Higher Magic propped up against a white gnarly pumpkin and a big orange pumpkin on a bed of fall leaves.
It’s book day!!!
HIGHER MAGIC is out in the US today! UK readers, it’s coming your way November 20th. I’m so excited for you all to meet Bartleby, Anne, and the rest of the gang. ✨
We're up to 193 since posting this 👀
7 more members, free or paid, and we'll do a giveaway for a 6 month Patreon sub which will get you (forever) access to our Discord server, and our first issue when it comes out in March!
Author announcement - Part 2 "Still Kicking" Ray DeChant "Attack of the 50-Foot Faggot" Elijah J. Mears "Weaugh Teaugh Peaugh" Michael Lee Richardson "The Maxhine-Breaker of Aba" Bella Chacha "Ask Medusa What Vengeance Costs" Janet Forbes "Honey Rigon and the Queer Brigade" RD Pires "Take the Shot" Corey Davies "I Hope This Hits You Like A Brick" David R. Slayton "The Rot Beneath" Stephen Jackson
#WrathMonth 🧱 is almost over, but here's an incandescent rabble of new rioters.
They’re bringing you Molotov dolls, vengeful gladiatrices, mycelial resistance networks and more gut-punching dispatches.
We’re stoked to announce our final batch of authors: @elijah.mea.rs, @drslayton.bsky.social...
SURPRISE! We couldn't wait until next week—our Kickstarter pre-launch page is live right now!!! Sign up to be the first to know when it launches in October, and please spread the word and tell a friend! Every sign-up makes a huge difference. We are officially one step closer to OTHERSIDE!
Higher Magic Book Cover: an illustration of a stained glass window in the tower of a gothic university building with the moon rising behind it. Along the building, purple foxgloves and dark pink snapdragons grow. Moths flutter in the moonlight. The stained glass depicts a shield and book above the words Higher Magic in a wild branching font with swirling, ghost-like shapes beneath it. The graphic also contains the following caption: Cover Reveal. In this incisive, irreverent, and whimsical dark academia novel for fans of Heather Fawcett’s Emily Wilde series and R.F. Kuang’s Babel, a struggling mage student with intense anxiety must prove that classic literature contained magic—and learn to wield her own stories to change her institution for the better. Available for Pre-order. In Stores October 7, 2025. Cover illustration by Imogen Oh, Art direction by Tara Scarcello.
ICYMI, I got to reveal the cover of my debut novel HIGHER MAGIC this morning!
This breathtaking illustration is by Imogen Oh with art direction by Tara Scarcello. @htpbooks.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social #HigherMagic #2025Debuts #WritingCommunity #BookSky
Congrats on the amazing cover! I can't wait to get my hands on this book.
If you're nominating for Hugos and could use a reminder of what came out last year, I have an eligible short story: "Music, Murder, Murmuration" with @havenspec.bsky.social. (Haven Spec put out *so much* great stuff last year.) www.havenspec.com/music-murder...
please consider me for the ✨Fan Artist✨ category this year
My absolute favorite thing about Murderbot is that it goes to a corner or blank wall when it’s stressed and just stands there. I feel kinship and wish it was socially acceptable to do in real life #MurderbotDiaries #AllSystemsRed by @marthawells.com #ItsLivingMyDream #booksky
Boosting, because maybe you're in need of a story in which neurodivergent, disabled, BIPOC, queer, first-gen and legacy students fight for each other's inclusion in higher ed.
And maybe you're looking for a tale in which a talking skull irreverently quotes classic literature. 💀
Who's to say?
hey
psychopomp blog is back
we want your death or fantasy focused articles
got budget to acquire a few articles a month currently (buy our books!)
read the guidelines + pitch at the link below
(would *really* appreciate if you could share this paid writing opportunity).
Cover for Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier.
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Day 5/20: Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
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Cover for Somebody Killed His Editor, by Josh Lanyon
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Day 4/20: Somebody Killed His Editor by Josh Lanyon
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Cover of Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
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Day 2/20: Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
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I read it in middle school and blame it for my ongoing obsession with Arthurian legends. I should do a re-read sometime soon.
Thank you for the warm welcome! I look forward to speaking more!
The cover for "The Once and Future King" by T.H. White
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Day 2/20: The Once and Future King by T.H. White
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I'm so excited to work with @rlmatte.bsky.social ! I can't wait to share this with everyone!
Cover for The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Day 1/20: The Tombs of Atuan, by Ursula K. Le Guin
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