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A lot more Shuks Cinematic Universe easter eggs like this peppered throughout thanks to my amazing artists.
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I bet you’re wondering whether national treasure and stand up icon exists in the Marvel universe and is therefore canon. And the answer is a resounding yes. leagueofcomicgeeks.com/character/7096
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Marvel really gave me six covers for my first ever comic book.
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Thanks to the staff of Forbidden Planet in Bristol who were very kind when I burst into tears when I saw it. Now we excelsior on to EXCELSIOR COMICS.
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Tomorrow issue #1 of Spider-Man India drops. These are the variant covers. Adam Kubert, Brad Anderson;
Mahmud Asrar, Matt Wilson;
Doaly;
Sumit Kumar, Neeraj Menon; and
Tom Reilly
I finally made mine Marvel.
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THIS WEEK THE FIRST ISSUE OF MY FIRST EVER MARVEL SERIES COMES OUT. THIS WEEK THIS WEEK THIS WEEK. I wrote a Spider-Man. It’s out this week. Holy shit. It’s this week.
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Earth 50101, meet Spider-Man: India. Learn all about Pavitr Prabhakar in these #MarvelComics and catch his return in 'Spider-Man: India' #1, on sale June 14! bit.ly/3CiaeV8
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Join us for a workshop with , author, writing mentor and bestselling editor of The Good Immigrant. This workshop will help you to set your intentions, balance storytelling instinct with structure and build your characters.
Buy tickets now!
tickets.bl.uk/2002/2003
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EXCLUSIVE Marvel Preview: Spider-Man: India #1 - SPIDER-MAN: INDIA RETURNS!
#SpiderManIndia #Marvel #comics #SpiderMan
Read it here:
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What does Ed Sheeran have to do with Spider-Man: India?
Find out in the latest XRV #SpiderVerse mailbag ft. an interview with award winning writer !
go.crooked.com/xrayvision
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Excited to share my first book! Where We Come From: Rap, Home & Hope in Modern Britain. January 18, 2024 w/
It's a social history of British Rap. A story of migration, community, a people's & their cultures ❤️🇬🇧
Available for pre-order now amazon.co.uk/dp/0571363253 💫
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The covers for issues 1-3 of my first ever Spider-Man comicbook are out. And all sick. Adam Kubert doncha know.
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Pleased to have judged the Encore Award for the best second novel:
Emergency / Daisy Hildyard
Milk Teeth / Jessica Andrews
Here Again Now / Okechukwu Nzelu
Factory Girls / Michelle Gallen
Complicit / Winnie M. Li.
thebookseller.com/news/hildyard-
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So I finally have a new website, musaokwonga.com, where I will list all of my upcoming events, and where I will maybe post some new writing too (I am thinking that I might start blogging again). Hope you have a moment to check it out.
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In conversation with my favourite author this summer. 🤘🏽
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Genuinely shocked and stunned to announce that COLSON WHITEHEAD will be joining us in August to discuss CROOK MANIFESTO with Nikesh Shukla.
That’s two-time Pulitzer winner COLSON WHITEHEAD. Yes.
TICKETS: storysmithbooks.com/product/colson
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Can’t wait to pick up ’s upcoming run on Spider-Man: India, even more gassed after seeing this clip from the new movie. 😊
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So so proud to reveal my cover for Spider-Man India issue 1, it’s not often you get to combine elements of your culture in your work and especially with a beloved character such as Spidey. Drawing Pavitr Prabhakar was special 🕷️ 🕸️ 🇮🇳 Thanks to the team at Marvel comics!
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Episode three baby! Absolutely loved recording this episode on Spider-Man with - we chat about imposter syndrome, teachers that made a difference and perhaps more than you’d expect, Tim Peake.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/boo
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0KWjZv
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We've been busy. Landing in June, only on Netflix
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We are excited to launch a new Open Doors mentorship offering flexible conversations to people who have other commitments; for those who'd like to learn more about publishing but are struggling to find time/afford usual internships.
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN: blakefriedmann.co.uk/carole-blake-o
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.@BlakeFriedmann is launching a new mentorship programme that aims to offer a flexible longer-term relationship for candidates who may have full or part-time commitments.
Find out more: buff.ly/441lzFQ
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The cover of issue #2 of Spider-Man India just dropped. Another Kubert classic. I wrote this! I wrote this! I wrote this!
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A great publisher doing interesting things. Please support them.
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When we set up Hajar, we wanted to build a space of beauty and possibility in a bleak and harsh world. What has grown out of it is magical. We want to keep it going, but we need your help.
Please donate to our crowdfunder so we can keep doing what we do.
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-hajar-p
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This is incredibly fucked up
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You know the motto, stay fluid even in staccato, full blooded, full throttle.
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📚 GOOD FRIDAY GIVEAWAY 📚
YOUR SHOW, a novel based on the life and career of the legendary Uriah Rennie, has been out a whole year today! 🎈
To celebrate, a chance to win a signed paperback. Simply follow & RT. Closes midnight Saturday. Winner (UK based) announced Sunday 👊🏽
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Peak dad content: I wrote about happiness and taking up skateboarding in my forties (with shouts to and ):
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Today in fascist India: history textbooks purged of the Mughal era, references to caste and inequality, the 2002 Gujarat massacre, and Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination by a Hindu fundamentalist.
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This book is IMMENSE.
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Five years ago today, I STILL DREAM was released. Maybe the proudest I've been of a novel—and I think it's more relevant than ever, given the rise of AI in our daily lives.
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(I’m intrigued to see how a literary fiction readership reacts to the hyperspecific rave references throughout. Imagine it’s Proust but with frenetic bass, I guess.)
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All my books are in storage so this is the only way I can wish dear a happy publication day. SHY is an astonishing book, about troubled boys and jungle classics. A surefire Porter banger.
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Answered the five questions about writing I always get asked here.
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The good writer is the one who doesn’t show you the machinery at work.
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#writing #style
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The Metropolitan Line’s better than you think.
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What's your london opinion that would have this effect on the internet?
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Learn the essentials of putting pen to paper with bestselling author . Whether it’s a novel, memoir or short story you’re looking to write, Your Story Matters is packed with practical prompts, advice to sharpen your skills and inspiration to get started
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My first comicbook series for Marvel drops June 2023. Me and bring back Pavitr Prabhakar aka Spider-Man India. Cover by Adam Kubert, variants by Sumit Kumar Tom Reilly Mahmud Asrar and Peach Momoko
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My first comicbook series for Marvel drops June 2023. Me and bring back Pavitr Prabhakar aka Spider-Man India. Cover by Adam Kubert, variants by Sumit Kumar Tom Reilly Mahmud Asrar and Peach Momoko
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