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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 13h

Sh*t, Damn, M——“

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 14h

D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 19h

what a wonderful time proving love and talking horror at the TWISTED SPINE BOOKS event in brooklyn last night. thank you to my author buds @claymcleod.bsky.social @natcassidy.bsky.social @pfracassi.bsky.social @casskhaw.bsky.social @seananmcguire.bsky.social @pdjeliclark.bsky.social HECK YEAH

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 14h

“What’s today?” cried Scrooge, calling downward to a boy in Sunday clothes.

“Today?” replied the boy. “Why, it’s Paperback Book Release Day sir!”

RING SHOUT paperback w/foreword by author| Tor Nightfire | 10•14•25

Out Today! #Bookrelease #horror

“Adam in the garden…”

Book cover: blood red background with black arms raised and hands outstretched from the bottom in front of white klansman hood with screaming mouths for eyes above words in black, RING SHOUT.

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats to all the IGNYTE award nominees and winners—go out and buy their amazing stuff!

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

That's it! Congratulations winners and thank you for your contributions to such a beautiful SFFH landscape and community.
#2025IgnyteAwards
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/2025-results/

2025 Results - The Ignyte Awards

OUTSTANDING NOVEL: ADULT for novel-length work (40k words) Works intended for an adult audience BLACKHEART MAN – Nalo Hopkinson (S&S/Saga Press) METAL FROM HEAVEN – August Clarke (Erewhon Books) THE E...

ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats!!!

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 2d

thank you!

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 10d

fun fact—in The Dead Cat Tail Assassins, ants & yogurt are a rare delicacy.

Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 11d

Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants. Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it. They even partnered with Danish chefs to create three recipes using ant yogurt. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

Scientists revive old Bulgarian recipe to make yogurt with ants

Ants carry lactic and acetic acid bacteria that help coagulate milk, as well as formic acid to acidify it.

arstechnica.com

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 11d

yup. I’m not sticking around to figure out what that spooky sh*t is. your first warning is that I’m already gone. #nope

Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 11d

HEROINE: And we’ll have @pdjeliclark.bsky.social be our getaway driver!
CLARK: I will call you from the other side of the street. “Heard a noise. I’m out. Just thought you should know.”

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 12d

Here is the Goodreads article number 2!
www.goodreads.com/blog/show/30...
@sgj.bsky.social @angelaslatter.bsky.social @pdjeliclark.bsky.social @delilahsdawson.bsky.social @spookypurcell.bsky.social @daviddemchuk.com @tananarivedue.bsky.social

Horror for Beginners: A Guide to Horror Reading Based on Your Go-To Genre

Sadie Hartmann (known as Mother Horror on social media) is the co-owner of the monthly, curated, horror fiction subscription company Night Worms and...

www.goodreads.com

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Michelle Kenneth @michellekenneth.bsky.social · 12d

Whoa! Check out all the horror writers! Definitely the funniest talk I've been to. From tonight's BN Union Square Terror & Tales Panel.

Featuring: @natcassidy.bsky.social @tkingfisher.com @pdjeliclark.bsky.social @casskhaw.bsky.social & Maddie Martinez.

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 12d

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 12d

meanwhile, on Ghorman…

Walter Olson @walterolson.bsky.social · 12d

“It was heartbreaking to watch,” said Watson. “Even if you’re not a mother, seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.”…

“Stuff was everywhere…people’s birth certificates, and papers thrown all over. Water was leaking into the hallway. It was wicked crazy.”

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 27d

There are only two kinds of serious writers/readers of SFF today: those who ferociously love the work of Kai Ashante Wilson and want to see a great deal more of it in the world, and those who have not yet read him. Good news, everyone!
www.patreon.com/posts/introd...

introductory post | Kai Ashante Wilson

www.patreon.com

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 28d

“And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.”-Nemik, 5 BBY

Article in newspaper stating the removal of slavery images from public spaces by the administration. Features photograph of enslaved man with deep scars on his back.

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Christopher Hennessy @thealtchris.bsky.social · Sep 12

Check it out! For the reader who has everything, some new discoveries?

Books by @itregillis.bsky.social , @pdjeliclark.bsky.social , @patricknessbooks.bsky.social @justinaireland.com

reactormag.com/backlist-bon...

Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Books Set in an Alternate 20th Century - Reactor

Sentient robots, grumpy ghosts, and a magical Great Depression...

reactormag.com

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · Sep 11

it was a great book.

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · Sep 11

always

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · Sep 10

Seems like a good reason to return to social media. Happy to share my article in NYT books featuring some of my favorite fantasy authors, including works by Alaya Dawn Johnson, Rebecca Roanhorse, John Wiswell and more. #fantasybooks

Great Fantasy Novels With Unlikely Heroes

www.nytimes.com

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · Jul 15

Let’s gooooo!

Andrea Hairston @andreahairston.bsky.social · Jul 14

Readercon next weekend: P Djèlí Clark is Guest of Honor. I'm moderating a panel on his work! A Griot of this Galaxy! Cecilia Tan is also a GOH. We're doing Bisexuals in Science Fiction! Here is program schedule: schedule.readercon.org
@pdjeliclark.bsky.social @ceciliatan.com
@readercon.bsky.social

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · Jul 12

"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · Jul 8

JD Vance: Some Americans Are More American Than Others talkingpointsmemo.com/news/jd-vanc...

JD Vance: Some Americans Are More American Than Others

The day after President Trump signed a bill that throws unprecedented amounts...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · Jun 22

Congrats to all the Locus winners—but in particular @sj-fennell.bsky.social & @wiswell.bsky.social !!!

File 770 @file770.bsky.social · Jun 22

2025 Locus Awards Winners
file770.com/2025-locus-a...

2025 Locus Awards Winners

Locus Awards trophy. Art by Shaun Tan. The 2025 Locus Awards were announced June 21 in a ceremony during Locus Awards Weekend in Oakland, CA. SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL The Man Who Saw Seconds, Alexande…

file770.com

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · Jun 22

“At one point the fear was expressed that if we found too many descendants [of slavery], it would bankrupt the university.”

Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’

When the extent of the university’s involvement with slavery was unearthed, a scholar tracking descendants of enslaved workers was suddenly fired

www.theguardian.com

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · Jun 6

The blockbuster horror film "Sinners" features the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in a short, impactful scene. For some Choctaw, it is the first time they've heard their language and seen their culture accurately portrayed on screen.

'Sinners' Puts 'Truth on Screen' For The Mississippi Choctaws

For many Mississippi Choctaws, “Sinners” is the first time they've heard their language and seen their culture accurately portrayed on screen.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · Jun 6

deserves an award.

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · Jun 5

I think bout this Simpsons episode at least once a month.

“Oh, he ain't pretty no more.”

John Rain🥇 @johnrain.co.uk · Jun 5

Everyone on Twitter right now.

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