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Stephanie Burgis
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Fantasy writer, history geek, dark chocolate addict! Writes sparkling fantasy rom-coms for adults and fun MG fantasy adventures. She/her.

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · Feb 20
It's time for a new pinned thread now that Wooing the Witch Queen is out in the US and the UK!

stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
An image of the North American front cover of Wooing the Witch Queen shows a sinister witch queen in a spectacular beaded dress embracing her handsome and adoring new librarian (in a black wizard's robe) inside a library of magic filled with crows and masks and flying books. The tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sarah Beth Durst (New York Times bestselling author of The Spellshop) reads: “Full of charm, wit, and magic… I loved it!” Around the image, against a starry night background, are various pieces of text connected to it by arrows. They read: “bi villainous heroine,” “sweet cinnamon-roll hero with a fake identity,” “crow friends,” “found family,” and “flirting with fountains pens.” At the bottom of the image are the words: Out now! In the centre of this image is the beautiful British cover of Wooing the Witch Queen, by Stephanie Burgis. The illustration shows a man in a cloak riding headlong through the night towards an ominous castle with an illuminated, crowned female figure in its doorway and bats flying overhead in the moonlight. A potion vial surrounds that central image and is further framed by leaves and branches. Crows sit on the branches, and a tagline reads: Love can be a witch. A blurb from Sangu Mandanna reads: ‘Warm and lovely’ On the lefthand side of the image around the cover is a stalk of herbs, surrounded by magical stars; on the righthand side is a fountain pen. The text above and below the cover reads: ‘He had to remember that she was infinitely more likely to kill him than to kiss him…’ Out Now in the UK!
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aliettedebodard.com
Next project is this
www.etsy.com/listing/4335...
A bag shaped like K pop demon hunters' derpy
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Thread for the UK:
transactualuk.bsky.social TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 17h
This week two legal judgements, concerning employers based in Scotland, have shown that employers are not obliged to exclude trans people from facilities that align with their gender.

Full statement: transactual.org.uk/blog/2025/12...

#Trans #Nonbinary #EqualityAct #EHRC
Update Following Employment Tribunal Rulings. This week two legal judgements, concerning employers based in Scotland, have shown that employers are not obliged to exclude trans people from facilities that align with their gender. Full statement on our website.
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
stephanieburgis.bsky.social
I love @ilonaandrews.bsky.social 's Christmas fantasy adventure novella, Sanctuary, and you can get it for free now: ilona-andrews.com/blog/sanctua...
SANCTUARY: A Winter Gift - ILONA ANDREWS
This has been a tough year. To celebrate all of us making it through it together, SANCTUARY is free in our store until New Year. Join our favorite Evil Priest as he tries to navigate the holiday seaso...
ilona-andrews.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
stephanieburgis.bsky.social
This week's Monday snippet comes from A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence, which is out now in ebook and paperback books2read.com/honeymoonGrave

And if you haven't yet read the 1st cozy-spooky romantasy novella in this series, you can grab that, too: books2read.com/undeadInconvenience

#romancelandia
The illustrated cover for A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence, by Stephanie Burgis, shows the silhouette of an elegant traveling carriage over the title and a bat with wings outstretched underneath, all of it framed by apples and with mirrors at the top and the bottom of the image. Above and beside the cover is this snippet of text: “Oh, you poor, innocent fools!” the voice groaned. “If you only had any notion of the dark horrors that lie in wai—oh.” The voice’s tone shifted abruptly as the glowing eyes reappeared and fixed on Lord Riven’s face. “You’re no human.” “Indeed not.” Lord Riven smiled thinly, the tips of his sharp canine teeth visible by the dim glow of the nearby carriage lamp. “Nor have I been innocent for quite some centuries now, I assure you.” “And I am no fool,” Margaret said briskly, “so if you’ll direct us to our chambers and arrange for our luggage and a meal to be sent there as quickly as possible, we would both appreciate it. Dawn comes early at this time of year, you know.” “Not to thiiiiiis cursed house,” the spectral voice groaned...but soft footsteps shuffled obediently backwards, and the door finally swung fully open.
December 8, 2025 at 10:08 PM
stephanieburgis.bsky.social
For anyone who wonders how our house-move is going... ;)

(Pebbles has sensibly staked out a napping spot in the middle of the stairs - the one place completely free of towering boxes!)
A photograph of one corner of a living room jammed full, with a piano against the wall and towering boxes pressed on all sides around it. Pebbles the tabby-Bengal cat lies on a carpeted platform halfway down a staircase.
December 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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kateelliottsff.bsky.social
Deeply pleased in an incredibly reserved Danish-American way that THE WITCH ROADS is named as one of the Best Books of 2025 by Library Journal:

www.libraryjournal.com/story/Editor...
Editors’ Picks of the Year | Best Books 2025
The LJ Book Review editors’ list of 100 Picks of the Year highlights titles we never tired of reading, rereading, talking about, or mulling over.
www.libraryjournal.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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clancyny.bsky.social
In case it's helpful to anyone, Brian Merchant made a guide to getting off Spotify that includes information on individual competing services including rates of payouts to artists.
bcmerchant.bsky.social Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 6d
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.

So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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wrgingell.bsky.social
✨🦭✨🦭✨🦭✨🦭✨🦭✨🦭✨🦭✨🦭✨

selkies! reverse age gap + reverse grumpy/sunshine! alt-Welsh seashore! forced proximity!

if that sounds like your brand of fantasy romance/romantasy, i've got you covered: ✨Lady of Weeds✨ is FREE for the entire month of December!

books2read.com/u/bMdy8X

✨🦭✨🦭✨🦭✨🦭✨🦭✨🦭✨🦭✨🦭✨
December 8, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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harmonys.bsky.social
I’m adding some songs to a holiday playlist and now I’m listening to the harmonies in this on repeat for a minute. My 13yo got me in to Laufey and she has such a lovely voice.
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Norah Jones, Laufey
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
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December 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM
stephanieburgis.bsky.social
I love this novella!
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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wiswell.bsky.social
Twelve hours left to grab my monster!
December 8, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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ecatherine.com
Oh hey, it's me. Talking about balancing creativity while caring for a dying parent. 🖤
mariahaskins.com Maria Haskins @mariahaskins.com · 21h
From @ecatherine.com - "Do Good Work"

"Sometimes I just want to step into the dark garage and scream until I can’t scream any more. So that’s what I do.

But how does that help the writing process, you wonder.

It doesn’t. It helps the writer."

ruadanbooks.com/do-good-work/
Do Good Work - Ruadán Books
E. Catherine Tobler When my mother discovered that I wanted to be a writer, she told a friend at work. I do not know if she told this friend out of pride or vexation, though I suspect the latter. I ha...
ruadanbooks.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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greenleejw.bsky.social
I drew the maps for this book! Also it’s really good. Matt and David tell a good tale about a *totally* different time when the world fell apart around fecklessly powerful people. History rhymes, man…

Anyway…It’s a great read, and a fascinating story. Plus Surprised Eel Maps!
americanmedieval.bsky.social American Medieval @americanmedieval.bsky.social · 1d
THIS WEEK a special treat on the pod! @profgabriele.com talks with collaborator & friend @lollardfish.bsky.social about their new book "Oathbreakers."

The book's now been out for 1 year so they revisit some of its themes & lessons, with the PAPERBACK release this week as well...

links in next post
gorgeous ad for Gabriele and Perry's new book, "Oathbreakers." has a line from the NY Times Book Review calling it "A real-life Game of Thrones."
December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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cemurphy.bsky.social
You know I have a new book out, but know what I also have? A book SALE!

All my Virtue #ShifterRomance box sets are $2.99 for 3 days only! #paranormalromance #kindlesale #booksky

OWL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS: books2read.com/owl-zc&store=amazon

Virtue Shifters box sets: www.amazon.de/-/en/dp/B0F3...
a cute lil' banner thing for Murphy Lawless's OWL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, with wrapped gifts in the background of a couple e-reader/phone images of the book's front cover. The text reads: "...if only in my dreams?" Owl shifter Kayla doesn't expect to be knocked off her feet in a meet-cute when she returns home to film a new romcom, but in Virtue, anything can happen! Available now at Amazon! A pale background with a few Christmasy vibes, featuring four Virtue Shifters box sets and a clip-art-style image of a small town with a big gazebo. It says "On sale now at Amazon!"
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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cemurphy.bsky.social
Stephanie's Patreon is such a lovely welcoming space!
stephanieburgis.bsky.social Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 23h
It's time to gather questions for my next Patron Q&A video! Subscribe to my Patreon at any level from $1.99/month upwards to leave your questions on writing, publishing, reading, fountain pens or any other kinds of delightful geekery - & snap up a free ebook on signup: patreon.com/stephanieburgis
Get more from Stephanie Burgis on Patreon
Creating Stories and Book Recs
patreon.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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clclark.bsky.social
this silly gift guide was surprisingly fun to write, but i guess it’s easy when you just get to gush about the things that bring you joy—
C. L. Clark’s Amazing Gift Guide
Not sure what to get the storytelling nerd in your life? Well, I am.
clclarkwrites.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com
cannot begin to tell you how happy I am to have stumbled upon the Paris building shared by metal music fans and the union for metal workers, what a delight
December 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
stephanieburgis.bsky.social
It's time to gather questions for my next Patron Q&A video! Subscribe to my Patreon at any level from $1.99/month upwards to leave your questions on writing, publishing, reading, fountain pens or any other kinds of delightful geekery - & snap up a free ebook on signup: patreon.com/stephanieburgis
Get more from Stephanie Burgis on Patreon
Creating Stories and Book Recs
patreon.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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singlecrow.bsky.social
This is a fabulous list, tho full disclosure I am the first thing on it, and the very last entry made me chuckle. 🖤
kjcharleswriter.com KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 1d
All right, Booksky: it's my 2025 Books of the Year post! Get your book recs here.

Featuring lashings of romance and SFFH, a fair bit of murder, and some extremely specific history nerding, like you weren't expecting that.
Best Books of 2025 – KJ Charles
kjcharleswriter.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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annalandin.bsky.social
#TeaWitches 2025 edition

Day 8: Earl Grey

went masculine 1830s fashion for this one. I didn't even have to exaggerate the coat: the fashion plates of the 1830s is filled with men with itty bitty waists and voluminous coat-skirts.
A cartoon witch, dressed in the fashion of the 1830s and a grey, pointed witch hat. They wear a waistcoat and cravat in purple and pale blue, long grey trousers held in place by straps around the shoes. Over this, they wear a coat with a narrow waist and a wide, bell-like bottom, as well as neat gloves. Over one shoulder they are carrying a walking cane like a wand.
December 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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joannanadin.bsky.social
Just saw a man walking down the London Road with a white rat on his shoulder and I am clearly living in a Muppet film.
December 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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alexvont.bsky.social
So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10
jeffyoungblood.bsky.social Jeff Youngblood @jeffyoungblood.bsky.social · 3d
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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alderdoodle.bsky.social
#AdventdoodleCalendar - Day 7🎁
Ending the first week of freebies with a cover border ✨
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A black and white illustration of a cover border. It shows an arch with a stone wall base. The arch has symmetrical scrollwork decor.
December 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
stephanieburgis.bsky.social
I have had this experience so many times!
louiestowell.bsky.social Louie Stowell @louiestowell.bsky.social · 1d
I thought I was doing research for fun then I realised it's a core part of the plot of my next book. Handy. Don't ignore your impulses to follow weird research holes. You never know where they might lead.
December 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. “Stg this real fish” took me out. Good work, neighbor.
A poster on 8.5 x 11 inch paper saga Fishtown fish facts: red lipped catfish or of ocephalus Darwini. Then a pic of that freaky fish with 4 limbs it rests on the ground and then the words “stg this fish real red-lipped batfish walk ocean floor with they flippers RLBF have RBF, not they fault RLBF have a bioluminescent lure that glows to attract dinner RLBF lipgloss is popping, RLBF lipgloss is cool, all the fish keep jockin, they chase RLBF after school RLBF got scales like armor and shine bright like a diamond Red-lipped batfish will teach you how to dougie, I can promise u that. @yaboyni Take a moment And and realize the moment You took has already passed Thank you See you next time
December 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM