Happy New Year! Here’s a snapshot of the year that was, and a look at things to come… 1/?

Kick off 2026 by starting a stellar new SciFi series! Featuring: @edashtonwriting.bsky.social ‪@derekkunsken.bsky.social‬, @deuceofgearsmusic.bsky.social ‪@maryrobinettekowal.com ‪@taranhunt.bsky.social‬ and @lavanya.bsky.social ‬! Available to buy now across formats from all good bookstores!

We asked @lavanya.bsky.social for her best book of '25, the book she'd love for Xmas & her anticipated read of '26. Read the full article: https://geni.us/SolarisBks2025 to find out why she picked @slhuang.com @robertjbennett.bsky.social @samitbasu.bsky.social & more! https://geni.us/killingspell

Blown away by these incredibly generous blurbs from the brilliant @kbwagers.com and @samitbasu.bsky.social ! Thank you for your super kind words 💜 INTERGALACTIC FEAST is available to preorder, out March 2026 👇🏼

As we've had a lot of new followers join us recently, we thought now would be a good time to reshare our bumper Starter Pack of superb Solaris Authors! Everyone that we can find on BlueSky, all in one place, to light up your feed with feline shenanigans, strong opinions on jam & of course - BOOKS!

It's the last day to grab Double and Triple Stamps at Waterstones, so why not snap up some special Solaris titles, including new releases and exciting preorders from @kerstinhall.bsky.social @shaykauwe.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social & more?

It's a Waterstones Plus Stamps weekend again, so here's a selection of our SciFi titles to *help* you fill your basket! Remember, preorders count too! Ft. @rainewilson.bsky.social @neuvel.net @lavanya.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @shoutoutmapes.bsky.social & more!

The Singapore Writers’ Festival was the most wholesome, brilliant week of hanging out with writers from around the world. Thank you SWF 2025 for having me and for being incredible hosts. I had such a blast I forgot to take pics most of the time, but here are a few!

✨I’ll be at the Singapore Writers’ Festival next weekend ✨ I’m on two amazing panels in some brilliant company, and I can’t wait to see you there! Panel deets below 👾

Out next month in paperback, @rainewilson.bsky.social 's BSFA Longlisted WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST! Here's what @lavanya.bsky.social @bingewriting.bsky.social @naomikritzer.bsky.social @lmcknighthardy.bsky.social and more think... Preorder; geni.us/weallghostsPB

✨It’s a steal ✨ Pre order INTERGALACTIC FEAST at a 25% discount at Waterstones online 🍩🚀 www.waterstones.com/book/interga... More food, more shenanigans a la Serenity Ko, Saras and Kili… and tons of dastardly plans for the future of food 👀 Out Spring 2026 from @solarisbooks.bsky.social !

INTERGALACTIC FEAST is now on NetGalley, in some fabulous @solarisbooks.bsky.social company! It has more food, more shenanigans a la Serenity Ko, Saras and Kili… and tons of plotty, dastardly plans for the future of food 👀 If you liked Interstellar MegaChef, you know what to do!

This was a month of cool sci-fi reads. 💙📚🪐 TTPT @lavanya.bsky.social UECO @williamjadams3.bsky.social RLH @eirabrand.com Reviews for the first two are already up on Before We Go Blog. RUN LIKE HELL should be live on FanFiAddict sometime next week.

The lovely folks over at @scifinow.bsky.social have revealed the cover for my new novel, INTERGALACTIC FEAST 🍩🚀 Go check it out! It’s gorgeous, and it’s all thanks to Sam Gretton and the amazing team at @solarisbooks.bsky.social — thank you all so much 💜

Tomorrow! Can’t wait to hang out with Frasier and Paige, and celebrate the launch of the delightful CAGE OF STARS by @frasierarmitage.bsky.social ! See you there 👾

Genre rules are only guidelines anyway! Want some Dragons in your Western? A locked boat murder mystery in your sci-fantasy? GBBO in outer space? A Necromantic bildungsroman? Searing examinations of war with bonus military Pteranodons? A literal plot device? We've got all that and more! 1/3

Next stop: intercontinental adventure ✈️ After months of planning, near-cancellations and last-minute scares, we’re all set to catch our flight tonight. Soon, Paris 💜✨

Brilliant to see @lavanya.bsky.social 's INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF on @bookriot.bsky.social 's list of Six Immersive New Space Operas! What if #gbbo took place in space, with a dash of the diaspora experience & a seasoning of sapphic romance?! bookriot.com/immersive-ne... geni.us/Megachef

Thrilled to see INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF on this fabulous new list from Book Riot 🌈✨ Thank you Addison Rizer and @bookriot.bsky.social for including my work in such phenomenal company! Everyone go get all the books! Pack a snack and enjoy the read 🍩🚀 bookriot.com/immersive-ne...

This sounds incredible, and I’m hungry already! I can’t wait to read what @elianeboey.bsky.social is cooking 👀

11) The Ten Percent Thief by @lavanya.bsky.social This is a great example of a mosaic novel that holds together really well, even as, for most of the book, each chapter is its own self-contained story. Each story gave me a character I cared about and another lens onto the book's dystopian world.

New pinned. Family photo of CLUB CONTANGO (mystery novel, single mum "Breakfast at Tiffany's" with gangs, clubs, and gloves off) and OTHER MINDS (technoir novellas: one for the TRON, "Infernal Affairs" and Sphere fans), pubbed by Dark Matter INK 🛒 bookshop.org, blackwells.co.uk, kinokuniya.com.sg

I feel ashamed of myself for even posting this and asking, but I need the help to take some of the stress and pressure away - me and my husband, and our three beautiful dogs, are hoping that you can help raise emergency funds to try and find a new house. gofund.me/061cd1b4

"Analògics contra virtuals" 📖 Ressenya de "La lladre del deu per cent", distopia futurista de Lavanya Lakshminarayan, primera dona índia finalista del premi Arthur C. Clarke, traduïda al català per @chronoscat.bsky.social @lavanya.bsky.social 🔗 tuit.cat/idzb8

Congratulations and happy US book day @tashanmehta.bsky.social ! 🥳💜 MAD SISTERS OF ESI is a wondrous, beautiful book. I had the pleasure of reading an ARC (and chatting with Tashan about ESI at a ton of events), and every word shines with her brilliance. You’ve got to go read it NOW! I

If you're in the UK and want to read about a young witch who teaches her mother magic. And about the fight against transphobia and queerphobia, going back CENTURIES. And about families, both birth families and chosen families, and how we save and forgive each other. You have until *tomorrow*.

We are delighted to reveal the cover for @victormanibo.com's The Villa, Once Beloved, a haunting gothic about folklore, family, and postcolonial vengeance in the Philippines... reactormag.com/cover-reveal...

I’m midway through copy edits on the sequel to Interstellar MegaChef, and I just stumbled upon two punctuation tweaks that have completely elevated a sentence. So this is me taking a moment to shout from the rooftops that @dtmooreeditor.bsky.social is an extraordinary editor, and…

Sail through endless skies, Ozzy 💔 music.youtube.com/watch?v=W6sV...

It’s pouring rain outside, so I brought the sun indoors 🌤️ From galaxy hair to neon pink, lavender fades, inky natural black (which is actually deep brown in sunlight), rich purples, and jagged pixies and bobs—I’ve tried nearly everything short of shaving it off (now, that’s a thought, isn’t it?).

What a fantastic find! 🌟 INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF sounds like a delicious mix of flavors and love! Can't wait to dive into these queer SFF gems! 📚💖 #StillProud #QueerSFF

Spotted INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF at the airport in Mumbai! 🌈 I’m half asleep and exhausted after a packed (but excellent) few days in the city, but also delighted to see this book of mine on the shelf. Signed copies at Crossword if you’re passing through Mumbai International Airport, Terminal 1 🍩✨

Apropos of nothing (/s)… Here are some incredible queer SFF reads in Solaris’ #StillProud ebook sale! Feat. INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF at just 0.99 if you want Star Trek X MasterChef with a side of sapphic romance set in a queernorm future 🌈 Go get ‘em all! geni.us/Solarissale

🚨EBOOK SALE!🚨 We're celebrating LGBTQ+ titles in Solaris' #StillProud eBook sale. Pride month may be over, but we've got brilliant deals for you to help you #ReadQueerAllYear! Ft @deuceofgears.bsky.social @rebeccafraimow.bsky.social @lavanya.bsky.social & more! 👉 geni.us/Solarissale

Because we're always looking to *help* you grow your TBR, here's some Solaris SciFi Series Starters! Featuring: @caspargeon.bsky.social‬ ‪@edashtonwriting.bsky.social‬ ‪@derekkunsken.bsky.social‬, Yoon Ha Lee, ‪@maryrobinettekowal.com‬ ‪@taranhunt.bsky.social‬ and @lavanya.bsky.social‬!

I live in sincere hope that the tech bros never stumble upon The Ten Percent Thief while shopping for new dystopian prototypes 😅

My Ammamma is reading INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF and I love how her sari is colour-coordinated with the cover 🌈💜 This book was inspired by her rasam and rice recipe, and my heart nearly burst with joy when I walked into the room and saw her immersed in its pages.

#TheWriteWomen challenge: Post a book by a woman author every day in March. Rules: Must be a book you’ve read. Must be a book you enjoyed or learned something from. Interstellar Megachef by @lavanya.bsky.social #AAPIAuthor #DiverseBookSky #BookSky #SciFiBook #QueerLit #QueerBookSky

CATCHING FIRE x THE GODS OF SPENSER ISLAND by James Breakwell MOCKINGJAY x THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS @premeemohamed.com THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES x WE ARE ALL GHOSTS IN THE FOREST @rainewilson.bsky.social SUNRISE ON THE REAPING x THE TEN PERCENT THIEF! @lavanya.bsky.social 2/2

📝✨ The draft of the sequel to Interstellar MegaChef is complete 🥹 You might have noticed I’ve been pretty quiet lately. After losing my forever puppy Tugger, I needed to step back and give myself space to grieve. In this time, …

CW: Beloved pet’s passing Tugger, my shadow, our darling forever puppy, passed peacefully in our garden, beneath the moringa tree. We said goodbye with hugs and kisses and love. He spent his last week being carried on victory laps of our home and garden, having spa days and massages, …

Heads up: I’m going on hiatus. My dog Tugger’s health is declining, and I need dental surgery to extract not one, but two wisdom teeth asap. See you on the other side when things are better. Thank you for your patience with late replies. And stay kind! I’m cheering you on 💜

Currently listening to Interstellar Megachef by @lavanya.bsky.social - So much fun! I can't wait to see where everything goes and to learn more about this universe and the cultures in it. 5 star potential for me here! #booksky #currentreads

It’s an honour that the Catalan edition of THE TEN PERCENT THIEF is graced by this gorgeous cover, courtesy the fabulous @evelasco.bsky.social ! This sneak peek behind the scenes blows me away—thank you, Elsa 💜🥹

Hot damn! @msmagazine.com named my upcoming novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster one of the most anticipated feminist books of 2025. (And yeah, it is pretty dang feminist, come to think of it.) Thanks so much to @karlajstrand.com! Read the list here: msmagazine.com/2025/01/21/a...

Utterly delighted to see INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF on this wonderful @bookriot.bsky.social list in such excellent company! Thank you for your generosity, @lmanusos.bsky.social ! I’m really glad you enjoyed the read 🍩🚀

All set to head to Delhi tomorrow! I can’t wait to see my friends there 💜 Here’s how it’s going otherwise: 📖 I’m racing towards the finish line on the sequel to INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF. Still a few ten thousand words to go, but we’re getting there 🤞🏼

Delighted to see INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF on this list in such fine company! Thank you @jamreads.com !

Super excited to share this utterly lovely review of INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF, now available online in Locus Magazine! Thank you for your immense generosity Ian Mond and for including this review in your pages @locusmag.bsky.social ! I’m delighted that you enjoyed the read ☺️