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Economies of scale, though. It’s not the same as having the resources and reach to nurture someone’s career along from Book 1 to Book 10.

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#Booksky #WerewolfWednesday Come howl with the menopausal werewolves of Wolf’s Point! On sale now at Smashwords! www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

“Pioneer” is the word: lesbian heroine Sylvia Townsend Warner wrote 7 utterly distinct novels which you probably don’t know since they are all so different to each other, 150 short stories, a history of Tudor church music and much else. Her (umpteen) letters are fascinating.
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Strong Women Strange Worlds presents First Friday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by Rachel Rodman Kristina Ten Mina Ikemoto Ghosh Jane Mondrup Mercedes M. Yardley March 6, 12 noon EST Free On Zoom Preregister now at StrongWomenStrangeWorlds.Weebly.Com

Find your next favorite read at this “book tasting” of science fiction, fantasy, & horror stories by women & non-binary writers. It’s fast, furious, and amazing! Plus, there will be prizes / giveaways! And you don’t even have to leave the house! 🌨️ #SWSWQR
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Check out my 25% off sale books at Smashwords! Includes the Refuge omnibus, "The Rattri Extraction," and "Bedtime Story Treats." #sale #wlw #specfic #sf #sapphic #QueerBooks 💙📚 🌈📚🪐 #Booksky #promo

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Panels Suggestions are open! So, far we have 30 suggestions--we want more! What do you want to hear discussed at WisCon this year? Give us your wild, your feminist, your rage, your joy, and your curiosity! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Catherine and Michael at a book table.

#Booksky Look for Catherine Lundoff and Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social at MarsCon Minneapolis this weekend! They’ll be working our table in the Makers Mart and will be on programming.
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just sent in the final version of an essay on Rachel Pollack (may her memory be a blessing) for the @feministpress.bsky.social reprint of A Secret Woman and as a teaser here are the footnotes

Personal Me: “Which we do by letting 🧊 hunt our employees and customers in our stores and use our parking lots to stage operations to terrorize the surrounding neighborhoods. After alienating much of our customer base by walking back every corporate commitment to diversity of the last decade.”🤔

Running Dry A new kind of vampire… Artist Ernst Doud has been living with his secrets for over a century: feeding, killing and creating art to assuage his guilt. All of that is about to change. Sergio, the lover ...

#Booksky Almost all our books are on sale at Smashwords this week, including our edition of the late, great M.Christian’s terrific gay vampire/roadtrip novel, RUNNING DRY! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...

Donate to Help Olson Middle School Families, organized by jake virden The Olson Middle School community in North Minneapolis is coming together to raise funds… jake virden needs your support for Help Olson Middle School Families

okay here’s a big one. this minneapolis middle school in an underserved area needs some real love to the tune of $27K. every little bit helps families pay march rent. can we put a dent in this?

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#Booksky Speaking of queer Southern gothics written by women, Dee Holloway @deeholloway.bsky.social’s novella, LITTLE NOTHING, is pretty great. Looking for sapphic historical fantasy with unforgettable characters and rich world building? 👇🏻https://queenofswordspress.com/product/little-nothing/

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Three days remain for you to get the In Translation StoryBundle offering of a wide range of translated books from under-represented languages and the chance to support the Lingua translation project.

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Had a blast chatting with @rdpires.bsky.social about our Kickstarters! It MAY get slightly unhinged in places.

Have a look!

Thank you for the reskeets, lovely people! Much appreciated! 💖

#Booksky Queen of Swords Press titles are on sale at #Smashwords this week! Get your queer reads from gay Edwardian murder mysteries to dapper lesbian capybara pirates and beyond! www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

Catherine and Michael at a book table.

#Booksky Look for Catherine Lundoff and Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social at MarsCon Minneapolis this weekend! They’ll be working our table in the Makers Mart and will be on programming.
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#Booksky Our books are on sale at @smashwords.bsky.social for Read an Ebook week! Get some great queer sf, f and h! www.smashwords.com/profile/view...

#Booksky Happy birthday to Queen of Swords author @jolantru.bsky.social! We’re going to be posting the preorder links for Joyce’s terrific queer pirate short story collection, SAILING THE GOLDEN CHERSONESE this week! See Joyce’s profile for more great work!
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Thread from last night. I live in KS. It is a state with a small population (just under 3 million). There is a vibrant LGBTQIA+ life here, but resources can be scarce, and a lot of awfulness happened quickly. I will be adding to the thread when I have more information.

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Get more from Catherine Lundoff on Patreon creating fiction, nonfiction, essays, recommendation lists

Lots of thank yous today! Thank you to everyone who bought books from our site this weekend, thus enabling us to donate to Rent Support for Bancroft Families! And, of course, big thank you to our Patreon supporters for helping us keep things chugging along! www.patreon.com/CLundoff

THE COMPLETE ASTREIANT book cover.

#Booksky Member of LA Con or Seattle Worldcon? You can nominate works for the Hugo Awards ballot! Know what we, a press in Minneapolis, published? A Hugo Award-eligible series! Please consider nominating the Astreiant Series by Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett! queenofswordspress.com/product/comp...

#Minneapolis #Booksky Quick fundraiser: buy a book by any of our #MNauthors (Catherine Lundoff, Michael Merriam, Jennie Goloboy or Emily Byrne) from our website today 2/28 and we’ll make a donation to our neighborhood’s rent emergency fund! queenofswordspress.com

Library requests really help, friends! Even if you borrow books and return them without reading them, you're helping authors and libraries!

#Booksky 3/3 In short, this would be an amazing day to get your Friday reads direct from us! Award-winning great queer books right this way! And the Astreiant Series is eligible for the Best Series Hugo Award! queenofswordspress.com

Book cover for LAST CAR TO ANNWN STATION

Book cover for TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE

Book cover for OBVIOUSLY, ALIENS

Book card for WOLVES OF WOLF’S POINT

#Booksky #Minneapolis Also, in addition to the offer in last post: if you buy a book by our MN authors: Catherine Lundoff, Emily Byrne, @mmerriam.bsky.social or @jenniegoloboy.bsky.social from our web store on 2/28, we’ll donate (more) to our neighborhood’s rent relief fund. queenofswordspress.com

Faraway Dreaming - Atthis Arts An art book and story of forest, peace, and a calming night journey. Dragons, hills, and magic to soothe your soul. This book ships from the United States. See note below regarding international ship...

For the Locus Awards!

Faraway Dreaming by Ulla Thynell, Atthis Arts, is on the recommended list!

Remember the book that stopped you all in your tracks at Seattle. You had to *touch* it?

Please consider it for a vote!

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