Finished “Under Fortunate Stars” by @voidcricket.bsky.social Recommended! The novel is time travel SF, in space, with aliens. And it’s a wonderfully character-driven story. Loved that. The golden age of SF is right now. #SF #AmReading #Books

Solaris Presents is back with a bang! On 27/09 at 5pm BST join us for a fun, FREE!, online event with @taranhunt.bsky.social & @voidcricket.bsky.social talking about the latest releases (THE UNKILLABLE PRINCESS & AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD) in their expanding SciFi Universes! 👉https://geni.us/SPTHRH

TOMORROW! Join @voidcricket.bsky.social and I at Forbidden Planet in #bristol at 5:30 pm where we will be talking about and signing our new #books. Free entry and everyone welcome!

We're thrilled to see the signups for the MTMC Tours #bookstagram tour for @voidcricket.bsky.social's THE LEGEND LIMINAL, out Sept. 30! Head here to participate in the book tour: mtmctours.com/2025/09/11/b... #books #newbooks #comingsoon #scifi #SFF

I wrote about some of the themes & ideas in AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD for "The Big Idea."🪐 Thank you @scalzi.com for the feature! An Unbreakable World is a standalone novel set in the same universe as Under Fortunate Stars. Out now from @solarisbooks.bsky.social 🔗: whatever.scalzi.com/2025/09/11/t...

🪐💫 AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD is out now! @solarisbooks.bsky.social It's a standalone space opera set in the same universe as Under Fortunate Stars. I hope you'll love Page, Maelle, Dalya & the Storyteller! September 9th: 📱🎧 Ebook & audiobook 📖 US/Canada paperback September 11th: 📖 UK/Europe paperback

Happy book birthday to Ren Hutchings’s AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD, the much-anticipated standalone side-quel set in the UNDER FORTUNATE STARS universe, out now in the US from Solaris Books and on Thursday in the UK!

I need to be reassured that the Anthropic settlement isn’t just “and this is how much it costs to steal work, build that into your budget model“ 😭

I’m seeing reports that they have settled at $3,000 per work, and if so, I need to see the settlement amount

NEW YORK (AP) — Anthropic agrees to pay authors $3,000 per book in landmark settlement over pirated chatbot training material.

So great to see Ren Hutchings @voidcricket.bsky.social ‘s AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD featured in Gizmodo. On sale Sept. 9th! gizmodo.com/100-new-sci-...

I’m seeing an uptick in queries sent via email while I’m currently closed. I got 4 just today. When I am open, I accept queries via Query Tracker only. One email even said, “I know you’re closed but…” And it’s always white guys. This is entitled behavior. Don’t do it. I just delete them.

We are incredibly proud to have TWO September releases in @reactorsff.bsky.social this month! The Nga'phandileh Whisperer by @genni.bsky.social (Now out!) The Legend Liminal by @voidcricket.bsky.social (Sept. 30!) Thank you, Reactor! reactormag.com/new-science-... #sff #scifi #newbooks #scifibooks

THE KING MUST DIE comes out in just two months! And if you have a B&N Rewards or B&N Premium Membership, you can save 25% on preorders during the next 3 days! (The Rewards membership is free. 😉) www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-king-m...

Sharing this for my partner in crime, Kim. If you or someone you know is a hairstylist in the Boston area, Chill Salon instagram.com/thechillsalon in Arlington, MA would love to hear from you! chillsalon.com/apply

Sharing this for my partner in crime, Kim. If you or someone you know is a hairstylist in the Boston area, Chill Salon instagram.com/thechillsalon in Arlington, MA would love to hear from you! chillsalon.com/apply

I’ll be participating in #DVPit on 10/8. Hope to see you all there!

Holy shit I can make a little money AND cripple the AI industry?! SIGN ME UP!

IF YOUR ENTIRE INDUSTRY IS BUILT ON THEFT IT DESERVES TO BE DESTROYED

Oh well. I am making my claim and every author should.

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

For the cynics who think it doesn’t matter, that the compensation for authors whose work was stolen will be so low it’s not worth fighting, I personally think it’s worth making the monetary punitive damage these companies suffer as big as possible to deter similar theft in the future.

We urge all authors who believe their books may have been unlawfully downloaded by Anthropic to visit the website and provide the requested information. www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...

Trust me, write the weird thing.

Happy book birthday to SAVING FACE by Mansi Shah! Out now from Park Row Books in the US and HarperCollins in Canada! Which is your favo(u)rite? "An insightful, powerful, and deeply affecting novel that firmly establishes Shah as a major voice in contemporary fiction." —Paulette Kennedy

Signing starts in 15 mins. Got here early. Snazzy group signing, Barnes and Noble Annapolis md!

Prepare to be chilled to the bone by this horror-themed anthology from @starsandsabers.bsky.social edited by @jendiagammon.bsky.social and @garethlpowell.bsky.social , and featuring a spectacular cast of #horror writers. Help us reach our goal! www.indiegogo.com/projects/of-...

If I were those WH carpenters, I’d be leaving the 3M Command strips hanging out the bottom so I could take it all down in a few minutes Brewster’s Millions-style when he’s out in a few years.

🔸 So happy to see this! @cassnewbould.bsky.social’s CLIMATE OF CHAOS is the Number 1 New Release on Amazon for YA Fiction on disabilities! Way to go Cass!

Discover the spaces in between with THE LEGEND LIMINAL by @voidcricket.bsky.social! Preorder your copy of this moving, surreal novella now. Out September 30 exclusively from Stars and Sabers Publishing. Many thanks to Rebecca Fraimow for the quote. #scifi #sciencefiction #speculativefiction #books

We're thrilled to publish @voidcricket.bsky.social's THE LEGEND LIMINAL this September!

Do I know anyone who’s involved with the Pokemon World Championships?

Man, I’d love to watch The Institute adaptation, but there’s no way I’m signing up for MGM+ just for that. I didn’t even know MGM+ existed before today. Why do we need another random streaming service?

We are crowd-funding for our third anthology, the #horror themed OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM! This book features masters of horror fiction from around the world. Scheduled for October 2025 release. Have a look at the authors announced so far: www.indiegogo.com/projects/of-... #horrorbooks

Apparently yesterday was #internationalsnakeday? This seems like a perfect point to remind you of @meredithmooring.bsky.social 's REDSIGHT, a sapphic science fantasy brimming with blood magic, space-pirates, priestesses and, you guessed it, GIANT SNAKES. Buy now: geni.us/Redsight

Happy Book Birthday to my client @cassnewbould.bsky.social’s YA dystopian, CLIMATE OF CHAOS! Out now from Peachtree Teen! The Hunger Games for the next generation, it’s a hard-hitting survival story set in a dystopian Seattle that explores the devastating effects of climate change and medical debt.

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*whispers* "DEI" should never be a programming category, it should be the core of all programming okay bye

The Realm of the Elderlings books by Robin Hobb. Also, querying agents.

Who will get us to our first thousand? This is going to be the ultimate #horror anthology.

This is what Congress just robbed the poor to fund a ton more of. Masked, armored hunters with rifles roaming playgrounds. Props to everyone who stood up to them today.

Even if you assume the legitimacy of ICE operations, the idea that a fucking truck-mounted machine gun is necessary to carry them out is insane. This is about intimidation. This is them letting us know that the streets of the United States have been militarized.

This dreamlike novella by @voidcricket.bsky.social is so vibrant and touching. Preorder yours!

We've got an amazing array of #horror writers on board OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM already. Help us reach our goals!

When you get an audible email reminding you you have giveaway codes for your old litrpg stuff you wrote like a decade ago. Uh, so, who wants a free audible US (US only atm UK coming soon) code for Goblin King and or Beast Queen? I got like 5 of each atm

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