My first foray into Joanna Van Veen! Consider me intrigued. Star rating ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

This is it, #booksky folks, 24 hours to go on this Kickstarter. Blown away by all the love it's gotten so far! @fanfiaddict.bsky.social calls it: "A little Hunger Games, a little DCC, a little Shadow of the Colossus, and one hell of a good time." Don't miss out, link below! 🗡️🩸📺

We’re back! With the podcast settling back in its original form, @rianfloyd.com and @afictionalescapist.bsky.social delve into a months worth of read, watch and play updates then dive into this month topic. Handheld gaming! Nostalgia trip or the way of the future 🤔 youtu.be/MoRQoL2bVqQ?...

🐈 COVER REVEAL 🐈 Check out this gorgeous cover for @shannonknight.bsky.social’s upcoming horror, Catamorphosis. This gorgeous illustration is the work of the incredibly talented @candrahope.bsky.social! Cancer was the start of Jasmine’s life falling apart. Coming 2026!

Stoked to help reveal @williamjadams3.bsky.social cover for Death Show Colossus!!! This fantasy, cyberpunk, dystopian mash up is sure to knock all of our socks off! Releasing May 26th! Cover by Felix Ortiz typography by Dewey Conway and naked cover by Helena Nikulina!

New book review of a not-new book up on the website, James Baldwin’s ‘Notes of a Native Son’. This collection of essays was a challenge thematically but beautiful (and important) to read. Does anyone have a favourite James Baldwin book? www.genreblender.net/review-notes...

Check out this incredible cover for A Dirge for Cascius pt 2 by Calum Lott! The second installment of this incredible looking duology is twice the size, twice the scale and promises ten times the devastation of book one! Incredible art by John Devlin! Coming June 16!

Bad news - my laptop charger exploded mid writing sprint. Good news, I did a writing sprint and the cloud exists. RIP charger. Thanks for not catching fire.

Thanks to @afictionalescapist.bsky.social for including COPPER SKIN, OAKEN LUNGS on your anticipated books list! 💙📚 youtu.be/LiMg4ZMdCcU?...

⭐️ Cover Reveal ⭐️ It is my pleasure to showcase this stunning cover for @alethearlyons.bsky.social The Dreamweaver! ‘Even daydreams can be possessed.’ Book three of The Seer of York is coming our way March 6th from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social Cover by Alison Flannery 😍

Starting a petition to get a second trilogy in this world! The conclusion to Level Unknown by David Dalglish was so much fun!

To the person who bought a copy of Alpha to round off their 2025, you’re the real MVP 🐺 Happy New Year Folks! May you be blessed with fabulous books for the year ahead!

Bring on the year of the feral shelves! youtu.be/_MbzekItHic?...

And that’s (almost) a wrap on 2025! This has been a huge year of entertainment for us over at Genre Blender. Join us on this weeks video to see what we pick as the best of the best for the year that was. youtu.be/_JX4vhuDm4o

Calling Indie authors and readers! Shout out your Kobo Plus recommendations! I lean towards SFF/Horror but pretty open to try new things. Self promo encouraged 🥳

Calling all cyberpunk lovers! Run Like Hell by Eira Brand was a fast paced, high stakes, action fest you are going to want to get your hands on!

Rach had some unofficial ALPHA merch made up for me. It’s the best present I’ve ever received 😅 For context - she doodled facetious cartoons while editing to amuse the both of us.

My buddy Rian over at Genre Blender did me the great honor of reviewing Alpha through their critical lens. Check out what they had to say! Fair warning, there are a lot of animal puns 😅 www.genreblender.net/review-alpha...

I present to you the chubbiest of cheeks. Also the physical proofs arrived!

It’s no secret Rian and I have differing opinions on many things but it’s always fun to discuss (respectfully)!

Author friends! What are some cool small goals you’ve hit along your journey that gave you a huge amount of joy? I’ll go first - anytime I see that someone has read a page on KDP. I’m a relatively new author but I can’t see that ever getting old 🤩

Alright indie lovers and authors! Who has a book coming out in 2026 that I need to know about? Send in your recs! Self Promo encouraged!

Book review! ALPHA by @afictionalescapist.bsky.social is a shockingly addicting debut. It's a story of personal growth and found family, and a great start for this new series. fanfiaddict.com/review-alpha...

Still thinking about this spooky season read by Molly Macabre!

ALPHA is out in the wild. Paperbacks proofs have been ordered and should release in December. It must be time to start championing other indie author’s works again. Let’s gooooooo 💪

Novembers episode of #genreblenderpodcast was wolf-PACKED! Rian breaks out their interviewing skills to help celebrate the launch of Kris’s debut ALPHA 🐺 Kris delves into writing, world-building, and the journey to becoming a published author. youtu.be/pbIeDxYLgGI?...

80 backers and 250% funded with 8 days to go! Be part of the magic: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/t...

ALPHA is finally out in the wild! A huge thank you to everyone who liked, shared, pre-ordered, ARC read, early reviewed, you name it! This past week has been a blur! I’m extremely grateful 🙏 Happy reading! Welcome to the pack 🐺

With ALPHA’s release tomorrow (at least here in Australia) it is time to introduce the last of our main characters. Meet Tilon! He’s disciplined, broody and probably the most level headed of the entire crew. His calm, yet demanding presence is a pillar of strength for those around him.

It’s Indie Time!! November Indie Releases 2025 youtu.be/OTyUbsDTxQA

We’re closing in on the release of ALPHA and getting intimate with the inner circle. It’s time to meet Winson. Underneath his playful nature lies a young man scared as hell. He doesn’t know where his loyalties lie just yet but he knows something has to change. Which side will he choose?

Less than a week to go for ALPHA! It’s time to introduce Jan! This brute of a hybrid has been here longer than anyone. Was he the first of John’s experiments? With his humanity all but snuffed out, Jan is a risk to keep around. Let’s just hope his loyalty to Delia keeps him in check.

The countdown is on! It’s time to meet our leader. Delia has been running this show for a hell of a lot longer than any of us knows and she isn’t about to answer to an insolent pup with a savior complex. I’m looking at you Caleb! Watch out for those claws, she isn’t afraid to use them.

With 9 days to go it’s time to introduce Argo! Named after the Mythical ship and he won’t let you forget it! Argo is a brawny golden retriever type who won’t give up on Caleb no matter what. He’s cheeky, he’s flirty and he knows how to throw a punch.

With 10 days to go it’s time to introduce some of ALPHA’s key players! Welcome Caleb - The privileged son of a mad scientist who finds himself smack bang in the middle of a sick experiment 🐺

Authors with new releases this month: Melissa J. Cave James B. Lynch @korivalley.bsky.social N.P. Thompson @lcyruswhelchel.bsky.social @mayadarjani.bsky.social @scrimscribes.bsky.social @afictionalescapist.bsky.social Jan Miklaszewicz M. Findley @authornickbetts.bsky.social @belladunn.bsky.social

With the #kickstarter almost ready to launch, it is time to introduce The Savage Aether by Henry Neilsen and a companion anthology called The Disconnected! Cyberpunk horror/thriller goodness?!? Count me in!

ALPHA ARC’s are live!!! There is still time to sign up if you’re interested in jumping on board this Orphan Black - Animorphs mashup! forms.gle/4uC9kLF4UCKK...

More Genre Blender content coming up!

There is still time to sign up for an ARC of ALPHA! forms.gle/4uC9kLF4UCKK...

Congratulations Rian on your first solo vid! What a topic!

It’s indie time! October Indie Releases 2025 youtu.be/vt9eGap8py0

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🐺 ARC Sign ups are here 🐺 How many lives will be lost for the sake of a non-existent war? How many people will be sacrificed in the name of genetic enhancement? You’ll have to read it to find out! Want to read this early? Check out the link below!

Watch this space 🐺

⚔️ Cover Reveal ⚔️ Book one of Records of The Orders comes our way in February 2026 and I cannot wait! Lovecraft meets George R.R. Martin meets Marcus Aurelius and Jean-Paul Sartre in this genre-bending cosmic horror fantasy. Cover design by @liviajelliot.com herself!

🥖 Cover Reveal 🥖 Check out this delightful cover for @hermansteuernagel.bsky.social’s upcoming release, Flour & Forge! This is the third standalone novel in the wonderfully cozy, Greatest in the Multiverse series! Cover by the team over at Miblart!

A little while ago, I asked the community for some indie horror recs. Good heavens, did you deliver! youtu.be/YWpFoHy1uqI?...

On today’s episode of my wife is my copy editor, I misspelt my characters name.

Excited to help reveal @adamcbassett.com’s cover for Copper Skin, Oaken Lungs! A short, post apocalyptic, fantasy novel releasing February 2026! This beautiful cover was created by @gorchart.bsky.social Narration for the audiobook completed by @vocalveronica.bsky.social Check it out!