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October is #FAHM. There’s tons to say about being Filipino, America, and the countries’ shared history than could fit here, so I wrote about it for my newsletter dropping later this week

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Happy mid-autumn! 🌕🥮

White pagoda at night, lit with purple, orange, and pink lights. Sticky walks by with a lantern.

And this one.

Giant lanterns of Chang'Er and lotuses across a lotus pond, with lit pagodas and pavillions, by might.

Giant lanterns (Tang Shen amd Sun Wu Kong) from the back, kid in the shadows

The only two pictures from mid autumn festival at the Chinese Gardens at Jurong Lake this year because it was the literal picture of 人山人海 (i.e: it was crowded af)

On Writing Contemporary Mysteries vs. Historical Ones I’ve been writing mysteries for about ten years. In my Victorian-set Lady Sherlock books, I always try for some measure of diversity, whether it is the titular Lady Sherlock’s neurodivergence, her …

OMG "Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances" got listed by Sherry Thomas! °_°
(big fan of the Charlotte Holmes book here)
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Excellent story inspired by Chinese lunar mythology, Chang'E Persists by Joseph Brant, published in SFRA Review's Spring issue. It's the perfect #SFF read this time of the year, this year, when we have Mid-Autumn Festival and (Western) spooky season so close together. sfrareview.org/2025/01/27/c...

[image desc: COCKTAILS AND CONSOLES by Elias Eells and BOOZE AND VINYL COUNTRY by André Darlington on a coffee table awash with sun.]

Tomorrow!! I'm so excited to be in conversation with André Darlington about his newest book: BOOZE AND VINYL COUNTRY. Join us at Whirling Tiger here in Louisville on Saturday, October 4th, at 5:30 for a spirited discussion on great tunes and delicious drinks. Hope to see y'all there!!

I'm curious. What are some recent science fiction books you've read that explore what you consider to be big, wild and even trippy ideas?

Anything by @cadwellturnbull.bsky.social

Sorry for loudly whispering, "THERE you are!" with delight, but it was at a mis-shelved library book

Dear activity tracker, if I run 12k, swim 1k, and then eat 100g of shelled pistachios standing, is that a half triathlon?

My short fiction recs for July and Aug. Featuring work by @lchanwrites.bsky.social @clairejiawen.bsky.social @awprihandita.bsky.social @catvalente.bsky.social @spencerwriting.bsky.social @mcflycahill90.bsky.social @angelaliu.bsky.social Daniel Oluremi and--
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the cover for Run With the Hunted 8: Neural Howlround: almost entirely horizontal pizels in blues and some green and magenta and white, with what is a face or maybe computer equipment maybe discernible through the noise on the left

cover AND title reveal!

Run With the Hunted 8: Neural Howlround

coming October 31, 2025!

(ebook preorders soon)

A Short Fiction Treasures Special: 2 x 25 Gems from Strange Horizons’ Archives Going through the archives of Strange Horizons for this special column has been a bit like exploring a treasure chamber. I’ve picked fifty stories. I could have picked hundreds. Meaning: I left a l…

Strange Horizons turns 25 this year, which is pretty much an eternity in the world of spec fic zines, and I had the privilege of going through the archives for a special short fiction roundup: 2 x 25 Gems from Strange Horizons’ Archives

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LOVE that cover. @jelenawrites.bsky.social brings Dark Matter INK's first fantasy novel! 🔥🔥⚔️

It's October, which I think is officially the best month to start reading Dark Crescent...omens, superstitions, hauntings, monsters, all from Scottish folklore - here's a wee sneak peak at what you'll find...👀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🖤✨ linktr.ee/lyndseycroal @lunapress.bsky.social

Cover Reveal - Love Lethal, Death Divine by Jelena Dunato — Runalong The Shelves Hellooo! For next year mark our getting hold of Love Lethal by Jelena Dunato coming out via Dark Matter Ink 7th April 2026! Love Lethal, Divine Death is a dark fantasy inspired by Slavic folklore...

Cover reveal - today let’s share the cover for Love Lethal, Death Divine by Jelena Dunato a new fantasy coming next year! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/...

Picture of THE LEGEND LIMINAL novella by Ren Hutchings against a sparkly. book background Text: Now available from Ren Hutchings. Stars and Sabers logo.

Happy book birthday to @voidcricket.bsky.social! THE LEGEND LIMINAL, a surreal found-family road trip novella, is now available. Order from your favorite bookseller or find purchasing links at: www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-le...
#books #NewBooks #NewRelease#ScienceFiction #Scifi #Surreal #Family

JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world

An Unbreakable World, by @voidcricket.bsky.social (pub by @solarisbooks.bsky.social) is an excellent character driven space opera that has an intriguing worldbuilding in the background.

Full thoughts:
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We've got all this going on this Saturday, 10am to 6:30pm. Join us for 'Something Monstrous'!

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Some Queer Short SFF - August 2025 | Charles Payseur Get more from Charles Payseur on Patreon

🏳️‍🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - AUGUST 2025🏳️‍🌈
I round up 25 stories by @rukman.bsky.social @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social @rfdwrites.bsky.social @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social @nassos.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @mererain.bsky.social @whatsmacksaid.bsky.social & MORE!!!
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This *isn't* an ad for Black Mirror 7? 💀

Explaining to Sticky that there is nothing more GOLDEN than sleeping exactly when you feel like it, and watching her faith in Mother Figure being shaken, probably not for the first time.

My hand holding a copy of Skin Thief: Stories.

Tomorrow is the two year anniversary of Skin Thief: Stories! I'm very proud of this book. I put it together during the darkest period of my adult life. I felt very alone and friendless when I sent it out into the world and it brought me so much love in return. Thank you to everyone who's read it. 🖤

I'll have a standalone Tracerverse mystery on Simultaneous Times soonish!