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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Behold the thrilling cover of my next MG book, THE ISLAND OF LOST GIRLS, coming 6/15/27!

Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Looking for a weekend epic fantasy read? The eARC of my next epic fantasy HARROWMARK is on NetGalley and Edelweiss! It is "Read Now" on NetGalley meaning you can get immediately approved for the next 48 hours (after that you'll need approval). www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I just finished reading my e-ARC of @devafagan.bsky.social 's Harrowmark and loved it SO MUCH. Fabulously rich worldbuilding, fascinating magical mysteries, thrilling adventure, heartbreaking romance(s), and an amazing found family by the end...SO good! 😍😍😍 Do preorder: devafagan.com/harrowmark/

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Harrowmark - Deva Fagan

In a shattered, fading world, the last vestiges of a once-revered order are all that stand against the return of an insidious evil With the depth of Antonia Hodgson’s The Raven Scholar and the rugged ...

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Eeeee!!! I'm so excited I can finally share a bit more about my next adult fantasy HARROWMARK, coming January 19th 2027! Here is the stunning cover and a bit of a story teaser!

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

MG SFF/dystopia fans: my latest novel THE DELTA CODEX is now available in ebook, hardback and audio format! To celebrate, I'm doing a series on my free Patreon about the speculative books I read as a kid that influenced me. First up is Pamela Sargent's Earthseed! www.patreon.com/posts/delta-...

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The Delta Codex Influences: EARTHSEED by Pamela Sargent | Deva Fagan

The Delta Codex Influences: EARTHSEED by Pamela Sargent by Deva Fagan on Patreon. Join Deva Fagan's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Thank you Dee for hosting me on your newsletter! I had an excellent time chatting about myths, books, Brother Cadfael, and unexpected influences!

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Thank you Charlotte for this amazing review of THE DELTA CODEX!!! 🚀✨🍄📕

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Seeing talk of various award lists has reminded me to ask: if anyone here is a member of the Mythopoeic Society & would like a copy of House of Dusk to read (& consider nominating for the 2026 Mythopoeic Award for adult novel) please reach out! I would love to get you a copy!

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I haven't been around here much because I've been finishing a new book draft and on vacation in Lisbon, but here's a free Patreon post about both those things! www.patreon.com/posts/finish...?

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Finish a Draft, Fly to Lisbon! | Deva Fagan

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

An excellent resource for gift-buying this season!

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I'm so grateful to all the librarians out there reading and sharing my MG books!

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Massachusetts friends, here is an organization for you to check out!

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Devin Elle Kurtz @devinellekurtz.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Crystal Dragons from “Seven Ways Through the Woods” (out today!)

A girl with blonde hair wearing blue overalls looks through a spyglass as she floats down a sparkling, light-dappled forest river on a raft made up of woven rainbow dragons. There are seven dragons, each a different color of the rainbow, and they overlap to create a white glow beneath the girl’s feet. In the back are mossy trees and tall river reeds.

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

If you have any burning questions for me about House of Dusk, tea, travel, Maine, dayjobs, LARP, my dog, or writing and publishing I'm doing an AMA (plus book giveaway!) on reddit today! www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Thank you to the Fantasy Cafe for featuring my guest post where I gush about real world history and some of my favorite sources that can inspire fantasy worlds!

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Tashan Mehta's lush prose reads as a hazy fairy tale; its ruminations on setting and sisterhood, pieced from different narrators across different formats, earns Mad Sisters of Esi its position as one of Reactor's most highly anticipated novels of the year: reactormag.com/book-review-...

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Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta Feels Like a Lucid Dream - Reactor

An ever-shifting fever dream of a slipstream story.

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Worldbuilding for Masochists @worldbuildcast.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Fantasy religions often feel like reskins either of ancient Greek or Norse pantheons or of the medieval Catholic church. But what more interesting choices can we make when building faith within an invented world? @devafagan.bsky.social joins us to explore some of the options! bit.ly/WFMPOD162

a promo graphic for WFM featuring Deva Fagan and the cover of her book House of Dust over a sunset temple background

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Please come and ask me questions next week! I will happily chat about House of Dusk, reading, writing, publishing, worldbuilding, gaming (currently playing Blue Prince and loving it!), LARPing, tea, travel, my dog, and really anything else that makes me happy!

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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Ooooooooh @devafagan.bsky.social has a post up on @scalzi.com 's blog about the 20-years-in-the-making creative saga of HOUSE OF DUSK (out today)! I was with her for most of this journey and it's so fantastic to see this book assume its badass final form!!! whatever.scalzi.com/2025/08/26/t...

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The Big Idea: Deva Fagan

One wrong turn doesn’t mean you’re going the wrong way entirely, and in author Deva Fagan’s case, her wrong turns ended up steering her exactly where she needed to be. Follow alon…

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Today is THE DAY. You can now actually order for-real copies of my adult fantasy debut HOUSE OF DUSK in hardback, ebook and audio format pretty much anywhere books are sold! Lots of links and blurbs here: devafagan.com/house-of-dusk/

Photo of Deva, a white woman with straight brown hair and large black cat-eye glasses, holding a finished copy of House of Dusk and smiling.

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🌌Sia is a numinous nebula atm🌌 @raenbowpunk.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

This Must-Have Monday I have EIGHTEEN new books to ft! Incl 🪄bickering wizards falling for each other from @sararaaschbooks.com 🔥fire-bending nuns vs WILDLY incorrect religion via @devafagan.bsky.social 🐍bone boxes and the apocalypse with @wickedjamison.bsky.social

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Must-Have Monday #251 - Every Book a Doorway

A trip to Hell, fallen gods, and lady pirates!

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Getting back to my normal routine with the help of this fluffball. Tea, journal, 500 new words, and a morning walk!

Photo of a golden husky mix with pale blue eyes looking up at you in anticipation. His tail is blurry with wagging.

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

I'm back home after my West Coast adventure! I gotta admit that as an introvert and a person who is prone to anxiety and over-analyzing everything, I was worried I might not enjoy WorldCon. But it was actually great!

Photo of a WorldCon 2025 booklet, a Hugo Awards program, and Deva's WorldCon badge, decorated with several ribbons including "Book Dragon", "Authors Against Book Bans", "My First WorldCon" and "Program Participant."

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Hey that's me with some tidbits about House of Dusk!

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

This book is a delight! I love the core mystery,the spooky vibes and most of all, the continued development of a certain Hound and Cat relationship....

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tina connolly @tinaconnolly.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Brandon's fabulous reading of his gorgeous poem (about at the 1:48:30 mark on the second link) was one of my favorite moments at Worldcon this weekend!

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

So happy to hear this! Thank you for reading!

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DAW Books @dawbooks.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Featuring a gorgeous sapphic romance between a princess and an enemy spy and a fire-wielding nun grappling with her dark past, this beautifully-crafted world will have you craving for more ❤️🔥 Preorder House of Dusk now! buff.ly/0HCWcMQ

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Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans @pubprosabb.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Do you know anyone who works in the publishing industry (editors, agents, marketers, etc.) who would be excited to stand with their colleagues against book bans? Encourage them to follow this account for more information about Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans. More info coming very soon!

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

One thing you can do Right Now is be extremely vocal when you have librarians stocking inclusive collections. Call and tell them how happy you are, show up to board meetings. Bc the other side is *always* complaining and doing it in an organized way. also you can donate to Lavonnia Moore here:

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

What an incredible lineup! I hope I can get in to see this!

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Would you like a chance to win a mythic fantasy about sisters and the whale of babel? What about an epic fantasy about a fire-wielding nun and a spy in love with the enemy princess? Here you go!

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Foz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

my hottest educational take is that schools should actively, non-punitively teach students how to admit when they don't know something, aren't sure or have made a mistake, with various teaching frameworks adapted to support this ideal, because people who can't admit fault are breaking the world

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Oooh, I've been waiting for this one!!!

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

I am thrilled to share the absolutely GORGEOUS cover of my next MG novel, THE DELTA CODEX, with art by James Firnhaber.

Image of the cover art for THE DELTA CODEX by Deva Fagan, showing a bald young girl standing in a strange alien landscape with a cute bird-like droid. Behind them is the ghostly image of another older girl wearing a breathing mask.

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

This book is full of gorgeous words and gorgeous art. So glad that Kirkus agrees! I've already pre-ordered my own copy plus one for a friend with a new kiddo.

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Feeling this a lot this week.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Every flashbang could instead be a meal for a poor kid. Every hotel room for a National Guardsman deployed to fire at our neighbors could house a homeless vet. Every "less-than-lethal" bullet pulled from a journalist's eye could be already needed healthcare for anyone else. All of this is a choice.

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

I think my personal favorite is CHTHONIC GODS because who doesn't like trying to pronounce "chthonic"?

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Random vacation day! So far I've written 1K words (flirting and banter, woo!), walked & belly-rubbed Titan, waited in line at the new French bakery downtown, delivered pastries to my best friend & eaten my own delicious almond croissant while watching the fish leaping from the river.

Photo of Deva, wearing sunglasses and triumphantly holding up a delectable looking almond croissant, with the sunlit Kennebec river in the background.

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Kameron Hurley @kameronhurley.com · 04/06/2025

Probably my best advice for new writers is that this is an endurance game; there will be disappointment. It's a marathon, not a sprint. That quote about how what's most necessary for a career in publishing is persistence is what's kept me going through a lot of personal and professional shit.

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

My May adventures (mostly babbling about Moulin Rouge, SIX and &Juliet) are up over on my free Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/may-ad...?

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May Adventures | Deva Fagan

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Rusty Foster @rusty.todayintabs.com · 29/05/2025

Main character energy is OUT, this summer we’re bringing NPC energy. We’re posted up at the bar dropping lore and suggesting side quests. We’re leaning casually near a locked door and saying “I don’t think you have the key for that” when someone tries the handle. We’re staring at a tree.

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

So many excellent books here!

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

ARCs for Houseof Dusk are here! At some point maybe I'll stop taking photos and figure out something fun and/or sensible to do with them! 😅

Photo of an ARC of House of Dusk standing on a table with light leak effects.

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Would you like to listen to the audiobook of A GAME OF NOCTIS, my MG fantasy adventure in a world ruled by games that got starred reviews from Kirkus, PW & Booklist? Here's a link for 70% OFF good until 6/1! url:https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/746147/game-of-noctis?refId=192705

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