Jo Miles
@jomiles.bsky.social
they/them - writer of optimistic sci-fi and fantasy, including WARPED STATE, an upbeat, thrill-packed space opera. Stories in Lightspeed, F&SF, Uncanny, and more. Get updates: https://www.jomiles.com/newsletter/
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People don’t understand that stripping the guardrails of regulation and oversight doesn’t just apply to like better business bureau type shit but also like on a practical level when I get into an elevator I expect that it has passed a safety inspection & that type of security will be gone soon
December 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
People don’t understand that stripping the guardrails of regulation and oversight doesn’t just apply to like better business bureau type shit but also like on a practical level when I get into an elevator I expect that it has passed a safety inspection & that type of security will be gone soon
ARCs are coming!!! Want to blurb or review my portal fantasy adventure meets anticolonialist ecological sci-fi, aka Narnia in space? Let me or Kevin know and we'll hook you up!
Today our feathers are floofed because we have copy edits back from @jomiles.bsky.social for THE FINAL CHRONICLE OF YENEH and we get to prepare the ARCs! Hey: Any reviewers want a look? Any author peeps want to blurb it? It’s SO DANG GOOD
December 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ARCs are coming!!! Want to blurb or review my portal fantasy adventure meets anticolonialist ecological sci-fi, aka Narnia in space? Let me or Kevin know and we'll hook you up!
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December 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Happy Small Business Saturday! It's a great day to support your favorite authors -- especially via your local bookstore, Bookshop.org (which supports local bookstores!), or a smaller ebook retailer like Smashwords.
(Mine are on all the stores: www.jomiles.com/books/)
Books make great gifts too! 📚🎁
(Mine are on all the stores: www.jomiles.com/books/)
Books make great gifts too! 📚🎁
Books – Jo Miles
www.jomiles.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Happy Small Business Saturday! It's a great day to support your favorite authors -- especially via your local bookstore, Bookshop.org (which supports local bookstores!), or a smaller ebook retailer like Smashwords.
(Mine are on all the stores: www.jomiles.com/books/)
Books make great gifts too! 📚🎁
(Mine are on all the stores: www.jomiles.com/books/)
Books make great gifts too! 📚🎁
Can you imagine 50 people a day, I said 50 people a day, walking into an ICE office, singing "You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant" and walking out?
November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Can you imagine 50 people a day, I said 50 people a day, walking into an ICE office, singing "You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant" and walking out?
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Can confirm that InkFoundry is really neat. Possibly even neat-o!
Big shout out to Erin Cairns
@erincairns.bsky.social . If you love short stories (or don't yet know you love short stories) you should check out her Ink Foundry, a tagged search site for short fiction! It is really neat!
inkfoundry.net
@erincairns.bsky.social . If you love short stories (or don't yet know you love short stories) you should check out her Ink Foundry, a tagged search site for short fiction! It is really neat!
inkfoundry.net
inkfoundry.net
November 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Can confirm that InkFoundry is really neat. Possibly even neat-o!
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Today is my birthday, which you know I always use as an excuse to spoil you! November 14th, everything online is 14% off, no code needed! Just skedaddle on over to the site and get shopping!
November 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Today is my birthday, which you know I always use as an excuse to spoil you! November 14th, everything online is 14% off, no code needed! Just skedaddle on over to the site and get shopping!
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Ah, it's that time again...
November 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Ah, it's that time again...
Things are haaaaaappenning!
Seeing art come together is my favorite part, up there with actually holding a book in my hands.
Seeing art come together is my favorite part, up there with actually holding a book in my hands.
We’re just cooking along here, silently* despising fascists and hoping you’re hanging in there.
BUT ALSO we saw some initial cover artwork for THE FINAL CHRONICLE OF YENEH by @jomiles.bsky.social and it really floofed our feathers.
*we do shout at news articles a lot so maybe not so silent
BUT ALSO we saw some initial cover artwork for THE FINAL CHRONICLE OF YENEH by @jomiles.bsky.social and it really floofed our feathers.
*we do shout at news articles a lot so maybe not so silent
October 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Things are haaaaaappenning!
Seeing art come together is my favorite part, up there with actually holding a book in my hands.
Seeing art come together is my favorite part, up there with actually holding a book in my hands.
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Our Kickstarter ends in just 24 HOURS! This is your LAST CHANCE to shop our catalogue of new ebooks, author critiques, and exclusive merch before it's gone for good. Check the 🧵 to see our full selection!
Thank you all for supporting another year of Apex. 🖤👽
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Thank you all for supporting another year of Apex. 🖤👽
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
October 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Our Kickstarter ends in just 24 HOURS! This is your LAST CHANCE to shop our catalogue of new ebooks, author critiques, and exclusive merch before it's gone for good. Check the 🧵 to see our full selection!
Thank you all for supporting another year of Apex. 🖤👽
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Thank you all for supporting another year of Apex. 🖤👽
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
Audiobook lovers! All three Brennex books are now out in audio, narrated by the excellent Adi Cabral. Available everywhere!
Get your anti-capitalist space opera fix:
Warped State: books2read.com/u/3Jeere
Dissonant State: books2read.com/u/3nBwR8
Ravenous State: books2read.com/u/3RPqAx
Get your anti-capitalist space opera fix:
Warped State: books2read.com/u/3Jeere
Dissonant State: books2read.com/u/3nBwR8
Ravenous State: books2read.com/u/3RPqAx
October 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Audiobook lovers! All three Brennex books are now out in audio, narrated by the excellent Adi Cabral. Available everywhere!
Get your anti-capitalist space opera fix:
Warped State: books2read.com/u/3Jeere
Dissonant State: books2read.com/u/3nBwR8
Ravenous State: books2read.com/u/3RPqAx
Get your anti-capitalist space opera fix:
Warped State: books2read.com/u/3Jeere
Dissonant State: books2read.com/u/3nBwR8
Ravenous State: books2read.com/u/3RPqAx
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"I suppose you’ve come to say you’re sorry? I hope so, given your years of sneering and hand-wringing about how I was ruining knowledge."
Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
www.mcsweeneys.net
October 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
"I suppose you’ve come to say you’re sorry? I hope so, given your years of sneering and hand-wringing about how I was ruining knowledge."
I only knew the modern meaning of "Luddite" until recently. Turns out, the Luddites were badass, actually. So you get a thread! And now you'll know too!
October 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I only knew the modern meaning of "Luddite" until recently. Turns out, the Luddites were badass, actually. So you get a thread! And now you'll know too!
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, so... that's gross. Instructions on how to cancel your Spotify subscription: app.sosha.ai/s/kvYKdhBX #DontStreamFascism
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
app.sosha.ai
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE, so... that's gross. Instructions on how to cancel your Spotify subscription: app.sosha.ai/s/kvYKdhBX #DontStreamFascism
I'm super excited for this week's newsletter: I'm going to announce my new series!
Obv I'll share here, later, but I like to give my newsletter folks cool news before sharing with the world. Want to hear about my new cozy fantasy before anyone else? You know what to do! www.jomiles.com/newsletter
Obv I'll share here, later, but I like to give my newsletter folks cool news before sharing with the world. Want to hear about my new cozy fantasy before anyone else? You know what to do! www.jomiles.com/newsletter
a cat is drinking from a white cup with a flower design on it
Alt: an orange cat is drinking tea from a white cup with a flower design. A tiny hint about the new book? Maybe!
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I'm super excited for this week's newsletter: I'm going to announce my new series!
Obv I'll share here, later, but I like to give my newsletter folks cool news before sharing with the world. Want to hear about my new cozy fantasy before anyone else? You know what to do! www.jomiles.com/newsletter
Obv I'll share here, later, but I like to give my newsletter folks cool news before sharing with the world. Want to hear about my new cozy fantasy before anyone else? You know what to do! www.jomiles.com/newsletter
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
So, you don't start massive renovations to your house if you're only planning to live there for 4 years.
October 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
So, you don't start massive renovations to your house if you're only planning to live there for 4 years.
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Interested in a query critique OR a short story critique from @jomiles.bsky.social? We’re deeply grateful to Jo for offering both!
Jo is the author of The Gifted of Brennex trilogy plus short fiction published in Lightspeed, F&SF, Analog, and elsewhere!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
Jo is the author of The Gifted of Brennex trilogy plus short fiction published in Lightspeed, F&SF, Analog, and elsewhere!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
October 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Interested in a query critique OR a short story critique from @jomiles.bsky.social? We’re deeply grateful to Jo for offering both!
Jo is the author of The Gifted of Brennex trilogy plus short fiction published in Lightspeed, F&SF, Analog, and elsewhere!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
Jo is the author of The Gifted of Brennex trilogy plus short fiction published in Lightspeed, F&SF, Analog, and elsewhere!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
I'm so excited for this new market! Back it and support queer stories, authors, and artists!!! Cool rewards, too (including a story critique by me)
WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
September 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I'm so excited for this new market! Back it and support queer stories, authors, and artists!!! Cool rewards, too (including a story critique by me)
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For every pledge UFO10 receives today, our Chief Canine Officer Leia will get a treat. Who's in?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...
September 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
For every pledge UFO10 receives today, our Chief Canine Officer Leia will get a treat. Who's in?
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...
This is such a lovely book. Do yourself a favor and go get it!
September is almost over! Last chance to get my new book, A House Between Sea and Sky, as an Amazon First Reads pick. Prime members can grab it for free; other people pay only $1.99! Full book release is Oct 1st in print, ebook, & audiobook.
amzn.to/4lb2R73
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amzn.to/4lb2R73
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September 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is such a lovely book. Do yourself a favor and go get it!
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in a way aren't we all looking for more sink cheese where we found it yesterday
August 4, 2025 at 6:41 AM
in a way aren't we all looking for more sink cheese where we found it yesterday
Hooray, it's Fat Bear Week! The most wonderful week of the year, aka the distraction we all need right now:
explore.org/fat-bear-week
explore.org/fat-bear-week
Fat Bear Week 2025
Fat Bear Week 2025
explore.org
September 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Hooray, it's Fat Bear Week! The most wonderful week of the year, aka the distraction we all need right now:
explore.org/fat-bear-week
explore.org/fat-bear-week
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As we boycott vile companies, a reminder that many US public libraries offer:
1) Ebooks & audiobooks via the Libby app. Pro tip: use the “notify me” tag to request your library add books by trans, disabled, & BIPOC authors!
2) TV & film streaming via Kanopy
3) Language learning via Mango
💙📚 And:
1) Ebooks & audiobooks via the Libby app. Pro tip: use the “notify me” tag to request your library add books by trans, disabled, & BIPOC authors!
2) TV & film streaming via Kanopy
3) Language learning via Mango
💙📚 And:
Want to read ethically by ditching Audible/Amazon, Spotify, &c? 💙📚
1. Your local library needs support & has free physical & audiobooks
2. Queer Liberation Library: free digital library for US LBGTQ folks
3. Libro.fm: Audible but pays indie bookshops
4. Bookshop.org: physical books from indies
1. Your local library needs support & has free physical & audiobooks
2. Queer Liberation Library: free digital library for US LBGTQ folks
3. Libro.fm: Audible but pays indie bookshops
4. Bookshop.org: physical books from indies
Queer Liberation Library
Queer Liberation Library (QLL) is fighting to build a vibrant, flourishing queer future by connecting LGBTQ+ people with literature, information, and resources that celebrate the unique and empowering...
www.queerliberationlibrary.org
September 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
As we boycott vile companies, a reminder that many US public libraries offer:
1) Ebooks & audiobooks via the Libby app. Pro tip: use the “notify me” tag to request your library add books by trans, disabled, & BIPOC authors!
2) TV & film streaming via Kanopy
3) Language learning via Mango
💙📚 And:
1) Ebooks & audiobooks via the Libby app. Pro tip: use the “notify me” tag to request your library add books by trans, disabled, & BIPOC authors!
2) TV & film streaming via Kanopy
3) Language learning via Mango
💙📚 And:
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You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes.
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
September 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes.
#romancelandia
#romancelandia