Zilla Novikov

Author interviews There are tons of fantastic authors, and we thought it would be fun to hear directly from them. We’re looking for creators with work to share. For example, authors who have a link to buy or p…

I have a bunch of new author friends from Worldcon, so just a reminder that @zillanovikov.bsky.social and I publish author interviews every Tuesday. Want to get in on it? Here's the link.

#CoverReveal #Neosynthesis Sci-Fi anthology Kickstarter is live. Check it out and pledge if you can. If you can't, we will have digital arcs coming, so watch this space. It was a pleasure to work with these amazing authors.
Please share and spread the word. 🙌
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Thanks!

Sorry I don't go on bluesky that much so only saw this now ... I'll DM!

SO MUCH LOVE

Do you like platonic t4t? Sad, wet, traumatized trans dudes? Cool, badass, but also traumatized trans women? Angry children? Deeply autistic scientists (evil?)? High-sea adventures? Body horror? Demons? Incredible world building? If yes, join here for a free copy!

Oh my goodness do I need to pick just one? Most famous short film of all time, which defies description, nothing happens in the plot but you are changed by reading it. Sometimes nothing is something too. Uuuuuuugh I'm sorry to all the trans books I didn't pick I promise I love you too.

It was so much fun for me!

This was a really fun interview and @zillanovikov.bsky.social asked some annoyingly insightful questions! 😆

Also books like @zillanovikov.bsky.social ’s QUERY and @hypetaph.bsky.social ’s EUSECT and @bryanonion.bsky.social ’s IT HELPS WITH THE BLUES and Lachelle Seville’s DARKNESSES and Rysz Merey’s READ AND THEN BURN THIS and the incorrigibly cynical INSTANT CLASSIC (THAT NO ONE WILL READ) all cheap now.

Summer Sci-Fi Book Sale featuring, Just Press Play, The Dark Without, The Fornax Assasin, On The Loop, Cold Rising, RAQ, Exclusion Zone, Cold Blooded, King Liam, Accidental Intelligence, Whispering Skin, Hard Landing, The World In My Hands and The Fullness of Tion.

Wondering what book to bring on holidays?

No worries, for just $14 fill your Ereader full of quality Sci-Fi

Featuring @peterjaldin.bsky.social
@jcgemmell.bsky.social
@nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social
@tktoppin.bsky.social @geektells.bsky.social & @jdrobinson-author.com

Here itch.io/b/3067/summe...

And just a reminder, that ITCH is the platform that gives the most back to individual authors. <3 All sales (and tips), minus the rather small platform and transfer fee, will go directly to the writer of that book (or divided amongst all, when a bundle is sold). 🙏

A screenshot of tRaum Book's ITCH IO landing page. All ebooks are $1 only (or cheaper!!) Sale is running until the end of June. All proceeds (and tips) go directly back to the authors. <3

We're always reading queer and trans lit, but it is that time of the year to read queer lit even HARDER!!! For Pride Month, all of our ebooks are only one buck (or less!), or you can buy them all in a bundle! Snag them all or grab that one title you've been meaning to. 🌈📚💥 traumbooks.itch.io

It’s Launch Day (or is it Sinking Day?) for the ANTIFA LIT JOURNAL, Volume 1: WHAT IF WE KISSED WHILE SINKING A BILLIONAIRE’S YACHT? from @notapipe.bsky.social
More info and buy-links here: bit.ly/ALJVol1
Back the Kickstarter for Volume 2 here: bit.ly/ALJKick

That's it that's the book

Do You Love the Color of the Sky? - Trollbreath Magazine Do You Love the Color of the Sky?

My story, "Do You Love the Color of the Sky?" (which I think is the best thing I've ever written) is up to read FOR FREE on Trollbreath Magazine. So if you like dodos and hate colonialism check it out.

magazine.trollbreath.com/do-you-love-...

Strong Women in spec fic bundle of books.

Check out these awesome bundles on sale on Itch including my book Cold Blooded.
Being able to band together and create promotional bundles like this without the need to pay third parties makes Itch the best place for indie authors to sell their books. itch.io/b/3023/stron...

The Seldom, №12. Personae-songs, word-swoons, and moiré-murmurs on the otherside. Did you ever hear about the staunch believer in free will who claimed he could break any bad habit through willpower alone? However many years he’d had the habit, he could just turn it off, as if flipping a switch. His girlfriend pointed out he had a short temper; he declared he would switch it off…

If a lawnmower mows the lawn, and a dishwasher washes the dishes, does a newsletter letter the news?

And other deep thoughts:

dalestromberg.substack.com/p/the-seldom...

Actually the best life advice I ever got: Anything worth doing is worth doing poorly. A half-cleaned room is better than an uncleaned room. Occasionally flossing is better than never flossing. A 10-minute workout is better than no workout. When it’s all you can do to get out of bed, get out of bed.

#CoverReveal Day! Pre-order the ANTIFA LIT JOURNAL, VOLUME 1: WHAT IF WE KISSED WHILE SINKING A BILLIONAIRE’S YACHT? now by backing the #Kickstarter for Volume 2 (and getting extra rewards), here: bit.ly/ALJKick
Check out this amazing cover by @darkerthanvanta.bsky.social

A row of animals facing the camera labelled "these animals are not looking at you" and a row of animals in profile labelled "these animals are looking at you"

One of the coolest things to remember is that because prey animals have eyes on the side of their head, they are looking at you when they're in profile, not facing you!

Hot tip for artists and animal lovers!

until they find a way to give ai mental illness my works will be always superior

Season 2, Episode 1: Blight, ft. Rachel A. Rosen - Wizards and Spaceships TRANSCRIPT Break out the cake, balloons, and gigantic bone tentacles, it’s season 2 of Wizards & Spaceships! Rachel has a new book out, Blight, the sequel to her first novel, Cascade. In this episode,...

It's time for season 2, a new book by yours truly, and some absolutely craven self-promotion (P.S. buy my book)

The cover for Marten Norr's nautical horror fantasy, DEMON ENGINE. Gears, sinews and tentacles are intertwined around the letters of the title, with a sea/wave pattern in the background. Book will be released by tRaum Books on May 25th, 2025.

Yoo, check out the awesome final cover Marten Norr designed for DEMON ENGINE, our spring release coming on May 25th! If you're interested in an inventive nautical trans fantasy, you definitely should check it out! @martennorr.bsky.social
Pre-order: traumbooks.com/demon-engine/

Now I need to read the short story!

Behind the Screens: Tuesday Author Interview Every Tuesday, get to know a bit about the stories behind the books you love, and discover your next favourite novel. Zilla: I just ordered my paper copy of The Audacity Gambit (my review will go i…

Oh heck yeah! My mini interview with @zillanovikov.bsky.social over at Night Beats is up! I talk about The Audacity Gambit and what’s funny is the short story I mentioned avoiding finishing I *just* finished last night. nightbeatseu.ca/2025/04/29/b...

May Day everyday Anarchist calisthenics: practice small transgressions each day so when the big one comes you're ready

"...we’re writing a sequel/spin-off to the depressingly successful Sad Bastard Cookbook...If you’ve got a recipe to contribute, please share it with us..."
@zillanovikov.bsky.social

A review of Marten Norr's DEMON ENGINE, by Zilla Novikov. Excerpt: "This book is about second chances. Whether we're given them, whether we deserve them. Whether we can remake our bodies, take new names, repair our own complicity."

Trope map for Marten Norr's DEMON ENGINE. Cover of the book (a teacup, with a tentacle, fish and lighthouse coming out of it). Tropes include: -Ghosts // platonic t4t friendship // postpostpostpost apocalyptic flooded world // queer body horror as a primal scream against a collapsing society // unique POV structure

Baby's first 10 ratings! 🐙💜We are now officially in the month of DEMON ENGINE's release~~!! "This book is about second chances. Whether we're given them, whether we deserve them. Whether we can remake our bodies, take new names, repair our own complicity."
traumbooks.com/demon-engine/

As a fan of @tkingfisher.com, reading this comic was disquieting and surreal.

theoatmeal.com/comics/wombats

A dark brown and black tabby cat curled tightly into a circle, sleeping on a soft gray fabric surface. The cat’s head is tucked in toward its belly, with its eyes closed and front paws crossed neatly. The fur appears fluffy and well-groomed, with subtle stripes and color variations.

splatcat