REVIEW: Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence Daughter of Crows is grimdark to the core, but with a sense of literary maturity that the genre rarely sees ...saturated with venom, vengeance, and violence, while also serving as a deeply emotional c...

REVIEW: Daughter of Crows by @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social
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"saturated with venom, vengeance, and violence, while also serving as a deeply emotional commentary on age, guilt, memory, and survival"
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Happy book birthday to Materials Kinetics, second edition! Thanks to @luketarzian.bsky.social for the beautiful cover art. The book is available for order from @elsevierconnect.bsky.social at shop.elsevier.com/books/materi...

Breakdown of a Chapter: with Anthony Ryan Hello again dear reader or listener, today I have for you what will hopefully be the first of a series for BWG! You may have seen Vanity Fair’s “Notes on a

Tis my pleasure today, to announce a new segment for @beforewegoblog.bsky.social that I'm calling #BreakdownOfAChapter!

Joining me for its inaugural post is @anthonyryan.bsky.social & we'll be diving deeper into a chapter from his book #TheFeeding

Please join us😃
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You are very welcome, Kristina! Congratulations on this phenomenal debut.

REVIEW: Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine by Kristina Ten The twelve stories of Kristina Ten’s debut, Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine, conjure the folklore and games of our collective youth.

REVIEW: Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine by Kristina Ten
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"one of the most exciting debut anthologies of the past year"
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REVIEW: Black Lagoon Black Lagoon is the gritty, action-packed 2006 anime series following the Lagoon Company, a motley crew of modern-day pirates.

REVIEW: Black Lagoon
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"one of the finest anime series of the 2000s"
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Good opportunity for folks in the oxide community. 🧪⚛️

Assistant or Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

WE ARE HIRING a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering in the area of electroceramics materials processing. Details on the position and the link to apply are here:
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I'm a random person answering "yes"! 😃

👀 Cover reveal for the second edition of Materials Kinetics! Special thanks to my cover artist, @luketarzian.bsky.social, for his outstanding work on this. The new edition is now available for preorder at: shop.elsevier.com/books/materi...

Ready to learn about glass science and technology? I have a full introductory course available for free on YouTube. A link to the playlist of videos is here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Hope you enjoy!

Many thanks to the eloquent @drjohnmauro.bsky.social for his review of While Darkness Gathers in @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social!

REVIEW: While Darkness Gathers by Philip Chase Philip Chase welcomes us back to Eormenlond in While Darkness Gathers, the sequel to his Edan Trilogy set sixteen years after its conclusion.

REVIEW: While Darkness Gathers by Philip Chase
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"feels like coming home after a long journey, with quiet nostalgia for a past that has slowly faded away"
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ICYMI

Thank you to Dr. Mauro for the review that made my year. 🫶

REVIEW: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian Liminal Monster is an emotionally charged nightmare brought to life through author Luke Tarzian’s vivid prose and unbounded imagination.

REVIEW: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian
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"eschews conventional genre labels and narrative structure to deliver a story that soars to the greatest of literary heights while mining the deepest wells of emotion"
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The new issue of Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social has a review of my forthcoming novella, Liminal Monster, by @drjohnmauro.bsky.social and I’m going to need about ten years to recover.

If you haven't read Luke Tarzian yet...you really need to read his work. His new novella, Liminal Monster, is an excellent place to start. See more info below. 👇

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Hope you can join me for this Fireside Chat on July 9 sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. The link to register is in the comment below. 👇

The best dark fantasy and science fiction books of 2025 so far The Grimdark Magazine team selects their favorite dark fantasy and science fiction books released so far in 2025.

The first half of 2025 has much to offer fans of dark and grimdark fantasy and science fiction. Check out the best of dark and grimdark SFF so far in 2025.

It's written with so much obvious love and care.

Thanks so much to Philip Chase for sending me a copy of his beautiful new book. While Darkness Gathers takes place sixteen years after the conclusion of The Edan Trilogy.

The Edan Trilogy is one of my favorite epic fantasy series in recent years. I'm excited to dive back into this world! 💙📚

REVIEW: The Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson Neil Sharpson officiates an unholy marriage of Irish folklore and psychological horror in The Burial Ground.

REVIEW: The Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson
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"...an unholy marriage of Irish folklore and psychological horror..."
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LIMINAL MONSTER drops August 27, 2025.

A brief, literary nightmare nearly 3 years in the making.

"...an emotionally charged nightmare...serving as a meditation on the craft of writing...Luke Tarzian proves once again to be a rare talent."
—DR. JOHN MAURO, Grimdark Magazine

REVIEW: Hostile by Luke Scull Hostile, the debut horror novel from grimdark fantasy author Luke Scull, delivers a deceptively deep psychological thriller.

REVIEW: Hostile by Luke Scull
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"knocked me senseless...left me genuinely shaken up in a way that few books have done before"
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Joyous June - SIX ELEMENTALS INTERVIEWS
features 2 awesome creatives:
1 of the most dynamic SFF Indie authors
in @llmacrae.bsky.social &
1 of the best reviewers
in @drjohnmauro.bsky.social
Sunday June 29 2025 11am & 7pm EASTERN!
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What is the Deborah Number?

Learn about the fascinating history of the Deborah Number, its physical and philosophical implications, and more. Check out my new video here 👉 youtu.be/4hHMrD0mQDY

Thank you, my friend!

Nature of the Surroundings in Thermodynamics

My 400th publication! 🥳 🎉 🎊
Check it out at MRS Bulletin: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
And the video version: youtu.be/NXbcTreRguI
This paper was a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy!
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