A DARKER SHADE OF MAGIC x HOUSE M.D.
Days before graduation, blood-magic medical student Nettle accidentally girlbosses herself into the middle of a murderous conspiracy. Her best friend has been hiding his radical political activism. And worst of all, she’s *really* broke.
#DVpit #F #A #LGBTQ
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Scotland, 1925: A gentleman thief, a lonely demon hunter and a married sorceress embark on a glittering heist to destroy the English occult.
Forbidden passions and their own ambition threatens to destroy them before the English get the chance.
Bi rep, ace rep, mf, mmf, mm
#dvpit #a #f #queer
I cannot even tell you how good Flickerstate is - I feel so privileged to have gotten to read an early draft. Watch out for F.A. Davidson, she is going to blow your mind. Our @viableparadise.bsky.social class strikes again!
We're halfway through 2025 and I've read 54 books. So here's list of favorites:
Fiction - Dungeon Crawler Carl (yes, I've read the series twice); The Wedding People; Pet by A. Emezi; the First Law Trilogy; Sunrise on the Reaping
Nonfiction - Elderhood; Invisible Child; and Opinions by Roxanne Gay
@brigittewinter.bsky.social's Youth Playwright Theatre NEA grant was cut a few weeks ago. For many young people in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, YPT provides their only creative writing and theater programming during the school day. Please consider a donation/boost.
youngplaywrightstheater.org/give/
If you're sitting with your application queued up and still hesitant to hit send at the 11th hour like I was--take a deep breath and hit it.
The thicker black lines made me think pre-Renaissance Byzantine art immediately. Love it.
Bask is perfect. And Paprika should acknowledge this. These are my feelings. 😍
This is exactly why we need to be organized in our defense of the freedom to read. The book banners are organized & we'll funded. But they are also unpopular. Our numbers can beat their money
<3 bad@ss and beeeyootiful.
Having seen Soumi's reading and editing firsthand, I can confirm her critiques and edits are thorough, thoughtful, and presented with utmost care- highly recommend!
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Save the date! I'm moderating an @awmuseum.bsky.social discussion about creating faith systems in fictional worlds with @nkjemisin.bsky.social @nnedi.bsky.social @nghivo.bsky.social & Matthew Kirby on 4/22 at 5:15pm CST at the Chicago Public Library. americanwritersmuseum.org/program-cale...
Oh, and please pre-order! It'll make my mother's sim so happy.
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Ahhh I loved this book! If you need good vibes and uplift (can’t imagine why you would 🥺), here’s a beautifully written, Ghibliesque fantasy read for you!
@podcastle.org produced my short story, Redo, today! ✨ 🥹 The narration by @omgjulia.bsky.social is so incredibly gorgeous, and I'm going to be forever striving to live up to @mattdovey.com’s assessment that my story is "like a scalpel under the skin." ❤️ 🔪 bit.ly/3XZJEuW
Psst -- there's still time to help out the Library Foundation of Hillsboro, OR, and watch me yammer about stuff! Tickets here: everout.com/portland/eve...
Maryland area folks, come hear me and my pals read awesome spec fic stories later this month in Baltimore!
Book Launch! My new novel When We Were Real comes out Tuesday, April 1. Come out to Town Hall Seattle where I'll be in conversation with the great @mattdinniman.bsky.social ! (More tour info to follow)
Yaaaaay So hyped for this.
So excited to share this book on poetry magic with the world. It's truly a story from my heart, and one I've been working very hard on! Thank you @reactorsff.bsky.social for the feature!
We're thrilled to announce Laura Cranehill's WIFE SHAPED BODIES!
Sorrowland meets The Last of Us in this ecofeminist horror debut in which a newlywed covered in mushrooms like all the wives in her cloistered community pursues an intense connection with a woman who makes her question everything.
Picture of Mads Mikkelsen padding a stuffed unicorn.
UPGRADE x HANNIBAL
Neural experiment. Secret island.
Billionaire Ashlynn wanted empathy, not murder. Now her brain’s hijacked. Only Dr. Fields—the man she’s falling for—can help. But is he savior or villain?
Love/terror clash as every thought turns deadly.
#2025Pit #T #S #A
v v whole vibe
a people who fashion weapons from their bones are hunted by their mortal enemy on a desert planet.
grandmother Keenora has been the leader of Manueke for her entire life; in that time, the tribe has only known peace. Until the Vashkari decide to take what they've decided is theirs.
#2025Pit #A #F
That’s my friend! Night Owls won The Sydney Taylor award @arvishny.bsky.social so well deserved!!!!
The Sydney Taylor Book Award for YA is NIGHT OWLS by AR Vishny #ALAYma
Yay it’s pub day for HEAVY ARE THE STONES that my friend @1cdaigle.bsky.social co-wrote with JD Barker. This one is wild (and brutal) with virtual reality used as torture, weaponized drones, and a BAMF protag who’s willing to take the fall if she can take evil down with her.
Everybody - the kickstarted for the amazing Viable Paradise anthology (that I have a story in !!! ) is LIVE! Check it out:
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Funded in under 24 hours! Check out some of the hot new voices of SFF!
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My class at the writing workshop I was at in the fall is so talented and driven. I'm so excited to be in this anthology, and humbly encourage you all to keep an eye on our little Kickstarter.