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Yeah - it’s on the rise - it seems gets them through the spam filter “By adding this number you are allowing scammers to defeat WhatsApp’s ability to block scam messages.”

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'Add Me On WhatsApp' Spam Calls On The Rise – Here's How To Protect Yourself

Nuisance calls have almost tripled in three months, according to new data.

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

So excited for @tadwilliams.bsky.social’s signing at @powells.bsky.social at Cedar hills crossing. I’ll be able to finally get meet Tad & hopefully have him sign one of my all time fav series

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today we're reviewing SCION by James Islington, a cyberpunk thriller that jumps straight into the action and doesn't stop. Thanks to @sagapressbooks.bsky.social for the free copy! fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2026/10/revi...

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Kindle deals! @stephengrahamjones.com MONGRELS, @keithrosson.bsky.social's FEVER HOUSE, Justin Cronin's THE PASSAGE, and @chuckwendig.bsky.social's WANDERERS are just $1.99 each! #booksky #ad #amreading #ebookdeal #bookdeal Now with a link: amzn.to/4c0Dr96

Cover for Stephen Graham Jones' MONGRELS. There's a giant wolf in black with red highlights on its face and body. There's a silhouette of a boy/young teen with his hands in his pockets under the belly of the wolf. The background is yellow, and MONGRELS is in black above the wolf. If you've never read Jones, this is a perfect place to start.

Cover for Keith Rosson's FEVER HOUSE. It features a black and off-white/cream colored hand rising from the dirt throwing down the devil horns. Its black fingernails are dangerous looking.

Cover for Justin Cronin's THE PASSAGE. Nothing much going on here. It's a picture of some trees with a golden light cutting across the middle. Tons of stars in the sky.

Cover for Chuck Wendig's WANDERERS. Chuck's name is on top in white, with the book title below in black. Below all that, a lone figure walks a dirt road. On the left of the road is an empty field save for a water tower. The cover ends at the edge of the right hand side of the road.

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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It’s hard to think of this as newsworthy when it’s always the same 2-3 Disney-owned franchise films passing the torch back and forth every time there’s a re-release.

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Today we're reviewing The Court of Venus by Bel Banta, an tale of intrigue in a world where the alignment of the stars could decide your fate. Thanks to @torbooks.bsky.social for the ARC! fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2026/10/revi...

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Review: The Court of Venus by Bel Banta

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Preordered this & can’t wait to buy the audio when it releases. Book 1 was such a blast,

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Death has joined the party by Rachel Aaron, it’s a fun mix of DnD & progression fantasy. Plus the audiobook narration is what makes the story a lot more fun

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Kathryn VanArendonk @kvanaren.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

while we are all in TV hot take mode i'm afraid i am here to demand that matthew rhys return one of his now-fraudulent emmys www.vulture.com/article/beas...

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Does the Sanctity of a Limited Series Emmy Mean Nothing?

For too long, we’ve watched and done nothing as a small group of TV shows have committed unrepentant category fraud. Enough.

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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

By the time this merger ruins HBO, destroys WB, gets 5,000 people fired, moves production overseas, and guts the quality of the movies the new studio makes, most people will have forgotten how fast the AGs caved and how little they got in this deal. Writers will not.

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

lol my flight got diverted because of a medical emergency and they landed us in reykjavik in the middle of the night and deplaned us and sent us through passport control and then the crew vanished and then british airways sent us links to book an overnight hotel room but for a hotel at heathrow

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Andrew Liptak @andrewliptak.com · 22/09/2026

There are just a couple more weeks left in September but there are still a whole stack of new books hitting shelves in the last couple of weeks of the month. Here’s what caught my eye: www.andrewliptak.com/september-20...

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Here’s one last batch of new sci-fi and fantasy books to read this September

13 new books to close out the month with

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Craig Schaefer @craigschaeferbooks.com · 20/09/2026

I have been trained not to care about any show Netflix creates, BY NETFLIX. I know instantly that anything they do will be canceled no matter how successful it is, so why would I get invested? They did this to themselves, on purpose, and don't seem to grasp that incredibly obvious point.

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Rachel Aaron @rachel-aaron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It's here! The second Mana Runners book, DEATH HAS GONE ROGUE comes out on October 1st! amzn.to/4ymiQF4

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Dyrk Ashton @undyrk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Go go go!

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The project is 100% funded and if you haven’t backed it yet, then now’s a perfect time to jump in for some amazing Indian sword & sorcery fantasy graphic novel with 🔥🔥🔥 art by Hazem Ameen. Plus it’s @undyrk.bsky.social backed & approved so you know it’s going to be good.

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Checkout our Spotlight Inteview w/ Deepak Thomas & Hazem Ameen about their graphic novel HEADLESS HORSELORD: The Two Kings (Vol.1). You can back it on kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/hea...

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SPOTLIGHT: Headless Horseman: The Two Kings Kickstarter and Interview with Hazen Ameen & Deepak Thomas

Speculative fiction book reviews.

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Checkout our Spotlight Inteview w/ Deepak Thomas & Hazem Ameen about their graphic novel HEADLESS HORSELORD: The Two Kings (Vol.1). You can back it on kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/hea...

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SPOTLIGHT: Headless Horseman: The Two Kings Kickstarter and Interview with Hazen Ameen & Deepak Thomas

Speculative fiction book reviews.

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

ICYMI Thanks @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social for hosting the exclusive cover reveal of Chinese #sff anthology China + 100, in which we ask 10 of China's top #scifi and other genre writers to imagine the world 100 years after covid19. #books. fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2026/08/excl...

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Exclusive Cover Reveal: China + 100 Edited by Xueting C. Ni

Speculative fiction book reviews.

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Today we're reviewing Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher, a gem of a fantasy romance full of oddball companions, adventure, and the author's signature droll writing style! Thank you to Bramble Romance for the ARC! fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2026/09/revi...

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Review: Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

#Kindle deal! @gabino.bsky.social's ZERO SAINTS is just $1.99! #booksky #ad #amreading amzn.to/4bF8YgJ

Cover for Gabino Iglesias' ZERO SAINTS. The title is just below center in white, with Gabino's name below that in cursive in black. A sugar skull is above the title, surrounded by roses (? I'M NOT A FLORIST) on the left, right and bottom. The color is red on the top, blending to green. Just like Christmas. A very Gabino Christmas.

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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

“Timeless and utterly fresh" Booklist "It’s so exciting when epic fantasy tropes are done well" Reactor “A fascinating take on a classic epic adventure” NPR On 24/9 THE DOOR ON THE SEA, the 1st book in Caskey Russell's epic Tlingit fantasy trilogy will be out in paperback! Preorder geni.us/TDOSPB

A paperback copy of THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell against blue and teal fabric.

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DanHELL M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This sale is still rolling. Three dollars and ninety nine cents for roughly 2000 pages of Epic Fantasy.

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Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Got an essay in CrimeReads today. I’ll confess I’m most proud of “the intersections of bodice-rippers and chest-busters.” Read it here: bit.ly/4zus1Vp @crimereads.bsky.social

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Kira of the Wind (Erika McCorkle) @kiraofthewind.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton would have wanted you to read a book. Go make her proud today. Go read a book Consider donating to imagination library: imaginationlibrary.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTiu...

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@DollyParton 's Imagination Library

YouTube video by Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Reacher series are a rare excpetion to this as lib airport lit. In one of the Reacher books Reacher, as part of a plot line of helping a family without health insurance, says to a Russian operative who spreads disinformation online: “when I said I would let you go? That was Fake News.” & shoots him

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Mark Lawrence @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

ARC of The Bookshop Book spotted in the wild! Pre-order for the win 🙂

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Matthew Hay Brown @matthewhaybrown.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

• Provided 300 million books to young people • Gave $12.5 million in stipends to families affected by wildfires • Paid tuition for all Dollywood employees pursuing college • Gave $1 million for covid vaccine development • Paid $500 to each Sevier County kid who finished high school • Wrote “Jolene”

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Dolly Parton, country music singer and cultural icon, dies at 80

With her rhinestones and blond bouffant, she carved out a singular place in American life as a musician, movie star, philanthropist and feminist heroine.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 25/08/2026

Read this thread 👇

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Angela Boord @angelaboord.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Want to read a dark 80's portal fantasy with Stranger Things/X-Files vibes and a Soviet defector/immigrant MC who will risk literally anything to put his family back together? You can follow the prelaunch page on Kickstarter now! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ang...

A dark-haired man cracks the ice above him with his hand surrounded by glowing blue magic

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is a spot on take. You should also checkout her original Ithelas books and her Dragon Age book. She’s a fantastic writer and I hope gets to publish more original fantasy soon

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Shazzie @readeratwork.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I've managed to put together a few good reads after a long time, come check them out! Here is the post: readeratworkblog.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/s... @rachel-aaron.bsky.social #jodiechapman #authorbenreeves 📚💙

Covers of California Gold, Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt, The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow

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Rachel Aaron @rachel-aaron.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Some day, I will write a book that doesn't involve a toxic parent. Today is not that day. (For those keeping score, the Paradox SciFi series I wrote as Rachel Bach is my only story that doesn't feature a horrible mother/father. It's also awesome and you should check it out!)

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Fantasy-Faction @fantasyfaction.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Today our judges review Hiyodori's Carrion Saints, finalist for this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off! - JI 🐉 fantasy-faction.com/2026/spfbo-f... #booksky 💙📚🪐 #SPFBO #SPFBOreviews (cc: @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social)

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DanHELL M. Ford @soundingline.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I don't know how long this sale will last, but my first trilogy, THE PALADIN TRILOGY, is on sale on Kindle for $3.99. www.amazon.com/Paladin-Tril...?

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Fantasy-Faction @fantasyfaction.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Friend of the site and awesome author/editor @sarahchorn.bsky.social just suffered a family tragedy. Her niece's 7-year-old, autistic, non-verbal son eloped (ran out of the house) and drowned. Prayers, monetary support, and shares are welcome. - JI 🐉💔 www.gofundme.com/f/support-sh... #booksky 💙📚🪐

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Donate to Support Shelby and Chris Judkins, organized by Sarah Chorn

Sarah is raising money for her niece, Shelby Judkins and her husband Chris and their fami… Sarah Chorn needs your support for Support Shelby and Chris Judkins

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

You can always visit for more lamb or chicken/lamb biryani 😀 bring K as well

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MD Presley @mdpresley.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

How many times can a single character bellow in a book? Asking for a friend.

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Fantasy Book Critic @fantasybookcritic.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

A Trade of Blood confirms what we long suspected: if Bennett releases one of these creepy fantasy murder mysteries every year, we will be very happy readers. Thanks to Del Rey for the ARC! fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2026/08/revi...

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Review: A Trade of Blood by Robert Jackson Bennett

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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Wow. I wrote about this at length in my book on logistics, I never thought any politician would do anything about it. For decades companies of every kind have used subcontracting to dodge responsibility for their workers.

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