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Author. Hugo, Astounding, and World Fantasy Award winner; Clarke and Le Guin finalist. Rep: Kurestin Armada at Root Literary. Out now: THE INCANDESCENT - https://tinyurl.com/theincandescent

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Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · May 13

THE INCANDESCENT is a book about money and education and status symbols, about loving your career, about demons, about magic, about fantasy school - but most of all about how 'school' is always a kind of fantasy. Available now!

US: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

UK: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/unti...

THE INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh, in US (black) and UK (pink) hardcover editions.

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 5h

Today marks five months since the release of THE INCANDESCENT. As we swing into the grimmest bit of the school year, spare a thought for the teachers you know, for whom a demon infestation would make very little noticeable difference to the dark tunnel that is the back half of the autumn term.

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · May 13

THE INCANDESCENT is a book about money and education and status symbols, about loving your career, about demons, about magic, about fantasy school - but most of all about how 'school' is always a kind of fantasy. Available now!

US: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

UK: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/unti...

THE INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh, in US (black) and UK (pink) hardcover editions.

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 20h

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novel - Young Adult is HEIR by Sabaa Tahir

2025 Winner Outstanding Novel - Young Adult: HEIR by Sabaa Tahir

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 21h

The winner of the #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Novel-Adult is THE SENTENCE by @gautambhatia88.bsky.social

2025 Winner Outstanding Novel - Adult: The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia

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Oliver Darkshire @deathbybadger.bsky.social · 1d

"achillean" always amuses me as a descriptor because does it mean books about gay men being gay or does it mean more like oh you shot me in the leg you shot me in the fucking leg you fuck why would you do that, that's my goddamn ankle, my one weak spot, now I'm going to die you asshole

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 1d

Yeah
Here to stay but I totally get why people would leave. Esp marginalized folks who don't get as much support (I remain convinced the industry loves its marginalized debuts but hasn't scaled up to supporting long term careers)

Georgina Kiersten @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social · 2d

You should be concerned about the rate of authors leaving publishing. Especially from marginalized communities. This year I have seen so many authors just pack it up and go. And it's only getting worse.

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 7d

it’s so my family can bully me about it if I haven’t done any work.

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 7d

the wordcount goes in there as I work through the week!

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 7d

the trouble with phone lists is that they live inside the distraction machine so I instantly forget what I was supposed to do. paper works MUCH better for me.

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 7d

Well now I feel good about myself so thank you 😅

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 7d

If I do not write out the steps for doing laundry every week and tick each one off then the laundry does not get done. Impressive is one word for it.

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 7d

Another Monday, another List. This is the only way I ever get anything done.

a long to-do list stuck to a fridge with magnets. It is divided into sections: work, write, TBR, podcast, household, NB, general.

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Eight Days of Diana Wynne Jones @eightdaysofdiana.bsky.social · 9d

We're finally wrapping up S2 today with our last bonus episode for the season -- thank you all so much for the many thoughtful, interesting and insightful letters you sent in for our Q&A!

S2 Bonus Episode 3 - Q&A by @Rebecca Fraimow and Emily Tesh

The first time round most of the catching-up you do is retrospective. The second time round you see it happening. In our final S2 bonus episode, we do a terrible job of not looking ahead to Hexwood a...

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 13d

catch me in person with a glass of wine and they will come flooding out

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 13d

blissful freedom

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 13d

what this leaves: cat pictures, video games, 'hey I wrote a book'. is this suboptimal social media Presence for Marketing: sure is! however it does make me considerably saner.

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 13d

it's good to have boundaries about what you do and don't post about on the internet. things that are off limits for me: my family, my hater opinions (many), what I'm reading (see above, hater opinions), most personal anecdotes, most politics, nearly all stuff about the process and craft of writing.

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 14d

but yeah you're right, colleges are the big Insider symbol for Oxbridge, and dark academia as an aesthetic mode is so much ABOUT insider status that omitting them feels very odd.

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 14d

I think I would go so far as to say we don't need any more Oxford and Cambridge books for now. Surely it's been done to death. Give me something set at the University of Birmingham for once.

(not a random choice - I briefly lived close by and there are so many good buildings.)

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Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 16d

10% of profits from this special edition will be donated to Mermaids, a charity that works to support trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse young people in the UK. I'm very happy and excited about this one!

LitPins&Co @litpinsandco.bsky.social · 16d

Introducing our latest special edition - The Incandescent by Emily Tesh! 🖊️🐦‍🔥🗡️

Head to our Instagram or website for all the details! Pre-orders are open now 💛

litpinsandco.com/collections/...

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 16d

Thank you!

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 16d

Thank you so much! I had SO much fun with this one, I think it shows.

Emily Tesh @emilytesh.net · 16d

10% of profits from this special edition will be donated to Mermaids, a charity that works to support trans, nonbinary, and gender-diverse young people in the UK. I'm very happy and excited about this one!

LitPins&Co @litpinsandco.bsky.social · 16d

Introducing our latest special edition - The Incandescent by Emily Tesh! 🖊️🐦‍🔥🗡️

Head to our Instagram or website for all the details! Pre-orders are open now 💛

litpinsandco.com/collections/...

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LitPins&Co @litpinsandco.bsky.social · 16d

Introducing our latest special edition - The Incandescent by Emily Tesh! 🖊️🐦‍🔥🗡️

Head to our Instagram or website for all the details! Pre-orders are open now 💛

litpinsandco.com/collections/...

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 16d

We didn't talk about THE INCANDESCENT on Bar Cart Bookshelf, but if you wish to pair it with a cocktail, you can't go wrong with Saffy's favorite: a gin and tonic. Much like a magic school, the G&T is a true classic, and a classic is a classic for a reason!

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 16d

An utter delight! I gobbled up THE INCANDESCENT last week, charming & insightful, playful in the tradition of the school novel, magic both academic & uncanny, and solidly rooted in the experience of the lead character. A magic school book for grownups without feeling pandering. Read it now!

[image desc: A hardcover of THE INCANDESCENT by Emily Tesh in front of very full bookcase. A goldtone chalice sits behind the book.]