linktr.ee/davidhay