The #SPFBO contest will open to new entries at 11am GMT on January 3rd. It will remain open to entries for 24 hours. After which 300 novels will be randomly selected to go forward into the contest.

For the full #SPFBO Champions' League rundown, check out the page. mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2025/05/afte... #SPFBOCL

US give-away of Daughter of Crows ends in 8 hours! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

The #SPFBO Champions' League has reached its conclusion! Our champion of champions for the decade of contests is.... #SPFBOCL

Need a judge/team number 10!

My top 10 reads of the year (in no particular order here) @joe-hill.bsky.social @joeabercrombie.com @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social @rfkuang.bsky.social @es-drake452.bsky.social TJ Klune @sgj.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @cmcaplanwrites.bsky.social M.L. Wang

Happy Boxing Day! Here's the Stranger Things tree from Strasbourg railway station 🙂

Any scenes from The Wheel of Osheim you'd like to see @jasonchanart.bsky.social illustrate in the 10th anniversary special edition from @grimoakpress.bsky.social? (here are some from the omnibus to whet your appetite)

Happy Boxing Day! Here's the Stranger Things tree from Strasbourg railway station 🙂

Happy Christmas! A crochetted nativity on top of a letterbox near me:

Happy Christmas! A crochetted nativity on top of a letterbox near me:

Who would make a good #SPFBO judge/team -- preferably someone likely to want to do it 😀

From acclaimed author @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social comes a new dark, compelling fantasy centred on the brutal Academy of Kindness and a woman who voluntarily gave herself up to its unforgiving regime. Preorder your signed copy of Daughter of Crows here! www.waterstones.com/book/daughte... 💙📚🪐

Who would make a good #SPFBO judge/team -- preferably someone likely to want to do it 😀

My reading in 2025 mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2025/12/my-r...

We're nearly there, but the order at the top is still changing! #SPFBO #SPFBOCL mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2025/05/afte...

My reading in 2025 mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2025/12/my-r...

We're nearly there, but the order at the top is still changing! #SPFBO #SPFBOCL mark---lawrence.blogspot.com/2025/05/afte...

Any American reviewers who want to be added to the Daughter of Crows ARC list (this does not guarantee an ARC because they will be over-subscribed) let me know. The allocating decisions lie with the publisher, Ace.

I signed the two books of mine that Ealing @waterstones.bsky.social had on their shelves - I grew up in Ealing and was visiting my parents who still live there.

Any American reviewers who want to be added to the Daughter of Crows ARC list (this does not guarantee an ARC because they will be over-subscribed) let me know. The allocating decisions lie with the publisher, Ace.

🌃 Nocturnos, para arrancar el 2026 con grimdark ya nos espera el Príncipe de espinas de @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social 🆕⚔️🤴🌹👇

I signed the two books of mine that Ealing @waterstones.bsky.social had on their shelves - I grew up in Ealing and was visiting my parents who still live there.

Satirical, sharp, and gleefully chaotic, this finalist takes aim at fantasy tropes, economics, and heroism with wit and heart. The team enjoyed the humour, the bite, and the surprising depth, then scored it to close out Round 3. fantasy-faction.com/2025/spfbo-1... 💙📚🪐 #FantasyFaction #SPFBO

Jay from Captured In Words has started his run at the #SPFBO Champions' League table! #SPFBOCL www.youtube.com/watch?v=-geR...

You should read everything by @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social. And especially the Library series, but really, all of it. A lot.

Egyptian Red Sister cover!

Finally reading Ascension by @bingewriting.bsky.social - I shouldn't have slept on it, very good writing!

Look at all these fine Christmas presents! 🎄

Signed 12 of my books at @waterstones.bsky.social Bristol.

Finally reading Ascension by @bingewriting.bsky.social - I shouldn't have slept on it, very good writing!

Look at all these fine Christmas presents! 🎄

Signed 12 of my books at @waterstones.bsky.social Bristol.

Egyptian Red Sister cover!

Jay from Captured In Words has started his run at the #SPFBO Champions' League table! #SPFBOCL www.youtube.com/watch?v=-geR...

You know what would make a good Christmas present to yourself? ... The Library Trilogy - Missing Pages The Red Queen's War - The Red Queen's Ward The Broken Empire - Road Brothers Book of the Ancestor - Tales of Abeth

Look what arrived at @shaunalawless.bsky.social's place!

Team Asylum reviews our tenth and last #SPFBO Champion, THE LOST WAR by Justin Lee Anderson. Reviews are from Arina, Drew, and Timy. #SPFBOreviews #SPFBOCL #TeamAsylum

With our 10th review out in the wild, it's time to say goodbye to SPFBO. The Champions' League was fun, and I can't wait for the results! Until then, you can find our final list and every review we posted in the past few months on this page: queensbookasylum.com/2025/05/30/s... 1/4

The #SPFBO champions' league is nearing completion! #SPFBOCL

The #SPFBO champions' league is nearing completion! #SPFBOCL

First Christmas present of the year!! I cannot wait to read Daughter of Crows once the holidays begin!!

Look what arrived at @shaunalawless.bsky.social's place!

You know what would make a good Christmas present to yourself? ... The Library Trilogy - Missing Pages The Red Queen's War - The Red Queen's Ward The Broken Empire - Road Brothers Book of the Ancestor - Tales of Abeth

Hello Future Me has published his rankings/reviews to his 1.2 million Youtube followers! Check his thoughts out 🙂 #SPFBO #SPFBOCL

Hello Future Me has published his rankings/reviews to his 1.2 million Youtube followers! Check his thoughts out 🙂 #SPFBO #SPFBOCL

#SPFBO #SPFBOCL

SPFBO Championship Review of The Thief Who Pulled on Trouble's Braids by Michael McClung Review originally by @plstuart-author.bsky.social Tagging @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social Currently sits as our #3! beforewegoblog.com/review-the-t...

10 books up for grabs!

#SPFBO Champion "By Blood, By Salt" reaches 500 ratings on goodreads. It had 47 when it reached the finals and ~10 when it joined the contest. It's a great example of the contest bringing hidden gems to wider notice 🙂