iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

This is your periodic reminder that word of mouth moves more books than any formal advertising! I invite you to rec something you've recently enjoyed -- preference for the stuff that's *not* already extremely well-known and talked about everywhere.

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Android Press @press-android.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

WE, THE DROWNING, a hopeful dystopian climate fiction novella by @lindzmcleod.bsky.social is now available for preorder in the Android Press bookstore, and publishes on September 29, 2026! Preorder at www.android-press.com/product-page...

Cover art for We, The Drowning by Lindz McLeod. A sand dune beach with leafless trees, and bodies washed up on the shore.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

What do we want? More superb short horror fiction! Very happy to report I’m now editing Sunday Scaries for @therumpus.net. A huge thank you to the great @roxanegay.bsky.social. Pro rates, no submission fee. Read more below and send us your best. Long live horror. therumpus.submittable.com/submit

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The Rumpus Submission Manager

The Rumpus publishes original fiction, poetry, literary humor writing, comics, essays, book reviews, and interviews with authors and artists of all kinds. Founded in 2009 and independent from the star...

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Wole Talabi | Preorder THE FIST OF MEMORY @wtalabi.com · 08/05/2026

Hey y'all. I've just been informed by my publishers that THE FIST OF MEMORY is available on NetGalley so you can read this action-packed near-future first contact novel right now! 🙂📚🌌 www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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The Fist of Memory

NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

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Margaret Kingsbury @kidlitmatters.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

So excited to announce my debut picture book will release next September from @groundwoodbooks.bsky.social !!! It will be illustrated by the phenomenal @joseebisaillon.bsky.social . Can’t wait for people to read it!

A photo of trees in fall with a book announcement on top of it.

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Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Hollow Tongue my Southern Gothic novella from @rdspress.bsky.social, is part of a choose-your-price-point StoryBundle of Shirley Jackson Award @sjacksonawards.bsky.social winning and nominated novellas! Get 3 ePUB books for $5 minimum or for $30 get all 17! storybundle.com/award?utm_so...

Cover of HOLLOW TONGUE on a beige background. The book has a brown cover with a golden frame in the middle. Inside the frame are a variety of butterflies in a skull-shaped pattern.

Above the cover is text in brick red: Shirley Jackson Award Winner and below the image is a picture of Shirley's trademark cat eye frames in black.

Collage of all book overs in the Shirley Jackson Award book bundle:

•         To the Woman in the Pink Hat by LaToya Jordan

•         I Will Find You Even in the Dark by Jessica Landry

•         Hollow Tongue by Eden Royce, edited by RJ Joseph

•         The Convexity of Our Youth by Kurt Fawver

•         Pwdre Ser by Kurt Fawver

•         The Thirteen Ways We Turned Darryl Datson Into a Monster by Kurt Fawver

•         Azeman or, the Testament of Quincey Morris by Lisa Moore-Smith

•         Red Skies in the Morning by Nadia Bulkin

•         The Nga'phandileh Whisperer by Eugen Bacon

•         NOVIC by Eugen Bacon

•         The Attic Tragedy by J. Ashley Smith

•      Pomegranates by Priya Sharma

•         The Bone Lantern by Angela Slatter

•         A Voice Calling by Christopher Barzak

•         His Unburned Heart by David Sandner, edited by RJ Joseph

•         Stay On the Line by Clay McLeod Chapman

•         Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris

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K.C. Clyburn, Author @kccomplainsalot.blacksky.app · 08/05/2026

guys we just cant get around it, if we want to solve literally anything in this country we HAVE to begin seriously talking about racism. pushing anti-Black racism to the outskirts of our discourse is the cause of literally all of problems, from class struggle to trans rights. its ALL the same fight.

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 06/05/2026

COVER REVEAL 📚 How to Close a Camp: Dispatches from the Fight Against Immigrant Detention by @jwashing.bsky.social Releasing July 21st wherever good books are sold (or borrowed). Available for pre-order now.

How to Close a Camp: Dispatches from the Fight Against Immigrant Detention by John Washington

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Leah Abney @leahsaylorabney.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

The Terror: Devil in Silver premieres on May 7, 2026

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Erin Freeman @beachrelaxin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Once again there are a lot of fantastic captures in today's #BirdOfTheDay. Thanks to everyone for sharing their beautiful images with the rest of us. Blue Jay #Petals&Perches #BloomScrolling #ECK #corvids #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #birds #nature #photography

A sunlit royal blue bird with a white face, black necklace and black barred wings and tail perches on a thin bare branch with its back to the camera and its head turned back over its left shoulder against a background fille with deep pink flowers and green leaves.

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Tony Corsentino @notalegalrecord.net · 21/04/2026

Library workers are a special kind of civil servant. Our mandate is to give you and everyone else free access to some of the best things you can have: learning, self-enrichment, community, contemplation, fun, and simple peace and quiet. the best way to appreciate us is to come use us. 🙂 📚

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val - V.M. Ayala 🏳️‍🌈 @spacevalkyries.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

*banging pots and pans* DEAR QUEER WRITERS AND POETS: IT'S OTHERSIDE'S LAST DAAAAY OF OPEN SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE 2!! GET YOUR STORIES AND POEMS IN!! 👀

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Rick M @rickmartin.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This is the age of the dandelion 🌱 #SundayYellow #Bloomscrolling #WildlowerHour

A grass verge hosting an army of dandelions

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Ben Zipperer @benzipperer.org · 27/03/2026

Women with an advanced degree are paid the same as men with just a bachelor's. And at every education level, women's hourly wages are about 20% lower than men's

Bar graph titled "Women are paid less than men at every education level" and subtitled "Average horly wages, by gender and education, 2025"

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K. Tempest Bradford @ktempestbradford.com · 24/03/2026

A memory I'll always treasure: visiting Egypt with Piper J Drake and Alethea Kontis. Piper is one of the best travel companions I've ever had. I wish we could go back together. Pls Donate to and/or Share Piper's cancer treatment GoFundMe 💖 gofund.me/b2674e924

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emily blight 🐦‍⬛ @threnody.northsky.social · 24/03/2026

hi, cis folks! it’s been a little over a month since the 2 biggest private hospitals in NYC ended trans youth care. some folks thought this was resolved with a judge’s ruling or a letter from the NYAG. care has *not* resumed! there’s a simple ask ⬇️ for you, if you’re willing to fight with us. 🧵

Manhattan Hospital Ends Medical Treatment for Transgender Youth
NYU Langone Health cited the "current regulatory environment" in its decision to discontinue its gender medicine program for minors.

NYU Langone Health in New York City had stopped accepting new patients into its transgender youth medicine program a year ago, GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group, via Getty

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NYC parents say Mount Sinai has cut off services for trans kids ahead of federal rule

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Mo Moshaty @momoshaty.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

We’re spotlighting HORROR IN SECONDS, a festival dedicated to 60-second silent horror films made by filmmakers of color around the world. Shot on smartphones. No dialogue. Pure atmosphere. This year’s theme: Monsters. Submission details below! 👻📽️📱🩸 nighttidemag.com/2026/03/22/f...

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60 SECOND TERROR: HORROR IN SECONDS IS READY FOR YOU!

What can you do with sixty seconds and a phone? Horror in Seconds is proving that’s more than enough time to create a nightmare.

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 22/03/2026

How has the recent rise in gas prices affected you? Please fill out our form: bit.ly/4rBuYOC

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TJ Alexander (they/them) @tjalexandernyc.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

One way to get your #TransRightsReadathon TBR looking lovely and diverse is to use this handy bingo card. If you're curious about where my books land on this card (I think) I will guide you 🧵

Trans Rights Readathon Bingo. From upper left to right:
Nonbinary and Gender Expansive Rep with Diverse Bodies
A Book About Trans+ Youth or that Imagines Trans Futures
A Trans+ Book Someone Recommended to You
A Book About Trans Elders or Trans History
Trans+ Book Featuring Joy/Love/Resistance
Transfemme/Trans Woman Rep with Multiple Trans Characters
Transmasc/Trans Man Rep by a BIPOC Author
2Spirit, Indigiqueer, and Indigenous Gender Expansive Rep
Intersectional Trans+ Rep Outside Your Own Experience

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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Newly-turned Mexican vampire, Maria, is not just out for blood, she wants answers... MARIA THE WANTED by @vlatinalondon.bsky.social is out now! 🩸 Have you picked up a copy yet? tinyurl.com/k9n7x52y

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 20/03/2026

movements don’t need heroes. history should never be built or taught around great men, or women. the collective is why change happens—that is what should be celebrated.

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NightTide Magazine @nighttidemag.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The first half of the year was a wash for #NightTideMag’s Monthly Macabre, but hells bells, we're ready for Spring! April's Monthly Macabre is Horror Curses - what's your fave? Pitches open until April 24th at nighttidemag.com/pitch 👻 📽️ 📺

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Lee Mandelo @leemandelo.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Trans Rights Readathon is here again, so why not pick up Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity from @erewhonbooks.bsky.social? 22 stories from a broad range of contributors, all "grounded in the political realities of the present yet imagining alternate possibilities for the future." 🖤

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I've read a bunch of books lately where the main character is a trainwreck who hooks up with tons of people. That's totally fine. But here's my plea: Can we occasionally see happy sluts who hook up with tons of people because they enjoy sex? buttondown.com/charliejane/...

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I'm Kinda Tired of this Book Trope: the Miserable Slut

Tonight I’m reading at Poolside Poets! You can still get a signed personalized copy of my novel Lessons in Magic and Disaster from Green Apple. One of my...

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Sheree Renée Thomas @shereereneethomas.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I loved #SINNERS so much & got the chance to share why in my new essay at MS Now 🌿🙌🏾

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Ursula @ladyofsardines.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Last year, on-this-day, comrade card.

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Leah Abney @leahsaylorabney.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I admit I'm pretty biased on the subject, but how TF did Ryan Coogler *not* win Best Director? Did the voters actually watch Sinners?! Whatever. Awards aren't the goal, I know. But damn; talent, skill, imagination, creativity deserve to be recognized. Annnywho, cannot wait for Coogler's X-Files!!

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

If you're a service member being ordered to prep for deployment for the War in Iran and you have moral and/or ethical misgivings on all this, remember that you have the right to apply for conscientious objector status. Call the G.I. Rights hotline: 1-877-447-4487

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Nicky Drayden @nickydrayden.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

If you love games with strategic resource gathering, then Prosper with Dragons is for you! Support indie games with your preorder! We're aiming for 100 preorders this month, and we've got a deck with your name on it. 🥰🐉 Order at Sistah Scifi: sistahscifi.com/products/pre...

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[PREORDER] Prosper With Dragons by Nicky Drayden

[INVENTORY NOTICE]: Orders including this title will ship from April 2026 Prosper with Dragons is a cooperative card game for 2-4 players, ages 10 and up. In a post-apocalyptic world, disasters lurk a...

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YTJF. @thewayoftheid.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

*low whistle*

Susan B. Anthony once said, "I will cut off this right arm of mine before I
will ever work for or demand the
ballot for the Negro and not the woman."

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Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

A reminder that I’m partnering with Vintage Books & Out of Print to giveaway 5 copies of The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende AND 5 of these amazing 100% cotton t-shirts that feature the OG cover. Enter the sweepstakes here: sites.prh.com/house-of-spi...

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JC (baseball season type) @conductress.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The last thing you hear before it becomes more fucked up

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Intisar Khanani 🍉 @booksbyintisar.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

✨COVER REVEAL✨ Hitomi is back for a quick minute in this delightful short story I just shared with Kickstarter backers… and can’t wait to share with you! First off, look at this utterly fabulous cover by @virginiamcclainwritesfantasy 😍🐐😂 BABY GOATS FTW!! books2read.com/weddingmisch...

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Shane Hawk @shanehawk.com · 10/03/2026

NATIVE FOLKS: Would some of you mind helping me pass this writing opportunity along to your younger relatives? :) www.tulsaartistfellowship.org/calendar/fir... #Native #Indigenous #NDN #writing #writers #authors #books

First America is hosting two creative writing workshop series for emerging Indigenous writers ages 16–25—one in person in Tulsa and one online.

Through guided sessions and revision support, participants will develop short fiction (1,000–2,000 words) imagining Indigenous nations 250 years in the future. The workshops extend the themes of the First America podcast, which explores Indigenous history 250 years in the past.

Selected pieces will be published online, with one featured on the podcast and awarded a $500 prize. A culminating public reading in Tulsa will follow (date TBD).

Free to attend. Open to Native writers.

Application deadline: March 31, 2026
(or until the first 70 applications are received)
In-Person Sessions
April 20, 22, and 24
5–7 PM CST
Tulsa Artist Fellowship Studios

Online Sessions
April 21, 23, and 28
5–7 PM CST
Zoom

Enrollment or descendant verification is required as part of the application process.

Workshop Leader
Kashona Notah (Iñupiaq)

Questions? Email kashona@umich.edu

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Leah Abney @leahsaylorabney.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

How do people curate ONE bookshelf to show their favorites? No seriously, how?!! Currently my shelves are organized first to group works by author, then kinda genre-ish. My librarian daughter asked whilst browsing, "how are these organized? 👀" I just laughed. Because yeah, it's a lifelong struggle.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Over the last few years our dogs have developed a pact: If you bark, even a little, I will immediately bark with you. I will in fact immediately go apeshit barking, making you go apeshit too. Doesn’t matter why, who cares, let’s make some big fuckin noise together partner. MAN does it feel good!!

Our dogs Wendy (bigger, dark brown, 8 years old) and Rudy (smaller, tan / white, 14 years old) hanging out on a chair together

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UE @ueunion.org · 20/02/2026

The Solidarity Mural is an invaluable piece of our union’s history. When we sold the building in Chicago, we knew we had to rescue the mural. There were technical difficulties including some pieces that crumbled. Can we count on you to help us finish preserving this vital piece of UE’s history?

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Donate to Preserve the Solidarity Mural

Fifty years ago, a team of artists led by John Pitman Weber and Jose Guerrero created the “Solidarity” mural in the lobby of the UE Hall in Chicago, at that time the center of a vibrant working-class ...

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