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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 1d

“Seasons of Glass and Iron” is one of my most favorite stories. I can’t wait for this collection!

Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · May 7

Absolutely thrilled to share the cover to next year's short story collection coming out from @tordotcom.bsky.social! I'm obsessed with it!

Comes out March 24, 2026, but you can pre-order it now wherever you like getting your books! Here's Macmillan's link.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

On a gradient background that goes from blush-pink at the top to a muddy green at the bottom, a book cover. Super-imposed on a pastoral, oil-painting style image depicting a forested foreground and a hilly background beneath a soft champagne sky, is superimposed a 3-dimensional rhomboid-shape, the facets of which play with space. One facet shows a pale cloudy sky, and from it, a brown hare emerges chasing the hind legs and bushy tail of a wolf, the rest of which vanishes out of the rhomboid frame. The rhomboid's other facets -- which create the kind of infinity loop of an Escher painting -- are either blush-pink or covered in the greenery from the background. Above the rhomboid is the title, and the subtitle "Stories"; below it are the words New York Times Bestselling & Award-winning Author Amal El-Mohtar. My name and the word "Stories" are in the same blush-pink as the rhomboid's facets.

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, as always, to amazing KGB Fantastic Fiction reading series & our awesome hosts! Loved reading beside beloved @shvetathakrar.com!

My impassioned tale of spectral vengeance, "Frau Perchta Comes for the Count", is featured in this Castle of Horror anthology:

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Matthew Kressel @matthewkressel.net · 3d

A spooky fun night was had this October 8th, with guests Leanna Renee Hieber & Shveta Thakrar. Mercurio D. Rivera subbed for Ellen. Here are Mercurio and Matt’s photos from the event.

@leannareneehieber.bsky.social @shvetathakrar.com @mercuriodrivera.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social

Leanna Renee Hieber & Shveta Thakrar at the KGB Bar, holding up their books, illuminated by candlelight.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 8d

Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo

Screenshot of IngramSpark impersonator's contact form, with chat window where scammer sales rep "Travis Clark" claims that "We are Ingram Spark's hands-on services department. You will be able to find our information here: https://www.ingramsparkbookpublishers.com/

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Elizabeth Bear @matociquala.bsky.social · 6d

Hey guess what? My 2023 novelette "Here Instead Of There" is available at @escapepod.org in two parts!

It's about ethics, meteorology, crony capitalism, and some courageous dirtbags.

escapepod.org/2025/10/02/e...

escapepod.org/2025/10/09/e...

Escape Pod 1013: Here Instead of There (Part 1 of 2)

Waking up sick in a punk house shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody so I don’t know why it always came as a surprise to me. My head throbbed so bad I couldn’t tell the difference between the hangover…

escapepod.org

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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 8d

get a COIN

get some PRINT MAGS

JOIN THE DEAD

okay not that last but you get a COIN 😇

The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 8d

things you can do to help a skeleton crew out:

support our fundraiser: psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

join our patreon: www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...

spread the word 🖤💀🙏🙏🙏

Coins for the Ferryman: Fundraiser For 2026 - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

Another October has arrived, crispy around the edges with a coolness that sinks into your bones. One season folds into another we rarely see, the ground

psychopomp.com

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 8d

I really like what the writer if this article has to say about art and writing. Really good food for thought.

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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 9d

I'm not saying I've got Lists of Queer Adult SFF for Bookshop's free shipping days, but
bookshop.org/shop/queerad...

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 9d

It's banned books week and so I'm legally obligated to bully you, a person who has ever had their name on a book, into joining @authorsabb.bsky.social.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We fight the source of book bans with calls to action, partnership w everyone in the game, and offer training.

AABB Author Sign-Up Form

Hello! We're Authors Against Book Bans, a group of authors who’ve come together to protect and promote the freedom to read on both the national and local levels. We’re creating a network of authors to...

docs.google.com

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 9d

A superbly creepy yet truly moving slasher that rivals Fracassi’s best work.

REVIEW: The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a superbly creepy yet truly moving slasher that rivals Fracassi’s best work.

www.grimdarkmagazine.com

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 13d

This is my author, one of the kindest people you will ever meet! Give him a follow and buy our book, GO-MAN! It’s out now. ❤️💛💙

✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Buy Go-Man! @hamishsteele.bsky.social · Jun 2

GO-MAN: CHAMPION OF EARTH is available to preorder wherever you get your comics or via the link in my bio!

This is a middle-grade superhero book with themes of friendship and self-belief with an autistic lead!

Volume 1 is out August 26th!

#comic #autismawareness #autism

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 13d

It does matter, more than ever. Writing is connection and community and empathy and protest. It’s a light in the dark. Stories matter. ❤️ Wishing you all the best.

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 13d

When Lazlo makes it to Weep. And the Citadel. And Sarai.

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 13d

What scent do you want your books to be? I’m thinking petrichor.

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Steve Burnett @steveburnett.bsky.social · 13d

Calling Netflix 1-866-952-4456 to say "I've been a customer since before 2012 [1] and if Netflix starts removing shows with trans and queer characters from its programming I will cancel my subscription" took me maybe two minutes.

Tiffany Babb @explodingarrow.bsky.social · 14d

If you have two minutes free right now, call Netflix and leave a comment in support of this programming and ask them to stand up for their shows against political pressure.

Phone number is 1-866-952-4456, and I waited less than a minute before a human picked up.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 13d

Random late night book rec: Strange the Dreamer by @lainitaylor.bsky.social. Beautifully written. Cool worldbuilding. I read it in 2021, and I still think about it. #booksky

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Kat Howard @katwithsword.bsky.social · 16d

I have openings in my editing schedule. I do primarily developmental edits of novels and novellas. More info here: www.kathowardbooks.com/editing and I'm always happy to answer questions.

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Children's B🎃🎃kshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social · 13d

Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans (PPABB), a new resource-sharing community affiliated with Authors Against Book Bans (AABB) and geared toward industry professionals, will host its first virtual town hall on October 28

Publishing Pros Band Together to Root Out Censorship

Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans, a new resource-sharing community affiliated with Authors Against Book Bans and geared toward industry insiders, will host its first virtual town hall on…

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 13d

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 14d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

Subscribe to support our journalism.

Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters

Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Ardyce Alspach @ardyce.bsky.social · 14d

@lorepodcast.bsky.social hi! I’ve loved this show for years and decided to relisten from the beginning, but all the old episodes went away. What happened?

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✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Buy Go-Man! @hamishsteele.bsky.social · 16d

I can't believe this!! Thank you! Absolutely love it!

- ̗̀ Sidney ̖́- @hesitantdoodle.bsky.social · 16d

I love Go-Man! 🤩 the colours, creatures and very human characters in this first book are so incredible! I can’t wait for more!! 🌇💫🪲 @hamishsteele.bsky.social

An illustration of Hamish Steele’dtitular Go-Man jumping in the air with an arm raised

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✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Buy Go-Man! @hamishsteele.bsky.social · 16d

A very lovely review, focussing on the autism representation in the book. Very excited to development these themes in future books!

Delivery Boy Roy @delivery-boy-roy.bsky.social · 16d

My review of @hamishsteele.bsky.social’s Go Man: Champion of Earth is now available. Long story short, this autistic rep superhero graphic novel is a definite recommend.

#HamishSteele #autism #graphicnovel #superhero #review

youtu.be/y0VJrWsd2p4

Delivery Boy Roy Reviews | Judgement & Review for Hamish Steele's Go Man: Champion of Earth

YouTube video by Delivery Boy Roy

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✨ Hamish Steele ✨ Buy Go-Man! @hamishsteele.bsky.social · Jun 2

GO-MAN: CHAMPION OF EARTH is available to preorder wherever you get your comics or via the link in my bio!

This is a middle-grade superhero book with themes of friendship and self-belief with an autistic lead!

Volume 1 is out August 26th!

#comic #autismawareness #autism

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Meg Elison @megelison.bsky.social · 15d

Can't get enough of these AI gross-out stories, and this one is great! Isabel J. Kim in Clarkesworld: clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_10_25/

Wire Mother by Isabel J. Kim

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

clarkesworldmagazine.com

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Nino Cipri @ninocipri.bsky.social · 18d

Just in time to get into the Halloween spirit, I’m teaching a horror writing class with Queens Collaboratory. If you’re in NYC and want to dip your toes into writing horror, this the place to do it. Tickets are $20-$25, and spots are pretty limited. luma.com/9pzyg2tm

Red hands with sharp black nails reach across a dark, smoky background. Text: Horror writing for beginners. October 19, 2-4. LED by Astoria-based author Nino Cipri.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 21d

Hey authors! If your first novel came out in the onslaught that was 2020, please share it here.

Tell us the title and at least one cool thing about it, plus give us a link to learn more and buy it.

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