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Jehanne Bell @jehannebell.com · Sep 11

If you love TTRPGs and a good zombie apocalypse, you may want to take a peek at Unraveled from @quasigrant.bsky.social and company... The full campaign launches in November, but teaser info is dropping now! (If anyone else has a bsky to tag, lmk!)

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/q...

Unraveled - Post Apocalyptic Roleplaying Launch Party

Get excited about Unraveled - Post Apocalyptic Roleplaying on BackerKit - come join!

www.backerkit.com

Jehanne Bell @jehannebell.com · Aug 16

After all the controversy over the Polari Prize, time to shout out works by trans writers. To start, Bookshop (supports local bookstores) released this list of fifteen books by trans writers worth checking out: bookshop.org/lists/15-new...

Got a rec? Are you a trans writer? Drop a link, I'll share.

15 New Books by Trans Writers

Checkout out this list on Bookshop

bookshop.org

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Jehanne Bell @jehannebell.com · Aug 6

(My role: copyeditor, aka professional nitpicker, spellchecker, and grammarist. I go through the manuscript after team members forge it into Nearly It's Final Form, and look at it with a fresh and unforgiving pair of eyes, my keen sense of when to use hyphens, and the Chicago Manual of Style.)

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Jehanne Bell @jehannebell.com · Aug 6

Seconding how much of a *cough* joy it has been to work on this book with you guys. I have been getting a crash course in classical-style Chinese poetry courtesy of Fei Tian Ye Xiang, and I am *living* for it. The translation team and editorial team knocked this one out of the park.

Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · Aug 5

So today is release day for the first volume of ‘Joyful Reunion’ by Arise Zhang/Fei Tian Ye Xiang!! As a lifelong BL fan who’s also a gay guy, it was an honor beyond measure to work on this particular series (even in a minor role) with the amazing translators Suika, Mimi, and yunyun.

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · Aug 5

So today is release day for the first volume of ‘Joyful Reunion’ by Arise Zhang/Fei Tian Ye Xiang!! As a lifelong BL fan who’s also a gay guy, it was an honor beyond measure to work on this particular series (even in a minor role) with the amazing translators Suika, Mimi, and yunyun.

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// Isabella // Izzy // @helixel-illustrations.com · Jun 4

My work for #FensGuide is here! The Vaguet are a playable species, tall mysterious forest lizard people who will hopefully be fun to play as. Lots of fun things for you to discover in the book!

It's funded but you can still back it and get one
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ska...

#DnD #5e #HumanArt

Illustration of a lizard person standing on some rocks in a gloomy forest. They are holding a great axe made out of blue crystal and the handle seems to be a wind instrument. Blue mist is flowing out of various parts of their body. They have a chameleon like curled tail and two sets of ears.

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · May 27

THE COUNTDOWN APPROACHES!
We have 4 days to reach our fundraising goal & we have a LONG way to go!!

Be the reason that the Locus lights stay on! Help us out at igg.me/at/locusmag2025. We are so grateful for your support!

Fundraiser link in bio #sff #scifi #fantasy #booksky

text: 4 days left to reach our fundraiser goal, we need you ! Indiegogo and Locus logos and Cluso alien

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Katie Turner @katieturnerphd.com · May 19

Do you know of a museum, library, or archive that offers images from their collection for publication or presenting, for free?
Please use the form below to help crowd-source a list of these magical places!

Katie Turner @katieturnerphd.com · May 19

And a form for anybody to add suggestions:

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

Museums, Libraries, and Archives with Free Images for Publication

A crowd-sourced list of images freely available for teaching, presenting, or publication under Creative Commons or Open Access license

docs.google.com

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Seven Seas Entertainment @sevenseasentertainment.com · May 19

New #danmei cover reveal! ✨ LEGEND OF EXORCISM: TIANBAO FUYAO LU (NOVEL) Vol. 3 by Arise Zhang, aka Fei Tian Ye Xiang (非天夜翔), with beautiful series art by Ruthie (kkcoocool)! #SevenSeasDanmei #LegendOfExorcism

Out in English this October—pre-order now:
sevenseasdanmei.com#legendofexor...

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Daniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.com · Apr 22

Sinners (2025)

Actor Michael B. Jordan on Sesame Street posing next to vampire puppet, The Count.

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michiums @ deadlines @michiums.bsky.social · May 18

NOW AVAILABLE: michiums.bigcartel.com/product/quee...

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DanmeiNews.com @danmeinews.bsky.social · May 19

Seven Seas (@sevenseasentertainment.com) shared a sneak peek at the special edition merch for their upcoming danmei release, Joyful Reunion! 💕

#JoyfulReunion #相見歡 #FeiTianYeXiang #danmei

www.danmeinews.com/2025/05/18/s...

Seven Seas Shares Sneak Peek at Special Edition Merch for JOYFUL REUNION - DanmeiNews.com

Seven Seas shared a sneak peek at the Special Edition merch for their upcoming release of Fei Tian Ye Xiang's Joyful Reunion Vol. 1.

www.danmeinews.com

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Grace 🏳️‍🌈 @graceverything.bsky.social · May 19

For research purposes, I need to watch and read more thrillers, murder mystery, gang, drug related, political corruption stuff

• no films, only series or animated series
• no small town sleuthing. Best if it’s in the investigator POV
• audiobooks
• can also be mafia
• oh, bonus if 🏳️‍🌈

#booksky

a cat is playing with an apple laptop with the words research time written below it

Alt: a cat is playing with an apple laptop with the words research time written below it

media.tenor.com

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Jehanne Bell @jehannebell.com · May 17

(I am not affiliated with the University of Chicago and my opinions only represent me individually. I am quoting CMoS as a standard editorial guide in common use and in my personal capacity as an advocate of digital accessibility.)

Jehanne Bell @jehannebell.com · May 17

#CMOS #ChicagoManualOfStyle Fact of the Day!

The 18th edition covers hashtags on social media! Among many updates for the digital age, Section 7.86 says "To ensure hashtags are not only sufficiently legible but also accessible to screen readers, it is best to start each word with a capital letter."

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Roll For Good - Playing TTRPGs for Charity @rollforgood.bsky.social · May 17

After watching cats travel through portals and a car heist in space, we've got one more #ttrpg treat for you tonight.

Join us for Monster of the Week, where Hunters will come to a suburban soccer team's aid.

Live now on twitch.tv/rollforgood ⭐

Benefitting @gametherapyuk.bsky.social

Roll For Good - Playing TTRPGs for Charity @rollforgood.bsky.social · May 7

Own Goals

Monster of the Week by @evilhat.bsky.social.

GM:
⭐ @laggardson.bsky.social

Players:
⭐@henry-mc-ontarak.bsky.social
⭐ Nims
⭐@taoistdragon.bsky.social

May 17th, twitch.tv/rollforgood

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Nate Piekos of Blambot @blambot.bsky.social · May 17

Who else is wiring up a harness with Fender Custom Shop 1965 pickups today? Just me?

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David Mariotte @davidmariotte.bsky.social · May 10

We're a couple weeks away from the end of the initial pre-order period for Samidoon: Comics for a Free Palestine (ends May 31) and we're still a little under 1/2 way to our initial goal. Would love to get that number higher with your help. www.samidoonanthology.com

A watermelon border around a comics page. A comic drawn from a real family photo of Iasmin's family leaving Palestine 50 years ago, reflecting on the similarites to photos today. By Iasmin Omar Ata.

A comic in a watermelon border. A political cartoon of two people holding containers in front of them. The larger figure catches missles and bombs in a helmet like rain. A smaller child in the corner's pot remains empty. By Mohammad Sabaaneh.

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Inimitable Books | Book Publisher @inimitablebooks.com · May 11

Being a reader means living a thousand lives, crying over people who don’t exist, and calling it self-care.

💙📚 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒔 – inimitablebooks.com

#bookishhumor #readerlife #blueskybooks #tbrpile #fictionalfeelings #bookaddict

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Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com · Nov 16

Time to resume drawing Endora for my morale

A drawing of Endora from Bewitched—with her half-bob, half-bouffant hairdo, bright blue eye-shadow, and red lips, and wearing a lavender dress with a long green cape—casting a spell while her green cape billows dramatically behind her.

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DanmeiNews.com @danmeinews.bsky.social · May 11

A brand-new modern and meta romance is available now from @baiheverse.com—the manhua series Submission Time! Yes or Yes?! 🖊️💕

#baihe #baiheverse #SubmissionTimeYesorYes

Baiheverse Goes Meta With Release of SUBMISSION TIME! YES OR YES? Baihe Manhua - DanmeiNews.com

Digital publisher Baiheverse recently released a new baihe manhua series: Submission Time! Yes or Yes?. A baihe series about a

www.danmeinews.com

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Jehanne Bell @jehannebell.com · May 10

This is it! There's just under an hour left on the #FensGuide to Myriad World's #DnD #5e Kickstarter. It's fully funded, and *so close* to the second stretch goal (fun character sheets). Thank you so much to everyone on the project, and everyone who backed! ❤️

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ska...

Fen's Guide to Myriad Realms - #humanart

Four Realms, Endless Adventure: Explore new Species, Classes, NPCs and Monsters in this 5th edition supplement! 100% #humanart

www.kickstarter.com

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Jehanne Bell @jehannebell.com · May 10

[To Toothbringer] "You are!"

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Chozo Hunter Mike @chozohuntermike.bsky.social · May 10

Another promo for one i worked on. The Toothbringer is a living nightmare that silently stalks your dreams and feeds on your fear before infecting you with a parasite to carry to the waking world.

I got to work with the fantastic @erosyiren.bsky.social to pool things that genuinely scared us.

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SkaavArt / Julia 🍃 @skaavart.bsky.social · May 10

Looking for some awesome artworks? 👀

You can get Merch of #FensGuide on its own aswell - even without getting a copy of the book!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ska...

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