I’m excited about this for a number of reasons, including the possibility that the book might (finally!) be sold in my local bookshops.

Can't wait 👀

We're really excited to be bringing @kerstinhall.bsky.social 's ASUNDER to the UK next year! Here's why @veronicarothbooks.com and @isabelcanas.bsky.social think you should dive into to this deliciously dark fantasy... Preorder now: https://geni.us/asunder

Not now, carnivorous death ball

👀 👀 here's the (gorgeous) cover for my next book, Seek the Traitor's Son! Quick pitch: It's about the daughter of a bounty hunter the Knight sworn to protect her ...and the prophecy that ruins both of their lives. 5/12/26! Art: @pablohurtado.bsky.social Cover design: @katieklim.bsky.social

i have been DYING to share this cover for SO LONG so everyone please look at it and not my face.

2/3 of the way through "Asunder" by @kerstinhall.bsky.social, and it's been a phenomenal read. In healthier, less busy times, I would 100% commit myself to making a song for this book on the next LS album, but for now I must ask you all to check out her work and this novel. Exceptional writing.

It’s infectiously cheering to see all the US people celebrating today. 🌼

To the gentleman who walked past our Zohran table this weekend (next to his girlfriend) and tossed out an ice cold “kill yourself”, now seems like the right moment to say: kill me yourself, coward.

High Tide 🌊 ✨ Hey guys I just finished this new painting in my ongoing series of paintings called ‘A Starry Place’ where I explore spaces that are meaningful and nostalgic to me. This piece is inspired by overcoming insurmountable challenges.

My other favorite that should have gone supernova if it hasn't yet is Asunder by @kerstinhall.bsky.social. Possibly a little horror-themed for you based on some of the things you say in this thread, but more in setting than plot. Worth a shot I think.

salt marsh A tribute to a small patch of vegetation on a local beach that has driven everyone completely insane

Walking towards Spring🌱 #illustration #artwork #digitalart #birdart #animalart #bird #decorative #originalart #wildlife

How about some spooky recs for your Halloween?🎃 1/3 Are you craving some scares in your SFF? Be it for the eerie atmosphere you can cut with a knife or walking nightmares @kerstinhall.bsky.social, @taranhunt.bsky.social, @decastell.bsky.social & @richardswanauthor.bsky.social have you covered!

*world’s heaviest sigh*

*world’s heaviest sigh*

so the process of writing is a process of realizing how imperfect and incomplete that idea was, and actually working out all the rest of it. writing, in other words, is a process of thinking: a particularly disciplined one, that takes you from a warm feeling to a genuine reality.

you see vc guys crowing about how with ai "anyone can write a novel!" speaking as someone who has in fact written a novel (not a very good one), this speaks to a familiar misunderstanding of the difficulty of the creative process--in particular, how much conception there is in execution

Me, for the past week: writing is terrible! this project is doomed! I am an embarrassment and a disgrace, and I want to cry. Me, after successfully focusing on work for about two hours: actually, it’s fine.

Me drinking some water after reading the opening to Asunder by @kerstinhall.bsky.social, a book with a normal beginning where nothing horrifying happens to ANYONES skin.

weird reading gripe: I'm noticing an uptick in similes and metaphors that don't quite work. it'll be like "bitter as seawater" or "in constant motion, like a cockroach." like, I get the vibe the author is going for but on a mechanical level it doesn't make any sense.

I only started this yesterday, but I think it might be great?

WHEN THEY BURNED THE BUTTERFLY is out today!!! it's a dark sapphic fantasy about a girl gang with a fire god in 70s Singapore, about female rage and claiming your own places. to the complex girls and to home. yours to read now, I hope you enjoy ❤️🦋

Bluesky still never beating the allegations.

It's so good. You need to get a copy right now, and put it near the *top* of your TBR pile.

In a move surprising exactly no one, I took the opportunity to talk about The Ragpicker again.

In a move surprising exactly no one, I took the opportunity to talk about The Ragpicker again.

This is a poetic post-apocalypse ruminative road trip novel, but it's also good, in large part because it's interested in unpicking the stoic masculinity that usually underpins that kind of story. Thanks to Kerstin Hall for bringing it to us and for the discussion - read Asunder if you haven't.

“You can’t like that FICTIONAL character! They did bad things!” Yeah and they looked hot doing it what’s ur point?

Still so very pleased. 😊

agreed and I also think anti-spoiler backlash has far exceeded its banks in general! “if it’s good enough, spoilers won‘t ruin it for you anyway” NO I want to experience the story at the intended pace and construct my own relationship with the narrative!!!

🚨 ROLL UP! ROLL UP!🚨 @waterstones.bsky.social 's preorder sale ends tonight! Grab 25% off a selection of our forthcoming Spring 2026 titles including @lavanya.bsky.social @shaykauwe.bsky.social @neuvel.net & the UK signed special limited run of THE ORB OF CAIRADO from @pennyvixen.bsky.social!

Hardcover!?

This piece is stunning, and you should absolutely give it a read.

There comes a time in every fantasy writer’s life when they are obliged to learn about ships.

UK FRIENDS! GET IT GET IT GET IT

It’s VERY good.

Aight, I already pre-ordered this fantastic book, it's your turn #BookSky You want something weird and emotionally devastating? I see you. I know you do. ✨

Hello, UK-people! Asunder is coming to your shores in January, and it would be very nice if you preordered it. www.waterstones.com/book/asunder...

There comes a time in every fantasy writer’s life when they are obliged to learn about ships.

Publishers should be invested in promoting the books they publish.

its very easy to fall into "one weird trick" ideas in publishing, like personalizing queries and such. you don't have to! unfortunately there are only two weird tricks (write a good book, get lucky) and they're both incredibly hard.

Scientists in China have developed a tough new bamboo-based plastic that biodegrades in 50 days. The new material matches the strength of engineering plastics used in cars and appliances while retaining 90% of its durability after recycling. buff.ly/zXWVoIS #ShareGoodNewsToo

Bloodtide is out tomorrow and I feel really normal about it!!!!

Why is this so funny to me?

"The classic decision is always the same, whether to retreat or go on. There comes a time when it is easier to continue upward, when the summit, in fact, is the only way out. At such a moment one must still have strength." —James Salter, SOLO FACES (and a metaphor for novel writing?)

184. Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes. Dark fantasy? EVERYTHING I WANTED, BEST OF 2025, URGH IT'S SO FUCKING GOOD! Baroque and WEIRD and prose you'd lick off knives. Gender weirdness, bugs, hypnotically beautiful mutation body-horror! Kin to Kerstin Hall's Asunder. Dgaf about genre. Love love LOVE!

I don’t really know where to start with this, except to say that higher education should not be solely intended to produce better employees, but more competent thinkers and problem solvers.

I tried an epilator for the first time, and hahahahahaha, shiiiiiiitttttt.

Have a flower.