Lisa Eckstein

It’s out! I’m so thrilled to have worked on the narrative and can’t wait to see what folks think!

(The opening of this fantastic trailer is how it’s going to look when I play. lol.)

#indiegame #indiedev #games #platformers

Congratulations!

For anyone who missed it, some great new speculative mysteries and thrillers to curl up with as the leaves turn

People with kids in their lives/who write for kids: recommend me some recent books good for a 8 year old.
Say released in the last 5 years.

TYVM!

Highly recommend these great books, one an inventive space opera and the other more of a travelogue of Earth!

Bird by bird! That's simply stunning work!

#FridayReads Reread of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, for the first time since high school, inspired by @bookriot.bsky.social's new Zero to Well Read podcast. Loving the language of the story, in all its modes!

Great choice! All the stories were really nicely ordered!

September Reading Recap - Another batch of book reviews, this time for The Lions of Winter: Survival and Sacrifice on Mount Washington, The Trees, Katabasis, and The Beginning of Spring:
www.lisaeckstein.com/2025/10/sept...

Aw, you too, Chris! I just love that you're still committed to keeping NaNo going!

So happy to hear that the original founder of NaNoWriMo has brought the annual noveling adventure back to life! Thank you to the old school NaNo crew! <3

Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel Find out more about Exit Party by Emily St. John Mandel

Hooray, a new @emilymandel.bsky.social book is coming next year: Exit Party, "a story of crimes committed and loves lost across space and time."

www.panmacmillan.com/authors/emil...

"Nussia" and "Etta, Zora, and the First Serpent" were also two of my favorite stories in DOLL SEED, along with the short but powerful "Family Line" and the complex "Cemetery Sisters". Happy book birthday!

When I watched it, some of the people I was with didn't know, and it was effective (and fun for me). And I was pleased to be surprised by later developments.

HELLO EVERYBODY IT'S THAT TIME (LATIN-AMERICAN HORROR IN TRANSLATION FOR THE OVERLAP OF HISPANIC HISTORY & SPOOKY MONTH) AGAIN, HERE IS MY THREADDDD

happiest of pub days to @yumewrites.bsky.social's SALTCROP! I have been yelling about this book on here for five months and I could not be more excited for more people to read it so we can yell about how great it is TOGETHER

Clouds in the bright blue sky above treetops. The lower clouds are iconically puffy. Higher up, they form a thin layer of clumps and streaks.

Another nice variety of cloud textures this morning.

Ratemyprofessor 12/10

New York Times headline: Why Do So Many Women Have Long Hair Now? Accompanying photo is of a white woman with long dark hair.

Speaking from experience: They didn't cut it, and it grew.

Just called all my electeds.

It's my birthday! And my bday wish is for you to do something to help democracy/community. You could:
Call/email your reps
Donate to a food pantry
Help a disabled friend bring in groceries
Babysit so friends w kids can go to a protest
Help fix a nonprofit's website

The possibilities are endless!

Happy birthday! As it happens, I just made some calls: bsky.app/profile/edid...

I just called all my electeds to insist they protect trans healthcare. Your turn.

Automatic Noodle Check out Automatic Noodle - <p><b>A cozy near-future novella about a crew of leftover robots opening their very own noodle shop, from acclaimed sci-fi author Annalee Newitz.</b><br><br><b>An instant ...

I've been hearing from a lot of booksellers and readers that Automatic Noodle is sold out in stores. We have a 2nd printing in the works! In the meantime, please backorder the book from your local indie so the publisher knows you want it. That helps me and the bookstore! bookshop.org/p/books/auto...

Wow! Brilliant for writers!

hey, cis people. we need you to call every single elected official you've got, now.

THE OTHERSIDE KICKSTARTER IS LIVE!!! Go support this queer speculative fiction magazine run by an amazing crew of queer creatives! Give future you the gift of amazing queer storytelling while you today get the satisfaction of knowing you're helping keep queer art alive in a difficult time!

I've been enjoying the @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social panels I've watched so far, and I'm amazed by how much programming there is this weekend! Still time to register for this online con (free or pay what you can): flights-of-foundry.org/registration/

The cover of Love and Lemongrass by Shannon Page, book two, Island of Second Chances. The illustrated cover shows a woman in a red dress facing away toward a moon rising over a landscape.

Third #FridayReads, to relax from the heavy content of the first two, is Love and Lemongrass by Shannon Page. The second book in the Island of Second Chances series rejoins the lives of soup group friends as they figure out new (and renewed) relationships and small-town politics.

Paperback book on a table is The Lions of Winter: Survival and Sacrifice on Mount Washington by Ty Gagne. The black-and-white cover shows the slopes of Mount Washington covered in snow.

Second completely different #FridayReads is The Lions of Winter: Survival and Sacrifice on Mount Washington by Ty Gagne. This is the harrowing true story (from 1982) of climbers lost in the frigid mountains and a heroic search mission that led to the death of a rescuer.