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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

So honored to be on this list!!

C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

thank you so much for the shoutout, @jennyshank.bsky.social!! It wouldn’t have been possible without your influence and mentorship!

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Jenny Shank @jennyshank.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

In this month's Tumbleweed, I stroll down memory lane from my 15 years teaching at Lighthouse Writers Workshop's Lit Fest and celebrate the achievements of @cnkuster.bsky.social, @erikakrouse.bsky.social, Rachel Weaver and A.C. Koch! jennyshank.substack.com/p/looking-ba...

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I’m starting a street team for THE BLOODWEAVER!! If you’re unfamiliar, a street team is a group of readers who help spread word of an upcoming release (requesting at libraries, occasionally posting on socials, etc.) Members will receive a free e-ARC of BLOODWEAVER, early access to updates and more!

Image that says “You are invited to join the Bloodweaver street team.”

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Ryan T. Pozzi @ryantpozzi.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

MUTUAL MONDAY RETURNS! We haven't hyped mutuals in a while and I've made lots of new friends lately, so I think we'll start again - right now! Meet @cnkuster.bsky.social, former Fulbright scholar turned SFF author whose debut, The Bloodweaver, releases ON MY FREAKIN' BIRTHDAY, Y'ALL! (June 23)

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Shen Tao @dragons.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

2026 is our debut year!! Here are some of the SFF authors I have the honor of debuting with early this year. I am really excited about these books so please check them out when you have the chance! #booksky

Tidespeaker
A Barista’s Guide to Love & Larceny
A Vow in Vengeance
Into the Midnight Wood
The Book of Blood & Roses
The Poet Empress
Godstorm
Once Upon A Song

February🌷
Heart’s Gambit
Queen of Faces
The Forest on the Edge of Time
The Faithful Dark
All We Have Is Time
The Iron Garden Sutra
Weavingshaw
Saltswept

The Last Starborn Seer
Midnight on the Celestial
These Shattered Spires
Child of the Dragon
A Wish So Deadly
Prodigal Tiger
Honeysuckle
Aicha
The Geomagician
The Celestial Seas

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Thank you so much for including #TheBloodweaver on this list, @jamreads.com!! I’m so honored!

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M H Ayinde 🍉 A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES out now! @mhayinde.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES Out 7th April 2026 (UK) June 9th 2026 (US/Can) Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior. Preorders open now!

The UK cover of A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES. A woman stands with her first raised. Behind her stands a man in a cloak and a hazy blue figure wielding an axe and a mace.

The North American cover of A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES. A woman stands with her first raised. Behind her stands a man in a cloak and a hazy blue figure wielding an axe and a mace.

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

I think I’m the luckiest debut author in the world to get such a gorgeous cover. @eleonorpiteira.bsky.social brought “The Bloodweaver’s“ main character, Kerick, to life in such stunning, intimate detail that I’m still pinching myself over it. This is real life, right?

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C. M. Harmon @cmh-writes.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I'm so honored and excited to share I have a new story in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social coming out this October! Look at this incredible cover! Cant wait for y'all to read it :')

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Omg, thank you so much for coming!!

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Claire S. @readerpants.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

In the SFF Families panel and 1000000x yes to @cnkuster.bsky.social 's points on teens being portrayed tropily in fiction while their earnestness and desire to be seen are dismissed or invisible.

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Sreeparna M. @sree29.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

THE LAST LEAP - A gothic thriller. Rebecca X Mexican Gothic. She has seen him kill. Now there is no escape. Where would she run when the man in the black suit is everywhere, even in her dreams? #QuestPit #Q #T #H #A #AmQuerying #AgentsGuide

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

I don't know how it got to be the end of summer but... Hi! I'm the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and crossover speculative books! If you've got an adult or YA SFFH book publishing next year please share the link/info here!

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Ash 🐉 CHILD OF THE DRAGON @ashintheashes.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

If you don't have the Denali national park sled dog puppy cam playing 24/7 on your computer, what are you even doing?? www.nps.gov/dena/learn/p...

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Webcam: Sled Dog Puppies - Denali National Park & Preserve (U.S. National Park Service)

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Well, snap. I forgot to post this here!!! I’m gonna be a published author, y’all!!

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Meet Emiel! He’s the third and final sibling in my novel, THE BLOODWEAVER, a story about siblings who must navigate the increasingly volatile landscape of a world divided by new magic. I drew this using a Wacom tablet, Photoshop, and brushes that emulate soft pastels. It took me about 35 hours.

A portrait of a young man with a pleasant look on his face. He looks at the viewer. On his shoulder a small, finch-like bird is sitting and looking to the right.

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Boosting this for visibility!! Good on you, @clarionwest.bsky.social!!!

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Hello #Booksky! This is Mel, a protagonist in my novel, THE BLOODWEAVER. When her girlfriend gets arrested for Bloodweaving, Mel will do anything to keep her from harm, even if it means posing as a Bloodweaver herself and forging ties with her captors. I drew this myself. No AI was used. #fantasy

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

This is the most underrated album of the 90’s, and I will die on this hill.

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

OMG can we bring back the thorn for the singular they?! My little nerdy language loving heart would LOVE to be like “My pronouns are she/þey.”

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

When I was growing up, the word “skeet” meant something different. #MillenialProblems

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

This interview is awesome! Can’t wait to read the new novel, The Haunting of Room 904, soon!!!

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hey, #booksky! I don’t just write #AdultSFF, I like to draw my characters, too! Meet Kerick, the main character of my novel, The Bloodweaver. This took me approximately 30 hours to draw (by hand NO AI) using a Wacom tablet and Photoshop. If you’re interested in seeing more, follow along!

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

10 bands to get to know me The Decemberists Shearwater Modest Mouse The War on Drugs Kurt Vile The National Pearl Jam Florence + the Machine Mewithoutyou Murder by Death

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

I made a starter pack. You’re welcome. You looked like you needed a win.

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Hey #writingcommunity! I’m a sci-if/fantasy writer who is currently on submission. I just escaped from the bad place, and I’d love to build a community here! Still kind of trying to figure things out, but I’d love to connect! Let’s follow each other!

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marina grlica 🌱 @dovesplants.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

one milkshake to bring all the boys to the yard and in the darkness bind them

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

Let’s gooooooooo! Congratulations @mollymcghee.bsky.social and happy book birthday, Jonathan!

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N. K. Jemisin @nkjemisin.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

It's not an "impossible dilemma," Scholastic. On one side you've got white nationalists and queerphobes; on the other you've got diverse books. You have chosen the bigots.

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

A good summation of how I feel about things right now.

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 10/10/2023

‘Tis the season to read delightfully spooky books. @erikatwurth.bsky.social’s “White Horse” more than fits the bill.

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

Well this clears up so much confusion.

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C. N. Kuster @cnkuster.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

So excited to get my hands on this one!

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