The Map of Lost Places edited by Sheree Renée Thomas & Lesley Conner: Review by Gabino Iglesias locusmag.com/review/...

Read @Gabino_Iglesias’s review of THE MAP OF LOST PLACES edited by @shereereneethomas.bsky.social & @lesleyconner.bsky.social: “a solid group of stories that focus on place in very different ways... a very worthy journey.”

I’m told by MRM that print copies of the latest issue are making their journey to readers from the warehouse! The issues of the other Must Read magazines are on their way as well. I’m looking forward to receiving my desk copies! Here are links: weightlessbooks.com/the-magazine... www.fandsf.com

We stay building!

Nice review of The Map of Lost Places! www.danscifi.com/post/newrele... "You'll find a delectable smorgasbord in this anthology if you're interested in yarns exploring the creepy, insidious side of evil." The Map of Lost Places, which I edited with @shereereneethomas.bsky.social, comes out 4/29!

“Thistle stepped over an upturned root that twisted from the dark, wet earth.” Tree of the Forest Seven Bells Turns the World Round Midnight by Sheree Renée Thomas Narrator: Premee Mohamed Host: Alasdair Stuart Audio: Chelsea Davis This story first appeared in Sleeping Under the Tree of Life

It's here! 🗺️✨ Lesley Connor & I are ecstatic to share that The Map of Lost Places debuts TODAY! So grateful for our amazing contributors & the Apex Books team for bringing this vision of strange & haunted realms to life. Find your way to hidden worlds here: www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp...

So excited for the release! Thanks again for the opportunity! 🧭 👻💖

Congrats to the phenomenal editor, @daniandarrelljerry.bsky.social, for this HUGE Award— the ANNA JULIA COOPER & CIR JAMES AWARD for Outstanding Scholarly Publication in Africana Studies from the National Council for Black Studies. Very honored to have chapter in this powerful collection.

Welcome to The Map of Lost Places. Join @daniandarrelljerry.bsky.social in "Blood in Coldwater." Location: Arkabutla Lake in Coldwater, Mississippi Population: 1,359 Dangers: Beware the haunted lake www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...

So proud and grateful to have a story in the Marvel anthology, Captain America: The Sheild of Sam Wilson. It's out now, so head to the bookstore or go online and purchase that, and check out my story, "Plug In, Plug Out."

A time was definitely had! Thanks for your support, Emily!

Part 2 of Uncanny Magazine #61 is now available online, including my review of THEM: The Scare. Head over and check it out! Uncanny is consistently nominated for the top award for a reason! www.uncannymagazine.com

There's only ONE WEEK LEFT to preorder your copy of Breath of Life and get 30% off your print or digital copy! Get a little something for yourself before the sale ends on December 10th! 💻🏃‍♀️ Order your copy here: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/bre...

Booklist review: With detailed world building, social commentary on prison as another form of slavery & epic space battles, sf readers who enjoy Octavia Butler and Samuel R. Delaney will enjoy will enjoy this entry in the Astra Black series. Highly recommended. www.booklistonline.com/Breath-of-Ob...

The Kickstarter edition of The Map of Lost Places will be going out to backers very soon (actually, the ebook edition was sent this morning). If you missed the Kickstarter and want your own copy, you can preorder the trade paperback on Amazon now. www.amazon.com/Map-Lost-Pla...

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The Map of Lost Places (Kickstarter edition) cover jacket reveal! We'll go to print later this week. Retail version comes out in April, 2025 (with a different cover). Edited by @lesleyconner.bsky.social and @shereereneethomas.bsky.social.

The Kheprw Institute and Sheree Renee Thomas curated a Translocal Afrofuturism Gathering. For my part it involved hosting a dinner at the Paul Laurence Dunbar Library and giving a keynote on my Afrofuturism work and bringing the library back.

Congratulations @shereereneethomas.bsky.social on your Ignyte Ember Award for Unsung Contributions to Genre!

Authors & Editors, send your best death-related stories (1K-19K words, pub from Jan 1-Dec 1, ‘24) to @psychopomp.bsky.social AFTERLIVES: The Year's Best Death Stories 2024 curated by me. This is a reprint volume from the publishers of @thedeadlands.com. Check out the great 2023 volume by @vajra.me

For my 100th book of the year, I finally read the Winter 2024 issue of F&SF. Sheree Renée Thomas is the most consistently brilliant editor in the magazine’s history. How does this long-delayed issue hold up? My review: rickreads.blogspot.com/2024/08/2024...