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Melissa Bobe
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New York writer living in a house of cats.
Author of NASCENT WITCH, ELECTRIC TREES, SIBYLS, and SEASON OF THE WITCH.
Scholar-turned-librarian: came for the books, stayed for the cafecito.
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Melissa Bobe @abookbumble.bsky.social · Dec 17
It's finally here: THE ILLUSTRATED WOMAN is available in paperback and ebook! Stories speculative and strange fill the pages of this collection. Get your copy and step inside the Illustrated Woman's tent for a journey you won't soon forget...
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THE ILLUSTRATED WOMAN by Melissa Bobe AVAILABLE NOW
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I missed a few days of #ArtAdventCalendar, so an extra for today! Here's a galaxy whale shark, made with polymer clay with hand painted eyes, spots, and stars.
The first of the galaxy whale sharks, covered in white spots and stars. Made with a clay mix that shows bits of blues, purples, and pinks along with a good amount of foil glitter. Stars and spots are painted by hand, and sealed with a gloss glaze. The underside of the shark glows in the dark, and the top of it glows faintly in spots as well.
December 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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My beautiful friend made this gorgeous post featuring my books, and I can’t think of a better way to announce that FAMILIAR TERRITORY is now available to readers!
saraofwhimsy.bsky.social saraofwhimsy @saraofwhimsy.bsky.social · Nov 3
My copy of Familiar Territory by @abookbumble.bsky.social has arrived! I had to take a picture with it and Nascent Witch, of course. ✨️📚 #booksky #witchsky
Two books by Melissa Bobe, Nascent Witch and Familiar Territory, surrounded by vines, lavender flowers, and crystals on a wooden table.
November 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Having an absolute blast at NYCC!
October 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Happy Book Birthday to COSTS OF LIVING! I'm so thrilled to be in this horror anthology among so many talented authors and with a wonderful editor at the helm! @whisperhousepress.bsky.social
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Costs of Living: A Whisper House Press Horror Anthology
A Whisper House Press Horror Anthology
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September 1, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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It's red panda day! A friend saw the feral fairies and asked if I could make a red panda. I immediately saw it in my mind, so it had to happen. #bsnm 🧶

The red pandas have joined the other feral fairies in Whimsy Station! whimsystation.com/collections/...
Three polymer clay red panda fairies standing on their hind legs with paws in the air (and heart-shaped paw pads)! They have black rhinestone eyes, heart-shaped noses, and butterfly style wings behind them. Three polymer clay red panda fairies from behind so you can see their butterfly style wings, decorated with crystals and rhinestones. Three polymer clay red panda fairies from behind, in the dark to show their glowing wings
August 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Are you looking for a home for your #MUNDANEHORROR novella?
I'd be interested in your #pitch. Follow these dos and don'ts and include a logline, a 1-2 page synopsis, and your first twenty pages. #horror #independentpress #novellapitch #horrorpitch #getpublished

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Submit to Whisper House Press’s Featured Stories
submissions We’d love to read your flash (sub-1000 wds) horror stories and plan to publish one per month. Through its first year in operation, our press has found its niche in publishing work…
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August 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Bros: CHATGPT IS THE FUTURE IT IS INEVITABLE YAAAAA

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Query in ChatGPT: how many B are there in Blueberry Chatgpt: the word "blueberry" has three Bs -- one at the start (Blueberry) and two in the middle (bluebberry).
August 9, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Had a wonderful time at Readercon, and this panel was a highlight! Thanks to my co-panelists for a great conversation and to Gillian for moderating us in such thoughtful, discussion-provoking ways.
gillianlynndaniels.bsky.social Gillian Daniels @gillianlynndaniels.bsky.social · Jul 20
Content Warnings: Pros, Cons, and Purposes was with @abookbumble.bsky.social, @romiesays.bsky.social, and @duckprintspress.com. We had a balanced discussion about how content warnings can be used to help community and be misused for censorship and overstating harm. Photo: @drawnonglass.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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One of our amazing library kids is missing. If you're in Nassau County, please keep an eye out for her. All contact numbers are listed in the article. www.longisland.com/articles/05-...
Missing Juvenile Alert: 15-Year-Old Zamirah Powell Last Seen Leaving Uniondale Public Library
Zamirah Powell, 15, was last seen leaving the Uniondale Public Library on foot.
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May 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Very excited to be part of today’s Library Journal Day of Dialog! I’ll be on the “Worlds Beyond” panel today at 4:20 with a group of authors I deeply admire. Register here: www.libraryjournal.com/event/librar...
<i>Library Journal</i> Day of Dialog Spring 2025
Join us April 17 for our Library Journal Day of Dialog virtual event! Spanning a variety of genres, this day-long program will offer an in-depth look at the biggest forthcoming books for summer/fall 2...
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April 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The butterfly situation is getting a bit out of hand over here so I added some of them to the shop.
saraofwhimsy.bsky.social saraofwhimsy @saraofwhimsy.bsky.social · Mar 12
The butterfly shenanigans continue. #3dprinting 🧶
Butterflies! Printed in 19 color variations, some or them stacks of multiple or a type. All have starry wings. Against a white floral background.
March 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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This Thursday, I'm presenting an Indie Author Project Expert Session called "Indie Authors and Libraries: A Perfectly Bookish Match!" Sign up on the Indie Author Project site here: indieauthorproject.com/events/indie...
Indie Author Project Expert Session: Indie Authors and Libraries – A Perfectly Bookish Match!
Libraries have transformed greatly over the past century, evolving from quiet, restrictive strongholds of books into welcoming community centers where people are encouraged to gather, explore, and lea...
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February 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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It's finally here: THE ILLUSTRATED WOMAN is available in paperback and ebook! Stories speculative and strange fill the pages of this collection. Get your copy and step inside the Illustrated Woman's tent for a journey you won't soon forget...
www.amazon.com/Illustrated-...
THE ILLUSTRATED WOMAN by Melissa Bobe AVAILABLE NOW
December 17, 2024 at 12:48 PM
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My wonderful writing partner and friend Kate Schnur has new work in Electric Literature!
December 9, 2024 at 5:12 PM
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2 weeks until THE ILLUSTRATED WOMAN is available to readers! I can't believe it's almost here. Until then, here's one last glimpse inside the tent.

Ebook pre-orders are available at: www.amazon.com/Illustrated-...
Take a look inside the world of THE ILLUSTRATED WOMAN The distress I felt in taking them back to the train was immeasurable. As we made our way up the stone streets, I wondered at how quickly I had come to care for these children. What had changed in my heart in mere days? They were certainly sweet girls-- easy to adore-- but who I was felt altered to my bones, as though I had shifted to accommodate something I couldn't identify. I realized, as I tried in vain to get Kya to linger awhile and push at the curfew imposed upon our beautiful day, that it must be the hazard that seemed to infuse their lives, the fear I saw in those eyes that should have known no greater sadness than the loss of a mother at an unfairly young age. -an excerpt from "Indelible" Read more of "Indelible" and other stories from the collection 12.17.2024
December 3, 2024 at 6:43 PM
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Here's another peek at THE ILLUSTRATED WOMAN! It's hard to believe that we are less than a month until release day. Ebook pre-orders are still live! www.amazon.com/Illustrated-...
Take a look inside the world of THE ILLUSTRATED WOMAN They totaled seven in number: three girls and four women. Luce had known from the first shift through the portal mirror that divisiveness would be only too natural to fall to. And then someone would be left behind, lost to a parallel dimension and vulnerable to the beasts that hunted them. She was stoic with the others. There was no time to exhibit anything beyond strength. Under the facade she offered her companions, this makeshift family for which she was responsible, was a searing and constant agony she had locked down in her heart, the part of her that had closed with the sounds of her daughter's final scream. Strength was all she could know; she let it flood her, overtake her entirely, so that there was room for nothing else. Strength was the ocean around a fortress beneath which she had trapped her own pain, separate from her. She made herself this way to survive, because they needed her. -an excerpt from "The Mirror" Read more of "The Mirror" and other stories from the collection 12.17.2024
November 23, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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Here is a first look at THE ILLUSTRATED WOMAN! I can't wait for these stories to find their way to readers, and I'm excited to share a few sneak peeks beforehand. The official release date is December 17, 2024, and pre-orders for the ebook are available now: www.amazon.com/Illustrated-...
Take a look inside the world of THE ILLUSTRATED WOMAN... I remember all of the facts of my thirteenth summer. It was the summer that I almost lost not one, but both of my brothers for good. Instead, I made powerful enemies, engaged them in a battle of sorts, and came out the other side with victory blazing at my back. But the sensory details are what have really stayed with me all these years, beyond the facts of those strange events: the chill I felt when I began to understand what I was up against; the sounds of the woods all around us, trees upon trees and everything alive within them; most of all, that unwavering heat, the likes of which I'd never felt before and hope to never encounter again. -an excerpt from "These Dark Deeds" Read more of "These Dark Deeds" and other stories from the collection 12.17.2024
November 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
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@bbnya.bsky.social semi-finalist spotlight today is Nascent Witch by @abookbumble.bsky.social
Drowning in student debt and juggling countless part-time jobs, Sela Glaser is shocked to discover she’s about to become a witch. amzn.eu/d/fsa1A3z #bbnya2024 with @thewritereads.bsky.social
November 3, 2024 at 12:44 PM
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We've got some more Zoom events happening to wrap up the first month of our Around the Novel in 90 Days challenge! And remember, all are welcome, even if you couldn't hop aboard our Noveling Balloon on the 1st-- there's always space on the Daring Dirigible for rebellious arrivals!
October 23, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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I'm so excited to announce my upcoming speculative collection THE ILLUSTRATED WOMAN, coming 12/17/24. The cover is by the extremely talented Florina Aledo Perez, who brought my title character to vibrant, enchanting life. Ebook pre-orders available now: amazon.com/Illustrated-...
COME AND SEE, SEE AND DREAM, DREAM AND KNOW... THE ILLUSTRATED WOMAN by Melissa Bobe December 2024
October 12, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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If you're going to be at NYCC next week, come by the Writers Block and say hello! I'll be tabling under my imprint The Hive Press, and I'd be thrilled to see you there. Writers Block is adjacent to Artist Alley, and I'll be at booth WB-20 from Thursday through Sunday.
Come visit me next week at NEW YORK COMIC CON. October 17-20, 2024. Writers Block WB-20.
October 10, 2024 at 11:56 AM
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COVER REVEAL! SEQUEL ANNOUNCEMENT!
I'm thrilled to be able to say that Sela and Sable are back! FAMILIAR TERRITORY lands this winter, and if you haven't read the first book in the series, well, there's no witchier time than the present! www.amazon.com/Nascent-Witc...
If you thought Sela's story was over, has this witch got news for you... [Paperback mock-up of NASCENT WITCH, a novel by Melissa Bobe] The magick returns winter 2025 [Paperback mock-up of FAMILIAR TERRITORY, a sequel to NASCENT WITCH by Melissa Bobe]
October 8, 2024 at 3:54 PM
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I'm very excited to be making some BIG announcements this October, just in time for the witchiest season of the year! This little author has some major things happening quite soon, so stay tuned...
This witchy season, expect some magical updates... 2 new book announcements 2 cover reveals A very exciting convention table
September 28, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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I have BIG things to reveal in this month's newsletter: an advance cover reveal, new book announcements, in-person appearances, and more! Sign up here and check your inbox on Tuesday: eepurl.com/hq0ahj
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September 16, 2024 at 3:40 PM