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Artemesia Publishing
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Small indie publisher located in the Land of Enchantment.
MG/YA imprint: Kinkajou Press
SF/F/H imprint: Shadow Dragon Books
Currently closed to submissions.
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Tomorrow is release day for Maiden Voyage, the new Titanic thriller from Bradley Harper.

Three female thieves aboard the Titanic after a priceless painting. A young Pinkerton agent on his first major assignment. An iceberg. What could go wrong?

#booksky #thriller

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Banner for Maiden Voyage by Bradley Harper. Book cover in the lower right corner. White text on a dark gray background in the middle. "In a sea of Titanic retellings, Maiden Voyage is an absolute triumph of historical fiction." - Carmen Amato, author of the Galliano Club and Detective Emilia Cruz series. website: www.bharperauthor.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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New Mexico Book Award Finalists and Winners were announced. A HUGE congratulations to all of our authors whose books were recognized!

All of our finalists are listed in the thread below.

Check out all the winners and finalists here: nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
New Mexico Book Awards FINALIST
October 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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New Mexico Book Award winners from Artemesia!

Fiction - cozy mystery: Bones in the Back Forty by Marty Eberhardt and Fried Chicken Castañeda by Suzanne Stauffer
Fiction - mystery/thriller: My Bonney Lies Under by Susan Miller

All winners and finalists here: nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
New Mexico Book Awards WINNER sticker.
October 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Check out this interview with Josh Berliner, author of Cryptid Currency in The Rally Writer newsletter.

Gunnar Shuck and his family move from Tennessee to Pennsylvania, where a mysterious Curiosity Shop owner unveils a world of magic and strange creatures.

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#booksky 💙📚
The cover for Cryptid Currency by Josh Berliner - a gold coin with the profile of an ogre above the year 1901 lies on a purple background and surrounded by green leaves. The cover appears on a tablet, smart phone, and a paperback book.
October 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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At @macashton.bsky.social first book event for the release of his new #scifi novel one of the people attending the event had 3-D printed the Nana's Hog, the ship in the book. This is so freaking cool!

Book fans are amazing! 📚🚀 💙📚

Get your copy of the book here:
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A 3D printed replica of the "Nana's Hog", the spaceship from the novel "One Night at Kedasi" stands next to a copy of the book. The printed ship is about 8 inches (20 cm) tall. It has two triangular "ears" and a green circle for the "snout".
October 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Exciting news! Ashton's book tour for One Night at Kedasi kicks off this weekend at Village Books.

🎟 Tickets are still available for Village Books (all other events will be unticketed).

👉 Grab your spot here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ashton-mac... #PNWAuthors #VillageBooks #SciFiBooks
Exciting news! Ashton Macaulay's mini book tour kicks off this weekend at Village Books in Fairhaven at 6PM. He’ll be signing copies of One Night at Kedasi, reading a short excerpt, and sharing a bit about what it’s like finding a publisher as a smaller author. Image: Fall 2025 - Mini Book Tour 9/27 6pm Village Books, Bellingham, WA 10/3 6:30pm Paperboat Booksellers, Seattle, WA 10/25 TBD Book Tree, Kirkland, WA
September 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

Constable Inspector Lunaria Adventures by @tangentgeoff.bsky.social and Coy Kissee

C.I. Reva Lunaria and her partner Ansee Carya solve crimes in a world filled with magic and monsters.

#fantasy #detective #mystery 💙📚 🗡📚

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Four stacks of books displayed on a table. Wrath of the Fury Blade, Joy of the Widow's Tears, Fear of the Minister's Justice, and Myth of the Tenz River Troll all by Geoff Habiger and Coy Kissee.
August 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

Maple Springs by @pierrecarseneault.bsky.social

A witch. A monster. Something from the shadows. Missing people. Nothing is as it seems
in Maple Springs, and only one person seems to care.

💙📚 #horror

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Display of Maple Springs by Pierre Arseneault on a shelf and book stand.
August 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

The Ascension Machine by Rob Edwards

Surrounded by alien superhero students, can Grey fight for truth and the Justice Academy way, when he lied about everything to get in?
💙📚 🚀📚 #superheroes #scifi

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Book display for The Ascension Machine by Rob Edwards.
August 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

The Crossover Paradox by Rob Edwards

At the Justice Academy a dark secret will force Grey to race across the galaxy to confront it. Cut off from help can our hero trust an unexpected crossover? That paradox might kill him. 💙📚 🚀📚

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Display of The Crossover Paradox by Rob Edwards on a book shelf and display stand.
August 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

The Shakespeare Incident by Jonathan Miller

Denny Song claims he shot at deputies because the "aliens made him do it." His sister, budding attorney Denise Song raises the insanity defense to save her brother. But what if he's telling the truth?

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Display of The Shakespeare Incident by Jonathan Miller on a shelf and book stand.
August 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

Red Screen by Daniel Burke

Gamer Shae Britton and FBI Agent Parker Reid are hunting a monster. One online, the other in the real. Reid suspects it's one killer, who is now hunting Shae for real.

💙📚 #scifi #metaverse #thriller

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The book Red Screen by Daniel Burke on a bookshelf and display stand.
August 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

The Dragon's CLAW and The Dragon's Brain by Dr. Gerold Yonas.

Project Z may solve the world's energy crisis, but in the wrong hands the tech is a deadly weapon. And what happens when the solution has major unintended consequences? 💙📚

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Books on book stands on a shelf. The Dragon's CLAW and The Dragon's Brain by Dr. Gerold Yonas.
August 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

The Tempest Blades series by @wingedlion.bsky.social

In a world where science and magic intermingle, anything is possible, including...second chances...learning that no one is truly alone...finding out who you really are...saving the universe.

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Books from the Tempest Blades series on display at a booth. The Withered King, The Cursed Titans, The Magick of Chaos, and The Root of Hope.
August 23, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

The Lost Knight and Other Stories by @wingedlion.bsky.social

A collection of short stories set in the Tempest Blades universe. In a world where magic and science intermingle anything is possible, including a myriad of new stories. 💙📚

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Books of Tempest Blades: The Lost Knight and Other Stories on display in a wire book rack.
August 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

Legend of the Narwhals by Robert Skead.

A viking prince will travel to a magical land to find his mother. Along the way he will battle snow monsters and learn the legend of the narwhals.

#fantasy #middlegrade 💙📚

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Legend of the Narwhals books on display in a wire book rack.
August 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

Cryptid Currency by Josh Berliner

Gunnar Shuck has seen things that the adults claim don't exist. When he moves to a new town he meets Levi Mortenson who believes him, but Gunnar will need to save his new mentor to learn the truth.

💙📚

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Copies of the book Cryptid Currency in a wire rack display.
August 23, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

One Night at Kedasi by Ashton Macaulay

2 intrepid space merc teams must travel to a theme park asteroid to retreive a valuable asset, the catch, only 1 team gets paid and something is lurking under the rides.

#scifi 💙📚 📚🚀

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Display for One Night at Kedasi of several books in a wire book rack.
August 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Books at #Bubonicon

Paul Weaver and the Soul Reaver by S.C. McMurray

A young vlogger films his quest to save his family, friends, and town from his evil principal.

#booksky💙📚 #middlegrade #fantasy

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Display of Paul Weaver and the Soul Reaver books in a wire book stand.
August 23, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Booth is set up for #Bubonicon. Looking forward to a great weekend.

#booksky💙📚 #indiepublisher #publishing #scifi #sff #fantasy #horror #bookbundles #newbooks
Publisher booth laden with a plethora of amazing scifi, fantasy, and horror books at Bubonicon. Publisher booth laden with a plethora of amazing scifi, fantasy, and horror books at Bubonicon. Honestly, more books than you can shake a lightsaber at.
August 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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New banner has arrived in time for Bubonicon at the end of the month.

#indiepublisher #shadowdragonpress #bookevents
Large stand up banner with "Shadow Dragon Press" at the top amd a collection of five book cover images beneath. Books featured are Sub-Luminal, One Night at Kedasi, Red Screen, The Magick of Chaos, and Maple Springs.
August 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Finished edits yesterday on @wingedlion.bsky.social new Tempest Blades short story collection, The Lost Knight and Other Tales. Fans of the TB books are going to love these stories.
Book cover for Tempest Blades: The Lost Knight and Other Tales by Ricardo Victoria. A knight with a sword strapped to his back walks through tall grass away from the viewer as a large raven flies above him.
July 7, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Got edits back from Ashton Macaulay for his new #scifi #action #comedy novel. Can't wait to publish One Night at Kedasi.

Captain Zip Turbine never wanted to go to a suspiciously abandoned theme park asteroid, but freelancing is never easy—especially in this intergalactic economy.

#booksky💙📚 🚀📚
Book cover for One Night at Kedasi by Ashton Macaulay. A pig-shaped spaceship blasts toward the reader from the top right of the cover. A large asteroid is in the foreground with rollercoasters, a large corkscrew-shaped building, and a lot of glittery gems on it's surface.
June 5, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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We love getting books from the printer!

Bone Hash by Skye Griffith comes out in June. Preorder yours today!

#booksky💙📚 #mystery #archaeology

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An open cardboard box filled with several copies of the book "Bone Hash" by Skye Griffith. Bone Hash and Skye Griffith are in large block letters, all caps, title at the top and author name below. In between is a skull over five leg bones arranged in a tick mark counting pattern. Arizona landscape in the background.
April 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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Mark your calendar! #booklaunch event with @karenbmccoy.bsky.social at Ruby's Books in Folsom, CA on June 15, 2025!

Come at 11:30am for a conversation between Karen and author Lisa Schmid!

And be sure to #preorder your copy of the book directly from Ruby's Books!

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Book Launch banner for The Etiquette of Voles book release. Author Karen McCoy will be at Ruby's Books in Folsom, CA from 11:30am to 1pm on Saturday, June 15. She will be in a conversation with fellow author Lisa Schmid. Contact Ruby's Books at 916 790 8760 or at rubysfolsom.com for more information.
March 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM