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Editor of the quarterly issues of Grimdark Magazine and owner of Before We Go Blog. #SPFBO7, #SPFBO8, #SPFBO9, #SPFBOX A Coffee and an iPad full of books makes everything better.

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Omg it is so good to see you. I am back in a fashion after a much needed hiatus from social media.

21.01.2026 23:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This absolutely made my week! Thank you!

21.01.2026 23:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hahahaha. I consider myself successful if I help one person make a connection, but murdering your TBR is such a delight. And Orconomics was the best!

21.01.2026 23:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cover Reveal for The Re-Emergence by Alan K. Dell [vc_row type="full_width_content" full_screen_row_position="middle" column_margin="default" column_direction="default" column_direction_tablet="default" column_

Cover reveal for Alan K. Dell's The Re-Emergence, An Augment Saga novella. #books #readthis @alankdell.bsky.social

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21.01.2026 06:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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INTERVIEW: with author Jim Butcher Twenty-five years ago, Jim Butcher introduced readers to a snarky wizard from Chicago, and urban fantasy hasnโ€™t been the same since. When fans talk about the foundations of the genre, Harry Dresden in...

As a longtime reader and fan since Blood Rites, @bethtabler.bsky.social is thrilled to speak with Jim Butcher about the legacy and longevity of the Dresden Files and his newest novel, 12 Months.

20.01.2026 11:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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SPFBO Championship Review - THE THIEF WHO PULLED ON TROUBLE'S BRAIDS - by Michael McClung [vc_row type="full_width_background" full_screen_row_position="middle" column_margin="custom" column_direction="default" column_direction_tablet="default" colum

SPFBO Championship Review of The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids by Michael McClung

Review originally by
@plstuart-author.bsky.social

Tagging
@marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social

Currently sits as our #3!
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05.12.2025 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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P.L.โ€™s BEST NON-SFF TRAD/INDIE PUBLISHED BOOKS READ IN 2025 Those who know me, know the bulk of my yearly reading is typically dominated by fantasy. I throw in a little science fiction, a splattering of horror, a pinch

My very short list of the best non-SFF
Trad & Indie pub books I read in 2025!
Best non-SFF Trad book was
THE VENETIAN HERETIC by
@phokion.bsky.social
Best non-SFF Indie book was
BROKEN CHANCES by
Eve Koguce
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17.11.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I love love love this story. Fuck yeah I am stoked he wrote it.

04.12.2025 03:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Grimdark Magazine Issue #45 cover reveal, pre-orders, and print subscriptions Grimdark Magazine's first ever print issue is a cyberpunk special, with some of the best and brightest authors in the market headlining.

Grimdark Magazine Issue #45 is here and ready for pre-orders. This quarter we are going all in on cyberpunk and SF, featuring some of the best short fiction writers in the genre injecting gritty and horrifying futures to your very eyes. AND WEโ€™RE DOING IT IN PRINT.

29.11.2025 11:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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The Books that made Us โ€“ Garrett PI by Glen Cook Glen Cook is primarily known for his Black Company series and that's something that I have a horrifying confession to make as a grimdark stan: I could never rea

THE BOOKS THAT MADE US - Where I discuss the fantastic GARRET PI series by Glen Cook. Noir detective in fantasyland. beforewegoblog.com/the-books-th... #books #fantasy #urbanfantasy @beforewegoblog.bsky.social @bethtabler.bsky.social

22.09.2025 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ten Recommended Superhero Novels As the author of the Supervillainy Saga, I absolutely love prose superhero novels. Itโ€™s a market that I managed to get in on the ground floor before the MCU m

TEN RECOMMENDED SUPERHERO NOVELS: A collection of the best ones I've read and not about the big two's heroes. beforewegoblog.com/ten-recommen... @bethtabler.bsky.social #books #superheroes #fantasy #urbanfantasy

25.09.2025 07:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett โ€œHello, boysโ€, he says jovially. โ€œWho's ready to kill some motherfuckers?โ€

Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle

โ€œBennett has written the story America deservesโ€”and the one it should fear.โ€

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#bookblogger #amreading #booklovers #bibliophile #bookaddict @tordotcom.bsky.social

11.09.2025 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a blue book behind a red curtain says cover reveal ALT: a blue book behind a red curtain says cover reveal

BEFORE WE GO BLOG is very honoured to help reveal the cover for
***CUTE CNUT***
Book 1 The Hardening
by the wonderful & witty

KAREM MCCOMPOSTINE

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05.09.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Top Ten Favorite Female Dungeons and Dragons characters We are the products of a variety of factors in our life and one of those things is the media we consume. No, playing roleplaying games and listening to Goth met

My TOP TEN FAVORITE FEMALE CHARACTERS IN DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS list. Sadly, I had to divide the list to one example per work because otherwise it'd just be the cast of Baldur's Gate 3. beforewegoblog.com/top-ten-favo... #DungeonsAndDragons #tabletopgames #books @bethtabler.bsky.social

14.08.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sarah and I are doing a kaffeeklatsch tomorrow at 1030! join us ๐Ÿ™‚๐Ÿ™‚

14.08.2025 04:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Review โ€“ Villains Vignettes volume II by Drew Hayes What is Villains' Vignettes II? A former superhero, cast down from glory, finds himself stuck in a town whose gaze remains fixed toward the past. A priestes

A review of VILLAINS VIGNETTES II by Drew Hayes. A fantastic collection of novellas set in the world of Villains Code. I love Apollo's story most. beforewegoblog.com/review-villa... #superheroes #books #bookreviews @bethtabler.bsky.social @drewhayesnovels.bsky.social

06.08.2025 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Whalesong by Miles Cameron Cover Reveal
#readme #coverreveal #milescameron
#TheFTFPodcast1, @phokion.bsky.social

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04.08.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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INTERVIEW: author Essa Hansen We were very excited to be able to catch up with author Essa Hansen and chat about her new novellaย Casthen Gain, the world ofย The Graven, and what she's getting up to next.

๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿš€๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿณ New Interview! ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿณ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿ“•

I chat to SFF wunderkind @essahansen.bsky.social about her new novella from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social, Casthen Gain.

We chat about:

๐Ÿฝ๏ธBubble universe cooking!
๐Ÿ”ซBattle Royale
๐Ÿ”ฅThe Legacy of The Graven
๐Ÿ”ŠHer very cool jobs and equally cool hobbies
๐Ÿ“•Her next books

And more!

03.08.2025 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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04.08.2025 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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To Hold the Line: Magic, Monsters, and Endurance in The Incandescent

To Hold the Line: Magic, Monsters, and Endurance in The Incandescent by @emilytesh.net

"Emily Teshโ€™s The Incandescent blends dark academia, magic, and quiet strength in a lyrical tale of demons, endurance, and emotional truth."
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03.08.2025 01:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book Review & Launch Announcement โ€“ FUGITIVE RIFTS by A-M MAWHINEY HAPPY LAUNCH DAY TO A-M MAWHINEY! FUGITIVE RIFTS LAUNCHES TODAY - 01 AUGUST 2025! I received an ARC of this novel from the author, in exchange for an honest r

Book launch announcement & review
***FUGITIVE RIFTS***
by @ammawhiney.bsky.social !
Congratulations A-M on the release of your wonderful book!
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01.08.2025 22:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hey! How are you feeling? Would ne interested in chatting about this yet. I need to start getting everything nailed down. If not, that is totally ok and maybe we can do something in late 2026. :)

01.08.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Casthen Gain expands Hansenโ€™s epic worldbuilding started in Graven Trilogy - Agent Palmer

As always, Hansen writes large. When you read any part of The Graven world, even this novella, it is cinema on the page. It is grand in all its panoramic, cinemascoped, and Technicolor majesty.

25.07.2025 06:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amazon, our website, or patreon๐Ÿ˜

24.07.2025 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Grimdark Magazine, Issue 36, October 2023 Grimdark Magazine presents the darker, grittier side ofโ€ฆ

www.goodreads.com/book/show/19... Carlos and I also designed the cover as a nod to Trash Polka.

24.07.2025 18:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

GdM had a whole cover issue and short story based on tattooing as a fantasy element. I can't wait to watch your panel.

23.07.2025 23:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My readers are so damn talented!!! Philippe Jeanquartier from Switzerland created this incredible trio of fungal people illustrations, inspired by Mushroom Blues ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿ’™

14.07.2025 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ„ TITLE REVEAL ๐Ÿ„
The knives are out in A MURDER MOST FUNGAL, a Fungalverse novella set in the aftermath of Mushroom Blues, combining the culinary wonder of Jiro Dreams of Sushi, the kitchen chaos of The Bear, and the explosive tension of Hong Kong crime thrillers.

Coming soon to a menu near you ๐Ÿฃ๐Ÿ”ช

15.07.2025 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Let me know when you are rdy for story talk. I want to give you the cover story. We have a shortened schedule due to it going to print for the first time ever!! If we do that, I need to get the cover rolling soonish.

23.07.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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