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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

And how could I forget!? I got a Clarkesworld rejection card. I've wanted one of these for years.

Front of card, with sad person in room, with TVs that say "ignored"

Back of card: "The bearer of this card has been officially rejected by Clarkesworld. Please be nice to them."

Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I was also handing out my own bookmark. (That amazing art is by @karenluk.bsky.social ) This is for my debut collection, which I'll be Kickstartering in October! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bet...

Front of bookmarkt, with manta ray flying through space with flowers on back

Back of bookmark, with the manta ray and QR code

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I ran into the founder of Ink Foundry and picked up this very cool little booklet.

Front of booklet, "Fun Formats, Volume 1"

Booklet interior, with story descriptions

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It turns out that, in addition to being a talented writer, Andy Dudak is also a talented artist. I was lucky enough to go to his table talk.

Art by Andy Dudak, a creature who is a mix of animals

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

This book looks amazing. It's going on my TBR list.

Front of bookmark for The Story of the Hundred Promises: A Novel

Back of bookmark, with description and QR code

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Here's a cool postcard for Rabbit Test. This book is on my TRB and I can't wait to read it.

Front of postcard, showing pictures of the book

Back of postcard, with quote "Kiki Hernandex, rock legend of the Southwest, had seven devils on her tail." WorldCon 2026, Anaheim, CA

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I picked up a lot of cool, free things at WorldCon, either from the freebies table of the creators themselves! Here's what I got: First up, Otherside bookmarks! Got excited about this so I grabbed all 3.

Back of Otherside bookmarks, with pictures of issues and QR codes

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Here's the book cover reveal for my debut short story collection, with a beautiful illustration by @karenluk.bsky.social Sign up to get notified when the Kickstarter launches in October! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bet...

"An Expression of Silence" book cover, with manta ray with flowers on back swimming through space.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I'm heading to WorldCon at the end of the month. Here's a list of my panels!

WorldCon schedule: Crafting short fiction Aug 27 at 7:30PM; Stroll with the Stars Aug 28 at 8:00AM; How to Develop Good Writing Habits Aug 30 at 9:00AM

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

I'm reading at Story Hour tomorrow with Matt Tighe. It will be a festival of flash fiction!

Story hour with Beth Goder and Matt Tighe graphic

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Thrilled to have another story forthcoming soon from Small Wonders!

"Photographs I Have Been Trapped In," forthcoming from Small Wonders. Images of a camera with hearts.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I loved The Raven Scholar! A huge fantasy tome packed with action and intrigue. (And the main character starts out as an archivist, although she soon advances to another position.)

Book cover of the Raven Scholar, with notes on the book

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Newsletter signups are open! bethgoder.com

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

"In the Form of a Question" is out at DreamForge! 🏴‍☠️ whoa, okay, ghost pirate ship 🏴‍☠️ Does this mermaid only speak in questions? 🏴‍☠️ Pineapple origins 🏴‍☠️ Epic, cosmic powers 🏴‍☠️ Story of mine that has the most mustard 💛 AND LOOK AT THIS GORGEOUS ARTWORK dreamforgemagazine.com/story/in-the...

Woman with backpack looking at an illuminated pirate ship and university from above.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Hauntings & Hoarfrost (an anthology of winter horror stories) is out in the world today! Here's a snowflake I made from a page of my story, "And We All Come To The End, Around, Around." ❄️ www.amazon.com/Hauntings-Ho...

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I'm so pleased to announce I'll have a story in Translunar Travelers Lounge. I love their ascetic.

"Sunflower Loop forthcoming from Translunar Travelers Lounge," a sunflower on a starry background

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

An anthology full of winter ghost stories. Perfect for a cozy winter readathon. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DR3MRQ4R www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/...

Book cover next to heart-shaped mug with hot chocolate

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

My list of things I had published this year!

Awards eligibility post of short stories

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I'm thrilled to announce that I have a story forthcoming from @dreamforgemagazine.bsky.social

"In the Form of a Question" by Beth Goder, forthcoming from DreamForge. (Text surrounding an orange question mark.)

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

I promise the story is better than this graphic I made for it, haha.

Text says "Seven Ribbons" by Beth Goder, Forthcoming in Apex Magazine. Image has a black lace border with a black bow in the middle.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Hot chocolate and a crossword!

Hot chocolate with white lines, crossword, plant, all on a table.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

I'm trying a new thing where I make little graphics for my stories. Here is the first one!

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 10/09/2024

The Delicacy by James Albon In this graphic novel, two brothers come to the big city (London) to set up a restaurant and farm. Things get wild from there. Gripping plot, creepy vibes, lots of fun.

Cover of the Delicacy, showing a chef standing above a cutting board on which lies a knife and mushroom.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 13/06/2024

Me when I'm thinking about writing

Panel from Strange Planet comics by Nathan Pyle. One alien says: I do not know what you just said because I allowed my brain to walk around aimlessly. The other alien says: wow.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 13/05/2024

The Husbands by Holly Gramazio. Lauren comes home to a husband who wasn't there before. Turns out, she has a magic attic, which lets her swap husbands. Hilarious, great plot, so much fun. My husband gave me this book. We've had many jokes about how I like him and won't send him up to the attic.

Book cover, with the text "The Husbands" descending from an attic.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 05/04/2024

The Book of Love by Kelly Link. Masterful, stunning, engaging. The brilliance of a Kelly Link story, but you get to read it for 600 pages! It is so good!

Cover of The Book of Love, red background with moons.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 05/04/2024

How To Be Perfect by Michael Schur, the creator of The Good Place. This book covers the basics of ethics in a fun and readable way. (No mean feat for a book about philosophy.) It was hilarious while also making me think deeply.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 27/01/2024

Today is a great day to write beautiful things. Image credit: "Flowers" by tejvanphotos is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Garden brimming with flowers.

Image credit: "Flowers" by tejvanphotos is licensed under CC BY 2.0

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 18/01/2024

System Collapse by Martha Wells. Another great book in the Murderbot Diaries. Fast-paced, exciting, with a hard science fiction flare. And, of course, our lovable Murderbot, who I just want to tell everything is okay and give a hug, but who I would not hug because Murderbot would not like that.

Book cover with Murderbot crouching, with a large agro-bot in the background

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 11/01/2024

Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen M. McManus. Another winner from McManus. She writes great YA mystery. This one has mysterious disappearances in the present and the past, creepy vandalism, and a main character who loves true crime maybe just a bit too much. A page turner.

Book Cover, with title written on masking tape over polaroid photos.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 09/01/2024

Still Writing by Dani Shapiro. This is a book on the writing life with some advice for authors, but I think the sections that really shine are the memoir portions, where the author talks about her childhood and other moments from her life.

Cover of Still Writing, showing ink wells labeled beginning, middle, and end.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 29/12/2023

The First Bright Thing by J.R. Dawson. A magic circus in the 1920s, found family, and a villain who literally gave me nightmares. This book was intensely readable. (I did not want to put it down.)

Book cover, showing a red circus tent in an hourglass.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 26/12/2023

Roaming by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki. A graphic novel that so accurately depicts young love and toxic friendships, with clear, beautiful art. The relationships between these 19-year-olds felt so real to me. That cool, irreverent, aggressive person who seems so appealing when one is 19...

Book cover, with three girls in separate panels, and a butterfly.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

Wellness by Nathan Hill. At it's heart, a love story, a marriage story, but also a story about family and the parents we have and the parents we become. Beautifully written, full of interesting facts. A book that is saying something true about life.

Book cover with red triangle with embracing couple in the middle.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

Translation State by @annleckie.com Phenomenal science fiction. A fast-paced and intricate novel, full of interesting aliens and engrossing political machinations. One of the best books I've read all year.

Cover of Translation State, with a color gradient from red to green.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow. A gorgeous gothic novel with a haunted house at its center and metatextual footnotes. I love how this story explores how history is created and our understanding of the past, how the stories we tell become what's true.

Cover of Starling House, showing black starlings, among yellow flowers, some holding keys in their beaks.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 23/11/2023

Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson. Aliens, translators, murder! Writing that is so good and fresh and compelling. This book is so much fun.

Cover of Drunk on All Your Strange New Words, with purple and blue swirls.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

Mammoth at the Gates by Nghi Vo. Cleric Chih comes home to the Singing Hills to find (you guessed it) mammoths at the gates. I love how this novella takes us to the archives, the place where all those collected stories are going. Such a great series. Always goes straight to the top of my TBR pile.

Cover of Mammoth at the Gates, showing birds (the neixin) and mammoth tusks.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

Eight Billion Genies by Charles Soule and Ryan Browne. What would happen if everyone in the world got a wish at the same time? This graphic novel explores this question, starting in a bar and spanning centuries. Amazing story, stunning art. There are like eight billion reasons to love this book.

Cover of Eight Billion Genies, showing genie and faces of characters.

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Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

I just finished Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam. It's a powerful and moving graphic novel memoir told through the framework of food. Thanks to @karenluk.bsky.social for the recommendation!

Book cover: bowl of food with noodles and veggies.

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