Planning to nominate and vote on the Hugo Awards? Better move fast! The deadline to have a WSFS membership so that you have the right to nominate for the 2026 Hugo Awards is coming up on January 31. Your WSFS membership is available here: www.lacon.org/register

This is a great, sobering read on current trends in young adult fiction, though I'm not sure what to do with this information.

This should be required reading. Harrowing stuff.

"And in truth, the stories where the princesses rescued themselves were my favorites anyway." Check out this excerpt from @jessiemihalik.com's Silver & Blood, a new steamy romantasy about monsters, curses, and a woman who decides to take matters into her own hands:

Here’s a brand new handbook on conlanging (inventing languages) that focuses on worldbuilding and linguistic typology (the grammatical patterns we see in the world’s languages). Amazon: amzn.to/48q6GRy Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/110785/978...

wake up babe the least surprising plot twist of 2025 just dropped

"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—" Reviews. Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.) Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!

Sit down children, I'm going to tell you a story about the olden times. Once, there was a young lesbian newly out of the closet. It was 1989. She was a third year student at the University of Alberta. And she had no idea how to lesbian. *pun intended

Willow says hello from under cosy blankets

"My child was perfect and has been replaced by a changeling baby," but in the year 2025.

I dunno man the concept of actually owning something you pay for must be like a drug if you're under 30

I overdressed for my friend’s housewarming tonight, but it was such a lovely evening chatting and drinking mulled wine. 🍷 Friends and warmth in the darkest month are so welcome. ✨

Darling, destiny sits like a shadow in your smile, lingering softly, almost like a lover, a chance encounter, a sidelong glance, a possibility rife with promise, this, a new song, this an old heartbeat, tell the story, until the doubt has gone, until the old ways allow you to forget. #TinyPoem

I’m old enough to remember the strike that happened a whole year ago because companies like Netflix claimed they don’t have enough money to pay residuals to actors for their work. Netflix has $82 Billion to buy Warner Bros.

Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word? My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last. www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...

(Repost with screenshot) The Subtle Art of Folding Space got a starred review from Library Journal! "Chu finds a delightful and poignant intersection between the multiverse, family dysfunction, and dim sum in his debut novel."

This was such a delight to edit and work on. Our latest story for @globalvoices.org "Queer cinema in Azerbaijan tells stories of visibility and survival" globalvoices.org/2025/12/04/q... Kudos to the author for putting this piece together.

Once more I have overworked myself for a fortnight and now cannot sleep at 5:27 am AMA

I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms March 10th, 2026! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...

I've been waiting to share this one for a long time.

Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.

She vogues, she Sistine Chapels, she Tarabesques

Are you a bookseller or reviwer? The Witch of Prague is now available to request on Edelweiss! www.edelweiss.plus?sku=97989994...

I love Cats Protection and the wee charity shop near my flat is my favourite place to shop! If this job would be a good fit for you, apply like the wind!

Reposting with Alt text (this one is too good to miss!)

Here is my 2025 award eligibility list, but it's not going to be entirely complete (for now), because I have a story coming out on... Dec 31. * Book! * The giant spider wants to help with your intersex healthcare, what could possibly go wrong * Distributed haunting (you can also get some) Thread~

It’s awards eligibility season in publishing, and I’d be honoured if you would consider All the Stars in the Daylight Sky in your reading for YA novels (Andre Norton Nebula, Lodestar, Locus). I’m immensely proud of this book: a love letter to my Gaelic culture and our intergenerational bridges.

With Heated Rivalry popping up all over my socials, I guess now is a good time to remind y'all that I have a whole series of m/m (and in one case, m/m/m) hockey romance out there 🧵

COVER REVEAL for my next book: Foundling Fathers comes out June 23, 2026. www.tiktok.com/@bydonmartin...

Been thinking this morning about how if you're a US freelancer and you haven't increased your rates by about 6% since June 2025, you're taking a pay cut. Which also means: if you're a publisher and haven't increased what you're paying by 6%, you've given your staff/freelancers a pay cut.

The best description of the Telegraph you'll read this week.

When you see this, post an image from your gallery to describe your mental health

For Affirmation Coyote friends who have Thursday and Friday off, congratulations! You are past the hump, and Wednesday will be an easy slide to Thanksgiving. For those working or in other lands, stay strong!

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.

Coming next week! I'm grateful that I can finally share this very personal story of grief and swamps.

This is TONIGHT!

Today’s xkcd made me cry. In a good way. xkcd.com/3172/

If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!

I’m super excited to join a wonderful Fantastic YA Reads panel of authors online with @booksofwonder.bsky.social this coming Tuesday, 25 November at 1800 EST/2300 GMT! Join us and reserve your spot here! www.crowdcast.io/c/fantastic-...

I’m late to the party, but Physical Asia is delightful and watching everyone arrive and go full fan flail about each other was really adorable

Story day!! I’m so delighted to debut in @unchartedmag.bsky.social with ‘Love Story in Colored Glass:’ an inter-dimensional love story about a starship that breaks reality - and a pair of lovers who find themselves, again and again, across the fracture. www.unchartedmag.com/stories/love...

This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.

*stalks around in a circle to summon the will to write* rude this book will not, in fact, write itself

Happy International Men’s Day! I’m so grateful for the men in my life, from my dad to cousins to friends and exes, who humble me with their generosity, their kindness, their care, their fire, their creativity, and their good hearts. 💕 Thanks for sharing this little life with me.

This was so unlooked for & so lovely -- I'm thrilled to share that the audiobook of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS is in Audible's Top 20 #BestOfTheYear for 2025 & Top 10 SFF lists, Audible UK's Best of 2025 Sci-Fi Fantasy picks, & Audible Canada's Book of the Year.

Amal’s audiobook for The River Has Roots, her novel about two sisters who make music together, has *actual music played and sung by her and her sister* and you should listen to it.

Turning 41 means eating breakfast for the inner child ✨🍑

✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨ Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done: www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...

Honestly the best thing about publishing is getting exciting news you will be able to share in 2-12 business months (I’m actually serious and also buzzing with something I will share in 2-12 business months*)