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10 Oct 2024
This still does not entirely feel like a real thing! 😭
FEMME FERAL, my novel about middle-age rage, is coming out in Summer 2026 with @BloomsburyBooks and @VikingBooks
Sign up to my newsletter for updates: sambeckbessinger.com/
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Sam Beckbessinger retweeted
Jan 9
"An addictive, page-turning story. Once you start reading this, you won't be able to stop." —@debutiful
FEMME FERAL by @beckbessinger is one of Debuitful's Most Anticipated Debut Books of 2026!
Read more ⬇️ debutiful.net/2025/12/16/the…
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Sam Beckbessinger retweeted
17 Oct 2025
Ever felt ready to HOWL?
Something to sink your teeth into, we're super excited to reveal the cover for Sam Beckbessinger's adult debut novel FEMME FERAL.
If the fem-gore trend has you screaming for more, unleash your inner beast with FEMME FERAL, coming April 2026
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21 May 2025
Would you like to take petty revenge on a terrible ex-boss (or another nemesis)? I'm auctioning off the naming rights of my upcoming novel's antagonist to raise money for trans rights organisations. Details here: sambeckbessinger.com/name-a-…
ALT Immortalise your worst boss in a novel.
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25 Apr 2025
81% of kids in South Africa can’t read for meaning by age 10. In countries like Norway? Just 6%.
Streetlight Schools is proving that low-cost, high-quality education is possible. They’ve already brought the cost of excellent education down to a fraction of government spending...
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25 Apr 2025
I’ve personally known the team since the beginning, and met many of these kids. Their stories are so inspiring I can’t even begin to tell you.
It’s easy to feel like everything is on fire right now. But this is a tangible, real thing you can do to help ...
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25 Apr 2025
If you can, please consider donating here
👉 streetlightschools.org/suppo… (tax deductible)
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25 Apr 2025
£50/R1300 a month = a scholarship. That’s all it takes to put a child from a low-income area through a school that can transform their life prospects.
But truly, every bit helps. Even a £20/R500 once-off ...
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Sam Beckbessinger retweeted
14 Mar 2025
📢 Calling all horror fans!
Come out and join us for a celebration of Women in Horror with Neena Viel, @vlatinalondon, @Catrionaward and @beckbessinger!
At Waterstones Covent Garden on Wednesday 19th March at 6pm 🖤
Tickets on sale now: tinyurl.com/3fu3cvjd
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Sam Beckbessinger retweeted
11 Mar 2025
Come out and join us for a celebration of Women in Horror with Neena Viel, @vlatinalondon, @Catrionaward and @beckbessinger at @WaterstonesCovG on Wednesday 19th March at 6pm 🖤
Tickets on sale now: tinyurl.com/3fu3cvjd
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3 Mar 2025
Great afternoon with @beckbessinger who spoke passionately to our Year 10s about the importance and power of storytelling. Sam also introduced us to her YA horror ‘Girls of Little Hope’. Story telling then continued with a group of students in a creative writing workshop.
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8 Feb 2025
So obvious that it feels absurd to even engage with this, but some statistics re the extreme economic position of white South Africans, in one of the most unequal countries in the world:
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7 Nov 2024
Very annoyed/sad to be dusting off this 2016 playlist this morning open.spotify.com/playlist/2E…
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5 Nov 2024
Hello, I know no-one wants to talk about Christmas shopping in November. But time's arrow marches ever forward, and if you celebrate, well... I'm afraid it's time to come up with a gifting strategy. More in this week's newsletter: bit.ly/4efS9aU
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28 Oct 2024
After resisting for years, I finally gave in and got a turntable, and it’s reawakening the joy of collecting music: from the old £1 records I’ve picked up in charity shops to my dad’s treasured LPs. More in my latest newsletter: bit.ly/4dRawCQ 🎶
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28 Oct 2024
Looking to read more African science fiction and fantasy? Here's a list of recommendations from @WTalabi, @laurenbeukes and @TendaiHuchu: bit.ly/3XZXKvL
#fantasy #sciencefiction
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16 Oct 2024
Teen investing, African sci-fi and polar horror in my latest newsletter: bit.ly/408UfWF 🦇✨
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Sam Beckbessinger retweeted
8 Jul 2024
🎧The #LSEPhilosophy panel discussion at the #LSEFestival2024 with @birchlse, @DariaZakharova9, @beckbessinger, @ElliLeadbeater1, and @SoulPhysics on 'Invertebrate minds: from spiders to octopuses' is now available as a podcast!
▶️ lse.ac.uk/lse-player?id=3333…
ALT Four people sitting on a panel in front of a red LSE banner.
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