MG SFF/dystopia fans: my latest novel THE DELTA CODEX is now available in ebook, hardback and audio format! To celebrate, I'm doing a series on my free Patreon about the speculative books I read as a kid that influenced me. First up is Pamela Sargent's Earthseed! www.patreon.com/posts/delta-...

Thank you Dee for hosting me on your newsletter! I had an excellent time chatting about myths, books, Brother Cadfael, and unexpected influences!

Thank you Charlotte for this amazing review of THE DELTA CODEX!!! 🚀✨🍄📕

Seeing talk of various award lists has reminded me to ask: if anyone here is a member of the Mythopoeic Society & would like a copy of House of Dusk to read (& consider nominating for the 2026 Mythopoeic Award for adult novel) please reach out! I would love to get you a copy!

I haven't been around here much because I've been finishing a new book draft and on vacation in Lisbon, but here's a free Patreon post about both those things! www.patreon.com/posts/finish...?

An excellent resource for gift-buying this season!

“HOUSE OF DUSK is a novel that’s very light on angst. It’s vivid and well-paced, with complex and compelling characters.” @hawkwing_lb reviews new work from @devafagan.bsky.social

I'm so grateful to all the librarians out there reading and sharing my MG books!

Massachusetts friends, here is an organization for you to check out!

Crystal Dragons from “Seven Ways Through the Woods” (out today!)

If you have any burning questions for me about House of Dusk, tea, travel, Maine, dayjobs, LARP, my dog, or writing and publishing I'm doing an AMA (plus book giveaway!) on reddit today! www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

My friend @devafagan.bsky.social's adult fantasy debut, HOUSE OF DUSK, just came out in time for #SapphicSeptember! Check it out. devafagan.com/house-of-dusk/

Thank you to the Fantasy Cafe for featuring my guest post where I gush about real world history and some of my favorite sources that can inspire fantasy worlds!

Tashan Mehta's lush prose reads as a hazy fairy tale; its ruminations on setting and sisterhood, pieced from different narrators across different formats, earns Mad Sisters of Esi its position as one of Reactor's most highly anticipated novels of the year: reactormag.com/book-review-...

Fantasy religions often feel like reskins either of ancient Greek or Norse pantheons or of the medieval Catholic church. But what more interesting choices can we make when building faith within an invented world? @devafagan.bsky.social joins us to explore some of the options! bit.ly/WFMPOD162

Please come and ask me questions next week! I will happily chat about House of Dusk, reading, writing, publishing, worldbuilding, gaming (currently playing Blue Prince and loving it!), LARPing, tea, travel, my dog, and really anything else that makes me happy!

Ooooooooh @devafagan.bsky.social has a post up on @scalzi.com 's blog about the 20-years-in-the-making creative saga of HOUSE OF DUSK (out today)! I was with her for most of this journey and it's so fantastic to see this book assume its badass final form!!! whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/26/t...

Today is THE DAY. You can now actually order for-real copies of my adult fantasy debut HOUSE OF DUSK in hardback, ebook and audio format pretty much anywhere books are sold! Lots of links and blurbs here: devafagan.com/house-of-dusk/

This Must-Have Monday I have EIGHTEEN new books to ft! Incl 🪄bickering wizards falling for each other from @sararaaschbooks.com 🔥fire-bending nuns vs WILDLY incorrect religion via @devafagan.bsky.social 🐍bone boxes and the apocalypse with @wickedjamison.bsky.social

Getting back to my normal routine with the help of this fluffball. Tea, journal, 500 new words, and a morning walk!

Happy book day!!!

I'm back home after my West Coast adventure! I gotta admit that as an introvert and a person who is prone to anxiety and over-analyzing everything, I was worried I might not enjoy WorldCon. But it was actually great!

Hey that's me with some tidbits about House of Dusk!

This book is a delight! I love the core mystery,the spooky vibes and most of all, the continued development of a certain Hound and Cat relationship....

Brandon's fabulous reading of his gorgeous poem (about at the 1:48:30 mark on the second link) was one of my favorite moments at Worldcon this weekend!

So happy to hear this! Thank you for reading!

Featuring a gorgeous sapphic romance between a princess and an enemy spy and a fire-wielding nun grappling with her dark past, this beautifully-crafted world will have you craving for more ❤️🔥 Preorder House of Dusk now! buff.ly/0HCWcMQ

Do you know anyone who works in the publishing industry (editors, agents, marketers, etc.) who would be excited to stand with their colleagues against book bans? Encourage them to follow this account for more information about Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans. More info coming very soon!

One thing you can do Right Now is be extremely vocal when you have librarians stocking inclusive collections. Call and tell them how happy you are, show up to board meetings. Bc the other side is *always* complaining and doing it in an organized way. also you can donate to Lavonnia Moore here:

What an incredible lineup! I hope I can get in to see this!

Would you like a chance to win a mythic fantasy about sisters and the whale of babel? What about an epic fantasy about a fire-wielding nun and a spy in love with the enemy princess? Here you go!

my hottest educational take is that schools should actively, non-punitively teach students how to admit when they don't know something, aren't sure or have made a mistake, with various teaching frameworks adapted to support this ideal, because people who can't admit fault are breaking the world

Oooh, I've been waiting for this one!!!

I am thrilled to share the absolutely GORGEOUS cover of my next MG novel, THE DELTA CODEX, with art by James Firnhaber.

This book is full of gorgeous words and gorgeous art. So glad that Kirkus agrees! I've already pre-ordered my own copy plus one for a friend with a new kiddo.

Feeling this a lot this week.

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

I think my personal favorite is CHTHONIC GODS because who doesn't like trying to pronounce "chthonic"?

Random vacation day! So far I've written 1K words (flirting and banter, woo!), walked & belly-rubbed Titan, waited in line at the new French bakery downtown, delivered pastries to my best friend & eaten my own delicious almond croissant while watching the fish leaping from the river.

Probably my best advice for new writers is that this is an endurance game; there will be disappointment. It's a marathon, not a sprint. That quote about how what's most necessary for a career in publishing is persistence is what's kept me going through a lot of personal and professional shit.

Oo a Kickstarter for an art book by one of my favorite dreamy, mythic artists! www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...

My May adventures (mostly babbling about Moulin Rouge, SIX and &Juliet) are up over on my free Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/may-ad...?

Main character energy is OUT, this summer we’re bringing NPC energy. We’re posted up at the bar dropping lore and suggesting side quests. We’re leaning casually near a locked door and saying “I don’t think you have the key for that” when someone tries the handle. We’re staring at a tree.

So many excellent books here!

ARCs for Houseof Dusk are here! At some point maybe I'll stop taking photos and figure out something fun and/or sensible to do with them! 😅

Would you like to listen to the audiobook of A GAME OF NOCTIS, my MG fantasy adventure in a world ruled by games that got starred reviews from Kirkus, PW & Booklist? Here's a link for 70% OFF good until 6/1! url:https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/746147/game-of-noctis?refId=192705

You made it to the weekend! Do something, read a banned book, visit a library or bookstore, attend a book event, that reminds you what you're fighting for. Celebration, joy, excitement are all important ingredients in the struggle.

The FDA is considering restricting COVID-19 vaccines to only those 65 and older or those with pre-existing conditions. If you want the freedom to be able to protect yourself please consider leaving a public comment here. (I found I had to do this via a browser; on my phone the site didn't work).

Happy book birthday to this amazing-sounding anthology of 🌠speculative🚀 kidlit! I'm so excited to see more MG scifi out in the world, especially based on this thread of first line teasers...

Back from a very brief but amazing trip to NYC with my mom! We stayed in the theater district and saw three shows: Moulin Rouge, SIX and &Juliet! They were all spectacular in different ways but &Juliet blew us both away. So many layers to the story, so FUNNY, so moving.