The thrilling sequel to The Gryphon King is coming soon... 💙✨ Old rivalries and new threats pull Bataar and Nohra into a swirling cauldron of gods, monsters and djinn in THE HARPY KNIGHT by @omersarae.bsky.social! 💫 Pre-order now: https://tinyurl.com/ks36we2v

I'm splitting up my posts about 2026 LGBTQ fantasy because there are so many releases each month, so here is the July bunch. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Book lists in ALT text. #fantasybooks #lgbtqfantasy #fantasy2026 #2026publication #lgbtqbooks #bookpost #bookrecs #postseries #booksky #books

93. Why would Sara Omer do this? 😄 Can't believe I have to wait another month for the next installment. Harpy Knights, assemble! #fantasy #romance #booksky 🪄❤️📚

New commission! I am thrilled with how this came out, and it was my first time drawing a sickle blade of this sort. Would you like a fantasy or sci fi weapon commission? They are a flat $50, so please let me know! I am always taking reservations!

My toxic yuri short story about a world without death and a rotting lady knight and the evil necromancer nun-turned queen she is devoted to (and a lycanthrope stuck in canine form) is the first story in Issue 10 of Old Moon Quarterly… with art! My heart.

The Harpy Knight by @omersarae.bsky.social 28 July The Memory Tree by @heatherdaveyauthor.bsky.social 29 Sept The Cracks by @tomhuddleston.bsky.social 6 Oct Newbourne Park by @juniperjennyt.bsky.social 29 Sept Thank you @titanbooks.bsky.social @baharkutluk.bsky.social 4/6

Me resolving to read more little books (indie books and read books with less than 1000 reviews) because we cannot let books just disappear! I don’t wanna miss a great book, and popular books will always be available! Yes, I am sort of fishing for recs (put them down below)

I heard you want to read a dark, epic Southwest Asian-inspired fantasy with the political intrigue of A Song of Ice and Fire, epic battles of The Poppy Wars, and sapphic yearning of Priory of the Orange Tree, inspired by the Ottoman Empire and Turkic tribes, with a sisterhood of lady knights

Very excited to share the tiny story in this issue!

What’s this?? Now on NetGalley? (Reading The Gryphon King first is definitely recommended but I can’t deny a bit of chaos)

The thrilling sequel to The Gryphon King is coming soon... 💙✨ Old rivalries and new threats pull Bataar and Nohra into a swirling cauldron of gods, monsters and djinn in THE HARPY KNIGHT by @omersarae.bsky.social! Pre-order now: https://tinyurl.com/ks36we2v

An investment

ICYMI, my latest review at @nerdsofafeather.bsky.social tackles THE GRYPHON KING by Sara Omer www.nerds-feather.com/2026/01/book...

It's Knight Time; fealty, love, and a whole lot of swords. Some of these aren't your typical knights, but they protect their charges or kingdom with their lives regardless, and honor their oaths. (1/2)

The Gryphon King, Bataar’s First Trial by Matthismind - Artist's gallery on IAMAG Community : https://itsartm.ag/4nnYFAF

If you’d like to read a dark, epic Southwest Asian-inspired fantasy with political intrigue and messiness like A Song of Ice and Fire and the fighting and horror of The Poppy War, inspired by the Ottoman Empire and Turkic tribes WITH LADY KNIGHTS who have lady love interests…

I didn't read many books this year but these were the ones that brought me joy (and emotional damage) @toritalks2.bsky.social @zbsteele.bsky.social @philipchase90.bsky.social @zsdiamanti.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @joelee.sffinsiders.com #books #indiebooks

THE GRYPHON KING by @omersarae.bsky.social is the first in a sweeping Southwest Asian-inspired epic fantasy trilogy brimming with morally ambiguous characters, terrifying ghouls and deadly monsters! ✨ Out now! https://tinyurl.com/3udnjazb

Brand new interview with yours truly on @omersarae.bsky.social ‘s Recipes for Writing Substack! Go read: saraomerauthor.substack.com

I have to hype up @omersarae.bsky.social ‘s The Gryphon King — really thoughtful, devastating, rich west Asian steppe raider fantasy (with a hint of romance… the bisexual kind) … you must experience the adventure with me!! #booksky #books #readersky

THE GRYPHON KING by @omersarae.bsky.social - bi MC - warrior princesses on man-eating flying horses - need I say more - okay fine: - a warlord takes the kingdom and the princess vows revenge - but djinn & ghouls & monsters are returning - and she'll have to work with the warlord to save her people

Thanks to Rex for spotting this one! Necropolis contains 5 stories about strange, decaying cities and is now available for purchase at Hexagon's patreon! @alexfox.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @nightgleaming.bsky.social @improbablerex.bsky.social and Victoria! cover art by @warls.bsky.social

Award eligibility post: this year I published knights and more knights

Art can’t convince you to read a book— The art:

COVER REVEAL

Query letters can be the worst! Get a subscription + query letter critique from the amazing Sara Omer, author of The Gryphon King, for invaluable query letter insight! Big thank you to @omersarae.bsky.social for offering this! www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Monthly reminder that I have a Ko-fi account, and that probably it will end on acquiring more books, not going to lie. ko-fi.com/jamedi

NEW VIDEO ALERT! The Dune-isode has arrived! A classic’s classic of science fiction, DUNE is always a joy to revisit, especially with the arrival of Dune Part 2 in theaters. Desert worms & fanaticism abound. The Spice must flow, blue as Fremen eyes & redolent with layered flavors.

Do you want: ✨a fantasy with the same wonder of dragon riders but with flying, man-eating horses ✨lady knights in a non-European fantasy world ✨to witness the outbreak of a mythic disease that turns men into ghouls? All this and more in The Gryphon King

LGBT rep in TGK: Lesbian older sister who is better than you at everything Demisexual warlord doomed by the narrative Nonbinary eldritch god in the sky Bisexual girlfailure (feral) Poly woman with game Codependent homoerotic friendships “Straight” couple that’s probably bi for bi

If you’d like a sisterhood of female knights, political plotting, Ottoman Empire and Turkic tribe-inspired cultures, and a main character riding a man-eating pegasus, then you should read my debut adult dark fantasy The Gryphon King.

YOU DID IT! We hit $15,000 and unlocked a bonus reprint in every issue! Our next stretch goals are all about sustainability and survival: each goal funds a Year 3 issue of OTHERSIDE! We want to keep bringing you fantastic queer art for a long, long time. www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Oooo scaaarrryyyy hallloooowwweeeen time what if you paid a ghastly $13.99 for a high quality paperback (BOOOOOO!) of Shiver Me from Amazon which is also full of horror and terror but definitely pays me the most per copy (haunted) … pirate romance not that scary unless you are avoidantly attached

When people ask me what I think about using AI in writing I’m going to send them this screenshot

I’m getting review bombed (by my own characters) Ty to @omersarae.bsky.social for signing them up for goodreads 😫

🎉🎉 COVER REVEAL TIME 🎉🎉 I am so, so hyped to bring you THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY 🥳 coming May 2026!

Enter to win THEE hiking fantasies of the year, if not the decade!!

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about SUMMER IN THE HOUSE OF THE DEPARTED by Josh Rountree. A sere novella of death & haunting in east Texas, a mournful & moving read, cut through with ghosts & the dry burning heat of surreality. Our drink, a mocktail, is the Safeheart.

Today we have a BONUS EPISODE! We spoke with @nghivo.bsky.social, one of our favorite authors (and panelists!). Listen to OWWR talk on A Mouthful of Dust, part of the Singing Hills series! @tordotcom.bsky.social #booksky #singinghills #pubday linktr.ee/OwwrPod?utm_...

My sequel has a title and a cover (coming very soon!). You can add The Harpy Knight on Goodreads and read The Gryphon King now if you’re interested in zombie ghouls, man-eating horses, ravenous beasts, Southwest Asian inspired worldbuilding, or princess knights.

Monthly round up! We covered five books on Bar Cart Bookshelf this September: time travel shenanigans, parallel worlds, gods, monsters, & mortals, the raddest & radish of wives, clever foxes, deadly assassins, & stalwart couriers. Have you seen all this month's episodes? Have you tried the drinks?

If you love gift-giving (or just love queer art) but don’t have a specific recipient in mind, you can add a gift subscription to your pledge and we’ll make that sub available to someone who wouldn’t be able to afford one otherwise.

Read my interview with Danai! Learn about vile ladies and Vile Lady Villains!

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I'm participating in Read for Palestine Readathon & Fundraiser this month. I'll be donating £2 for each book I've read: 🍉The Gryphon King (re-read) 🍉Love at First Lance 🍉A Witch's Guide to Love and Poison 🍉The Hollow Places 🍉The Angel of Khan El-Khalili 🍉The Haunting of Tram Car 015 📚💙

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about THE DEAD CAT TAIL ASSASSINS by P. Djèlí Clark. A thrilling night journey as an undead assassin grapples with a target she can’t bear to kill, in a fantastical city of clockwork, divinity, and dark sorcery. Our drink is the Eviscerator.

✨ Press Update ✨ Novella & novelette submissions will remain open until September 15 !! Get polishing, Augurians 👏👏

On the picture place (same name) hosting a little giveaway…