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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out!

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THE WATER OUTLAWS is out now! Queer feminist bandits rising up against a tyrannical Empire. Lots of sword fighting. "Breakneck, adrenaline-filled pace" - Booklist (starred review) Not here very much. Mailing list: slhuang.com

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 25

oh my next book is up for preorder
us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

✨ "this book destroyed me" - Yoon Ha Lee
✨ "I felt shattered" - Sue Burke
✨ "truly ambitious science fiction" - Marie Brennan
✨ "beautiful, brilliant, heartbreaking" - Yume Kitasei
✨ "I inhaled it all in one sitting" - Wole Talabi

The Language of Liars

"Pitch-perfect science fiction about linguistics and consequences. This book destroyed me."—Yoon Ha Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Ninefox Gambi...

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グリ男 @guriomatchbox.bsky.social · May 6

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John Chu @johnchu.bsky.social · May 6

My novel, The Subtle Art of Folding Space, has a cover!
Read about repairing physics, unreasonable parental expectations, and great Taiwanese food! Out on April 7, 2026. Pre-order now: t.co/0nz8JuNhwf
Art credits: Jacket art by Weston Wei, Jacket Design by Katie Klimowicz.

Cover of The Subtle Art of Folding Space, coming April 7, 2026
Four sets of bamboo steamers going from the top of the cover to the bottom. The top one holds steamed bao. The contents of each steamer below it get progressively more surreal. One has bao with the universe as a filling. The next steamer below it has planets. The last steamer is filled with gear works. Two hands holding red chopsticks reach for the first and third steamer.

The Subtle Art of Folding Space, is the exhilarating debut science fiction novel from Nebula and Hugo-winning author John Chu channels unhinged physics, generational trauma, and the comfort of really good dim sum. This isn't your usual jaunt through quantum physics.
Ellie's universe, and this one, is falling apart. Her ailing mother is in a coma; her sister, Chris, accuses her of being insufficiently Taiwanese between assassination attempts; and a shadowy cabal of engineers is trying to hijack the skunkworks, the machinery that keeps the physics of each universe working the way it's supposed to.
Daniel, Ellie's cousin, has found an illicit device in the skunkworks-one that keeps Ellie's comatose mother alive while also creating destabilizing bugs in the physics of this universe. It's not a good day.
If she can confront her mother's legacy and overcome her family's generational trauma, she just might find a way to preserve the skunkworks and reconcile with her sister...but digging into her family's past is thornier than it seems, and the secrets she uncovers will force Ellie to choose between her family and the universe itself.

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Jim C. Hines @jimchines.com · Apr 26

Happy Independent Bookstore Day!

@bookshop.org is an easy way to order books in the U.S. through your local indie. For example...

Kitemaster: bookshop.org/p/books/kite...
Slayers of Old: bookshop.org/p/books/slay...

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Kitemaster

Check out Kitemaster - <p>Award-winning author Jim C. Hines delivers a deeply personal epic in <i>Kitemaster</i>. In this labor of love written over twenty years, Hines whisks readers away to a world ...

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 26

haha no the cover isn't revealed yet, that's their standard placeholder :)

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 26

I mean... *you* probably don't 🤣

(I will make sure Oliver has you on the reviewer ARC list though I'm sure we already do!)

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 26

it's such a relief to hear that because our title brainstorming was literally pages and pages 💀 (also thank you ❤️)

SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 26

yes sorry publishing timelines are so long now 😭

SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 26

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 26

yes! :)

SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 26

They will be delighted I'm sure 😂😂

SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 26

I'll make sure Oliver knows! you'll get to have the copyedited version 🤗

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 26

we didn't? you were on the list lol! maybe my editor wanted to give you a break from always being so supportive ❤️

latest ms is not with me right now but I think Oliver is sending out another round post-copyedits, I'll make sure you get one :)

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 26

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 26

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · Apr 25

It's CLICKY DUCKIES! This little rainbow duck sits on top of the best kind of clicky keyboard switch. You can tap him and pretend you're just typing away in your office!

thebrokencircle.etsy...

A rainbow colored rubber ducky sitting in some blue water in a rainbow colored bowl. If you bop the ducky on the head, it makes a clicky sound!

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 25

amazing

SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 25

you're the best Paul

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 25

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 25

congrats!!

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 25

it'll be nice if the world still exists by the time the book comes out

SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 25

The Language of Liars

"Pitch-perfect science fiction about linguistics and consequences. This book destroyed me."—Yoon Ha Lee, New York Times bestselling author of Ninefox Gambi...

us.macmillan.com

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Foz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social · Apr 10

Genuinely, I am so excited to work with Erewhon on this, and can't wait to share the finished story with you all! 😁😈

Erewhon Books @erewhonbooks.bsky.social · Apr 10

Deal announcement for THE WEIGHT AND THE MEASURE by @fozmeadows.bsky.social, a new queer fantasy series about a pair of godtouched investigators for an organization ostensibly devoted to justice outside the law, for fans of WITCH KING and Dragon Age. ⚖️

Publishers Marketplace deal announcement reading: THE WEIGHT AND THE MEASURE by Foz Meadows. Imprint: Erewhon. Hugo Award-winning writer Foz Meadows's THE WEIGHT AND THE MEASURE, a fantasy series about a newly conscripted arbiter of justice after he is touched by the gods in a moment of trauma, and the seasoned but reserved nobleman assigned as his mentor, as an investigation into missing children leads them to confront unimaginable corruption at the heart of their city, to Viengsamai Fetters at Erewhon, in a two-book deal, for publication in 2026, by Hannah Bowman at Liza Dawson Associates (world).

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Shadora Nyx @ladyjedi.bsky.social · Apr 9

This week I am thoroughly enjoying "The Water Outlaws" by @slhuang.com #booksky #nebulafinalist #books #reading #slhuang #thewateroutlaws

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SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Apr 10

Barry Allen on The Flash, who seems to be specifically written as an opposite to Arrow in being much more optimistic and emotionally connected. But, doesn't invalidate your larger point!

SL Huang is finally on Bluesky. THE WATER OUTLAWS is out! @slhuang.com · Mar 22

Eh, I think it may have been at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social and I was a pinch-hit mod for it at the last minute? I remember because you impressed me & I've been boosting your press since.

But ok, I'm not invested here other than that I like some of your authors. Will go my separate way. Peace.