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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

You know the bridge upriver that came down last spring? Naw, wasn't floods. It was Outlaw Jim. He got hisself into a pull-up contest with a troll. Troll did 100 pull-ups and Outlaw Jim only did 99, but he pulled the bridge down on top o' hisself, so they reckoned he won after all. #TinyTalesTuesday

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

THE VANISHED BIRDS (Simon Jimenez) and SLOW GODS (Claire North) There's *something* in the vast dark between the stars - Mawukana and Kaeda encounter/understand it very differently, but the nature of that unintelligible void feels the same.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

THE CITY IN GLASS (Nghi Vo) and THE STONE BOATMEN (Sarah Tolmie) Isolated cities separated by a vast ocean...easy to imagine stone boatmen in Vitrine's harbor, easy to imagine them discovering each other.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A DESOLATION CALLED PEACE (Arkady Martine) and TRANSLATION STATE (Ann Leckie) Imagine if all the cultures in these books are encountering the same strange and unpredictable violent intelligence but it far distant parts of the same galaxy.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is an intermittent thread of books that seem to live in the same universe as each other without evidence that the authors intended that or even knew about each other's works. No criteria other than feeling like they're set in different parts of the same galaxy, opposite sides of an ocean, etc.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

THE WINGED HISTORIES by Sofia Samatar, an unbelievably beautiful four-part meditation on war, culture, belonging and how we tell the story of ourselves to the world.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A bit late to the party, but the #Igynte novel nominees this year are excellent! I always find something new to love from the Ignyte list, but this year every single one was a star. I'm a little relieved I finished reading too late to vote, because I don't know how I would have chosen...

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Lots of great suggestions in response to this post, but two I haven't seen: -Wizard's Hall by Jane Yolen (when I first read Harry Potter, it felt a bit like a riff on Yolen's story). -Winter of Fire by Sherryl Jordan, a book that in many ways made me the person I am.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The Quiet Year has been and remains one of my favorite games! It's enjoyable for a wide range of players and capable of generating every atmosphere from quiet contemplation to madcap whimsy. It's also reliably playable in a single session, which is not something my gaming crew is very good at...

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I thought immediately of @nicolaz.bsky.social's Hild.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I absolutely *loved* THE MAD SISTERS OF ESI by Tashan Mehta. Strange, mad, lovely, I couldn't put it down. bookshop.org/p/books/mad-...

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Happily just doubled my library hold queue from this excellent list!

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

5) THE FALL OF ELVENESSE by Kai Ashante Wilson. Everything I've heard about this sounds so smart, so intentional, so attuned. It's been a long wait for a new book from Wilson and I'm abuzz to see what he's been cooking up! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-fall-o...

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

4) WHERE FIRE REIGNS by @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social. I looooved THE WEST PASSAGE and I cannot wait to visit salt flats next winter. Desert books are always winter faves of mine, so what a treat this is coming in Feb 2027! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/where-fire...

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Jared Pechaček @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

won the crawford award! nominated for the astounding, locus, and mythopoeic awards! also the le guin prize! I'm definitely forgetting a couple!

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

The #2026IgnyteAwards finalists for Outstanding Novel: Adult are: Cursed Daughters – Oyinkan Braithwaite Harmattan Season – @tochitruestory.bsky.social Motheater – @lincodega.com Song of Legends Lost – @mhayinde.bsky.social The Buffalo Hunter Hunter – @stephengrahamjones.com

OUTSTANDING NOVEL: ADULT
for novel-length work (40k words) Works intended for an adult audience

Cursed Daughters – Oyinkan Braithwaite (Doubleday)
Harmattan Season – Tochi Onyebuchi (Tor Books)
Motheater – Linda H. Codega (Erewhon Books)
A Song of Legends Lost – M. H. Ayinde (Saga Press)
The Buffalo Hunter Hunter – Stephen Graham Jones (Saga Press)

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

And finally, a survey of orgs, mags, and other entities focused on speculative fiction, to determine where need might be greatest to help the field stay alive, whether it be through funding, outreach, or anything else. The survey is open thru 6/29. #2026IgnyteAwards airtable.com/appOgisruufu...

State of Spec Orgs Survey: An Ignytes-Adjacent Project. Open for responses thru 6/29

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The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Hello hello and welcome to the shortlist announcement thread for the #2026IgnyteAwards, recognizing outstanding contributions to SFFH and its community in 2025! We are grateful to be supported this year by sponsors @bcsmagazine.bsky.social , @edmontonin2030.bsky.social, & @laworldcon.bsky.social

The 2026 Ignyte Awards, sponsored by Beneath Ceaseless Skies, the Edmonton in 2030 Worldcon Bid, and LA Worldcon 2026

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I just finished THE VANISHED BIRDS and now I understand the folks who were like "no no Simon Jimenez is the real deal" even before THE SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER came out. What a gorgeous read that seems to share a visual and moral universe with Ursula K. LeGuin's work.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Related: readers, now is an amazing time to share about work you love! You don't need to run a "Best Of" list or an award to recognize stories, art, podcasts, or other work that moves you and shapes how you experience the world.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Female, male, up (for late nights), down (for naps), charm, and strange

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

One of the great things about reading all the Nebula (and Hugo and Fiyah) nominees every year is finding great books across the SFFH spectrum. Although I will say that I've enjoyed everything I've ever read from both of you, so this year was a treat!

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Just finished my Nebula novel read-through and my two standouts this year are WHEN WE WERE REAL by @darylwriterguy.bsky.social and THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @stephengrahamjones.com. This year has a strong set of nominees!

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Somehow I completely missed that Apple was making a show out of THE CHANGELING by @victorlavalle.bsky.social and boy oh boy is THAT a delightful surprise!

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

This is a shame, since many more readers deserve to experience this sad but beautiful book about loneliness and home-finding/home-making.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Just want to shout out @jaredpoon.bsky.social's CITY OF OTHERS, which is a perfect read right now in that it's about Things Going Quite Badly and still having to do your job anyway.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Obviously this request to pick one book is some kind of social torture experiment, but...The West Passage by Jared Pechaček.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

No - I want people who read my work to be confident that they're getting genuine human creativity.

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Sunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hey y’all: if you use Libby and you hate them allowing generative AI content and incorporating it in other ways you can go to your profile, scroll down to “help and support”, and take a survey to tell them that you hate it

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

New essay! "These Stories Teach Us How to Fight" by Dawn Xiana Moon! buff.ly/jvF73LU

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

That's some good news to wrap up the year!

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

It's been a strange and in many ways terrible year, but good books persist in spite of everything. Here are a few that spoke to me this most this year (as always, not necessarily published in 2025, this is just the year I read them). Spoiler-free thread of recommendations. 1/10

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

And last but definitely not least, THE WEST PASSAGE by @vandroidhelsing.bsky.social is probably my favorite book of the year. Inspired in the best way by illuminated manuscripts, Jared Pechaček's palace just keeps blooming, getting bigger and stranger and better all the way to the end. 10/10

The cover of The West Passage. A hooded figure with a veiled face sits in the center front. The figure extends four arms, each of which holds a mask in the colors green, red, blue, and yellow. Behind the figure rises a grey tower. To the figure's left is a tall bird-headed Lady dressed in yellow. Behind and above the bird-headed woman is a set of connected castle towers in grey, and behind that is a multi-armed blue and black figure sprouting fire from its head. To the hooded figure's right is a Lady dressed in red with a hidden face. Behind and above her rises a blue tower and a Lady dressed in blue with a castle instead of a head.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

@caitlinstarling.bsky.social's The Luminous Dead is one of the scariest things I've ever read. Her newest, THE STARVING SAINTS, is about medieval sieges instead of deep sea caving, but it's just as horrifying because of how unescapable the situation is. Warning: contains cannibalism - worth it. 9/10

The cover of The Starving Saints. The background is black, on top of which is a human figure in a hooded robe, drawn in the style of saints' iconography. The figure is holding a frame from a honeybee hive. Instead of a face, the figure's hood shows several screaming women.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

SOUR CHERRY by @nassos.bsky.social captured me because it understands that Bluebeard is monstrous not only for his murders, but for how he prepares his victims to be guilty. Theodoridou leans into this aspect fully and the story he produces is claustrophobic, iterative, and unputdownable. 8/10

The cover of Sour Cherry. The background is red. The head of a disembodied white woman hangs from her hair, which is wrapped around the second R in Cherry.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Like everyone else, I loved THE TAINTED CUP and its sequel, A DROP OF CORRUPTION, by @robertjbennett.bsky.social. The Khanum Empire is bigger than you and I can grasp, but never so big it drowns out Ana and Din, Bennett's intriguing detective duo, or the real people caught up in the mystery. 7/10

The cover of The Tainted Cup. The color scheme is dark blue with gold ornamentation, while green vegetation creeps in from the left side. The title is a gold scroll laid over a blooming plant. A goblet has toppled against the plant's roots.

The cover of A Drop of Corruption. The color scheme is silver ornamentation on a black background, with blue flowers creeping in from the left and right borders. The title is in a silver scroll overlaid on the drawing of a leafy plant. Instead of roots, the plant grows from an open human hand, with fingers extending downward.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I don't usually go for books with anthropomorphized animals, but Ray Nayler's THE TUSKS OF EXTINCTION is a standout exception. Nayler maintains the delicate balance between telling a story about animals and humans who love animals and telling a story about animals as if they were humans. 6/10

The cover of The Tusks of Extinction. A mammoth skull is lit in iridescent colors on a black background. The mammoth's tusks curve outward as if embracing the viewer.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Lots of people recommended THE POMEGRANATE GATE by @ariellemkaplan.bsky.social, but I went in skeptical that it would be another romantic subplot in a folklore trenchcoat. It was great! Deeply rooted in history and Jewish folklore, but entirely its own story. I'm looking forward to the sequel. 5/10

The cover of The Pomegranate Gate. A Moorish-style aperture frames a scene of a female figure walking between two blooming trees. She appears to be walking toward a curtain of light, which may or may not be descending from the full moon shown at the top of the image.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

@premeemohamed.com's THE ANNUAL MIGRATION OF CLOUDS happily defies most conventions of the post-apocalyptic genre. Reid's world is difficult and dangerous, but it's survivable...through community, not dystopia. I love a post-apocalyptic story that lives (and finds worth!) in the struggle. 4/10

The cover of The Annual Migration of Clouds. A black and white bird is shown in flight, with tendrils of bright green emerging from its chest, head, and wings. The tendrils could be lightning or roots.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

My approach to anything @nghivo.bsky.social writes is "yes yes please can I have some more," so obviously THE CITY IN GLASS makes an appearance here. Through its evolutions and re-evolutions, the city Azril is so embodied without ever being containable. Beautiful, brutal, and alien. 3/10

The cover of The City in Glass. Two sculptures, the left appearing female and the right appearing male, stand on either side of an arch, which frames a view of a city in two states: on top the city is on fire, and below the city rises in elaborate architecture.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

METAL FROM HEAVEN by August Clarke is a genuinely queer book, not just a book that has a queer romance, and I don't find those as often as I want to. Beyond that, it has unusual and intriguing world-building, genuine swashbuckle, and it doesn't shy away from consequences. 2/10

The cover of the book Metal From Heaven. Four figures are seen from behind as they view a distant, elaborate city. The color scheme is purple, green, and cream.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Sigh. @sfwa.org you had ONE JOB.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

I'm looking for a very specific reading recommendation: stories featuring empires where the position of Emperor is a passive one or where the Emperor is deliberately incapacitated as a condition of the role. Not "secret plot with a secret dead Emperor," but it's a feature of how the empire works.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Neither of these are pure utopias, but they're about coming to understand how a utopian community is possible: "The Telling" by Ursula K. LeGuin "Ammonite" by Nicola Griffith I echo support for an earlier recommendation for "The Fifth Sacred Thing" by Starhawk.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I'm so very excited about this! HENCH was an unmitigated delight.

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Natalie Zed @nataliezed.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it. www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...

the cover for a book entitled Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots. the cover is a bright magenta with dark blue and teal lettering for the title, and the author's name is in yellow. there is an image of the silhouette of a woman carrying a cane, surrounded by the silhouettes of five superheroes.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We're a little behind the times, but my Hugo book club just wrapped up our annual read of all the novel nominees, and it reminded me once again how great it is to read books in community - even books you don't particularly enjoy. Reading together = awesome.

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Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Looking for the perfect books to discuss The Constitution with your class on Constitution Day? Look no further than our World Citizen Comics series title RE: CONSTITUTIONS by @feathersb.bsky.social & Kasia Babis! bit.ly/3JkCBc6 #constitutionday #edusky #librarian #booksky

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Title: RE: Constitutions
Subtitle: Connecting citizens with the rules of the game
By Beka Feathers, art by Kasia Babis

The cover depicts four people standing on top of earth, they are all holding up a giant ball point pen.

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R.E. Dukalsky @tiltingwindward.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

I'm not sure if I've ever clicked on a link faster.

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