Brent C. Lambert
@brentclambert.bsky.social
Writer. Black SFF always! Hugo Award Winner. One of the co-hosts for Just Keep Writing.
he/him http://brentclambert.com
he/him http://brentclambert.com
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It's early for Thanksgiving but hey let's all give thanks for @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social doing the work -- their efforts to spread the word about cool books is so very welcome.
As we near the end of the year, the last thing you might want is a big, chunky fantasy or science fiction book to drag into the new year. Good thing @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social's got 5 underrated novellas to recommend instead!
Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Novellas - Reactor
It's time to add something short and sweet to your TBR stack...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's early for Thanksgiving but hey let's all give thanks for @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social doing the work -- their efforts to spread the word about cool books is so very welcome.
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Thank you @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social for including Stone and Steel!!!
As we near the end of the year, the last thing you might want is a big, chunky fantasy or science fiction book to drag into the new year. Good thing @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social's got 5 underrated novellas to recommend instead!
Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Novellas - Reactor
It's time to add something short and sweet to your TBR stack...
reactormag.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Thank you @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social for including Stone and Steel!!!
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+1 to all of these that I've read (A Necessary Chaos in particular is brilliant), and also throwing in there Alex Jeffers' A Mourning Coat, which is seriously one of the most subtle, light touch pieces of fiction (speculative or otherwise) I've read in ages & more people should read it.
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM
+1 to all of these that I've read (A Necessary Chaos in particular is brilliant), and also throwing in there Alex Jeffers' A Mourning Coat, which is seriously one of the most subtle, light touch pieces of fiction (speculative or otherwise) I've read in ages & more people should read it.
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Thank you to Alex Brown for including Countess on this list. It's especially wonderful to be on it with @brentclambert.bsky.social and @ebonidunbar.bsky.social who I 🖤
I knew I took risks when I wrote Countess. But my goal as an artist is to be bold. Its heartening to see that appreciated. 🔥✊
I knew I took risks when I wrote Countess. But my goal as an artist is to be bold. Its heartening to see that appreciated. 🔥✊
As we near the end of the year, the last thing you might want is a big, chunky fantasy or science fiction book to drag into the new year. Good thing @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social's got 5 underrated novellas to recommend instead!
Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Novellas - Reactor
It's time to add something short and sweet to your TBR stack...
reactormag.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Thank you to Alex Brown for including Countess on this list. It's especially wonderful to be on it with @brentclambert.bsky.social and @ebonidunbar.bsky.social who I 🖤
I knew I took risks when I wrote Countess. But my goal as an artist is to be bold. Its heartening to see that appreciated. 🔥✊
I knew I took risks when I wrote Countess. But my goal as an artist is to be bold. Its heartening to see that appreciated. 🔥✊
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As we near the end of the year, the last thing you might want is a big, chunky fantasy or science fiction book to drag into the new year. Good thing @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social's got 5 underrated novellas to recommend instead!
Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Novellas - Reactor
It's time to add something short and sweet to your TBR stack...
reactormag.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:53 PM
What a really cool, rockstar list to be on. I’ve read the majority but now I have a couple of new ones to check out 👀👀
Thank you as always to @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social for being such a champion of A NECESSARY CHAOS ❤️🫶
Thank you as always to @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social for being such a champion of A NECESSARY CHAOS ❤️🫶
As we near the end of the year, the last thing you might want is a big, chunky fantasy or science fiction book to drag into the new year. Good thing @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social's got 5 underrated novellas to recommend instead!
Backlist Bonanza: 5 Underrated Novellas - Reactor
It's time to add something short and sweet to your TBR stack...
reactormag.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
What a really cool, rockstar list to be on. I’ve read the majority but now I have a couple of new ones to check out 👀👀
Thank you as always to @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social for being such a champion of A NECESSARY CHAOS ❤️🫶
Thank you as always to @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social for being such a champion of A NECESSARY CHAOS ❤️🫶
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Day 9, Black SpecFic month recs
1. MY SOUL TO KEEP by Tananarive Due
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-soul-to...
2. A NECESSARY CHAOS by Brent Lambert
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-necessar...
3. My free bonus story, 3rd in a series: BISHOP'S OPENING
clarkesworldmagazine.com/garcia_01_22/
Share & enjoy!
1. MY SOUL TO KEEP by Tananarive Due
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-soul-to...
2. A NECESSARY CHAOS by Brent Lambert
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-necessar...
3. My free bonus story, 3rd in a series: BISHOP'S OPENING
clarkesworldmagazine.com/garcia_01_22/
Share & enjoy!
October 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Day 9, Black SpecFic month recs
1. MY SOUL TO KEEP by Tananarive Due
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-soul-to...
2. A NECESSARY CHAOS by Brent Lambert
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-necessar...
3. My free bonus story, 3rd in a series: BISHOP'S OPENING
clarkesworldmagazine.com/garcia_01_22/
Share & enjoy!
1. MY SOUL TO KEEP by Tananarive Due
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-soul-to...
2. A NECESSARY CHAOS by Brent Lambert
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-necessar...
3. My free bonus story, 3rd in a series: BISHOP'S OPENING
clarkesworldmagazine.com/garcia_01_22/
Share & enjoy!
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Happy Black Speculative Fiction Month, everyone! We’ve gathered up 16 of our favorite queer speculative fiction books by black authors.
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October 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Happy Black Speculative Fiction Month, everyone! We’ve gathered up 16 of our favorite queer speculative fiction books by black authors.
blog post with text list: duckprintspress.com/2025/10/22/b...
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blog post with text list: duckprintspress.com/2025/10/22/b...
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Day three of #Novellavember recs is for science fiction & fantasy!
I have yelled about MOST of these here before (some extensively), but I could go on and on about all of these were I not limiting myself to ONE POST PER BOOK.
I have yelled about MOST of these here before (some extensively), but I could go on and on about all of these were I not limiting myself to ONE POST PER BOOK.
October 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Day three of #Novellavember recs is for science fiction & fantasy!
I have yelled about MOST of these here before (some extensively), but I could go on and on about all of these were I not limiting myself to ONE POST PER BOOK.
I have yelled about MOST of these here before (some extensively), but I could go on and on about all of these were I not limiting myself to ONE POST PER BOOK.
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Another October almost over. My debut novel is THE DEVOURERS is a genrefluid book, but with strong strains of horror running through it, if you're looking to cram in another read for the season.
My Lambda Award-winning debut novel THE DEVOURERS, a dark, queer, mythic realist tale about sex, love, violence, & shapeshifting, has finally surpassed 20k sales. Those may be rookie numbers to many authors, but for me, it's a big deal, even if not big money. Sincerest gratitude to my readers 🖤
The Devourers by Indra Das: 9781101967539 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
For readers of Margaret Atwood, China Miéville, and David Mitchell comes a striking debut novel by a storyteller of keen insight and captivating imagination. LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER •...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Another October almost over. My debut novel is THE DEVOURERS is a genrefluid book, but with strong strains of horror running through it, if you're looking to cram in another read for the season.
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I have some September short science fiction, fantasy, and horror picks for you on this fine October day. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: September 2025 - Reactor
What a fall, huh? Lemon, it’s October. This season has both flown by and trickled by at a glacial pace. I’m already exhausted and there’s still so much left to go. Fortunately, reading a bunch of shor...
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October 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I have some September short science fiction, fantasy, and horror picks for you on this fine October day. reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Trying not to be pissed off today and then heard about Sakir Everett’s story again 🤬🤬.
This child should be fucking lauded right now on every possible media outlet and is EXPELLEDDDDD.
I’m not understanding it, I’m really not.
This child should be fucking lauded right now on every possible media outlet and is EXPELLEDDDDD.
I’m not understanding it, I’m really not.
October 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trying not to be pissed off today and then heard about Sakir Everett’s story again 🤬🤬.
This child should be fucking lauded right now on every possible media outlet and is EXPELLEDDDDD.
I’m not understanding it, I’m really not.
This child should be fucking lauded right now on every possible media outlet and is EXPELLEDDDDD.
I’m not understanding it, I’m really not.
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💀 Eight more days to send us your speculative novellas! 💀
Some recent fav reads to give you an idea of genres we'd enjoy:
COPPER SCRIPT by KJ Charles
LAST EXIT by Max Gladstone
HOUSE OF HUNGER by Alexis Henderson
THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS by Premee Mohamed
THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO by Zen Cho
Some recent fav reads to give you an idea of genres we'd enjoy:
COPPER SCRIPT by KJ Charles
LAST EXIT by Max Gladstone
HOUSE OF HUNGER by Alexis Henderson
THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS by Premee Mohamed
THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO by Zen Cho
whoa october is around the corner!
reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon.
more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon.
more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
October 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
💀 Eight more days to send us your speculative novellas! 💀
Some recent fav reads to give you an idea of genres we'd enjoy:
COPPER SCRIPT by KJ Charles
LAST EXIT by Max Gladstone
HOUSE OF HUNGER by Alexis Henderson
THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS by Premee Mohamed
THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO by Zen Cho
Some recent fav reads to give you an idea of genres we'd enjoy:
COPPER SCRIPT by KJ Charles
LAST EXIT by Max Gladstone
HOUSE OF HUNGER by Alexis Henderson
THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS by Premee Mohamed
THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO by Zen Cho
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a fascinating thing about replies to this post is the many different genres where people are locating this problem. I think it is maybe everywhere! publishers need to invest in developing their authors and stop overworking their editors!
weird reading gripe: I'm noticing an uptick in similes and metaphors that don't quite work. it'll be like "bitter as seawater" or "in constant motion, like a cockroach." like, I get the vibe the author is going for but on a mechanical level it doesn't make any sense.
October 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
a fascinating thing about replies to this post is the many different genres where people are locating this problem. I think it is maybe everywhere! publishers need to invest in developing their authors and stop overworking their editors!
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Violet Lichen Books (@apexmag.bsky.social's sister imprint) is open to novella queries until the witching hour on Halloween! 🖤🎃🌿
We're looking for speculative ecofiction, folk horror, Weird & New Weird, and surreal SF.
Guidelines violetlichen.com/submissions
Portal querytracker.net/query/Violet...
We're looking for speculative ecofiction, folk horror, Weird & New Weird, and surreal SF.
Guidelines violetlichen.com/submissions
Portal querytracker.net/query/Violet...
October 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Violet Lichen Books (@apexmag.bsky.social's sister imprint) is open to novella queries until the witching hour on Halloween! 🖤🎃🌿
We're looking for speculative ecofiction, folk horror, Weird & New Weird, and surreal SF.
Guidelines violetlichen.com/submissions
Portal querytracker.net/query/Violet...
We're looking for speculative ecofiction, folk horror, Weird & New Weird, and surreal SF.
Guidelines violetlichen.com/submissions
Portal querytracker.net/query/Violet...
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Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall!
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
October 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall!
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
One of the things I enjoyed most about studying Victorian lit in college was how these people would read each other for filth in the most roundabout ways. And "My Sincere Apologies For the Demon" by @adrianwardwrites.bsky.social puts me exactly in that mindset. I LAUGHED so many times here. Read it!
New Issue: BCS #443 out today, featuring stories by Chris Willrich @librariangoblin.bsky.social (a new Eldshore story) and @adrianwardwrites.bsky.social, a podcast of the Ward, cover art by Bruce Brenneise @brucedraws.bsky.social: www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/issues/issue...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Issue #443 by Scott Andrews
A Random Walk Through the Goblin Library by Chris Willrich. My Sincere Apologies For the Demon by Adrian Ward. BCS 353: My Sincere Apologies For the Demon by Adrian Ward.
www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
One of the things I enjoyed most about studying Victorian lit in college was how these people would read each other for filth in the most roundabout ways. And "My Sincere Apologies For the Demon" by @adrianwardwrites.bsky.social puts me exactly in that mindset. I LAUGHED so many times here. Read it!
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PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is out today!
This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic.
In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook
Available wherever books are sold.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic.
In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook
Available wherever books are sold.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
October 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is out today!
This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic.
In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook
Available wherever books are sold.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic.
In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook
Available wherever books are sold.
#booksky #Blackbooksky
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I got mine this weekend. That pink packaging brightened my day. Can't wait to dig in! Can't wait to get the hardcover next year! ❤️
cc: @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app
cc: @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app
Got to open a very special ARC today ❤️! @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app has been my true north in these publishing streets for over a decade now. I cannot overstate how proud I am of her! YEAR OF THE MER is such a story with characters that demand you hand over your heart.
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I got mine this weekend. That pink packaging brightened my day. Can't wait to dig in! Can't wait to get the hardcover next year! ❤️
cc: @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app
cc: @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app
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I love this video from Brent delighting in an arc from @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app
Got to open a very special ARC today ❤️! @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app has been my true north in these publishing streets for over a decade now. I cannot overstate how proud I am of her! YEAR OF THE MER is such a story with characters that demand you hand over your heart.
October 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I love this video from Brent delighting in an arc from @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app
Got to open a very special ARC today ❤️! @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app has been my true north in these publishing streets for over a decade now. I cannot overstate how proud I am of her! YEAR OF THE MER is such a story with characters that demand you hand over your heart.
October 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Got to open a very special ARC today ❤️! @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app has been my true north in these publishing streets for over a decade now. I cannot overstate how proud I am of her! YEAR OF THE MER is such a story with characters that demand you hand over your heart.
sharp house by @spicycloaca.bsky.social over at @nightmare-magazine.com is a horrific, emotional gut punch. Its language is really rich and makes the gore almost beautiful. And the last three lines made me sit back with the amount of anguish it expressed.
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/shar...
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/shar...
www.nightmare-magazine.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
sharp house by @spicycloaca.bsky.social over at @nightmare-magazine.com is a horrific, emotional gut punch. Its language is really rich and makes the gore almost beautiful. And the last three lines made me sit back with the amount of anguish it expressed.
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/shar...
www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/shar...
I WAS REINCARNATED AS THE 7TH PRINCE SO I CAN TAKE MY TIME PERFECTING MY MAGICAL ABILITY is without a doubt the longest anime title I've ever watched lmao. But it has gotten surprisingly good and has me invested in this world and characters. Evil chimera pope/his crew have been vicious!!
October 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I WAS REINCARNATED AS THE 7TH PRINCE SO I CAN TAKE MY TIME PERFECTING MY MAGICAL ABILITY is without a doubt the longest anime title I've ever watched lmao. But it has gotten surprisingly good and has me invested in this world and characters. Evil chimera pope/his crew have been vicious!!
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This was such a fun conversation! I was immediately inspired to get some writing done afterwards
New episode is here! Join me
And @brentclambert.bsky.social as we discuss Welcome to Forever by Nathan Tavares!!
And @brentclambert.bsky.social as we discuss Welcome to Forever by Nathan Tavares!!
October 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This was such a fun conversation! I was immediately inspired to get some writing done afterwards