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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I thoroughly enjoyed The Demon Star. I understand the review’s reasoning, but I think the author creates such an interesting world that I didn’t read it as bleak. Read it for yourself and see!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Amazing series! So many good book coming out this month. Support by purchasing or asking your library to buy a copy!

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yesterday was a big day for Indigenous literature as Kinsale Drake, Darcie Little Badger, and Stacie Shannon Denetsosie received the 2026 American Book Award for Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms. redpopnews.com/beyond-the-g...

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Beyond the Glittering World: An Anthology of Indigenous Feminisms and Futurisms Receives 2026 American Book Award

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A wonderful author! I just bought a new to me book. Please support!

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 28/09/2026

Today is my birthday! Please buy my books, I'm so broke

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Congratulations to Christopher Caldwell’s Call and Response @seraph76.bsky.social for making the shortlist for the Ursula K. Le Guin prize! We awarded him the Crawford Award last year—got there first! 😁 www.ursulakleguin.com/prize26

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Ursula K. Le Guin — 2026 Prize for Fiction

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Huge thanks to @villa-albertine.bsky.social for hosting me as part of their Literary Fall speculative fiction series! The conversation was so fun, and the bookstore is stunning! And thanks to @scalzi.com for signing a copy of Redshirts for my husband! I would come back anytime.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I will be speaking at a public event on speculative literatures at Villa Albertine at 3:30pm on Satuday, Sept. 26th in Manhattan. I'll be there alongside John Scalzi (Redshirts), Neil Clarke (Clarksworld), and Emily Hockaday (Asimov's)!!! villa-albertine.org/va/events/li...

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Literary Fall Returns to Villa Albertine in September - Villa Albertine

The Friday program features a conversation between Leïla Slimani and Jhumpa Lahiri, alongside sessions on the future of literary translation and new voices in French and Francophone fiction. On Saturd...

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

For my author firends, I thought it would be interesting to share my experience as a judge for ICFA's Crawford Award, an award for first fantasy works: First of all, works for the 2027 award can still be submitted by December. So far, there are 60+ books that have been submitted!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I know most of my academic friends are back to their Fall semesters (my school starts weirdly late), so I thought I would recommend some fun reads to extend the summer fun and make the commute more bearable:

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

My school's Latinx Heritage Center is looking for NYC (or near to NYC) based Latinx authors to support. This year, they have funds to support authors who identify as LGBTQIA+, so if you know any Latinx, Chicanx, Latin American, or Carribean authors who match the description, please reach out.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Dispelling Fantasies received a positive review from @brianattebery.bsky.social in the Journal of Postcolonial Writing! It means a lot to me to have one of the academic greats of the field support my research: thank you!!!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I’m so sad to see the latest report on Children of Blood and Bone and Tomi Adeyemi’s negative experience with the adaptation. I’m assuming she is under an NDA since she’s not providing details. So far, I’m still planning to go and support the work, but I will be looking out for more information:

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

So Andy Serkis defends an all white cast for the new LOTR film and Tomi Adeyemi wants nothing to do with Children of Blood and Bone, so looks like I’ll be at home reading instead of out at the movies 😢

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

In the last few months, I’ve been asked to write about NK Jemisin multiple times (currently writing a chapter). I don’t know when people started thinking of me as an expert on Jemisin‘s writing, but it feels weird. I console myself with the idea that Jemisin herself would think it’s equally weird 😅

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I’ll be traveling soon, but before I leave, I have to celebrate one more fantastic debut that I don’t think is getting enough attention. The Killing Spell by @shaykauwe.bsky.social is a Hawaiian based fantasy with elements of mystery and romance. Loved the setting and cultural aspects!

Cover of the killing spell with palm leaves in the background a snake in the upper right hand corner, and a pair of oars crossed at the bottom.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Today, I appreciate Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity! The setting/main premise of this book are incredible, though I am not fond of the "young woman in service to an 'evil' man finds herself attracted" trope. Read this for the writing and original ideas. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/778530...

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Weavingshaw by Heba Al-Wasity: 9780593982570 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

This “darkly romantic and completely absorbing” (The New York Times) slow-burn gothic fantasy romance follows a young woman haunted by the ghosts of her past and a ruthless merchant known as...

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Today, I am finishing the last few pages of the incredibly charming debut City of Others by Jared Poon. Humor, found family, queer relationships, undead ducks, a ghost cat, and endless bureaucracy-- a lot to love!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Today, let's celebrate @domrabrun.bsky.social's Vèvè-Punk: An incredible debut story collection that highlights connections between the real and speculative in Haitian culture. Reading these stories was like listening to great oral storytelling--not an easy feat! www.strandbooks.com/veve-punk-il...

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Vèvè-Punk: Illustrated Short Story Collection

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BSFWriters @bsfwriters.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A NEW EVENT with Andrea Hairston and Micaiah Johnson! Rob Cameron is moderating! CHECK IT OUT! 314 Dean StBrooklyn, NY Saturday, June 20 • 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM #solarpunk #hopepunk #brooklyn www.eventbrite.com/e/we-demand-...

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We Demand Stories: Dreams Without Boundaries Solarpunk and Hopepunk Futures

In the dragon’s mouth, Solarpunk/Hopepunk writers & artists are not just describing the dragon’s teeth. We’re plotting a way out of no way.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I doubt anyone will be surprised that my first pick for amazing debut novel goes to @dragons.bsky.social's The Poet Empress. This novel is as beautiful as it is creul. NOT romantasy! If you want to be on the edge of your seat for 400 pages, this book is for you! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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The Poet Empress

A USA TODAY BESTSELLER!A LibraryReads pick!DELUXE EDITION―featuring gorgeous gilded edges, detailed endpapers, and beautiful case art under the book jacket...

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I am amazed at how many strong debut novels are coming out this year! I know authors have often written many novels before one is accepted for publication, but to knock it out of the park on the first publication is quite the accomplishment! I will spend some time this week celebrating my favorites.

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Karlo Yeager Rodríguez @kjy1066.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Hey everybody! PREORDERS ARE OPEN for The Speculative Detective Agency! My short, "That Old Black Magic We Call Empire" shares a TOC with such authors as @thelincoln.bsky.social, @ambersparks.bsky.social, @megancheewrites.bsky.social and others! Preorder @ Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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The Speculative Detective Agency: Case Files of the Supernatural and Fantastic

Case Files of the Supernatural and Fantastic

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I got my hands on an ARC of @jvawrites.bsky.social’s The Demon Star and it is a crazy good debut SFF novel that everyone needs to read and share when it comes out in July!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

@nghivo.bsky.social does it again! I need to get back to work on my teaching companion, but how am I going to choose only four of the seven amazing books in this series!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The fabulous Sistah SciFi bookstore just posted about Octavia Butler on FB and the first AI generated question underneath the post was “Why is Octavia Butler’s work still in print?” And I’ve never wanted to punch AI more than I do right now 😡. Anyway, here’s a picture of my favorite Butler novel.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I’ve read a couple of reviews so far of my new book Dispelling Fantasies, and I want to talk to younger scholars about these reviews. In any good review, the reviewer is going to tell readers something the author could have done differently and it’s true…

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Huge thank you to @aylinwalder.bsky.social for a thorough and thoughtful review of Dispelling Fantasies that will reach a new audience of readers! The review is in German, but I was able to use the translation option on my phone to read it.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

A wonderful review of Dispelling Fantasies by @thehubble101.bsky.social on @strangehorizons.bsky.social! Thank you so much for taking time to not only read and review my work, but to describe it so thoughfully and with such understanding! Here is the review: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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Dispelling Fantasies: Authors of Color Reimagine a Genre by Joy Sanchez-Taylor

I struggled to process the full implications of this volume's title even after reading the book.

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Sonia Sulaiman @soniasulaiman.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Welp. The payment for my utilities didn’t go through so instead of owing 30$ I now owe 90$. None of this would have happened if my freelance client had paid me. Sighs. Help? ko-fi.com/soniasulaiman/

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Sonia is writing speculative fiction inspired by Palestinian folklore. Leave her a tip to support her work!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Do you all ever have the experience where you’re thinking about giving up on research and academic nonsense in general but then someone says something nice about your work and now you’re thinking, “damn, I have to keep writing and thinking!”?😅

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Amazing quote from @halalltakeaway.bsky.social's new novel Aicha: "...people who have only ever believed that they are superior merely by existing, that they are owed things they did not earn and can take what they want, they will never admit defeat." Don't miss this read!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I didn’t win a BSFA award, but I was so excited to hear my name and book title read during the ceremony! Thank you to everyone who nominated or voted for Dispelling Fantasies 🩷 m.youtube.com/watch?v=KAeV...

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Managed to get an advanced copy of @monatewari.com new historical fantasy Burn the Sea, and I am thoroughly enjoying the read. Don’t miss this book when it drops in April!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Just returned from @iafa.bsky.social's annual conference, ICFA. Such a great conference! For anyone who missed because of the location, the IAFA board heard your concerns and year 2028 is going to be in Warsaw, Poland! Also, I will post the CFP for VICFA, our virtual conference, when it is ready.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Huge thanks to @arleysorg.bsky.social for doing the work of spotlighting barriers that authors of color face in publishing and taking the time to collect data and wisdom from some of my favorite authors. Read this! arleysorg.com/by-the-numbe...

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By the Numbers 10 - Arley's House

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The journal Extrapolation has a copy of Dispelling Fantasies if anyone is interested in reviewing.

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

So excited to share that Dispelling Fantasies made the nonfiction shortlist for the British SF Association Awards!!! bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...

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Space Cowboy Books @spacecowboybooks.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Simultaneous Times episode 96 is live and on your favorite podcast players! This episode features stories by @thomasha.bsky.social & @jennahanchey.bsky.social with music by TSG & Phog Masheeen www.podomatic.com/podcasts/spa...

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Hugo awards nominations are approaching, and I’m just going to say, if I find out that Dispelling Fantasies is nominated in the best related category, I promise to post a video of my seriously unhinged reaction! Please consider Dispelling Fantasies if you’re able to nominate!

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Joy Sanchez-Taylor @jsanchez-taylor.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Free online conference on 19th century SFF! The Incredible Nineteenth Century: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Fairy Tale will be hosting its fourth annual conference via Zoom on May 1-2. This conference is free. To submit a proposal or to register to attend: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS....

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