I’ll be on Gryftkin’s live stream this afternoon at 6:30 PM Eastern time to talk about our experience at WorldCon! Come stop by and say hello!

@palmerpickering.bsky.social is very busy stocking books at worldcon. I had fun saying hi and grateful for an autographed book copy. ☺️

3. Heliotrope, Palmer Pickering. I met and spoke with Palmer after her excellently moderated panel. She gave me a copy of her epic sword and sorcery fantasy to review and introduced me to many others in the community. My gratitude cannot be overstated. Thank you @palmerpickering.bsky.social !

Great promotional opportunity! Donate your books to the Seattle Worldcon Freebies Lounge. Attendees at the convention are all avid Speculative Fiction readers, fans, authors, or others in the industry. If you can't attend, send your books instead! For more info: seattlein2025.org/exhibits/fre...

Discover some new female fantasy authors!!

Dark Town review: "Author Palmer Pickering has a clear enthusiasm for the fantasy RPG world that comes through in the warmth and energy of the narrative. Dark Town is a highly recommended read for fans of the LitRPG genre and is an exemplary work of how it should be done." -K.C. Finn

Come join me and the wonderful @plstuart-author.bsky.social as part of his Six Elemental interview series, this Sunday, March 23 10am PT. www.youtube.com/live/SFOqBmQ...

Loving me some indie books 🥰 Here are 10 Fantasy and SciFi indie books that have the highest rating but less than 59 reviews 😱 (plus 5 honorable mentions). youtu.be/CoWCxkl1hPo 💙📚 #boosky

I LOVE BOOKMAIL! One book I've read and loved, now getting the physical copy: HELIOTROPE by @palmerpickering.bsky.social The other I am expecting to love when I read it: SISTAH SAMURAI by @obeytheauthor.bsky.social ! Aren't these covers gorgeous?

Interior art is coming along for "The Swamp" (sequel to "Dark Town"). I present to you a new character, Pignut! Art by Zayan Waleed.

Check out this amazing cover of the long anticipated English debut from Italian author, Abel Montero. Can't wait to read this one! @monteroauthor.bsky.social #TheCrimsonFire

Freebies Library ("Lounge") is coming to Seattle Worldcon! Want to get your books in front of a targeted audience of avid SFF readers and industry types? Consider donating a few (or a lot) of your books as giveaways. See this article or DM me for more info. seattlein2025.org/exhibits/fre...

Wow. So many good books out there! I only recognize one out of this entire batch.

So pretty!!

It's time for this year's Quotables! There were several books with writing that I just wanted to bask in. Here are some of my favorite book quotes from this year. #Bookblogger #BookQuotes #Quotables2024 #Booksky #BookLovers 💙📚

I finally broke down and created a Discord server. It's ostensibly for the Star Children Saga readalong, but I made other random chat channels. If anyone wants to join "another" "SFF" "very small community" channel, DM me for the invite.

This author came highly recommended by a friend at Loscon. Who else is a Seanan McGuire fan? Which is your favorite series?

Really fun awards in this one!

This year's SFF Indie author roundup by Tom Bookbeard. Discover some new authors, including yours truly. Fantasy and horror are the recurring themes here, including several novellas, some top authors in the SFF indie scene, and debuts.

More holiday cheer!!

Holiday cheer!!

Heliotrope! It holds a special place in my heart.

Tales of Temerity! Kayla gives a quick blurb on Dark Town plus a cover reveal of book two, The Swamp. Check it out! @kayshiddenshelf.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/jkxNh...

Want to grab a spot at Worldcon next year? Showcase your art, sell your books or crafts, publicize upcoming conventions.

Woot woot! If you're not aware of the Advent of Winter Anthology, check it out. Such a great collection of indie speculative fiction authors. Available now on Amazon.

I finally get to share this with you! I had the incredible pleasure to illustrate the covers for the special edition of the Rook and Rose trilogy by M.A.Carrick for @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social with amazing art direction by @petrikleo.bsky.social This is cover for book 1 The Mask of Mirrors! 🎭🪞

Quote with four indie books you've picked up recently. @toritalks2.bsky.social @rexburke.bsky.social @philipchase90.bsky.social @quenbyolson.bsky.social

Fabulous!

Loscon is excited about Loscon 51! We have some great Guests of Honor and we are busy planning programming for next year! Our Loscon 51 Guests of Honor Author: TKingfisher/Ursula Vernon Artist: Benton Jew Music: Lynn Gold Fan: Tadao Tomomatsu Keep an eye on our website and social media channels.

The best ever birthday present to me: cover reveal of my upcoming book The Swamp, sequel to Dark Town. Due out this summer.

Say yess to indie book! youtube.com/shorts/FUKsg...

I started commissioning the interior art for Dark Town's sequel, THE SWAMP, due out in 2025! Three new illustrators to look forward to, plus Sebastian Jara is returning. Here's a teaser for the The Swamp's cover art, by the master, Dusan Markovic.

"Dark Town is a brilliantly addictive read and the book has some absolutely stunning illustrations. If you're looking for something fun and compelling, this is definitely one to pick up in between heavy fantasy tomes." - Nicole Sweeney, Goodreads

Want to be on a panel at Worldcon in Seattle 2025? There will be a track of Indie panels. The form to apply to be on a panel is here. Be sure to select the "Indie Publishing" option to get attention of the indie staff. Only open for a few weeks, so act soon. seattlein2025.org/program-and-...

8 #SPFBOX Finalists have been revealed so far. Only 2 more days left and 2 #SPFBO Finalist spots are left.

🚀 spaceships 🛰️ a dark conspiracy 👨‍🚀 brotherhood 🫂 no romance 👾 strange creatures 🌌 futuristic 🪐 other worlds 🐈‍⬛ a rescue cat 🔖 book link: mybook.to/schU 📚 goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/56...

Bookmail today from @palmerpickering.bsky.social - Thank you! Third Loch From the Sun is a SciFi fantasy adventure set on a dreamy Scottish isle by Rex Burke.

I just finished the first draft of "Anaximenes," Book 3 of the Star Children Saga. Whew. Book 3 of a trilogy is hard!!! But I'm pretty pleased with the end result. I was able to add lots of new stuff while tying up the various threads. Now begins the long process of editing, polishing, etc.

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Looking for at least one more showcase clip to complete the line-up for October. Do you have a self-pub fantasy or sci-fi new release, or a backlist title you want some more eyes on? Details are linked below.

Well, hello blue sky!!

Australia! My book is now available!

My husband is an artist who makes orreries (clockwork planetary models) out of metal and glass. When I was struggling to finish my novel, he made me a deal: if I finished the book, he'd make me an orrery based on the world of my novel. It's freaking BEAUTIFUL.

Well, I feel I should post something after gaining admittance to this secret club. So here’s a sneak peek at a piece of interior art for my upcoming Fantasy LitRPG book, Dark Town. Art by Nele Diel at nelediel dot com.

I've been really lucky so far with reviews for Menewood: long, thoughtful, and interesting—also saying very nice things 😊. Here's the latest, 2k+ of loveliness from Roseanna at Nerds of a Feather. #medievalsky 📚💙 www.nerds-feather.com/2023/10/revi...

Hey everyone. I finally made it onto this platform. Thanks, @boekelley.bsky.social for the invite. What’s everybody up to??