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A.J. Hackwith

@ajhackwith.bsky.social
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SFF Author of the Hell's Library series, including THE LIBRARY OF THE UNWRITTEN and TOTO. GOBLIN MARKET is out October 20th! Not here much--should be writing. Friend to all oddities, strays, queer things. she/they ajhackwith.com

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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And non-US friends, I got you! Y'all are getting a hardcover edition I am SO excited about, too: titanbooks.com/73222-goblin...
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Goblin Market
Toast is a changeling child whose life has always been for trade. Ever since her goblin parents ripped her away from the human family that raised her, Toast has struggled to find security in the trans...
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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 · 31/08/2026
Goddamnit.
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mrsdesireerose's WTF Blink Reaction
ALT: mrsdesireerose's WTF Blink Reaction
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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 · 26/08/2026
I’m headed that way tomorrow! Safe travels, hope to run in to you to say hi
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maasslitagency.bsky.social @maasslitagency.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Starred Review: GOBLIN MARKET by A.J. Hackwith Publishers Weekly: Inspired by Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market,” this delightful fantasy from Hackwith (Toto) plunges readers into a memorable and wonderfully off-kilter magical world. A decade after goblin changeling Toast was retrieved from the…
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Starred Review: GOBLIN MARKET by A.J. Hackwith
Publishers Weekly: Inspired by Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market,” this delightful fantasy from Hackwith (Toto) plunges readers into a memorable and wonderfully off-kilter magical world. A decade after goblin changeling Toast was retrieved from the mortal world, where she spent her childhood believing herself to be human, she’s reluctantly made a life in the Goblin Market, helping human visitors find the right merchant or perfect deal.
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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
If you're still unpublished, please don't let 'it's luck' discourage you. This industry does reward skill, among other things, it just has a crap way of running the game. Some give up. Some practice harder. Some start their own table. Some decide to play Calvinball. Luck is unreliable. Keep going.
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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
"I bet this is AI!" <manic laugh-cry of any editor who has ever had to deal with my forgetful ass on deadline> As I ended the GOBLIN MARKET acknowledgements:
A quote from a book that ends with: "This book was made by humans. (And goblins.)"
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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 · 20/02/2026
News for my UK friends: the excellent folk at @titanbooks.bsky.social will be publishing an edition of GOBLIN MARKET! www.thebookseller.com/rights/titan...
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Titan Books signs AJ Hackwith’s Goblin Market retelling
Titan Books has acquired AJ Hackwith’s retelling of Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market. Publication is scheduled for 20th October 2026.
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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
Followed by the dark despair of "maybe that's just how that muscle feels from now on forever" 💀
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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Bit of personal commentary, I was SO apprehensive about cover art because we all know there are common depictions of goblins that are awful & antisemitic. I wanted to clearly avoid both that and the 'sexy toddler' style I've seen. Charlie Bowater did an AMAZING job avoiding that and finding Toast.
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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
the cover is SO GOOD. Goblins are fraught but they got Toast perfectly.
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A.J. Hackwith @ajhackwith.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The GOBLIN MARKET has: 🦋 MOTHS ARE COOL 🐻 demi-god turned invisible bb bear hijinks 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 enemies-to-lovers fey lady knight 🫰"trade me" 🤴 once again colonizers ruin everything 🩸 redcap's idea of affection 👁️‍🗨️ the liminal Backrooms horror of cubicle farms 🍡 surviving on lil treats, literally 🪙🔑🕯️ = ????
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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 · 09/09/2025
John this is amazing and I only hate you a little for writing such a cool idea first YES PLEASE
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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
PLUS get inside info from the amazing minds of @mikechenwriter.bsky.social @valerievaldes.bsky.social and more. Pretty cool group @writersdigest.bsky.social put together (and let me sneak in)
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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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