I’m busting out of a short media break to say thank you, twice over to @locusmag.bsky.social readers & voters for these amazing honors. So happy to see A CATALOG OF STORMS on the finalist list AND thrilled to join my fellow @morningtransport.bsky.social co editor Julian Yap on the editors list!

Thank you so much for publishing A CATALOG OF STORMS @patrickswenson.bsky.social ! (ICYMI fairwood press did a STUNNING job. fairwoodpress.com/store/p184/A...) More tomorrow, as I’m supposed to be on/ trying for a media break but … ❤️

NEW STORY COMING SOON! The sequel to my Nebula & Sturgeon award-winning short story, TANTIE MERLE & THE FARMHAND 4200, is out in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social this May/Jun! I can't wait for you to read LINCOLN & THE HARVESTER C-100!Here's the original story: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/tant...

Oof, so...guess what? Due to a very frustrating mistake, I had to temporarily "unpublish" my preorder option for A Waltz of Sinister Import (#3 in the Unexpected Adventures of Lady & Lord Riven)...which lost every one of its 200+ preorders! 😱 I am SO sorry for the inconvenience and frustration. 1/2

This book, you all. It has my whole entire heart.

I'm on the train back to DC – I call on all my colleagues to come back, too. Congress must vote to end this war IMMEDIATELY.

One thing I am gaining extreme resentment for regarding social media is the way in which, after each crisis, the expectation is that we must get back to work here before the next crisis. I love you, friends. I hate what these cycles are making us into.

Garcia: We have a president threatening to destroy an entire population…yet the Republican Party and the Speaker who control our government are doing absolutely nothing.

I simply can’t believe Congress and the cabinet are sitting around, totally fine with what is absolutely demented behavior from the president.

Happy to aounnce that my story, “Strawberries” was sent to mailboxes subscribed to Sunday Morning Transport on April 5… Easter Day, for those who celebrate! Space travel, luscious fruits & historical memory intertwine. -with thanks to Editors Fran Wilde and Julian Yap and the team!

If you’ve never called your congressional reps before, do it right now.

Do this now.

My latest collection of what I love and how it’s sustaining me (and maybe you too), along with where to find me is up at the patreoblog… www.patreon.com/c/franwilde - free to read for all subscribers. I hope you’ll check it out - and add some of your favorites too.

It would only have taken a handful of Republicans in Congress to have stopped this train wreck long ago. Not one stood up. Not one.

HAPPY YEAR OF THE MER DAY @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app !!

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY @johnchu.bsky.social !!!!

The first free @morningtransport.bsky.social story for April is just glorious- from @spires.bsky.social !

In light of the conversation about how hard it is to promote your own book: Post a link to buy your book here and I’ll boost it cause you destroyed yourself to get it done, your publisher won’t help you sell it, and you deserve cheers and admiration for your accomplishment.

Dragonrider! I rediscovered this older silhouette and have just uploaded it to Redbubble as stickers, shirts etc www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1797...

Hey, The Subtle Art of Folding Space is one of Amazon's Editors' Picks for Best Science Fiction & Fantasy books of April! www.amazon.com/b?_encoding=...

Arley Sorg interviews me for the April 2026 issue of Clarkesworld! Find out what inspired The Subtle Art of Folding Space! clarkesworldmagazine.com/chu_intervie...

Hokay, the pollen has gotten to a level where Zyrtec must intervene. The creek is literally gold-edged with the stuff, as are my sinuses. I don’t know why this needed a public announcement except that I’ve been wondering why I’ve felt awful the past day or so and now I know. So you do too.

Late to this, but just saw that my short story "Akka" was published by @reckoningmag.bsky.social in the ebook of It Was Paradise, edited by @soniasulaiman.bsky.social reckoning.press/it-was-parad... (I'll post again in May when my story appears for free!)

A whole Generation X cohort just breathed a sight of relief.

Everyone pony the fuck fpr the librarian who just got sacked for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from the kids' section of the library.

Jane Fonda: Becca Goode, the wife of Renee Goode, has asked me to read a statement, which I am honored to do.

Tomorrow's the final day to enter my giveaway of autographed copies of my fantasy novella! My new update has some final details, but I also wanted to say thank you for donating & boosting these posts. I was able to afford blood tests this week thanks to your help! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

This, but for everything.

More: - Tiffany Aching, Pratchett - Prydain, Alexander (great as a pre-LOTR series imo) - Dark Is Rising, Cooper - His Dark Materials (hits real hard for weirdo smart kids) - Graceling, Cashore (I mistakenly read them in order 1-3-2 and actually might recommend that) - Queen’s Thief, Turner

Non-HP MG/YA series that are rich in magic & exploration & coming-of-age, & are actually really really good, to share with kids in your life: - Lioness Rampant, Pierce - Chrestomanci, Jones - Percy Jackson - A Wrinkle In Time!!!!! - URSULA LE GUIN’S EARTHSEA BOOKS - Akata Witch / Akata Warrior!!!!

Yes do this

Hooooooboy

If it’s a murder of crows, it should be a funeral of vultures (kettle and wake, yes; but committee seems… reductionist).

BREAKING: Delta is suspending its special service desk for members of Congress until TSA is fully funded, per @ajc.com. Delta says members of Congress will now be treated like all other flying customers. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

The Subtle Art of Folding Space comes out April 7th. Preorder now! From today to Thursday @barnesandnoble.com members get 25% off with the code PREORDER25 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-subtle...

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

Howdy, Womble! My cataract surgery went perfectly so at last I can read again! I finished Blood and Water by @aletheakontis.com first, and now I'm halfway through A Philosophy of Thieves by @franwilde.bsky.social

Hi I am terrible at this apparently, but if you’re still doing Hugo’s things ….

I need to stop saying “this can’t get any stupider”

Getting ready to head to #ICFA - who will I see there?

In really lovely news, Wooing the Witch Queen was included in the @nytimes.com 's latest roundup of the "Best Fantasy Books to Read Right Now!" 😍 (It is in *really* fabulous company.) And I have a gift link for you to read the post now: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... #romancelandia

The annual @locusmag.bsky.social fundraiser is live! Support a fantastic publication for another year and grab some excellent swag and unique rewards while you're at it! www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

This whole administration continues to be an object lesson in the catastrophic folly of letting unserious people have authority over serious things

Congratulations everyone!

please remember that Misty is not only in retirement but RECOVERING FROM SURGERY

A great deal on my ghostly collection! 💀💀💀

Your Hugo Nominating ballot can make a difference. There are a total of 7718 people with the right to cast a nominating ballot in the 2026 Hugo Awards. As of this morning, 1293 of those people have cast a nominating ballot in at least one category. www.lacon.org/hugos/

I mean, it's not actually a surprise that they think this; it's been pretty obvious for a while. It is a surprise that they're stupid enough to say it out loud.

I'm getting questions about why there are trans characters in my Fantasy novel. There's a simple answer: trans people don't need to justify existing. Glad to clear that up!

Hear ye, hear ye! Bidding has begun for the Queer Liberation Network 2026 auction! There are a ton of cool items on offer, including copies of my latest novel. You can bid your heart out until March 14 at 11:59 PM. Proceeds go toward direct aid to queer folks in financial hardship. Link below: