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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 6h

Missed no.100, we're at 102.

Thank you to everyone who has backed this, who has shared it with a friend, you're incredible. Thank you. 💙

Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 12h

Who's gonna' be lucky no. 100? 👀

99 backers, 8 days to go on Kickstarter.

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 12h

Who's gonna' be lucky no. 100? 👀

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Bearded Book Beast @beardedbookbeast.bsky.social · 12h

Check out my LIVE Chat with J. Cornelius if you missed it today! It was a blast🔥💪
#booksky #indie #books #interview #podcast #darkfantasy
youtube.com/live/-FhMQns...

Live Chat with Author J. Cornelius (Beast Friends Forever #102)

YouTube video by The Bearded Book Beast

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Nicole "Ashrah" Hidalgo @sayaashrah.bsky.social · 18h

Lady Drakeslayer by @williamjadams3.bsky.social continues the Divine Godsqueen Coda in a delightful and brutal way! How not to love a snarky girl and her just-as-snarky sword?! Ashe, Stryx, and Harle-bub live now in my heart 💜

#BookSky

Cover of Lady Drakeslayer, Book 2 in The Divine Godsqueen Coda by Bill Adams.

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 16h

Thank you for checking CSOL out! Excited to hear your thoughts. 💙

a man with long hair and a beard is smiling and saying thank you .

ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is smiling and saying thank you .

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Bill Adams - Willow Wraith Press author/owner @williamjadams3.bsky.social · 17h

Book review time! The Willow Wraith Press Indie Book Club book for October! #booksky

An Ambitious Woman and Her Very Normal Pet by Lily Greene (aka @poppyalexanders.bsky.social )

also, very happy birthday, Poppy!

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 16h

We're nearing the end of the AUTHOR'S GUIDE TO SETTING DESIGN Kickstarter campaign! International shipping is available when you back the physical tier! 💙📚🪐
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ada...

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 17h

An anti-war story set in a Medieval town, The Scroungers plays with a lot of really fun ideas. It’s a story told through many perspectives and vignettes, from characters on both sides of a disastrous battle and the events that follow. 📚💙 #BookReview

🔗 fanfiaddict.com/review-the-s...

A graphic which shows THE SCROUNGERS book cover which displays three armed medieval soldiers of varying allegiances in a dark rainy town. Full review is on FanFiAddict.

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Natalie Kelda @nataliekelda.bsky.social · 1d

Read some super fun books. Wrote some reviews.

You should check out the books too if you want some gritty, fun fantasy adventures with plenty of banter and brilliant character work!

Five star The Envoys of War by Dave lawson goodreads review: This one was such a fun, and slightly silly(in the best way), fantasy adventure/quest book!

The character work was fantastic in this one and to me, really what pushed this into 5-star rating territory. We get 3 POV's and each is voicey and distinct, never allowing any confusion as to who we're following. The characters are also very consistent and realised, they don't change their personalities to conform to a pre-determined plot(something that's a pet peeve of mine).

The plot was also solid, subtly changing its course as we go on but it all makes sense for the characters and their motivations so it felt like the natural progression of things.

Five stars The Pawns of Havoc by Dave Lawson goodreads review: After loving The Envoys of War, I knew I had to grab this one the moment the audiobook was released and I was not disappointed!

This one follows Cork, a side character in Envoys although I believe this story is set before the events of Envoys. Where Envoys have more silly streaks this one also has plenty of humour and great character work.

It's a novella and a quick read but that doesn't mean there isn't loads of action and heart packed into it. I particularly enjoyed some of the more serious internal monologue from Cork after things had gone to sh!t, it helped flesh out sides of him I had worried wouldn't ever be addressed despite all the bloody mayhem.

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George Dunn @georgesreads.bsky.social · 1d

“Futility,” by @nuzo.bsky.social is a guilty pleasure of a novel in which the most grotesque, graphic and brutal miseries are inflicted- and yet it’s nothing short of…fun. Hot, hearty and sour *insert soup joke* this one is out October 14th from @titanbooks.bsky.social

Full review:

Review: Futility by Nuzo Onoh | FanFiAddict

Synopsis: Betrayed by the men in their lives, two women seethe with rage and bitterness. When a trickster spirit offers them the gift of revenge, they canno ...

fanfiaddict.com

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Dave Lawson @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social · 1d

It looks like, as long as you own the Envoys of War ebook—or possibly have it downloaded on KU—you can grab the audiobook for 4.93 right now. So, 20 dollars off!
I mean, it’s a no brainer!

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 2d

published one around 2015, then took a break / spiraled until 2024 when I released one book.

2025: another one which I wrote around the same time.

2026: two books, one that took me about 9 months and another that took about 4 years.

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Caitlin @booksblabbering.bsky.social · 2d

Deliciously depraved.🍴
A biting😉 dark academia literary fiction that is a satire looking at womanhood and the performance of being a girl, mother, subject.
#booksky #darkacademia #litfic
📚💙

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Bill Adams - Willow Wraith Press author/owner @williamjadams3.bsky.social · 3d

📢Book review time!📢

The Kry Chronicles by @srarrkewey.bsky.social

A coming of age chosen one story with kindness abound.

Check out my review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Bill Adams - Willow Wraith Press author/owner @williamjadams3.bsky.social · 3d

🚨Anthology alert!🚨

You might have seen this pop up this week, but The Arcanist Guild is dropping an epic anthology!

6 novelettes by Benjamin Aeveryn, E.J. Doble, James Dulin, B.S.H. Garcia, Jonathan Neves Meyers, & Morgan Shank

Check out the Kickstarter link for details!

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 3d

If you signed up for an eBook ARC of COPPER SKIN, OAKEN LUNGS, check your email. I've just sent them all out! 👀

If you signed up for an audiobook, those will be coming later.

Thank you to everyone who signed up, I'm so excited to share this story with you. 💙

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Elise (they/them)🇦🇺 @eliseswritings.bsky.social · 4d

Indie Authors,
I know we're not fond of marketing, but whether you're new to it or looking to extend your efforts; read this blog. @daxaeterna.ink is thorough, and provides many service recommendations along the way.
Read over multiple sessions if needed. Its worth it.

Marketing Your Books During Lulls - What To Do When You Do Not Have an Upcoming or New Release

This post is dedicated to Ladz, author of one of my newest favorites, Cradle of Eternal Night. They asked over on BlueSky about marketi...

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Niranjan 🇮🇳 @ormakal.bsky.social · 4d

Check out these hidden gems on Kobo Plus and find your next favourite read!

💙📚 🌈🚀💫 📚🌎 📢📚 🩷🧙♂️⚔️ 🪐📚

books.bookfunnel.com/koboplusless...

#booksky #readersky #readersonbluesky #koboplus #bookfunnel #books #whattoread #bookrecs #newbooks

In the background, an apocalyptic landscape and a samurai is standing in the foreground holding a fiery sword and at a distance on a hill a person with another fiery sword is standing. Caption says Kobo Plus Fantasy and Sci Fi. Covers of The Stars in Your Soul by Niranjan, Vampires in Space by Niranjan and The Elite and the Rogues by Niranjan on the foreground

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 4d

Setting up the eBook ARCs... They will be sent out tomorrow morning. ✌️

Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 4d

It's your last chance to get ARCs for my upcoming post-apocalyptic fantasy novel, COPPER SKIN, OAKEN LUNGS! eBook and audio versions are available.

Special thanks to Molly Macabre and @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social for their amazing early reviews.

🔗 www.adamcbassett.com/copper-ash 💙📚🪐

A graphic that features some early praise for COPPER SKIN OAKEN LUNGS from Molly Macabre and J. Patricia Anderson. They praise the book's "strong female leads," and various aspects of the worldbuilding.

A graphic showcasing the early pre-orders of the paperback with sprayed edges currently only available at The Craft Bookstore (other distributors and formats available soon).

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Michael Patrick Hicks | Horror Author and Book Reviewer @michaelpatrickhicks.com · 4d

Chillingly invasive, damnably haunting and wicked as hell. Yeah, I freaking loved THE OCTOBER FILM HAUNT by @michaelwehunt.bsky.social. Lots of thoughts on this one at fanfiaddict.com/review-the-o.... Many thanks to @stmartinspress.bsky.social for the @netgalley.bsky.social ARC. #booksky 🩸📚 💙📚

Review: The October Film Haunt | FanFiAddict

Synopsis Horror Movie meets the scope and emotion of Stephen King in this heart-pounding, magnetic tour de force novel, destined to become an instant c ...

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 4d

It's your last chance to get ARCs for my upcoming post-apocalyptic fantasy novel, COPPER SKIN, OAKEN LUNGS! eBook and audio versions are available.

Special thanks to Molly Macabre and @jpatriciaanderson.bsky.social for their amazing early reviews.

🔗 www.adamcbassett.com/copper-ash 💙📚🪐

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Adam Bassett @adamcbassett.com · 5d

Just popping in to say that I'm about to go live on BOOKED, chatting about my books and writing at large with host Saffron Asteria. It started in about 45 mins (8:00PM EDT / UTC-4). 💙📚

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XA5...

BOOKED with Author Adam Bassett | Season Two Episode Six

YouTube video by BOOKED

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ADRIAN M. GIBSON 🍄 SFF Author & Book Designer @adrianmgibson.bsky.social · 6d

Come hang out with me and these bearded beauties on Oct. 10th!!!

DB Rook.bsky.social @dbrook.bsky.social · 6d

10th of the 10th!! The Fungal Maestro, @adrianmgibson.bsky.social will be joining The Four Beardsmen of the Bookpocalypse for panel chats and chats about panels, with @davidtlist.bsky.social @tombookbeard.bsky.social @charliecav.bsky.social
9pm UK 4pm US, 3pm Ecq
www.youtube.com/live/Zsbc2_G...

Adrian Gibson Joins the Beardsmen!

YouTube video by The Four Beardsmen of the Bookpocalypse

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Kris - A Fictional Escapist @afictionalescapist.bsky.social · 6d

🥖 Cover Reveal 🥖

Check out this delightful cover for @hermansteuernagel.bsky.social’s upcoming release, Flour & Forge! This is the third standalone novel in the wonderfully cozy, Greatest in the Multiverse series!

Cover by the team over at Miblart!

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Laura from OWWR podcast @myyypod.bsky.social · 6d

Hannah and I had the pleasure of speaking with @nghivo.bsky.social about the newest book in her Singing Hills Cycle, A Mouthful of Dust! Nghi shared some really powerful insights on the ways stories shape us, how food can bring people together, and facing difficult times. A great interview! #booksky

BONUS EPISODE- "There are a lot of things in the world that want to eat you a little bit. Don't be surprised when they do." an interview WITH NGHI VO

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