🍄 ICYMI 🍄 The Book of Spores LATE BACKER STORE is open!!! If you weren’t able to back our fungal SFF anthology during the Kickstarter campaign, you can now pre-order a copy via Pledgebox 🍄🍄‍🟫 Scan the QR code below or click this link: the-book-of-spores-a-fungal-sff-anthology.pledgebox.com/preorder

Over at FanFiAddict, I'm taking a knife to the latest Pendergast book, THE BEGINNING, due out in January. Check out my thoughts at fanfiaddict.com/review-pende... #booksky 💙📚 🩸📚 @fanfiaddict.bsky.social

It's THAT time of year again...

🤠Happy Monday before Xmas, #booksky folks!🤠 Back with another Indie Book Rec for y'all: The Source of Strife by @alexarch.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxiW...

Ended 2025 with a banger! Anji Kills a King by @bookreviewskill.bsky.social is a sharp, character-driven fantasy with emotional weight, strong relationships, and an original premise. A confident debut that rewards reader trust. Full review in the 🔗👇

This looks fun, so I'll add: ⚒️🍺 for Owen & Tess (Serpentus) 🛡️❄️ for Andrew & Rynn (The Caein Legacy) 🗡️🧪 for Jal'den & Sal'zar (The Ballad of Alchemy & Steel) ⚡💎 for Ravin & Adalin (The Relics of War) Thanks @kiraofthewind.com for always having such creative prompts 😊

If you liked Wraith and the Revolution, I have a prequel short story releasing to my newsletter featuring Kye about 7 years prior to the novel. (Pablo is in it too!) Chapter 2 will go out on Saturday. If you're interested in the free story, the signup 🔗 is here: ajcalvin.net/newsletter/

A zoo full of magical creatures, and a passionate zookeeper determined to save a beloved species from the brink of extinction make for a delightful mix of conservation biology and fantasy in The Phoenix Keeper by SA MacLean. Review here: fanfiaddict.com/review-the-p... #booksky #bookreview

It's time! Here are the 25 novellas that are now semi-finalists in SFINCS3! #booksky💙📚📚 www.sfincscompetition.com/post/sfincs3...

Look at these pretty books!! 🤩

Update: our power is back on!

And now they're saying we'll have no power until tomorrow night ☹️

Well...They're planning to shut off our power again today (2nd time this week) due to high winds. We have about an hour before the lights go out, and they're saying it'll be 12 hrs+ before power is back. Going to hang out with my brother later since he's not in the affected area.

This week's #blog is my 2025 Year in Review post. It's mostly about writing, but there are a few other things in the mix too. You can read it here! ajcalvin.net/2025-in-revi... (PS- there will not be a Thursday blog from me next week due to the holiday and family visiting)

The wind is crazy bad here right now... I took this clip about 40 minutes ago, but it hasn't calmed down since then.

Please find my #scifi #cyberpunk #bookreview of Ghosts of Tomorrow by @michaelrfletcher.bsky.social for FanFiAddict. A bleak, violent cyberpunk look at one possible future. Brilliant. fanfiaddict.com/review-ghost...

Any indies have SF/F/H books coming out in January? I'm building next month's new release post, and there's room for new titles! You can submit the book info using the form below 😊 #booksky #writingcommunity docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Between the holidays and all that entails, and the final week of my job (corporate is shutting our site down on Dec 31), I know I've been quiet on socials the last few weeks. I'm still here. I'm not going anywhere. I just needed some time away from regular posting to process.

What an awesome year 2025 was for reading! There were many great stories out there both indie and trad pub. Here are the top two books from each Willow Wraith Press member: Did we read your favorites this year? What books would you recommend to us for 2026?

Happy Monday, friends & enemies of #booksky! Got another WWP Indie Book rec! The Servant by @justingreer.bsky.social - classic fantasy tropes galore - dark lord returnith - slow-build epicness - prophecies & chosen ones - battles, beasties, magic swords! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmU6...

Anyone indies with books releasing in January? I'm starting my usual list... 😊 Please submit your book info here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #booksky #writingcommunity #indiebooks

This review sums up Serpentus so well, without spoiling anything for it or the related series. Thank you, @cblansdell.bsky.social!

It's that time of year again: I have completely random book awards to share! From categories like "Best fictional pet" to "Biggest WTF is going to happen next moment," these were fun to award (I have read some really great books this year!) Full post here: ajcalvin.net/a-j-s-comple... #booksky

Serpentus getting some love today, in the form of Best ‘Oh Shit, this Story just got Dark!’ Moment You all have no idea how happy it makes me when that one scene hits readers so hard. Seeing this made my day! 😊

When a would-be dragon-slayer is defeated, the last thing she expects is for the dragon she attacked to invite her in for breakfast... So begins The Sunset Sovereign by Laura Huie. It's a cozy read with an emotional ending. My review: fanfiaddict.com/review-the-s... #booksky #bookreview

It's a good day when I wake up to artwork-shaped things in my inbox! 😊

“AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD by @voidcricket.bsky.social breaks the mould. This is next-level awesomeness on an intergalactic scale. Pure storytelling magic.” 10/10 Full review 👇🏻 fanfiaddict.com/review-an-un...

At FanFiAddict we care, so we share, all the best bookish news! The sheer unadulterated ✨delight✨ I feel in being able to tell everyone that @solarisbooks.bsky.social have officially acquired @taranhunt.bsky.social's next book in #TheKystromChronicles🪐! Come along👀 fanfiaddict.com/exclusive-ac...

I reviewed The Light of Kasaban by @thomashowardriley.bsky.social There is a sense of looming pressure and stress, built up from the stark, brutal beginning, that lingers and hangs in the balance until the abrupt ending, which brought both sadness and a slight glimmer of hope.

I'll be sharing my 2025 random book awards on Thursday! Some of the categories include: Most Mercurial Character Most Creative String of Swearing and Most Terrifying Birds There are more. Watch for the blog on Thursday morning! 😁

Made Things proves once again that @aptshadow.bsky.social is a wonderfully versatile author. A young thief has puppet friends, puppets who are living, thinking beings… Shout out to @torbooksuk.bsky.social for the review copy. Here’s the full review: fanfiaddict.com/review-made-...

The book and the main character: Wraith and the Revolution is a standalone novel about a desperate man seeking to leave his toxic home, only to get caught in corporate schemes and galactic upheaval. Kye is more than he seems Cover by J Caleb Design Character art by JustMiss Art

We'll be live in a few hours. Hope to see you there 😉

The book and the main character: War of the Nameless is the last book in the Relics of War, so let's feature one of its villains. Dranamir is Soulless, a ruthless mage sworn to the Nameless god. She loves destruction. Cover by Jamie Noble Character art by Galadriel Coffeen

I've been productive today. I have the rest of my December blog posts scheduled (I'm skipping Thursday the 25th), and the 1st in January too. I wrote a little in my current WIP. Since the lab officially shut down Wednesday, I don't have much left to do at work. 2 more weeks...

For the next few days, Protocol of Valor ebook is free, and if you want a free audible code for US/UK post a lizard gif

#FantasyIndiesDecember Day 5: Free Friday To celebrate the release of my interactive short story, here's an interview I did with Prowess Games. In it, I share my experiences with this storytelling format, and delve into a new part of Knyadrea. www.prowessgames.net/posts/09-cbl...

The book and the main character: The Talisman of Delucha is book 2 in the Relics of War trilogy, and Ravin becomes a major player. He's an unaffiliated mage following his own agenda, and he's not afraid to push boundaries. Cover by Jamie Noble Character art (Adalin & Ravin) by Glint of Mischief

Protocol of Valor audiobook is live 🕺

Some of you are aware that Willow Wraith Press has a book club, but in case you didn't know: This week's blog post is all about the book club and how you can join us in the reading fun! ajcalvin.net/the-willow-w... #booksky

FINAL 8 HOURS to back THE BOOK OF SPORES campaign!!! Don’t miss your chance to get this Kickstarter-exclusive deluxe edition anthology, featuring 17 fungal fantasy, sci-fi and fantasy stories that will infect your imagination 🍄🍄‍🟫 Back it until 5pm EST TODAY: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...

Come join us Saturday as we discuss Far Removed!

November review round-up for Willow Wraith Press! #booksky Busy month w/the holidays & all but some quality books! - An Ambitious Woman & Her Very Normal Pet by @poppyalexanders.bsky.social - The Severing Son by @vaughnroycroft.bsky.social - Austringer's Wrath by E.L. Lyons Reviews in links!

Up at FanFiAddict, I'm talking about the latest ALIEN novel from @titanbooks.bsky.social, @shaunhamill.bsky.social's PERFECT ORGANISMS. Hamill finds his own unique hook into the familiar, giving us a strong character-first ALIEN book. My thoughts: fanfiaddict.com/review-alien... #booksky 🩸📚 🪐📚 💙📚

The book and the main character: The Moon's Eye is book 1 in the Relics of War trilogy. It features 6 POVs, so there isn't one true "main." The book starts with Vardak, a warrior tasked to help the Fire Goddess' daughter. Cover by Jamie Noble Character art by Galadriel Coffeen

The Kickstarter campaign for The Book of Spores closes tomorrow (December 4) at 5pm EST - there's still time to back the project and secure a super cool special edition hardcover! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fan...

📢Cover reveal time! #booksky📢 Willow Wraith Press' good pal, @alexarch.bsky.social, is relaunching his sci-fi novella, The Stars Within! Check out his brand new cover: willowwraithpress.com/2025/12/02/c...

The book and the main character: Exile is book 1 of The Caien Legacy, a story of siblings, magic, and a kingdom at odds. The MC, Andrew, is half dragon and a skin-changer, and the eldest of the siblings featured. Here's Exile and Andrew: Cover by Jamie Noble Character art by CB Lansdell

#booksky Took me 1.5hrs to film this damn thing, so please watch 😅😅😅 Anyway, starting a new Indie Book Rec series of mini reviews, first up is my new fave: The Severing Son by @vaughnroycroft.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7E5...

It's December, which means I have another list of indie book releases for you! Today's a little busy, so I will tag the authors on the list later. For now, you can check out the full post on my blog: ajcalvin.net/the-indie-au...