Join us tomorrow! 8pm eastern, on Instagram Live! 🥳 #booksky #blackbooksky

**Reminder to save the date for my discussion about The People's Library with librarian extraordinaire, Gabby Womack, and Sistah Sci-fi on Instagram live 2/18 at 8pm eastern.

Lastly, it's crucial you read widely and nominate diversely. Don't just pick whatever is popular or that you think will win. Veer outside the big names and well-established mags. There's so much great short fiction out there that deserves to be celebrated. Go nominate! 9/9 bsky.app/profile/lawo...

Exactly this. Every UK government in my lifetime has paid lip service to the arts while, in every tory case at least, slashing funding to the bone. They want our kudos, but they don't want us to be able to eat.

The People's Library is keeping some really good company. 🤩

My essay on @scalzi.com The Big Idea where I discuss the the inspiration behind The People's Library. Huge thanks to John for providing this space 🙏. #booksky #blackbooksky whatever.scalzi.com/2026/02/02/t...

Thank you @edenroyce.bsky.social for sharing this because I as too chicken to look. And thank you all so much for reading. 😭🙏💝

Happy book birthday to me... Happy book birthday to you... Happy book birthday dear, The People's Libraryyyyy... Happy book birthday to US. 💝

Green ink recommendations for my Esterbrook Estie Botanical Garden fountain pen?

Countdown! The People's Library will be released in 1 week. Preorder at your local bookstore or get a signed copy here: sistahscifi.com/products/the...

2026 goal, sell enough books to make purchasing this beauty feel guilt free (it even has a place to store your fountain pen!!😍): goodmadebetter.com/collections/... #fountainpen

Look, I'm going to tell you a secret. If you buy an e-book while it's on sale, you never have to read it. If you have $2 to spare & want to help that particular author, you can just chuck the book into the oubliette of your TBR. Every sale helps. The author will never know, but you gave them a gift.

Contributor Veronica Caldwell writes about the most beginner-friendly fountain pens, including cartridge models from Platinum Preppy and Pilot Kakuno, as well as which notebooks, ink, and cases to get.

To celebrate the upcoming release of The People’s Library, I’m giving away this keychain. Preorder a signed copy from Sistah Sci-Fi (sistahscifi.com/products/the...) and send me proof of purchase. *Also save the date: Wednesday Feb 18th for our Wine Down Wednesday chat!* #booksky #blackbooksky

Crying happy tears about this early 5-star early review for The People's Library 😭🙏 pre-order now. #booksky #blackbooksky #scifi

Just in time for The People's Library release (yes, please pre-order), enjoyed this article from Cal Newport. This line, from OpenAI cofounder, Kaparthy, stood out: “I feel like there’s some overpredictions going on in the industry,” www.newyorker.com/culture/2025...

Countdown. The People's Library coming to you soon... Preordered yet? You really should. #booksky #blackbooksky #scifibooks

Thanks Robin!!

I went with a Hobonichi Planner this year, mainly because of compatibility with my fountain pens. Good write-up about them here: www.wired.com/story/japane...

Psst! If you'd like a gift idea for an SFF fan -- or if you'd like to read a scifantasy that's basically THE WITCHER meets Trinbagonian folklore & Caribbean mythology -- there's a $1.99 Ebook sale now for my book, THE NIGHTWARD! www.harpercollins.com/products/the... www.amazon.com/dp/B0CSXFBWRN

Happy to be on this list with you! #ThePeople'sLibrary 2026 🥳

It's me on the Coode Street Podcast Advent Calendar!

Looking for writers, librarians, technologists, & futurists interested in the fate of libraries in a world of digital consciousness. Want to join a panel inspired by my new novel, The People’s Library? Let’s talk AI ethics, libraries, & the future. Reach out! www.veronicahenry.net

I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms March 10th, 2026! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...

Thank you to @veronicaghenry.bsky.social for the gifted arc of her upcoming novel The People's Library. I read Bacchanal last year and loved it, so I can't wait to get into this one. The People's Library is releasing February 3rd 2026. #booksky #arcreader #2026bookreleases #books

A PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW for The People’s Library!!!! 😭 If you love sci-fi about libraries, rebellion, and the fight against AI, pre-order now. www.publishersweekly.com/9781662520297 #booksky #blackbooksky

This is a wonderful piece. I am also a pen and ink (though haphazard and often inscrutable) diarist. Anyone else?

Writing books is hard and the pay is crap, but what can I say? I love it. Would also love if you'd consider pre-ordering The People's Library and telling a friend. #BookSky #blackbooksky #sciencefiction

This is a lovely article. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I'm an old-school kinda writer. I love #fountainpens and notebooks and I still have a hardcover dictionary and thesaurus, so was super excited to see this: www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...

"Tasks, appointments, memoranda – all could be jotted down in a neatly structured pocket diary that would help you use your time as productively as possible." Of possible interest to my fellow journalizers, users of fountain pens aeon.co/essays/victo...

Advanced Reader Copies of The People's Library are here. Let me know if you'd like one (U.S. only, please). Only a few left!

Check out this essay about Margaret Cavendish! She's one of the historical characters in The People's Library (Feb 2026)

Happy pub day to The Time Traveler's Passport, an anthology of time travel stories from me, @rfkuang.bsky.social, @olivieblake.bsky.social, @pdjeliclark.bsky.social, @pengshepherd.bsky.social and Keliane Bradley! Follow the link below to find out more and to get it! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FN8CHTQ...

You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others. I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social, @spires.bsky.social y.social, and others! clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...

Hey US and Canada folks! My Nebula, World Fantasy & Locus award nominated novel SHIGIDI will (finally!) be out in paperback on Nov 4. If you couldn't get the hardcover when it came out (understandably so!) here's your chance. Its got African gods + a succubus + a heist at the British museum!

Ok everything in @rsagarcia.bsky.social's thread is worth checking out, but calling out The Canopy Keepers by @veronicaghenry.bsky.social specifically too. I read it recently and loved it.

Thanks for putting these lists together and for the mention.🤗

This interview w/The Nerd Daily was a fun one that got to the heart of my reasons for writing this gently creepy novella. It also includes books I'm looking forward to, including work by @veronicaghenry.bsky.social @sarahgailey.bsky.social and @kjcharleswriter.com thenerddaily.com/eden-royce-p...

The Canopy Keepers is on sale today!

I'm discussing my haunting new release, Psychopomp & Circumstance, w/cohost @veronicaghenry.bsky.social author on Oct 29 for @sistahscifi.bsky.social Wine Down Wednesday. Expect Gothic magic and Southern folklore - wine optional! Join us on the edge of the veil. 👻 sistahscifi.com/pages/events

I really like the Surrey International Writer's Festival. It should be happening right now. But they canceled their event because of the workers who are fighting for a fair deal from the hotel that usually hosts the convention. It was the right thing to do, but the cost to SIWC was $$$$$. help?

PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE is out today! This is a Southern Gothic fantasy with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house, and a generous sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audiobook Available wherever books are sold. #booksky #Blackbooksky

Tomorrow is the last day to snap up this bundle of signed 1st edition novels and support @thepixelproject.bsky.social in their goal of ending domestic violence against women and girls. thepixelproject.rallyup.com/read4pixelsf... #booksky

Narrowing down my 2026 planner options. Anyone using a Hobonichi Weeks with fountain pens? Do the plastic covers get dirty quickly? Bonus points for pics.

In the current @uncannymagazine.bsky.social I interview @sansromeo.bsky.social about "Seven Minutes in Heaven with the Electric Seraphim," a dark and provocative story of life, consciousness, and the mind-body problem. Read the story: tinyurl.com/hu4872mv And the interview: tinyurl.com/3capy2cu

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Today is the release day for Queen Demon! I’ll be here at Politics and Prose in Washington DC tonight!

Since I'm spending a lot of time doing everything except what I need to be doing, here's one thing I've been meaning to do: This is the link for my upcoming book tour for Queen Demon, the sequel to Witch King, 2nd book in the Rising World. Tour starts Oct 6. us.macmillan.com/tours/martha...