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Fantasy-Faction @fantasyfaction.bsky.social · Jul 14

Latest review on the blog is for War for the Rose Throne books 1-4 by @petemc666.bsky.social

...grimdark done right: unflinching, emotionally honest, and rich with consequence.

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War for the Rose Throne by Peter McLean books 1-4 & stand alone
Priest of Bones
Priest of Lies
Priest of Gallows
Priest of Crowns
Paved With Good Intentions

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Peter McLean @petemc666.bsky.social · 16h

UK readers! This is a great time to preorder PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS in paperback from @arcadia_books. The link is here:

www.waterstones.com/book/paved-w...

Remember to use the preorder code!

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Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 16h

Friends who buy from Waterstones, it would be an amazing boost for Mercutio's fortunes if you took advantage of the 25% off on pre-orders until Oct. 17. Use the code OCTOBER25. In the next post, I'll show you some of the endorsements the book's been getting! www.waterstones.com/book/mercuti...

Pre-order now with code OCTOBER25. 14-17 October. Online only. Selected lines only. T&Cs available on Waterstones.com.

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Jennie Goloboy @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social · 22d

Similar, but he had short, dark hair, and the painting had a glossier tone. Thank you!

Jennie Goloboy @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social · 22d

I once saw a striking Renaissance-era portrait of a city councillor. He was middle-aged and looked serious but kind, and I think he was wearing a red square hat and very plain black jacket. Maybe Italian, but not from a famous family.

Sound familiar? Would love to find this painting.

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Jennie Goloboy @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social · 22d

So excited that @unshavedmouse.bsky.social's DON'T TRUST FISH (illustrated by @dansantat.bsky.social) was named one of the best 25 picture books of the last 25 years by Slate!!! slate.com/culture/2025...

The 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Century

There’s been a revolution in children’s storytelling—and it’s not just that the stories are more diverse.

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Jennie Goloboy @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social · 23d

I have now binged all of White Collar, and they really nailed the perfect ending. Ultimately it's about a friendship between two complicated people pretending, in their own ways, to be straightforward, with a vibrant New York setting. Reminds me of Lawrence Block. I hope they do new episodes!

Jennie Goloboy @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks to my friend Libby's rec, I've started watching White Collar, which I missed when it was originally airing. I always love a con man protagonist, and the writing is delightful and snappy, and all the actors seem to be having a great time. It seems to have been really filmed in NYC, too!

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · Aug 26

#Booksky A bit of comfort and humor for those who’d like some right now: OBVIOUSLY, ALIENS by Jennie Goloboy is a madcap roadtrip with talking corgies and more while THE VOYAGES OF CINRAK THE DAPPER by A. J. Fitzwater is a warm fuzzy hug! Available everywhere! queenofswordspress.com/product/obvi...

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Nicole Glover @nicole-glover.com · 25d

The Starseekers cover is here! 🚀

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A standalone mystery set in 1964, The Starseekers follows Cynthia Rhodes as she investigates a series of strange accidents, deaths, and a peculiar curse that keeps appearing in unexpected places.

nicole-glover.com/2025/09/18/t...

The Starseekers Cover is Here!

I’m excited to share the cover for The Starseekers! Available now for pre-order. The cover puts the main character, Cynthia Rhodes, front and center featuring her surrounded by the organized …

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Reena @reenamccarty.bsky.social · 28d

I feel the usual sort of weird about asking people to preorder (The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains, out 4/7/26) with money but you'd BETTER BELIEVE I have been AGGRESSIVE with everyone I know about hitting various request buttons on their assorted library websites. Do it! Request all the books!

Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 28d

Hey, I know books are expensive and money is tight right now.

But if there's a brand new book you really wanna read — including my own Lessons in Magic and Disaster — you can help get the book into way more hands by requesting it from your local library!

It's easy! Check your library's website.

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Nicole Glover @nicole-glover.com · Sep 12

It's been a busy few days, but I wanted quickly to share that THE STARSEEKERS is up on NetGalley!

The Starseekers is on NetGalley!

Character Art by Alecia Doyley This week The Starseekers arrived on NetGalley! Nothing says we're getting closer to The Starseekers coming out, than Advance Review Copies going live. Feel free to request and get a sneak peek of the 1960s with magical NASA, broomsticks, and a heady dose of murder! I'm excited to start sharing Cynthia's story, as I had a great deal of fun writing this book.

nicole-glover.com

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Jamedi @jamreads.com · Sep 10

We had the pleasure of interviewing @markalatham.bsky.social, author of The Last Vigilant, first book in the Kingdom of Steel and Oak series, pub by @orbitbooks.bsky.social.

Full interview:
jamreads.com/interviews/s...

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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite

In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world

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Jennie Goloboy @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social · Sep 10

Apparently there's someone on Twitter pretending to be me and DMing authors. I'm so sorry, but that's a scammer. writerbeware.blog/2024/03/15/t...

The Impersonation List - Writer Beware

The most pernicious scams focused on English-speaking writers these days come from overseas: publishing/marketing/fake literary agency scams from the Philippines, and ghostwriting/editing/marketing sc...

writerbeware.blog

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Jennie Goloboy @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social · Sep 5

So if you've written the sff&h novel equivalent, when I reopen to queries, #mswl.

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Jennie Goloboy @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social · Sep 5

Thanks to my friend Libby's rec, I've started watching White Collar, which I missed when it was originally airing. I always love a con man protagonist, and the writing is delightful and snappy, and all the actors seem to be having a great time. It seems to have been really filmed in NYC, too!

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Reena @reenamccarty.bsky.social · Jun 1

I think sometimes about how 15 year old me used "I am writing a novel, which will someday be my job" as an excuse to get out of gainful employment that summer, and how shocked she would be if I told her that 25 years later it actually WAS my job, because that child was fully just pulling a scam.

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · Sep 4

#Booksky Behind the scenes at Queen of Swords Press! Publisher Catherine Lundoff (on left) and author Jennie Goloboy (on right) @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social doing lunch and chatting at Butter Bakery in Minneapolis!

2 middle-aged white women smiling at the camera. Catherine (on left) graying dark hair and glasses and Jennie (on right) reddish hair, no glasses, in front of a star-shaped blackboard.

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Reena @reenamccarty.bsky.social · Sep 3

Look! Books! Preorder sale! If you follow even one author right now they have probably yelled about it but here is me contributing to the general din!

Barnes and Noble 25% off preorder sale, september 3-5, with code preorder25. This graphic features The Tricky Business of Faerie Bargains, by me!

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Jennie Goloboy @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Heads' up that you don't need to pay someone to query literary agents for you, and I'm generally not impressed by the services that do. I just received an email to an address I no longer use, addressed to Carlie Webber. How much did someone pay for this?

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Aug 28

Re-upping this again, please spread far and wide:

Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Aug 24

Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky

www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...