M H Ayinde 🍉 Preorder A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES!

Illustration of Enitan (a Black woman with brown skin and short black hair in a green tunic) and her sibling Xiang (a Chinese person in a reddish-brown tunic) by @ashcremated on Tumblr.

In the mood for a space opera adventure reviewers have affectionately called “tear-apart-the-empire-with-your-bare-hands wish fulfillment”?

THE SPLINTER IN THE SKY eBook is currently 1.99 *again*!

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Thank you so much! So hyped! 🔥🥹

Eeeee!!! So stoked to be on this list, along with so many other fab novels! You can vote for your faves in all four categories here:

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2025 FFA AWARDS ARE A GO!
Sponsored by @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social

The categories are:
Best Traditionally Published Novel of 2025
Best Self-Published Novel of 2025
Best Traditionally Published Debut Novel of 2025
Best Self-Published Debut Novel of 2025

Voting ends Jan 30th at midnight CST!

I almost captioned this with… “I actually don’t think it’s a *bad* film per se!”

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Best Novel: Huge congrats to @nnedi.bsky.social, @lailalalami.com, @mhayinde.bsky.social, @nkereuwxm.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social and Adam Oyebanji

A promotional graphic set in a dark blue background with wavy line patterns. At the centre, inside a circular frame, bold text reads “Spotlight: African Works Longlisted for the 2026 BSFA Awards”. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom. The overall design highlights a spotlight theme.

Dark blue textured background with the heading “Spotlight: African Works Longlisted for the 2026 BSFA Awards” on a red banner. The main text reads: The British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) has announced the longlist for the BSFA Awards, recognising work published in 2025. The list includes titles by African writers and artists, and Will This Be A Problem? is delighted to have two entries longlisted this year. Peter Nena’s Babies Don’t Grow in People has been longlisted for Best Shorter Fiction, while Peter Marco’s Grasps of the Forgotten has been longlisted for Best Artwork. Presented annually since 1970, these are fan-voted awards that not only seek to honour the most worthy examples in each category, but also to promote the genre of science fiction and get people reading, talking about and enjoying all that contemporary science fiction has to offer. The awards are voted on by members of the BSFA and by the members of this year’s Eastercon, the national science fiction convention, held since 1955. Longlists comprise all works nominated by at least one BSFA member. Voting is open to all BSFA members, who may select up to four works per category, and closes on February 19. Winners will be announced at this year’s Eastercon, Iridescence, taking place on April 3-6, at the Hilton Lanyon Place and the Birmingham Metropole. Thank you to everyone who nominated us, and congratulations to all who made the categories. We’re honoured to be in such great company. The WTBAP logo appears at the top, and a website link is placed at the bottom.

Spotlight: @bsfa.bsky.social Awards Longlist!

We are delighted to have 2 entries on this year’s BSFA awards longlist, courtesy of Peter Nena's novelette and Peter Marco's artwork! A big thank you to everyone who nominated us, and congrats to all African creators recognised.

#AfricanSFF 🪐📚💙

A friendly reminder that submissions CLOSE for our upcoming issue this Saturday. Keep them coming! Share with a Black SFF writer in your circle 🖤🖤🖤

Guidelines here: fiyahlitmag.com/submissions/

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

WOW on Pretti's denial of medical treatment

"I informed the ICE agents that I am a physician, and I asked to
assess the victim.

At first, the ICE agents wouldn't let me through. ... But none of the ICE agents who were near the victim were performing CPR, ... None of the agents were helping him."

Thank you!

Thank you!

Ahh thank you so much!🥹

Thank you!

Thank you!

TODAY, Friday January 23rd, 2026:

We are ALL residents of Minnesota.

We ALL want #ICE_OutForGOOD 🚫 🧊

Also: #ICE_OUT4ReneeGood 💔

Thank you!

Thank you!

In other awards news… omfgcksh!!! A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST has been longlisted for the BSFA award for best novel! Thank you to everyone who nominated my chonky baby, and congratulations to all the other longlisted authors!

The joy at seeing a horror movie get such recognition; a horror movie with a Black cast that so beautifully explores what it is to be Black (especially a Black creative), both historically and currently, is just the best feeling.

SINNERS is unparalleled and it deserves all the praise.

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I'm reading and enjoying «A Song of Legends Lost», by @mhayinde.bsky.social, and «Positive Obsession», a biography about Octavia E. Butler by Susana M. Morris.

THIS COVER 😍😍😍

Yes indeed!

Two white men, back to back, in active poses. On the left, Laurence, wearing shorts and an open shirt. On the right, Quentin, wearing a suit and tie. Laurence has his arms spread as he controls a vast tree behind them both, sending branches towards the unknown. His familiar, a raven, flies overhead. Quentin is much calmer, hovering about a foot off the ground, one hand in a pocket while the other is wreathed in fire. He's also suspending shards of ice in the air, in front of himself.

Hello, would you like some queer urban fantasy books? Would you like to discover them through the media of pretty pictures? GREAT! Here's a thread for you!!

1: Laurence and Quentin, by @rudiindra4.bsky.social

Eeeeee! 😱🥹 Enjoy!

Alright Weeellll my non existent TBR which was to be the same as my previous TBR has just gone up in flames because I was approved to read Japanese Gothic by Kylie Lee Baker AND A Dance of Burning Blades by @mhayinde.bsky.social and you all cant see it but happy dancing!!

WE HAVE HEATING AND HOT WATER AGAIN I AM REJOICE

(Turns out our old boiler was wired wrongly so it’s a miracle it limped along for 13 years.)