"I freeze as I see a woman look out of "my" window for a moment. She's cradling a mug in her hands, just like I used to. For a moment our eyes meet before she steps back out of view behind the drapes and net-curtains." (c)Liz Rosales
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The next week of Women in SF&F Month will feature guest posts by @samtasticbooks.com @shaykauwe.bsky.social and @veronicaghenry.bsky.social! More info here:
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/wome...
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We have a new piece on Gavagai for Surreal Sunday! #SciFi #SpecFic #sff #SpecLit #SciFiLit #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Writersky
5-star reviews of Michael Shotter's novelette "Mr. Perkins Goes to Hell" from Coy Hall, Brian Bowyer, and DS LaLonde
Pleased to report that "Mr. Perkins Goes to Hell" is now available at a variety of online stores in addition to Amazon:
books2read.com/mrp
Whether you're new to The Nod/Wells Timelines or a seasoned veteran, enjoy this potent tale of sci-fi, horror, and memorable thrills!
#specfic #scifi #horror
Cover of CRY, VOIDBRINGER: A NOVEL by Elaine Ho, showing the title in large text on a white background. The "O" in "Voidbringer" is drawn to look like an eclipse.
Photo of Elaine Ho sitting at a desk, drawing
"War has spawned countless pieces of literature documenting the savagery and fruitlessness of it, and yet we never learn."
CRY, VOIDBRINGER author @artofelaineho.bsky.social on the post-colonial world:
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/wome...
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platinum Katts Kim and Nate
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#WritingCommunity
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#Bookish
#ReadingCommunity
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New Surreal Sundays piece coming tomorrow! #SciFi #SpecFic #sff #SpecLit #SciFiLit #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Writersky
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Ancient futurism is running into an image that reflects what I imagined for the mother unit in my dystopic futuristic story “Pod Rendezvous,” published in Ancient, Ancient in 2012.
Long live ancient images, cultural traditions, and future imaginings.
#ancientfuturism #tradition #specfic #culture
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Cover of CRY, VOIDBRINGER: A NOVEL by Elaine Ho, showing the title in large text on a white background. The "O" in "Voidbringer" is drawn to look like an eclipse.
Photo of Elaine Ho sitting at a desk, drawing
There's a new Women in SF&F Month guest post today! CRY, VOIDBRINGER author @artofelaineho.bsky.social discusses a theme from her dark political fantasy novel, which looks at post-colonial societies and oppression.
#Books #BookSky 📚💙 #Fantasy #SpecFic 📚🪐
www.fantasybookcafe.com/2026/04/wome...
Cover of THE SALT ORACLE by Lorraine Wilson, which shows a stylized gold woman's head emerging from blue waves. Skeletons and fishing lines with hooks are entwined throughout the woman's long hair, which is also gold. The rest of the cover is a darker blue than the waves below, but this blue is swirling in a way that evokes waves without matching them.
Cover of WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FORESTS by Lorraine Wilson, showing green grass with blue-gray trees. There is a cat standing next to one of the trees and a couple have birds in their branches, and three bright yellow winged figures are in the air. Text at the bottom of the image: "Heartwarming, and brimming with hope." - Lavanya Lakshminarayan, author of The Ten Percent Thief
Photo of Lorraine Wilson
"How do we, as authors who are trying to speak to the hard times, and envisioning change, guard the flame of our creativity when the world seeks to blow it out?"
@rainewilson.bsky.social on finding hope.
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Image by Swedish painter and illustrator John Bauer, (1882–1918)
What a nice start to the day. One of the big fantasy publishers wants to publish my story "The Troll Road," which is the first #fantasy story I've ever written (I normally write #scifi). And I sold a poem, which is a first for me. But now back to writing...
#Writesky #specfic #SFF #poetry
"The Nemesis Legacy" by Michael Shotter on Goodreads
"The Nemesis Legacy" continues to make its mark on Goodreads!
The first novel to expand The Nod/Wells Timelines delivers and the proof is on the page:
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
#specfic #scifi #speculativefiction #sciencefiction #book #read #Goodreads #booksof2026 #booksofbluesky #books
New story on Gavagai! We're in a space mood after being awed by the Artemis II launch! #SciFi #SpecFic #sff #SpecLit #SciFiLit #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Writersky
Awesome cover by Augusta Scarlett features a black woman in winter gear holding a futuristic rifle, pointed at the ground; she's looking down at a snowy landscape featuring mountains, distant spaceships, and an orbital elevator. The whole thing is in shades of blue, with purple in the title.
The newbie's going to have to learn fast and not die.
Former telepath Talia struggles with trauma while embroiled in a perilous mission on an icy planet, and working to trust her new compatriots. Breathless adventure!
#specfic #sf #sapphic #QueerBooks 💙📚 🌈📚🪐#Booksky
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#BonApriltit I'm Ellis, I'm doing a last pass on #AndinoAndina set mainly in a parallel world in La Republica de Los Andes, eating a lot of delish vegetarian Bolivian food, high altitude coffee, and cheese. #specfic
Battle for North Korea 2033. Speculative military fiction right out of today’s news. Paperback & Kindle available on Amazon. 4 stars.
#NorthKorea #SouthKorea #USAF #USArmy #NATO #militaryfiction #airforceacademy #alternativehistory #USMC #ukrainenews #IranWar #specfic #kindle #armyfiction
https://www.rfr.bz/b735338
Virginia library card holders: One Grain of Sand is free through your library right now.
#FreeBooks #LibraryOfVirginia #SFF #DystopianFiction #SpecFic #sciencefiction #virginiaauthor #hamptonroadsauthor #vaauthor
Thanks to @naturefutures.bsky.social for publishing my sci-fi short, “False Hope”! #scifi #writingcommunity #5amwritersclub #specfic #amwriting
Cover of THE SALT ORACLE by Lorraine Wilson, which shows a stylized gold woman's head emerging from blue waves. Skeletons and fishing lines with hooks are entwined throughout the woman's long hair, which is also gold. The rest of the cover is a darker blue than the waves below, but this blue is swirling in a way that evokes waves without matching them.
Cover of WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FORESTS by Lorraine Wilson, showing green grass with blue-gray trees. There is a cat standing next to one of the trees and a couple have birds in their branches, and three bright yellow winged figures are in the air. Text at the bottom of the image: "Heartwarming, and brimming with hope." - Lavanya Lakshminarayan, author of The Ten Percent Thief
Photo of Lorraine Wilson
Women in SF&F Month starts today with "Finding hope — writing in hard times, the ‘punk’, and envisioning better futures" by THE SALT ORACLE author @rainewilson.bsky.social!
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The "Michael Shotter Readers" book club at The Book Radar
As you may know, I have a little speculative-fiction book club over at @thebookradar.com:
thebookradar.com/book-club/2
This month's selection is "Bishop" by @candacenola.bsky.social .
Check it out, #booksky! 🩸📚💙
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Once Upon a Moonless Night, an all-ages #horror #anthology containing my story, "My Grandfather's Bow," is now out in hardcover, paperback, and ebook!
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NEW STORY at Starfarer's Cafe! "Dark Starlight": There's a reason you shouldn't walk alone.
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Read FREE SF SHORT STORIES at Starfarer's Cafe!
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FREE STORY at Starfarer's Cafe: What if losing the race was the only way to win?
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