iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If anyone uses the term Super Intelligence I can only conclude they’re an idiot.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Yup, I’m part of the artist roster for this much-anticipated RPG based on @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social’s epic BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY series. 🔥🔥🔥 Sign up today for the campaign’s launch notification. 🚀 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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Rebecca Roanhorse @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Have YOU signed up to be notified when the BETWEEN EARTH & SKY roleplaying game backerkit launches? Because you should!! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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Between Earth and Sky: the Roleplaying Game

Get notified when Between Earth and Sky: the Roleplaying Game launches on BackerKit!

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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026

Wait what? Already??? This month, I swear... LAST FEW DAYS BEFORE YOU'LL HAVE TO PLAIN OL' ORDER AND NOT PREORDER FORGED IN FIYAH

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PoliticsJOE @politicsjoe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Cory Doctorow reckons the AI Bubble is about to burst. Is he right? @doctorow.pluralistic.net

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 24/09/2026

Behold, the prelaunch is open for the graphic novel of The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red!

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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If you’ve never seen this — welcome to the best 10 minutes of your day. If you’re like me and you’ve seen this dozens of times, I’m curious what you think all these years later. Watching this tonight, all I can think is “fuck AI” and anyone that says ‘good enough’ is enough. youtu.be/Pq98n2j75XA?...

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Prince - America (Live 1985) [Official 4K Video]

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Friends and enemies near Baltimore! Come hang out as I read from Precious Children!

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’m attending @wfc2026.bsky.social next month. Tough time for conventions right now, but I registered this week because I think this one is gonna be really good. Who else is coming?

Graphic featuring “La Maceta” art by John Picacio, promoting next month’s World Fantasy Convention in Oakland, CA.

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Less than 24 hours remain to score THE MATRON by @davidbowles.us! ✊🏽⚔️

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Been a long day, but gotta say — Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth / #LatineHeritageMonth! Celebrating Ms. Mosley and Langley Elementary in San Antonio, TX, as they march into THE INVISIBLE PARADE this month. Grateful to librarian heroes everywhere. #SpookySeason is here. cc: @lbschool.bsky.social

Cover of THE INVISIBLE PARADE by Leigh Bardugo and John Picacio.

A kid pointing at a spread in THE INVISIBLE PARADE.

Kids sitting on the floor, looking at copies of THE INVISIBLE PARADE.

Two kids looking at a spread in THE INVISIBLE PARADE.

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Latiné Heritage Month is September 15th-October 15th and I will have 50+ book reviews plus several author highlights for you to celebrate :) watch this space 👀

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Hey, @armadillocon.bsky.social — See you today at my table in the front of the Dealers Room from 9:30am-12:30pm and 3:30pm-5:30pm! And don’t miss the Art Show too! I’ll be on the following program items this afternoon. ✊🏽🚀

Cover art for INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS by John Picacio.

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scott dagostino @scottdagostino.ca · 10/09/2026

David Mack has written excellent STAR TREK books and I don’t expect any less here but *this cover is next level* 😍

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Got this followup invitation from Alure Publishing & their Lit Fest in Chicago. Barely glanced @ the initial email. Smelled like scam + I’m on deadline. Followup says they’re interested in my book WAR BUG, which is a really stupid way to misspell THE INVISIBLE PARADE. So yeah. Garbage. Back to work.

Scam invitation from Alure Publishing. Disregard if you receive similar.

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Art Of Coop @artofcoop.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

POSTER BOY Update - We broke 50k over the weekend - a little stretch goal treat should be available later today for everyone who has already pledged - another stretch goal at 60k! Check it out here: zoop.gg/c/posterboy

cover mockup of my new art book, POSTER BOY

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Feels like prophecy, especially when I hear it in this guy’s voice. But don’t sleep, homies. Doesn’t matter what the polls say. Proceed as if every single vote matters. Because it does.

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Da Plane Da Plane! Meme

Alt: Da Plane Da Plane! Meme

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Baltimore Homies: Mark your calendars for @charmcityspec.bsky.social’s September 25th author extravaganza featuring @marygthompson.bsky.social @justinkey.bsky.social @restingdinoface.bsky.social and more at The Ivy Bookshop. cc: @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nottenst.bsky.social @capclave.bsky.social

Graphic promoting Charm City Spec’s September 25th author reading lineup at the Ivy Bookshop (featuring peacock feather background).

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Happy 60th Anniversary, #StarTrek. Before STAR WARS arrived, TREK set the table for who I am today. That 2nd-grade kid rocking the homemade Spock shirt for Formal Yearbook Photo Day went on to create not just official 40th Anniversary art for TREK, but official 60th too. 1/2 #startrekday #startrek60

A 2nd-grade kid wearing a homemade Mr. Spock for his formal yearbook photo, with matching haircut featuring an unfortunate encounter with questionable scissors. Also superhero musings from that same kid.

Cover art by John Picacio for the 40th Anniversary Star Trek paperbacks from Simon & Schuster / Pocket Books.

Cover art by John Picacio for the 60th Anniversary hardcover STAR TREK: ECHOES IN ETERNITY by David Mack, forthcoming from Simon & Schuster / Pocket Books.

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Garth Nix @garthnix.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's publication day for MASSIF (here in Australia, where we live in the future, but it will be soon elsewhere). Please go forth (or stay in) and order your copy. Or copies 😀 Here in Australia, I'm happy MASSIF is a book of the month with the QBD chain, in fine company. They have signed copies.

QBD Book of the Month poster. With MASSIF and also books by Shara Curlett, Tamara Hoss and Jim Rogers.

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P. Djéli Clark | The Disgruntled Haradrim @pdjeliclark.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Confederate Memorial “is the cruelest monument that I have ever seen…” the most egregious example of racism “It is a pro-slavery, anti-United States monument.”—Ty Seidule, retired U.S. Army brigadier general

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Trump officials strip military language criticizing Confederate memorial — The Washington Post

A new sign at Arlington National Cemetery omits wording that said the 32-foot bronze statue “mythologized” the Confederacy and gave “sanitized” depictions of slavery.

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L. D. Lewis, Sea Witch Apologist 🧜🏾‍♀️ @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app · 06/09/2026

Hello and hi! That magazine I've been teasing for funsies for like a year and a half is now mostly a real thing! soundandcolormag.com

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Sound & Color

A digital interdisciplinary magazine of speculative fiction

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The Hugo has landed. 🚀 Now neighbors with the Inkpot Award and SFWA’s Solstice Award. Thank you, @laworldcon.bsky.social (and #HugoAwards admin @tammylc.bsky.social for an ace packing job). #bestbirthdaypresent #artlife #comicslife #coverartist #author

The 2026 Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist, flanked by the Inkpot Award and the Solstice Award.

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

🧵 Still catching up after an amazing @laworldcon.bsky.social weekend. Did a little writeup about winning the #HugoAward for Best Professional Artist. Hugos are hard. They don’t come easily. Very grateful. Gonna post some highlights from the con. #laconV #worldcon 1/ johnpicacio.com/2026-hugo-aw...

2026 Hugo Award Winner John Picacio standing onstage at the Hugo Awards Ceremony in Anaheim, CA on August 30, 2026.

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I was asked to share the speech given after I won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. Here it is. The speech covers being on the autistic spectrum, how SF/F saved my life, and the disgusting attacks against autistic people by the president and secretary of health. 1/ www.patreon.com/jasonsanford...

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I won a Hugo Award! Plus my Best Fan Writer speech | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine

I fought a bad cold all weekend and, despite my best efforts, I fell asleep before the beginning of LACon V’s Hugo Awards ceremony. So imagi

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Neil Ottenstein @nottenst.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

@laworldcon.bsky.social goal achieved. After the Invisible Parade panel on Friday @johnpicacio.bsky.social and Leigh Bardugo signed my copy. They were very nice and it was a great panel.

Invisible Parade signed by John Picacio and Leigh Bardugo

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The only manuscript I’m currently reading that isn’t for a cover art assignment. (Not my cover art on this one.) Love this read so far. Happy Book Birthday to PRECIOUS CHILDREN, @marygthompson.bsky.social. (Cover blurb by @claymcleod.bsky.social nails it.)

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

So apparently this wasn’t just a dream. Thank you, @laworldcon.bsky.social. 🖤 More later. ✊🏽🚀 #laconV #worldcon2026

The 2026 Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist.

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Almost sold out my entire @laworldcon.bsky.social Art Show. 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Only two pieces remaining until 2pm! I’ll be signing cards + posters and doing portfolio critiques from 1pm-2pm today in front of my display. Come on down! 🚀 (Especially if you love #InvasionOfTheBodySnatchers and #Dune) #laconV

Art by John Picacio. Deluxe Giant Print featuring his art for INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS.

Small graphite drawing by John Picacio — “DUNE: ONLY I WILL REMAIN.”

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Mary G. Thompson @marygthompson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Catch me at the @tachyonpub.bsky.social table Saturday at 3:00pm!!

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I’ll be signing these promo cards at @laworldcon.bsky.social’s Artists Alley Friday from 2pm-6pm! AND you’ll find DEALS on original art, Lotería Grande Cards and Posters + prints. Very limited supply of THE INVISIBLE PARADE too! Head to the tables BEHIND THE Art Show, facing the Dealers Room! 🚀

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Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 24/08/2026

Fuck the Supreme Court and do whatever it fucking takes to vote in this election. Have a plan and a back up plan because the GOP plan is to keep you from voting.

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Bits @bitshammer.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Spider-Man throwing spider hands

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

George Lucas showed up at @laworldcon.bsky.social this coming week. Or so my rambling labyrinthine fever dream said last night.

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Luke Skywalker Star Wars

ALT: Luke Skywalker Star Wars

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Jennifer Dionisio @jenniferdionisio.com · 19/08/2026

It's way past time that mentioning the artist when promoting books, physical media, film posters etc. should be the norm. With slop everywhere, let ppl know you hired an artist! This is good marketing, you look good because of it. Which is why it feels suspicious when ppl don't do this

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John Picacio @johnpicacio.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

UPDATE: I’ve added Artist Alley Hours + Art Show Hours to my @laworldcon.bsky.social schedule. I’ll only be in Artist Alley FRIDAY from 2p-6p. (See purple highlight.) Art Show Hours will be in front of my Art Show display, answering questions, reviewing portfolios, etc. (See yellow highlights.) 1/2

Schedule graphic for John Picacio featuring dates, times and rooms for his various events at LAcon V.

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Chris Weston @westonfront.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

For the uninitiated, "The Collector" by Toppi is basically: "What if Sergio Leone directed Raiders of the Lost Ark?"

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Roy Edroso @edroso.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Good going, assholes. I didn't know granola could HAVE salmonella.

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Bronze Age Babies @bronzeagebabies.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Wallace Fax covered Limited Collector’s Edition C-44 (1976).

Painting of Batman standing, hands on hips, with Gotham City and the Bat-Signal in the background.

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C. Robert Cargill @crobertcargill.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Tom Savini is a fucking legend. And he lost everything. His home. His beloved pets. His life's work - work that served as the foundation of the horror we hold most dear. There isn't the character count to list his legacy here. If you can, please consider donating. www.gofundme.com/f/support-to...

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Donate to Support Tom Savini After House Fire, organized by Jason Baker

Tom Savini, special makeup effects legend, is facing a heartbreaking loss after Tom’s … Jason Baker needs your support for Support Tom Savini After House Fire

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One More Page Books @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Counting down the days until September 1st, where we host both Mary G. Thompson and Carolyn Ives Gilman for a double header of sci-fi thriller novellas. Both of these small books pack a punch.

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Tade Thompson @tadethompson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Fuck it, more limelight for me. So here's my upcoming novel ANTARA, with Luna Press. I think it took me just over 4 years to write. Shit ton of research. The cover reveal will be next month, but I got the exact artist I wanted. Um...yeah. Ask me anything, I guess.

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Luna Welcomes Tade Thompson’s Historical Fiction novel, Antara.

We are delighted to welcome Tade Thompson to the Luna family, and the superb Antara, an historical fiction novel, on the pre-Islamic warrior poet of renown. We have acquired WEL rights from Alexander ...

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Ahh! It's out, it's out! Beware! Run for the hills! Protect yourselves! THE CALAMITIES has escaped its prison deep in the void and is now appearing on bookshelves in libraries and bookstores everywhere! Shit! Shit!!

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The Demons! The Demons Are Free! The Calamities Is Out!

The Calamities (Book One of The Fiends) is now out, rampaging through the populace, gamboling about, claws at the ready, teeth sharp, and its countless eyes fixed upon you. So, I do hope you’…

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