The Little Books by tRaum Books All our palm-sized novellas! Hot and fresh!

Black Hole Science @never.horse, Corrupted Vessels @flameswallower.bsky.social , It Helps w/ the Blues @bryanonion.bsky.social, & Wake Up! by R Merey were our features. Still got a few of each title, so if you wanted to grab a special print copy, go for it~~!
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Illustrated cover for Never Angeline North's hybrid poetry collection, BLACK HOLE SCIENCE IS FILLED WITH APOLOGIES. Two little girls look out their bedroom window at a giant snake. The poems cover over ten years of North's writing, about being a woman, being Jewish, love, sex, loneliness, and being trans in an absurd world.

A picture of a Michael Jackson memorial, with photos and candles and mementos left for the King of Pop.

A piece of a Rubens painting, from the Alte Pinakotek. An enraged hamster like creature attacks a human figure.

Picture of my bookhaul from the indie Glitch bookstore.

A perfect weekend--we got a visit from such a cool person 🤯and had a spectacular reading at the Munich Readery!! Thank you to everyone who showed up and we hope to do more in-person readings soon!!!

a black and white design that reads "you could learn a lot from a lesbian." to the right of the text are various items such as carabiners, a boot, a lollipop, a hammer, a boot, an apple, a lighter, cherries, a bouquet of flowers, a butterfly wing, and many stars. the entire image is textured to be grainy.

happy #lesbianvisibilityweek!

'S what I do! Steering people towards the deranged, unhinged, and heretical!! <333333333

Most heretical: Black Hole Science is Filled with Apologies by Never Angeline Nørth

Horniest: This Book is Full of Filth by Rosalarian

Most masturbation: Femmedom Gangbang Erotica by Esmeralda Quick

Always a pleasure to see one of your reading piles--and to see Black Hole Science perched on it!! 🥹🌠 (And trans / rad / fem 👀)

SHRIKE!!! Thanks for the amazing review ;-; [[And for buying a copy!]] I was thinking trans mahjong might be up your alley :>>>>

I'm so happy I grabbed this ARC. I'm leaving this review of my own accord. (I bought a copy as well ahead of reading the ARC if that tells you anything!)

Wake Up! is both a standalone and undeniably part of Seasons. It's hard to put into words, but that same feeling of knowing and wanting to know these characters binds these books together. At this point when I see Merey's name on a book I know I'll love it in ways I can't imagine until I'm in it.

Their lives are so much their own that I should be grasping to relate to them, yet I feel such a strong sense of familiarity with Al and Tian. I may never understand the intricacies of high-stakes mahjong but I do understand queer relationships that defy convention and resist definition.

Paperback of Wake Up! By R. Merey with white tiles, a faux bullet, a folded $20 bill, and a cross necklace

Paperback of Wake Up! By R. Merey with stickers, tea, and candies

Wake Up! by R. Merey @traumbooks.bsky.social

(I don't have mahjong tiles but I do have Rummikub...play pretend with me)

Merey writes characters that make me want to know all their idiosyncrasies.

#bookreview
🌈📚💙

I was just talking about this book today and being like "you should read it"

Speaking of…

MAEJ. High fantasy novel. Long and complex and strictly for nerds and maniacs. I wish you'd read it.

Published by @traumbooks.bsky.social back in 2024. But books aren't mangoes, they don't spoil, so maybe still worth reading.

traumbooks.com/maej/

In a chat with my publisher, he asked which of my books is my favourite. I said, my high fantasy novel MAEJ, but on reflection, the reason why is a bit interesting.

I like it best because it turned out so much better than I anticipated. Which is not a reason anyone but the author would like a book…

IT ARRIVED 😍📚🥰💥

Two girls in their bedroom look out at a giant snake. Illustration and cover designed by Never Angeline North, who is also the author of Black Hole Science Is Filled with a Apologies. A poetry (??) collection of varied genres, styles and flavors, encompassing work from the last ten plus years.

"Anyone interested in (re)turning to the spiritual + awestruck in the poetic but sick of conventional approaches to spiritual poetics needs to read this one, stat." What a lovely review of Never's BLACK HOLE SCIENCE 🌠🌠, thank you @cavar.bsky.social !!

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I love this cover! I get so excited by a retro find like this!!

ooOO hey our wayward son!! <3333

Two girls in their bedroom look out at a giant snake. Illustration and cover designed by Never Angeline North, who is also the author of Black Hole Science Is Filled with a Apologies. A poetry (??) collection of varied genres, styles and flavors, encompassing work from the last ten plus years.

"Anyone interested in (re)turning to the spiritual + awestruck in the poetic but sick of conventional approaches to spiritual poetics needs to read this one, stat." What a lovely review of Never's BLACK HOLE SCIENCE 🌠🌠, thank you @cavar.bsky.social !!

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holy shit he actually conceded

folks, they tell you they’re invincible

they tell you they’re inevitable

they tell you that you should give up and stop fighting

and absolutely none of that is true

2026 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists Congratulations to all of the Locus Awards top ten finalists! These results are from the February 1 to April 1 voting by readers on an open public ballot. The Locus Awards winners will be announced…

Honestly really surprised to be a Locus award finalist in two different categories?! Best First Novel (for Song of Spores - initially they put it in Science Fiction, but then I think they realized it was my first) AND Best Editor?!

Congrats to the finalists!!

Never Forget

I hope more people focus on the import of this turnout last year. Not least bc standing up to bigotry can itself be a rallying cry.

Mapped: The Reform-Orbán Network “Viktor Orbán is the strongest leader in Europe and the EU’s biggest nightmare.” These were the words posted on Twitter by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage about the prime minister of Hungary in April 20...

“It’s deeply shocking that Reform has developed such close ties with Orbán’s regime, an authoritarian govt with an appalling record of rolling back democracy and civic rights”

Where ‘deeply shocking’ = entirely on brand.
Hungary shows us we must never give them power.
www.desmog.com/2026/04/08/m...

yoooo! this is VERY COOL.

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's opposition leader Peter Magyar says Prime Minister Viktor Orbán conceded his election loss in a phone call.

WE BUILT THIS QUERY

After all these decades of arguing,
It all comes down to the same damn thing.
People want to go home.
They want
To have the fabric of history include
Them too, in warp and weft.

- Lisa Suhair Majaj, Do You See Them?

Heaven Looks Like Us: Palestinian Poetry Ed. George Abraham, Noor Hindi.

Hi , I came across Books Title on vocal media while exploring recent releases in your genre, and the way you [insert specific detail writing style, theme, or concept] genuinely stood out. I run a private, reader-focused community where members actively look for new books and authors to discover. From time to time, I introduce select authors whose work feels like a strong match for our readers. Just to clarify upfront this isn’t a paid promotion or service. I wanted to reach out first to see if you will be open to hearing how it works and deciding if it’s something you will find valuable. If not, no worries at all I won’t follow up. If you are open, I will keep it brief. Best regards, Nancy Presley.

Hi , We came across Email Outreach on inbox while exploring actual communications we need to read, but the way you [insert specific detail writing style, theme, or concept] genuinely stood out as something different. We run a public, human-focused magazine where members pay to read real things real people write. From time to time, someone emails us about partnership opportunities that feel like a strong match for our readers. Just to clarify upfront this isn’t one of them. Best regards, Magazine.

#writers and #editors and #publishers, how's your Sunday inbox going?

Don't fall for any scams. Just to clarify upfront, this was one of them. I said no thanks.

Happy Hungarian election day, Sickos