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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Locus Magazine is available as an ePub or PDF for all of you bookish eReader people! That way, you can fit it in your pocket and read it anywhere. Check out digital subscriptions here at subscribers.locusmag...

locus magazine cover featuring nghi vo and nnedi okorafor

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Just finished Here Where We Live Is Our Country by Molly Crabapple, and wow do I need to read more history books.

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Ummmm...I was too ambitious after succeeding at my book buying ban last year 🤣🤣🤣 This was a failure, but I salute my past self's optimism.

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Molly Templeton @mollytempleton.com · 13/08/2026

M. Gessen: "Fascism usually begins with redefining the nation by excluding certain groups, which are branded threats to national health and unity. The Trump administration has fixated on two groups most of all — immigrants and trans people"

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Opinion | What’s Happening in Kansas Should Alarm Us All (Gift Article)

Is Kansas just the beginning?

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Today's read shall be Slow Gods by Claire North.

A paperback book, Slow Gods by Claire North, sitting on carpet with a bookmark peeking out

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Meet Germaine. I am optimistic about my attempt into plant maintenance this time.

A spider plant in a black pot sits on top of three books (Pizza Before We Die, Gamelife, and For the Sun After Long Nights), and everything is on a car seat and buckled in.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 25/07/2026

HELLO I better see everybody AND THEIR RICH FRIENDS supporting Neon Hemlock because WHOMST ELSE IS OUT THERE publishing such fine novellas? novellae? NOVELLOSITIES. NOBODY, THAT'S WHOMST

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

PLEASE REPOST AND SHARE WIDELY!!! We need your help once again, you magnificent Space Unicorns! Behold the Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter!!! buff.ly/Gab1zWu

Uncanny Magazine Year 12 Covers by Paul Lewin, Katy Shuttleworth, and Galen Dara

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Progress in reading thr this short-list: Finished: Mad Sisters of Esi Midnight Timetable In Progress: Notes from a Regicide TBR: Call and Response Slow Gods Sunward One Message Remains Audition The Works of Vermin

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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

📚 Our seventh novella series crowdfund is now live 📚 Boosts appreciated!

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

A rainbow stack for all seasons! Featuring all Neon Hemlock titles. Neon Hemlock is THEE premier queer SFFH indie press. Top notch fiction chosen with the very best eye! Everything they put out is a must read for me and something I highly recommend to you!!

[A stack of books (bottom to top): SHATTER THE SUN ed. dave ring, CALL AND RESPONSE by Cadwell Turnbull, A NECESSARY CHAOS by Brent C. Lambert, THE MYSTERY OF THE BITTEN PEACH by Cecilia Tan, REDUNDANCIES AND POTENTIALS by Dom Dickey, UNCOMMON CHARM by Emily Bergslien and Kat Weaver, THE SECRET SKIN by Wendy Wagner, NO SUCH THING AS DUTY by Lara Elena Donnelly, STONE AND STEEL by Eboni Dunbar]

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

This will be my third year supprting Neon Hemlock - I absolutely *adore* their work! I highly recommend to any spec fic or novella lovers 💖 I just backed The Neon Hemlock Novella Series | Volume Seven on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

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The Neon Hemlock Novella Series | Volume Seven

Novellas and a short story collection from “the apex of queer speculative fiction publishing” —Publishers Weekly

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Strange Horizons is currently at $20,700 out of their $22,000 base goal! Share it! Donate! Share some more! We want Strange Horizons to keep doing their good works www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

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Strange Horizons 2027 Fundraiser

The annual Strange Horizons fundraiser! Support this free, online, award-winning, weekly magazine of SFFH, which runs entirely on reader - YOUR - donations!

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Kiju Gently @kijugently.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I'm reading all 2026 #Hugo short story nominees! In 10 VISIONS OF THE FUTURE; OR SELF-CARE FOR THE END OF DAYS by @samtasticbooks.com a woman sees post-apocalyptic alternative futures and their effects upon her and her partner. Read it at www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v... #BookSky

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10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days - Uncanny Magazine

1. There is a future in which a hellgate opens off the coast of California. It happens at midnight on the first day of the new year, which is sooner than anyone expected. The waters rise and we are fo...

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Prize is announced in October - anyone want to read through the nominees with me?

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Freya Marske @freyamarske.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

!!! if there is anything I know about Alex, it's their FELICITY WITH FOOTNOTES 👀

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 29/06/2026

We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:

A bouquet of flowers next to a stack of books that includes:

Audition by Pip Adam (Coffee House Press)
Sunward by William Alexander (Saga Press)
Call and Response by Christopher Caldwell (Neon Hemlock)
Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur (Algonquin)
The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes (Tor Books)
Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman (Tor Books)
Mad Sisters of Esi by Tashan Mehta (DAW Books)
One Message Remains by Premee Mohamed (Psychopomp)
Slow Gods by Claire North (Orbit)

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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

At @reactorsff.bsky.social, I wrote about @sarahgailey.bsky.social's MAKE ME BETTER and the question that underlies so much of today's storytelling: is this a murder cult? reactormag.com/book-review-...

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This Is Not Idyllic: Make Me Better by Sarah Gailey - Reactor

Is this a murder cult?

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 16/06/2026

They are still useful for those of us who want to feel like we're part of the community but are low on money, transportation options, energy, and time! (Me, that's me we're talking about.) Being tethered to the house is not very exciting. But online events and friends make a big difference!

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I am eagerly awaiting when my mood reader brain hones in on this one.

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Any book recommendations for South Indian authors and/or nonfiction?

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Will I listen to the little whispering voice this year? We shall find out 🤣

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Just started Trace Elements by @adapalmer.bsky.social and @bluejo.bsky.social - thank you. I needed the reminder about the kind of nerd I am, and it has been an absolute delight so far.

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

ICYMI, Join the Space Unicorn Ranger Corps! There are many ways to SUPPORT UNCANNY MAGAZINE! Patreon! Subscriptions from Weightless Books! Or just spreading the word! buff.ly/qtV6kTG

The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 70, "Ocean Swell" by Julie Dillon: A bearded man with his white shirt open to reveal his chest sits in a wooden rowboat with the remnants of faded green paint. He looks up, perhaps in awe or shock as a giant, cresting wave of dark blue-green water looms over him. In white text is the "Uncanny" banner, "May/June 2026," "Issue Seventy," and the artist, writer, essayist, poets, and Uncanny staff credits.

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

My new way to answer the 'how are you' questions is - "Surviving this weird little season of life"

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 22/02/2026

The whole thread, but this is evergreen

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

THIS. ❤️

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Nicola Griffith SHE IS HERE out now! @nicolaz.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

After my wonderful official launch of SHE IS HERE, it seems as though the world woke up and got caught up: after 4 years as hardcover, SPEAR is finally out in paperback, and just 12 years late, HILD is at last reviewed in the NYT...

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Just 12 years late, Hild finally makes the NYT!

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Anthony Oliveira @meakoopa.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

thank you for reading it! if i'm remembered for anything it'll be that i think

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

My slightly unhinged book-buying goal for myself in 2026: I can only buy continuing series or book club books not available at the library until I read 100 of my own books.

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I had a list of things to-do on my train ride today (some pretty important), but I've actually just been watching the scenery and listening to music and I love it enough that my eyes are tearing up.

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SAHASA 🐙🪸 @sculptedreef.com · 30/08/2025

#InverteFest 🎉 Nyla the Day Octopus 🐙 Sculpted from clay and lovingly painted 🎨 #Art #ArtYear #ArtGallery #BSNM #CoralReef #ReefSpecies #Sculpture #PolymerClay 🦑🐡

A small octopus sculpture sitting in a shell, holding a royal blue spinel gemstone. It depicts the species octopus cyanea, also known as the Day Octopus.

It's a warm brown colored octopus with a pattern of white spots on each arm, and a star like white pattern around the eyes.

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! We can't wait to read your stories!!! buff.ly/xB0IZOX

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

If you too have read and enjoyed “Through the Machine” I’d be honored if you kept it in mind for awards. SFWA members can also upvote it on the Nebula list here (upvoting still seems to be working despite the other forum tech issues): www.sfwa.org/forum/readin...

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Dr. Amy H. Sturgis 📖 @drahsturgis.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 21/08/2025

It's almost time for my #TheHungerGames module to begin in SPACE (Signum Portals for Adult Continuing Education) #online via #SignumUniversity in September 2025. May the odds be ever in our favor. youtu.be/Tlwojys1CR0?si=ZaYdjoDqyzc… Info […]

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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

We're also pleased to announce the opening of submissions for WE'RE HERE 2025. Charles is joined this year by the wonderful writer and editor @bogiperson.bsky.social! More about the series and submission guidelines here: www.neonhemlock.com/were-here

WE'RE HERE
THE BEST QUEER SPECULATIVE FICTION 2025
BOGI TAKACS, EDITOR AND CHARLES PAYSEUR, SERIES EDITOR

all on a vaguely pastel-y bokey-y background.

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Upside Down Kiss by TXT should exist as the track to a Spiderman AMV - just saying (sucker for Spiderverse but I'll take others)

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Laurel & the Books (she/they) @laurelthebooks.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Just started All Things Are Too Small, and I think I will like this BUT only a chapter in and the list of people I can recommend it to has whittled quite a bit. A familiarity with reading academic works will be an edge up if you're thinking of picking this one up!

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

ICYMI, Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter features solicited short story writers Christopher Caldwell, P. Djèlí Clark, AnaMaria Curtis, Tananarive Due, A.T. Greenblatt, and Stephen Graham Jones! buff.ly/FTfV1GZ

Christopher Caldwell, P. Djèlí Clark, AnaMaria Curtis, Tananarive Due, A.T. Greenblatt, Stephen Graham Jones, Angela Liu, Ken Liu, Seanan McGuire, Sam J. Miller, Sarah Pinsker, and John Wiswell.

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

I have some Indigenous Canadian book recommendations for you! Full list in the alt text :) @stevestred.bsky.social is celebrating Canadian Horror on his instagram & it inspired me to share these:

Read & Recommend:
-Bad Cree 4⭐️
-Green Fuse Burning 5⭐️
-And Then She Fell 3⭐️
-VenCo 3⭐️
-Five Little Indians (not horror) 5⭐️
-An Ordinary Violence 3⭐️
🫐 forgot to add the Berry Pickers 5⭐️
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TBR:
-Empire of the Wild
-Split Tooth
-Zegaajimo: horror anthology
-Taaqtumi: horror anthology

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Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

the Strange Horizons Kickstarter is at $14,916 out of their $20,000 initial goal they have ELEVEN DAYS LEFT we CANNOT LOSE Strange Horizons!!! plus we want those rad fucking stretch goals! www.kickstarter.com/projects/str...

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Strange Horizons 2026

A free weekly speculative fiction magazine with a global perspective.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 03/07/2025

Couple more days to get this deal!

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Gautam Bhatia @gautambhatia88.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Strange Horizons is delighted to present our special issue on AfroSurreal SF, edited by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu and Shingai Njeri Kagunda. Read the entire issue - with stories, poetry, essays, and reviews - here: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/is...

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30 June 2025

The Afrosurrealist Special Issue, funded by our 2024 Kickstarter.

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Clare Moore @clarelmoore.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

As one of the co-chairs of this seminar alongside @gingerprof.bsky.social and Robin Anne Reid, I am absolutely thrilled with this paper lineup. Register now to attend! $20 MythSoc members, $25 nonmembers, online August 2-3

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