Today is also known as "the annual day of confusing Cloudflare with the sudden influx of traffic to my domain"

The annual r/fantasy megasale is back! This time featuring so many books that the sheer number of covers caused the website to bug on iOS. 😅 megasale.yrliu.com All books are free or 99 cents, and each purchase or download benefits charity.

In 6th Place .... A huge congratulations to #BBNYA25 finalist The Whisperer in White by Y.R. Liu Well done!!

My book (and BBNYA finalist) The Whisperer in White is in there! 💜🤍🖤

Hi readers, October's newsletter is now here!

Had a lot of fun doing this episode of the Instant Ink podcast! We had a really good conversation with fun tangents that got surprisingly deep at times. Check it out!

Congratulations to The Whisperer Y.R. Liu You are through to the #BBNYA2025 final!!!

The New Worlds, New Adventures bundle of secondary-world SFF is ongoing on Itch until Sunday! For $25, come escape with us to another world.

As part of @narratess.com's Indie Book Sale this weekend, you can grab these eBooks on sale for $0.99–1.99 each through August 25th! Find them in Campfire's online bookstore or on the mobile reading app. Some of them include or offer bonus reading and artwork! 🔗 www.campfirewriting.com/explore

The Narratess sale is back! 300+ books are sale this time, including The Whisperer in White! indiebook.sale

Hi readers, August's newsletter is now here!

Less than a week left on the Canadian Wildfires Fundraiser bundle! Get a bunch of cool content for $10 USD and help with wildfire relief itch.io/b/3125/canad...

Some excellent reads this month! • PARALLAX by Amber Toro: Sci-fi romance with lots of action. • CITADEL by @yrliu.bsky.social: Fast-paced fantasy novella. • ENVOYS by @dlawsonauthor.bsky.social: Fantasy adventure with humor and heart. Reviews of all three are up 🔗 fanfiaddict.com/author/adam-...

Honored to be chosen, and congrats to the others!

Thank you Adam for the review!

We blew past our initial goal in under a week, so we're doubling the goal. ✨ Shall we see if we can pass that just as quickly and help more folks in need from what's shaping up to be the second worst fire season in Canadian history? itch.io/b/3125/canad...

The Deal: YOU: get 81 cool books/games, many of which are very very queer WE: get Canadian Wildfire Relief money to redistribute to the affected communities via the Nii'kinaaganaa Foundation itch.io/b/3125/canad...

The Body of Theseus is in this charity bundle! Also in the bundle are games, comics, TTRPGs, game assets, and books. $10 gets you everything, and 100% of your money will go to charity!

Just a few more hours for this bundle!

Hi readers, July's newsletter is now here!

To celebrate Canada Day, here's an itch bundle featuring 16 Canadian fantasy and sci fi books. Check it out! 🇨🇦📚 itch.io/b/3114/the-c...

Me: "You can have one cookie." My toddler: "Two cookie." Me: "One." Toddler: "Three cookie." Anyway please buy my books so I can buy this child more cookies. Or buy the #PrideBookFair itch bundle! itch.io/b/3076/pride...

The #PrideBookFair itch bundles are here! My book The Godsfang is in the fantasy bundle, or you can buy all the books with the Big Bundle of Queer Awesomeness which features a whopping 110 books! 📚🌈✨ Fantasy: itch.io/b/3076/pride... Big bundle: itch.io/b/3084/pride...

The #PrideBookFair book bundle is LIVE! My novel "A LAKE OF FEATHERS AND MOONBEAMS" is featured in the Fantasy bundle! 18 books for $35! Highlights Include: The Godsfang by Y. R. Liu Chai and Cat Tales by Lynn Strong The Edge of the World by JD Rivers Get it now: itch.io/b/3076/pride... 🌈📚🪐🌈🚀💫

Opened up a jam on itch to get entries for the Canadian Wildfires Fundraiser Bundle I'll be running. 100% of proceeds will be going to donations. Sign ups are open for the rest of the week: itch.io/jam/canadian...

Reposting for weekend people. Last chance to join this bundle!

Hi readers, June's newsletter is now here!

Canadian SFF authors: I'm putting together an itch bundle to run the week of Canada Day (June 30 - July 6). Please fill out this form if interested! 📚📦🇨🇦https://forms.gle/VCgpewTdQuTVKRKQ8

Canadian SFF authors: I'm putting together an itch bundle to run the week of Canada Day (June 30 - July 6). Please fill out this form if interested! 📚📦🇨🇦https://forms.gle/VCgpewTdQuTVKRKQ8

Happy pride month! And also, my birthday. No birthday sale this year, but feel free to buy my books full-price on itch if you feel I deserve a birthday treat. 😉 yrliu.itch.io

Pspspsp-- the strong women in spec fiction ebook itch bundle has 18 hours left; today's the last day to grab either bundle, both filled with amazing spec books ft strong women! Bundle 1 🔗 riyati.ink/spec1 Bundle 2 🔗 riyati.ink/spec2 📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀💫

Reminder that the strong women in spec fiction ebook itch bundle is only around for a few more days-- better jump on this while it's here! Bundle 1 🔗 riyati.ink/spec1 Bundle 2 🔗 riyati.ink/spec2 📚📢📚💙 🌈📚🌎 🪐📚⚔️🌈🚀💫

Apologies, there was a hiccup with one of the book covers in the previous graphic, so I'm posting again. The two Strong Women in Speculative Fiction bundles organized by @ormakal.bsky.social are now live on itch.io. They're only available until May 22nd, so make sure you dont miss out.

The Strong Women in Spec Fic bundles are now live! Exactly what it says on the tin -- each of these 26 books features strong women being badass in a fantasy or sci fi setting. Bundle 1: itch.io/b/3023/stron... Bundle 2: itch.io/b/3022/stron...

Come spring, flowers would bloom from the despot’s decaying corpse. Nature heals. Nature reclaims.

A big #BBNYA2025 welcome to The Whisperer in White by @yrliu.bsky.social Welcome aboard and best of luck!!

The creature raised its claws and bared its fangs, all six of its mouths slavering venom. It responded to the world the only way it knew, the only way it had ever been shown. #whistpr #creature

Last few hours for these itch.io bundles and the #NarratessIndieSale! Get 'em while they're available!

They threw themselves at their cause like waves crashing upon the rocks — it breaks them into foam, but more will come, unceasing, and erode away the hard stone of tyranny.

ICYMI and are looking for some great indie fantasy books from the #IndieNarratessSale! 👇

I'm also part of this Narratess Sale itch.io bundle! itch.io/b/2944/narra... Check it out, and the other bundles too! (Thanks @clh2oars.bsky.social for organizing)

The #NarratessIndieSale is here! Hallowed is now available for $1.99, alongside many other free and discounted books! indiebook.sale

FYI Campfire is having a sale for Indie April from now until the 13th, and all of my stuff on there is currently $1.99 each. www.campfirewriting.com/explore/brow...

The next Narratess Indie Sale is almost upon us! From April 5-7, a bunch of very excellent SFF & horror books will be on sale or free over at indiebook.sale! Additionally, we also have itch.io bundles this year! There are two fantasy bundles, a sci-fi bundle, and a horror bundle. Check them out!

Friendly reminder for anyone boycotting Amazon: my books are also available on Kobo, itch.io, and plenty of other places. 📚

Hey #booksky, from now through the end of this weekend, The Godsfang and five other queer SFF books will be available for 99 cents! Go check them out! books.bookfunnel.com/lgbtspecfic/...

Dark fantasy enjoyers of #booksky: Here's a list of 30+ dark fantasy books for your perusal (including mine!) books.bookfunnel.com/darkfantasys...

Maybe you would like to spend this free money on my books? 👉👈 Hallowed ☀️ www.campfirewriting.com/explore/hall... The Body of Theseus 🦾 www.campfirewriting.com/explore/the-... The Godsfang ⚔️ www.campfirewriting.com/explore/the-... The Whisperer in White ⚪ www.campfirewriting.com/explore/the-...

Aaaaand now Citadel is also on @itch.io ! Yay! yrliu.itch.io/the-citadel-...