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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

It's the book birthday of Halls of The Dead by @smhallow.bsky.social and I am so hype to read this one. 😍 Necromancy? Gothic vibes? Queer? SOLD. #booksky

Photo of a book surrounded by candles and bottles. The book is titled The Halls of the Deed, by S.M. Hallow. The cover features a skull and a moth, with the moth's wing in front at the eye spot looks like the eye of the skull.

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Simsamy @simsamy.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

A heart is a heavy burden 🔥 #art #howlsmovingcastle

Art inspired by Howl's moving Castle showing Howl and Sophie hugging on the lower part and Howl in his bird form with Sophie in Calcifer on top

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 16/07/2026

finally, more deets about the virtual event! don't forget to register to receive the Zoom link (and if you registered previously, the tickets are fixed to correctly reflect this event): www.eventbrite.com/e/em-anderso...

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E.M. Anderson in Conversation with Kamilah Cole

Celebrate the release of E's queer cozy horror The Lord of the Wood with authors E.M. Anderson and Kamilah Cole.

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Did you know I also have a podcast where I chat with other writing folks about various topics in the world of writing and publishing? Today's episode is with author Solar Hoàng on writing political fantasy! anditswriting.com

anditswriting.com

...and it's writing.

An irreverent discussion of writing craft.

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

If you ever read one of my books from the library, I would be so excited! Never feel guilty about it. I love my local library and use them frequently. Libraries are amazing. 😍

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I have watched this movie an embarrassing number of times.

Movie poster for the film Beautiful Creatures, with an ensemble cast group in front of old iron gates.

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

A whole bundle of amazing queer books are up for sweepstakes, including an ARC of The Thorns We Wear Inside! 👀 #booksky #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Nothing like copyedits to make you question your entire grasp of the English language 😂

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Today's the last day for the Barnes & Noble pre-order sale to get The Thorns We Wear Inside! A sapphic, gothic fairy tale of a witch and a vampire trying to escape a cursed castle, while their two parasitic demons will stop at nothing to keep them apart. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-thorns...

A green graphic of a book featuring the title "The Thorns We Wear Inside" with the author name "Amy Avery". The cover is black with red roses and gold thorns, and two gray figures of women reaching for each other.

Text on the graphic reads:

Barnes & Noble pre-order sale

Discounts starting at 25% off for B&N premium and reward members.

With code PREORDER25

Some exclusions may apply.

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Queer Liberation Library @queerliblib.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

OMG! Y'all are amazing! You really looked at our original goal and said "cute. we can do better!" 💋 So let's go! Down to go for $75K? 😝 📚🌟 tinyurl.com/qllpride

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Queer Liberation Library @queerliblib.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

our gay agenda?? the most queer books you’ve ever seen together in one place & the more $$ we raise in our annual fundraiser the faster we’re able to add to our collection (givebutter.com/qqlls-pride-...)

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Pride 2026 with Queer Liberation Library!

smut with a side of theory

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Difficult choice. There are a few I could choose, but I love this one front to back. Muse: Absolution

Album cover. In the upper left corner is text reading Muse: Absolution. A photo from above of a man standing on concrete and looking up. Around him are scattered shadows of human figures.

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Meet Mir and Raye, the witch and vampire from my dark, queer gothic fairy tale THE THORNS WE WEAR INSIDE. Book coming November 2026. averyames.com/the-thorns-w...

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Quiet Reading Day at the local cider brewery! Only about 60 pages left in this book and it's so good. 😍 Perfect gothic ominous vibes.

A photo of a tray with four small cider samples. Beneath them are the names "blackberry", "lem-laid", "hibby lime", and "muscat de bernay".

Next to them is a library copy of the book "A Dark and Wild Wood" by Sarah Nicole Lemon. The cover is black and features n illustration of a dark-haired woman in a draped white gown holding a lantern.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🚨 NOW AVAILABLE ON NETGALLEY UK!🚨 World Fantasy Award winner @julietmarillier.bsky.social 's THE AMBER OWL - book 1 in new lyrical eco-fantasy THE HEARTWOOD DUOLOGY - has landed on Netgalley UK and is available to request now! Request: geni.us/SolarisNG Preorder: geni.us/amberowl

Against a background of a sunlit forest, white text "Available to request on Netgalley UK!"

Below, on an eReader, the cover for THE AMBER OWL by Juliet Marillier.

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🌈 Book scavenger hunt, Pride Edition! ❤️ Red: Carmilla 🧡 Orange: A Long Time Dead 💛 Yellow: Kushiel's Mercy 💚 Green: Direct Descendant 💙 Blue: Voyage of the Damned 💜 Purple: Tales From the Flat Earth: The Lords of Darkness

A row of books on a shelf. In order from left to right, they are:

The Vampyre/Carmilla combined edition, by John Polidori and Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

A Long Time Dead, by Samara Breger

Kushiel's Mercy, by Jacqueline Carey

Direct Descendant, by Tanya Huff

Voyage of the Damned, by Frances White

Tales From the Flat Earth: The Lords of Darkness, by Tanith Lee

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 17/06/2026

it's been three years since I last asked for help with this, SO LET'S TRY AGAIN since I have a bunch of new followers and still haven't found this book - it was published BEFORE 2020, probably before 2018, and possibly before 2016 - the gingersnaps are a MUST bc they're the only detail I remember

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you.

A graphic with the text "Zoobilee Zoo" at the top and a group photo of actors in animal face paint and costumes, similar to the style of the stage musical Cats, but with different types of animals.

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MK Hardy @mkhardywrites.com · 16/06/2026

Another day, another announcement of job cuts at our uni. We're both employed there, and both in jobs at risk of being made redundant. Feeling pretty hopeless and bereft, both for ourselves and for the wider community/city. Anyway, buy/pre-order our books? geni.us/needfire geni.us/avisl

geni.us

The Needfire by MK Hardy

BUY NOW:

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

So looks like I need to read some more backlist in the second half of the year 😅 Very frontlist-heavy so far.

Two charts with the header "Total Books Read: 34"

The top chart is "Publication Date" and time from 2019 through 2026, with the majority of books in 2024 through 2026.

The bottom chart is Star Rating, with the most ratings 3-star through 4-star.

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Went to a local Pride Bash Party today and had a blast!

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Addy Bross 🌈 they/xe @aebrossbooks.com · 12/06/2026

All Pride month I have a 50% off sale for all of my ebooks available on itchio. It's a great time to pick up a queer book (or two, or THREE) AND if you want the bundle for all of them, it's less than $6!!! 📢📚 itch.io/s/187113/add...

Collage of three ebooks on ereaders and some of the Pride flags represented in them.

Where We Converge by A.E. Bross has bisexual, demisexual, and pansexual pride flags.

The Elysium Proposal has pansexual, nonbinary, and transgender pride flags.

Cyber Snow by A.E. Bross has transgender, asexual, and sapphic pride flags.

Text below reads:
Addy's 2026 Pride Month Sale
June 1 - June 30, 2026 on itch.io
All ebooks are 50% off
Get them singly or bundled together for $5.97

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Ellipsus @ellipsus.com · 10/06/2026

Today is the biggest day for Ellipsus since we launched in 2023! 🎉. 🧵👇 youtu.be/WEd5I5bLrfA

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Introducing Ellipsus Plus! -- Custom Themes, Writing Insights, Custom Snippets, Emboss.

YouTube video by Ellipsus

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Also I missed most of the library discussion yesterday, but I want to go on record that I love my local library so much and will never turn on libraries. I am both a book buyer and library user. If you check out any of my books from the library, I'm elated 💙

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

My local indie bookstore had a sidewalk sale today and I snagged a few new reads 👀 The Wolf and the Woodsman is already a fave, but I didn't have this beautiful edition. The other three are new reads that caught my eye. #fantasybooks #bookhaul #booksky

A stack of book spines. From top to bottom, they read:

The Sleepless, Jen Williams
Upon A Starlit Tide, Kell Woods
The House Saphir, Marissa Meyer
The Wolf and the Woodsman, Ava Reid

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

This pride month, if you're looking for an atmospheric fantasy read with lyrical prose and haunting fall vibes, check out THE LONGEST AUTUMN. Featuring a queer-positive society, a bi and polyamorous MC, and her allosexual but aro BFF. Find out more here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

A wooden table featuring four book editions. Three of them have the title "The Longest Autumn" by Amy Avery. The fourth French title is "L'Automne Sans Fin".

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Day 11 #LGBTQWriteAThon So many, but especially @itsawaymont.bsky.social has talked me down from so many writing cliffs, is the best rubber-duck writing pal anyone could ask for, and is always there for me. And is a super talented writer whose work I can't wait to have on my shelf. 💙

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The new, rebooted "...and it's writing" podcast is right around the corner! Our first episode drops on Monday, where I chat with @monatewari.com about the ups and downs of your publishing debut year. Check out the links at anditswriting.com to subscribe on your service of choice!

Text on a tan background. The top reads "...and it's writing." with proofreading markup in red.

Below that in red handwritten font, it reads "An irreverent podcast on writing craft"

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente Twice, because I initially bought the standard paperback and then later a special limited edition.

A hand holding up a hardcover book. The title at the top reads Deathless and the author at the bottom is Catherynne M. Valente, both in gold foil. It shows a stylized illustration of a man and woman embracing, both with dark hair. She wears an elaborate crown. Behind them you can see a skyline of classic Russian architecture.

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OTHERSIDE @othersidespec.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Portals #1 drops in October and will open to submissions on June 22nd! It will be co-edited by the incredible Angel Leal and Jess Cho, who are looking for horror fiction/poetry by trans authors. All proceeds from sales of this installment will go to Trans Lifeline. 🏳️‍⚧️ (3/8)

Background: an illustration of sun spots, tinted a dark purple. White text reads:

Portals #1: Trans Horror, edited by Jess Cho and Angel Leal

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E.M. Anderson | author & schism enthusiast too hot for Bluesky @elizmanderson.com · 09/06/2026

[Bill Nye voice] DID YOU KNOW THAT... this bundle is over, but you can get all my current short stories on Itchio in PDF or EPUB for name-your-price? that means free (although tips are appreciated)! elizmanderson.itch.io

elizmanderson.itch.io

E.M. Anderson

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO by Zen Cho. A frothy epistolary novella, this literary comedy of manners dazzles and delights in true effervescent style. Utterly charming! Our drink is an Artistic Education, a bright bubbly mocktail.

An advance reader copy THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO alongside a red drink in a coupe glass on a table top.

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danielle taphanel @treelet.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

everyone who makes a little game or a little comic or a little zine or a little website is beautiful in my eyes.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the July Roll for Romance crate! Next up is Cynthia @cynicaldrawings.bsky.social who illustrated the Dust jacket for Non-Player Character by Veo Corva! 🧵

An artist reveal for one of the July books. A quartet of illustrations arranged in quadrants of the graphic. Surrounding the graphic is a purple-green ombre striped border. In the center it reads “Artist Spotlight: @cynicaldrawings.bsky.social”. Artist Spotlight is in black font while the handle is in blue font.

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A Waymont (she/her) @itsawaymont.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

#LGBTQWriteAThon June 9: I can join on day 9, right? 😂 I've been dabbling in 🐻 APPALACHIAN ROMANCE so: 🛏️SCHITT'S CREEK vibe in small-town TN 💕 Bi/poly MMC and single mom FMC 🐻 Body positivity, love with soft/saggy bits 🍆 Middle-aged shenanigans, because the fun doesn't stop when you hit 30

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Started painting book edges again! A creepy forest design to match the cover of THEY FEAR NOT MEN IN THE WOODS by @gretchenmcneil.bsky.social

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The newest member of my little cactus family!

A hand holding a small plant pot with black and white zigzag stripes. In the pot is a tiny round cactus with long brown spines.

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Konner Knudsen @penzerker.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

I really appreciate Erik bringing this topic, as I have learned more and more about it from talking to other writers, creatives, and publishing professionals over the last decade. The censorship and BS standards for queer authors are not happening in a vacuum: bookriot.com/queer-books-...

bookriot.com

Queer Books and Authors are at a Breaking Point

Authors, agents, publishers: every part of the industry is seeing the strain of five years of escalating anti-LGBTQ censorship.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Our February Here There be Dragons photo challenge is officially underway! Entries are open until June 15th! 🧵

A photo of a white branded Rainbow Crate box. To the right of the box is the spoiler card. Below them are the two hardcover books: The Blood-Born Dragon by J.C. Rycroft and Hunted by Misu Loy. Below the books are blue, magenta and pink flowers. Everything sits on a white brick background.

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about TALES OF NEVÈRŸON by Samuel Delany. A sword-and-sorcery classic, this first volume of the landmark saga sets the stage with five tales of a mythic past. Grandly expressive, deeply queer, intensely thoughtful, our drink is the Kolhari.

TALES OF NEVÈRŸON by Samuel Delany alongside a deep red drink with a salt-crusted rim in front of bright garden greenery.

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This morning's reading (and my reading buddy who is not very helpful). HOW TO FAKE IT IN SOCIETY by @kjcharleswriter.com - it's so utterly charming and I'm loving it so far 😍

A photo of a hand holding up a book cover. The cover is a light turquoise and features two illustrated men in regency clothing standing back to back. The title "How to Fake It in Society" is large in white text, and the author's name "KJ Charles" appears at the bottom.

Behind the book, a tuxedo cat takes up most of the lap of the person holding up the book.

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Joanne Hall @hierath77.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Just a little tip for people submitting novels and novellas anywhere - Don't use a fucking LLM to write your cover letter. Or your bio. Or your Amazon page. Or, in fact, anything. We can tell. If you can't be bothered to write that, it speaks volumes about you and your writing 1/?

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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 04/06/2026

📢 Hey friends and fiends! 📢 I'm (finally) working on the 2026 Queer SFF Book list and I want to make sure I don't miss YOUR book! So if you have a adult SFF book coming out this year (2026) that has a queer MC, please take this opportunity to SHOUT IT OUT in the comments or QTs!! 📚❤️🧡💛💚💙💜📚

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Mona Tewari @monatewari.com · 03/06/2026

I have no idea why this is happening, but if you're an immersion reader and want to check out Burn the Sea, the Zon has it for <$10 TOTAL. It's $3.99 for the kindle edition and $5.60 for the audiobook. Maybe check it out if you're interested in reading a feminist anti-colonizer historical fantasy?

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Amy Avery / Avery Ames @averyamesauthor.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

For every book I write, I get another tattoo. Here's my latest one for my sapphic gothic romantasy, THE THORNS WE WEAR INSIDE, coming November 10th. The flowers each represent one of the main characters, and the thorns and book are self-explanatory. It turned out so beautiful!

Photo of an upper arm with a new tattoo. A red rose and purple nightshade blossoms frame a brown book wrapped in thorns.

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