Does he have oil 😂😂😂

Word of the week: Plangent.
Definition: (of a sound) loud and resonant, with a mournful tone.
One of those words you never use in everyday life and learn from some random book you read. Sounds a bit too much like the word "Pungent" to me though, don't think I'll ever use it 😂

The Savage Aether / The Disconnected Henry Neilsen's new Cyberpunk horror novel and its companion anthology, featuring a range of exciting voices of near-future horror.

Up next is the Savage Aether by @henryneilsen.bsky.social, which will be my first sci-fi book this year (though still an Indie one, of course😇). It was recently released along with a companion anthology, The Disconnected, both of which were quite successfully Kickstarted, if you want to check it out

I'm now reading The Godsblood Tragedy by @williamjadams3.bsky.social and will also review that eventually. So far it has given me a lot of Dune, Cosmere, and most of all Mortal Engines vibes, and has more sci-fi elements than I'd expected. Oh yes, and (hob)goblins!

Just got through my second indie book of the year, Let Sleeping Gods Lie by @benschenkman.bsky.social, which was a fun story based on indigenous American myths. It was mostly based on legends from the Quinnipiac people (love that name btw!) with a great magic system built around the spirit world.

🔥🔥

🔥🔥

The Indie Book sale continues...
If you don't know where to begin, why not pick up some Itchio bundles grouped by genre or story length?

Hey everyone! Today I'm reviewing the first Indie book I've read this year, as part of my attempt to read as many indie books as possible.

Far Removed by @cblansdell.bsky.social is a science-fiction/fantasy book set on the aquatic moon of Knyadrea. It is also an entrant to spfbo11!

#indieauthors

A promo post for the Narratess Indie Book sale featuring a collage of SFF book covers. The text says indiebook.sale from 11-13 April.

The @narratess.com Indie April sale is now on! Over 300 indie SFF books at 1.99, 0.99 or FREE at indiebook.sale

To celebrate, here are recommendations for books by authors over at the Read Indie Fantasy discord server: www.readindiefantasy.com/the-narrates...

#IndieApril #NarratessIndieSale

🔥🔥🔥🔥

🔥🔥

Yeahh, thanks for the mention 🔥🔥

Indie Book Haul - January - March 2026 YouTube video by Willow Wraith Press

Look look look, I am finally showcasing all the indie books I picked up in physical since 2026 started! Yay me!

Books by: @antanowrites.bsky.social, Sam Parrish, @cjswitzer.bsky.social, @adamholcombe.bountyink.com, Chance Dillon, & @andypeloquinauthor.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOH9...

Great post damn especially because I knkw exactly what you mean

All my books are briefly 50% off on the @smashwords.bsky.social until the seventh of February! Read an eBook Week (RAEB) is a great opportunity to get ebooks for a lower price, so check if your favourite author is on Smashwords and you might get lucky.
#epicfantasy #indiefantasy #trilogy #booksale

There might have been democracy in Iran if the CIA hadn't intervened in the 80's. The US has been unofficially at war with Iran like forever (and a lot of other countries). Regardless, I hope the common people are all right!

Couldn't agree more

Who else here literally only knows this moon bdcause of The Expanse???

Since we're all divesting from our billionaire overlords... what a great time to switch from Goodreads to indie-owned (+ much cuter, cooler, social) Pagebound?

Hi #booksky 👋 we're Pagebound, a new social reading site (think: if Goodreads and Reddit had a baby). Come read with us !

Awesome, profit should be less important to companies imho

Goedemiddag!

哈哈 你的普通话怎么样？

As the second month of 2026 flies by I’ve just completed my first indie book of the year, Far Removed, and am now well into Let Sleeping Gods Lie. Soon I'll start reading The Godsblood Tragedy, Passage One of the Divine Godsqueen Coda (what a mouthful) by @williamjadams3.bsky.social

Hugo Award nominations now open.

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Hugo Awards!

Emails are going out to eligible nominators (those who became a member of LAcon V by January 31, 2026, or were a member of the Seattle Worldcon 2025) about how to set up their LAcon V virtual convention account.

A picture of a rose with the text “Roses are red…”

A picture of a blue flower with the text “Violets are blue…”

A group of people walking down a trail with the text “The world needs people…”

A protest on a street corner with the text “Just like you!”

Roses are red
Violets are blue
The world needs people
Just like you!

Happy Valentine’s Day from XRC2C 😊
Send to your favorite climate activist

Word of the Week: Anachronism

Definition: something that exists out of its time in history, especially if it happens or exists later than the period being discussed (Merriam Webster)

Not to be confused with arachnophobia btw. Makes you wonder, could time travellers have an anachrophobia 🤔🤔

This art features 100 bees of various colors and shapes. These bees are designed in a cartoonish style, based on real species. The common name or species is written below the animals. Some bees are moving leaves, scraping plant hair, or sticking out their tongues. Some male bees have hairy faces and unusually shaped legs. There are also baby bees that have just hatched from their petal nests. Cute and colorful atmosphere. There are over 20,000 species of bees, so I only depicted a very small fraction of them!

Bees 🐝

Aww cute, love bees