New Episode: Cassandra Khaw & @richardkadrey.bsky.social talk about their new collaboration, THE DEAD TAKE THE A TRAIN. We dig into their co-authoring process for the horror-infused urban fantasy they describe as "a Rom-Com with entrails—LOTS of entrails". www.fictitiouspodcast.com/cassanda-kha...

Another new book release today: Katie Keridan's BLOOD DIVIDED! It's the second installment in The Felserpent Chronicles young adult fantasy series. Get your fix of assassins, enemies-to-lovers, dragons, and necromancers in a deeply layered fantasy world. Out now!

THE JINN-BOT OF SHANTIPORT by @samitbasu.bsky.social is out today! It's a chaotic, heartfelt, and explosively fun Aladdin-esque sci-fi adventure. It features a girl sent in search of a sentient off-world artifact, her ambitious monkey-bot brother, a sinking city, and maybe even 3 wishes...

Happy book birthday to THE DEAD TAKE THE A TRAIN by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey! It's a cosmic horror-infused urban fantasy with a legitimately funny & endearing rom-com center. The magic is weird, the monsters are gross, and it's all a ton of fun. Available now!

Tomorrow, KNOW YOUR STATION VOL 1 – the collected issues of the comic I created with legendary artist @lianakangas.bsky.social – comes out everywhere books are sold. If you want to see billionaires get what’s coming to them, this book is for you. Here’s all the places you can buy it 🧵

Premee Mohamed: Submitted for the aproval for the Midnight Society, I call this the tale of the not too distant future Mohamed: in a world ravaged by climate change Mohamed: and covid Mohamed: and microplastics Mohamed: and ocean acidification

The spooky season is upon us! My neighbors are putting up their decorations, so it's official! How about some horror books to set the mood? Check out these demonic lovelies. (Also, I think my wife found the Hand of Vecna at a drugstore? Just a completely normal thing to buy with your medications.)

I was down with Covid for over a week. An unexpected side effect was that reading for more than a few minutes at a time made my head swim. So between that and a ton of productivity lost to fatigue, I've got a lot of book stuff to catch up on!

New FICTITIOUS podcast is out now!

If anyone’s looking for some brilliant sci-fi/horror, @premeemohamed.com has got you covered. @undertow.bsky.social

'First 100 Pages' Review: THE HANDYMAN METHOD by Nick Cutter & Andrew F. Sullivan This supernatural horror's satirical lens and twisted atmosphere are finely tuned, but I struggled to connect with its unsubtle, mean spirt—finding no one to root for, nothing to cling to. https://ficpod.link/handyman

F&F Book News: New release from Genevieve Gornichec — THE WEAVER AND THE WITCH QUEEN Out now from the bestselling author of THE WITCH’S HEART, this novel is a subversive historical reimagining of the Norse folklore story of the Viking Queen Gunnhild. Read more: https://ficpod.link/weaverandwitch

F&F Book News: Just announced from Robert Jackson Bennett — THE TAINTED CUP The author of FOUNDRYSIDE and AMERICAN ELSEWHERE debuts a Sherlock-ian mystery in a new fantasy world this February. Cover and more info here: https://ficpod.link/taintedcup

F&F Book News: MurderBot is back! Martha Wells's fan favorite series and robot protagonist return with SYSTEM COLLAPSE in November. See the cover and learn more here: https://ficpod.link/systemcollapse

F&F Review: RUBICON by J.S. Dewes This novel kicks off a new mil-sci-fi series with a compelling premise, a strong lead, and lots of action. The novel's qualities are hampered by all the elements it's missing, though, delivering an incomplete world and reader experience. https://ficpod.link/rubicon

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