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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Today's the day! INCENDIANT, audiobook narrated by Trei Taylor, available everywhere! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHHX8MDP

Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

WEDNESDAY! Join me and Sarah Bunger as we talk about INCENDIANT. Be sure to RSVP here: www.sellwoodcommunityhouse.org/adult-senior...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

CORVALLIS! Let's hang on Firday for a night of story in support of community. Magic Barrell is almost here! (Get your tickets now!) www.eventbrite.com/e/the-magic-...?

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

What's good, Ptown? I'm headed to Women's Week, so come see me in the following places!

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

PDX! MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Come join me on Wed. Oct 22nd as I chat with Sarah Bunger about all things INCENDIANT at Sellwood Community House! Be sure to register before the event: www.sellwoodcommunityhouse.org/adult-senior...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Look, I'm not a praying type of person, but we're all sending St Dolly some mojo/juju/whatnot, right?

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Because we must. We must stand up, however we can.

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Hey, Portland! Come join us on Wednesday, Oct 22nd for war witchy good time!

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

My new lord and savior. #Florence+TheMachine

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Powerful witches. Ferocious vampires. A looming threat terrorizing the land. Joan Matthews and Leigh Phan can't keep their secret forever. INCENDIANT from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social bywaterbooks.com/product/inde...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

TOMORROW! 12:30pm at Annie Bloom's Books here in Portland, OR! Come say hi at the meet & greet, stick around for signing!

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

#PortlandOR #PDX folks! Come celebrate Bookstore Romance Day with me at Annie Bloom's on Saturday, Aug 9th! Just don't be surprised if I gush about NO SHELTER BUT THE STARS!

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Got it? Read it? Leave a rating/review! www.amazon.com/Incendiant-J...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

@jaeauthor.bsky.social included NO SHELTER BUT THE STARS in the Strong Initial Dislike category of this year's #SapphicBookBingo! Check it out: jae-fiction.com/characters-w...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

This was FOURTH ROUND. With Atraxa - Grand Unifier as my commander. Two rounds later, I still hadn't pulled a land and just scooped. GEE, THIS GAME IS FUN. #whycantIquityou #magicthegathering #needbasiclands

A Magic The Gathering Commander game in progress with one forest basic land on the battlefield and nothing else. The commander is not yet in play, and the battlemat is a dark Mordor-like scene with a lone black hooded and caped figure on a black horse.

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

TWO WEEKS! Pre-order yours today! (Available from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social and other booksellers now.) bywaterbooks.com/product/inde...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Joan Matthews & Leigh Phan will return! INCENDIANT, the sequel to CONSECRATED GROUND is available for pre-order now from Bywater Books and your favorite booksellers! #SpecFic #queerparanormal #SapphicNovels #sapphicwitches #sapphicbooks #wlw #booksky #sapphicfiction #wlwbooks #queerbookworms

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Come find me on the signing floor at #QueersAndQuills2025 tomorrow! We're all having a blast and you (whoever you are) should be here!

Watercolor of Portland skyline in rainbow palette. Text overlay reads "Queers and Quills Portland Oregon 2025 Attending Author"

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Looking for a new scifi/romance audiobook? Get NO SHELTER BUT THE STARS, On sale NOW through 4/13/25! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p... #queersff #sapphicscifi #sapphicbooks #sapphicaudiobooks

Cover of sapphic novel, NO SHELTER BUT THE STARS. A viewpoint from a desolate planet, with a moon against a backdrop of nebulae and stars.

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

If you're thinking "SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING", it's you. SOMEONE = YOU. Every single one of us matters, and if the power of a voice weren't so impactful, they wouldn't be trying to shut you up.

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

THIS WEEKEND! Come join us at READout 2025! Tix: givebutter.com/readout2025

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

WHAT! Today is the 1st anniversary of my #EnemiesToLovers #sapphicromance #sapphicscifi novel NO SHELTER BUT THE STARS and it's ALSO #CharactersAreTrappedTogether week at SAPPHIC BOOK BINGO! Check out Jae's blog...and then enjoy the story! jae-fiction.com/characters-a...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Finished days ago and still reeling from AND WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU TONIGHT by #PremeeMohamed - heartstoppingly beautiful and viscerally dark. Another @neonhemlock.bsky.social masterpiece.

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Just a few days left over at bywaterbooks.com to save on ALL ebooks and paperbacks (including NO SHELTER BUT THE STARS and CONSECRATED GROUND) with the code JOLLY25 so get at it! #SapphicBooks #Booksky #QueerBooks

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Stunned that the story I had to get out of my head is now on "best of 2024" lists w/over *600* 5-star reviews across two platforms. For those who read NO SHELTER BUT THE STARS, **thank you**. (And if you haven't yet, now's your chance!) #Booksky #SapphicBooks #WLW #scifi #speclist #queersff

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I am enthralled by this discussion between 2nonsapphics about the martial art in my novel #NoShelterButTheStars - is that allowed? www.instagram.com/p/DCwTo-YOfmv/ #FictionalMartialArts #SapphicSciFi #NoShelterButTheStars #QueerSFF #SapphicBooks #BookSky

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Need some Sapphics in Space? @jaeauthor.bsky.social has you covered! Check out this list of star-bound reads, including NO SHELTER BUT THE STARS! jae-fiction.com/sapphics-in-...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Rigorous honesty. (Gakked from another platform.)

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

I don't know the source and I should probably look her up but I can't handle the possibility that she's someone problematic. Hope not. This message is saving my sanity.

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Yo, #Booksky - Now through Nov. 4th—no coupon code needed—$7.50 SPOOKY SEASON eBooks from Bywater Books, including SOUL FOOD STORIES! Click here: www.bywaterbooks.com/product/soul...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Hey, #booksky - how can you do spooky season without war witches and vampires?! CONSECRATED GROUND (two-time Goldie winner) is on sale NOW in ebook format, ready to add some shiver to those dark autumn nights! www.bywaterbooks.com/product/cons...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Gakking and posting forever, though if your kid wants/needs to carry a blue bucket, then do it because you don't need anyone's damned permission. I used to be one of those folks that ragged on older teens about trick-or-treating. I was wrong. The world needs joy. SPREAD IT AROUND.

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 30/07/2024

OUT TODAY! Get the NO SHELTER BUT THE STARS audiobook and give it a listen! www.audible.com/pd/No-Shelte...

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 18/07/2024

Gakked from elsewhere, but calling out specifically. Y'all, this is on PAGE FOUR of that 900+ pg monstrosity. They're coming for ALL OF US. If a purple pig was the lead Democrat in this race, I'd vote for it. Understand?

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 29/05/2024

I remember when this wasn't a thing, when trying to find "feminine products" (STILL A TERRIBLE NAME; WHY CAN'T WE SAY MENSTRUATION) in public spaces was either impossible or required money I didn't have. Not saying this is common, but I see it more often than I expect.

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 21/05/2024

IT'S FINALLY HERE! Out TODAY at audible.com CONSECRATED GROUND Read by Trei Taylor loom.ly/daptThU #Audio #New #WLW #Witches #Vampires #SapphicParamornal #SapphicBooks

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 01/05/2024

I can't help it. Roses are red Rainclouds are grey In just a few hours

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 29/04/2024

CAST YOUR VOTE! Voting for the Ann Bannon Popular Choice Goldie Award will remain open until May 8th. (My debut novel CONSECRATED GROUND is a finalist!) If you're a newsletter subscriber you can vote here: bit.ly/GCLSAB24. Full list of finalists: bit.ly/GOLDIES24FIN #goldies2024 #gcls2024

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 18/04/2024

[GASP] CONSECRATED GROUND (from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social ) is a GCLS 2024 Ann Bannon Popular Choice Finalist! I am THRILLED! **If you'd like to vote**, you must subscribe to the Golden Crown Literary Society newsletter by 5pm PST on April 22nd - bit.ly/GCLSNEWS

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 03/04/2024

Need some help! I'll be on a dialogue panel later this month (more on that later!) and I'm having a hard time picking a scene to share. Have you read NO SHELTER BUT THE STARS? What was your favorite scene or bit of dialogue? (Haven't read it yet? Get it here: www.bywaterbooks.com/product/no-s...)

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 02/04/2024

First day back after a conference followed by a vacation, and it took exactly NOT VERY DAMNED LONG for me to start feeling like this turtle poking his head above the waterline of a stream. (Happened to catch this shot while crossing a footbridge in the middle of City Park in NOLA.)

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Virginia Black Writes @virginiablack.bsky.social · 20/03/2024

Who else is going to #SASFest 2024? I'm headed to NOLA and will be looking for friendly faces at the "Writing Beyond Realism" panel on Saturday. Y'all can also find me at Sunday's readings, sharing an excerpt from #NoShelterButTheStars!

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