You can preorder IMAGINE A FRIEND by @quantick.bsky.social from your favorite bookseller, or find links here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagin...

A few pix from the SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL launch yesterday. Including details from my outfit. @starsandsabers.bsky.social

If you were at a geographical disadvantage and couldn’t make it to Toronto, you can still get yourself a copy of SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...

Great turnout at my book launch today. 🚀 (Those chairs didn’t stay empty for long). Thanks to everyone who braved polar weather to be there. And thanks to @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social for hosting.

Happening today at 2 PM in Toronto!

There’s still time to join me in Toronto tomorrow! Click the link for more info on the SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL launch party. 🚀 www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com

It’s my book birthday! #Booksky www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...

Happy book birthday to @cornellwriter.bsky.social! SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL is now available. Set in a retrofuturistic Toronto, this #scifi #romance novelette is a hopeful and timeless tale. Find purchasing links here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh... Or order from your favorite seller!

Learn more about IMAGINE A FRIEND, by Emmy Award winner @quantick.bsky.social, out March 10th! www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagin... #books #fantasy #literature

Congratulations to @genni.bsky.social for becoming an @aurealisawards.bsky.social finalist for THE NGA'PHANDILEH WHISPERER, for Best Horror Novella, published via Stars and Sabers! Read the announcement: www.starsandsabers.com/2026/02/01/e... We are thrilled for you, Eugen! #aurealisawards #books

Made another #art backdrop for @cornellwriter.bsky.social’s SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL, out this Tuesday (Feb. 3) via @starsandsabers.bsky.social! A delightful little #romance in a retrofuturistic Toronto, just perfect for a sweet escape. Preorder from your favorite bookseller! #books #scifi

Here's my monthly round up of book reviews! Slower reading month for me, but some good ones here by @cornellwriter.bsky.social, @authorwinifred.blacksky.app, @tahernandez.bsky.social, and @abigailtaylor.bsky.social You can read full reviews at www.helenwhistberry.com/blog

Join me in Toronto for the launch of my new book SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social. An IngramSpark bestseller & one of the most-requested titles on NetGalley, this retro-futuristic noir love story‘s sure to put a smile on your face. www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/42502...

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!!! Be there or be square.

Helen wrote a glowing review for SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL. If you’re on the fence about whether or not this book is for you, give her review a read, it may help you decide. 🙂

"Hems and Hexes" @starsandsabers.bsky.social www.starsandsabers.com/books/of-enc...

This is coming up in just over one week! I hope to see you there.

Last few days to get in on this!

Just 4 days left to pre-order SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL (after that, they’re just orders). So I’m continuing this 🧵 of what early readers have said so you know what to expect. Pre-order links here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh... Today’s blurb:

From Emmy Award Winner @quantick.bsky.social, IMAGINE A FRIEND is a "sensitively written fable" for all ages. Out March 10, 2025 via Stars and Sabers Publishing. Find purchasing links: www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagin... #books #literature #comingofage #fantasy #magicalrealism

You can now preorder IMAGINE A FRIEND by @quantick.bsky.social, which arrives March 10, publishing via @starsandsabers.bsky.social! www.starsandsabers.com/books/imagin...

Fun new interview today with amazing author David Quantick! Read about his radio, TV, & movie work, as well as exciting new novella, IMAGINE A FRIEND! Coming soon from @starsandsabers.bsky.social @quantick.bsky.social

T -1 week to launch for the charming and delightful SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL by @cornellwriter.bsky.social! Preorder from your favorite bookseller. www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh... #books #romance #scifiromance #scifi #retro #retrofuturistic

Congratulations to @genni.bsky.social for her inclusion on the Open Country Mag 60 Notable Books of 2025 for her book, The Nga’phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella! opencountrymag.com/60-notable-b...

Humbled to see The Nga'phandileh Whisperer, my Sauúti Novella by @starsandsabers.bsky.social, listed among 60 Notable Books of 2025, and it's an Open Country pick. opencountrymag.com/60-notable-b...

Congrats to our very own Sauúti, @genni.bsky.social for this fantastic prelim ballot for the Bram Stoker Awards 🎉💫📖

Congratulations @genni.bsky.social! So incredibly proud of you for this achievement, and so honored to be the publisher for The Nga’phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella, a mesmerizing, percussive, stunning book!

We are thrilled for @genni.bsky.social, whose book, The Nga’phandileh Whisperer: A Sauútiverse Novella, has made the preliminary ballot for the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement in Long Fiction! Congratulations! Read about the book: www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-ng...

Look at this beauty! Of Dread, Decay, and Doom: a Horror Anthology (edited by Jendia Gammon, Gareth L. Powell, and Scarlett R. Algee) from @starsandsabers.bsky.social is available to back now at the crowdsource campaign: ko-fi.com/jendiagammon... #horror #shortstories

Can’t wait to read this

Cover by Kim Herbst and interior illustrations by Ahmed Raafat Out February 6. Links: www.starsandsabers.c... ##books #romancebooks #scifi #scifiromance 2/2

It’s that time again, when I showcase our @starsandsabers books with my abstract mixed media art as a backdrop! This time it’s for the lovely #romance set in a retrofuturistic Toronto, SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL by P.A. Cornell (She/Her)#romancePreorder yours now! 1/2

We are still crowd-funding for OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM, our first horror anthology, starting at $5 on up, with great perks the more you donate!

As head of @starsandsabers.bsky.social I am proud today, and every day! Congrats to all the nominees!

I think this horror anthology from @starsandsabers.bsky.social is going to be something real special, full of spooky-wonderful author's stories (Check out the list!). Just needs a little help to make it happen. YOU can make the world a little spookier... www.starsandsabers.com/books/of-dre...

Thrilled to see this, not only as a fan, but as a publisher of ALL THREE of them at @starsandsabers.bsky.social! Ren has THE LEGEND LIMINAL out now, Cassandra has WHEN THE FOREST CALLS (Dec. 26) and Khan has ELEGANT MANIFESTATIONS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE LOST (Jan. 27), plus they're in anthos!

In addition to my own nominated author/illustrator works, my press @starsandsabers.bsky.social has also garnered several BSFA Award Longlist nominations for our writers and artists! Congratulations to all!

We are thrilled to announce several BSFA Award Longlist nominations for our writers and cover artists! Congratulations to @genni.bsky.social, @voidcricket.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, Niall C. Grant, and Raúl Cruz! #BSFA #BSFAAwards #books #horror #scifi #fantasy #coverart

Congratulations to @genni.bsky.social @voidcricket.bsky.social @stephenembleton.bsky.social Niall C. Grant and Raúl Cruz for @starsandsabers.bsky.social BSFA longlist nominations!

Stunning news: several of our works are listed on the BSFA Longlist! Long form, short form, cover art... Stay tuned for a blog post about all this soon.

Received some prezzies today from my awesome publisher @starsandsabers.bsky.social. There was more in the package but I’m saving some for a later reveal.

Just 10 days left to get in on this!

This is happening in a little over 2 weeks! If you’re within reach of Toronto, come hang out with me at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social!

T -2 weeks to launch for SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL by @cornellwriter.bsky.social! Take a ride on this adventurous, retrofuturistic sci-fi romance novelette! Preorder from your favorite bookseller. Links: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh... #romance #scifi #scifiromance #books

That said, 🛠🍜THE AH HUAT ENGINEERING COOKBOOK AND ORGANIZING MANUAL🛠🍜 (Spring '27, via @starsandsabers.bsky.social) is *not* autobiographical. I did not, in fact, live above premises, with generations of space spiders. www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-ah...

These just might be the most delightful little books you can imagine, and perfect, uplifting, cozy reads. Available to preorder and out via @starsandsabers.bsky.social this February and March!

We knew you’d want some cozy books to start your year! Get them for yourself or those you love. With themes of love, friendship, nostalgia, and overcoming obstacles. Preorder SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL by @cornellwriter.bsky.social and IMAGINE A FRIEND by @quantick.bsky.social

I’m biased (because I’m in it), but seriously this anthology is incredible. The ToC is bonkers amazing.

Hi all, we still need help with crowd-funding for our @starsandsabers.bsky.social horror anthology, OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM, now that we've moved it to June 2026 release! Tiers start at $5. Thank you! ko-fi.com/post/Our-Thi...

So proud and delighted for @cornellwriter.bsky.social! This gorgeous #romance #scifi novelette arrives Feb. 3, so get those preorders in! It's a Valentine to yourself or someone you love!