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Tansy Rayner Roberts

@tansyrr.bsky.social

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Author of cozy fantasy, mysteries & more. Latest release: THE SEASON OF DRAGONS. Semi-professional tea-drinker. Occasional podcaster! Find me at patreon.com/tansyrr and tansyrr.com. She/Her

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · Jul 9

My new Kickstarter campaign includes beautiful special edition books, Tasmanian tea, unique artwork, tote bags and more!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cas...

Teacup Magic 2: Special Edition

Cozy Regency romantic fantasy, beautifully bound in a deluxe foiled collector's hardback

www.kickstarter.com

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 11d

❤️❤️❤️

Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 14d

That was an awesome development for her! In story and apparently also in hats!

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 14d

There's no doubting where the Crawley girls get their hat skills from! The Countess of Grantham may act like a confused kidnap victim stuck in the role of country manor lady... but look at that hat expertise! I bet she could balance a billiard table on her head.

Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 14d

Lady Edith is often described (mostly by her FAMILY) as if she's dowdy but from season 2 onwards she has had marvellous outfits -- and her hats only get better and better! Tell me I don't need to rewatch all six seasons to figure out where this one is from.

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 14d

Lady Sybil Crawley is one of the all time great hat-wearers. This one with a sort of felted embroidery situation is one of my favourites. I want to steal it and pin it to a wall.

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 14d

Hunting is terrible but Edwardian ladies in top hats are spectacular.

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 14d

The new Downton Movie offered a whole lot of cozy goodness, but particular a splendid array of new hats! Of all the costume dramas, Downton has always delivered good hat.

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 16d

This is wild to me.

johnnerholler.bsky.social @johnnerholler.bsky.social · 17d

@lizbethmyles.bsky.social I think I know this one. (Tues 16th Sept S17E43) #TheChase

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 16d

OMG!!!!!

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Speculative Insight journal @speculativeinsight.bsky.social · 19d

... and our subscriber essay in September 2024 was by @tansyrr.bsky.social : how #Pratchett deconstructed fantasy heroes right from the start (and with a massive focus on Cohen, the barbarian of my heart...).

You can read it still be subscribing, for AUD 30/year! www.speculativeinsight.com

Purple background, white text, which says I could argue that the most subversive factor of most of Pratchett's leading male fantasy heroes is that they are decent human beings. In fact, let's take a moment to do that. "Deconstructing the Fantasy Hero since 1983" -- Tansy Rayner Roberts

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Billie Bloebaum @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org · 22d

To all of my fabric-crafting friends or anyone who needs wallpaper, check out @kmjennings.bsky.social designs on Spoonflower. They're the kind of designs that make me wish I sewed (or could wallpaper my apartment). Some faves in replies.
www.spoonflower.com/profiles/tan...

tanaudel's shop on Spoonflower: fabric, wallpaper and home decor

World Fantasy Award-winning illustrator (also a writer). I particularly love fairy-tale, Gothic, and fairy-tale Gothic designs, Golden Age illustration and midcentury old endpapers. Mostly hand-drawn...

www.spoonflower.com

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 23d

I just read and absolutely loved @tansyrr.bsky.social's Joyeux, a prequel novella (that works beautifully on its own! but also left me desperate for MORE) to her gender-flipped Three Musketeers in space retelling (Musketeer Space). SO GOOD! www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Stephanie's review of Joyeux (Musketeer Space #0.5)

5/5: Ahhh this novella is a witty, sharp-edged treat for any fans of the original Three Musketeers (or French history from around that time), and I loved every moment of it. Set before the events of (...

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 24d

hahaha oh yes. I get personally offended by how quickly other people's children age when I'm not around them, while also being amused when people are shocked at my children doing the same.

Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 24d

So it's all SECRET REVEAL and OMG NO ONE KNEW and CONCEALED MARRIAGE instead of 'hey we assumed no one cared about these actors any more so we left them alone for a bit and it turns out they keep living their lives even when we're not staring directly at them ARE THEY MAGIC?'

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 24d

I think my favourite thing about the Downton Abbey movie coverage so far is all the media flipping out because they forgot to obsessively invade the privacy of the cast for the last several years and now they have several marriages, pregnancies and babies to catch up on.

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 25d

Not saying I don't love the show, but I feel like viewers who found it via the fluffy, low-stakes films are in for a bit of a shock about the brutal terrain on the roads to all those happy endings.

Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 25d

Even the usual British definition of 'cozy' storytelling (much grimmer than in other parts of the world) doesn't usually lean quite so much into medical body horror, familial betrayals and romantic pairs enduring years of torment before they can finally be together (and/or die young).

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 25d

It is so bizarre to me to see how much 'cozy' is being used in the promo tour for Downton Abbey Happy Ever After - all 3 movies certainly ARE cozy because basically epilogues but the original series was pure agony!angst!melodrama punctuated by witty remarks, frocks and tea.

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Speculative Insight journal @speculativeinsight.bsky.social · 26d

We've been publishing some cool extras every now and then, like this listicle from @tansyrr.bsky.social about Discworld dads... you can see them at all www.speculativeinsight.com/extras.

You'll also find a brilliant time travel (ish) short story, and Celia Lake and Freya Marske in conversation.

Purple background, white text, which says Who's the best dad in the Discworld? Can villains be great dads? Bedtime Stories & Bony Knees: Discworld Dads -- Tansy Rayner Roberts

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · Sep 15

Tallulah Cunningham's adorable art was all through this Kickstarter campaign -- and you only have a few hours left to score one of her gorgeous original pieces along with a certificate of authenticity. teacup-magic-2.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... @papertigress.bsky.social

Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · Sep 15

And we're nearly done! This is the very last day to pre-order a copy of this beautiful blue and gold #cozyfantasy special edition containing three romantic adventures from the Teacup Isles. teacup-magic-2.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

Pre-order Teacup Magic 2: Special Edition on BackerKit

Cozy Regency romantic fantasy, beautifully bound in a deluxe foiled collector's hardback

teacup-magic-2.backerkit.com

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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · Sep 9

I love this so much

I FEEL IT IN MY BONES 😆

Text of poem "chatgpt fucks my wife" by Abigail Sims

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · Sep 9

Pre-orders still open on my Backerkit Store for one more week! Special edition foiled cozy fantasy hardbacks, pins, stickers and SO MUCH TEA.

teacup-magic-2.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you so much!

Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · Sep 7

Everything in that book is true!