Tonight's read, my third in her series of alternative timeline space history. Glad I wasn't sipping tea when I read the line "...I stopped Gagarin and Haise from having a literal pissing match." 🤣 Thanks for the laugh, @maryrobinettekowal.com ... another winner here. 📚 #booksky #scifi #space

A huge thank you to @maryrobinettekowal.com for giving me space on My Favorite Bit to talk about HIGHER MAGIC and learning to worldbuild on my own terms and scale.

This evening is the FINAL stop on @sentencebender.bsky.social 's and my Apprehension/Red Star Hustle book tour. It's been a whirlwind of fun! Meet Sam in-person at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social in San Diego, CA, and I'll be joining virtually. maryrobinettekowal.com/events/book-...

Today (Wednesday, Nov 5) at 8 PM EST, I'll be hosting a Q&A for members of my Patreon. Want to know about talking animals, writing sci-fi, navigating the world of agents and publishers, writing with ADHD, or something else? 7-day free trials are available at patreon.com/maryrobinette

It's out last joint book tour stop! Please come see @sentencebender.bsky.social and me at @boulderbookstore.bsky.social in Boulder, CO tonight at 6:30 PM MT. Pick up your $5 ticket here (it becomes a $5 coupon to spend in store): maryrobinettekowal.com/events/book-...

I was just at The Twisted Spine a few weeks ago for @maryrobinettekowal.com and @sentencebender.bsky.social’s book launch. They’re a wonderful brand new store that got hit hard by last week’s storm.

Tonight (Nov 3) at @powells.bsky.social at Cedar Hills Crossing. At 7 PM PST, @sentencebender.bsky.social and I will delight and entertain you! www.powells.com/events/mary-... Let me know in the comments if you're planning to come by.

If your newspaper is giving Donald Trump softer headlines and gauzier coverage than People Magazine, that should be a bit of a wake up call.

The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse. I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email

Just finished Apprehension, the new book by @maryrobinettekowal.com. Great story! And I love how I can hear her style in a work that's so very different from her other works. #Sci-Fi #Reading

Portland, we're so excited to see you! Me and @maryrobinettekowal.com will be reading at Powell's Books in Beaverton on Monday November 3rd, at 7pm!! COME THROUGH (also what are the best thrift stores?) www.powells.com/events/mary-...

It's November 1... so we're a mere 17 days away from the next BBB readings -- from @maryrobinettekowal.com @scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social ! Mark your calendar (Nov. 18) for sips, stories and a salon-like atmosphere! 📚🎙️🧉 More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com

I can highly recommend "Diagnosing Story Problems" by @maryrobinettekowal.com It made clear a lot of stuff I kinda knew but wasn't 100% conscious of. And it's a very entertaining presentation. maryrobinettekowal.thinkific.com/courses/take...

Elsie and I are en route to Seattle for the Sea-Meow Convention this weekend. Needless to say, I'm delighted I'm now being asked to integrate Elsie and my experiences with talking non-human animals into my repertoire of speaking topics. www.seameowconvention.com

I've gone back and forth on whether to post about this -- part of me that is so, so tired of flaying open the details of our grief just to beg the world to care. They killed my friend. They fucking killed him. His wife is struggling immensely to feed their children. Anything you can donate helps.

🌈Queer joy! On the page! Even if it's not the main focus of the story, it's an important part of Undeniable, @jeshonard.bsky.social's and my 2nd novel with @notapipe.bsky.social. (Out yesterday!) Thanks for providing a platform to gush, @maryrobinettekowal.com. maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-f...

Memory and Magic is kindly featured on @maryrobinettekowal.com My Favorite Bit today! maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-f...

Let's write short stories together in November! @storyaday.bsky.social is hosting a month of short story prompts, including one by me. Sign up here: storyaday.org

Would you like to know the original (now deleted) beginning of Apprehension? When you sign up for my newsletter, I'll send it to you. maryrobinettekowal.com/newsletter/ You'll also receive more Elsie content, because I simply cannot help myself. I somehow suspect you won't mind.

Today. Oct 30 at 6:30 PM: Houston, TX at @murderbooks.bsky.social. More info: www.murderbooks.com/Kowal-Miller Come see @sentencebender.bsky.social and me!

@eagleeyebooks.bsky.social thank you so much for hosting @sentencebender.bsky.social and me. We had a lovely time! Catch us on the rest of the tour: maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/appr...

This made @sentencebender.bsky.social 's and my morning! Red Star Hustle and Apprehension are USA TODAY bestsellers. Thank you for all your support. It's my second time in 2025 to have a title on this list. Amazing. www.usatoday.com/booklist/boo...

I want to be clear that I'm not promising you'll get to meet Elsie, but... we are doing a trial to see how she does at a book event tonight in D.C. Oh, also @sentencebender.bsky.social and I will be there with our new book APPREHENSION/RED STAR HUSTLE littledistrictbooks.com/products/app...

This is also my favorite writing conference, hands down. Hoping we can come through for them and keep this con going. It's the best.

Happy book birthday!

"Apprehension" & "Red Star Hustle" are 2 expertly crafted crime stories set in a far-future science fiction universe, from two award-winning authors known for gripping plots & unforgettable characters. Join us next week to celebrate this book w/ @maryrobinettekowal.com & @sentencebender.bsky.social!

We're two for two! Sold out of books at last night's @eagleeyebooks.bsky.social event in Atlanta - just like we did at @twistedspinebooks.bsky.social in NYC! Me & @maryrobinettekowal.com are on to DC - come check us out tonight at Little District Books! littledistrictbooks.com/products/app...

Tonight! See you soon, Atlanta!

We've just turned the clocks back in the UK to try & embrace some brighter mornings as the year draws to a close. So, how about a selection of Solaris Books with historical and historically inspired settings ft. @natania.bsky.social @maryrobinettekowal.com @emmanewman.bsky.social & more!?

My recent book mail is pleasingly color coordinated and matches my office walls! Really looking forward to these: Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell, @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social's forthcoming collection The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own, and Apprehension by @maryrobinettekowal.com. 1/2

First time listening to @maryrobinettekowal.com narrating, and not only is she very good in general, she’s SPECIFICALLY doing a remarkable job of voicing this ferocious lawyer as if played by Fiona Shaw. #TheSpareMan

A portion of every dollar spent on Harry Potter merchandise goes to anti-transgender campaigns.

The catcall of "SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS!" only happened recently but my entire friend group (especially my family in Salem) has gotten A LOT of mileage out of this already. Thread detailing the funniest catcall this Goth here could have possibly imagined: bsky.app/profile/lean...

Let's bring it home!!!

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you are allowed to have ice cream for dinner.

Atlanta, I need restaurant recommendations!!! I hear y'all have great food but I need to know where to go. Especially the best vegetarian spots! AND ALSO me & @maryrobinettekowal.com will be reading from RED STAR HUSTLE APPREHENSION at Eagle Eye Books on Tuesday- come through if you can make it!

Just finished reading The Calculating Stars by @maryrobinettekowal.com (yes, I'm behind, have you seen my TBR mountain?) and my one problem with the book is that I did not bring book 2 with me on this trip. Go read it if you have not. Loved every bit of it.

Measles was eliminated in the US in 2000. Gone, with the exception of international travelers bringing it back in and causing small outbreaks. But now it's roaring back — it's incredibly contagious — thanks to guess who. Guess who! Yup. Anti-vaxxers.

Good thread

Less than a week to take advantage of our October eBook special. I heard you like short stories.

#FestWeek begins. Unveiling my original graphite gatefold art from #TheInvisibleParade, for @szqtx68.bsky.social and a roomful of friends in San Antonio. May give a closer look soon. Because Fest Week. #DiaDeMuertos #DiaDeLosMuertos #DayOfTheDead

After you vote in the Public Service Commission election, you can go to this as a reward!

In fact, I do cackle.

The Surrey International Writers Conference has been my favorite conference for over a decade. This year, it's not happening, because the hotel is in a labor disputed. SiWC had already purchased plane tickets, etc, for all the presenters. Can you help ensure its future? gofund.me/19c353dac

Normally, I don't respond to negative reviews, but if you tag me... For the record: there's 1 off-stage sex scene. And a second 5 sentence on-stage scene in which the body parts mentioned are, back, thighs, and butt. This is your reminder that everyone has a different threshold for "porn."

Cincinnati, mark your calendar for the November 15th Books by the Banks Festival at the Main Branch Library (800 Vine Street). The event is free and open to the public. If you think you'll be there, let me know in the comments. I'm very much looking forward to seeing you. booksbythebanks.org

I'm coming back to Atlanta! (Well, technically, Decatur.) I'm on book tour with my new noir in space, Apprehension, and I will be at @eagleeyebooks.bsky.social with @sentencebender.bsky.social on Tuesday, October 28 at 7 PM. More info here: eagleeyebooks.com/event/2025-1...

VERY blurry photo from @sentencebender.bsky.social and @maryrobinettekowal.com ‘s c-c-combo book launch @ the twisted spine !!

Remember, remember, the 18th of November at BBB, where we have tasty tales for you at 7pm! Join us for readings from @maryrobinettekowal.com @scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social ! Sips, stories and a salon-like atmosphere! 📚🎙️🧉 More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com