Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 16hHowever delightful you think this book is going to be, it's 10x more delightful than that. An absolute privilege to edit. ♥️ 020
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 19hSo the thing about this is that obviously thinking people aren't going to use it but every system and institution we have is going to race to adopt it and thereby harm all of us anyway 0288
Reposted by Josh SutphinFormerly Known As No Display Name @kcvellum.bsky.social · 21hSomeone in my writing group has a novel coming out in May of 2027 -- you can preorder now (link below). I read this as part of the group, and I really enjoyed it. I suspect if you follow me for anything other than my bad hockey takes, you will too. Pre-order: shirakipress.com/products/a-p...shirakipress.comA Planet for Reluctant Revolutionaries - First contact sci-fi novelWhen octopus-like aliens arrive on Earth, a curmudgeonly marine biologist and her activist mentee must learn cephalopod communication to avert interstellar war. 032
Reposted by Josh SutphinShiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 28/09/2026Join us tomorrow at 7 PM at Third Place Books Ravenna for a joint book event! @ianpattersonauthor.bsky.social and @inezraybooks.bsky.social will be discussing Fruits of Our Labor and Buzzard. RSVP at thirdplacebooks.com/event/ian-pa... 012
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 28/09/2026I'm loving how Amazon can't seem to set the paperback for Light & Earth & Marrow live despite it coming out last week (we have a support ticket open about this) while Bookshop is just out here selling it like a functional company 😅 bookshop.org/p/books/ligh...bookshop.orgLight & Earth & MarrowHedge witch Tilly Reinicke resides in a bucolic village where magic and all manner of paranormal creatures are real-everyone knows it, but not everyone is necessarily kenning.Tilly passes the quiet… 221
Reposted by Josh SutphinShiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 28/09/2026This is an excellent book money thread. 013
Reposted by Josh SutphinEsker Park @esker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026And here it is! Cover reveal of my novel coming out May 18, 2027. Art by the wonderful Haley Wakefield, text treatment by @joshsutphin.com and published by @shirakipress.com, where you can pre-order. Waddya waddya waddya think? 272
Reposted by Josh SutphinJeannie (Jay) Marschall 🍇🫐🍏🍋🍊🍓 @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Ooo and we just hit 40 GR ratings too! 🥰 021
Reposted by Josh SutphinJeannie (Jay) Marschall 🍇🫐🍏🍋🍊🍓 @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Sapphic September, you say? 📚👀 #witch #horror #folklore #sffshirakipress.comLight & Earth & Marrow - Cozy folk horrorA cozy folk horror about nature, community, and tradition... and the consequences for those who disrespect them. 096
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 27/09/2026On our way to Portland for the PNBA trade show. This will be our first industry-focused event—different from the reader-focused markets and conventions we've done so far this year—and I'm real curious to see how it goes, who we can meet, and what we can learn! #publishing #smallpress 030
Reposted by Josh SutphinJeannie (Jay) Marschall 🍇🫐🍏🍋🍊🍓 @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social · 26/09/2026You can support indie presses even on a budget: Request their books at your local library! 📚💙 🫶 👉 shirakipress.com 084
Reposted by Josh SutphinEsker Park @esker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Haley Wakefield is an amazing artist, and also a scuba diver, so she was the perfect person to design the cover for A Planet for Reluctant Revolutionaries, my debut sci-fi novel coming out in May (but pre-orderable now). Please please please take a moment to admire it! 122
Reposted by Josh SutphinMisha Maxwell | Queer Fantasy Author @mishamwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I pitched this artist as a total long shot pie-in-the-sky suggestion. I actually still can't believe that I'm looking at the cover of MY book and it was illustrated by an artist I admire so much. 031
Reposted by Josh SutphinMisha Maxwell | Queer Fantasy Author @mishamwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026In case you missed it: the cover is now live and official. Please enjoy this insanely beautiful art by Carson Daniels. Dark Lord Library is available for preorder and comes out March 2, 2027. Be gay, do crime…sort of… #booksky #coverreveal #indieauthor #fantasybooks #queerauthor 0101
Reposted by Josh SutphinShiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 26/09/2026Our next Shiraki Press Book Club will be on October 10th at 10 AM! We'll be discussing Light & Earth & Marrow by @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/shiraki-pr... 012
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 25/09/2026We launched our fifth book and revealed two more covers this week, which is AMAZING and also probably explains why I'm so tired rn 😅 shirakipress.com/blogs/news/f...shirakipress.comFall new releases and cover reveals!We've had an incredibly busy fall and we're only four days in! New Release! On Tuesday we released our fifth and final title for the year, Light & Earth & Marrow by Jeannie Marschall. It's a quick… 031
Reposted by Josh SutphinShiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 25/09/2026Seattle friends! On Sept 29 at 7 PM we'll be at @thirdplacebooks Ravenna for a joint book event! @ianpattersonauthor.bsky.social and @inezraybooks.bsky.social will be discussing Fruits of Our Labor and Buzzard. RSVP at buff.ly/mEahvL2 043
Reposted by Josh SutphinShiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 25/09/2026This most excellent cover was illustrated by @emberwickart.bsky.social !!! Check out their work at cara.app/emberwick The Most Terrible and Wicked Evil Dark Lord Accidentally Invents the Public Library by @mishamwrites.bsky.social will be released on 3/2/27! Pre-order it now at shirakipress.com. 2207
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 23/09/2026Essential reading. Don’t be fooled by this summer of AI hype: Breathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny. By Timnit Gebru & Emily M. Bender www.technologyreview.com/2026/09/22/1...technologyreview.comDon’t be fooled by this summer of AI hypeBreathless claims about AGI and new capabilities fall apart pretty quickly under scrutiny. 000
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 23/09/2026I bought the Oreo cereal somewhat ironically... but it turns out to be kinda lit?! Alright, share your most unhinged cereal recs! 000
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 23/09/2026We live in deeply bizarre times. www.ign.com/articles/con...ign.comCONFIRMED: Microsoft Hands Halo to Call of Duty Developer Activision as Part of Seismic Xbox Studios ShakeupMicrosoft has today confirmed that the next mainline Halo game will be developed by Call of Duty maker Activision, with mass layoffs hitting Halo Studios amid a significant restructure of its Xbox… 000
Reposted by Josh SutphinAlyssa Winans @alawinans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Had a great time working on this one! I love drawing roots. 072
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 22/09/2026These sure are interesting times in which to be trying to market books 😵💫 www.theguardian.com/environment/... 143
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 22/09/2026I'm battling with multiple online advertising platforms today, and just, why are they all so bad 010
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 22/09/2026Shiraki Press's fifth and final book of the year is out today: LIGHT & EARTH & MARROW by Jeannie Marschall. I wrote a bit of behind-the-scenes about the design of this lovely, witchy novella: joshsutphin.com/shiraki-pres...joshsutphin.comLight & Earth & MarrowHow Light & Earth & Marrow by Jeannie Marschall got made. 022
Reposted by Josh SutphinJeannie (Jay) Marschall 🍇🫐🍏🍋🍊🍓 @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social · 22/09/2026If you enjoy this little tale of mine, may I recommend The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer 💚 021
Reposted by Josh SutphinShiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 22/09/2026LIGHT & EARTH & MARROW is out TODAY! #cottagecore #horror Hedge witch Tilly Reinicke tries to guide her new neighbors to respect the paranormal world, but their contempt threatens everyone, and the Others will soon walk the Paths again. Grab your copy here: shirakipress.com/lem 043
Reposted by Josh SutphinMisha Maxwell | Queer Fantasy Author @mishamwrites.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“Murder, Pender! Murder, abduction, ransoms, deviousness of the highest order! Prepare yourself, my companion." “My Lord, that sounds awesome to behold. I await your instructions most eagerly!” Art by @hungryghost.bsky.social of the MCs of my queer cozy fantasy novel! (pre-order below) 23110
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 22/09/2026Pissing into the wind at this point, tbh. Six years too late on the whole "the content vault was a bad idea". If only anyone had said anything, at any point, ever, at all! 🙄 But at least a handful of dudes got spectacularly rich while burning all of this down...? aftermath.site/destiny-cont...aftermath.siteAfter Laying Off Most Of Destiny Team, Bungie Decides That Destiny Is ‘Foundational’ To Its FutureSincerely did not see this one coming 000
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 22/09/2026Absolutely breathtaking sociopathy on display here. #ai www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/... 000
Reposted by Josh SutphinShiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 20/09/2026LIGHT & EARTH & MARROW is out September 22! #cottagecore #horror Preorder now: shirakipress.com/lem 052
Reposted by Josh SutphinJeannie (Jay) Marschall 🍇🫐🍏🍋🍊🍓 @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Just right for #SapphicSeptember 🩷🤍🌸🤍🩷 022
Reposted by Josh SutphinShiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 19/09/2026LIGHT & EARTH & MARROW is out September 22! #cottagecore #horror Preorder now: shirakipress.com/lem 032
Reposted by Josh SutphinSteve Hugh Westenra 🕷️🧛♂️🏳️⚧️📚✒️ @stevewestenra.bsky.social · 19/09/2026And the #SFINCS 4 entry form is LIVE! If you've written a self-published or small press speculative (SFFH) novella, and would like to enter it, the form's here!: www.sfincscompetition.comsfincscompetition.comThe Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship | SFINCSThe Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”) is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. 32017
Reposted by Josh SutphinJeannie (Jay) Marschall 🍇🫐🍏🍋🍊🍓 @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I just set an early timer juuust to be on the extra safe side. JOIN US in two days, 18ish hrs and stir some warm tea magic into your day! 🫶 📚👀 #booksky 061
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 20/09/2026I am running out of ways to express my anger that don't involve spectacular violence. www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...theatlantic.comThe Rise of Parasite AuthorsFirst, AI stole their books. Now it’s stealing their readers. 030
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 19/09/2026I finally got my September update out, after what's been a hilariously busy and disrupted last several weeks. I am the tired. 😩 joshsutphin.com/blog/septemb...joshsutphin.comSeptember Update: A Report from WorldconA Shiraki Press book launch, a report from Worldcon, and more. 001
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 18/09/2026It's unbelievably frustrating how much our current systems punish conscience and reward sociopathy. This shit right here is how the Internet dies. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comHow Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per MonthBrown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism. 010
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 17/09/2026New rotating villain just dropped www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...seattletimes.comGluesenkamp Perez breaks with Dems to help Republicans againBack-to-back defections by U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, of Washougal, demonstrate an unusual political calculus for the centrist Democrat. 000
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 17/09/2026So the cool thing about all these AI "misalignments" is that you can just turn off the climate destroying computer. Just turn it off. Flip the switch. Be done. www.seattletimes.com/business/ope...seattletimes.comOpenAI discloses 6 new incidents of ‘concerning’ AI behaviorThe artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong. 020
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 16/09/2026I hate this economy so much. www.seattletimes.com/business/war...seattletimes.comFederal Reserve defies Trump, hikes key rateThe Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly-high inflation, a move that could spur a sharp response from the White… 000
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 14/09/2026I'm gonna keep yelling about NSPM-7 until we have legislation on the books that effectively reverses it. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comhttps://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/101232-bookstores-sound-alarm-over-trump-s-anti-terrorism-memo.html 010
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 11/09/2026The #AI booster-grifters piss me off, but I'm the *saddest* about all the smart people who've gradually given in to the dark side, either through peer pressure or just sheer exhaustion with the state of the world. Feels like losing folks to #covid denial all over again. 010
Reposted by Josh SutphinBlake Emerson @blakeprof.bsky.social · 11/09/2026There’s this one weird trick called LEGISLATION 2033648
Reposted by Josh SutphinShiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 11/09/2026Our next Shiraki Press Book Club will be on October 10th at 10 AM! We'll be discussing Light & Earth & Marrow by @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social Pre-order today! (Paperback orders via Shirakipress.com will get a handmade bookmark from the author as well!) RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/shiraki-pr... 022
Reposted by Josh SutphinShiraki Press @shirakipress.com · 11/09/2026Y'all. I just realized that the Barnes & Noble pre-order sale applies to Light & Earth & Marrow by @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social too. 😅 It releases in 12 days! Don't wait! Order it now for $14.25 and get it just in time for the witching season. It's mostly cozy and just a little horror. 014
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 10/09/2026This argument is absurd. I already have a reverse chronological feed of only the people I follow: it's called Mastodon, I follow no brands on there, and therefore, I see no brand content. QED. 100
Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 10/09/2026Do you *want* to radicalize every single creative person in America? Because putting the whole weight of the US government on the side of AI in this way sure is going to do that! www.wordsandmoney.com/the-darn-unu...wordsandmoney.comThe 'Darn Unusual' Legal Filing That Could Alter the AI Landscape, and Bolster Fair UseIn a 20-page 'Statement of Interest," lawyers for the U.S. Department of Justice told the judge presiding over a closely-watched lawsuit that requiring "paid licensing" would "put U.S. AI companies… 000