SEASON OF THE SERPENT is now available for advance reads on Netgalley. Go wild. www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

"There are currently only three fanfics on the Archive of Our Own written in Swahili." In our latest, @soila.bsky.social writes about the dominance of English in fandom and especially fic, including the perspectives of fellow fans in Kenya, Nigeria, and Burundi. Read or listen to an audio version:

Today is a good day to read a book from a small Antifascist press. How’s about COYOTE RUN by @lilithsaintcrow.com? Or preorder THE FINAL CHRONICLE OF YENEH by @jomiles.bsky.social or A DUBIOUS CLAMOR by @marissalingen.bsky.social. Imagining the defeat of authoritarians is good for you.

Good morning! My novel MERCUTIO is out in the UK today. The best thing I've done. My thanks to my editor Jane Johnson, my agent Jennie Goloboy, to Leo Nickolls for the cover, and to Maxim Reston for the audiobook:

My academic book, ‘JK Rowling and the Anti-Trans Panic,’ is out September 2026. It is my analysis of the moral panic from Edinburgh, the ‘city of JK Rowling,’ where I study and work at JKR’s former university as it became a hub for anti-trans organizing … ohiostatepress.org/books/titles...

Unveiling the cover for THE FIST OF MEMORY: My New Sci-Fi Novel it’s finally here. The US cover for my forthcoming novel THE FIST OF MEMORY! Check it out!

I love this TOC so much!

Been telling my students: "The Altmans of the world want you to believe genAI will make you irrelevant, but no--your unique ability to employ critical thought will become even more relevant BECAUSE of genAI." Whether this ability will be adequately respected & compensated, though--different matter.

"If our stories come from the stars, those stars shine bright from within us." – John Uche Today we published our interview with John Uche, whose graphic novel Celestial Eyes Vol. 1 has been recognised at the 2025 Nommo Awards. substack.com/home/post/p-...

ooh great question! some picks from me: Lost Arc Dreaming, Suyi Davies Okungbowa Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon, Annie Mare Those Beyond the Wall, Micaiah Johnson Long Live Evil, Sarah Rees Brennan

You won't admit you love me, and so How am I ever to know? You always tell me Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps

"Discuss the craft choices in a BIPOC author's SFF novel" level impossible. Is "i love the fresh smell of ethnic worldbuilding" the only key in your piano? Y'all are going to make me come out of posting retirement.

I learned today that the actress who plays Javadi on THE PITT is *older* than the actress who plays Dr Mohan. Our girl Samira really going through it.

This black-owned bookstore in the UK needs our help. I was so thrilled to see my novel, Bacchanal here alongside so many great books. Check them out, support, and spread the word: afroribooks.co.uk/collections/...

Happy book release day!

Happy book release day to @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app & YEAR OF THE MER. I can't imagine having to launch a book on a day like today. But your thunder shall not be stolen!

Social media is beset by a tidal wave of publishing misinformation, fuelled by bots and platform-farming and algorithms that favour outrage. With special guest Donyae Coles, Sunyi and Scott discus how on earth we can walk the line between being honest, while not fueling an atmosphere of misery.

AI & TRADITIONAL PUBLISHING: A SURVEY I was curious about how people in traditional publishing are feeling about AI. I would love input from authors, editors, agents, booksellers, translators, narrators, designers and more. Thanks for sharing and participating!

Well I just got the OK so I am doing MY OWN DANG COVER REVEAL WICKHILLS has a cover now! Illustrated by Tom Roberts and designed by Russell Trakhtenberg! Which I copied and pasted so I would not make a typo! Anyway, BEHOLD! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Gather around folks, it's time to dive into the story behind the post-apocalyptic, Afrofuturistic world of Prosper with Dragons! Yes, @prosperwithdragons.bsky.social will bring a little heat to your game nights, but beyond that, we want help people come together to imagine a brighter future. 🐉

Forged in FIYAH, edited by @davaun.bsky.social, showcases the extraordinary talent and innovation of contemporary Black SFF!🔥 This collection of 18 stories features tales from mainstays of genre fiction alongside the dynamic, groundbreaking work of several of FIYAH's most promising newcomers.

The Godfather. I was eleven, I believe.

My dear friend and co-conspirator Piper J Drake (Lalana) is fighting Stage IV Cancer. She's in need of a VERY expensive treatment to give her a bit more time on this Earth. Please help make this happen! Donate, Share, Boost pls 💖 gofund.me/b2674e924

Fun times! My latest short story, will be published in this collection from the excellent folks at @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, featuring some of the best SFF authors of our time. In "Boundless", come for the house sitting, stay for the strange occurrences, noisy neighbors, & one very strange child.

NEXT: It can finally, formally be revealed that @tordotcompub.bsky.social is publishing @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social's 10-Year🤯 Anniversary anthology FORGED IN FIYAH! My contribution revisits Chesirah (FIYAH #1) and gets into some fae business! Out 9/29 Pre-order here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Pre ordering is Live. Tap that link America!!. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Finally get to cartwheel about this in public!!! 🔥🔥🔥 A collection from some of the BEST authors in these SFF streets, and a celebration of @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social

An anthology you DO NOT want to miss! Featuring some of the incredible authors we've been so privileged to publish over this past decade! Please share this post with fans and readers of Black SFF. Guaranteed you will help someone find their next favorite storyteller in these pages!

Fun times! My latest short story, will be published in this collection from the excellent folks at @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social, featuring some of the best SFF authors of our time. In "Boundless", come for the house sitting, stay for the strange occurrences, noisy neighbors, & one very strange child.

*taps internet microphone* After months of work, a project i've been coordinating for @literaryhub.bsky.social in conjunction with @maris.bsky.social is now live ... We've commissioned 13 reviews of books by LGBTQ folks not covered by the NYTBR under Pamela Paul ... lithub.com/what-was-los...

Your Hugo Nominating ballot can make a difference. There are a total of 7718 people with the right to cast a nominating ballot in the 2026 Hugo Awards. As of this morning, 1293 of those people have cast a nominating ballot in at least one category. www.lacon.org/hugos/

I’m so grateful for this nod from Ebony. www.ebony.com/we-should-al...

What Was Lost: A Queer Accounting of the NY Times Book Review, 2013-2022 lithub.com/what-was-los...

Site's been down for a couple of days due to a maintenance snafu but it's back up and we're about 50% of the way to the awards funding goal! ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/

In which I talk about the paperback edition of Ring Shout that came out last October, and answer some of those questions that often come my way: "Where did you come up with this idea? Will there be a sequel? Is there a movie happening? Have you seen Sinners?" I had some time...

"What are the experiences of people of color in the publishing industry?" arleysorg.com/by-the-numbe...

When folks ask me, "What are your politics?"

Winner's medallion for #LostArkDreaming arrived in the mail from @theignyteawards.bsky.social! Thanks to the #IgnyteAwards team (esp @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app + @sillysyntax.bsky.social) for the good work of making this happen every year, and artist @nilahmagruder.com for the excellent art.

Winner's medallion for #LostArkDreaming arrived in the mail from @theignyteawards.bsky.social! Thanks to the #IgnyteAwards team (esp @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app + @sillysyntax.bsky.social) for the good work of making this happen every year, and artist @nilahmagruder.com for the excellent art.

Some of my thoughts on this excellent collection in this week's @thecontinent.org, which you can download here: www.thecontinent.org/_files/ugd/2...

5/ Lost Ark Dreaming, by Suyi Davies Okungbowa. Afrofuturism is consistently outstanding, and this is a tale of greed, climate change, inequality, and sea monsters.

6. "Lost Ark Dreaming" by Suyi Davies Okungbowa Great blend of dystopia, post-apocalyptic settings, class hierarchy observations and Nigerian mythology, I think I read this in pretty much one sitting, it was so good. 🌊 #booksky #top10books2025 #lostarkdreaming

We're so close! Help us get there! www.kickstarter.com/projects/and...

Oof. I really can't get over how the orange clown is the US's own Abacha/Tinubu. A wannabe mobster who converts the entire government into a self-enrichment program, all the while provoking and stoking divisive tensions so no one is focused enough to hold them to account. Mad ting.

I still think about this post every now and then, and I believe Black History Month is a good time to bring it back.

So @kmveohongs.bsky.social and I pressed record, then edit, then things escalated to distribute, and now here we are. Please enjoy the first part of this 4-part standalone podcast with series potential thanksbutnotforme.com

It's Black History Month, and here's an opportunity for you to directly support black authors and editors in their creative careers. This anthology includes stories by @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @davaun.bsky.social @brentclambert.bsky.social @edenroyce.bsky.social and more. Pre-order now!!

"It is a piece of sage advice, a writer’s mantra, that I have made good use of through the years and that I now pass on to you: Ah, fuck ‘em." lithub.com/alice-mcderm...

Hey y'all! The official book page for my forthcoming novel The Fist of Memory is up so you can pre-order it. Here: astrapublishinghouse.com/product/the-... or here: www.amazon.co.uk/Fist-Memory-... You can also add it to your GR “Want to Read” list! www.goodreads.com/book/show/24... 🙏🏾🚀📖🤖

2025 was another great year for African short fiction! Author @wtalabi.com recommends 10 highlights across science fiction, fantasy, and horror, from "magic-for-wealth schemes" to an unsettling religious organization (in space). And if there's some ties in there...? We're not complaining.