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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

It's ONE MONTH till the door to the Goblin Market opens and I hope you all got your smartest trades ready. (And by trades I mean uh...pre-orders...) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708779...

promo featuring book cover with a goblin woman and a fey lady knight peering through a keyhole frame

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I will keep shouting about this book until it gets the love it deserves. The concept and hook is deviously unique, and Tyler delivers it with heart.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Not interested in the Apples today? Why not BOOKS. @barnesandnoble.com is running 25% off pre-orders so now is a great time to give your future self GOBLINS with Goblin Market which is out NEXT MONTH omg help www.barnesandnoble.com/w/goblin-mar...

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Goblin Market

Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. Shop music, movies, toys & games, too. Receive free shipping with your Barnes & Noble Membership.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Congrats to the Hugo winners!! So many incredible nominees this year. Thank you for filling the last few days with such smart, delightful conversations.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

This is so deeply unacceptable and if you aren’t upset I have questions for you.

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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Mike Glyer, who uses a large mobility scooter, presented the Hugo Awars for Best Fan Writer from the floor below the stage. The acceptance speech, from Jason Sanford, was delivered on the stage. #LACon #Hugos #Worldcon

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

At worldcon, celebrating creativity… I turn on the tv in my hotel room and get inundated with nonstop AI-generated ads for gambling websites. The Germans must have a word for this kind of dystopic feeling.

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K.B. Spangler @kbspangler.com · 28/08/2026

Me at WorldCon.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

missing: If anyone happened to find a small velvet bag full of moth stickers at WorldCon today, I am putting a bounty on its safe return. The adhd tax struck me early this year and I am moth-bereft. 💔

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hello #worldcon!! Reminder that I am here and up to the mischief below. Say hi if you see me goblining about—I have STICKERS ⭐️

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Yes! Come join the early bird gang 💪🏻

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Have spent much of the day in a fluttery orbit around my Worldcon suitcase. I think I’m packed enough to begin the customary game of luggage scale chicken: how many book copies can I squeeze in before the airlines hate me?

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Honestly one of the things i regret about being Not Here (meaning socials) anymore is that I can't boost and discover with folks more. But, a couple years ago my mental health made me choose between making tweets and making books and I chose the later.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

What we should take away from this is boosting matters. If you enjoy a story: share it, yell about it, make fan things, request at libraries, etc. THAT'S 80% of the luck writers pray for. Gentle reader, YOU are the luck.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Yep, we're blowin' the ol' dust off the bluesky and shaking out the cobwebs ahead of @laworldcon.bsky.social next week. Never fear, gentle reader, after the festivities I shall leave the daywalkers in peace and descend back into the lurking shadows from wence I came.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

As a baby writer, I read a certain man's books and wanted to tell stories like that. I never imagined the twists that would lead us here. Awesome for things like this, but bittersweet. (honored as heck @jimchines.com )

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Truth. That can sound unfairly discouraging so I try to frame publishing like a poker game rather than a crap shoot. Winning big will take real skill (with lucky draws) ...but you have to get a seat at the table first. I know better 'players' than me who never got that far.

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

How men feared women! she thought, walking among the late-flowering roses. Not as individuals, but women when they talked together, worked together, spoke up for one another - then men saw plots, cabals, constraints, traps being laid.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

During the latest copyedits, I had the rueful thought that at least I could never be accused of AI: witness my stupid human 56th misuse of a dangling modifier and other things that made my CE cry. What's your "AI would never"?

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

So thrilled to see that GOBLIN MARKET got a Publisher's Weekly starred review! www.publishersweekly.com/9780593546598

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I'll be at @laworldcon.bsky.social--will you? Where are my goblins at? Say hi and draw a card from my totally not cursed book swag for GOBLIN MARKET.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Titan's edition of GOBLIN MARKET is SHINY! Pre-order to get your: burntout goblin changeling grump fey lady knight with secrets and sunshine redcap murder hobo catching the feels baby bear god sidekick who eats everything chaos goblin folk with lil snacks and MOTHS so many moths

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

tbh if "surreal and contradictory and wonderfully heartfelt" is what they choose for my headstone, I'll consider it a life well lived. ❤️‍🩹

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Heads up: Goodreads giveaway for GOBLIN MARKET 🐻 till Aug 2nd. Even better than Fair Trade because it's FREE: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Also, I made this joke on Instagram and now I can't unsee it.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

My new book, GOBLIN MARKET, is coming October 20 and you can get it for a heckin' 25% off during the @barnesandnoble.com preorder event: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/goblin-mar... use code: PREORDER25 LAST DAY! Fair trade? Fair trade.

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Goblin Market

Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. Shop music, movies, toys & games, too. Receive free shipping with your Barnes & Noble Membership.

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Out of Order Book Club @outoforderbookclub.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

While doing my new episode on 'The Archive of the Forgotten' by @ajhackwith.bsky.social I discovered this gem from @uolpress.bsky.social. uolpress.co.uk/book/books-r... It made me look afresh at, well, how authors depict books, readers and libraries in fiction. Definitely worth a read!

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Books, Readers and Libraries in Fiction - University of London Press

It is easy to find books and libraries within fiction from the earliest times onwards in works for all age groups, in canonical literature and in books that form part of popular culture. From Don Quix...

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I turned in page proofs on this goblin yesterday. SOON, the rumpus shall begin. 👀

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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We are excited to announce that we will be publishing GOBLIN MARKET by @ajhackwith.bsky.social in October 2026! ✨ This retelling of Christina Rossetti’s poem sees changeling Toast navigate the dangerous den of dealers and faerie con artists to save her sister from being framed for murder...

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Hearing a truth stated so simply is powerful and worth repeating.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

This morning I bring you feral offerings of the GOBLIN MARKET, only a little bit cursed. Pre-order it as a gift for the future chaos goblins we all must become. 🍄✨ @reactorsff.bsky.social reactormag.com/cover-reveal...

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Read the First Chapter of A.J. Hackwith's Goblin Market - Reactor

A heartfelt fantasy arriving October 2026

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 27/09/2025

Portland doesn’t need the military. Portland has its own defenses.

The Unipiper, a Portland institution, shown here wearing utilikilt, coconut shell bra, and Darth Vader mask with brightly colored snorkel, while riding a unicycle and carrying a beach ball and, of course, trademark flaming bagpipes.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I doodled a quartet of goblins in my planner today and remembered a) I don't draw for shit and b) it's delightful anyway. This may have to become a Thing. Maybe... #goblinoftheweek? Anyway, here's four feral best friends who do crimes together.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Saddest thing about being an author is not reading your own book tags on AO3 because I ALSO want this 🥲

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Starts tomorrow! Register for the WD conference and on Saturday I'll be chatting about the 'Tentpole' method for cinematic plotting. If you're the kind that starts an idea with music video montages and big vibes, this is for you. writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com/science-fict...

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Mike Chen @mikechenwriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Hey, if you wanna learn how I worldbuild despite HATING worldbuilding PLUS cool stuff from @swankmotron.com, @valerievaldes.bsky.social, @ajhackwith.bsky.social, and more, then join the @writersdigest.bsky.social SFF virtual con this weekend! writersdigestuniversity.mykajabi.com/science-fict...

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8/22/2025 - 08/24/2025 Science Fiction & Fantasy Virtual Conference

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

At 3pm I am joining a lovely crew to discuss Solo TTRPGs and writing at Worldcon. Come check it out! I’ve been hauling a bag of heavy game books all day just to let folks flip through them after panel! 📚Room 420-422

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Yesterday a Worldcon friend complimented me on my bi pride flag and I had to do a double take to realize what I’d done on accident. 🩷💜💙

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Taking a break from Worldcon to make sure you've heard about the delicious queers n' necromancy @macey.bsky.social book that was announced. Freakin' stoked.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Was just informed that I am in fact MODERATING the Outlining to Sell panel at 9am despite having checked “no” to moderation for worldcon. So…uh. Please come and plz clap as I Do My Best to with the extremely smart and talented panelists 👀

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I will never forget how Meta defended this by insisting none of these books were of value alone, merely in aggregate. What a pathetic worldview.

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

The indignity of finally retiring to the hotel room after a long day at #worldcon and realizing your makeup has went full raccoon eyes for who knows how long and no one said anything

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Alt: a cartoon gif of cinderella with a very dark eye smudges

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Hey #wolrdcon friends! In two hours I’m doing a (probably dramatic) reading from Toto. Catch me there, or at any of these other places this week: #worldcon2025

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Guys, that signing blew me away. Thank you EVERYONE who came. I can’t believe we ran through all those books! #eccc2025

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

SIGNING DAY #eccc2025 Come grab a copy of TOTO and get it vandalized by me. 11am to 11:50, Penguin Random House booth 20515 on Summit level 3! I'll have free stickers, babes. 🎉

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Kim Smith @kimshere.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

We're not in Kansas anymore, #Toto! So thrilled to have stumbled upon this while browsing my #publiclibrary yesterday. Experiencing the Oz story from Toto's point of view is rocking my world tonight. @ajhackwith.bsky.social Bad dogs go to Oz. 💚 bookshop.org/p/books/toto... #booksky

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