If you're of a nominating sort, some fantastic pieces from last year include: Fate's Bane by C.L. Clark The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow The Isle in the Silver Sea by Tasha Suri Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson

there's so much disrespect of romance writers and romance readers baked into the idea that AI-driven production of novels is 'better'. as if writing romance isn't skillful, hard and joyous work. as if romance readers aren't discerning, loyal and savvy.

The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions. It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.

Well, shit — a killer new horror bookstore in NYC got flooded and damaged by hurricane remnants. Help is needed if you can. Please share! www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...

Great news! JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month www.jstor.org/action/showL...

Some news: I have two adult horror romance books coming in 2027 and 2028!

This is How We Roll is OUT NOW!! I may not have my hardcover copies yet, but you can venture forth into the world and buy one for yourself! These twelve stories are all directly from the heart, and I’m so proud of all the hard work everyone put into this project. I can't wait for y'all to read it!

Have you heard the good word of THE SECOND DEATH OF LOCKE by @toribovalino.bsky.social? If not, have no fear, I am here to convince you to read it/preorder it with these Tumblr text posts hehe 😈⚔️ #BookSky #BookBlogger #QueerAdultSFF 🌈📚🌎📚🪐

Very excited to be joining @gen-dimova.bsky.social and @annabelcwrites.bsky.social in Edinburgh next month! ❤️❤️

just saw someone sincerely arguing that they need AI bc they don't have "natural" artistic talent and idk how to make you understand that nobody comes by this shit naturally. it's just...work. it's being bad at it for a really, really, really long time. it's intention, pursued over time! wtf!!!

Absolutely thrilled to share the cover to next year's short story collection coming out from @tordotcom.bsky.social! I'm obsessed with it! Comes out March 24, 2026, but you can pre-order it now wherever you like getting your books! Here's Macmillan's link. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The Democrats on the House Science Committee have set up a website to collect stories from fired federal employees, anonymously if desired. Please amplify. (This helps the lawyers establish standing for bringing legal cases against the administration!) democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

great news, my trainline wrapped just dropped 💀

drafting: MWAHAHA you can pry my em-dashes out of my cold, dead fingers pass pages: 💀someone should’ve pried 30-50% of my em-dashes out of my cold, dead fingers💀

I wanted to share the title of my next book, out in October 2025: THE ISLE IN THE SILVER SEA.

As we’re all moving over here let me reintroduce myself! I’m an author of spicy, cosy fantasy romance and a commissioning editor of SFF and horror at Orbit. My debut, Best Hex Ever published this October

Hi! Quick little intro for everyone joining here: I’m Tori and I write books (YA under Tori, adult under V.L.) 📚 My last release, My Throat an Open Grave, came out in February. My next book, THE SECOND DEATH OF LOCKE, is forthcoming in Sept 2025 and I can’t wait to share it with you ☺️

oh nooooo is there not a way to bookmark things here? Because that's literally the only way I keep track of upcoming books/movies/fun things

Looking forward to tomorrow - at 3pm we’ll be signing copies of #inthesehallowedhalls at @forbiddenplanet Megastore in London. @paulkane.bsky.social , @helengrantsays.bsky.social , @kateweinberg and @toribovalino.bsky.social will be joining me. See you there?

am i running to a new social media site just to be Vague? who knows!