THE PHOTONIC EFFECT releases tomorrow! To tempt you into preordering, let's deep dive into the initial pitch of "Voyager x DS9 x Mass Effect" and how its influences all shake out on the characters and world. THREAD
(And the all-important preorder links!)
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ph...
Hey, the audiobook of my Nebula-winning novel Someone You Can Build A Nest In is just SEVEN BUCKS! The deals lasts a while longer.
A shapeshifting monster *accidentally* falls in love with the woman who's hunting her. We've all been there, right?
First Mage On The Moon by Cameron Johnston. Against a twilight blue background, a rusty magical rocketship readies for launch, with engineering diagrams off to the side.
Happy Launch Day to me!
First Mage On The Moon is out today.
Young adult woman with seaweed shaped hair drifting in a body of water as spooky green hands grip at her from beneath the water
Artwork I painted for the novel "Sister of the Lake" by Olga Ptitseva + sketches
Woman carrying a wave over her shoulder across the shoreline. The scene is painted in blues and purples. She looks at a distant island with cliffs. Large pink and cream clouds decorate the skyline.
Carry hope with you #art
ONLY 6 DAYS LEFT!!
Help out a pillar of the sci-fi/fantasy community and I'll name a character after you (or a friend) in my next publication! And there's currently a discount so I'll do it for half off :)
Modupe and her baby
A dramatic Modupe and her baby
Unimpressed cat and book
It’s my book birthday! 🎉 A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES, Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, is out in the UK today! Thank you to everyone who has joined me on this journey! Get ready for battles, ancestor magic, and big revelations!
See below for links to the Goldsboro and Illumicrate exclusion editions!
Heyo! The @locusmag.bsky.social fundraiser has 15 days left, and you can now get a character named after you or a friend for 50% off!
okay so. coming soon 👀 (no, idk *exactly* when but like... all the stories are written! and I have one cover!)
#WhyMonsterGirlsDontCry
📚🏳️⚧️ it's got trans & nonbinary characters!
it's super queer! 🌈📚🪐
💜🖤💚 also very aspec!
there will be 3 new stories! 🐺🎥🧸
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...
Surprise! Cover reveal for my "haunted house but really immigrant generational trauma and gentrification erases cultural memory" book! Coming out next February, assuming I can get through this revision.
It's eligibility season for lists and awards, so here's my lil plug that Casthen Gain (2025) is eligible in novella categories! As science fantasy, it would be appropriate in either genre. 🫧🍲💜
DEAD WEIGHT by @hildur.bsky.social—wonderfully unsettling horror 🐈
THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT by @jeremyteg.bsky.social—philosophical epic fantasy!
THE SCOUR by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social—crime procedurals x The Witcher!
PROJECT HANUMAN by @stewarthotston.com—ideas on a scale only sci-fi can do!
if you're in socal and you've ever thought about fostering/have been considering adopting an animal, a ton of shelters will be open this Sunday to make room for these animals!! or get involved with a local rescue!! www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/l...
Some of my favorite authors have amazing new books out right now:
@al-distortion.bsky.social
@essahansen.bsky.social
@joeprosit.bsky.social
🌙 #FantasyIndiesMarch🌙 #booksky 💙📚🪐
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A very simply drawn cartoon of a very round and green smiling frog squatting down and holding a ouija board. The background is blue and the text reads ‘fuck ChatGPT. I’m asking ghosts’
Mood for 2026, (the artist is Ainsley Drew, on Instagram)
Yay!!!
It's Monday and maybe you want to read a weird story about Piglet, Pooh, Kanga, and the rest of the Hundred Acre Wood gang? If so, look no further than my story "Piglet Delivers" in @apexmag.bsky.social !
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
There's a goodreads giveaway with 10 ARCs of BEING ARO up for grabs! Open until March 23rd!
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Outdoor fruit stand with huge pyramid of oranges and tall round banana display.
they’re just begging for a car chase
Melissa is absolutely right. We might be traditionally published, and we might occasionally break out with a bestseller, but midlist authors are often neglected by publishers while the big titles suck up all the oxygen. There are some brave and exciting books out there that deserve a lot more hype!
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Ed's Lightfall would be on this list if he wasn't so selfless!
Recent midlist SFF books that deserve everything:
The Tales of the Plains trilogy by @davewragg.com
The Works of Vermin by @hironennes.bsky.social
Seven Recipes for Revolution by @ryanprose.bsky.social
A bit older but The Graven trilogy by @essahansen.bsky.social
loll
Starting the week with promo in the midst of the hellscape: join me and @annaleen.bsky.social at @booksinc.bsky.social Palo Alto on 4/21 for the launch of THE PHOTONIC EFFECT! RSVP for free here! If you're not local, you can order a signed copy to ship here too: www.eventbrite.com/e/mike-chen-...
An EQ graph in the equalizer plugin FabFilter Pro Q2 with yellow spikes and small colored circles, looking like a jewel-studded gold crown
lol 👑
i'm on the panel for the GDC music demo derby this year!! we'll be listening to submissions and giving some good feedback 💗
if you're interested in submitting and having your work heard, check it out: www.audiogang.org/demo-derby-s...
You won't be disappointed!
I feel like midlist SFF is both vitally important and uniquely threatened right now because the midlist is where you find most of the queer, PoC, and otherwise marginalized authors. As well as a lot of really exciting books trying new things! Stuff that's not a "safe bet" but often a great read