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Big congrats to @trnapper.bsky.social for taking out the Aurealis for the best SF novella! #scifi #sciencefiction #books @aurealisawards.bsky.social
21.02.2026 09:28 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1Cover of The House of Shattered Wings by Aliette de Bodard: a banyan tree surrounding a seal with Notre-Dame bisected with a sword. The caption says "Enter a ruined Paris, March 10, 2026"
Cover of The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de Bodard: a Vietnamese dragon wrapped around a woodcut style seal featuring a crowned hawthorn tree. The caption says "Ruled by Fallen Angels, March 10 2026"
Cover of The House of Sundering Flames by Aliette de Bodard: a tiger and smoke over woodcut-style arms featuring a tower and a harrier in flight. The caption says "and dragons of the depths. March 10 2026"
Cover of Of Birthdays, Fungus and Kindness by Aliette de Bodard, featuring shadowed period staircases with ornate decorations. The mood is vaguely sinister.
New US edition of Dominion of the Fallen!
Deliciously gothic atmosphere & queer characters from around the world in a ruined Paris
Out March 10 2026
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I got to read an early copy of THE EYE OF LEVIATHAN by @alychelms.bsky.social and @swantower.bsky.social (aka M. A. Carrick). Excellent historical fantasy. Alternate Golden Age Spain, changelings, politics, wonders, intrigue. Put it on your lists!
20.02.2026 02:04 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Page listing at Midtown Comics for Choose Your Own Adventure Jr: KAIJU GAGA
I just discovered that my new book, KAIJU GAGA, is listed at
@midtown-comics.bsky.social! I used to spend so much money at those stores when I lived in NYC. ๐ Anyways, looks like you can wishlist it and get it there next week... www.midtowncomics.com/product/2512...
We're so excited to see Adam Oyebanji's ESPERANCE is a finalist for the 2025 L.A. Times Book Prizes! Congratulations, Adam! ๐
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We're so excited to see Adam Oyebanji's ESPERANCE is a finalist for the 2025 L.A. Times Book Prizes! Congratulations, Adam! ๐
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FYI: you can pre-order this puppy for 2 bucks and have my worst (complimentary) story ever delivered straight to your e-reader of choice. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
19.02.2026 17:14 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 11 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Yah Yah Scholfield's On Sundays She Picked Flowers is pure Southern gothic: rich, dark, and with a large dose of family drama + seething attraction. Read Mahvesh Murad's review for Reactor ๐ฉธ
18.02.2026 20:03 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Book cover for We Interrupt This Program
Trope list for We Interrupt This Program
Blurbs for We Interrupt This Program"
To free her love, Winnie's gonna have to write something that really, really hurts. But can she finish before her TROPE Town crumbles to dust?
My "hilarious but heartfelt" "We Interrupt This Program" (part of the "Tune"-iverse!) is out on 3/3! ๐๐๐
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Pre-order now!
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3D hardcover of Esperance with the LA Times book prizes finalist logo behind it, with text "finalist in science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction"
We are estatic to share that Esperance by Adam Oyebanji is a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Award ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ
Read now if you haven't already to get entranced by this sharp and fast sci-fi thriller of a seemingly impossible crime.
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image of the book The Fires of December by Brandon Sanderson. A black placeholder cover with the TOR logo and the words โCover to Be Revealedโ stands against a dramatic background split between roaring orange flames on the left and swirling blue ice on the right. Text at the top reads, โComing December 08, 2026.โ
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sandersonโcreator of The Stormlight Archive, the Mistborn saga, and countless bestselling works of science fiction and fantasyโcomes a new standalone novel set in his Cosmere universe. In the next Cosmere standalone novel, Hoid has an epic tale to share: In a forgotten land sustained by colorful rivers of demon blood, a young woman named December learns a devastating plague is on its way. But who will believe her? Against impossible odds, she sets sail up the River Violet to warn the king's court, determinationโand wisdom beyond her yearsโburning in her eyes. With a chatty priestess and a fledgling fashion designer at her side, she must navigate incredulous royal officials, twisted court intrigue, and a roguish count who might hold the key to her questโand her heart. TOR
Cosmere readersโฆHoid has another story for you.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author @BrandonSanderson.com comes #TheFiresofDecember, a new standalone novel set in his Cosmere universe! Coming December, 08, 2026!
Preorder today: geni.us/FIRESOFDECEM...
UK readers! Use code FEB26 at check out to pre-order The Demon King hardcover or Butter Cookies & Demon Claws paperback for 25% off, now through Friday 20 Feb.
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Cover for Lavie Tidharโs THE THREE COFFIN PROBLEM โ a vampire (in classic vampire garb, high collared cape) and a woman in white dress stand on a pier. Three ghostly coffins beside them. A man and woman look towards them. A big moon hags in the sky.
ICYMI: Cover and details for THE THREE COFFIN PROBLEM by @lavietidhar.bsky.social revealed!
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A collection of the #JudgeDee mysteries, published by @awfulagent.bsky.social in June. Cover by @cinthyaalvarez.bsky.social.
This Lunar New Year you too can get the shenanigans of a dragon prince and his murderous husband heading home for New Year.
Other people enjoy candied fruit and caramel pork; Thuan and Asmodeus find themselves drawn into deadly politics...
Comedies of manners and murders
Kat reviews Yah Yah Scholfield's debut Southern Gothic horror ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS:
"a beautiful story with enough depth and emotion to hollow the reader out"
Read more: tinyurl.com/297ce6p5
The cover of Ryan O'Nan's WINDERS accompanied by the text: In the wrong hands, winding back time can be used as a weapon against the worldโฆ โOโNanโs prose will keep your bedside lamp burning till the wee hours.โ โPierce Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author WINDERS AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK 2/24 NOW AVAILABLE IN EBOOK
Our paperback edition of Ryan O'Nan's WINDERS is out next Tuesday, 2/24. Pre-order it while there's still time, or snag the ebook today! awfulagent.com/ebooks/winde...
18.02.2026 14:25 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0We are thrilled to reveal the cover for @lavietidhar.bsky.social's The Three Coffin Problem!! Pulling from the beloved and delightfully vampiric Judge Dee mysteries comes new adventures (and new puzzles) across medieval Europe โฐ๏ธโฐ๏ธโฐ๏ธ
17.02.2026 14:40 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 6 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1Have contacts in the UK? Let them know "Grace & Jo Have Never Solved a Murder" was chosen for the Waterstones pre-order sale, and they can get it for 25% off until February 20th! #WPreorder
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Thank you @reactorsff.bsky.social! Revealing at long last the cover (and existence of!) THE THREE COFFIN PROBLEM, for all you Judge Dee fans over there! Cover art by Cinthya รlvarez! (And, if I may be so bold - pre-orders are VERY welcome!).
17.02.2026 14:34 โ ๐ 21 ๐ 10 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 3Pre-order here! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-t...
17.02.2026 14:43 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0DAN MOREN ALL SOULS LOST "A delicious mashup of old- fashioned noir, skin-crawling necromancy, and modern espionage, with a fistful of Boston attitude for good measure." -Helene Wecker, author of The Golem and the Jinni Available now!
Oh and the ebook of my supernatural detective novel ALL SOULS LOST is currently just $4.99 at a variety of stores. It was a book of the year on The Verge!
Amazon: www.amazon.com/All-Souls-Lost...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/all-...
Apple Books: books.apple.com/us/book/all-s...
Headed to Boskone 63 this weekend? JABberwocky President @jabbermaster.bsky.social will be there offering sage advice, publishing insight, and firm opinions on the latest movies in theaters ๐ Check out his panel & Kaffeeklatsch times at the link!
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Did Andor Live Up to Your Expectations? Friday 2/13, 4PM Harbor II Magic: Wonder or Mechanics? Friday 2/13, 7PM Harbor II Best SF/Fantasy Movies/TV Productions Based on Published Speculative Fiction Sunday 2/15, 10:00AM Harbor III The Lure of the Heist Sunday 2/15, 11:30AM Burroughs
If you're at Boskone this weekend, you can come catch me on a variety of panels, talking about everything from magic to heists, and, of course, Star Wars. Here's my full schedule. Come say hi or bring a book to sign!
13.02.2026 14:48 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The cover of the linked science fiction story collection, FACELESS GALAXY, by Auston Habershaw. It features a shadowy figure in the midst of a neon-lit alien cityscape.
To celebrate Boskone, my story collection FACELESS GALAXY (a linked series of "alien noir" stories about a shapeshifting assassin) is on sale this weekend on Amazon, Apple, Kobo, and Google Play! Just $4.99!
Check it out! (links in replies)
Sean E. Avery is about to have his big US moment! He's a bestseller in Australia and while his books have started to make their way across the Pacific, DR. HOPPENFLUFF is his first deal originating here with @certainlysarah.bsky.social at Norton Young Readers. Y'all aren't ready for the hilarity!
11.02.2026 23:08 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0A graphic with text that reads Instanf New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller! Book featured is Isles of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson
A huge congratulations is in order for @brandonsanderson.com on hitting the @nytimes.com, @usatoday.com, AND Indie bestseller lists with #IslesoftheEmberdark!
๐ Congrats, Brandon, for this well-deserved recognition! And a big thank you to the readers who made this possible!โจ
Hey, my book's on sale. Go grab a copy for cheap.
11.02.2026 21:46 โ ๐ 21 ๐ 11 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1Congratulations @brandonsanderson.com โ ISLES OF THE EMBERDARK is a New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller! ๐ฅณ
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My complete #MarcDane action-thriller series is now available in the USA (thanks to Bolinda Audio & @awfulagent.bsky.social for bringing them to ๐บ๐ธ!)
Get all 6 audios via Audible...
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...Amazon...
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...or Kobo!
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Lastly, catch up with Sid the Skeleton in THE SKELETON TAKES A BOW, by far the most theatrical (and one of the most charming) Family Skeleton cozy mysteries. awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-s...
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