Y. R. Liu

Hi readers, October's newsletter is now here!

Had a lot of fun doing this episode of the Instant Ink podcast! We had a really good conversation with fun tangents that got surprisingly deep at times. Check it out!

Thank you for having me! This was a lot of fun!

Cover of whisper in white

Congratulations to The Whisperer Y.R. Liu

You are through to the #BBNYA2025 final!!!

Graphic depicting 23 book covers (list below). Text reads: "New Worlds, New Adventures. September 16-22. 23 books - $25. itch.io" Books: The Kalista Chronicles: A Brave Sacrifice The Spider's Friend Shadows Dark and Deadly War Heart A Light for the Dead to Follow The Dragon Next Door Undine's Blessing Love Tales from the Borun-Ma First Snow Usurper Thief, Acolyte, Consort The Warm Machine The Star-Crossed Empire Structural Integrity Structural Strain Inarora's Excursion Song of the Wolf Hallowed 1# Cosmonaut In Spite of the Inevitable The Healer: Tales of Pern Coen The Sarcophagus of Lamia The Flame of the Dragon's Oath

The New Worlds, New Adventures bundle of secondary-world SFF is ongoing on Itch until Sunday! For $25, come escape with us to another world.

A graphic with the Campfire logo that reads "eBook Sale $1.99 or Less, August 23–25, campfirewriting.com/explore." Books pictured include Lost Blades, Digital Extremities, The Whisperer in White, Riyati Rebirth, The Dragon Next Door, Death's Disciple, Ancient as the Stars, Petition, Death on a Looper, and The Edge of a World.

As part of @narratess.com's Indie Book Sale this weekend, you can grab these eBooks on sale for $0.99–1.99 each through August 25th!

Find them in Campfire's online bookstore or on the mobile reading app. Some of them include or offer bonus reading and artwork!

🔗 www.campfirewriting.com/explore

A graphic with 23 covers with text "Narratess Indie Book Sale August 2025. Short Novels Bundle” Witch Test by Katie L. Carroll Whispers in the Dark by Niranjan The Dream Haunters: A Metaphysical Mystery of Magick by Megan Mary Carp in the Pond, Crane on the River by Ruth Miranda Thief, Acolyte, Consort by James Robert Paige The Devil in the Woods by S. Jean Over the Dragon’s Gate by Juliana Jones The Whisperer in White by Y. R. Liu Soultaming the Serpent by Tar Atore Once Upon A Wave of Witches by Helen Whisberry (and Eli Belt) The Warm Machine by Aimee Cozza Skin Deep by Marie Blanchet Mechanical Heart by Beverly Anne Michel The Sunset Sovereign: A Dragon’s Memoir by Laura Huie Riyati Rebirth by Kai Zeal Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson The Moss Dragon of Brittlekeep by Ashley Capes Prophecy Trilogy: New Moon by Liz Bullard Higanbana by Jake Vanguard The Lion by Lee Burton Prince Ewald the Brave by Dylan Madeley Ghosts of the Catabombs by Janna Ruth Blood by D.C. Hart

A graphic with 24 covers with text "Narratess Indie Book Sale August 2025. Fantasy Bundle #3” The Whisperer in White by Y. R. Liu Higanbana by Jake Vanguard Dame Ophis by Merlina Garance The Lion by Lee Burton Grey Angel by Dani Finn Children of the Dragon by Melissa Stone The Grand Duke’s Masseur by Rori Thornton Ghosts of the Catabombs by Janna Ruth Children by Bjørn Larssen An Uncommon Curse by Devan Barlow The Dragon Next Door by Vanessa Ricci-Thode Flooded Secrets by Claudie Arseneault Carp in the Pond, Crane on the River by Ruth Miranda Tales of Yamato by Odessa Silver Far Removed by C. B. Lansdell Blood by D.C. Hart A Path of Endless Crossroads by M.C. Burnell Soultaming the Serpent by Tar Atore Durga by Geetha Krishnan Blind the Eyes: Enter the City of Nightmares (Threads of Dreams 1) by K.A. Wiggins How Six Saved the Frogs by Blaine D. Arden Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin by Tabitha O’Connell Between Starfalls by S. Kaeth When the Stars Alight by Camilla Andrew

We also have itch bundles! The Whisperer in White can be found in Fantasy Bundle 3 and the Short Novels Bundle! 📚📦
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Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text. Text: Indie Book Sale indiebook.sale Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror August 23 - 25 Banner designed by Arden Powell

The Narratess sale is back! 300+ books are sale this time, including The Whisperer in White! indiebook.sale

Hi readers, August's newsletter is now here!

Less than a week left on the Canadian Wildfires Fundraiser bundle! Get a bunch of cool content for $10 USD and help with wildfire relief itch.io/b/3125/canad...

A graphic showing the cover art for PARALLAX by Amber Toro, THE CITADEL AT THE END OF THE WORLD by YR Liu, and THE ENVOYS OF WAR by Dave Lawson.

Some excellent reads this month!
• PARALLAX by Amber Toro: Sci-fi romance with lots of action.
• CITADEL by @yrliu.bsky.social: Fast-paced fantasy novella.
• ENVOYS by @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social: Fantasy adventure with humor and heart.

Reviews of all three are up
🔗 fanfiaddict.com/author/adam-...

Honored to be chosen, and congrats to the others!

Thank you Adam for the review!

Canadian Wildfires Fundraiser New goal: $2000

We blew past our initial goal in under a week, so we're doubling the goal. ✨
Shall we see if we can pass that just as quickly and help more folks in need from what's shaping up to be the second worst fire season in Canadian history?

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The Deal:

YOU: get 81 cool books/games, many of which are very very queer

WE: get Canadian Wildfire Relief money to redistribute to the affected communities via the Nii'kinaaganaa Foundation

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The Body of Theseus is in this charity bundle! Also in the bundle are games, comics, TTRPGs, game assets, and books. $10 gets you everything, and 100% of your money will go to charity!

Just a few more hours for this bundle!

Hi readers, July's newsletter is now here!

A red-tinted image of a stack of books beside some text. The text reads: The Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Bundle. June 30 to July 6. $20 USD for 16 Great Reads.

To celebrate Canada Day, here's an itch bundle featuring 16 Canadian fantasy and sci fi books. Check it out! 🇨🇦📚
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Me: "You can have one cookie."
My toddler: "Two cookie."
Me: "One."
Toddler: "Three cookie."

Anyway please buy my books so I can buy this child more cookies. Or buy the #PrideBookFair itch bundle! itch.io/b/3076/pride...

It unfortunately is as I already set up the bundle on Thursday. Sorry about that!

The #PrideBookFair itch bundles are here! My book The Godsfang is in the fantasy bundle, or you can buy all the books with the Big Bundle of Queer Awesomeness which features a whopping 110 books! 📚🌈✨

Fantasy: itch.io/b/3076/pride...
Big bundle: itch.io/b/3084/pride...

Fantasy Pride Book Fair 2025 Bundle. Fantasy. pridebookfair.carrd.co. An itch.io logo is in the corner. The background of the image is a blue-purple to pink gradient with a violet blob shape overlapping it. A sketched, purple-colored crown sits to the left of the text. 18 fantasy book covers are tiled on the image, featuring: Natural Outlaws and Fractured Sovereignty by S.M. Pearce; The Hidden Crystals by R. Dawnraven ; Nomads of Zyden by Xine Fury; How I Became a Therapist in Another World vol. 1-4 Omnibus by C.A. Moss; Zimanges by MC Burnell; The Edge of a World by JD Rivers; Of All the Stars by Kris Madigan; Blade Broken by Niranjan; Colors of Magic by Liz Sauco; A Lake of Feathers and Moonbeams by Dax Murray ; The Potent Solution by Ashley Nova; The Godsfang by Y. R. Liu; Chai and Cat-tales by Lynn Strong; Awakenings by Claudie Arseneault; Rainbow Islands by Devin Harnois; A Summer with the Immortal by Paris Vivian; Of Spells and Love by Odessa Silver; Manipulator's War by Elise Carlson.

The #PrideBookFair book bundle is LIVE! My novel "A LAKE OF FEATHERS AND MOONBEAMS" is featured in the Fantasy bundle! 18 books for $35!

Highlights Include:

The Godsfang by Y. R. Liu
Chai and Cat Tales by Lynn Strong
The Edge of the World by JD Rivers

Get it now: itch.io/b/3076/pride...

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An image of one of this year's wildfires burning in the northern forests.

Opened up a jam on itch to get entries for the Canadian Wildfires Fundraiser Bundle I'll be running. 100% of proceeds will be going to donations.

Sign ups are open for the rest of the week:

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Ooh I don't think I knew you're Canadian!

All good! I got sick and haven't had time to put everything together yet haha

Glad you got it figured out! Just epub is usually fine, but adding a PDF wouldn't hurt

Reposting for weekend people. Last chance to join this bundle!

Absolutely!

There's not really a set intended age range. People will be able to see what's in the bundle and make their own choice on whether to buy it, so as long as it's clear that it's 18+, it should be fine.