Sam Beckbessinger

Sam Beckbessinger

Cambridge, UK
Sam is the bestselling author of Manage Your Money Like a Fucking Grownup. She writes weird horror stories and helps people learn to adult better (she's still figuring it out herself).
Feb
29
Uilleann pipes

Uilleann pipes

Hello from Dublin
7 min read
Feb
20
Pruning Time

Pruning Time

February is for letting go.
5 min read
Feb
20

Femme Feral

A sneak peek of the first page of my new WIP novel.
2 min read
Jan
12
Is it worth saving parasitic wasps?

Is it worth saving parasitic wasps?

Why should we care about species extinction?
5 min read
Dec
09
Harold Fisk’s Meander Maps of the Mississippi River (1944)

Meander Maps

Recent obsessions with Roman emperors and shifting waterways
6 min read
Nov
24
100,000 copies later

100,000 copies later

Reflecting on the book that changed my life
4 min read
Oct
28
An ancient Roman mosaic showing people holding scrolls and talking

Rugby, Course Syllabi, and Billionaire Survivalists

Naomi Alderman's "The Future", a podcast about birds and rugby, and what makes a good course syllabus.
6 min read
Oct
27
BONUS: Some fave readings about parenting, alloparenting and nonparenting

BONUS: Some fave readings about parenting, alloparenting and nonparenting

I mentioned that, now that I'm in my late 30s and have fully entered my auntie era, I&
2 min read
Oct
17
Sam laughing at something hilarious Dale Halvorsen was saying, on stage at Comic Con Africa

Cosy October

Some games, films, books and music to keep your October feeling cosy
5 min read
Aug
24
Moving to the UK launch day bayyyybeeeeeee!

Moving to the UK launch day bayyyybeeeeeee!

Your handy guide to moving countries without losing your mind
3 min read