Author. Wrote a Spider-Man comic. He wears a mask just to cover the raw flesh. A rather ugly brother with flows that’s gorgeous.https://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3mlgkhoh3ik2bWe are going on tour with The Good Immigrant 10 this Autumn. Dates and lineups for London, Manchester and Bristol here www.fane.co.uk/nikesh-shukla https://www.fane.co.uk/nikesh-shukla09 May 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgkhoh3ik2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3mlgkfgq4222bTrying to get all these pamphlets and comics shifted so we can do issue 2. Link to my pamphlet about hope and rage, and my comic about an antifa dad here www.nikesh-shukla.com/store FUCKREFORM gets you 20% discount at checkout or FREEPP gets you free p&p. Whatever you need.09 May 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgkfgq4222bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3mkk3tkcbxk2kThe Good Immigrant is ten years old this year @canongatebooks has selected it for their iconic The Canons series. We’ll be announcing live dates shortly. I look forward to meeting readers old and new this Autumn to talk about rising fascism, rising racism and where we’ve come in the last ten years?28 Apr 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkk3tkcbxk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3mioexmntuk2sI released a comic called Mad Villain about a guy who has a midlife crisis and joins antifa. Tangible ways to combat fascists.Releasing independently is hard so any support, buying it, promoting it, shouting about it, reading it, would make all this worth it. www.nikesh-shukla.com/store04 Apr 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mioexmntuk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3mftla7mnwc2uNew Bristol Cable column on an Islamophobic march next weekend in Bristol. https://thebristolcable.org/2026/02/we-need-to-oppose-bristol-patriots-fake-unity-march/27 Feb 2026 11:11 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftla7mnwc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3mdvmvlgnkc23I wrote a pamphlet called Hope Must Be Held In A Clenched Fist. It’s limited to 1000 copies. It’s about hope and fear, the emboldening of the far right and the need for direct action. Buy it here www.nikesh-shukla.com/store02 Feb 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvmvlgnkc23https://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3mdvmvlgnkc23I wrote a pamphlet called Hope Must Be Held In A Clenched Fist. It’s limited to 1000 copies. It’s about hope and fear, the emboldening of the far right and the need for direct action. Buy it here www.nikesh-shukla.com/store02 Feb 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvmvlgnkc23https://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3mcchu3flvc2cWrote some thoughts during last saturday’s counter demonstration against the Bristol Patriots. Read if you want. https://nikesh.substack.com/p/fragments-from-yet-another-counter13 Jan 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcchu3flvc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3mbu3xmw4622iDeadline is approaching for the Faber Academy writing a novel course I teach. My previous students include Sarah Harman and Nicola Dinan. https://faberacademy.com/product/writing-a-novel-evening-27-january-2026/07 Jan 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbu3xmw4622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3mbu3xmw4622iDeadline is approaching for the Faber Academy writing a novel course I teach. My previous students include Sarah Harman and Nicola Dinan. https://faberacademy.com/product/writing-a-novel-evening-27-january-2026/07 Jan 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbu3xmw4622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3mb6xvdkxs22hSeeing as the new year’s honours are out, here’s an oldie but a goodie from me about turning down an MBE https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/14/nikesh-shukla-i-turned-down-an-mbe-i-dont-want-an-honour-glorifying-the-british-empire30 Dec 2025 08:51 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3mb6xvdkxs22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3ltceclghvc2r@gralefrit.bsky.social how does one get invited into this unbound whatsapp group?06 Jul 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltceclghvc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3lqhhie6z3c2fRight that's way too much posting. Going back to my banal quiet stupid life of worrying privately. Subscribe to my substack: I recommend stuff once a week and post writing tips once a week, and, sigh, there's a writing podcast coming. alas. God I make myself sick: https://nikesh.substack.com/p/shuks-recommends-23rd-may-202531 May 2025 09:43 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqhhie6z3c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3lqhhg5e33k2fI contributed to this on men's fiction. I didn't feel the need to repeat myself, that I don't think there's a crisis in men's fiction. Exciting stuff is getting published and this isn't an overcorrection. I shouted out teachers/librarians/MG&YA writers instead: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/may/31/men-need-liberation-too-do-we-need-more-male-novelists31 May 2025 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqhhg5e33k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3lqhhddjwgk2fMy childhood best friend, a doctor, has set up a project to get kids who need urgent specialist medical care, out of Gaza, to get the help they need. They're crowdfunding here: www.purehope.co.uk https://www.purehope.co.uk/31 May 2025 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqhhddjwgk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3lqhhbeqhp22fI'm incredibly angry and disappointed by the news that Unbound won't be paying its authors the money it owes us. The Good Immigrant contributors are owed royalties from at least two years ago. I have more to say, and I do not speak on behalf of the contributors, but more to follow, soon.31 May 2025 09:39 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqhhbeqhp22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3lbfmgtd7dk2gI’m not about to start sharing my inane opinions again after a good three years away from twitter. But if we’re friends, say hi so I can follow you and we can DM each other our spicy opinions.20 Nov 2024 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfmgtd7dk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3lbfmagd4ic2gGreat stuff from Richard Flanagan. People in publishing who do fuck all to change the status quo are always the snidiest about stuff like this. Far too protective of their free books and shit red wine. Question to them: what are you willing to give up for change? https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/nov/19/richard-flanagan-baillie-gifford-nonfiction-prize-question-720 Nov 2024 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfmagd4ic2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3kaf5d67chi2rSpider-Man India issue #4 of 5 is out now.27 Sep 2023 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3kaf5d67chi2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nikeshshukla.bsky.social/post/3ka2p54ilo72uWho are the great indie comics publishers?23 Sep 2023 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:3qacmapenwaxd372ufer7vym/app.bsky.feed.post/3ka2p54ilo72u