Kim

hello!
new story day!!
this one is a weird western murder mystery set on the back of a jackalope. did i say weird western? i meant WEIRD western.

it's hell living on the back of prey

Small wooden circular table sits on a colorful striped rug. On the table is a copy of P.A. Cornell’s retrofuturistic noir love story SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL. The book is surrounded by a cup of tea, a bookmark, and a pair of reading glasses.

It’s my book birthday!
#Booksky
www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...

flyer showing the Brisbane in 28 and Meanjin in 28 logos The Brisbane / Meanjin Worldcon Bid for 2028 is at Capricon 2026 this weekend from 5 to 8 February at the Marriott Chicago O’Hare in Chicago, Illinois, USA! We will have a Fan Table in the 1st floor corridor between the Grand and Chicago Ballrooms. Stop by to find out all the info on our bid! We're having an Open Party on Thursday and Friday nights February 5th and 6th from 8pm to 1am in Room 907. https://brisbane28.org

The Brisbane / Meanjin Worldcon Bid for 2028 is at Capricon 46 @capriconsfcon.bsky.social in Chicago this weekend!

We're having a party on Thursday and Friday nights, the 5th and 6th. Stop by our Fan Table in the 1st floor corridor to find out more! #capricon46 #capricon2026 #brisbanein28 #worldcon

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Antediluvian | Reckoning Your house isn’t flooded in the conventional sense. It’s an unconventional flood. You knew about the rising seas and that, but this was faster, like the kind of disaster movie that pisses off your mat...

The latest from Reckoning X is @remedy.bsky.social's "unconventional flood" story, "Antediluvian": reckoning.press/antediluvian/

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Public Health
2. Philosophy: Logic
3. French
4. Linguistics: Semantics
5. Psychology

Cartoon picture of woman reading in a window. The words say cozy mystery book blast - 150+ books free for one day only. Link cozymysterybookclub.com/bookblast

Like a good twist? It's time to stuff your ereaders with 150+ free cozy mystery ebooks! Go to cozymysterybookclub.com/bookblast to find the books!

The second book in my series, Death and a Duet, is included. Get your hands on a paranormal theatre mystery.

No sign ups, just freebies!

A yellow graphic features a green book cover at a jaunty angle. The black text reads: January 20th is National Cheese Lover’s Day How to celebrate Buy cheese Eat cheese Enjoy a cheesy book Cheddar Luck Next Time out now!

Happy National Cheese Lover’s Day to all who celebrate. 👀

I love it when people request my books in libraries. Win for you and win for me. Libraries are amazing!

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One good turn... leaves you facing the wrong way.

A Kind Humour Actually Activity: Take a figure of speech and make it literal at the end 1. When all else fails, there's nothing left to try 2. A penny saved is a penny that you still have 3. If the shoe fits you know your shoe size 4. In front of every silver lining there's a dark cloud 5. On the other hand I have five more fingers

At the end of the day, it's night

The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.

Plese repost & share: "The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education."
www.npr.org/2026/01/14/n...

A virtual afternoon with Stephanie Burgis on Zoom from your living room! Sunday, January 25th at 3:00pm CST. Main Street Books presents Stephanie Burgis's Enchanting the Fae Queen (All's fae in love and war), book 2 in the Queens of Villainy, with special guests Sangu Mandanna (author of A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping) & Jessie Mihalik (author of Silver and Blood). Registered attendees will receive: a special discount code to purchase our authors' books on our website; a signed bookplate on purchase of an author's book; a Main Street Books sticker with the purchase of a book.

Yay! Enchanting the Fae Queen is having a book birthday party online, the fabulous Sangu Mandanna & @jessiemihalik.com will be celebrating with me, & you're all invited to attend. Registration is free & comes with a discount code for signed books:

www.eventbrite.com/e/a-virtual-...

#romancelandia

Libby this is not how you help libraries or our communities are you kidding?! Stop trying to make it sound better than it is. Those lists already exist in there. Librarians already exist in their communities that can give better recs than anything this slop can. Ditch this crap. What a bad idea.

RIP to Elizabeth Briggs. Enjoyed so may of her books. Fuck cancer.

Short story acceptance! Happy to have found a home for a bizarre new short. More details soon!

Hey, it's Cozy Up with Fantasy!

TODAY ONLY (December 12, 2025), you can get more than 70 (!) cozy fantasy books, from all different authors, for only 99 cents.

It includes my yarn shop/witchy sapphic romance Spellcasting On.

You can find all the books at:
www.cozyupwithfantasy.com

Entering my Luddite era.

Not luddite as anti-technology. Luddite as in desiring to work in harmony and honesty with technology I understand and respect and maintain. Luddite as in fighting against those who warp it into monstrosity and leverage it against humanity and community and the common good.

How did you watch this?

Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗

Reading for awards?
Here’s my eligibility (a couple of stories still to come in Nov and Dec). If you only have time to read one story, the one I’m most hoping people will keep in mind is “Through the Machine.” Thanks. 🙂

Mail Order Magic March comes to you with Sunday Morning Transport stories by Stephanie Burgis, Eric Smith, Sarena Ulibarri, and Leah Cypess.

It's awards eligibility season, and this year I published two short stories, one novella, and one novel!

My short story "Mail-Order Magic" is one of the most personal pieces I've ever written, and it's free to read at @morningtransport.bsky.social : www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/mail-order...

It's a gorgeous Show Day and I'm going to head to the nearest beach for a wander

Phantom View - Reactor A disabled son care-taking for a disabled father try to understand the mysterious blur haunting them.

New story day!

"Phantom View" is about a son caretaking for his father, and discovering a blurry person in all their family photos that he has no memory of. The same figure is in all his dad's paintings--and the figure may be in the house with them right now.

Agreed!

I LOVE THIS

An open e-reader shows the gorgeous UK cover of Wooing the Witch Queen in color on its screen. The e-reader is set on a white sheet beside a rose gold-colored tray wiht a cup of either very dark coffee or hot chocolate inside. Two ivy branches trail around the tray.

A reminder for UK readers: the ebook of Wooing the Witch Queen is on sale for just 99p this month at every online retailer!

Snap it up now at
Amazon: www.amazon.co.uk/Wooing-Witch...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
and Bookshop: uk.bookshop.org/p/books/wooi...

#romancelandia

Are we leaving again?

Two orange books with white title Autumn Tales from Cozy Vales and fall harvest image and a white cup with Cozy Vales on it on a wooden surface

Autumn Tales from Cozy Vales paperbacks have arrived!I have one to hand sell and one to keep, so if you're in New Zealand and you'd like an autumn cosy fantasy short story collection, reach out.

Otherwise read the ebook free at books2read.com/cozyvales-anthology-4