I appreciate @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social for letting me post a review of @kaychronister.bsky.social’s superlative novel. This is a must-read, everyone, with a truly breathtaking description of place/setting. Incredibly, both comforting and claustrophobic!

On this Veteran’s Day, I find myself looking at my bookcase and thinking of these two masterpieces in particular. Thank you to all who served, with a special thanks to those (like the fantastic @philklay.bsky.social) who made art from their pain and shared it with us all.

How a book that began as a scourge of the establishment became, in the government's words, "an important part of our nation's history". It's the 65th anniversary of Penguin winning the Lady Chatterley trial (they had 200,000 copies ready to go). I wrote about it a few years ago:

Congratulations to Robert Jackson Bennett on his win for “The Tainted Cup!” You should check out the second book in the series, “A Drop of Corruption,” as well!

@huxleyandhiro.bsky.social has moved to a bigger—and amazing 🤩 —space at 601 Market St.! The grand opening is tomorrow (10-30) at 1:30! Be there are be 🟩 (IYKYK)! #booksky

@levgrossman.com has created this century’s Arthurian text. All others will be compared to this epic work of fantasy, heart, and grit. A story about faith and becoming who we were always meant to be, with the heart of a hero. Possibly THE contender for the @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social #booksky

I'm doing an online interview with @kennethluke.bsky.social for @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social …iiiin about forty minutes—it's free and open to anyone! Drop in if you're interested and have a free hour or two. Details here: www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening...

Faulknerian & gothic. Apocalyptic, yet brimming w/ hope. @kaychronister.bsky.social’s novel is a primal description of the bonds—& shackles—of family & the spaces we’re born—& trapped—in. This one ranks as truly unforgettable: worthy of any award you can name. #booksky @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social

Like slipping into a hot spring, @yangszechoo.bsky.social’s novel envelops its readers in a sense of warmth and comfort, in another world. A fantastical murder mystery with bonds of love you can’t help but root for: come get lost in it so you can be found. @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social #booksky

@samtasticbooks.com has created a moving tale of redemption and second chances, set in a world torn by fascist theocracy. A master at storytelling, but also a teller whose timing couldn’t be better. A must read & a worthy contender for the @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social #booksky

First up for this year’s World Fantasy Award is also this year’s Hugo Award winning, “The Tainted Cup.” What can I add to the already fulsome praise I’ve given it? It’s incredible, and a worthy contender for any award! #booksky @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

The next reading challenge! Looking forward to diving into some great fantasy! #booksky @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

László Krasznahorkai wins the Nobel prize in literature 2025

Looking forward to discussing this book (and his Nebula-winning “The Saint of Bright Doors”) with @vajra.me for @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social in just a few weeks!

With a vividly described landscape, a strong female lead, and a beautiful gay love story, @naominovik.bsky.social has produced another amazing story. A gem of a novella! #booksky @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

A picture truly is worth 1k words in this brilliantly illustrated graphic novel about a world in peril. When the boundary between magic and science is breached, anything can happen—and likely will! This one is a visual ⚡️ strike that packs a punch to the heart, and reminds us what humanity means.

#vssdaily #lace Out between all stars There's a stardust trail Our sun leaves a path At 720,000 km per hour A heat trail on the infrared Like paw prints in a forest bed Like comets in our past And Halley's in our future If we have no light Stand out in the dead of night Look up at the lace of life

Congratulations to Robert Jackson Bennett on winning the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Novel! #booksky @thehugoawards.bsky.social

I only discovered Bennett recently, but my love of these characters and their world is fervent. Ana and Din once again find the fate of the empire resting on their shoulders as they try to solve a string of vicious murders. A truly masterful story! Can’t wait for book 3! @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

Get your copy now! @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

Just came across a personal favorite @captainbluehen.bsky.social. Someone come by and grab it before I end up buying a second copy! #booksky

Sometimes a poem just grabs you, and you don’t even know why. From “Sonnets for a Missing Key” by @percivaleverett.bsky.social #poetry

Picked up this book @captainbluehen.bsky.social. Biography, psychology, & history intricately connect to tell of Dr. Wertham’s crusade to destroy comics. Schechter & @eric-powell-comics.bsky.social have created a powerful story about the evil of good intentions. A must-read for fans of comics.

Take the fascism of “1984” and put it on an “unusual” alien planet, and you have another blockbuster by @aptshadow.bsky.social. Once again, he displays his incredible ability to imagine new and fascinating forms of life, nestled within (IYKYK) a thrilling story. @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

🌟Shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction🌟 Revolutionary-minded and dizzyingly intricate, Vajra Chandrasekera’s Rakesfall defies narrative expectations as it considers history, power, perspective, resistance, and the “dread scale” of myth and nightmare.

The moment, the split second, In which the rain begins— That sound— Is where we hear Nature starting a poem. #poetry

“The Tainted Cup” is hands down one of the best books I’ve ever read. While it does, at times, lean more into its murder mystery than into its fantastical elements, it’s absolutely a contender for the Hugo Award (& the 2025 World Fantasy Award)! 💛💛💛 #booksky @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

#booksky @kerstinhall.bsky.social @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

This is a great story of normal people caught in abnormal circumstances, written with tremendous style & heart. At the same time, it tries too hard to also be a thriller and a romance, with the sci-fi taking a backseat. A must-read, but not a Hugo winner (IMO). #booksky @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

If Asimov had written “Six Characters In Search of an Author,” this is what it would have read like. This, and @aptshadow.bsky.social’s moral themes about how people treat people in a world of automata, makes this novel a major contender for this year’s Hugo! #booksky @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

Our second nominee for this year’s Hugo Award is one I’ve previously reviewed—and loved every page of! Prepare to grit your teeth in rage and then hurt your stomach laughing with this incredible work! #booksky @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

First on deck for the Hugo Awards is this year’s Nebula Award winner, @wiswell.bsky.social. You can find my earlier (rave) review below! #booksky @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social @captainbluehen.bsky.social

The Hugo Awards are next on deck with an August 16th announcement! I’ll read and review ‘em all between now and then. Hope you’ll follow along! #booksky @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social @captainbluehen.bsky.social @wiswell.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social

Not since Lessing or Garcia Marquez have I found an author who packs such a vast story into a relatively compact size. These works made my heart race as I read their final pages. (& “Clear” made my ❤️ sing!) Davies should be read and celebrated by a wide audience! #booksky @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

I’m thrilled to get to be the Q&A moderator for this event! Join us online next Tuesday for your chance to ask a question of this year’s Nebula Award winner @wiswell.bsky.social! @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

Now available: a deluxe limited edition of IT RHYMES WITH TAKEI, even more colorful, and signed by me! Limited to 1,000 individually-numbered copies worldwide, it features an exclusive iridescent cover finish & a sewn-in letterpress bookplate. On sale now: ow.ly/x6Gi50WbOvK

#Pridemonth may be coming to an end. But here are a selection of our LGBTQIA+ books for you to read during pride and to help you diversify your reading and #ReadQueerAllYear! From sapphic SciFi to trans Cyberpunk, genderqueer spec fic to gay epic fantasy. There's something for everyone!

This masterful retelling of the Labors of Heracles is the perfect springboard for this allegorical novel of pain, rage, and found family. Fresh from winning the Nebula Award, @wiswell.bsky.social’s second book will break your heart, then heal your entire being. A+ @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

Great conversation (and very relevant on NO KINGS DAY) about Lessing's incremental apocalypse novel, Memoir of a Survivor. On the Patreon-only feed of Starship Alexandria w/ @aptshadow.bsky.social & @emmanewman.bsky.social Reminded me a bit of The Designated Mourner. starshipalexandria.com

Cover reveal! Here's your first look at Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions, the new collection of cosmic horror from Bram Stoker Award-winning author John Langan coming in early August, featuring this haunting cover art by Matthew Jaffe! www.wordhorde.com/books/lost-i...

We're celebrating #WorldOcean Day with some of Solaris' Watery Reads! From Simon Jimenez's contemporary classic THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER to new and forthcoming titles Caskey Russell's THE DOOR ON THE SEA, @emmanewman.bsky.social‬ 's THE VENGEANCE & @rainewilson.bsky.social‬ 's THE SALT ORACLE!

Congratulations to @wiswell.bsky.social for winning the 2025 Nebula Award for Best Novel! There were five truly worthy contenders this year, but this novel’s story of queer love and healing from childhood trauma spoke to me on a personal level (& it’s a great read!)! @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social

Meet @pfinian.bsky.social at @huxleyandhiro.bsky.social tonight! Local first-time author, “Ice’s End” is a brilliant read! #booksky

This is the fifth book I’ve read by @aptshadow.bsky.social, and I can’t get over how brilliant he is at creating new and unique forms of alien life! I’m only 155 pages in, but I feel very comfortable recommending this ENTIRE book! @captainbluehen.bsky.social #booksky