Chisom Umeh

A Conversation With Vajra Chandrasekera, Author of Rakesfall - Reactor "I think writers, like all artists, have a responsibility to act as human cultural workers in an actual society"

I have a new interview about RAKESFALL up at Reactor! In which I am quite verbose reactormag.com/author-inter...

The 'Pluribus' Premiere Absolutely Blew Me Away The secretive new series from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan was well worth the wait.

Apple spending billions making amazing TV shows and movies that nobody watches while every other big tech spends billions on AI is a vibe.

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Cover to Creatures: The Legacy of Frankenstein Flesh color, staples, electricity, blood

We did a Frankenstein once upon a time.

Creatures: The Legacy of Frankenstein (2018)

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Publishers marketplace acquisition announcement for wole talabis next novel the fist of memory

Alright y'all. This is finally happening.

Wake up babe, new Tade Thompson story just dropped.
[And its an expansion of one of my favorite Tade stories]

New bipartisan bill would require companies to report AI job losses The AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act would require companies and federal agencies to submit quarterly reports of "AI-related job effects."

There’s a bipartisan bill that would require companies and government agencies to report quarterly on AI driven layoffs.

I’d love this to pass just so we can find out which companies are doing layoffs for economic reasons versus spinning it as due to AI to impress investors.

A photo of the 2025 Angry Robot Books edition of Project Hanuman by Stewart Hotston.

"Dazzlingly fresh and original: relentlessly paced, lavishly crafted and always human"
@gautambhatia88.bsky.social

"A gem, breathtaking in scope and concept, pushing the boundaries"
@aptshadow.bsky.social

"As wildly inventive as it is intriguing...a galaxy spanning story"
@rjbarker.bsky.social

Red and black trees done in a scratchy art style, parting in the center to reveal a cloudy purple night sky. In the gap in the trees stand a short woman and a hulking blob with huge teeth. The text reads SINUSTA TEEN PESANI. JOHN WISWELL. The artist isn't credited yet, but I've asked.

Cool news: SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN is going to be translated into Finnish and published by Jalava/Art House!

They sent over the Finnish cover, which is UNHINGED. I freaking love it.

(I'm still waiting to hear the name of the artist. They deserve the loudest praise!)

Boosting this once more. If you're a member of the ASFS, do consider voting my short story in the Best Story category 🙏 🥹

New very vague scam format: "I've been following your work... I am very interested in exploring your book and would love to know if it is available on platforms such as Amazon and Goodreads... I would be delighted to support your work by reading it."

Its SHIGIDI paperback release day, US & Canada! Its been a long, lovely journey but my award-winning novel about African gods on a supernatural heist at the British museum finally hits stores in a new format, with a new cover + a bonus short story! Get it y'all🙏🏾
Art by @stephenembleton.bsky.social

Congrats, Wole. Shigidi is a blast!

Happy book birthday, Kemi

Cover for THE KING MUST DIE, illustrated by the amazing Eleonor Piteira.

On a planet damaged by rushed terraforming, a bodyguard-turned-reluctant rebel joins the last dregs of her parents’ failed uprising...

THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.

Starship Alexandria: Episode 7 - The Ministry for the Future For our seventh episode of Starship Alexandria, Emma puts forward the novel The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, for Adrian to consider.    Other talking points:  ...

Starship Alexandria episode 7 is here! @aptshadow.bsky.social and I discuss The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson and I share one of my favourite pieces of music. Next month's episode is all about Robert Holdstock's Mythago Wood. starshipalexandria.com/episode-7-th...

Starship Alexandria news! For December, instead of a regular episode, @emmanewman.bsky.social and I will be releasing an Advent Calendar with a short episode every day from 1st to 25th December, talking about our favourite TV series.

Over an orange-red background, the logo of Powell's Books: "Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J. Miller. Powell's at Cedar Hills. Monday, Nov. 3, 7 PM." There are photos of each author and their Apprehension/Red Star Hustle book covers.

Tonight (Nov 3) at @powells.bsky.social at Cedar Hills Crossing. At 7 PM PST, @sentencebender.bsky.social and I will delight and entertain you! www.powells.com/events/mary-... Let me know in the comments if you're planning to come by.

Right? This is the job you put on your resume.

That's amazing! Inspiration is key! "A writer is a world trapped in a person." - Victor Hugo. Who's the author that sparked your passion? 🪐📚 #SciFiWriting #Inspiration

You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.

I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!

clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...

Best Novella: #WorldFantasyAwards2025
Winner: Yoke of Stars, R.B. Lemberg (Tachyon)

And it's time for the #WorldFantasyAwards2025 presented by Ellen Datlow. Ellen is thanking the jurors. This year’s judges are James Brogden, Jessica Day George, Lee Murray, Jonathan Oliver, and Molly Tanzer. For more information, see the WFC website.

The honour is mine. 👍🏾

I read 'Prerequisites for the Creation of a Possible Predicted World' last night and it's really cool.

Oh wow. I'm going to frame this 😅

Thank you for writing Rosewater, Tade. It changed my life. I'm ecstatic to read this new story from you.

My story "Prerequisites for the Creation of a Possible Predicted World" is now free to read on Clarkesworld issue 230. So glad to be sharing an issue with @tadethompson.bsky.social and Kemi Ashing-Giwa

You can read it here
clarkesworldmagazine.com/umeh_11_25/

What an honor to share an issue with the writer who inspired me to start writing science fiction 😀

A Philosophy of Thieves ( The Canarvier Files #1 ) by Fran Wilde

I am very happy to say that I will start reading :

• #APhilosophyOfThieves ( #TheCanarvierFiles #1 ) by @franwilde.bsky.social

In a few minutes at 12:05 am November 1st, 2025.