There's a fantastic review over @reactorsff.bsky.social for Caskey Russell's THE DOOR ON THE SEA - the first book in new indigenous epic fantasy trilogy THE RAVEN AND THE EAGLE! "I missed this book when I finished it, feeling like someone had been telling me a story, but suddenly disappeared."

To add to this - THE MEMORY HUNTERS is not inspired by the Middle Ages. Valerian IV does not wear plate armor. But she does have a sword, is sworn to guard her charge, and went to combat school. And I wrote her specifically to fulfill the princess/knight trope. Sapphically.

Happy solstice. Remember always that the light returns as the cold sets in. Hope returns even as everything gets worse.

As told by the late dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille.

Anyone who was lucky enough to attend some or all of Concurrent knows what an amazing and uplifting experience it was.

Glad Rolling Stone published this, especially given the loud silence from the rest of the media on this grim watershed moment in US political history.

I love a portmanteau, it’s like fucking but for words

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Green soil in Utah. Many years ago volcanoes spewed iron-rich lava. The resulting soil was later at the bottom of a wetland, areas of highly reducing conditions that turned the soil beautiful shades of green 💚. #redox #soil #science

Here are the top 10 most popular post-1945 American authors at the Seattle Public Library over the last 20 years.

This is incredible.

This book is so incredibly special, and I'm deeply grateful that reviewers are seeing what I saw in it. Thanks to Maura Krause at @reactorsff.bsky.social for loving Raven and Elān as much as I do.

🚨 Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos.

Welcome to THE BEST BOOKS OF 2025: REVIEWER'S CHOICE!! Reactor's book reviewers have come together to recommend their favorite 2025 reads. How many have you picked up?

that's 12/18 for we yanks 🫡

I published 2 speculative poems in 2025! If you're nominating for the Hugos, I'd love it if you checked out "Beyond the Standard Model," a theoretical physics poem that was in Analog last January: web.archive.org/web/20250117... (1/2)

I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism. A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count. If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!

the 2026 new horror list is FINALLY LIVE! please share with all your freakiest loved ones: readjumpscares.com/2026-new-hor...

I wrote this earlier this year and I still hope it can be of use! www.eater.com/24364171/ice...

WHAT WE ARE SEEKING got a starred review in Library Journal! A perceptive one, too. Bujold's ETHAN OF ATHOS is definitely a book I thought about while writing it

What I love about reading is the autonomy. I can engage in whatever content I want, yes-- but more importantly, I can have whatever relationship I want with that content. I can be swept away, I can be distantly observing, I can be in a tug of war with the text. It's playful and free.

Hey all, The Onion is accepting applicants for our writing, video and graphics fellowships. Fellowships last six months, pay well, and provide full benefits. You can apply at theonion.com/fellowship.

Friends! I bring good news of the world to come!! My novel is coming out May 19, 2026. And it is available for pre-order now! Either at your local bookstore or at the link below!

btw I got the official notice of the Anthropic class action (and my unique ID!) last night, so authors who were also expecting that, check your email, which I know is probably currently a garbage fire like mine thanks to all the promotional crap

romantasy fans, meet romorror. meet romience fiction. meet surrealmance. meet postmoderomance. meet tom clantasy

Hearing reports that some of you have not been informed that we are casting the net far and wide to determine the science fiction and fantasy favorites of the year. Here's me amending that:

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

This #thanksgiving, snap up 3 of Solaris' Indigenous Fantasy Books from @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social Caskey Russell & @karinlow.bsky.social for just 0.99 each, (website exclusive) geni.us/Solarissale#thanksgiving, And they're all series starters, so there's a lot more indigenous fantasy in your future! 1/2

Can you imagine 50 people a day, I said 50 people a day, walking into an ICE office, singing "You can get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant" and walking out?

UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts. If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split

AMATKA by Karin Tidbeck (and also it's horror and poetry is illegal, for surprisingly good reasons)

An unflinching and erotic story that examines abusive relationships and their emotionally fraught nature, loneliness and the need for connection, and the fabric of space time as a partner! (Insert joke about "hard" science fiction here.) by @p-h-lee.bsky.social in @reactorsff.bsky.social

These are pretty naked -- and therefore instructive -- examples of the sorts of defenses that people offer to try and get off the hook

This article heavily implies that ICE is being used in a custody dispute to help Karoline Leavitt's brother get his son and have the mother locked up in ICE detention

In line with Native American Heritage Month, author Caskey Russell has written a beautiful article on his debut novel THE DOOR ON THE SEA, out now from Solaris Read more: tinyurl.com/nhbbauwx @solarisbooks.bsky.social

idiot guy: i'm like the wolf i'm stalking my prey alone through the forest and being raw as fuck even if i'm in a group i'm the alpha actual wolf: i love my friends so much!!! i love to romp and kiss my bros and work together as a family <3 awooo etc etc have you seen the puppies oh my god come see

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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.

As a former indie bookseller, sometimes one single special order would make me order four copies into stock so I could put it faced out. Buying books with actual money, especially from indie bookstores, makes such a difference.

We have two - count that, TWO - Solaris books on @NPR's Best Books of 2025 list! Pinch us, we must be dreaming 🌊 THE DOOR ON THE SEA, epic fantasy by Caskey Russell https://geni.us/doorsea 🖤 THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DÍAZ, standalone horroromance by @isabelcanas.bsky.social https://geni.us/palbad

Are we doing awards eligibility posts already? Mine is simple: The GIrl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For, published in Reactor 4/2025. It's got romance in dystopia and mild superpowers and complicated trans feelings about body-swapping, and it's free to read reactormag.com/the-girl-tha...

This is so heartwarming, she seems like a true gem.

Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.

Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.

I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.

Incredible to see THE DOOR ON THE SEA in on this list!

Awards season is upon us! On December 1st, voting for the 2025 TFR Reader's Choice Awards will officially open 🩷 Today, I'm sharing a mock ballot with the final slate of categories, the voting rules, and the schedule for the awards on the request of those who want to prepare their ballots early.

OK, but today's is a gimme 😂