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@kelleyarmstrong.bsky.social's awesome rom com Writing Mr. Wrong, a Library Journal Stellar Read of 2025 with starred reviews from LJ & PW, is on sale today only for $2.99! Don't miss this deal!
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a woman is standing in a doorway wearing a white hat and a blue shirt . ALT: a woman is standing in a doorway wearing a white hat and a blue shirt .

Great choice!

“I just noticed that, according to the old Conglomeration calendar, today is Christmas Eve.” “What’s that?” “An old tradition. A festival of conspicuous consumption and gift-giving to mark the birth of a man who disapproved of the accumulation of personal wealth and possessions.” “That doesn’t sound right.”“Many Old Earth traditions make little sense when you examine them closely.” I kicked at a pile of crisp, flaking leaves. “So why are you bringing this up now?” The Trouble Dog smiled. “Christmas Eve took place in December, in the middle of winter, when the days in the northern hemisphere were at their shortest, and the weather coldest. Winter was a time of hardship and potential starvation. Christmas, and the older pagan festivals it usurped, marked the middle of that; the point at which the survivors knew they were halfway through the darkness, and better days lay ahead.”

The three books of the Embers of War trilogy: Embers of War, Fleet of Knives, and Light of Impossible Stars

The retired warship Trouble Dog discovers Christmas. From LIGHT OF IMPOSSIBLE STARS by Gareth L. Powell, published by @titanbooks.bsky.social

Has the pellet with the poison, but the flagon with the dragon...

Ooh, your choice is one of my very favorites! I used to be able to quote certain sections by heart!

Congratulations!

Pregnant immigrants held for months in detention despite rules against it With the immigration crackdown, more pregnant women are being detained. The ACLU alleges a woman was shackled while miscarrying and others were denied prenatal care.

The stories of pregnant women in ICE detention — one shackled while miscarrying, another placed in solitary confinement with a high-risk pregnancy — are not one offs.

They're a clear pattern of neglect where ICE ignores its own rules. This cruelty must end.

Unbelievable. By coincidence, I happened to read this today, written by Eleanor Roosevelt, “I have never liked the idea of an Un-American Activities Committee. I have always thought that a strong democracy should stand by its fundamental beliefs...“ www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/my...

Congratulations to our authors on LJ’s Best Books 2025 list!

Christina Henry, The Place Where They Buried Your Heart
Kelley Armstrong, Writing Mr. Wrong
Rachel Reid, The Shots You Take
TJ Klune, The Bones Beneath My Skin
Chloe Neill, Ember Eternal
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Geminid Meteor Shower peaking December 13 & 14th. Don't miss it! www.msn.com/en-us/news/t...

Yes, it is!

This man is delusional and dangerous.

The Underachiever's Guide to Love and Saving the World by Sloane Brooks — The Bookwyrm's Den Content Tags: Adult     Romance     Fantasy     Romantasy     Banter     Antiheroes     Enemies-to-Lovers     Sarcastic Narrator     Perfect for readers who want: Overall I’ll be honest . . . the titl...

The Bookwyrm's Den calls THE UNDERACHIEVER'S GUIDE TO LOVE AND SAVING THE WORLD by @sloanebrooksauthor.bsky.social "an absolute hoot to read!" I couldn't agree more! thebookwyrmsden.com/2025/10/20/t...

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Cover of sci-fi novel Future's Edge by Gareth L. Powell depicting someone looking at stone structures lit by yellow sunlight

Enjoying Future's Edge by @garethlpowell.bsky.social so much I'm having to force myself to savour it rather than devouring it on one go.

Caleb took $10,000 to drive a stranger’s car across the country.

His job? Create an alibi for the stranger, whose phone was in the glove compartment.

His warning? Don’t look in the trunk.

Caleb looked in the trunk.

Weekly chapters begin December 10th!

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Genre Grapevine Update on AI Class Action Lawsuits | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine Get more from Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine on Patreon

My new Genre Grapevine is an update on both the Anthropic AI settlement and other genAI class action lawsuits filed by authors. While I'm not happy with the Anthropic settlement, I've come to see it as merely the first battle in a much larger war.
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Jitterbug by Gareth L. Powell. Available now for preorder from @titanbooks.bsky.social and all good booksellers

Gareth wearing a scarf

The cover of JITTERBUG features a stylised rocket silhouette at the centre of an orrery, with a space suited figure dangling in its wake

My forthcoming novel JITTERBUG is about characters who've been dealt rough hands in their lives, and how each of them has adapted to survive. It's also about how great historical events, maybe even the survival of humanity, can hinge on the actions of a handful of people caught at the epicentre.

Oh no! I hope you're on the mend soon!

Beautiful! And I'm so glad you're beginning to write again.

When a bounty hunter meets a disguised pirate queen on the run from murderous government agents...

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Out today: EMBER ETERNAL, a new romantasy, following a thief whose dramatic encounter with an assassin and a crown bodyguard launches her into a world of swirling palace intrigue, from NYTimes bestseller Chloe Neill!
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JITTERBUG, the twisty and action-packed new adventure from the BSFA award-winning @garethlpowell.bsky.social featuring a crew of bounty hunters who find themselves ensnared in a conspiracy on the very fringes of the devastated solar system, is available now on NetGalley!

Wow.

Woke up with a migraine and then a nose bleed, so that's my stress level sorted.

Finding the Heart of Your Story, a masterclass with N.K. Jemisin — Blue Stoop Building a character is building a world of one; defining them, shaping them, and changing them is what a story is for. In this craft-first virtual masterclass, award winning author N. K. Jemisin will...

I'll be doing an online workshop on character creation and development for Blue Stoop on December 7th! Interested? Register and pay here: www.bluestoop.org/classes/p/nk...

Worlds of Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Gareth L Powell, Anna Stephens and Mike Brooks In conversation with 3 of the most exciting names in speculative fiction in an exclusive special event

Come see Anna Stephens, Mike Brooks, and I talk about science fiction and fantasy at Redditch Library on Saturday. It's free but you need to book via Eventbrite so they know numbers.

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