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On sale tomorrow! 🥳 A reminder that the sale will be open to all. No password or subscription needed in order to purchase a leftover set 💚

It’s out! My first graphic novel as publisher! Salvation’s Child is a mind-blowing SF saga by @aptshadow.bsky.social a prologue to his Final Architecture series. In association with @comixology.bsky.social www.amazon.co.uk/Final-Archit... 1/3

🚨‼️🚨‼️Cecil County, MD. CCAS needs your help NOW as they are FULL to the brim with kittens and desperately need fosters NOW. All supplies are provided. You just provide the love! (410)441-2040 ‼️🚨‼️🚨 www.facebook.com/groups/CCASF...

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Today's word is HELP. Today's #BookQW from the story SLOW POISON, e-collected in Nights of the Round Table. This is one of three short stories that did exactly what I intended it to when I started writing it and I love it more than pudding. Available on all ebook platforms. Shop indie if you can.

Book Quote Wednesday's word is 'help' #BookQW #BookSky Ryshad's an experienced and capable warrior. He knows he can't solve every problem on his own. Recently he has learned that a wizard's help can be invaluable. It can also be highly problematic, as he and young aristocrat Temar discover.

Unbroken. We are now into the last week of the Kickstarter for this anthology complied by Peter Orullian and Shawn Speakman. My thanks to Peter Paul Rubens and Vincent Desiderio for helping me to understand and unlock chroma in the shadows. www.kickstarter.com/projects/unb...

Skiffy and Fanty Show weigh in with a lovely detailed review of MORTEDANT'S PERIL. "...this is the place to start with Barker’s work if you haven’t tried it as yet. More, please!"

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.

Over on inst@ the Locked Library are giving away two signed copies of their edition!

Just in case you missed it yesterday! Publication date: Jan 12, 2027.

We are here! Ready to sell books! AtomaCon!

RSVP link: bit.ly/48L9p7V! Vonda McIntyre was a trailblazing Hugo and Nebula-winning writer who published many beloved books before she passed away in 2019. Her final novel, The Curve of the World, is available today! Will you join us for tomorrow's online celebration? It's free and open to all.

The Master of Whitestorm by @jannywurts.bsky.social is on sale again. Great book for a weekend! www.amazon.com/Master-White...

Hi all. Scammers have recently contacted academics, authors and agents, impersonating me & other Bloomsbury editors. If you receive an email from me from anything other than [email protected] pls disregard. Feels curiously invasive and not great. More info: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/connect/c...

This is only getting worse: we're getting a lot of emails and phone calls from people receiving fraudulent emails claiming to be from Canongate editors.

I have, at last, completed HEART OF SAFFRON, my latest venture into Cornish gothic - oh, the relief! Now comes the hard work of applying my arm-length list of go-back points, ruthless honing, checking consistency and (screams silently) timelines. But hooray: the first draft is done! #books 💙📚

Wars of Light and Shadow short fiction that expands significant historical events, and prints: Exclusively available at the Paravia Studio Shop.

Many thanks to @guygavrielkay.bsky.social for coming by! We have signed stock of the paperback release of WRITTEN ON THE DARK (out today)! Grab your copy here: bakkaphoenixbooks.com/item/X0jL6yY...

Second pass revisions completed and entered into the manuscript for The Guardian. One plot thread to tweak before beta reads - then on to POLISH. Verrain's sequel story to The Gallant - one step closer to finish.

Let's go book people, pitch in and demolish Peter Orullian's family's medical debt:

Kick starter began today - and wow! Already taken off!

The Unbroken Kickstarter is now live! Minutes in and it's over $200k. Amazing. Hop on the train now, folks!

Live discussion TODAY at 2 PM ET for TRAITOR'S KNOT on Christopher Navo's channel with the group John Minton started - join us in the chat, spoilers will be marked: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HNq...

Come out to Books On the Bosque on April 23, 5:30pm for a great book event. Four authors! @maryrobinettekowal.com, @davering.bsky.social, @marieparks.bsky.social and me! Then Friday is the start of Sandia Starforgers. Gonna be a fun weekend! @booksonthebosque.bsky.social #bookevent #booksigning

Join us tonight at 7:30 PM ET live for a book vs book rundown of recommendations, hosted by Jake: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK66...

AMERICA! "Tooth and Claw," by @bluejo.bsky.social, is on sale for $2.99 for Kindle today! NO DRM!

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Time to celebrate creativity! A nice interview with Spaced Out Reads' Dylan and Masha: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMEX...

Preorder signing at @murderbooks.bsky.social !

If you're @Norwescon this weekend, my publisher has a table there and a supply of the Triempery series, including copies of THE RILL LORD. 😊

WCK is en route to Indonesia, where a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of N Sulawesi. Homes and businesses were destroyed. Our teams are working with local partners to serve meals to impacted families. Read More: world-central-kitchen.visitlink.me/3jx0TZ #ChefsForIndonesia

Fun to see a discussion get the whiplash on their takes at Volume I - enjoy, but ware spoilers! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy9v...

Thank you! Profoundly. Ethics matter, and this is gold.

Just what we need....

Patreons! New post up today, going over how I kinda forgot that a world map might be useful... www.patreon.com/posts/good-b...

Creators: don't let the red-line where others abandoned their dreams affect YOU. Invention is not a pack activity. You take your chances and make your choices alone. Sheep want you in the fold for their safety and to justify their own fear of not belonging. DON'T LISTEN!

TODAY at 6 PM ET! join us at Spaced out Reads www.youtube.com/@SpacedOutRe...

Extremely grateful for the lovely words about The Hallows from The Fantasy Hive team. Super proud to be a semi finalist with my weird little fantasy noir. This week has been a good week! fantasy-hive.co.uk/2026/03/spfb...

@propublica.org is still tracking U.S. citizens who are detained by immigration agents. Do you have info about how immigration agents are treating U.S. citizens and children during enforcement operations? Send tips: [email protected] or Signal nicolefoy.27 www.propublica.org/article/amer...

With the cover reveal of THE RILL LORD, the Triempery Revelations series is complete. All six books are out there. Penny the Poodle is enjoying her copy. Pre-order link: forestpathbooks.com/catalogue/th... Publication date is April 26.

It's my pleasure to help reveal the cover of The Rill Lord, sixth and final novel in the fantasy series The Triempery Revelations, written by @triempery.bsky.social. Cover art by Larry Rostant Full info: jamreads.com/reveals/cove... 💙📚

Happy (US) Bookday to me! Happy (US) Bookday to me! Daughter of Crows is out - yours for mere money! Out in the UK on Thursday (though I've spotted it in shops).

Happy book birthday!

Time sensitive: this is the last day to submit comments opposing the Bureau of Land Management's clearcutting of Oregon's ancient forests. This is a tool that educates you on just how diabolical it is, and it helps you submit your comment. morethanjustparks.com/oregon-old-g...

I'm so looking forward to this conversation with my dear friend and colleague @amalelmohtar.com. If you're in Glasgow, or anywhere near, please join us on Tuesday, 7 April, at Waterstones Argyle Street.

Oh my goodness look at these MUFFINS