Once more unto the breach, dear friends.

You don’t know who is finding meaning in your stories and novels. You don’t know who your words are helping though dark times.

Oh hey! The Hugo award nomination deadline approaches. If you're nominating, kindly consider my SF novella DESCENT about parental expectations and planetary exploration [Its a finalist for the Nebulas and BSFA + on the Locus Recommended List] Read/Listen here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/

The last few days might be the most continuous rain I've experienced since moving to Australia. Its not heavy, at least not here. It just doesn't stop.

#FundraiserPerk It is ZOOMAPALOOZA TIME! All our Zoom chats with authors are half off this week! Don't miss your chance to ask questions about upcoming projects or learn from the best about writing or the writing industry. Donate at http://locusmag.com/...#FundraiserPerk or through our bio!

Happy publication day to me! With Wolfskin's release, the Common Saga, a project I started writing when I was 21 years old, is complete and out in the world forever. I hope you enjoy my savage little world. And please share far and wide. [links below]

#FundraiserPerk Talk to Wole Talabi for a 30-minute one-on-one video chat. Warm beverages and friendly chatter encouraged. Comes with the April e-issue of Locus and digital cover art. Donate at http://locusmag.com/...#FundraiserPerk or through our bio!

#FundraiserPerk It is ZOOMAPALOOZA TIME! All our Zoom chats with authors are half off this week! Don't miss your chance to ask questions about upcoming projects or learn from the best about writing or the writing industry. Donate at http://locusmag.com/...#FundraiserPerk or through our bio!

Unenthused about travel—but longing to meet interesting writers? Locus gets you! The SFFH industry mag offers Zoom chats with faves including @angelaslatter.bsky.social, @wtalabi.com, @atgreenblatt.bsky.social, and more HALF OFF THIS WEEK! @locusmag.bsky.social www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/...

Saw Project Hail Mary yesterday. Its very broadly entertaining & I wanted to like it as an SF guy myself [I have a novel coming out in Oct!] but: a) its a bit too tonally silly for my sensibilities b) it leans so hard into visual nostalgia its becomes Spielberg/Kubrick redux. Still fun though.

Well, this book just went to the top of my most-anticipated reads of 2026.

If you havent already, you can preorder my forthcoming novel THE FIST OF MEMORY from B&N at 25% off using PREORDER25. Assassins. Aliens. Ancestors. This is a book I've been working on for close to 15 years & is something special. Cant wait for yall to read it. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-fist-o...

If you never have, you should read this *terrific* story

Oh hey! The Hugo award nomination deadline approaches. If you're nominating, kindly consider my SF novella DESCENT about parental expectations and planetary exploration [Its a finalist for the Nebulas and BSFA + on the Locus Recommended List] Read/Listen here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/

Apologies to my Lisan Al-Gaib but opera is definitely still alive. Went to see La Traviata yesterday and while story was too dated for my sensibilities, the music and performances were great. There was also quite a decent turnout.

Finally, the weekend has arrived

Listened to Nebula novella finalist "Descent" by @wtalabi.com from May 2025 @clarkesworldmagazine.com and then I needed to read the beginning again to close the circle. A fascinating new world and a very gripping story. @katercakes.bsky.social is amazing. clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/

Well, when it rains it pours ehh? The japanese translation of my story "Blowout" was nominated for the Seiun award! file770.com/2026-seiun-a...

"Descent" by Wole Talabi (Novella finalist) clarkesworldmagazine.com/talabi_05_25/

Some Comments on the 2025 Nebula Finalists As mentioned in the last post, both the 2025 Nebula Award finalists and the 2026 Academy Award winners were announced on Sunday night. I covered the Oscars in my last post, so now let's get to the Nebulas. The full list of finalists may be found here.…

Genuinely, @tadethompson.bsky.social is one of the best there is right now. "Liberation," published in @reactorsff.bsky.social is about a Nigerian space mission facing challenges. It's adventure and style, and thoroughly deserves recognition with awards. reactormag.com/liberation-t...

Also... Blog: My Awards Eligibility Post for 2025. TL;DR Best Editor Short Form: Jennifer Brozek, and Best Semiprozine: Augment Magazine by Jennifer Brozek, John Helfers, and Kathleen Hardy. jenniferbrozek.com/blog/post/20...

Blog: Recommending Other Work for the Hugos. Shoutouts to @wtalabi.com @seananmcguire.bsky.social @skiffyandfanty.com @pematson.bsky.social @catrambo.bsky.social @therisingtithes.bsky.social and a bunch of poems. jenniferbrozek.com/blog/post/20...

Congratulations to our four Nebula Award finalists: @wtalabi.com, @somtoihezue.bsky.social, @hhpak.bsky.social, and @thomasha.bsky.social! Links to their stories in thread. Full list of finalists here: locusmag.com/2026/03/2025...

Hey y'all! I’ve donated ARCs of my new novel The Fist of Memory and a Private Zoom chat with yours truly to the Locus fundraiser. Locus is awesome so you can donate to get these cool rewards and more. Go here to check them out: locusmag.com/igg26 #SupportLocus2026 @locusmag.bsky.social

Congratulations to our very own @wtalabi.com for making the Nebula finals for his Sauútiverse novella, Descent! 💫🔥❤️ Fantastic. Read it.

Congratulations to our very own @wtalabi.com for making the Nebula finals for his Sauútiverse novella, Descent! 💫🔥❤️

Sumándose a «The book of dragons» y «The book of witches», este septiembre, el gran @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social publica «The book of Death» con historias de @angelaslatter.bsky.social, @wtalabi.com, Tamsyn Muir, @paultremblay.bsky.social, Casandra Khaw, @indrapramitdas.bsky.social y MUCHOS más😍

Been in work meetings all day but finally got a moment. Just want to say I had no idea so many people read and enjoyed this little @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella in @clarkesworldmagazine.com. I'm grateful. Congratulations to my fellow finalists whom I'm pleasantly intimidated to be counted among!

Nebula and BSFA Awards Finalist, New Website, Novel Hype And More… Hey y’all. Strange times eh? Well, I just want to take a moment to wish all of you well. Its hard but important to hold space for imagination while the world is set alight. But I believe that stories can help us navigate even the…

I'm still raising funds to pay for increased cancer treatment costs, & as a token of my appreciation to all donors, every contribution between Feb 1 & Mar 28 will be entered in a random draw to win 1 of 3 autographed copies of my latest novella! Click for details! www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

random 4 book shout-out (was gonna add "of writers i follow" but i dont follow cadwell) — • shigidi & the brass head of obalufon by wole talabi • ordinary notes by christina sharpe • no gods, no monsters by cadwell turnbull • the ballad of perilous graves by alex jennings support black authors.

"What are the experiences of people of color in the publishing industry?" arleysorg.com/by-the-numbe...

LISTEN: @genni.bsky.social Reads from ‘The Rawness of You’ (Sauúti Terrors) 📢💫 Editor and contributor Eugen Bacon was invited by the Flame Tree team to record one of her stories from the anthology for their podcast. YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJdx...

Fifteen African Authors Make the 2025 Locus Recommended Reading List – They Need Your Votes! brittlepaper.com/2026/02/fift... via @brittlepaper.bsky.social

A Law And Order reboot where Jack McCoy dies in court and each episode finds himself reincarnated in the past as a defense advocate who must plead the case of an accused person before a variety of historical courts/councils - Rome, Oyo Empire, Aztec Tenochtitlan, Han China, Mesopotamia, more..

We are really proud of @wtalabi.com’s Sauúti novella “Descent” making the BSFA shortlist. 🔥💫🥳 Read it!

Very cool to see that my @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella DESCENT is now a finalist for the BSFA Awards! Many thanks to @clarkesworldmagazine.com for publishing it, to everyone who read and congratulations to all my fellow finalists whom I'm pleasantly intimidated to be counted among! #bsfa #awards

RF Kuang, Premee Mohamed, Wole Talabi, Darcie Little Badger... Pretty much I'm buy first ask questions later when it comes to books

My short story collection RIVER OF BONES is out Tuesday, March 3. In honor of that, I sat down to chat with Arley Song for Clarkesworld. clarkesworldmagazine.com/roanhorse_in...

"Drift-Flux" by @wtalabi.com The most cinematic story — plays out like an action movie. Space terrorism, double-crosses, and the sacrifice play. Out Mission Impossibles Mission Impossible.

Three novellas I really enjoyed and would like you to consider are: Psychopomp & Circumstance, Eden Royce, Tordotcom Descent, Wole Talabi, Clarkesworld The Unbearable Taste of Fruit and Wine, R.S.A. Garcia, Android Press

It’s ≈ 9 months out, but very much looking forward to Wole Talabi’s next book: The Fist of Memory

The moment when a caretaker has left the murder hotel and a new caretaker hasn't yet taken over is called an interredrum

Yall should read this book. It is SO GOOD

Well, hell. That is an effective pitch for a certain target audience. It’s me. I’m that target audience. (Oh, and hell yes. There’s an audio version. Credits SPENT.)

Reminder that ANYBODY can nominate a work for the Le Guin Prize. Not only can you nominate your favorite books of last year. You SHOULD.

In case you missed it, the 2nd Sauútiverse anthology (ed. @genni.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social and Cherly Ntumy) came out just a month ago. If you're looking for stories that extrapolate african and african diaspora cultures/philosophies into something new and unique, then check it out!

Check out these new works from Black authors this month! On Sunday She Picked Flowers by Yah Yah Scholfield, The Starseekers by Nicole Glover, and Beyond & Within Sauúti Terrors edited by Eugen Bacon and others. Look out for these wherever you buy your books! #BlackHistoryMonth

Durians are like the unholy offspring of blue cheese and bananas.