R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD)
@rsagarcia.bsky.social
Sturgeon & Nebula Award winning SpecFic author. MIFRE Media Award Winner. Locus, Ignyte, Eugie Foster Finalist. Codex/SFWA. She/Her. Banner: Andy Dudak
THE NIGHTWARD Out Now!
Agent: @cammc9.bsky.social
Go Fund Me for Cancer: https://tinyurl.com/mvuyw5t7
THE NIGHTWARD Out Now!
Agent: @cammc9.bsky.social
Go Fund Me for Cancer: https://tinyurl.com/mvuyw5t7
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It's Black Speculative Fiction month!
All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.
1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...
2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2
All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.
1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...
2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-ruin-of-... 1/2
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He is keeping poorer families out of these professions. It’s modern day red-lining.
November 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
He is keeping poorer families out of these professions. It’s modern day red-lining.
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family who celebrate!
a pumpkin with a candle and leaves on it and the words happy thanksgiving i hope your day is full of love and joy .
ALT: a pumpkin with a candle and leaves on it and the words happy thanksgiving i hope your day is full of love and joy .
media.tenor.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends and family who celebrate!
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Keep the evidence.
This is a really big story that should not be missed. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ Says Noem Made Final Decision on El Salvador Removals in Breach of Court Order
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Keep the evidence.
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A reminder that I have a book out and I’m available for podcasts
November 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
A reminder that I have a book out and I’m available for podcasts
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Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
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Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
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I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
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Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page Street YA! Here's the gist: Explore expansive aromantic love and connection in stories across genres These twelve stories showcase aromantic people breaking generational curses, finding acceptance, and protecting the vulnerable while highlighting the infinite ways people find connection and love without romance.
lgbtqreads.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
During the piracy discussion yesterday, someone was like, I'm not a thief & you're mocking poor people.
Then, after being reminded of the existence of libraries, ended the conversation with a passionate insistence that they will continue to 'steal' whatever they wanted.
Case closed.
Then, after being reminded of the existence of libraries, ended the conversation with a passionate insistence that they will continue to 'steal' whatever they wanted.
Case closed.
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
During the piracy discussion yesterday, someone was like, I'm not a thief & you're mocking poor people.
Then, after being reminded of the existence of libraries, ended the conversation with a passionate insistence that they will continue to 'steal' whatever they wanted.
Case closed.
Then, after being reminded of the existence of libraries, ended the conversation with a passionate insistence that they will continue to 'steal' whatever they wanted.
Case closed.
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I’ve only met L.P. Kindred twice but he is so kind and has done so much for the writing community. I hope you get your B.F.A! @lpkindred.bsky.social
Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
www.gofundme.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:42 AM
I’ve only met L.P. Kindred twice but he is so kind and has done so much for the writing community. I hope you get your B.F.A! @lpkindred.bsky.social
We're 80% there!
Help LP get the last 20%? Boost and share!
Help LP get the last 20%? Boost and share!
Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
www.gofundme.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
We're 80% there!
Help LP get the last 20%? Boost and share!
Help LP get the last 20%? Boost and share!
Just finished A SHOP FOR KILLERS.
Wow.
If you want Korean action in a mash-up of John Wick & The Professional, told in a non-linear style, this is the show for you. A girl has the worst day ever after her uncle dies & his old friends come calling.
(Disney + & Hulu. Season 2 already confirmed.)
Wow.
If you want Korean action in a mash-up of John Wick & The Professional, told in a non-linear style, this is the show for you. A girl has the worst day ever after her uncle dies & his old friends come calling.
(Disney + & Hulu. Season 2 already confirmed.)
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Just finished A SHOP FOR KILLERS.
Wow.
If you want Korean action in a mash-up of John Wick & The Professional, told in a non-linear style, this is the show for you. A girl has the worst day ever after her uncle dies & his old friends come calling.
(Disney + & Hulu. Season 2 already confirmed.)
Wow.
If you want Korean action in a mash-up of John Wick & The Professional, told in a non-linear style, this is the show for you. A girl has the worst day ever after her uncle dies & his old friends come calling.
(Disney + & Hulu. Season 2 already confirmed.)
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Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
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We’re not small business owners, ffs - we’re independent contractors, and we are routinely robbed by the world’s dumbest dingbats.
![A quote-tweet with the profile blocked out because I won’t be accused of sending flying monkeys at this digital turd.
counterpoint: pirate everything all the time. pirate a sandwich. download a car. abscond from from small business owner mindset with your brain
[High Priestess, Low Patie... • @cherie... • 14h
Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.]
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every time vulgar leftism pipes in from the sidelines of petit bourgeoisdom i am forced to become 8.75% more marxist](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:x2ssvkga34xug334b66hvrje/bafkreigp2f33rtfu62kqjygnsxhg3jxxs6udwuyisipmyqrh5ew4c6kbyi@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
We’re not small business owners, ffs - we’re independent contractors, and we are routinely robbed by the world’s dumbest dingbats.
If you read a scifantasy, not set on Earth, about a child queen being chased across a queedom by ancient technology after a coup & you tag it with a content warning for 'stalking'...
My sister in hell. I don't think that word means what you think it means.
My sister in hell. I don't think that word means what you think it means.
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
If you read a scifantasy, not set on Earth, about a child queen being chased across a queedom by ancient technology after a coup & you tag it with a content warning for 'stalking'...
My sister in hell. I don't think that word means what you think it means.
My sister in hell. I don't think that word means what you think it means.
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Once Upon a Punk Show almost died on the vine thanks to the Great Burnout.
The story about that is only semi public because the other players are still in the SFF publishing orbit. And godpunk is a small sub-sub-genre.
Suffice to say I had an agent string me along with that book for over a year.
The story about that is only semi public because the other players are still in the SFF publishing orbit. And godpunk is a small sub-sub-genre.
Suffice to say I had an agent string me along with that book for over a year.
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Once Upon a Punk Show almost died on the vine thanks to the Great Burnout.
The story about that is only semi public because the other players are still in the SFF publishing orbit. And godpunk is a small sub-sub-genre.
Suffice to say I had an agent string me along with that book for over a year.
The story about that is only semi public because the other players are still in the SFF publishing orbit. And godpunk is a small sub-sub-genre.
Suffice to say I had an agent string me along with that book for over a year.
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It took a bunch of my friends with an interest in my book and, frankly, not wanting to be an imposter on the Trans SF Writer's pack, to get me to hustle the book into the world.
One of the best things I did.
Publishing didn't save me. I saved myself.
One of the best things I did.
Publishing didn't save me. I saved myself.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
It took a bunch of my friends with an interest in my book and, frankly, not wanting to be an imposter on the Trans SF Writer's pack, to get me to hustle the book into the world.
One of the best things I did.
Publishing didn't save me. I saved myself.
One of the best things I did.
Publishing didn't save me. I saved myself.
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I think most artists hit a point where they’re like, well if I can’t be the best artist, I shall be the most ME artist.
November 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I think most artists hit a point where they’re like, well if I can’t be the best artist, I shall be the most ME artist.
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Great interview about Murderbot:
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz - Film Independent
One of the most delightful series to premiere this summer, Murderbot is a witty, quirky sci-fi dramedy that explores thought-provoking themes under the
www.filmindependent.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Great interview about Murderbot:
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
Bifurcating Character with Incisive and Witty Inner Monologue: a Masterclass with ‘Murderbot’ Co-Showrunners Paul Weitz and Spirit Awards Winner Chris Weitz
www.filmindependent.org/blog/bifurca...
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It might be okay if we weren't all trapped in this late-capitalist hellscape but we are. So, you know, kick the fuck down, motherfucker. At least ask for it at the library, so they'll buy it.
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It might be okay if we weren't all trapped in this late-capitalist hellscape but we are. So, you know, kick the fuck down, motherfucker. At least ask for it at the library, so they'll buy it.
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These aren't musicians, who make money through touring and merch. You may be robbing the big bad publishing corporation but you're also robbing the person who did the thing you want to enjoy.
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
These aren't musicians, who make money through touring and merch. You may be robbing the big bad publishing corporation but you're also robbing the person who did the thing you want to enjoy.
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Hey everybody quit pirating books, wouldja?
Here I was, fretting over sales and Goodreads ratings that are so-so at best, and it turns out it doesn't matter cause people just want your stuff for free.
This especially hurts BIPOC authors like me, who already have a tough go in an industry where people think we're not worth buying or reading.
This especially hurts BIPOC authors like me, who already have a tough go in an industry where people think we're not worth buying or reading.
November 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Hey everybody quit pirating books, wouldja?
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Do not steal people's work!
It's not complicated.
It's not complicated.
Just went to that new piracy site (not going to link to it & encourage this shit) & yup, almost all my work's there, including every format of THE NIGHTWARD you could want & every anthology I'm in. 🙄
Anyway, if you'd like to help me eat, please buy my book:
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
Anyway, if you'd like to help me eat, please buy my book:
www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
The Nightward
Sturgeon, Nebula, Locus, and Ignyte awards finalist R.S.A. Garcia’s scifantasy debut novel—the first in a duology—in which Caribbean mythology meets The Wit...
www.harpercollins.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Do not steal people's work!
It's not complicated.
It's not complicated.