Rati Mehrotra

"Your Chinese won't practice itself."
"Nobody ignores me...for long."
"R, I'm very impatient."
"R...I know you didn't forget..."
Duolingo sounds like the most manipulative teacher of my youth. Also my mother. This might explain my 400-day streak.

Red and black book cover of Vínculo de traición featuring black raven surrounded by flames.

The Spanish translation of my book #NightoftheRavenDawnoftheDove has been released and it is is GORGEOUS. Many thanks to publisher Drakania, to translator Alfonso José Sánchez Jiménez, and to all my Spanish speaking readers. I hope you enjoy the journey to medieval India.

Red and black book cover of Vínculo de traición featuring black raven surrounded by flames.

The Spanish translation of my book #NightoftheRavenDawnoftheDove has been released and it is is GORGEOUS. Many thanks to publisher Drakania, to translator Alfonso José Sánchez Jiménez, and to all my Spanish speaking readers. I hope you enjoy the journey to medieval India.

RELEASE DAY! Year's Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3 is now available! Grab ebooks at all retailers and print via Amazon, with Ingram to follow shortly for bookstore & library sales. Grab your copy today and pls share WIDELY!
#BookRelease #NewBook #SpecFic #fantasy #sciencefiction #canada #Booksky 💙📚🪐

FIYAH No 36 Gods and Monsters Cover art by Odera Igbokwe

We up! In a day FULL of stellar releases to celebrate, behold our latest issue of FIYAH! Gods and Monsters. Six stories. Three poems. All we're missing are your grabby hands! 🥰
fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...

Book titled The House of Illusionists and other stories ​by Vanessa Fogg.

Look what just arrived in the mail! The House of Illusionists, a short story collection ​by @vanessafogg.bsky.social - lovely human, dear friend, and one of my favorite short fiction writers. Find out more at www.interstellarflightpress.com/houseofillus...

<totters out onto porch>

<settles into rocker>

<thumps cane a few times>

Let's talk about what the process of submitting short fiction used to look like, shall we? And about what it looks like now.

Apex Magazine 2026 An award-winning digital literary magazine of science fiction, dark fantasy, and horror.

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A lovely review for my upcoming book, The House of Illusionists! @interstellarflight.bsky.social

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I love this poem. It was the last poem from Carver's last book written while he was dying of cancer. It is the inscription on his tombstone apparently too.

With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

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My book officially drops in almost a month!! And I’ll be reading at the online launch event!

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Introducing TriCon! ✨May 15-17, 2026 in Kjipuktuk | #Halifax. Celebrating spec fic, we couldn't be prouder to have @amalelmohtar.com @englelaird.bsky.social and @kurestinarmada.bsky.social joining us as our Guests of Honour. Earlybird tickets available now! 🎟️ www.eventbrite.com/e/tricon-the...

Woke up thinking about how to halt the slide in Canada and thinking about FDR's warnings that the growth of fascism is made possible by the growth of private power and failure to better the lot of ordinary people. Mamdani's success shows that now is precisely the time to argue for social democracy +

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Lolsob. Accurate picture of a vile, vile man.

I need a timeline cleanse. How about a table of contents announcement! That’s right—despite the world being on fire, it’s time to reveal the TOC for Year’s Best Canadian F&SF Volume 3! It was VERY hard to narrow the list down but it's all killer, no filler. The book launches October 14. Enjoy! 1/2

The best take on this so far.

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🚨 1/ This Saturday there is a rally against hate and white nationalism at Christie Pits Park in Toronto. It’s in response to a “Canada First” protest calling for remigration and mass deportations... 🧵

Police to ‘ensure public safety’ at Christie Pits Park anti-immigration rally and counter-demonstrations Saturday The “Canada First Rally” drew headlines and controversy when it was first announced in August. A counter-protest is also planned.

Witnessed today: nasty “Canada First Rally” bigots waving flags (I hate that the far-right has coopted the national flag) and "Stop invasion of Canada" banners BUT there were far more counter protesters shouting "We are all immigrants here" & "Fuck off fascist scum"
www.thestar.com/news/gta/pol...

From the india community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the india community

More power to the Nepalese people.
www.reddit.com/r/india/comm...

Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors

Been going through the $1.5 billion Anthropic settlement. First, the settlement is for $3,000 per work for 500,000 works.

Despite what this NYTimes article states, it is not for 500,000 authors. @nmamatas.bsky.social pointed this out and I confirmed it. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/t...

So glad you enjoyed it!

YouTube video by Peachey Blossom 蜉蝣志 (Mayfly Will) - 石岩 (Shi Yan)《凡人修仙传 The Immortal Ascension》Chi/Eng/Pinyin lyrics

I love #wuxia and am thoroughly enjoying The Immortal Ascension. #YangYang does a fine job. But most of all, I love the OST. I might be a bit obsessed by it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTNK...

I adored this book. Huge congrats to Maria on the release of Mistress of Bones! I can't wait for the sequel!

A woman in red holds a lantern in the night. The text reads Welcome to the Night Market. The Market opens soon.

Coming soon, a quarterly fantasy fiction magazine by Hugo and Ignyte Award nominated editor Sonia Sulaiman.

Join the Patreon to stay tuned in!

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95% of Millennial birds expect to never own their birdhouses OTTAWA - A recent survey of birds born in the early 90s shows that three out of four of them expect to never own the birdhouse they live in, and will have to rent from humans forever.

95% of Millennial birds expect to never own their birdhouses

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