New on Narrated: @sullery.bsky.social and I add our voices to the chorus of people talking about Katabasis by R.F. Kuang narratedpodcast.com/episodes/326

New on Narrated: @sullery.bsky.social and I add our voices to the chorus of people talking about Katabasis by R.F. Kuang narratedpodcast.com/episodes/326

This is exciting news, Boston!

nobody told me my debut was on the BOGO list at libro FM - that's two books for one credit! - until I saw it shopping THE LAST DAY OF THE SALE HURRY GO GO GO (I earned out on that audiobook - every cent of royalties goes straight to meeeee!)

New on Narrated: @sullery.bsky.social and I talk about A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna, a cozy fantasy we would definitely vacation in narratedpodcast.com/episodes/325

New on Narrated: @sullery.bsky.social and I talk about A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna, a cozy fantasy we would definitely vacation in narratedpodcast.com/episodes/325

Novellavember is coming up! Read novellas in November 🍂 🍂🍂🍂 I've been trying to make this a thing for like 4 years now. 🫠 #Novellavember

It’s so good! And so unique! DARK Russian university of magic novel where the magic is probably not much like anything you’ve encountered before. The third in the series is finally in translation this year.

I’m really looking forward to this anthology, and excited to see an audio version is already available for preorder!

This week on Narrated: @sullery.bsky.social and I discuss Notes from a Regicide by @isaac-fellman.bsky.social, a story of trans found family set in a unique version of the far future. The episode also includes some thoughts on the Hugo long list. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/324

We have a cover for next year's Children of Strife!

If you want a concise little dystopian SF book to channel your anger about this, The Hungry Gods by @aptshadow.bsky.social does the job.

Who's planning to go to Arisia this January...?

I love this question! I would probably go with something in Becky Chambers’ universes now. I did build my own moral framework as a teen around the radical empathy I saw in Speaker for the Dead. About to reread and see if it holds up, despite what I’ve learned about the author since.

Hey, an animated version of Weston Wei's delightful cover of my forthcoming novel The Subtle Art of Folding Space. Off-kilter physics! A deadly family! A decision no one should have to make. Also, a lot of food. Coming April 7, 2006. Preorder now! torpublishinggroup.com/the-subtle-a...

The book people need to absolutely read is The AI Con by @emilymbender.bsky.social and @alexhanna.bsky.social. Complete review in my column. 2/2

I can never NOT cry reading Unknown Number, please go read as well!!

Novellas or kortroman: whatever you call them, these hits of high octane story in small packages are addictive. Follow our senior columnist @mariahaskins.com as she delves into the spectacle on offer, far beyond the mainstream: links.ruadanbooks.com/wtrnovellas #BookSky #TBR

As of 2025, @naomikritzer.bsky.social has joined an exclusive club of only 21 authors who have earned at least four Hugo Awards in the prose categories (novel, novella, novelette, short story, or series). It's the same number of wins that Heinlein managed.

Thanks to Shachi for mentioning Carys Davies' _Clear_ on the latest Narrated pod. I'd jotted it down from somebody else's rec but had forgotten to get it. Now I have, to listen to on the plane to Scotland! @lisajune.bsky.social @sullery.bsky.social narratedpodcast.com/episodes/321

The newest episode of Narrated is so fun! Which worlds would you vacation in? Mine are - Monk & Robot The Spare Man space cruise (sans murder) Teixcalaan The Uninvited (post exorcism) @lisajune.bsky.social @sullery.bsky.social narratedpodcast.com/episodes/321

This one, in driving distance, will be my first Worldcon. Having some FOMO this year.

New on Narrated: @sullery.bsky.social and I enjoyed talking about The Bewitching by @silviamg.bsky.social. Also some Murderbot talk and me being excited about books by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social, who I interviewed at #Readercon narratedpodcast.com/episodes/320

Oh hey who wants a retelling of Sherlock Holmes where Holmes is an abrasive female scholar and Watson is a traumatized sentient spaceship who ekes out a living by making space tea? Nebula Award Winning book right here, and on sale!

Intergalactic Mixtape is live!

New on Narrated: @sullery.bsky.social and I enjoyed talking about The Bewitching by @silviamg.bsky.social. Also some Murderbot talk and me being excited about books by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social, who I interviewed at #Readercon narratedpodcast.com/episodes/320

It's the last day to vote for the Ignyte Awards! Do vote, if you haven't already done so! 👇

Voting for the Ignyte Awards closes later this week (August 15th), and ANYONE can vote! Don't forget to vote for what you loved! ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/vote/

Over on Reddit someone is asking for science fiction for their precocious young reader and the people there are suggesting books that were old when that kid's grandparents were the same age as the kid, for fuck's sake if you didn't know any SF books from this millennium maybe sit this question out

HEY I JUST WON TWO AURORA AWARDS GO TEAM Thank you so so much to @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social @mkcurry.bsky.social and the wonderful organizers and presenters! And my readers and voters -- SERIOUSLY, thank you for taking the time to vote! 🤩

This week we recorded our summer draft episode (coming 8/19), with a question posed by Shachi: What book would you like to vacation in? I loved this question and would love to hear other readers’ answers. Also, would like to explore the world of the book or actually be part of the plot? #BookSky

This week we recorded our summer draft episode (coming 8/19), with a question posed by Shachi: What book would you like to vacation in? I loved this question and would love to hear other readers’ answers. Also, would like to explore the world of the book or actually be part of the plot? #BookSky

My tween sat me down last night and showed me KPop Demon Hunters. So much fun. Lovable characters, genius animation, catchy music. Happy to see that it is already on @renay.bsky.social’s 2026 Hugo recommendations spreadsheet for Best Dramatic Work, long form. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

This is the book that I have handed to people the most often in the past decade. In part because I know it will speak to a lot of my non-SF-fan friends (I hang out with a lot of leftists and hard-core feminists.) Somehow the book is more relevant today than when it was published…

Happy book birthday to Automatic Noodle, which is all about three things I love: biang biang noodles, San Francisco, and robots. Catch me on book tour, and pick up one of these amazing t-shirts or other swag at automaticnoodle.website (yes, this is the exact URL the robots use in the book).

Also happy to say that I have ordered my torso cover from www.automaticnoodle.website

Happy Book Birthday to Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social! Talking about it with @sullery.bsky.social and Shachi on this week's episode was an absolute delight. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/319 And don't miss Shachi's interview with the author: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyXP...

I was delighted to be grabbed by Narrated Podcast at Readercon - here are a couple fun interviews with cool people. (Even though I personally don't listen to many audiobooks - I'm a visual processor over audio - this seems like a fun podcast in general.)

Was honored to be interviewed by @lisajune.bsky.social about my science fiction at Readercon! Check out the podcast below.

In this year’s @readercon.org interviews, authors discuss their work, experiences with audiobooks/audio fiction, and what they think of the con. I was lucky enough to interview: @fondalee.bsky.social @arula-ratnakar.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social narratedpodcast.com/episodes/318

Also, don’t miss @casella.bsky.social’s Readercon episode on A Meal of Thorns: bsky.app/profile/meal...

In this year’s @readercon.org interviews, authors discuss their work, experiences with audiobooks/audio fiction, and what they think of the con. I was lucky enough to interview: @fondalee.bsky.social @arula-ratnakar.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social narratedpodcast.com/episodes/318

This is such an excellent resource! And anyone can add to it!

👀 Loved the first one. Excited for the next installment.

Kittens, let me tell you of the time Billy sat upon the highest point in the kitchen, and a door did open releasing from it a puff of the coldest air and a bag of the most delectable meat, preserved at its freshest. How Billy and Pepper did feast that day!

Last day to vote! BETWEEN EARTH & SKY is up for Best Series but considering the powerhouse competition, I’m just happy to be there. 😊 But there are plenty of other categories and lots of works to love. I’ve got my ballot filled out! Go vote! ✅

We’re taking a break this week for the first time in years(!), but I got wrapped up in Readercon and never shared last week’s episode. Shachi wanted a “Classic SF” recommendation. @sullery.bsky.social, Mark and I decided on The Disposessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. narratedpodcast.com/episodes/317

Since it’s #Readercon weekend, I thought I’d share my interviews from previous Readercons. 2023 interviews, part 1: @vajra.me @brklyndragon.bsky.social L.J. Cohen @scottedelman.bsky.social narratedpodcast.com/episodes/214

Since a ton of scifi/fantasy writers and readers are coming to Boston this week for Readercon… You all might be interested in my Ignyte Award Finalist of a novella “Fractal Karma” It’s a wild trip of a story set in the drug scene of 2050s Boston, featuring hiveminds, topology and dynamical systems