Did Wicked change our copy editorial director and Oz superfan @robwillb.bsky.social For Good? Find out on his appearance on the fantastic Not My Fantasy podcast!

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My friend Robby (RD Pires) has a Kickstarter coming up with THREE books of epic fantasy w/ a big diverse cast, including queer characters! He’s at 49 Followers, so someone clearly needs to go and make that 50! (Just click the link and hit NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH!) www.kickstarter.com/projects/rdp...

Transparency is a core value for us at OTHERSIDE... and with that in mind, we now have sample contracts available on our website! We believe in supporting and protecting authors: no AI, no rights grabs, quick payment. Let us know if you have questions! othersidespec.com/sample-contr...

An excllent plan on a day like today!

My debut collection HUNTING BY THE RIVER is massively discounted today on Amazon. You can pick it up for less than £3! www.amazon.co.uk/Hunting-Rive...

Out today! Super excited to share a new essay with you: “The Duchess Who Invented Science Fiction,” a silly and sincere ode to my beloved Margaret Cavendish, a 17th-century duchess who teaches us to 1. think speculatively and 2. wear ridiculous outfits. compellingsciencefiction.com/posts/the-du...

In case you missed it, we’ve revealed the dust jacket and endpage artwork for our Collector’s Editions of Don’t Let The Forest In and Hazelthorn! We are so excited about these editions and we hope you are too 🖤🍃 #LitPinsAndCo #LitPins #DontLetTheForestIn #Hazelthorn #CGDrews #SpecialEditionBooks

Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence. Share yours if you want. Here is Deri at the opening of A MARKET OF DREAMS AND DESTINY

I hope you heal from all the things your family denied happening to you.

Do you write genre fiction? Want the inside scoop on the UK's newest queer small press? Keen to ask us awkward questions? Come to the Cymera Writer's Conference, and hear two bona omi-palones cackle about zhushing books.

Ooh, @trip.bsky.social and I will be talking to Cymera's Writers' Conference about Bona Books and accidentally becoming award-nominated publishers. We're aiming for thoughtful reflection and insight. Actual contents may vary.

It me! (And @chrismccartney.bsky.social) Tune in to hear us talk about making queer books! 💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Queer gaslamp fantasy, you say? 👀

Ha! 69 Followers. 🤭 Anyone else want to join? www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

Not yet so cold as to need proper heating... ...but definitely chilly enough to be making tactical snacks and desserts with the oven for occasional bursts of warmth. 😈💙🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🍰

The Path of Gold. Sirach - Sorcerer Bard I will be writing a ton of stuff in the ALT about this piece because it took me nearly a year, and I am finally posting him. I hope you like him he's so much fun to play as. ArtTag #DnD #elf #NoAi #Witcher

My bookish firstborn is getting a shiny special-edition hardcover print run The company producing it is running ads Unsurprisingly, I AM A VERY RELEVANT TARGET FOR THESE ADS So I’m seeing them a lot It is…and I cannot stress this enough…SURREAL Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE IT But SURREAL 💙 😅

Asking the important questions, like… You have a werewolf boyfriend. Which (pop)cultural 🌕 🐺 icon/archetype are they most like? The OG Wolfman? The Wulver from Shetland folklore? Buster Wilde, Weerwolf? David from AAWiL? Derek from Teen Wolf? Or who else is your #1 wolfie? Asking for…reasons.👀 🌕

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A PREORDER! 🔔🐈 ⁠ In collaboration with Trip Galey and Titan Books, we are so excited to announce our LitPins&Co Special Edition of A Market of Dreams and Destiny! #LitPinsAndCo #AMarketOfDreamsAndDestiny

“Look on my werks, ye bitches, and DESPAIR!” —Aurora Thunder, at the height of her successful debut at the Darkness and Light Ball …Aurora swept down the catwalk like an oncoming storm, trains of filmy black fabric trailing her like thunderheads. Facet gasped… www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

A MARKET OF DREAMS AND DESTINY is getting a LIMITED EDITION *beautifully* blinged-out HARDCOVER print run! Only 1000 will be sold! £35 PreOrders LIVE So if queer boys fighting systemic oppression with fey magic and contractual loopholes is your thing, check out... litpinsandco.com/products/a-m...

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And shout out to SJ! 💙

We're thrilled to welcome Dr Lorrain Wilson back to the Hive. She's written us another excellent article, this time on Dark Academia, ahead of the release of her own DA novel THE SALT ORACLE, out today from @solarisbooks.bsky.social More: tinyurl.com/mvywxtep @rainewilson.bsky.social

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I'm running a Kickstarter campaign for the relaunch of my queer, epic fantasy series 'The Tides That Reign!' These Author Preferred Editions will include new artwork, story notes, and more! Plus, it will be the first chance to get your hands on BOOK 3! www.kickstarter.com/projects/rdp...

#Bookfest Headed back to the Twin Cities Book Festival to peddle our wares! Come find us at the Union Depot in Saturday at Booth 512! We‘ll have festival deals and book extras like stickers and coloring books!

I was vague about this one earlier because I figured it wouldn’t be coming out any time soon, but I just learned this story will be out in JANUARY (!!!) at LIGHTSPEED (!!!!!!). Can’t wait for you to read “Academic Neutrality,” unless we work together, in which case maybe don’t read it.

“Look on my werks, ye bitches, and DESPAIR!” —Aurora Thunder, at the height of her successful debut at the Darkness and Light Ball …Aurora swept down the catwalk like an oncoming storm, trains of filmy black fabric trailing her like thunderheads. Facet gasped… www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...

I’m building a trans-centric entirely queer contemporary magical girl universe with my own two hands and incredible art, editing, & voice collaborators. Zero AI. The next novel comes out on December 5th, so you’ve got a lot of fun and feels ahead of you. 🥹 Come join the adventure at magicariot.com

Not all mothers love their children. Not all rulers deserve their crowns. THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA Launching Q1 2026! Imagine THE CHRONICLES OF AMBER meets POSE by way of SIGIL (PLANESCAPE) Please Like/Share/Click ‘Notify Me On Launch’! bit.ly/42H61Ic

Was just watching #OnlyMurdersintheBuilding when @trip.bsky.social yelled, "Go back a few seconds! Omg they're doing Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil, See No Evil!" And indeed they were! The MINOR DETAILS on this show!!

Not all mothers love their children. Not all rulers deserve their crowns. THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA Launching Q1 2026! Imagine THE CHRONICLES OF AMBER meets POSE by way of SIGIL (PLANESCAPE) Please Like/Share/Click ‘Notify Me On Launch’! bit.ly/42H61Ic

Congratulations to all the winners and all the nominees for the British Fantasy Awards! It was a fucking honour to be among you this year. And there were some fantastic queer voices that took home awards...we are so proud of and happy for you! 🎉🏳️‍🌈🎉💙🎉

At the British Fantasy Awards ceremony! @trip.bsky.social @chrismccartney.bsky.social

Probably the only time it'll be ESSENTIAL that I explain the hanky code to my readers. For plot reasons. 👀

Glad to see our merch being put to good use. 😈

Anyone in London looking for tix to @gallycab.bsky.social's Monsters & Aliens Ball at the Clapham Grand this Wed? I have two I'm sadly unable to use. I paid £13 each but would be happy to part with them for £5 each. Reply here or DM, or please share if you know anyone who might want to go. Thanks!

TFW your evil sorceress of a mother finally abuses you once too often, and you snap, narrowly avoiding self-destruction through pure grit, determination, and the bloody-minded desire to tear down everything THAT WOMAN has ever built… …including the House and fortune you are Heir to… bit.ly/42H61Ic

TFW your evil sorceress of a mother finally abuses you once too often, and you snap, narrowly avoiding self-destruction through pure grit, determination, and the bloody-minded desire to tear down everything THAT WOMAN has ever built… …including the House and fortune you are Heir to… bit.ly/42H61Ic

one of the greatest joys in this life is to buy a piece of art from another queer

A little gift from @x626.bsky.social 🖤 "Tell them that when all is said and done, I only ask that people remember me by two simple words...Any two, as long as they're simple."

Thinly-sliced potatoes fried in butter/bacon grease, with copious amounts of freshly cracked black pepper. That’s it. That’s the post. (It was also dinner.) Fuck me, they’re just so fucking good. I am so happy with my life choices right now.

When a poisoned newspaper columnist asks Dr. Miles Singer to find his murderer, following the trail uncovers the kind of secrets a nation can't survive. but maybe with secrets like that, it shouldn't. The Kingston Cycle - available wherever fine books are sold. Audio: libro.fm/search?q=C.L...

Let's GOOOO people!!! 💙👀💙

Out today, on what would’ve been Ursula K. Le Guin’s 96th birthday, The Word for World: The Maps of Ursula K. Le Guin edited by Sarah Shin and @suchmayer.bsky.social. With thanks to Theo Downes-Le Guin and the Ursula K Le Guin Foundation @ursulakleguin.com 💙 www.silverpress.org/collections/...

I should be in bed. Point of fact I WAS in bed. But then my brain went PING! and delivered me a subplot idea that clicks in perfectly with what I’m doing in THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA so I had to haul myself out of bed to write it down LEST I FORGET IT. *facepalm* #WriteSky #AmWriting