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 ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0@bethtabler.bsky.social
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.
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 ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0This absolutely made my week! Thank you!
21.01.2026 23:47 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Hahahaha. 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 ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Cover reveal for Alan K. Dell's The Re-Emergence, An Augment Saga novella. #books #readthis @alankdell.bsky.social
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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 ๐ 15 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1SPFBO 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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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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I love love love this story. Fuck yeah I am stoked he wrote it.
04.12.2025 03:02 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Grimdark 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 WEโRE DOING IT IN PRINT.
29.11.2025 11:31 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 10 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2THE 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 ๐ 8 ๐ 5 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0TEN 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 ๐ 5 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett: Gun Violence as Spectacle
โBennett has written the story America deservesโand the one it should fear.โ
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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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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 ๐ 6 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Sarah and I are doing a kaffeeklatsch tomorrow at 1030! join us ๐๐
14.08.2025 04:38 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A 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 ๐ 2 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Whalesong by Miles Cameron Cover Reveal
#readme #coverreveal #milescameron
#TheFTFPodcast1, @phokion.bsky.social
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๐๐๐งโ๐ณ New Interview! ๐งโ๐ณ๐๐
I chat to SFF wunderkind @essahansen.bsky.social about her new novella from @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social, Casthen Gain.
We chat about:
๐ฝ๏ธBubble universe cooking!
๐ซBattle Royale
๐ฅThe Legacy of The Graven
๐Her very cool jobs and equally cool hobbies
๐Her next books
And more!
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04.08.2025 16:54 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0To Hold the Line: Magic, Monsters, and Endurance in The Incandescent by @emilytesh.net
"Emily Teshโs The Incandescent blends dark academia, magic, and quiet strength in a lyrical tale of demons, endurance, and emotional truth."
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Book launch announcement & review
***FUGITIVE RIFTS***
by @ammawhiney.bsky.social !
Congratulations A-M on the release of your wonderful book!
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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 ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0As 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 ๐ 5 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Amazon, our website, or patreon๐
24.07.2025 18:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0www.goodreads.com/book/show/19... Carlos and I also designed the cover as a nod to Trash Polka.
24.07.2025 18:05 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0GdM 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 ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0My readers are so damn talented!!! Philippe Jeanquartier from Switzerland created this incredible trio of fungal people illustrations, inspired by Mushroom Blues ๐๐
14.07.2025 13:31 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐ TITLE REVEAL ๐
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 ๐ฃ๐ช
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.
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