Wednesday’s review is from @alexyquest.bsky.social, on AD Sui’s The Iron Garden Sutra (@erewhonbooks.bsky.social), which “manages to weave poignant relationships and psychological realism into a gripping thriller.” Some proper genre-mashing here.

Proud to be the 21st backer 😎 on @BackerKit Crowdfunding for Lesbians in Space Comes to Audiobook!! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Oh hey I have a story in here :) ☄️🛰️🚀

was thinking about this bit today. can’t believe this special came out a decade ago and the zombification of media has only gotten worse. what are we DOING youtu.be/Dg-f9OCn7Cc?...

Some titles from @wctracy.bsky.social for your Nebula and Hugo consideration 👀...

If you’re at @capriconsfcon.bsky.social , you can get my books in the dealers room!

Oh wow!!! My incredible spouse who’s running for office is on BlueSky!!!!

First review in @strangehorizons.bsky.social ! This time my FULL review (as opposed to my lil blurb) of WE WILL RISE AGAIN edited by @older.bsky.social @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

Second review of the week is the first for @strangehorizons.bsky.social by @alexyquest.bsky.social. We Will Rise Again is "a thought-provoking, polyphonic collage which manages to engage authentically with nuanced issues, leaving the reader feeling optimistic and empowered." On "visionary fiction":

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Interview with @lnholmeswriter.bsky.social about the @specawards.bsky.social ! lnholmeswriter.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/a...

Only a few more days to vote for EMPRESS OF DUST for Best New Book by a Chicagoan in the Chicago Reader! chicagoreader.com/best-of-chic...

New interview in Mixed Media Magazine about @specawards.bsky.social ! mixedmediamagazine.news.blog/2025/12/27/i...

The award for "Turning the Frogs Gay" goes to "Empress of Dust" by Alex Kingsley! @alexyquest.bsky.social

Thanks @armedwithabook.bsky.social for featuring EMPRESS OF DUST in your @specawards.bsky.social post! armedwithabook.com/2025-ssba-sc...

I wrote about WE WILL RISE AGAIN, edited by @older.bsky.social @drkarenlord.bsky.social and @annaleen.bsky.social , for @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org 's 2025 Notable Books! ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/12/22/a...

Okay it's award eligibility time! If you're a voter in any of these, please consider some of these things I've written this year. More info on each in 🧵

Another lovely interview with @alexyquest.bsky.social, this time with @marybuchanan.bsky.social over on the Her Ghosts blog. Read their conversation about representation, vulnerability, and mutual aid as treatment for mental health crises.

Thanks for your review of EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social, @margaretadelle.bsky.social!

My friend Riley is getting top surgery and I’m so excited for them!! They need help covering rent while they recover. If you’re able, please donate what you can! gofund.me/55bfaf936

I got to chat with @indiosyncrasy.bsky.social about sci-fi and disability and transgender crabs during my interview about the @specawards.bsky.social 🙈 open.spotify.com/episode/3Jsf...

This interview between the @specawards.bsky.social winner in science fiction, @alexyquest.bsky.social, & SSBA influencer & BOOKED podcast creator/host, Saffron Asteria, is fantastic! Listen to their conversation about giant crabs, shower writing, alternative D&D, & more! youtu.be/OpdsOSMyYHs?...

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I was so excited to find out that EMPRESS OF DUST is nominated for Best New Novel by a Chicagoan in the Chicago Reader's Best of Chicago poll! chicagoreader.com/best-of-chic...

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists, and especially to @alexyquest.bsky.social!

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Wrote this article about @undertale.com for @interstellarflight.bsky.social ! It had been running around in my brain for so long that I had no choice but to put it into words. magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/dreamers-dem...

We've got a new show! Grace and @alexyquest.bsky.social discuss the intersections of romance and sci-fi in our new podcast, Queer Eye for the Sci-Fi! Cover art by @penofsteele.bsky.social

This is why it's important for you to remove source identifiers from links!!

EMPRESS OF DUST (Space Wizard Science Fantasy) by @alexyquest.bsky.social is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations! #SSBA #SSBA2025

Crab party for the release of Relic of Haven by @alexyquest.bsky.social! 🦀🎉

my husband said “I don’t really understand things, it turns out.” I asked him what he meant and he just said, “Sabrina carpenter.”

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!! Book #2 of The Bastion Cycle, Relic of Haven, is OUT NOW from Space Wizard!!!! www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/relic-o...

If you weren't at @alexyquest.bsky.social's last book launch, you missed this! 🦀 Celebrate the release of their new book, Relic of Haven, with us this Saturday at 6pm!

I HAVE NEWS: I am now represented by Sara Megibow at Megibow Literary Agency! 🎉✍️

Monthly newsletter is out!! open.substack.com/pub/alexking...

Very cool list, & big congrats to ARB contributors @alexyquest.bsky.social & @inkstainedwreck.ca!

Semifinalists for SCI-FI A TRUTH BEYOND FULL by Rosie Oliver at @elsewhen.press EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social at @wctracy.bsky.social HER GILDED VOICE by @kcaegis.bsky.social at @knighterrantpress.bsky.social

So many great books here, and I'm so excited that FOUR Space Wizard books are semifinalists! Congrats to @jalexandercohen.com for Talio's Codex @jawerner.bsky.social for The Witch and the Ostrich @alexyquest.bsky.social for Empress of Dust @robincmduncan.bsky.social for The Rigel Redemption

Bout to delta some runes m.twitch.tv/alexyquest42...

I loved this thoughtful, deep exploration of Lessons in Magic and Disaster! @alexyquest.bsky.social rules 😻🥰💘

Here's to the Freaks & Perverts: @alexyquest.bsky.social reviews Charlie Jane Anders' LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER, out now from @torbooks.bsky.social! ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/08/26/h...

streaming #deltarune if anyone wants to vibe!! 🩷💙💚 m.twitch.tv/alexyquest42...

Highlights from @seattlein2025.org !! 🧵I was so busy at #WorldCon I didn’t actually take a ton of pics but here are some of my favorite things I did. Starting out with my academic talk! So many people showed up to hear me talk about robots!!!

"When Everything Has Rights" panel at #Worldcon = my kind of thing! #decolonial #RightsOfNature and touching on what if AI has rights. Excellent panelists include @annaleen.bsky.social @alexyquest.bsky.social Clara Ward @avani.bsky.social #Nature #personhood #SpecLit #WritingCommunity #SFF

A new name for the live transcribers that most of the @seattlein2025.org panel rooms have, courtesy of @alexyquest.bsky.social

Sci-Fi/ Fantasy Authors: Are you attending Worldcon Seattle? Don't miss Audiobooks 101: Streaming; Virtual Room 443-444, Thu. 1:30–2:30 p.m PDT Rebecca H. Lee (M), @alexyquest.bsky.social , Gabrielle de Cuir, Kim Iverson Headlee, @shiromispeaks.com @stefansecho.bsky.social seattlein2025.org

Great advice on submitting for short stories for publication from @alexyquest.bsky.social magazine.interstellarflightpress.com/true-confess... #scifi #fantasy

we live in a dystopia; can’t clean my house because I forgot the password for my fucking vacuum