this pride month, can i interest you in some sad and queer in space?

i am a readers' hit new book (so far). lucky #13!

James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain for Penguin Random House Publishing.

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so glad google is now super useless as opposed to...regular useless.

Joan would love my Toronto lesbians.

turns out that being outside academia hasn't tempered my desire to open up a coffee shop and/or bakery.

while the rest of us participate in a Battle Royale of sorts for shelf space, AI slop gets to just cruise on through. nice. your local indie would never.

a lovely, thoughtful review of The Iron Garden Sutra! will i be answering these lingering questions in the sequel? stay tuned in 2027 to find out.

Oh and as part of prep for my forthcoming novel THE FIST OF MEMORY, I'm making a list of science fiction novels by BIPOC or non-Western authors that include either 1) First Contact or 2) a Big Dumb Object (BDO) or 3) A Hivemind. Really want to get as many as possible. All recommendations welcome!

GIVEAWAY! Dead Weight is coming out next week and to celebrate I'm giving away two copies that have been personally bitten by Uggi and will be personally signed by me and shipped to the winners wherever they live! To enter just like and share this post and I'll select the winners on May 26th!

if you can't find a citation or verify that a reference says what you say it says then you DO NOT USE IT. this is undergraduate research methods. this is the basis of all academic scholarship. are we really in the "just trust me, bro" stage of academia?

I am not on TikTok. I will never be on TikTok. This bethcato2 account is impersonating me and direct messaging writers in an effort to sell marketing services. Any account pretending to be me on TikTok is fraudulent.

what can possibly go wrong.

i tried to wing it AGAIN, and i fucked up AGAIN. what is my life.

the dark side of having multiple books under contract is that sometimes you get an email with A WHOLE book that now needs line edits and you have zero recollection of said book.

my brother-in-gore Nick Cutter is clearing out his parents' basement. 100% of the proceeds from every autographed book will go to The Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre—whose mandate is to rescue, rehabilitate, and release turtles native to the Ontario region. we do love turtles. nickcutter.com

please pray for me, i tried to wing a pavlova.

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last day for the fellas (gender neutral).

new chapter drop for both free and paid subscribers!

folx, I’ve been working on AI "ethics" for almost a decade now & hate to tell you there’s no such thing as "ethical AI" the only "ethical principle" that works is regulating the shit out of the industry & to take back control of our autonomy, fundamental rights, freedoms & right to exist w/out AI

It’s two weeks until the official launch of DEAD WEIGHT, written by me and translated by the amazing @maryrobinettekowal.com! Preorders are the best way to support a book (and it’s author!), and you can find preorder links here:

Heyooo I'm doing an AMA over at r/Fantasy today! Come hang out and ask questions if you have an account. I'm giving away three signed copies of Rabbit Test and Other Stories, anywhere USPS will ship. www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

there's a new Ann Leckie book today it's called Radiant Star and I think it's quite good and you should read it: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ann-l...

fellas (gender neutral), we got free books for those who like em!

hate asking folks for things, but i have been informed that hellsite reviews and ratings are important? surely, a scam, but anyway. if you've reviewed/rated TIGS previously and have a hellsite account, would you consider copying and pasting your review there as well? 🙏

Loblaws credits record profits to “raising prices on things humans need to live”

hate asking folks for things, but i have been informed that hellsite reviews and ratings are important? surely, a scam, but anyway. if you've reviewed/rated TIGS previously and have a hellsite account, would you consider copying and pasting your review there as well? 🙏

Retractions never get proportional attention. This one should.

go tell your favorite artists you like their work. you may think they hear it enough or your praise would be identical to someone else's so you say nothing, but i promise you they would love to hear it. and sometimes they need to hear it.

scheduling a dogwalker in London: hi, yes, i will make it work, i will tread through rain or shine to get your dog some exercise. scheduling a dogwalker in Toronto: how dare you contact me.

jfc they have me rooting for elsevier.

i am SCREAMING

My new Genre Grapevine does an update on where we are with AI-scams targeting authors, and also why I believe far more people around the world will be the target of similar scams in the years to come. 1/ www.patreon.com/posts/157719...

it's very simple. i have one book about all the good things you could have if only you were brave enough:

the unfortunate result of a young bulb raised in a bad environment

turns out i wasn't doom and gloom for nothing.

the mortified look on my new GPs face when he looked at my MRIs and asked what i took for my neuropathic pain and i said nothing.

The Iron Garden Sutra is great, y’all. An enjoyable blend of philosophy, religion, sci-fi, and horror. Shout out to @thesuiway.bsky.social for this one and I recommend reading it.

any time someone says they can't do X without an LLM, i just say it's a skill issue.

oh hey. got distracted. been sober for 5 years and a month. go me.

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if you're a PI and you're using ChatGPT for feedback.... just quit? please resign so someone who actually wants to do the job can have it? how little respect do you have for your lab? why are you proud of telegraphing that you're awful at your job? smh.

my piece for the cursed zine ✨ #maythe4th

I’ve been yelling this for a decade now 😭

Finished. This is one heart-wrenching chase for the truth, but really, to discover what you'll give up to save what matters the most. @thesuiway.bsky.social

do you like sad monks in space? i got you.

oh shit I forgot new sf books 🚀 IRON GARDEN SUTRA by @thesuiway.bsky.social 🚀 SUBLIMATION by @isabel.kim and tentpoles 🚀 @annleckie.com 🚀 @marthawells.com droppin new sci and fi what are yours??? sf sf sf

do you like sad monks in space? i got you.