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Diversion Books @diversionbooks.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

THE RED WOMAN ON MARS by @clairebarner.bsky.social is now available at any retailer near you! What you can expect: ❤️Steamy Sci-fi Romance 🧡Gowns, Swordfights, and High-Speed Chases ❤️Themes of Bodily Autonomy, Revolution, and AI Corruption Order your copy today. Link down below!

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BookDeals @bookdeals.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Moonrising: A Novel by Claire Barner $2.99 Genres: Science Fiction, Space Opera, LGBTQ+ #books #booksky #ad amzn.to/4v9y66p m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81L...

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Joss 🥀🖤👻 @authorjgracey.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I’m thrilled to announce I am now represented by @jennaschmenna.bsky.social at @stormliterary.bsky.social!!! Her genuine enthusiasm for YOU’RE KILLING THE VIBE is infectious, and I’m so excited to work with her to bring more stories about strange and offputting women into the world!

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Ever wonder what happens on a marketing kick off call for a trad published author? My latest Substack dives into everything I learned on a call with my marketing team.

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

When my publisher told me they’re looking to have 50+ pre-orders each at Barnes & Noble and Amazon for my sci-fi Pride and Prejudice retelling THE RED WOMAN ON MARS, I thought — Oh! I can do that! I'm about halfway there with Amazon and SO CLOSE at B&N. Can you help?

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The Publishers Weekly of my sci-fi Pride and Prejudice retelling THE RED WOMAN ON MARS just dropped!

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

I first discovered @alexandravasti.bsky.social while listening to the Plot Trysts podcast My Word as Vorkosigan, where Meg and Alex read the full Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold (my FAVORITE books) and made the connection between sci-fi and historical romance. 1/4

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

At long last, my feminist sci-fi Pride and Prejudice retelling The Red Woman on Mars is available to request on NetGalley! Go get your copy today! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

For a limited time, Moonrising is on Kindle Unlimited! Moonrising is a fun and cozy near future romance about the establishment of the first Moon colony. 🔬 STEM Romance 🚀 Space 🌱 Gardening 🌌 Feel-good, optimistic, cozy sci-fi 🌍 Diverse and LGBTQ+ cast of characters 🔥 A little bit of spice

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

My latest Substack is a two-parter on what I've learned my second time around as I prepare to publish my sophomore novel. Definitely check this out if you are debuting in 2026 or 2027!

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Diversion Books @diversionbooks.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

For Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, her legacy goes to Mars. Witty. Romantic. Revolutionary. PRIDE & PREJUDICE is reborn among Martian ballrooms and political intrigue in: THE RED WOMAN ON MARS by Claire Barner. On Sale July 28, 2026. Pre-Order Now! #JaneAusten250

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BookDeals @bookdeals.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Moonrising: A Novel by Claire Barner $1.99 Genres: Science Fiction, Space Opera, Romance #books #booksky #ad amzn.to/3XEGPPK

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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 24/11/2025

MOONRISING by @clairebarner.bsky.social - m/m - humanity's second chance isn't Mars, it's the Moon - one agronomist takes on the challenge of sustainable food for the moon's first hotel - while a politician back on Earth tries to pass legislation to help relocate humanity to the moon

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Check out Moonrising - A debut near-future romance, where Sea of Tranquility meets Winter's Orbit, told against the backdrop of the first lunar colony, with a multicultural and LGBTQ+...

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

✨COVER REVEAL ✨ I’m so excited to reveal the cover for THE RED WOMAN ON MARS, coming July 28, 2026 from Diversion Books! 👗⚔️🚀❤️‍🔥⚖️🤖 A Pride & Prejudice retelling, perfect for those looking for a mashup of sci-fi and Bridgerton and speculative romances like The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley.

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Moonrising is only $2.99 on Amazon Kindle! Moonrising is a near future sci-fi romance about the first lunar colony. It's cozy & optimistic with complex characters, lots of science & chickens in space. If you loved Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid or are an Andy Weir fan, this one's for you!

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Want to know how book sales are going from a debut author at an established independent press with big 5 distribution? I'm all about the data transparency in this opaque industry! clairebarner.substack.com/p/data-trans... #writingcommunity

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Data Transparency Post from a Debut Author

Alrighty, it’s been about a month since Moonrising’s release, and I’m ready to talk data!

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

New Substack on chasing those publishing highs after launch. clairebarner.substack.com/p/ive-publis...

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

My sci-fi romance debut Moonrising is out now from Diversion Books 🔬 Woman in STEM main character ❤️‍🔥 Two romances (M/F and M/M) 🧪 All the science 🚀 Rocket ships 💗 Found family 🤗 Cozy feel-good vibes 🐣 Illegal chickens (on the Moon) Get your copy: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Moonri...

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Queerazon.com @queerazon.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Moonrising, Claire Barner In 2073, Dr. Alex Cole takes her mutagenetic crops—and her heart—to the Moon. Illegal chickens, queer romance, lunar eco-terror, and a fight to save humanity. Lush, bold, and beautifully queer sci-fi. 📖 queerazon.com/.../products... #QueerBooks #ClaireBarner #QueerSciFi

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

So wonderful to stop by Unabridged yesterday and sign copies of Moonrising!

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🌌Sia is a numinous nebula atm🌌 @raenbowpunk.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

This Must-Have Monday I'm ft ELEVEN new books, incl 🐥🌕chicken smuggling on the moon from @clairebarner.bsky.social! 🌊☁️Peter Grant's off to Scotland with @benaaronovitch.bsky.social! 🔥a return to ceremonial magic and polyamory by @stgibson.bsky.social!

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Must-Have Monday #244 - Every Book a Doorway

Magic medicine, controversial moonbases, and fake exorcisms abruptly becoming real!

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A Blue Box Full of Books @abluebox.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

A debut near future romance told against the backdrop of the Moon's first lunar colony, with a multicultural and LGBTQ+ cast, about a cynical agronomist and charming Emirati businessman who fall in love, and battle eco-terrorists. @clairebarner.bsky.social @diversionbooks.bsky.social #booksky

📔Moon Rising
Claire Barner
Diversion Books
Publication date : July 8, 2025 by Diversion Books
304 pages, Paperback

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Deborah Kalb @deborahkalb.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Q&A with Claire Barner about her new novel, MOONRISING. tinyurl.com/3eu5muht @clairebarner.bsky.social

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Jay @joyfullyjay.com · 07/07/2025

Excerpt: Moonrising by Claire Barner Today I am so pleased to welcome Claire Barner to Joyfully Jay. Claire has come to talk to us about her latest release, Moonrising. Please join me in giving her a big welcome! Excerpt Victor’s appreciation for aerospace engineering seemed to increase in…

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Excerpt: Moonrising by Claire Barner

Today I am so pleased to welcome Claire Barner to Joyfully Jay. Claire has come to talk to us about her latest release, Moonrising. Please join me in giving her a big welcome! Excerpt Victor’s appreciation for aerospace engineering seemed to increase in proportion to the time he spent studying it. He had come to the field late in life after wasting a decade attempting to disrupt the agricultural industry.

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

The Lavender Blade: An Exorcist’s Chronicle by E.L. Deards Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth Moonrising by Claire Barner six to carry the casket and one to say the mass by bill hulseman 10 The Scrum-Half by Charlie Novak Of Thorns and Wings: The Dragon and The Devouring Tree Part 2 by Darva Green

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

7 days left to enter Moonrising's Goodreads Giveaway! Moonrising is a near-future romance with compelling characters and timely themes perfect for fans of Becky Chambers, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Kaliane Bradley. #booksky www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Goodreads Giveaway for Moonrising starts today! 10 days for a chance to win 100 Kindle copies. Read the sci-fi romance Publisher's Weekly calls, "A unique, exciting, and intelligent novel with a lot of heart." www.goodreads.com/book/show/22... #booksky

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Thanks for the great review Foreword Reviews! "With each shift in point of view, another machination pushes through to the light, pruned to escalate intrigue and accelerate the story." www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/moon... #bookreview

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Review of Moonrising

Moonrising: An aloof agricultural scientist balances their personal principles with the requirements of their career, life, and love in Claire Barner’s engaging novel "Moonrising". In the late twenty-...

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Thanks Queerty for including Moonrising in your summer book list! I can't wait for you to meet oblivious self-taught rocket scientist Victor as he unwittingly stumbles into love w/sensitive artist Rashid as they race to protect humanity from the worsening effects of climate change in 2073.

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Doing a signed ARC giveaway of Moonrising over on Instagram!

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

New Substack on holding my debut novel in my hands for the first time. 😍 clairebarner.substack.com/p/holding-my...

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Excited to share that Amanda Dolan is narrating my sci-fi romance debut Moonrising. She did the audiobook for Red Queen, Spark of the Everflame, and (just released) Silver Elite. Audiobook pre-orders are now live! tinyurl.com/Moonrisingau...

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

New substack where I offer some transparency on the data I can see as a debut author and how I'm interpreting it. Oh, and a shameless ask for more Amazon pre-orders after my editor flagged the numbers are low. 😐 Substack: tinyurl.com/4u9mfxtr Amazon Pre-Order Link: tinyurl.com/yuxz8fck

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Parsing All the Data As a Debut Author

I’m a data person.

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Sharondblk @sharondblk.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

When NetGalley wouldn't give me a copy of @clairebarner.bsky.social book Moon rising, Claire gave me a review copy directly. So kind. I'm half way thorough, and it's so good. Science, space and relationships! #reading #review #arc Moonrising by Claire Barner www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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Claire Barner | Sci-fi Romance Writer @clairebarner.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

My sci-fi romance debut Moonrising is coming July 8 from @diversionbooks.bsky.social with distribution by @simonandschuster.bsky.social Pre-order: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Moonri... Read ARC on NetGalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... Add on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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