Like a lot of people, 2025 had a lot of ups and downs for me, but I'm so grateful for how it ended - surrounded by friends, trying new things and hopeful for what the world can offer. There is still so much that is so beautiful.

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Thank you so much for highlighting Death On The Caldera!!!!! What an honour ❤️

The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees 🧵

My nerd self watching #Survivor49 : 1843? Isn't that the year a Christmas Carol was published? AND 25? The DAY of Christmas? Oh, I would HAVE this! (I would not. That was too much running. Good jorb, Steven.)

My three favorite reads for 2025 are up on @shepherdbooks.bsky.social! - The Incandescent by @emilytesh.net - Death on the Caldera by @emmypax.bsky.social - Riding the Elephant by Craig Ferguson Why these three? Find out below!

For the second week in a row... WHY ARE THEY CUTTING THEIR MOST INTERESTING SCENES??? We had to sit through that "boy band" nonsense when this was going on???? When they actually FOUND something??? #survivor49

Looks like we get something to celebrate while our American neighbours are eating turkey. STICK IT TO LOBLAWS, CANADA!!! Also: from what I can tell, bread purchase doesn't have to be at a Loblaws. Their price fixing impacted bread prices at other stores, too.

Okay, this but #survivor players. Love Parvati. Pretty sure I would bore her to tears.

Got to fill out a casting information form for Death on the Caldera's audiobook today (yes, I swear! The audiobook IS coming!) and it was incredibly fun. CANNOT WAIT to hear my characters come to life! ❤️🌋🚂

I went into town to swim and write today, but now my arms hurt so bad I can't keep them up at the height of the library tables 😭

if you're in Alberta and you want your flu and covid shot in 2026 - yes you read that correctly - you have to preorder them right now. So here's the link. go do that. Just in case none of those people get removed from power by then. please repost this, as the province seems bent on killing us.

I enjoyed that tribal council more than I have 99% of New Era tribals. No forced metaphors relating to someone's occupation! No "what would be YOUR story if this is the end?" Nate and Savannah called out the actual dynamics and put people's feet to the fire. It was messy and wonderful. #survivor49

In the clothing industry, the term CMT stands for "cut, make, trim." It means you are paying someone to cut, make, and trim the garment. Essentially, it's your manufacturing labor cost without taking into account the cost of material. The CMT price for making a shirt in the US is about $35.

I really gave this the business, and so can you! A lot of the questions are VERY "hey, person who *loves* AI, how can we, a government who *loves* AI, make sure companies who *also love* AI come to Canada to do trickledown economics?"

A gem of a story, Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman is a charming whodunnit with roots in Murder on the Orient Express, from @titanbooks.bsky.social #BFSReview britishfantasysociety.org/review/death...

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

whoops everyone who followed my account over the summer for bookish related reasons is now going to find out that all I actually talk about is Survivor

I like Jimmy Kimmel. I really do. I have no issues with him. I'm talking about something very different. Kimmel was only suspended. But he's back now. Karen Attiah and all the other Black journalists are still fired. Y'all do know how to fight, when you want to. But you don't really want to. 🤷🏿‍♂️

Here are my favourite murder mystery fantasy book recs: The Tainted Cup by @robertjbennett.bsky.social The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson The Scour by @richardswanauthor.bsky.social (out in October) Death on the Caldera by @emmypax.bsky.social The Last Vigilant by @markalatham.bsky.social

Finished @emmypax.bsky.social Death on the Caldera the other night and absolutely loved it. The worldbuilding was so rich and the pacing had me speeding through it. Would definitely enjoy seeing more of the Linde (& extended) family in the future.

I updated my newsletter! Get the deets about Worldcon, Book Tour AND a new cover! open.substack.com/pub/emmypax/...

Just a reminder to check for your name in this list of books that OpenAI trained from. If your name is there, they probably owe you several thousand dollars. OpenAI cried that if everyone eligible author files, the company will go bankrupt, so I'm alerting every author I have ever spoken to.

Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman A blend of fantasy and Golden Age crime, set in an unforgiving landscape that steams with sulphur and bubbles with lava. The Linde siblings—Kellen, Davina, and Morel—are anxious to return to the kingdom of Halgyr before their father dies.

"Less than a month into the district’s first school year with a new cellphone ban, JCPS has found that students are checking out library books at a record rate." www.wave3.com/2025/09/02/s...

Today, we're thrilled to be taking part in the cover reveal for Emily Paxman's upcoming standalone post-apocalyptic romance, ALL WE HAVE LEFT! Cover artist: Natasha MacKenzie Due for release 2nd June 2026 from @titanbooks.bsky.social Read more: tinyurl.com/568f6ktw @emmypax.bsky.social

Next week I head to Worldcon, but the book tour fun doesn't stop there! Alberta friends... I'M COMING TO MEET YA!!!! We've got stops booked in Calgary, Lethbridge and Cranbrook! I can't wait to share Death on the Caldera with all of you this summer!

Two weeks until Seattle #Worldcon and I am a panelist! I'm doing lots of panels, plus YOU could be the one to attend the world's sleepiest reading as I attempt to string together coherent sentences after flying in on a 6:00 am flight! If you're going, drop me a message and we can try to meet up!

New book deal alert!!!! The sexy apocalypse is coming!!!!! www.thebookseller.com/rights/titan...

A little bit fantasy, a little bit mystery, a little sci-fi and a TON of FUN...I loved DEATH ON THE CALDERA, the debut from @emmypax.bsky.social. Check out my review of one of the latest from @titanbooks.bsky.social... fanfiaddict.com/review-death... #BookSky @lordtbrffa.bsky.social

Stayed up way past my bedtime because I couldn’t put this down. Gulped it all in one sitting. This was such a wonderful mystery and unique magic system, @emmypax.bsky.social! Really enjoyed this story and the characters! I look forward to reading more of your work! :)

We spoke with @emmypax.bsky.social about murder, mayhem, and magic in her new novel DEATH IN THE CALDERA for this week’s #podcast episode! Listen here: linktr.ee/fictionfanspod @titanbooks.bsky.social #booksky 💙📚

DEATH ON THE CALDERA PUB DAY AND SWAG GIVEAWAY!!! Today Death on the Caldera publishes. I love this book so much and hope you will too. I'm doing a swag give away to celebrate! Art cards! Bookmarks! Bookplates! Click the link for details! docs.google.com/forms/d/1dSM... @titanbooks.bsky.social

So, this one's a bit of a cracker. Agatha Christie meets Sarah J Maas, Murder on the Orient Express with witches… Climb aboard for Death on the Caldera by @emmypax.bsky.social – out today from @titanbooks.bsky.social. .

DEATH ON THE CALDERA by the amazing @emmypax.bsky.social is out today from @titanbooks.bsky.social and Amber could not be more excited!!! She also has something in common with one of the characters - but you’ll have to read the book to find out what!! Congratulations Emily!!! So exciting!

Death on the Caldera comes out tomorrow. It's like, whatevs. Who's even keeping track?

Do you like Emily Paxman? Do you want to be the FIRST TO KNOW about my new books so that you can get your hands on them first? Then please consider signing up for my substack email list! When not talking about books, I will probably be ranting about theatre. emmypax.substack.com/p/one-week-t...

Why isn't Trump's clear and open call for federal law enforcement to arrest a Democratic governor based on zero lawbreaking of any kind leading every single news site right now?

Looks like June is going to be a good reading month! #JuneTBRReads #BookSky 💙📚

It's here! Reactor's 30 Most Anticipated Books of 2025, read and compiled by books editor @cxorlando.bsky.social. If you're searching for your next fantasy, science fiction, or horror favorite, there's no better place to start 📖 reactormag.com/30-sff-title...

I spy with my little eye a little book about volcanoes and trains... reactormag.com/new-fantasy-...

@emmypax.bsky.social is tackling a genre mash up of High Fantasy and Crime in 'Death on the Caldera', and is paying homage to one of the greatest, Agatha Christie. Out June 17 My SFBook.com review: sfbook.com/death-on-the... Thank you @titanbooks.bsky.social @baharkutluk.bsky.social

but if i'm not allowed to feed artists into my artist killing machine it's going to be basically impossible for the machine to keep killing artists. is that what you want?? and before you answer keep in mind this is a very expensive machine

Lol, the way this site cuts off my head in the photo, but you can still see my cool jeans. OH WELL!!! Look at the article about me and my book! #DeathOnTheCaldera www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/community/co...

My 5-Star Reads for May... *The Will of the Many by James Islington, Death on Caldera by @emmypax.bsky.social (out soon!), I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman & Old Man's War by @scalzi.com (re-read). Bring on June!!! #booksky

Just discovered that the Squirrel Hill branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has ordered a copy of my debut novel, DEATH ON THE CALDERA. MY library. I walked by it every day I went to class at Chatham. Miss you, Pittsburgh! Anyway, libraries are the best. ❤️ @chathamu.bsky.social

Trains? Witches? Lord, it's like @emmypax.bsky.social knew my weak points! Looking forward to devouring this as soon as possible. Love that cover.

DEATH ON THE CALDERA By Emily Paxman @TitanBooks @emmypax.bsky.social @emmypaxman #DeathOnTheCaldera #Book Review jackiesreading4leisure.home.blog/2025/05/21/d... via @jackiesreading.bsky.social