A big thank you to the con comm and volunteers for all their hard work on #Capclave2025. I had a lovely time & look forward to joining the staff & all my con friends next year. Until then, here are a few photos from Saturday's awards ceremony. Yes, there was cake. 😃 www.facebook.com/share/p/1AKx...

The things I never knew about #MiguelDeCervantesSaavedraCervantes--a withered hand from the #BattleOfLeplanto, 5 years imprisonment by #BarbaryPirates...I'm stunned. As Ed Simon, knowledge both enriches reading of #DonQuixote and makes it all too relevant to now. lithub.com/the-tragedy-...

I STAND with Jimmy Kimmel, his writers and production crew...🌞 variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Jimmy Kimmel should have stuck to acceptable comments, like suggesting that homeless people be executed

#Kimmel #Colbert Who's next? #ABC #Disney #CBS #Paramount have knuckled under to the #Trump #Regime. Will the #NYTimes suspend any of their columnists? The #washingtonpost ? #NBC ? The #firstamendment is dead unless you're so #farright , you're off the chart.

My schedule for #Caplave 2025, happening this weekend at the Hilton Conference Center in Rockville, MD, is now live. Join me there. You'll be glad you did. :D jeanmarieward.com/2025/09/17/j...

At a time like this, you can't have enough funny fiction, and Alex Shvartsman's UNIDENTIFIED FUNNY OBJECTS #anthologies always deliver. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ufo...

All righty then, let's get this week started WEIRD. Giant lizards invade Bangkok! There's a movie in this, I swear! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

So much for the #FirstAmendment. And people wonder why it's the "elderly white hippies" taking to the streets. We're the only ones who can afford to. My country, I weep for you. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Long-time #DragonCon friend Angel Lowery has graduated college with a degree in art. She draws, she develops games, and her art would be perfect for today's cartoon-style #bookcovers. If you're interested, check out her work at fandomstuckportal.tumblr.com/tagged/art . You won't regret it.

You know, that department was renamed Defense by the badasses who won #worldwarii. Ain't nobody fiercer. Ever. #departmentofdefense #gulfofmexico

Who says #MotherNature isn't sentient? www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

The READ THIS! Book of the Month, I'm done with DragonCon and off to BoucherCon, and more at the Blah, Blah, Blah Blog! ginikoch.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social @marcmonroe.bsky.social @jeanmarieward.bsky.social @lianabrooks.bsky.social @bebebayliss.bsky.social

How do we do research outside of AI? What does AI mean for search engines? #ConTinualConvention 's The Panel Room 201 explores all this and more with Elizabeth Davis, Emily Leverett, Lisa Macklem, Bob Possum McGough, and host @jpnettles.bsky.social ! www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cdq...

Something silly to brighten your Tuesday. #Tomatina, the festival we didn't know we needed. :D apnews.com/article/toma...

It's time for Hot Off The Press 140 with new releases in #SciFiAdventure, #scifibooks, #fantasy, #superheroes, #MangaStyle, & more from Samantha Dunaway Bryant, Melissa Olthoff, Aaron Rosenberg, Mel Todd, Marisa Wolf, & host @jpnettles.bsky.social on Con-Tinual. www.facebook.com/share/p/1Jsh...

“Not a dictator,’ says the guy who thinks he’s very smart! He’s just a guy sending troops into cities and calling it common sense. America, meet gaslighting 101. #USDemocracy #Pinks

Time for a feast in GALACTIC STEW, an #sff anth from ZNB ed by @davidbcoe.bsky.social & @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social! Kindle: amzn.to/2QDYepk Trade: amzn.to/2ZAsWHq B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/galactic-s... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... #booksky #fantasy #urbanfantasy #sciencefiction

Let me double down on what @guchrido.bsky.social said. NOBODY wants a #except you #Felon47. NOBODY!

“A lot of people are saying, ‘Maybe we’d like a dictator,’” Trump said. NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! Only your lackeys

The READ THIS! Author Q&A is THIS Thursday, new books are out, my DragonCon schedule, & more at the Blah, Blah, Blah Blog. ginikoch.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-... @lianabrooks.bsky.social @jeanmarieward.bsky.social @elleeire.bsky.social @bebebayliss.bsky.social @meltodd.bsky.social @jag4a.bsky.social

A free article from Washington Post. You may know someone who needs this. wapo.st/45BT2YT #YourRights

Brain--I mean, @ginikoch.bsky.social, it's finally here. Courtesy of BuzzyMag.com, your @dragoncon.org 2019 is finally live. Enjoy! youtu.be/A5tLmk1Vc9w Gini's fans, take note. You just missed her monthly #bookclub, #ReadThis!!!. Check out her FB page, so you don't miss it next time!

Just sent out my August #newsletter. If you want to join the fun, the subscription link is on my website jeanmarieward.com Subscribing is easy and totally free. Sign up tonight, and I'll email you a copy of the newsletter tomorrow. Cheers!

Imagine being born in slavery and living up until 5 months before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Anna Julia Cooper is one of my favorite people in history. She was born on August 10, 1858, and lived to the age of 105. I can't sum her up in a single post, but she was born 167yrs ago today

A soupcon of history for your Saturday reading pleasure about, Sheridan Bruseaux, the United States' first Black private detective. magazine.atavist.com/2025/the-tal... #SheridanBruseaux #detective

This is late for Social Media because I was @ SDCC & Gen Con back-to-back, but the READ THIS! Book of the Month is announced, + more @ the Blah, Blah, Blah Blog. ginikoch.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-... @jeanmarieward.bsky.social @marcmonroe.bsky.social @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social @jag4a.bsky.social

Three weeks from today, I'll be in Atlanta for my favorite madness of the year: Dragon Con. I've seen my schedule, and I can't wait. Check it out jeanmarieward.com/2025/08/06/m... Better yet, join me! See you there. :D

My 2025 Dragon Con Schedule The highlight of my summer is almost here. I’ll be flying to Atlanta and Dragon Con in less than three weeks! I hope you’ll join the fun – and check out my Dragon Con events: Title: Fantasy Gather Description: Find your new favorite books and meet the authors at the…

Could #DianaWynnJones have been wrong? Maybe the knight, the elf, & the dwarf who walked into a bar did make stew on the road. Turns out there really is #portablesoup. www.atlasobscura.com/articles/por...

#Pizzaro's Tomb, now containing 100 percent real Francisco Pizzaro. www.atlasobscura.com/places/pizar... Talk about an oopsie! Personally, I think they should have left him the basement, but that's just me.

Hello to new folk. I write epic and contemporary fantasy novels along with varied shorter fiction. For more about the books, see www.julietemckenna.com All opinions I express online are absolutely my own. I boost what looks like good reading and interesting things. I block intolerance and aggression

Want to know what I'm up to, where I can be found, discover books from other authors I think you'll enjoy, and read snippets of what I'm writing now? My newsletter is the place. And now you can sign up on my website! jeanmarieward.com My next newsletter will be on its way soon.

This. I agree with every word. Seriously, we all need Superman right now--not to save us, but to show us how to be our best selves. reactormag.com/we-dont-love... #Superman (PS, Just in case it isn't clear, I saw the movie yesterday and loved it. Would see again in a heartbeat.)

My good friend and Con-tinual Convention co-conspirator @jeanneadams.bsky.social is this week's featured Buzzy Multimedia interview. Enjoy! youtu.be/cotU1hsIiPc

Con-Tinual is celebrating it’s 200th ep of The Panel Room by “Breaking Writer’s Block” with Alyssa Askani, @jbgarnerwrites.bsky.social, @ginikoch.bsky.social, James Pittman, Fraser Sherman, Wendy Van Camp, & host @jpnettles.bsky.social. Thanks so much for watching! www.facebook.com/share/p/1CC4...

The latest in my series of historic #BuzzyMag interviews. This one celebrates, speaker, podcaster, and award-winning author @mcmanlypants.bsky.social talking about his #vampires, his #SF, and much, much more. youtu.be/tr20Zb8Pmg4

This feels like a #plotbunny. I give you #Shakespeare 's death mask--maybe. www.atlasobscura.com/places/shake...

Evaluating source material isn't just for academics. You do it with everything you read, and how you do it is crucial to finding the truth in all media--past, present, and future. daily.jstor.org/lies-damn-li...

The READ THIS! Author Q&A THIS Thursday, new Cover Reveals, a New Preorder, my SDCC schedule, & MORE @ the Blah, Blah, Blah Blog! ginikoch.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-... @sharonskinner.bsky.social @jeanmarieward.bsky.social @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social @alexshvartsman.bsky.social @meltodd.bsky.social

I think people aren't describing the Emil Bove corruption adequately. He blew off an order from a judge SO THAT he could send hundreds of mostly innocent men to a concentration camp, based on false claims of gang ties.

We can still save the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Here's a practical guide to what to do right now to save not just the agency's funding but its future all together. Part of this is messaging on reauthorizing the Museum and Library Services Act. bookriot.com/we-can-still...

Not fractured, just fun. Get Gaslight and Grimm for a wild revisioning of the Brothers Grimm. #Steampunk #Fairytales buff.ly/W7Qsumz @GailZMartin @dmcphail.bsky.social @mothman13.bsky.social @christinenorris.bsky.social @jyscifiguy.bsky.social @jeanmarieward.bsky.social

The ALLIEN Franchise set the tone for much of today’s horror, & continues to influence the genre. Join Elektra Hammond, @daj42.bsky.social , Lee Martindale, & host @jpnettles.bsky.social for an ALIEN retrospective on Con-Tinual! www.facebook.com/share/p/1C8p...

Bought my plane tickets for @dragoncon.org . It's getting closer every day. :D

More reviews have rolled in from Abyss & Apex and the Jenny Cruise blog! www.abyssapexzine.com/2025/05/aa-r... arghink.com/2025/07/argh... . Thanks to the reviewers for taking the time to read "Intergalactic Rejects," and we're thrilled they enjoyed it!

INTERGALACTIC REJECTS reached #19 That is all. Happy Saturday!

Okay, I admit to checking, because I've never had a small press title hit any Amazon list before. But dang, I'm glad I did. INTERGALACTIC REJECTS is #19 in Fantasy Short Stories! And don't forget, you can still get your copy in paper and electrons from all your favorite retailers. :D