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Kristen (she/her) writes about SFF books at Fantasy Cafe, host of Women in SF&F Month in April. Vermont/Upper Valley. Likes: Myths, wordsmithery, complex characters, dark stories, Baldur's Gate 3, cats, birds.

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Fantasy Cafe, aka Fantasy Book Cafe @fantasycafe.bsky.social · Apr 30
Thank you so much to all of this year's Women in SF&F Month guests!

You can find all of their essays at the link below, or you can find them in this thread.

www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/04/wome...

#Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐
Women in SF&F Month 2025: Thank You and Links | Fantasy Cafe
A wrap-up post for Women in SF&F Month 2025 that includes a link to browse guest posts and a brief summary of each guest post with its link.
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Coming VERY SOON (tuesday)! WE WILL RISE AGAIN, an anthology of speculative fiction, essays, and interviews about activism that @cxorlando.bsky.social called "An incredibly important book" - pre-order now!
We Will Rise Again
From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
fantasycafe.bsky.social
A lot that sounds interesting here. I added a few of the speculative fiction books to my wish list!
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Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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AMAZING lineup for the in-person SF launch of WE WILL RISE AGAIN, the speculative fiction anthology about activism co-edited by @annaleen.bsky.social @drkarenlord.bsky.social and yours truly!
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Join EFF at The Booksmith on Dec 2 at 7 PM in San Francisco to celebrate We Will Rise Again, a new collection of speculative stories exploring progressive social change from writers around the world. www.eff.org/event/we-wi...
We Will Rise Again at The Booksmith
The Booksmith is proud to be celebrating the release of We Will Rise Again with Annalee Newitz, Charlie Jane Anders, Reo Eveleth, Cindy Cohn, Andrea Dehlendorf, and Vida James.When:Tuesday, December
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November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Last night's virtual science fiction and fantasy book recommendations event video can be found here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Yc...

More links and info on upcoming events is here:
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/nove...
November 2025 Virtual Book Recommendations Event Video | Fantasy Cafe
Link to the video to watch the November 2025 Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event with the Ashland Public Library with a list of books discussed.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Signing today! Info below.
kateelliottsff.bsky.social Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 7d
Yes, peeps! Another reminder!

Upcoming on Friday November 21, 2025 at 7 pm: my sole book signing this year!

You are invited to join Ann Aguirre and me at Powells (Cedar Hills Crossing, not the downtown store) #booksky

www.powells.com/events/kate-...
Kate Elliott in Conversation With Ann Aguirre
The Legendary Independent Bookstore
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November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
fantasycafe.bsky.social
Last night's virtual science fiction and fantasy book recommendations event video can be found here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Yc...

More links and info on upcoming events is here:
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/nove...
November 2025 Virtual Book Recommendations Event Video | Fantasy Cafe
Link to the video to watch the November 2025 Science Fiction/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event with the Ashland Public Library with a list of books discussed.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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Also loved to see N. K. Jemisin named a Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master and glad to see a shoutout to how awesome her blog posts were here. (And, of course, there's lots of other great stuff in this newsletter!)
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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If you missed the book chat with @methelibrarian.bsky.social from the Ashland Public Library earlier tonight, you can find it below. We talked about Lilith's Brood, The Player of Games, Mirage, A Spark of White Fire, and The Wings Upon Her Back.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Yc...
SciFi/Fantasy Book Recs with Kristen of the Fantasy Cafe 11.20.2025
YouTube video by Ashland Public Library MA
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November 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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If you missed the book chat with @methelibrarian.bsky.social from the Ashland Public Library earlier tonight, you can find it below. We talked about Lilith's Brood, The Player of Games, Mirage, A Spark of White Fire, and The Wings Upon Her Back.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1Yc...
SciFi/Fantasy Book Recs with Kristen of the Fantasy Cafe 11.20.2025
YouTube video by Ashland Public Library MA
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November 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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PSA - just passin' it on ... #libraries #librarians
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In case you needed one, another reason to visit your local library - they do events like this.
This is a virtual event - follow the link for more info and links to previous event (Youtube) 👇
November 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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I'll be sharing more sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations with the Ashland Public Library tomorrow evening! This virtual event is from 6:30-7:00PM ET on November 20.

Sign up here: tinyurl.com/apl-fantasy-...

More info: www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/nove...
November Virtual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event | Fantasy Cafe
Information on joining the third quarterly virtual sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library for November 2025.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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I'll be sharing more sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations with the Ashland Public Library tomorrow evening! This virtual event is from 6:30-7:00PM ET on November 20.

Sign up here: tinyurl.com/apl-fantasy-...

More info: www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/nove...
November Virtual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event | Fantasy Cafe
Information on joining the third quarterly virtual sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library for November 2025.
www.fantasybookcafe.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨

Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
N. K. Jemisin: SFWA's 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award recipient.
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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I was thrilled to be interviewed by Foreword Reviews about Letters from an Imaginary Country, and writing, and books. :) Here's the link to the interview: www.forewordreviews.com/articles/art...
Reviewer Michelle Schingler Interviews Theodora Goss, Author of Letters from an Imaginary Country
As readers, we are fortunate beyond measure to have learned to love reading at a young age because one of life’s greatest pleasures is to fall under the spell of a written story. So, when putting toge...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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I'm very happy and honored to be on @scalzi.com's The Big Idea, talking about the big idea behind Letters from an Imaginary Country. Here's the link! whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/13/t...
The Big Idea: Theodora Goss
Reality is both objective and subjective, but what if reality could be fundamentally changed just by enough people thinking about it really hard? Author Theodora Goss is here today not only to pres…
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November 15, 2025 at 8:38 PM
fantasycafe.bsky.social
Also still salty about the Goodreads Choice Awards no longer having write-ins during the opening round.
November 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Author Conversations in The Blerd Library: M.H. Ayinde and A Song of Legends Lost

Now that a few months have passed, I interviewed Ayinde again, after the well-deserved international praise to see how things have changed and possibly get a sneak peek into Book 2!!
Author Conversations in The Blerd Library: M.H. Ayinde and A Song of Legends Lost
Now that a few months have passed, I interviewed Ayinde again, after the well-deserved international praise to see how things have changed and possibly get a sneak peek into Book 2!!
theblerdlibrary.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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One week from today, I'll be sharing more sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations with the Ashland Public Library! This virtual event is from 6:30-7:00PM ET on November 20.

Sign up here: tinyurl.com/apl-fantasy-...

More info on my site: www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/nove...
November Virtual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event | Fantasy Cafe
Information on joining the third quarterly virtual sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library for November 2025.
www.fantasybookcafe.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Tomorrow is the last day to enter to win a copy of LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY! More info here, along with an essay by Theodora Goss, "Writing as Witchcraft."

#Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐

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Theodora Goss Guest Post and Book Giveaway | Fantasy Cafe
Guest post on writing as witchcraft by speculative fiction author Thedora Goss with a book giveaway of her collection LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
fantasycafe.bsky.social
One week from today, I'll be sharing more sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations with the Ashland Public Library! This virtual event is from 6:30-7:00PM ET on November 20.

Sign up here: tinyurl.com/apl-fantasy-...

More info on my site: www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/nove...
November Virtual Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Recommendations Event | Fantasy Cafe
Information on joining the third quarterly virtual sci-fi/fantasy book recommendations event with the Ashland Public Library for November 2025.
www.fantasybookcafe.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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One of my favorites of this year!
nnedi.bsky.social Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 13d
My novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR is a Time Magazine “Must-Read Book of the 2025”, 🥰.

I’m pleased that they at least said the genre is “hard to pin down” (that’s an understatement because the novel contains multitudes).

Full list here: time.com/collections/...
'Death of the Author' Is on the 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
Here's why it made the list
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November 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
fantasycafe.bsky.social
Tomorrow is the last day to enter to win a copy of LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY! More info here, along with an essay by Theodora Goss, "Writing as Witchcraft."

#Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SciFi #SpecFic 📚🪐

www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/theo...
Theodora Goss Guest Post and Book Giveaway | Fantasy Cafe
Guest post on writing as witchcraft by speculative fiction author Thedora Goss with a book giveaway of her collection LETTERS FROM AN IMAGINARY COUNTRY.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Review of THE WITCH ROADS by Kate Elliott, the first book in an epic fantasy duology that was recently completed.

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Review of The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott | Fantasy Cafe
Review of epic fantasy novel THE WITCH ROADS by Kate Elliott, the first book in a duology that concludes with THE NAMELESS LAND.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Review of THE WITCH ROADS by Kate Elliott, the first book in an epic fantasy duology that was recently completed.

www.fantasybookcafe.com/2025/11/revi...
Review of The Witch Roads by Kate Elliott | Fantasy Cafe
Review of epic fantasy novel THE WITCH ROADS by Kate Elliott, the first book in a duology that concludes with THE NAMELESS LAND.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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20% off sale on all Patricia A. McKillip titles. Runs through November 25.

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"I have read everything Patricia McKillip has written. You should too.” @garthnix.bsky.social

Use the code MCKILLIP20 at checkout to get 20% off
Promotion for McKillip sale. Shows 5 books, date of sale (November 12-25), "Get 20% off" and coupon code MCKILLIP20
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM