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Semifinalists for SCI-FI (cont)

MOON DUST IN MY HAIRNET by @jesscreaden.bsky.social at @mythicroads.bsky.social
MORE BUGS by @dayofthemutants.bsky.social at @knighterrantpress.bsky.social
THE MOSQUITO FLEET by @andrewpennromine.bsky.social at @slgable.bsky.social

For no reason in particular at ALL, I would like to suggest people check out my award-winning book MOON DUST IN MY HAIRNET about an autistic lunar lunch lady and her cohort of neurodivergent friends!

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✨ Giveaway alert! ✨

There's a Goodreads giveaway on now for The Moon the Sun Forgot by B.J. Wagner, ending on September 2, 2025.

Don't miss out, enter now to win one of five print copies! ⬇️

🔗 tinyurl.com/yjyspjnd
📍 Open to Canadian and US residents

#goodreadsgiveaway #freebooks #scifibooks

GoFundMe QR code for "Surgery for Leto: A New Start" (scan to donate to Jess' fundraiser); image of sweet old black dog with a white face and hopeful eyes; blocks that spell "help"

Please help save my dog?
I'm losing my home and can't bring him where me and my kids have found shelter. We have friends who can take him, but he needs surgery first. Please help give Leto a safe, pain-free fresh start. Every share and donation means the world!

Looking for your next summer read? ⛱ Great news, you can get up to 50% off right now through mythicroadspress.com!

Even better, we're thrilled to offer free Canadian shipping on orders over $50 (use offer code FREESHIP50)! 🥳🤩

Don't miss out! 📚✨

@jesscreaden.bsky.social

Alberta’s attack on books is another page out of the authoritarian playbook | Xtra Magazine OPINION: The conflation of homosexuality, gender change and pornography should have everyone in Canada on edge

For the Sunday crowd, my @xtramagazine.com column: Alberta's attack on books is another page out of the authoritarian playbook #canqueer #cdnpoli

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Graphic with rainbows on the top left and bottom right corners. Text at top says "2SLGBTQIA+ rep in Mythic Roads Press titles". Below the cover of Moon Dust in My Hairnet is shown with the polyamory, bisexual, transgender, and nonbinary flags alongside. To the right is the cover of The Moon the Sun Forgot with the bisexual and nonbinary flags beside it.

Happy Pride!

Did you know that Moon Dust in My Hairnet by @jesscreaden.bsky.social and The Moon the Sun Forgot by B.J. Wagner both include queernormative 2SLGBTQIA+ representation? See below for a quick overview of the representation in each book, and don't forget to read queer all year! ✨🏳️‍🌈

2025 Winners | IBPA Book Award

As a fledgling publisher, it's been an absolute dream working on this book, and the support from the IBPA throughout has been invaluable! ✨🎉🙌

For a full list of winners, see www.ibpabookaward.org/2025-winners

And of course, a huge thank you to the @ibpa.bsky.social for the recognition, and congratulations/thank you to @jesscreaden.bsky.social for creating such a phenomenal story and trusting Mythic Roads Press with publishing it.

Screenshot of the 2025 Silver Winners for the Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book - Fiction, Born in Space: Unlocking Destiny by Jeremy Clift (ElleWon Press) and Caretaker: Book One of The Goodpasture Chronicles by R.J. Halbert (Eald Talu House). See https://www.ibpabookaward.org/winners-bill-fisher-fiction for full details.

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2025 IBPA Book Awards, including the two Silver winners for this category - Born in Space by Jeremy Clift (ElleWon Press) and Caretaker by R.J. Halbert (Eald Talu House).

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Can't quite believe it still, but last night Moon Dust in My Hairnet by @jesscreaden.bsky.social was announced as the Gold winner for the Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book - Fiction at the 2025 @ibpa.bsky.social Book Awards!

#ibpabookaward #bookawards2025 #yegpublishers #canadianpublishers

Graphic with a cream background and gold confetti highlighting Moon Dust in My Hairnet by JR Creaden, a finalist for the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, Science Fiction (Off Earth) category. Text on top says "Congratulations JR Creaden!" with the book cover in the middle and logos for the awards and Mythic Roads Press to the left of the cover. Text below the cover says "Moon Dust in My Hairnet, Finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Science Fiction (Off Earth).

Huge congratulations to @jesscreaden.bsky.social as Moon Dust in My Hairnet has been named a Finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the Science Fiction (Off Earth) category!

See the full list: bit.ly/3Fb7pdt
Find out more about the book: bit.ly/3Z7BB0q

@indiebookawards.bsky.social

Last chance to get a discounted ebook copy of Moon Dust in My Hairnet by @jesscreaden.bsky.social ⏰️🎊🌟🤩

Don't miss out, get your copy now through mythicroadspress.com/moondustinmyhairnet

Looking for a place to shop on Indie Bookstore Day and everyday in Canada? Let me know if I missed ya (sorry not intentional) or if you know a shop that needs to be added! #ShopLocal #IndieBookstores #IndependentBookstores go.bsky.app/VMTA1Qu

Moon Dust in My Hairnet — Mythic Roads Press Find out more here about Mythic Roads Press authors and their books!

In case you haven't had a chance to get your copy yet, now's a great time as the ebook is still on sale for $2.99: bit.ly/3Z7BB0q

And as of today you can also enter to win one of a limited number of print or audiobook copies through @thestorygraph.com: bit.ly/42FjJdM 😍

Graphic celebrating the first birthday for Moon Dust in My Hairnet by JR Creaden. The book cover is placed over a black background with white stars/spots and a pink balloon/decoration. White text at the top says "Happy 1st Birthday!"

Happy first birthday to @jesscreaden.bsky.social's Moon Dust in My Hairnet! It's hard to believe it's been a full year now since this phenomenal book was released, and we're so grateful for all the support shown to this debut novel, debut author, and debut publisher so far! 🥰 🙌

#bookbirthday

Graphic with gold stars over a black background, highlighting an anniversary sale for Moon Dust in My Hairnet by JR Creaden. The cover is placed in the middle between text saying Anniversary Sale; get the ebook for only $2.99

Get excited, there's less than 2 weeks now until Moon Dust in My Hairnet by @jesscreaden.bsky.social turns one year old!

To celebrate, from now through May 3 you can get the ebook for only $2.99 ✨🎉🤩

Find out more and get your copy today: www.mythicroadspress.com/moondustinmy...

#bookversarysale

Winners: Bill Fisher - Fiction | IBPA Book Award

Winners will be announced May 16, and you can see all the finalists here: bit.ly/3R3XCZc 🎉👏

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We're thrilled to share that Moon Dust in My Hairnet by @jesscreaden.bsky.social has been named a finalist for the Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book (Fiction) in the 2025 IBPA Book Awards from @ibpa.bsky.social!

#IBPABookAward #bookawards #scifibooks
#awardwinningbooks #awardfinalist2025

stacks of LGBTQ+ books: Pelican Girls Go Lightly In Universes Hot Boy Summer The Blonde Dies First Moral Injuries Cinema Love Magical Realism Love Is A Burning Thing Knife Skills The Uptown Local Mona of the Manor Dinner On Monster Island Sister Snake Dancing On My Own More, Please Pills and Jacksonvilles No Road Home The Life and Line of Keith Haring

stacks of LGBTQ+ books: Archangels of Funk Time's Angels Moon Dust In My Hairnet A Different Kind of Brave The Fireborne Blade The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles The Brides of High Hill The City in Glass The Bloodless Princess Just Happy to Be Here Bury Your Gays Jasmine Is Haunted Rough Pages The Woods All Black A Pirate's Life for Tea Can't Spell Treason Without Tea Have You Seen This Girl Infinity Alchemist Somewhere Beyond the Sea Beforelight The Working The Sky On Fire Hollywood Pride Disco Jess Dobkin's Wetrospective

Stacks of LGBTQ+ books: Remedial Magic Speak EZ The Last to Pie Furious A Place of Our Own Cirque Du Slay Wrong Answers Only The Dead Don't Need Reminding At the End of the River Styx Devin's Dreams Straight Acting: The Hidden Queer Lives of William Shakespeare I Want You More Long Time Gone Here for the Wrong Reasons Out of Blue Comes Green Private Rites A Vile Season Don't Be A Drag Call Forth A Fox Even If We're Broken Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife

Stacks of LGBTQ+ books: Disobedience How You Were Born Molten Death Such A Small World Brooklyn Kills Me Cover Story Evergreen Dread I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying Sainted Love Oh Witness Dey! No Credit River The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide Scientific Marvel You Get What You Pay For The American Daughters Late Bloomer How Does That Make You Feel, Magda Eklund?

We're at 1275 books and today is THE LAST DAY to submit to the 2025 Lammy Awards! Get your entries in by 11:59PM ET. Guidelines here: lambdaliterary.org/awards/lammy...

Here's a bunch of what came in this week:

Screenshot of a Bluesky post. Bluesky user lux "petty thief", libgen defender, user name luminousflux.neocities.org says: i'm not looking for them i am them. it's okay to digitally pirate books if your public library sucks. it's okay even if you have a great public library that isn't accessible to you. it's just okay.

It is actually *not* okay to pirate books, even if your library sucks. It's not okay to pirate books if your library is great. It's not okay to pirate books.

Libraries are great. They have digital & physical media. Some libraries offer services to people out of city & out of state.

Be better.

ICYMI: The Moon the Sun Forgot by BJ Wagner has now been out for about a week, in all formats including audio!

For a longer excerpt and to learn more, check out bit.ly/4hqvoTx 🎉💥🎧

Audio narration by Sarah Kisko and production by Snowdog Audio

#audiobookexcerpt #scifibooks #CanadianBooks

Great to see The Moon the Sun Forgot by BJ Wagner on the Calgary bestseller list! 🥳

Graphic showcasing The Moon the Sun Forgot by B.J. Wagner, with keywords and arrows surrounding the cover image, and text on top saying "Available now!" Keywords are: Canadian author/main character, disability representation, romantic tension, thrilling pursuits & renegade justice, set on Europa, Bisexual and non-binary main characters, awe-inspiring alien sea creatures, masterful worldbuilding.

It's finally here - happy #bookbirthday to The Moon the Sun Forgot by B.J. Wagner!

Available now wherever books are sold, in paperback, ebook & audio 🎧📚

Find out more and get your copy today 🙌🎉: bit.ly/4hqvoTx

#newreleases #scifibooks #canadianbooks #canadianauthor #canadianpublisher #europa

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Graphic showcasing The Moon the Sun Forgot by B.J. Wagner, with keywords and arrows surrounding the cover image, and text on top saying "Available March 4". Keywords are: Canadian author/main character, disability representation, romantic tension, thrilling pursuits & renegade justice, set on Europa, Bisexual and non-binary main characters, awe-inspiring alien sea creatures, masterful worldbuilding.

📣🎉 Only one week until The Moon the Sun Forgot by BJ Wagner comes out!

Thank you so much to everyone who has pre-ordered already, your support means the world and we can't wait to get started on shipping out and delivering your books very soon 🙌

#scifibookreleases

Final copies of The Moon the Sun Forgot have arrived from the printer!

Check out author B.J. Wagner unboxing and signing some pre-orders 🎉✨

Find out more and get your copy here: bit.ly/4hqvoTx

#unboxingvideo #bookmail #booksigning #scifibooks #upcomingreleases #canadianauthor #canadianbooks

Libraries buy books; authors receive royalties every time a book is sold. Authors aren't missing out on compensation. Libraries don't cheat authors. I'm an author. Libraries carry my books. I love libraries.

Graphic showcasing The Moon the Sun Forgot by B.J. Wagner, with keywords and arrows surrounding the cover image, and text on top saying "Available March 4". Keywords are: Canadian author/main character, disability representation, romantic tension, thrilling pursuits & renegade justice, set on Europa, Bisexual and non-binary main characters, awe-inspiring alien sea creatures, masterful worldbuilding.

Only 2 weeks left until The Moon the Sun Forgot by B.J. Wagner is released! 🤩✨🌖🎉

Paperback, ebook & audiobook formats will be available March 4, find out more and reserve your copy here: bit.ly/4hqvoTx

#canadianauthor #canadianbooks #canadianpublisher #disabilityrepresentation #europa #scifibooks

The Moon the Sun Forgot by B.J. Wagner will be released on March 4, 2025 in paperback, ebook, and audio (narrated by Sarah Kisko and produced by Snowdog Audio). Find out more here: bit.ly/4hqvoTx

#canadianauthor #canadianpublisher #canadianbooks #scifibooks #europa #jupiter #2025debuts