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Edinburgh SFF @edinburghsff.com · 05/10/2026

More of our lovely members appearing at Fantasycon! @franceswrites.bsky.social

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Melissa Caruso @melissacaruso.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

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 · 29/09/2026

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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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🤣🤣 Glad you enjoyed it. (I had to change Cunt in that sentence to Asshole in the US version and that slightly pains me to this day!)

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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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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

And the broad definition of indie includes fanfic to trad pipeline!

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Ahh I love that Library! That is so cool!

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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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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Thank you so much. So glad you enjoyed it.

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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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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Ahh that’s so kind of you! Thank you. I’m so glad it connected. 💙🐇

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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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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Ahhhh Melissa!! You’re the kindest! Thanks so much and very glad you’re enjoying it! (Always feels weird to say ‘enjoying’ about this book 🤣)

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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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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Ahh thanks so much! Isn’t Sunyi’s book fantastic?!

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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 · 08/05/2026

Thank you so much for this kind review! 💙🐇

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy it!

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

Also I can now announce I’ll be attending MCM expo at the end of May! So excited for that! For tickets check my bio! I hope to see lots of you there!

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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! 💙📚🪐

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Frances White @franceswrites.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Thanks so much! I hope you love it!

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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

This is a really wonderful festival for genre writers and readers with lots of interesting chats and helpful panels. I really recommend it! www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgel...

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View our latest event: Edge-Lit 12. See what the available times are for this event.

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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 · 21/03/2026

Ahh that’s so lovely to hear! Thank you! ☺️

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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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