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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. linktr.ee/stephanieburgis
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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!

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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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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 28m
Ugh. :(
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 7h
About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages
Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 20h
This week's Saturday snippet comes from A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence, in which Lady & Lord Riven have just arrived at their surprisingly un-welcoming honeymoon destination, a secluded inn in the Black Forest. ❤️🦇

Snap it up now in ebook or paperback: books2read.com/honeymoonGrave
#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.
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 16h
Oh NO. :(
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Megan Wyreweden @thecreepingmoon.bsky.social · 16h
The Botanist 🖤🌿 hardcover notebook with 300gsm cold press watercolor paper interior
My hand holding up a journal in a dark room. The journal has a green linen cover with an ornate foil stamp design of a spiderweb amongst some leaves.
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 16h
Happy National Coming Out Day to everyone ready to share their truth today & everyone who can't yet for safety or any other reasons. *HUGS* I'm really glad you're here. 🏳️‍🌈

A lot of us come out again and again to different people at different times, & it's always scary, but there's also so much joy.
a cat laying on a wooden floor with a rainbow in the background
Alt: A tabby cat lies on a wooden floor, kneading her paws with pleasure, while a rainbow of light apparently emanates from her furry belly.
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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 19d
Remember, you are not alone.
Your community is out there.
Find them in quiet bookstores & noisy cafes.
Find them shambling in mossy forests.
Find them haunting crumbling castles on the coast, under the dim light of stars.
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Shanna Swendson @shannaswendson.bsky.social · 19h
That book is on sale now as part of the Cozy the Day Away sale. (As is the first book in that cozy paranormal mystery series.) cozyfantasysale.promisepress.org
Cozy the Day Away Sale A Two-Day Sale specifically for the cozy fantasy genre Tea and Empathy $0.99 Sat/Sun Oct. 11-12th Images show a little creature snuggled up with a pile of books and the Tea and Empathy book cover.
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 19h
That is so beautiful! Everything about it feels so nurturing, including those incredible colors. ❤️ Thank you for sharing it!
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geneva @gdbee.bsky.social · 22h
🌈 ramen noodles
Illustration of a young lady making a pot of way too many ramen noodles. Magical smoke is escaping through the window. Drawn by gdbee, Oct 2025
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 20h
Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...
Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 19h
Yay! I really hope you’ll enjoy it. xxx
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 19h
I'm leaning towards this cowl: www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

But I also picked up a pattern for a beanie hat in-shop, just in case.
Boxing clever (cowl) pattern by Susan Ashcroft
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 19h
Ooh, that does sound fun!
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 19h
I just saw Lisette post that it's up on Netgalley now!
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 20h
...And if you haven't yet read the first novella in this cozy-spooky series, you can scoop that up, too!

books2read.com/UndeadInconvenience
The header at the top of the image reads: Out Now. In the center of the image (which has a background of lush crimson rose blossoms) is the front cover of Stephanie Burgis’s A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience, which shows an ominously closed entrance-gate at the top of the cover and a bat with its wings outspread at the bottom, all framed by climbing roses. Four arrows point at the cover with four chunks of text, reading: “Beauty and the Beast, but he’s a vampire” “She’s brilliant, and he loves it” “Tea is very important” and “She *really* loves libraries.”
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 20h
This week's Saturday snippet comes from A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence, in which Lady & Lord Riven have just arrived at their surprisingly un-welcoming honeymoon destination, a secluded inn in the Black Forest. ❤️🦇

Snap it up now in ebook or paperback: books2read.com/honeymoonGrave
#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.
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Lynn Strong | Cozy fantasy author @lynnstrong.bsky.social · 20h
Hey #booksky #cozyfantasy #romancelandia -- @caseyblair.bsky.social , Gabrielle Landi (I'm not sure of her Bsky), and @heatherschneider.bsky.social are presenting on Cozy Fantasy Romance at HearthCon right now :D Here's the all purpose entry link for the weekend: www.youtube.com/@LazyDragonB...
Lazy Dragon Books Inc
Stories that warm the heart.
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 20h
Visits to my local wool shop and my local library today led to a haul full of different kinds of comfort. :)

#TinyJoys
Two skeins of beautifully variegated dark blue Malabrego Vientos wool lie on a fleece blanket beside knitting needles, a crochet hook, and a library copy of Emily Henry's rom-com Great Big Beautiful Life.
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 21h
Nice!
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 21h
Thank you so much!
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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 21h
Loved this read!
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 1d
A quick reminder for everyone in the UK (and mainland Europe, too!) that Wooing the Witch Queen's British edition is currently on sale in ebook for 99p!

Snap it up: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/step...

#romancelandia
An open e-reader shows the gorgeous UK cover of Wooing the Witch Queen in color on its screen. The e-reader is set on a rustic wooden table beside candles and a pine cone and a cup of hot chocolate with marshallows. A bubble reads: 99p!
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 23h
Ooh, that looks fun!
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 1d
Ooh, I hadn’t even heard of those!
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 1d
Nice!!!
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 1d
Definitely check out The Death-Made Prince then! I’m really enjoying it.
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