The SSBA winner in fantasy, @evanjpeterson.bsky.social, will be live with Saffron Asteria today at 3pm CST on BOOKED! Come join the conversation!
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Did you read this wonderful interview between 2025 SSBA Influencer Melody E. McIntyre and 2025 SSBA Finalist Gabby Hutchinson Crouch? Check out their conversation here:
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Another great roundup post by Kriti of Armed with a Book, this time with the science fiction finalists and winner!
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We almost missed posting about this, but Melody, 2025 SSBA Influencer, finished up her semi-finalist features recently. You can find the last in the series with @jesscreaden.bsky.social and @dayofthemutants.bsky.social here:
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Kriti’s roundups are lovely, organized, and thoughtful short reads that give you quick insights on SSBA books and their authors. One of the latest ones is for the finalists and winner in the horror category. You can find it here (via @armedwithabook.bsky.social):
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cover of The Extravaganza Eternia, by Kristin Osani.
a review of Kristin Osani's The Extravaganza Eternia, my favorite of the #SSBA2025 fantasy finalists: anduilleaggheal.neocities.org/leirmheasan/...
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Image is of The Small Spec Book Awards Library and Bookstore Guide 2025 Issue Magazine cover with the SSBA logo on the front and bookshelves in the background.
Librarians and booksellers, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for… The Small Spec Book Awards Library and Bookstore Guide just dropped. ✨ What does this mean for you? Follow us into the land of exceptional small and indie press books. 🧵👇
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The Reading Vlog of Champions is here!
Let's learn how Alex Kingsley transed the crabs to win the Small Spec Book Awards.
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Fantasy winner: ✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
Horror winner: ✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
Sci-Fi winner: ✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards winners!
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
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Sci-fi winner: EMPRESS OF DUST by Alex Kingsley. The image is of the EMPRESS OF DUST book cover against a space background.
The winner in the sci-fi category for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards is EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)!
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"And the winner is…” against a space background with blue and purple stars.
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Sci-fi Finalists: 💙 THE YEARS SHALL RUN LIKE RABBITS by Ben Berman Ghan (Wolsak and Wynn Publishers) 💙 THE SEA OF CLOUDS by Sheila Jenné 💙 HER GILDED VOICE by K.C. Aegis (Elsewhen Press) 💙 A TRUTH BEYOND FULL by Rosie Oliver (Elsewhen Press) 💙 EMPRESS OF DUST by Alex Kingsley (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards finalists for sci-fi! 💙✨
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“Horror Winner: YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by R.A. Busby!” Image is of the YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD book cover against a graveyard background.
The winner in the horror category for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards is YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)!
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"And the winner is…” against a graveyard background with bats and gravestones against a setting sun.
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"Fantasy Winner: BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by Evan J. Peterson!” Image is of the BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY book cover against a blue butterfly background.
The winner in the fantasy category for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards is BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)!
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"And the winner is…” against a blue background with blue butterflies on a log.
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Fantasy Finalists: 💙 THE EXTRAVAGANZA ETERNIA by Kristin Osani (Ghost Orchid Press) 💙 THE JAGUAR MASK by Michael J. DeLuca (Stelliform Press) 💙 TREE GODS by R. Lee Fryar 💙 CURSED UNDER LONDON by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (Farrago Books) 💙 BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by Evan J. Peterson (Broken Eye Books)
Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards finalists for fantasy! 💙✨
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Horror Finalists: 💙 RESISTERS by Chris Campeau (Anuci Press) 💙 BENOTHINGED by Alvar Theo (Haunt Publishing) 💙 A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING GREENTREE by Carson Winter (Tenebrous Press) 💙 TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE by Michael Merriam (Queen of Swords Press) 💙 YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by R.A. Busby (Stelliform Press)
Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards finalists for horror! 💙✨
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review of #SSBA2025 finalist Ghost Apparent, by Jelena Dunato, a loving and gleeful tearing-apart of fairy-tale romance by subjecting both the conventions of fairy tales and the conventions of romance to Renaissance/early modern Realpolitik: anduilleaggheal.neocities.org/leirmheasan/...
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Book cover of From the Belly by Emmett Nahil. Picture of a young man with barnacles on his skin and his face scribbled out above his nose.
From the Belly by Emmett Nahil is a claustrophobic tale set aboard a whaling ship. This isn’t quite the Moby Dick you were expecting. #Horror #BookSky 💙📚 #SSBA2025
@tenebrouspress.bsky.social @specawards.bsky.social @emnays.bsky.social
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review of Kristin Osani's The Extravaganza Eternia, an #SSBA2025 fantasy finalist, which I really enjoyed! tightly-plotted and fast-paced but without sacrificing a depth of character and world: anduilleaggheal.neocities.org/leirmheasan/...
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Book cover of Sundown in San Ojuela by M.M. Olivas. Green cactus like monster arms with red claws next to an actual cactus. That sounds weird, but it’s gorgeous!
Sundown in San Ojuela by M.M. Olivas is a creepy tale of Aztec folklore merged with modern day family secrets. Unique and unsettling. #Horror #BookSky 💙📚 #SSBA2025
@olivasthewriter.bsky.social
@lfpbooks.bsky.social @specawards.bsky.social
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Book cover of A Spectre is Haunting Greentree by Carson Winter. A creature with red eyes tromps through a field as crows flock overhead.
A Spectre is Haunting Greentree by Carson Winter has a unique take on creepy small towns and what they cultivate. #Horror #BookSky 💙📚 #SSBA2025
@tenebrouspress.bsky.social @specawards.bsky.social @carsonwinter.bsky.social
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Book cover of The Scientist, the Spaceman, and the Stars Between Them by A.L. Davidson. A person in a pink spacesuit is enveloped by cherry blossoms against a pink background.
The Scientist, the Spaceman, and the Stars Between Them by A.L. Davidson is an emotional space horror mashup with a romance core. #Horror #SciFi #Romance
#BookSky 💙📚 #SSBA2025 @maybemockingbird.bsky.social @timberghostpress.bsky.social
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I was looking forward to J.A. Mortimore and Penelope Hill's fantasy heist novel The Harlequin: The Draper's Reel (an #SSBA2025 finalist), but, alas, I did not enjoy it: anduilleaggheal.neocities.org/leirmheasan/...
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Image is of the WORLDS ALIGNED: WORLDS APART 2 by Terry Jackman book cover against a starry orange and black background, announcing it as a sci-fi semifinalist.
WORLDS ALIGNED: WORLDS APART 2 (@elsewhen.press) by Terry Jackman is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!
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Image is of THE YEARS SHALL RUN LIKE RABBITS by Ben Berman Ghan book cover against a stars and galaxies background, announcing the book as a sci-fi semifinalist.
THE YEARS SHALL RUN LIKE RABBITS (@wolsakandwynn.bsky.social) by @inkstainedwreck.ca is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!
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Image is of the sci-fi semifinalist THE SEA OF CLOUDS by Sheila Jenne book cover against a peach colored textured background.
THE SEA OF CLOUDS by @jennelikejennay.bsky.social is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!
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Book cover of Bear Season by Gemma Fairclough. Sketch of a woman superimposed on a sketch of a bear against a candy pink background.
Bear Season by Gemma Fairclough is The Book for those who prefer their stories a bit weird, surreal, and genre defying. Cleverly designed. #Horror #Mystery #SSBA2025 #BookSky 💙📚 @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social @specawards.bsky.social
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