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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Self-care also means wearing earplugs at concerts (and frankly anything loud).

Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I had an absolute BLAST being a part of the first TriCon earlier this year; I am so glad I got to launch VILLAIN as a part of it. I'm thrilled they'll be back and can't wait to attend!

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I had the great pleasure of being interviewed by @mattearoach.bsky.social on CBC Bookends about VILLAIN, some of the weirder work experiences I've had, and supervillainy as a career. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I'm at Word on the Street: Lethbridge today, presenting on Villain and disaster math.

A white plastic standing sign for WOTS Lethbridge.

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

For folks in Calgary: Next week, September 17th, I'll be reading at Shelf Life Books! It's been over a decade since I've visited Calgary. Hosted by Jani Krulc, with Jill Hartman also reading and music by Doug Waite. shelflifebooks.ca/events/62791...

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Flywheel Special: Natalie Walschots & Jill Hartman | Shelf Life Books

Shelf Life Books | Find Good Books Here

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alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

aside from everything else, it's very funny to pretend that hiring "GHOST writers" ever made you, yourself, an author. you are simply describing two types of guys who did not write a book

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I don't know if I have the bandwidth to cope with an SCP right now

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Disco Elysium Quotes @discoelysiumbot.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

EGG HEAD - “HARD CORE!” A witless, victorious smile adorns his face. “HARD CORE TO THE MEGA!”

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I try to be a pretty positive person but after having a string of debilitating migraines since Tuesday, the worst I have had in a decade, I woke up today with a stye in my right eye so existence is cancelled

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Gern Blandston @godisdead.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Just finished Villain by @nataliezed.bsky.social - literally just closed the thing - and I'm completely fucking poleaxed. Hench was a glorious pandemonium, but Villain is an absolute fucking Armageddon. Complex, genuine, disturbing, hilarious, it's a goddamned literaturical singularity. #BookSky

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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Things are crappy -- honestly, I don't know how to deal with the state of the world anymore -- so here is a US #KindleBookGiveaway: 10 copies of Hench, by @nataliezed.bsky.social, which I have, have read, have loved, and have given out before. And will hopefully do so again.

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Kait Tremblay (they/them) @kaittremblay.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Villain absolutely floored me. I loved Hench, but was, truthfully, unprepared for the brutal rawness in Villain in how it so deftly examines how we become who we are. Just beautiful, will stay with me for quite awhile

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Kait Tremblay (they/them) @kaittremblay.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Been having a hard go of it lately for personal reasons, so I’ve been reading so much this past week. Finished and adored all three of these this week: Villain by @nataliezed.bsky.social Dead Weight by @hildur.bsky.social Puck by @samanthaallen.bsky.social

Cover of Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots, which features a silhouette of a character holding a cane and superhero shadows behind her

Cover of Puck by Samantha Allen which shows Puck in a director’s chair with spotlights and cameras on characters in silhouette

Cover of Dead Weight by Hildur Knútsdóttir

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bijan @bijan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

game developers are now the 1000 psychers a day being sacrificed to the emperor of fiduciary duty

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

team We Support Women's Wrongs

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I got to judge the Specultative Fiction category for the 2026 Emerging Writer's Prize, and every single book on the shortlist was fantastic. Congratulations to Marcus Kliewer for absolutely blowing my mind with We Used To Live Here.

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I am so overwhelmed with sheer delight at how VILLAIN DAY went yesterday. Infinite thanks to @audrawilliams.bsky.social, Haritha, @jairuskhan.bsky.social, the staff at Rosefinch, and @arielmarkenjack.bsky.social for their fantatsic Q&A, and everyone who came for teas & readings & conversations <3

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jay Dragon is unstoppable @jdragsky.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

just finished villain by @nataliezed.bsky.social , profoundly amazed and delighted by her depiction of a woman in the midst of an abusive relationship but unwilling to describe it as such. the confidence of the book and the way it leaves matters established but still plausibly deniable is Fantastic

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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Cached US #KindleBookGiveaway: 10 copies of Hench by @nataliezed.bsky.social, which I *have* and *have read* and *have enjoyed* and there's a sequel out now which is, somehow, *better*. This books is a very biting commentary on the effectiveness of police forces.

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

back at one of my favourite places in the world: the camper at Rosefinch. 🩷 I'm so happy i get to have a launch party here tomorrow; it's one of those comically right things.

a mobile workstation set up at the table of a camper. there is a pink laptop on a stand and a lavender keyboard. next to the table is a huge window covered by a screen.

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The new Antigen Shift record is out today on @artoffact.bsky.social, and it is a monster of an album. I feel so lucky I got to watch so much of it take shape up close. @jairuskhan.bsky.social and Nick Theriault have made something wonderful. antigenshift.bandcamp.com/album/verifi...

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Verified Unidentified, by Antigen Shift

15 track album

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August C. Bourré @fishsauce.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

@nataliezed.bsky.social Front and centre at the Eaton Centre’s flagship Indigo.

The Read the North display in a bookstore, featuring the novel Villain, by Natalie Zina Walschots.

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Jesse @requiemarm.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

me, walking into the British museum

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

this whole article is of course incredible, but holy fuck do I need this shirt to exist very badly

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Natalie Zina Walshots's Villains returns to the world of Hench, where, as @vanessa-armstrong.com puts it, "corporatized super-powered people exist and the good guys are kinda terrible." Read the review:

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Super Feelings and Spreadsheets: Villain by Natalie Zina Walshots - Reactor

Vanessa Armstrong reviews the complex sequel to Hench by Natalie Zina Walshots.

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robyn 💚 @haykebyr.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

a tribute to Them 💚🐍🌒 Drifter and Eris have been my favorite characters since I started playing D2 in 2020, and the subject of the majority of my fan art since... only fitting to draw them again now as D2 retires 💫 #Destiny2 #Destiny2Art #drifteris

Digital art in soft, dark tones. Drifter and Eris hold each other close as if dancing, framed from the thighs up in the circle of the moon, a bright crescent of it on the lower right. A thin decorative frame encircles the moon as well as the corners of the image. Small italic text at the bottom reads "Joy, at last."

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Sean Eric Fagan @kithrup.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Cached US #KindleBookGiveaway: 10 copies of Hench by @nataliezed.bsky.social, which I *have* and *have read* and *love* and *have given out today*. This is a *great* book about the societal damage police forces cause, using superhroes as a metaphor. There is a sequel out now!

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Amanda Helms - Preorder THE UPPER TENTACLE @amandaghelms.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Heyo, the @diabolicalplots.com submissions windows announcements are up! Yes, windowS, featuring our general call July 13-27 and a special call, Diabolical Rot, to be edited by yours truly! Send those stories Oct 18-25. Get the deets for both windows here: www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-general-s...

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DP General Submission Window and “Diabolical Rot” Themed Window – Diabolical Plots

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I am *delighted* that I had the chance to chat with Alison of Ask A Manager, who is brilliant and hilarious and has been such a champion of both Hench and now Villain. This was a blast and I am so grateful!

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Derek Yu @mossmouth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Here's the full key art by Katsuya Terada for Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse, taken from the website: www.konami.com/games/castle... Featuring Rose Belmont, a new protagonist and the daughter of Trevor Belmont!

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it looks like you're writing a novel @gr8writingtips.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

it doesn't matter if your protagonist has no clear goals if they're really, really horny

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Garoamon @gaoramon.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Genuinely great line from @nataliezed.bsky.social in Villain. Moustache-twerling evil-doers have their place, but I love me some villains that have depth, reason, and principles.

"I appreciate what you are saying. Genuinely. But I've run the numbers. I know what it will cost." He looked at me with deep pity, then. "Young lady. The devil's rates have never changed: everything you have, for everything you want. It's the fairest bargain there is, and anyone who says otherwise either expected to be able to cheat or never understood the deal to begin with."

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

this book is GREAT and Amal is a delight and i am just so thrilled!!

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

last night after i cracked a joke, my mother looked me dead in the face and said, "you can't be funny, you're my daughter." i am going to be processing this one for a while.

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This was delightful! Thanks so much to Melissa and My Bookcase Slays for thoughtful questions and a great conversation.

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The mutter paneer roti from Ghandi Roti in Toronto. Ginger Beef from Ming in Calgary. Tortellini in cream sauce from the Cook's Shop in Windsor (circa 1999).

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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

for a piece I’m working on: destiny 2 devs of all eras, what’s your favorite thing you contributed to the game and why? can be big or small, still in the game or not. DMs are open and my email is nathan@aftermath.site

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Phoenix @phoenixwritesdown.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I’m like only a quarter into this and it’s just as engaging as its predecessor. Please check this out! If you love deconstructions of the superhero genre and brilliant satire of the toxicity of late stage capitalism, you must. Also, it’s just so sincere and raw.

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

while this is peak millennial oversharing I cannot handle that this just happened to me so all of you have to deal with it too: today my instacart shopper didn't GET A BAG for the THREE ENEMAS I ordered and just left them NAKED ON THE PORCH

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I have about 3000 hours in Destiny 2 (yes i am very sad and am not ready to talk about it yet). I have a little over 900 in both POE 1 and POE 2, just under 1000 in Valheim, and nearly 900 in Elden Ring.

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💀 Cromortuary 💀 @lapanique.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I have the smartest, most talented friends: "speculative fiction just happening to have the same on-sale date" edition.

Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots and Ornamental Women by Jack Shear

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Many thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for letting me go off on one of my favourite topics (and a question I am asked very often): why do we like the bad guys so much? Here's to all the fiction villains who did irrevocable damage to my brain during my formative years. lithub.com/villains-are...

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Villains Are Just More Interesting Than Heroes (and More F*ckable, If We’re Being Frank)

The first character I ever became obsessed with was Captain Hook. I couldn’t have been more than three or four, though I was already weird; I saw the 1953 Disney version of Peter Pan and imme…

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The folks who are connecting with Villain are *really* connecting with it, which is all I ever dreamed of.

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

1. Not getting into a PhD program -- which had accepted me the year before, an acceptance I tried to defer. I was advised by the department head to simply turn down instead because of the departmental politics at the time. They said I was "guaranteed" a spot next time, with degree in hand.

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