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Dive into @kerstinhall.bsky.social 's deliciously dark fantasy ASUNDER! Follow deathspeaker Karys as she balances her compact with a terrifying eldritch being with her job investigating suspicious deaths, and a new complication – the dying stranger now sharing her shadow. https://geni.us/asunder

Publishers Weekly review: www.publishersweekly.com/9781250827005

today my therapist was talking about how adhd and ptsd can set each other off because it’s harder to regulate trauma responses when you’re already disregulated because you’ve forgotten to eat or drink all day so like idk who else needs to hear this but go drink a glass of water

✨Asunder is out in the UK today!✨ Shortlisted for the Nebula and Locus Awards, it’s a fantasy about a woman hellbent on survival…and the talkative man she accidentally binds to her shadow.* *She was trying to extort him, one thing led to another.

We are DELIGHTED to share an excerpt from the long-anticipated Twelves Months by Jim Butcher, book 18!!! in The Dresden Files!! Harry Dresden has found himself in a bit of a, um, compromising position with Himself:

Nice article about Queen Demon: www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... "One of Wells’ most compelling gifts as a writer is the way she interrogates trauma, and trauma is very much in evidence in her recent works, especially in both Murderbot and The Rising World."

OUT THIS MONTH! @kerstinhall.bsky.social 's ASUNDER finally reaches the UK! “Read this book. Let its deliciously dark world envelop you. Fall in love with its complicated, wounded, winsome characters...You’ll thank me later.” - @veronicarothbooks.com Preorder: https://geni.us/asunder

This is my poorly-drawn meme pitch for you all to read Asunder by @kerstinhall.bsky.social aka My Favorite Book I Read This Year And It's Not Even Close. I actually NEED more people to read this book so we can yap about it together!!!!!!

I hate having emotions about reality; I’d much rather have them about Sanctuary Moon.

Curse you, Prime! I must resist. “It is not a reboot,” Gero said. “It is a brand new chapter. It’s its own unique chapter in the Stargate universe.”

You want to read a really good book? @kerstinhall.bsky.social's ASUNDER is getting a UK edition in January, from the nice people at Solaris. I recommend this book very highly. (I'm still holding out hope that Hall will get to write Many Sequels.) blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

Anne Bishop shares some thoughts on the ensemble cast approach as applied to writing TURNS OF FATE (out yesterday!): thenerddaily.com/anne-bishop-...

"Make your choice. Change your fate." A new world to explore from NYT bestseller Anne Bishop! TURNS OF FATE is out today! bookshop.org/a/57446/9780...

NEW BOOK ON NETGALLEY ALERT! Calling all reviewers, librarians, booksellers, and press: @kerstinhall.bsky.social 's Nebula and Locus Award-nominated dark fantasy novel - ASUNDER - has landed on Netgalley UK! Request: https://geni.us/SolarisNG Preorder: https://geni.us/asunder

Gizmodo article on next Murderbot novel Platform Decay: gizmodo.com/murderbot-pl...

There's a 2.99 ebook sale on the Emilie omnibus on online retailers today only, including Bookshop.org, kobo, Amazon, etc.

Since I'm spending a lot of time doing everything except what I need to be doing, here's one thing I've been meaning to do: This is the link for my upcoming book tour for Queen Demon, the sequel to Witch King, 2nd book in the Rising World. Tour starts Oct 6. us.macmillan.com/tours/martha...

With the rise of AI and... well, everything's that is happening, really—I urge you all to read. There's a dismantling of Humanities for a reason, so you should read: fiction, poetry, History, everything. Take with you the lessons of previous generations, make your life richer, learn new things.

Amigos, esta autora aqui tem o prazer de anunciar que agora é agenciada pela Jennifer Jackson - @arcaedia.bsky.social -, da Donald Maass Literary Agency. Estou feliz? Pra caramba. Muitos #VemAí nos esperam num futuro próximo.

Thrilled to welcome Clara! Wait until you all see what she's working on!

Behold: www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

Hello, hi, good day, please admire my sophisticated artistic abilities as I attempt to lure you into buying my book.

This Murderbot + Witch King and more Humble Bundle from @torbooks.bsky.social has raised nearly $80,000 for @wck.org World Central Kitchen -- Can we get that up higher before time runs out? #booksky www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...

Just returning after nearly 3 weeks away for various reasons. And I see... A lot has happened. Universe (and all else) grant me grace while I get my bearings. (And, to those asking - yes, I'll also be responding to queries/submissions still on queue as well.)

Absolutely chuffed to announce that pre-orders for ANGEL MAKER are now open. Details here: www.patreon.com/posts/136481... The long-awaited full-length sequel to the cult classic KAREN MEMORY! (Audible books are a little goofed up in the database right now, so hold off on those.)

Out in paperback TODAY!

Launching a fanzine. Soliciting content, especially substantive and comprehensive reviews on anything sword & sorcery related (think 500 words and up, no top end).

I am so fucking thrilled. This is such a great book, precisely and elegantly *weird* and uncomfortably human. It really deserves a nice solid UK edition!

SURPRISE!

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that THE FOLDED SKY is a finalist for the Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. awards.dragoncon.org/2025-ballot/

I reserve the right to have more opinions later, but my last one for now… My book is good. You should read it.

one like, one writing opinion.

Hey, guess what!? It is just two months and one day to the debut of Angel Maker!! (and also, chicken butt, naturally)

I'm very pleased to share this (nonspoilery) review of THE FOLDED SKY by @hawkwinglb.bsky.social at @reactorsff.bsky.social ! reactormag.com/book-review-...

Hello, writer friends! Heads up that I'm reluctantly closing to queries as of Monday (July 14th). Hoping to re-open in the Fall. In the meantime I'll be reading and responding to the submissions I've already received. Seeing so much talent in my inbox and want to give this my best attention.

Remember tonight: reactormag.com/read-a-new-m...

Oh yay, they announced it!!

Hello, writer friends! Heads up that I'm reluctantly closing to queries as of Monday (July 14th). Hoping to re-open in the Fall. In the meantime I'll be reading and responding to the submissions I've already received. Seeing so much talent in my inbox and want to give this my best attention.

(I would also like to shout this out particularly to writers: DO NOT sleep on ASUNDER. A masterclass in worldbuilding, full of grounded, chewy, substantial details that make the world feel solid and real, not an afterthought.)

It's Murderbot Eve/Day: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ6H...

🎶 Ther ys a place biyonde the wyrmhole A place onlye to loveres knowne - The brave, the hopeful, the lost, the worthye, Peraventure me and thee! Will not thou wende wyth these fooles and dreameres To the planete we calle home? We hope we wil greete thee soone On Sanctuarye Moone 🎶

It's Friday morning and THE FOLDED SKY is out all over the English-speaking world! books2read.com/u/mBB0QZ?for...

I have a new book out this week! Which means I also have a newsletter to link with author appearances and pretty book covers to look at and possibly buy! buttondown.com/matociquala/...

It's launch day and we're going to space! The US edition of THE FOLDED SKY is available now in ebook, TPB, and hardcover, and there are wonderful new Stephen Youll covers for ANCESTRAL NIGHT and MACHINE. books2read.com/b/mBB0QZ

This timeline is really getting on my last nerve. Just venting a little after a person very dear to me got some pretty terrible news which almost certainly can be laid largely at the door of those currently responsible for the wrecking of all the things.

SecUnit hates that physical affection! Read the Murderbot Diaries by @marthawells.com and watch the new Murderbot show if you haven't already. Most relatable robot human construct 🤖 (Process of book vase. Inspired by All Systems Red and the series in general)

“In a career of barely a decade, Premee Mohamed has emerged as one of the more adventurous new voices in SFF, both in terms of genre and form…” @garykwolfe’s reviews ONE MESSAGE REMAINS by @premeemohamed.com - locusmag.com/2025/06...

To wake up to a dead roommate, for the day to get worse from there. Many such cases in @casskhaw.bsky.social's new dark academia horror The Library at Hellebore. You can read an excerpt now! reactormag.com/excerpts-the...