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Not expecting better from Worldcons institutionally, but I would like SFF culture broadly to care at least as much about real names in real other languages as they do about fantasy ones, such that you would take it upon yourself to get it right, even if no one chases you with a pronunciation guide

Plus ça change at the Hugos this year about what gets mispronounced—the Lipan title of Darcie Little Badger's award-winning book SHEINE LENDE; the Cambodian first name of the author of THE MINISTRY OF TIME, Kaliane Bradley—or casually skipped, like the khōréō masthead with all those foreign names.

Rumor has it that if you’re on Kobo, THE HOLLOW PLACES and THE TWISTED ONES are on sale for $1.99 (at least in Canada)

the wahugo awards for peeved voters the less said about the shortlist for best novel the better! it is time for us to usurp and provide the one, true shortlist for the best SFF books of 2024. all novels, novellas and YA can apply but if...

you all didn’t ask for it!

announcing the inaugural wahugo awards for peeved voters, a place to have your say on the best SFF that did not make it into the hugo shortlists

nominations will be open until the 16th of april, and the shortlist will be announced soon after

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This is so minor compared to everything that’s going on, but I’m begging folks to stop using Gideon the Ninth comps for straight romantasies

Without reading too much into it, an e.g. of how vulnerable the recent surge in queer SFF is to being seen as a trend. If/when the queerness of something like Gideon is seen as unimportant, that we can just use its ~vibes~, then its easy enough to not take the 'risk' of queer with the 'next Gideon'.

I have a cart full of Wearingeul ink samples thanks to you 😆 (order not placed yet only because there’s one that’s supposed to be coming this month that I must have so I am waiting impatiently)

The Emilie Adventures: Emilie and the Hollow World and Emilie and the Sky World. The cover is steampunk-ish, with inset round images of an airship, a steam-powered boat, a fae-looking queen, and Emilie.

Queen Demon, showing Kai dressed in dark teal and purple and gold, with a veil, jumping downward, coat flowing behind him.

Hello new people. I have two books coming out this year from @tordotcom.bsky.social: The Emilie Adventures, a revised compilation of the two Emilie which have been out of print for awhile (art by Colin Verdi), in May, and Queen Demon, the sequel to Witch King, (art by Cynthia Sheppard) in October.

Friday Feature: Mon Misir Mon Misir (she/they) is a queer Black British writer and recovering lawyer based in London, UK. They use their writing to explore facets of their experience as a black woman, with a speculative bent. ...

The lovely @amandajohnston.bsky.social of Torch Literary Arts gave me a shot last year and published this spec-fic short story, Excise.
Cw: Body horror, cannibalism.
It is now #HugoAwards season & I'd love any voters to give it a read & nom. #blackbooksky
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Vote for Ceinwen 🥳

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In 2025, celebrating Black History Month isn't just about honoring Black legacies—it's an act of defiance against an administration that seeks to erase Black voices, downplay our struggles as a direct consequence of white supremacy, and deny our progress.

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raymariereads Rachel | she/her | idk

Lads she’s back on tumblr www.tumblr.com/raymariereads

Will not be doing the “vibes I bring to the function” post because I am not at the function, I am at home thanks for understanding

Haha yeah I just said that as well, I haven’t been in an audio mood lately so I forgot about them for a minute but I’ll probably listen while gaming

(Actually I will probably be listening to more audiobooks while playing games so my nonfiction count is about to go way up)

I’ve barely read anything this year and now I HAVE A SWITCH AGAIN so I will be reading even less 😆

Claire North’s Songs of Penelope trilogy, fanned out and held precariously in one hand. A blurred shelf of Greek Classics is just visible behind them in order to give the poster at least some some credibility in her claims.

At this point anyone with any interest in the women of The Odyssey has heard of and/or read Madeline Miller’s Circe, but have you read Claire North’s FANTASTIC Songs of Penelope trilogy? Women’s politics! Gorgeous writing! Goddesses as narrators! Ft. my favourite interpretation of nearly everyone.

Ooh 😍 might need to make these

We definitely should have had more than 5 seasons, but also so glad for what we did get.

Marines hits the nail on the head with this, particularly this part:

“It’s not that authors can’t ever write characters of color in fantastical settings. It's a problem, however, that we don’t even know if these ARE men of color, really, and our best evidence is a list of harmful stereotypes.”

He’s *very* charming though 😆

Bluesky let us edit challenge 😔 **Moreno-Garcia

Who are your autobuy authors? #booksky

✨Becky Chambers
✨Roshani Chokshi
✨T. Kingfisher
✨Martha Wells
✨Vaishnavi Patel
✨Emily St. John Mandel
✨Natalie Haynes
✨Silvia Moreo-Garcia

What Moves the Dead doesn’t have quite the same vibe but I do think it balances fun/cozy with creepy the same way

#BookNetFest is the best part of my year every year. So excited for next year!

Wizard’s Guide is so cute, and What Moves the Dead is probably my favorite of hers!

Me and my on repeat

I am not answering for any of these.

My current read #BookSky

When will someone make a sleepcover case for the kobo libra colour that has space for the stylus and is also cute 😫

I don’t think I’m asking for too much here 😔

I’m not a fan of this uptick in retooling fanfiction for publishing. Fanfic relies on an IP foundation and exists in conversation with other fics and readers. Stripped of that, what’s often left are hollow worlds and characters that lack the depth to fully interact with their settings.