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@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 5:34 PM

The search for a world in which old age is a curable disease, and death is optional, unites billionaires, politicians and celebrities.

Seamus O’Mahony cuts through pseudoscience in this takedown of the longevity industry

Out now: https://geni.us/TLDorgsoc

Book cover titled "The Longevity Delusion: Money, Myths, and Bad Science" by Seamus O'Mahony. The design features a silhouette of a person surrounded by pills, with blue and white radial stripes in the background. Accompanying text promotes the book's critique of the longevity industry.

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 5:50 PM

#DavidHockneyAnArtistForLife by Paul Morley offers a fresh and captivating portrait of an artist who has never stopped looking, questioning and creating.

Now available on @netgalley.bsky.social

Request it now: https://bit.ly/4ibiE6e

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 9, 2026, 4:47 PM

A final stand that will demand the ultimate sacrifice... and extreme violence.

#TheForeverDead the thrilling conclusion to @birmo.bsky.social epic sci-fi adventure, #TheCruelStars trilogy,

Pre-order now: https://geni.us/TFDorgsoc

A dramatic space battle scene with futuristic spaceships firing energy beams. In the foreground, there's a book titled "The Forever Dead" by John Birmingham. The background is filled with vibrant blue and purple cosmic imagery. Text reads: "A final stand that will demand the ultimate sacrifice... and extreme violence.

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 5:00 PM

Featuring interviews @captmarkkelly.bsky.social Dan Crenshaw @mikiesherrill.bsky.social @govwesmoore.bsky.social Todd Young @bryanfitzpatrick.bsky.social @sethmoulton.bsky.social John James @repdonbacon.bsky.social @golden.house.gov

#CourageCanSaveUs by Rye Barcott: https://geni.us/CCSUorgsoc

Cover of the book "Courage Can Save Us" by Rye Barcott, featuring a bold red and blue design with an American flag motif on a solid red background. The text includes a quote from Bear Grylls highlighting its significance.

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 12:00 PM

'He's done it again! Livingston upends our traditional understanding of history, while simultaneously telling a cracking tale' @thehistoryguy.bsky.social

#TheTwoHundredYearsWar by Michael Livingston @michaellivingston.com

Out today: https://geni.us/TTHYWPBorgsoc

A book titled "The Two Hundred Years War: The Bloody Crowns of England and France, 1292-1492" by Michael Livingston is standing upright on a wooden surface. The cover features an illustration of a medieval battle scene with vivid red and blue colors. The background is a deep red.

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 10:04 AM

♾️ The Longevity Delusion by Seamus O’Mahony
🐺 The Wolf’s Oath by Tim Hodkinson
🐉 A God of Countless Guises by Bradley P. Beaulieu
🔴 The Two Hundred Years War by Michael Livingston
🇺🇸 Courage Can Save Us by Rye Barcott

#newbooks

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 10:04 AM

Happy publication day to these ten incredible new books! Which will you be adding to your TBR? 📚⭐️ 🏰 Castles by Dan Jones 🥐 The Sugar and Spice Bookshop Bakery by Jennifer Page 🕯️ Suffer in Silence by Graham Masterton 🫆 I Had to Do It by Charlie Gallagher 🏃🏻‍♂️ The Bourne Revenge by Brian Freeman 👇

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 8:00 AM

'Glorious. A completely fresh approach to history. Made me want to go on a grand tour' @jonnelledge.bsky.social

Bestselling author Dan Jones returns with #CastlesBook: a gripping history of the world told through over 3000 years of iconic strongholds.

Out today: https://geni.us/DJCastles

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 10:59 AM

‘Jones’ prose hums with energy’ @telegraph.co.uk

Bestselling author Dan Jones returns with #CastlesBook: a gripping history of the world told through over 3000 years of iconic strongholds.

Out tomorrow: https://geni.us/DJCastles

Cover of the book "Castles: A Fortified History of the World" by Dan Jones, featuring an illustration of a castle on a rocky hill. A lit candle is placed beside the book on a stone-like surface with a dark textured background.

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 7:39 PM

'A sprawling fantastical romp through a mystical land that crafts a unique set of magics, this really is one to get your dragon's teeth into' @scifinow.bsky.social

#AGodOfCountlessGuises by Bradley P. Beaulieu

Out now: https://amzn.to/4pyq2t4

Cover of a fantasy book titled "A God of Countless Guises" by Bradley P. Beaulieu. The cover features a vibrant illustration of two dragons with blue and green scales. The text above highlights it as a sequel to "The Book of the Holt.

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 4:22 PM

'A brilliant panoramic, punchy account of a major geopolitical development' Jonathan Fenby

#ChinasAfricanEmpire from the bestselling author of #Dictatorland @paulkenyontv.bsky.social

Pre-order now: https://amzn.to/4rPFkfv

Cover of the book "China's African Empire" by Paul Kenyon. Features a red map of Africa with a golden dragon intertwining around it. Quote highlights the book's geopolitical analysis, praised by Jonathan Fenby.

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 6:15 PM

#TheQueensPirate by Iain Gately, a biography of Elizabethan seafarer Thomas Cavendish, from his triumphant circumnavigation of the world to his ill-fated final voyage, now available on @netgalley.bsky.social

Request it now: https://bit.ly/4fu8b4s

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 4:01 PM

In #42TalesFromLife, the world’s greatest popular science writer @rdawkins.bsky.social takes us through a menagerie of tales about how animals have evolved into such intricately beautiful, intriguing forms.

Now available to request on @netgalley.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4rOZ3MC

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 PM

Has the Palleseen fight to impose perfection on a magical world reached a breaking point?

Check out the cover for #TheGraveOfPerfection, the last Vol in Adrian Tchaikovsky's @aptshadow.bsky.social #TyrantPhilosophers

Buy now at @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4AILTVl

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 4:10 PM

'#TheLongevityDelusion is brilliant - essential reading for both young and old' @drhenrymarsh.bsky.social

Seamus O’Mahony cuts through pseudoscience in this takedown of the longevity industry

Pre-order now: https://geni.us/TLDorgsoc

Cover of the book "The Longevity Delusion" by Seamus O'Mahony. The image features a blue background with rays emanating from the center, where an outline of a person with arms outstretched is visible. White and black capsules are scattered around the cover. Below the book, text reads: "The search for a world in which old age is a curable disease, and death is optional, unites billionaires, politicians and celebrities.

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 12:34 PM

37 stories, more than 600 pages, the ultimate collection of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s (@aptshadow.bsky.social) short(er) fiction.

#TheBestOfArianTchaikovsky is now available on @netgalley.bsky.social

Request it now: https://bit.ly/4hZ6LQQ

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 3:01 PM

'A riveting page-turner that brilliantly revises centuries of history' Bernard Cornwell

#TheTwoHundredYearsWar by Michael Livingston @michaellivingston.com a new and radically original account of the longest military conflict in European history.

Pre-order now: https://geni.us/TTHYWPBorgsoc

A book titled "The Two Hundred Years War: The Bloody Crowns of England and France, 1292-1492" by Michael Livingston is displayed against a red background. The cover features illustrations of medieval castles and figures. Text at the bottom describes the book as a new history of the 14th and 15th-century conflicts between England and France, challenging traditional narratives.

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📕 Following along in the wake of The @scifiscavenger.bsky.social I’ve today made a start on “The Cruel Stars” by @birmo.bsky.social and @headofzeus.bsky.social

Met the calm Lieutenant, the grumpy old boy, and now a gang with the cold head 😳

📚🚀 #SciFiBooks 🪐📚💙 #BookSky #ReaderSky 🦋

A hand holding up a paperback edition of John Birmingham’s “The Cruel Stars” against a clear blue sky. A yellow bookmark pokes out of the top of the book.

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 6:15 PM

👻 Ghosts, missing mothers, family secrets - and sisters behaving badly.

At #OzLitFestival, Kathy Lette, Evie Wyld and Intan Paramaditha take on the dark, funny and unsettling side of family life in A Family Haunting. Grab tickets now!
https://bit.ly/4dyZ9Cf

@headofzeus.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 4:00 PM

‘One of our liveliest historians’ @theobserveruk.bsky.social

Bestselling author Dan Jones returns with #CastlesBook: a gripping history of the world told through over 3000 years of iconic strongholds.

Pre-order now: https://geni.us/DJCastles

Cover of the book "Castles: A Fortified History of the World" by Dan Jones, featuring an illustration of a castle on a hill with a golden sky.

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