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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 10h

Discoverability for new SFF books seems way down these days, especially outside of bestsellers and certain subgenres. I'm noticing this as both a reader and a writer. Great stuff is in danger of sinking without a trace. Please post about new/recent books you love or are excited for!!! I'll start:

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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 10h

THE BONE DOOR by @franceswrites.bsky.social is a (very dark but hopeful) unique and brilliant otherworldly escape room where practically every chapter brings a new heartbreaking revelation and humor balances the horror, full of characters you'll love and cry for: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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The Bone Door (Deluxe Limited Edition)

A BRILLIANTLY IMAGINATIVE NEW NOVEL FROM FRANCES WHITE, THE USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED.ORDER NOW to get a Deluxe Limited Edition--available only on the first printing! This s...

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Ålün 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 @alunbweird.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026

Shout out to @franceswrites.bsky.social for penning one of the best introductions to a character I've read in a very long time:

At her side, as always, is the Tiger Blessed, Leofric. Bodyguard, shield and surly pain in my backside. Only a six-foot-seven man with muscles the size of his would wear blue tiger print, confident nobody will mock him for it. His arms are covered with a giant, sprawling tiger tattoo. Even his dark blue mullet has goddessdamn tiger stripes shaved into the sides. What a colossal cunt.

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sunyi @sunyidean.com · 14/09/2026

A question posed by @franceswrites.bsky.social during a long industry discussion. Can you think of a SFF book in the past 5 years which was a breakout success, WITHOUT being a) in a crate; b) from an established author; c) an indie success ported to trad? Cause we were struggling.

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Kris @xina-rose.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I just finished The Bone Door by @franceswrites.bsky.social. This book was beautiful. It was dark and heavy, especially with children as main characters. But there is a thread of love and hope and friendship throughout, carried by the protagonist - a bundle of sunshine repressing horrible secrets.

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 16/06/2026

The Bone Door by Frances White is a trauma fantasy that turns a memory labyrinth into emotional horror. It's about grief, healing, and learning to live with wounds that never close. @unstablebooks.bsky.social @franceswrites.bsky.social gnofhorror.com/the-bone-doo...

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Rhiannon Grist | HOME SICK out now! 🪓🐑 @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

And finally, trapped and facing horrifying trials with THE BONE DOOR by @franceswrites.bsky.social and THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD by @megbontra.bsky.social, chaired by @lynseymay.com at @cymerafestival.co.uk

The authors sit on a stage. On a table in front of them are copies of their books.

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David (W) Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

And my final panel of the weekend is @franceswrites.bsky.social and Megan Bontrager in conversation with @lynseymay.com - an excellent ending to a superb festival.

Lynsey May, Frances White and Megan Bontrager on stage at Cymera

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MK Hardy @mkhardywrites.com · 31/05/2026

The Bone Door is @franceswrites.bsky.social's newest novel; you can get a signed hardback copy of it AND her fantasy murder mystery Voyage of the Damned here: www.32auctions.com/organization...

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Signed hardback copies from Frances White

Auction item 'Signed hardback copies from Frances White' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Anna ZenKen Stephens is on Patreon @annasmithwrites.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I have shiny new books coming (they're just not announced yet), but before they do, I'm going on an adventure to self-publishing land with my fantasy romance, A Sport of Wings. All the details - so far - are here: anna-stephens.com/2026/05/27/n...

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New Horizons

There has been A LOT going on in the background over the last two years. The Dark Feather, book 3 of Songs of the Drowned, came out in March 2024 and the paperback in February 2025. I have, of cour…

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Andrew Knighton @aknighton.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

@franceswrites.bsky.social: "I wanted to make the book hopeful, & the best way of making that work is by putting it up against something really dark." And now The Bone Door is on my to-read list too, because this is an approach to stories I love.

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Kristin Pratt @prattkristin.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Stayed up 2 hours past my bedtime to finish reading The Bone Door and spent like the last hour just ugly crying. @franceswrites.bsky.social I was utterly riveted by this book. It’s so beautiful and so human. Absolutely unique world you built, and oh these babies! I just wanted to hug them all.

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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Reading this right now and it’s so good and utterly compelling (I actually scored an ARC but had a deadline and couldn’t finish it before release so also have the fancy deluxe edition)

A copy of The Bone Door by Frances White

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Andy B @geekynerfherder.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

#NewSwag @goldsborobooks.bsky.social exclusive signed and numbered edition of 'The Bone Door', written by @franceswrites.bsky.social #BookSky

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Dr. Amber A. Logan @amberalogan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

My copy came in! THE BONE DOOR by Frances White is GORGEOUS 😍 It is also a fantastic read. #thebonedoor @franceswrites.bsky.social #fantasybooks #horrorbook

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Bees 🍄🌦️🍂 @voiceofkosh.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The Bone Door by @franceswrites.bsky.social! I loved this book. A horror escape room with a lot of trauma and a whole lot of wholesomeness. The foreword of the book is: For those who have the strength to be kind, even when the world is not. My full review is here: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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David (W) Goodman @davegoodman.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

A beautiful evening under the sunlit Edinburgh Castle listening to @franceswrites.bsky.social in conversation with @hanfrankan.bsky.social at Waterstones Edinburgh - check out THE BONE DOOR, out now!

Frances White and Hannah Kaner in discussion in front of Edinburgh Castle

Frances White speaking into a microphone in front of a sunlit Edinburgh Castle

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🗝️🐇The Bone Door UK Tour 🐇🗝️ The first event for The Bone Door tour is in literally a week! So I’ve brought together all the times and places you can catch me over the next month or so! I will have tour exclusive swag with me (including The Bone Door tote bags) while stocks last.

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I really loved @franceswrites.bsky.social's debut Voyage of the Damned, so I'm stoked for her upcoming The Bone Door: billed as a wild ride through humour, horror, magic and murder, as Hop wakes up with no memory in a mysterious labyrinth with a set of impossible tasks... Out in May! 💙📚🪐

The cover of the book featuring a white rabbit worm exposed ribs, and white keys on a red background

A green banner reading BookishSFF's 2026 watchlist scifi fantasy horror and spec fic publishing

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

My account on here appears to have been hacked. I have sorted it now but please ignore any DMs sent from my account!

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I am SO excited to be appearing at Edge-Lit 2026! This is a full circle moment as I first attended Edge-Lit as a querying author at the very peak of my hopelessness of ever getting published. Now I’m returning many years later with two books published and a guest of honour. Truly so special!

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Molly Ringle @writermollyringle.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Happy #TransDayofVisibility! These are a handful of the many trans books that have made my life better in recent years. In them, trans characters get to be all the things cis characters have ever gotten to be, and that's the world I want to live in. Mom hugs going to all who need them today.🌈📚💙

Book covers: Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland, The Scandalous Letters of V and J by Felicia Davin, The Companion by E E Ottoman, Ballad for Jasmine Town by Molly Ringle

Book covers: Puck by Samantha Allen, Lake Lore by Anna-Marie McLemore, This Thing of Darkness by Allan Batchelder

Book covers: The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane, In One Person by John Irving, Voyage of the Damned by Frances White

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Molly Ringle @writermollyringle.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

In light of a certain TERF-authored HBO series getting more press lately, here are better stories you can read: LGBTQ+ friendly books w/ magic, witches, fantasy, etc! I could go on and on with more slides honestly—I love this genre, and there are SO MANY fabulous books out there.🌈📚💙

Queer-friendly books about magic, fantasy, witches, wizards, etc.: book covers:
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
A Marvellous Light (and its sequels) by Freya Marske
Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy
An Amateur Witch’s Guide to Murder by K Valentin
Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland
An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole

Queer-friendly books about magic, fantasy, witches, wizards, etc.:
book covers:
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
Sword Dance by AJ Demas
Magician by KL Noone
Letters to Half Moon Street by Sarah Wallace
Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
Thornfruit (and its sequels) by Felicia Davin

Queer-friendly books about magic, fantasy, witches, wizards, etc.: book covers:
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley
Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis
The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton
Spellbound (and its sequels) by Allie Therin
The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

This review is everything. Thank you so much!! ☺️

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

💀 ✨ THE BONE DOOR UK TOUR ✨ 💀 I am SO excited to announce a line up of events to celebrate the release of The Bone Door in the U.K.! I really hope to see a bunch of you there. Meeting readers is my favourite thing ever and of course I will come with ALL THE FREEBIES.

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Attention UK readers! The Bone Door, a horror fantasy escape room novel is now available on NetGalley UK! Go forth and request!! www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

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Nils Shukla @nilsreviewsit.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

The Bone Door by @franceswrites.bsky.social will be published in May by @michaeljbooks.bsky.social A story about ‘trauma, friendship & hope’ with a boy called Hop who finds himself in an ‘unsettling labyrinth where he must complete impossible tasks to survive.’ I’m looking forward to this!

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Ahhh! It’s happening! My horror fantasy escape room novel, The Bone Door, is now available to request on NetGalley US! If you’ve ever said ‘boy, I wish I could just read something DIFFERENT, ya know?’ This may well be the book for you. 👀 www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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Emma (Em) Sterner-Radley @emmasternerradley.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Yesterday I had an “office party” with some of the best colleagues and friends imaginable. Thanks @elizachanwrites.bsky.social , @franceswrites.bsky.social , and @sarahbrooks.bsky.social for touring York with me. (Mainly through drinking mulled wine and having a publishing chat in a pub!)

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Next up in my paperbacks of the year is Voyage of the Damned by @franceswrites.bsky.social! Really loved this one: disaster-bisexual Dee is an adorable mess of a main character, stuck on a magical boat trip from hell in this murderous fantasy whodunit 🐟✨ #SFF 💙📚🪐

A copy of the book on the bookshelves during pride month this year, with a little rainbow recommends card saying pretty much what's in the post

A copy of the book next to a detail of our window display for the book. A giant old fashioned ticket says "magical gay murder cruise: please keep your ticket" and a giant sparkly blue fish skeleton tail in the background.

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DHH Literary Agency @dhhlitagency.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

We’re so excited to bring you the stunning North American cover reveal for @franceswrites.bsky.social's new fantasy horror THE BONE DOOR!🗝️ All first-edition copies have beautiful endpapers and gorgeous sprayed edges - however they are limited to the first print run! Coming May 2026.

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I am SO excited to reveal the US cover of my new fantasy horror novel The Bone Door! I am equally excited to scream about the STUNNING special edition. This will be a limited first print run. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. So if you want to ensure you get the pretty I advise you to pre-order asap.

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I won a British Fantasy Award!! Sooo this happened! Yesterday I was awarded the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer for Voyage of the Damned. I know everyone says this but I really didn’t expect to win! I’ve always maintained I don’t write the type of books that win awards but apparently I do?

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Ahhhh! I can’t believe it. Thank you so much! 😭💙 More when I’m actually coherent, but what an honour!

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Thank you for all your love and support on the cover reveal for The Bone Door! I’m honestly blown away 😭 The book is included in Waterstones preorder sale available to all customers which lasts until Friday 17th October and you can get 25% off! www.waterstones.com/book/the-bon...

The cover of the bone door—a silver rabbit on a black background. Accompanied by the words Pre-order now with code: OCTOBER25 14-17 October online only

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Ed as usual sums up one of my books better than I ever could 🤣

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

🐇 💀 COVER REVEAL 💀 🐇 I’m SO excited to reveal the UK cover of my next novel, The Bone Door! A fantasy/horror escape room novel, coming 7 May 2026

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I. R. Fox @irfoxwriter.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Recently read - Voyage of the Damned by Frances White Adored this diverse magical murder mystery by a fellow @edinburghsff.com writer @franceswrites.bsky.social! The characters are so compelling and sensitively written, not to mention hilarious. Highly recommend!

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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Thought I'd write some book reviews for #PrideMonth on these cute rainbow cards, only to find most of my reviews were already very queer and could just be copied over 😅 So that tells you something about my reading habits! 💙📚🪐 🌈📚 @franceswrites.bsky.social

A review card for Voyage of the Damned reads:
One of my favourite reads so far this year! Disaster-bisexual Dee is an adorable mess of a main character, stuck on a magical murderous boat trip from hell...

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Emma (Em) Sterner-Radley @emmasternerradley.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Here are a few pics from yesterday’s panel! It was really great, made so by lovely fellow panellists, chairperson, arrangers and the wonderful audience. Thank you to @alethearlyons.bsky.social and @britfantasysoc.bsky.social for arranging this!

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Last minute news! I’ll be popping along to London Comic-con on Sunday 25th at 12pm at the Writer’s Block to sign some books and hopefully meet some of you! I’ll have all my swag and also bookplates so no worry if you can’t carry books I got you 💙🐟 Can’t wait to see you!

Poster with a picture of Frances white and the cover of voyage of the damned with the words I’ll be signing at MCM comic con London 12pm Sunday 25th May at the writers block close to the forbidden planet booth s2230

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Quick someone put ‘Agatha Christie queer hopepunk’ on a poster of my book!

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Victoria | How to Survive Debut Author Stress, out free! @shiwritesprose.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

How to Survive Debut Author Stress is live! bit.ly/3Z0wkXO Published writers, including bestsellers, those with hybrid careers, and award winners, offer stories and strategies to debut authors. #writingcommunity #mentalhealth #stress

Poster for 'How to Survive Debut Author Stress,' with white text saying the site is now available. The background is blue with green vector art of various graphics surrounding a stressed out human figure.

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Serenity Booksellers @serenitybookshop.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Thursday 8th May (Stockport) FANTASY BOOK PANEL featuring: Eliza Chan - TIDEBORN Thomas D. Lee - PERILOUS TIMES Frances White - VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED @elizachanwrites.bsky.social @thomasdlee.bsky.social @franceswrites.bsky.social 🎫 www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/sto...

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J.T. Greathouse @jeremyteg.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Oh hey would you look at that. I'm back at it again with @brendandurkin.bsky.social for three more books at @gollancz.bsky.social! This one's got everything! Ghosts! Excessively virtuous knights! A distressing tower! A man who is also a tree? Lots of birds! Utopian anarchism! It's great.

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Gollancz snaps up three-book deal from 'gifted' fantasy author JT Greathouse

Gollancz has snapped up three epic fantasy novels from JT Greathouse, beginning with the standalone novel The Tower of the Tyrant.

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