Olivie Blake

I’m reading through all the @olivieblake.bsky.social books and just finished Gifted and Talented. It was exactly what I needed at this particular moment.

Thank you to @authorsabb.bsky.social heroes @beccacoffindaffer.bsky.social and Ed Underhill, we have some slides that can be shared by anyone about this, with particular reps to target. Let's kill this bill in committee.

more yogurt than expected but @veronicarothbooks.com and I knew the y(j)agassaince would come

it brings me so much unfettered joy to see the way this book brings out the puns in people

I can’t express firmly enough how much I’m not trying to talk to you. I’m simply not sitting down to any of my correspondences the way they would like you to believe

THE HOUSE OF GARDENIAS, my YA debut full of ghosts and hoping and fighting even when you feel powerless, is out September 29, 2026.
Preorder here! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/723544...

No, but you need this one, if you don’t have it yet. Someday someone else will enter the Sad Midcentury Queer Romance Olympics but until then Cat’s winning gold across the board.

some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing

Cover images, graphic for Waterstones 25% off preorders for DREAMLAND hc and GIFTED & TALENTED pb with code FEB26

Cover image, graphic for Waterstones 25% off preorders for CLARA & THE DEVIL with code FEB26

as always, more stuff

truly unparalleled

so few people could have pulled it off, the whole show was glorious and bonkers and the best version of television

I referenced the show extremely vaguely in my story “the audit,” obscure lore that feels worth mentioning now

and of course his masterwork: the character of james van der beek in the bitch in apartment 23

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

the thing is, this is a thin but real pressure point. as I convolutedly explained to alix over the phone, I see this like the story “but what does he eat” where we have an obscure but very real chance to make it a worse day for darth vader (starwars.fandom.com/wiki/But_Wha...)

something we've been working on for a few days! link to the full letter: tinyurl.com/bookconautho...

Democracy dies in oligarchness

A book cover titled "Dreamland" by Olivie Blake. The design features a golden birdcage centered on a black background. Inside the cage, a disembodied hand holds a glowing candle. The cage is adorned with delicate white and blue flowers. TEXT: A look inside the book. Swipe right.

The text includes a quote: "‘Run,’ the monster advised. I didn’t." with an illustration of a lit, matchstick

illustration of a woman with long red hair wearing a flowing red dress, standing on a rocky shoreline. She holds a bottle and looks back over her shoulder toward the viewer. In the background, a dark, gothic castle sits on a cliff under a stormy, purple-tinted sunset sky.

illustration of a man and a woman embracing inside a rainy, glass-walled conservatory or greenhouse. The man rests his forehead against the woman's head. The room is filled with lush hanging plants and potted ferns, creating a moody, romantic atmosphere in shades of cool blue and green.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to @olivieblake.bsky.social 🥳

To celebrate, we're sharing a special glimpse of the stunning case stamp and illustrated endpapers inside her new contemporary gothic fantasy, #Dreamland—coming this August. Interior art created by Polarts.

Preorder today: bit.ly/49P6hca

It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day

Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have

thrilled about this news!!!!

Cover of Isles of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson

Cover of Dreamland by Olivie Blake

Cover of Hell's Heart by Alexis Hall

The Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan

Are you ready? 👀

A Publishers Marketplace deal report in the Sci-Fi/Fantasy category dated January 23, 2026 which reads as follows: NYT-bestselling author of MASTERS OF DEATH Olivie Blake's next three untitled novels, one of which will be an action-adventure title, as well as an untitled darkly romantic novella, to Lindsey Hall at Tor, in a major deal, for seven figures, in an exclusive submission, in a four-book deal, by Amelia Appel at TriadaUS Literary Agency (world). Rights also to Bella Pagan at Tor UK, by Chris Scheina at Macmillan.

Congratulations to @olivieblake.bsky.social on the sale of three untitled novels! #TeamTriada #BookSky

The anti-ICE playbook for regular Americans Every day actions to fight fascism in your community

I spent my morning putting this guide together from sources all over the place. Happy to hear from anyone with suggested inclusions, deletions, or edits. jdica@protonmail.com, or you can hit my DMs here.

Please share!

BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

Tropes & Trifles

I will give you a personalized romance recommendation if you purchase it TOMORROW from either Tropes & Trifles, a romance only bookstore in Minneapolis. (This is a brilliant idea I am copying from Maris Kreizman)

www.tropesandtrifles.com

30 SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2026 - Reactor And other SFF book highlights for the new year!

The moment you've all been waiting for...

Senior Books Editor @cxorlando.bsky.social's 30 MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS for 2026!!! Selecting the science fiction, fantasy, and horror reads from the first half of the year you can't miss:

Cover of Januaries, Olivie Blake’s short story collection, where the title is outlined by a pattern of blue roots and vines. The subtitle is “Stories of Love, Magic & Betrayal.”

Januaries is @olivieblake.bsky.social at her most playful and inventive, experimenting with form and genre and tone in exhilarating ways. Stories can turn on a dime, like “The Animation Games,” which had me cackling, and all are imbued with a serious passion for storytelling. Loved it! #Booksky

oh wow, thank you!!

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With a library card, you get access to WiFi, 3D printing tools, Adobe Creative Cloud, recording studios, legal help, student tutoring, and more. All for free.

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