REVIEW: Daughter of Crows by @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-daugh... "saturated with venom, vengeance, and violence, while also serving as a deeply emotional commentary on age, guilt, memory, and survival" @harpervoyagerus.bsky.social @acebookspub.bsky.social

Happy book birthday to Materials Kinetics, second edition! Thanks to @luketarzian.bsky.social for the beautiful cover art. The book is available for order from @elsevierconnect.bsky.social at shop.elsevier.com/books/materi...

Tis my pleasure today, to announce a new segment for @beforewegoblog.bsky.social that I'm calling #BreakdownOfAChapter! Joining me for its inaugural post is @anthonyryan.bsky.social & we'll be diving deeper into a chapter from his book #TheFeeding Please join us😃 beforewegoblog.com/breakdown-of...

REVIEW: Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine by Kristina Ten www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-tell-... "one of the most exciting debut anthologies of the past year" @kristinaten.bsky.social 💙📖

REVIEW: Black Lagoon www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-black... "one of the finest anime series of the 2000s" @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social

Good opportunity for folks in the oxide community. 🧪⚛️

WE ARE HIRING a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering in the area of electroceramics materials processing. Details on the position and the link to apply are here: psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

👀 Cover reveal for the second edition of Materials Kinetics! Special thanks to my cover artist, @luketarzian.bsky.social, for his outstanding work on this. The new edition is now available for preorder at: shop.elsevier.com/books/materi...

Ready to learn about glass science and technology? I have a full introductory course available for free on YouTube. A link to the playlist of videos is here: youtube.com/playlist?lis... Hope you enjoy!

Many thanks to the eloquent @drjohnmauro.bsky.social for his review of While Darkness Gathers in @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social!

REVIEW: While Darkness Gathers by Philip Chase www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-while... "feels like coming home after a long journey, with quiet nostalgia for a past that has slowly faded away" @philipchase90.bsky.social 💙📚

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Thank you to Dr. Mauro for the review that made my year. 🫶

REVIEW: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-limin... "eschews conventional genre labels and narrative structure to deliver a story that soars to the greatest of literary heights while mining the deepest wells of emotion" @luketarzian.bsky.social 💙📚

The new issue of Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social has a review of my forthcoming novella, Liminal Monster, by @drjohnmauro.bsky.social and I’m going to need about ten years to recover.

If you haven't read Luke Tarzian yet...you really need to read his work. His new novella, Liminal Monster, is an excellent place to start. See more info below. 👇

Hope you can join me for this Fireside Chat on July 9 sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. The link to register is in the comment below. 👇

The first half of 2025 has much to offer fans of dark and grimdark fantasy and science fiction. Check out the best of dark and grimdark SFF so far in 2025.

Thanks so much to Philip Chase for sending me a copy of his beautiful new book. While Darkness Gathers takes place sixteen years after the conclusion of The Edan Trilogy. The Edan Trilogy is one of my favorite epic fantasy series in recent years. I'm excited to dive back into this world! 💙📚

REVIEW: The Burial Tide by Neil Sharpson www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-the-b... "...an unholy marriage of Irish folklore and psychological horror..." 💙📚

LIMINAL MONSTER drops August 27, 2025. A brief, literary nightmare nearly 3 years in the making. "...an emotionally charged nightmare...serving as a meditation on the craft of writing...Luke Tarzian proves once again to be a rare talent." —DR. JOHN MAURO, Grimdark Magazine

REVIEW: Hostile by Luke Scull www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-hosti... "knocked me senseless...left me genuinely shaken up in a way that few books have done before" @lukescull.bsky.social

Joyous June - SIX ELEMENTALS INTERVIEWS features 2 awesome creatives: 1 of the most dynamic SFF Indie authors in @llmacrae.bsky.social & 1 of the best reviewers in @drjohnmauro.bsky.social Sunday June 29 2025 11am & 7pm EASTERN! www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAbp... www.youtube.com/watch?v=saEl...

Learn about the fascinating history of the Deborah Number, its physical and philosophical implications, and more. Check out my new video here 👉 youtu.be/4hHMrD0mQDY

My 400th publication! 🥳 🎉 🎊 Check it out at MRS Bulletin: link.springer.com/article/10.1... And the video version: youtu.be/NXbcTreRguI This paper was a lot of fun. Hope you enjoy! @materials-mrs.bsky.social

REVIEW: ITCH! by Gemma Amor www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-itch-... "Gemma Amor has composed a violent concerto that showcases a heroine ready to overcome the all-too real horrors that have pervaded her life" @manylittlewords.bsky.social

Everyone talks about the system, but what of the surroundings? In this new video (linked in the comment below 👇), we focus our attention on the nature of the surroundings in thermodynamics, questioning several of the long-held assumptions about the surroundings found in many textbooks.

REVIEW: Glass Girls by Danie Shokoohi www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-glass... "an impressive debut that offers a fresh twist on classic paranormal storytelling" 💙📚

Don’t worry guys, I’m fine. (So excited for this monstrosity of a novella to be unleashed.)

We can learn a lot about glass by how it breaks. Learn more with my newest video: youtu.be/ZIlT9Vwazzc #glass #materialsscience #materialsengineering

Has all the makings of a grimdark anime classic.

My review of Solo Leveling Season Two ⬇️ www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-solo-... #sololeveling #anime

As a glass scientist, one of the questions that people most commonly ask me is whether glass is a solid or a liquid. Glass is often described as being either a "supercooled liquid" or an "amorphous solid," but which of these is correct (if either)? Find out the answer here: youtu.be/Ld_CwlmrU84

REVIEW: The Girl with all the Gifts by M.R. Carey www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-the-g... "remains an inordinately well-written and thought-provoking read more than a decade after its original publication"

As a glass scientist, one of the questions that people most commonly ask me is whether glass is a solid or a liquid. Glass is often described as being either a "supercooled liquid" or an "amorphous solid," but which of these is correct (if either)? Find out the answer here: youtu.be/Ld_CwlmrU84

With two new books coming this fall from @annasmithspark.bsky.social, now is a great time to dive into her grimdark universe. Here is my video recommendation on where to start reading Anna Smith Spark, the Queen of Grimdark: youtu.be/Cb06efEXKUk

Had the most wonderful PhD graduation celebrating with family and friends! Special thanks to @drjohnmauro.bsky.social for the expert hooding and indulging me in my outfit choice 💜 #PhDone

Congratulations, Dr. @supersparticle.bsky.social!! 🤘

Such a privilege to be featured in this Wiley blog post on Mentoring Early Career Researchers, together with Georgiy Shakhgildyan: www.wiley.com/en-us/networ...

Check out our new paper, "The Untold History of the Glass Transition," published in the latest issue of the American Ceramic Society Bulletin: bulletin.ceramics.org/wp-content/u...

I've just bought my copy - grab your own and see what took @jlodom.bsky.social to the top of the SPFBO pile!

Hope you enjoy my presentation on LionGlass for architectural glazing applications: youtu.be/rFUlylAsxmc

Your Penn State Starter Pack 💙🤍 go.bsky.app/VVy7Xv9 Happy Valley on Bluesky #WeAre #PennState #PSU #NittanyNation

...as I always expected, material scientists are living the future. (Fun things to think about in this post)

Check out the latest Project Starship Article by Lourdes Bobbio: www.grimdarkmagazine.com/project-star...

New five star review of my book just dropped from @drjohnmauro.bsky.social of Before We Go Blog. Born a Ramblin' Man officially comes out TOMORROW. Get your copy at ShotgunHoney.com! And read the review here: beforewegoblog.com/review-born-...

Come learn about the statistical mechanics of glass! Link to video: youtu.be/EFOCtqf9uwc #glass

Call for Applications: Journal of The American Ceramic Society 2nd Second Trailblazers: ceramics.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/... Candidates should be within 10 years of receiving their PhD. Details about the program and the application form can be found at the link above.

There’s dark academia, and then there’s The Library at Hellebore, the latest dark fantasy horror from the mind of two-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author Cassandra Khaw. Read @drjohnmauro.bsky.social ’s full review below!