🚀 Dutch SF author writing about NL / East Asia | Star Body, The Gentlemen XVII | Harland Award & Galaxy Award winner | he/him | Newtype | rep'd by SBK Literary Agency Website: www.roderickleeuwenhart.nlhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3muophe4gfc23I'm officially cooked. I just got excited spotting a jar of baked beans in tomato sauce in the pantry. I may have exclaimed something to the tune of "oooh, mama"04 Sep 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3muophe4gfc23https://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3muluvdwczc2tI keep a quick 'n dirty record of all the books I read in a year. Because there's some debate about English dominating our market, here's the division so far of how many novels I've read per country in 2026: Netherlands: 13 China: 3 Japan: 4 US: 1 (A portion of these ARE English translations, tbf)03 Sep 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3muluvdwczc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mujouiunjs2uIk ben op 10 en 11 oktober eregast op HSFcon in Deventer. Ben je schrijver of lezer van fantasy, sciencefiction en/of horror? Koop een ticket en wees erbij 👉 www.hsfcon.nl02 Sep 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujouiunjs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mugstdnzqc2cTurns out I still had that shit on, even though I could swear I switched it all off in the past. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 06:40 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugstdnzqc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3muecp5qrq22jHoney wake up, the new Hugos just dropped! Congrats to everyone who made it into the shortlists, whether they won or not! [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3muecp5qrq22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mu63fufx3s2u💔 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8bmjDoziaQ28 Aug 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu63fufx3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mttqitgric2sLocus write-up on last July's Eurocon / Metropolcon in Berlin, which was tons of fun with great events and a terrific vibe. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttqitgric2shttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mte5jhxtzk22That's a great step in the right direction. It'll be a while until we can hoist jumbo jets into the air on battery alone, but keep experimenting please! Air travel is incredible, if we can just cut the pollution part of it. Will probably need a major step in battery technology first, though. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 11:48 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mte5jhxtzk22https://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mtdrszsoms2hVoor de bundel UTOPIA schreef ik een spiritueel vervolg op mijn eerdere verhaal 'Wat moeten wij met de wolf & hoe maken wij van hem een Nederlander?', ditmaal niet over wolven maar over 🐝🐝🐝 Lezen? --> Help 'm crowdfunden! https://www.voordekunst.nl/projecten/21471-verhalenbundel-utopia18 Aug 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdrszsoms2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mtdnbpdgqc26I occasionally get readers apologizing to me on festivals and whatnot for getting my books from the library (usually as a preamble to buying a copy to own!), and I'll never cease to tell them that's fantastic, please keep reading and borrowing, libraries rule. I practically grew up in one. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdnbpdgqc26https://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mt6s2glt7s2fRewatching The Hunt for Red October, which has no business being this good. Incredible flourishes, acting, music... and of course this flex of a scene where they switch from Russian to English with a Bible quote, with "armageddon" as the turning point because it reads the same in both languages. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEvwbxcRaCQ16 Aug 2026 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt6s2glt7s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mssijgbidk2gNederlandse vrienden van het goede leven, haal uw dagelijkse portie kliktivisme hier: zet die stomme datacenters even in de wachtrij tot we weten hoe milieuverwoestend ze precies zijn. https://fossielvrij.nl/stop-datacenters/11 Aug 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssijgbidk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3msql47vwkc22There is almost nothing that will send me into a fit of laughter as effectively as this RLM Wheel of the Worst clip where, after a build-up of many episodes, they finally watch the SHOJI TABUCHI SHOW video tape. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiW919o0zI010 Aug 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msql47vwkc22https://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3msnuh3np4c27From Eurocon Berlin last month. I was present at this reading and it was so good! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Aug 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msnuh3np4c27https://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3msfllok5jk2pMarissa and I were recently in the Bammerdebam studio to record a show about the Suske en Wiske manga GEEN ISEKAI, GEEN PROBLEEM! I sported my fashionable S&W cap, we had homemade Schanulleke dolls with us, it was a good time. Show in Dutch! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCoIkhdDauU06 Aug 2026 08:08 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfllok5jk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3ms2723shek2pAround when I became 30, which is now 13 years ago, I decided/discovered that I wanted to be a real gosh-darned writer after all. I felt SO OLD and LAGGING BEHIND! Hilarious ofc. It was the best decision I ever made, followed by the most wonderful time in my life that's STILL ONGOING. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Aug 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2723shek2phttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mrv2gkqrs22zCaught the 20th anniversary rerelease of The Departed, first time watching. It's a VERY angry movie (which is par for the course for Scorsese!), there are several shots of guns firing at the viewer, but at least Nicholson is having the time of his life. Enjoyed it. https://static.klipy.com/ii/4493325008d34b7bf8cd6813cd5c1619/8c/8f/Ms26g8hVlHU9dAUS7gVc.gif?hh=281&ww=498&mp4=wjmxOBF6tdde9ow0u9f&webm=lfdDiFyjRPclIioDX30 Jul 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrv2gkqrs22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mrq4wb2wzk2wApparently, there's some level of outrage about Emily Wilson's essay on The Odyssey. Since I'm neither on Reddit nor on Twitter, I haven't seen a single one of these "critiques" yet, but boy have I read lots of people rush to defend her. I'll take that as living in the internet's pleasant room.28 Jul 2026 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrq4wb2wzk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mrmzulqeb22tAnother review of our Suske en Wiske manga, on 9e Kunst: 'Je ziet ze al bijna voor je: twee makers die elkaar al decennia kennen, beiden met een grote liefde voor manga en ongetwijfeld opgegroeid met Suske en Wiske, die tegen elkaar zeggen: “Weet je wat ik nog graag een keer zou willen maken?” ' https://9ekunst.nl/2026/07/27/suske-en-wiske-geen-isekai-geen-probleem/27 Jul 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmzulqeb22thttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mrmkj4n2kc26One of the most fascinating, uniquely written pieces of narrative fiction ever put to, um, screen 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmkj4n2kc26https://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mrihk4augc2tThanks Aftermath, I've been saying this line the whole day now, driving everyone around me crazy. On the plus side, I'm getting close to the right inflection. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrihk4augc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/leeuwenhart.bsky.social/post/3mrh6nwqpr22xMore, if not all movies should end with their cast meeting up to walk towards a nonspecific destination with great gusto. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2026 05:56 +0000at://did:plc:syqo7ey54kdxvg6lw4gurcgt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrh6nwqpr22x