#Sirens26 #Bookmas Day 29: For your exhausted friend who specializes in impossible quests THE STARDUST GRAIL, Yume Kitasei's (@yumewrites.bsky.social) brilliant, anti-colonialist space heist. Maya Hoshimoto, art thief and anthropologist, thinks she's settled down into a quiet academic life...

Finished on Christmas Eve after snagging from the library impulsively when I saw it was in. Loved The Stardust Grail so had to read this! Thanks @yumewrites.bsky.social for a stunning book about sisterhood, environmental collapse, and sailing. It was exactly what I needed right now in my life! 🌱⛵️💚

For some reason my book club decided to read my arch rival @bingewriting.bsky.social new book DISSOLUTION this month and unfortunately I’m really enjoying it.

5 astronauts were sent to make first contact. 1 of them brought something back they shouldn’t have. It might be why someone wants them dead. ARRIVAL x Lucy Foley

The latest F&SF, edited by the amazing Sheree Renée Thomas @shereereneethomas.bsky.social, includes (with MANY fantastic things) my latest By the Numbers column, "Why We Need To Count On Each Other": 53 BIPOC authors filled out a survey asking about their experiences in publishing! www.fandsf.com

THE KING MUST DIE has been out for a whole month! To celebrate, I’m giving away 3 signed + personalized author copies. To enter, repost this and comment below with the last great story you read!

In a new interview with @mcflycahill90.bsky.social, @victormanibo.com discusses Filipino history, "gloomth", and what drew him to gothic horror with his latest novel The Villa, Once Beloved!

Today is your LAST CHANCE to nominate your favorite books, movies, TV shows, book covers, and more for the Reactor poll!!! go go go go go go!!

Oooh. Lots of kinds of book in here.

It’s holiday gift season and I’m sitting in a cafe right now by myself so here’s a thread of some books I read this year that I really enjoyed… 🧵

Seattle! Come join me for an event tomorrow night (Sunday) at 7PM for SALTCROP at Elliott Bay Book Company! I’ve been bad about posting about it but I’d love to see you there.

The Shattering Peace is a US @kobobooks.bsky.social Best Science Fiction pick for 2025, joining books by @maryrobinettekowal.com, @yumewrites.bsky.social, @aptshadow.bsky.social, @annaleen.bsky.social, @bingewriting.bsky.social and more! www.kobo.com/us/en/p/best...

Thanks for coming out for BBB's Nov. reading last night w/ authors @franwilde.bsky.social @scottedelman.bsky.social @victorpineiro.bsky.social & @yumewrites.bsky.social ! 🍸📖🎙️ Next up on 12/16: @csecooney.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social #GeorgiaDay & #JamiletteCintron! More pics: shorturl.at/DgrAU

Booksellers!!! After many weeks, SALTCROP is back in stock at Ingram! Just in time for the holidays at least. I would love if you would consider circling back and ordering copies to stock if your store didn’t have any.

Wow. I did not realize how much I needed to read @yumewrites.bsky.social Saltcrop until I reached the end. This book showcases the power of siblings while also offering hope amid trying times. Highly recommend it! #booksky #scifi

Will be reading from SALTCROP tonight with @franwilde.bsky.social, Scott Edelman, and @victorpineiro.bsky.social as part of Brooklyn Books & Booze by @randeedawn.com - please join us!

I’ll be in Brooklyn tomorrow with Scott, @yumewrites.bsky.social and @victorpineiro.bsky.social - we’ll see you at 7pm at Barrows Intense! Hmmm what should I read?!?

A really wonderful write up of the Smith panel for Traveling SFF Festival! @yumewrites.bsky.social @emilyjaneauthor.bsky.social @itsamia.bsky.social thesophian.com/not-so-dista...

BBB presents a WILDE TIME next Tues. 11/18 with this month's readers @yumewrites.bsky.social @scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social and @victorpineiro.bsky.social ! Plus, we have a special 1-night drink: The Wilde Time Villain! Join us at 7 for sips & stories! More: BrooklynBooksbooze.com

We have one last Traveling SFF Book Festival event tonight at 7pm at @copperfieldsbooks.bsky.social in Petaluma with me, @andreagstewart.bsky.social @tarasimauthor.bsky.social @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social and @juliavee.bsky.social ! Please come!

Looking forward to this!

Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want. (The opening of Witch You Would)

Pittsburgh! I’m in town tomorrow, Tuesday for this rescheduled event for SALTCROP! Please vote early and come join us!

You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others. I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social, @spires.bsky.social y.social, and others! clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...

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Hey folks! The King Must Die comes out in two days! (AHH) Here's a blurb from the incredible @yumewrites.bsky.social, author of The Deep Sky, The Stardust Grail, and Saltcrop. Please consider requesting TKMD at your local library!

For the Sunday crowd!

Tomorrow @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social and I will be Labyrinth Books in Princeton at 1pm for an event hosted by the Princeton Public Library for a conversation about our new books!! This is a special one for me, because Daria and I met as freshmen - we lived opposite each other in Forbes. 🧡 🖤 🧡

I just finished this it was really good!!!

@tobiasbuckell.bsky.social I think you called this one? www.space.com/space-explor...

I’m reading the King Must Die by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social right now and really enjoying it!

So Ingram has…40 copies now. 😅😭 I’m told more are on the way this week or next.

only TWELVE HOURS LEFT!! this whole kickstarter has been such a lovely and stressful and surprising journeyyyy in the best way. we're gonna get to exist for TWO YEARS and then some and start at professional pay rates for an SFF lit mag AND include reprints AAAND nonfiction just aaaaa 😭💜

Pittsburgh next Tuesday! It’s Election Day, so vote before you come 😊

New Jersey!!! I’ll be in Princeton this Sunday at 1pm at Labyrinth books with @darialavelleauthor.bsky.social please join us!

Pittsburgh! Come out on 11/4 @ 7 PM to hear from @yumewrites.bsky.social Do you like near-future dystopias, stubborn people, climate fiction, pirates, smart and resourceful female characters, complicated family relationships, and gorgeous writing? Join us! www.riverstonebookstore.com/events/an-ev...

Good news first - as of two weeks ago, Saltcrop is getting a second printing. That’s amazing. Thank you for your support!!! The bad news is it’s been out of stock for two weeks at Ingram, a major book distributor, which is pretty agonizing. 😓😓😓 🧵

BOSTON! I am in you tomorrow! Come see me and others at @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social ! @itsamia.bsky.social @yumewrites.bsky.social @emilyjaneauthor.bsky.social and Elaine Cho! brooklinebooksmith.com/event/2025-1...

Heyo! On Tuesday, 11/4 join me and *the* @hanalee.bsky.social at Books Inc. for THE KING MUST DIE’s book launch!

Tonight! The Traveling SFF Book Festival is heading to Norwich Bookstore in Vermont!

Tonight! The #travelingsffbookfestival is coming to New Haven at Possible Future Books with Elaine U Cho @itsamia.bsky.social @jrdawson.bsky.social media and @emilyjane.author !

Next up, the Traveling SFF Book Festival is rolling into Philadelphia tonight (Friday, 10/17 at 7:30pm) at Rosemont College presented by Mavey Books! Featuring me, @juliavee Amanda Foody, @micaiahjohnson Will we see you there?

Night 3 of the Traveling Festival! Washington DC! Tonight (Thursday, 10/16) at East City Bookshop With me, Ray Nayler, @franwilde.bsky.social and @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social

This is going to be fun!

Join us tonight (Wednesday) in Baltimore for a panel discussion on the power of what if! With me, Ray Nayler, @sarahpinsker.bsky.social , @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social , and @juliavee.bsky.social at Greedy Reads Remington!

@tobiasbuckell.bsky.social also knows a ton about sailing - he helped me with some of the action bits in Saltcrop!

Okay, it's Fall Break, and I'm working on some boring stuff that'll be cool later, so I'm doing an AMA (ask me anything) on BlueSky until 3:10pm ish. I'll keep checking in here and answering. Craft, software, hardware, whatever... AMA:

New York City friends, it’s chilly and rainy so why not spend a cozy night talking speculative fiction and history at P&T Knitwear with me, @yumewrites.bsky.social @matthewkressel.net @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social and @juliavee.bsky.social? 6:30! 180 Orchard Street!

Join us!! It’s not even raining!