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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 30/09/2026

My third novel, HERO COME HOME, officially has a cover! Preorderable from the usual places us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The cover of my third novel, HERO COME HOME. Four human figures centred, the main image being that of a bearded man looking back over his shoulder (that's Oro, the protagonist), with a circle of symbols behind him. We can see a swan and a key. In the foreground are three people: two women, one with a mysterious marking? scar? who knows!? on her cheek and the other carrying a sword, flanking an older, balding man holding up a pistol. The possibly-scarred woman looks ever so slightly amused, and that is certainly very like her. Everybody else is not happy to be here, or indeed, anywhere

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 29/09/2026

It’s Launch Day, darling! This one is not cozy or for the faint of heart, please note the warnings, but it’s here at last! And while you should read in the way you like the best—dude, Neil Newbon’s narration knocks it out of the PARK. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813073...

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Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion by T. Kingfisher: 9798217298594 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

The roguish charlatan Astarion will free himself from a centuries-long fate of servitude or die (a second time) trying—in this decadently dark fantasy adventure by award-winning author T. Kingfisher.....

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

THE SCARLET BALL, my dark fantasy novel due out on OCT 6, is set in an 1890 that never existed. During the 1890s, dip pens were still king, but the modern fountain pen was beginning to appear. This, I suspect, is a Beekman fountain pen from the late 1890s.

Hardback book, The Scarlet Ball, resting on a wooden table with a black fountain pen laid across it diagonally.

The Scarlet Ball features an Asian woman in a red dress holding a white skin mask as shadowy hands reach for her. The text on it reads:

THE SCARLET BALL
USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR
NGHI VO

The pen is black, with no clip or cap bands.

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Laurence Raphael Brothers @lrb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Premee Mohamed's secondary-world noirish spy thriller "Wickhills" is great! Tense plot, fantastic setting, moral ambiguity, realistic characters. And the MC's control is a manticore. What more could you want?

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Freya Marske @freyamarske.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

this book made me scream with laughter & also made my brain feel like it was on fire in a fun way. NOBODY dicks around with language to such incredible effect as kai ashante wilson.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 18/09/2026

Also I am still at the conference but everybody buy WICKHILLS so I can, probably, buy high blood pressure meds (I am going to bite so many people!) People are, at least, being very nice about the cover!

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Wickhills

In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 15/09/2026

Behold! Yet another book available for preorder! This one has an aroace protagonist, many oddities, and a Very Good Goat. Also kind of my tribute to McKinley’s Spindle’s End, which you should read while you’re waiting.

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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We're thrilled to reveal the cover for A SPOONFUL OF TROUBLE by @tkingfisher.com, the tale of a princess who decides to take fate into her own hands with the help of a goddess, a goat, and a healthy dose of self-confidence. February 2027 Cover: Natasha MacKenzie

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 14/09/2026

So Think, Write, Edit, Romance has a lot about prose and a whole section on self-editing. In a moment of wild surmise, I asked the literal Final Boss copyeditor if he'd take a look at it. (When I said I was taking a punt on blurbs...) And he did, and this is some of what @bcdreyer.social said.

Flyer for Think Write Edit Romance. Quote: “...she offers up here the sort of expert advice on the nuts and bolts of prose, from punctuation to grammar, that makes my copyeditorial heart sing. And if that weren't enough, she does it all engagingly and wittily. I can't imagine a writer, of romance or of anything else, who won't find much that's invaluable in these pages.” --—Benjamin Dreyer, New York Times bestselling author of Dreyer's English and former Random House copy chief. Out 15 Dec in print, e and audio

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Freya Marske @freyamarske.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

somehow we are only two days away from the release of this book?? it's pretty great. please buy it so my publishers agree to keep paying me to sit hunched in front of a screen making words.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 11/09/2026

AND ALSO I had a book come out THIS VERY TUESDAY! How can that be?! Would love to see folks picking up WICKHILLS -- a ? magical Cold War fantaspionage in a magical city ? I don't know -- but, you know, without blowing your cover. Cover illo by the amazing Tom Roberts! 🤩

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In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 09/09/2026

I have finally got THINK WRITE EDIT ROMANCE on my website! Out 15 Dec in print, e and audio (not read by me, for all our sakes)

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Think, Write, Edit, Romance — KJ Charles

KJ’s guide to romance writing, from blank page to clean, professional manuscript!

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Sigrid Ellis @sigridellis.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If you are developing a faux-medieval society, for gaming or your novel or because you are Just Like That, and you care about the fictional economy or material culture (but only if you care!) I urge you to spend a moment contemplating salt. Salt.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 06/09/2026

The "fantasy has to have rules" thinking just... generally bores me. I get where it's coming from! But I am bored. I don't want to read it. I don't want to write it. I want worlds and magic with chaos and surprise and a total absence of reliability. And also people occasionally getting electrocuted.

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Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf @eliaseells.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

More thorns, more problematic characters, more mess, more complexity and nuance and intention. More work that demands from the reader rather than catering to their imagined weakness.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 06/09/2026

I think just more nuance, more ambiguity, less neatness/black-and-white thinking, more messiness, more complexity, moving parts, undefined edges. (And readers who don't whine about encountering it, but that's proving too much to hope.)

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ynsenwrites.bsky.social @ynsenwrites.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Finished an ARC "From the library of Jurgen Leitner" yesterday ( @premeemohamed.com and Jonathan Sims). Tremendous fun, psychological dread with weird dangerous books and people being... people. The book is out end of October, please preorder, it's really great!

Cover of "From the library of Jurgen Leitner", a novel set in "The Magnus Archives" world. On a grey/black background a metal gate is twisted into a spiral ; on the foreground, a green classical angel statue is falling, head first. Book by Premee Mohamed and Jonathan Sims, published by Random House

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ynsenwrites.bsky.social @ynsenwrites.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

More fantasy playing with the line between science and magic More innovative worlds not inspired by ancient times but imagining weird futures (more science fantasy basically) And more play with non human focused senses (vision as the focus sense). Echolocation, skin tasting magic etc More diversity

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 03/09/2026

Also REMINDER YOU CAN STILL PRE-ORDER WICKHILLS AND YOU SHOULD because it is a crossover between... between uh... well, fantasy of course, and espionage, and... and fountain pens? Wait, that's not a genre. And URBAN PLANNING and WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT. And HOSTILE ARCHITECTURE.

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Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

23) The Fall of Elvenesse by Kai Ashante Wilson (Mar) If there is a single book on here I'm most excited for it's this. Kai Ashante Wilson is one of the best writers in contemporary SFF & this is his first novel and I cannot wait to read it.

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The Fall of Elvenesse

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 02/09/2026

This is not yet Officially Announced (the artist is hard at work on the cover!) but looks like it's already up for ebook/hardcover preorder in the US, so—this is a secret not-announcement that you totally did not hear from me! Out next July, my third novel. I was never here

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Rusty Quill @rustyquill.com · 02/09/2026

Just announced: the @waterstones.bsky.social Exclusive Edition of From the Library of Jurgen Leitner by @premeemohamed.com and @jonnysims.bsky.social. Pre-order now: www.waterstones.com/book/from-th...

A mock-up of two side-by-side hardback books. On the left is the book with a dust jacket on, featuring a green coloured illustration of a man with wings strapped to his arms on a black background. He is upside down on the book cover, as if he is falling. The pages of the book have sprayed edges, featuring the same illustration of the winged man. On the right is the same book without the dust jacket, which features an illustration in silver foil of a library checkout card with various books being taken out of the library by different people. An arrow pointing to the book on the right reads “Silver foil under dust jacket.”. Text on the image reads: “Waterstones Exclusive Edition: Pre-order now.”

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Tordotcom Publishing @tordotcompub.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Behold the cover of The Chrysalis Conundrum by @oliverklangmead.bsky.social, the sequel to The Killing of a Chestnut Tree! Coming June 29, 2027. AN IMPOSSIBLE CRIME. AN IRREPLACEABLE TREASURE. ANOTHER DAY'S WORK FOR HAVELOCK HARPER. Illustration: Harry Goldhawk Design: @shreyagupta.bsky.social

A graphic featuring the cover of The Chrysalis Conundrum by Oliver K. Langmead, which features a greenhouse filled with flowers, butterflies, a spiral staircase, and a safe with butterflies coming out of it.

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Jessica the Bestica 🏳️‍🌈Thought Bubble TM Hall A5 ☕Trying My Best @anireal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🪽 'May every strike ring true and just~' 🗡️ Piece for @novamali.bsky.social & @damesprod.bsky.social 'My Liege,' an art book of queer knights in love! 🏳️‍🌈

Art of flowers around an armored warrior and her heavenly winged princess lover imbuing her sword.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 25/08/2026

HAPPY EXTREMELY EARLY DAGGERBOUND PUBLICATION DAY!

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 24/08/2026

Oh hey would you like queer disasters in a ruined Paris? 👇 With bonus Vietnamese dragons and the best or worst arranged marriage between a murderous fallen Angel and a cinnamon roll dragon prince

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David J Prokopetz @prokopetz.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Apart from being shitty about folks' identities, calling real people "bad representation" is a category error. People are *the thing being represented*. A person can no more be "bad representation" than a mountain can be inaccurate – if it's not on the map, the problem is the map!

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Emily E 🌱 @emilye.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

a bit of nettle & bone fanart! maybe my favorite thing I’ve read this year.. tysm @tkingfisher.com for strange old women and their chickens, middle aged romance, and also a dog made of bones

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 19/08/2026

Oh crap! Uh! I wrote this thing! It comes out next week! It has romance and giant pillbug scholars! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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Daggerbound

DELUXE EDITION—a beautiful hardcover featuring bright pink sprayed edges, a foil case stamp and endpapers.New York Times bestselling author T. Kingfisher r...

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ynsenwrites.bsky.social @ynsenwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

These arrows make me want to read even more now. Thanks

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Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I am a girl. I like reptiles and horror movies and science fiction and comics and TTRPGs, and for my entire life, every time I have entered a space, I have had to prove that I didn't "steal" it from the person* it rightfully belonged to. (*Boy, then man.)

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Shreya Ila Anasuya - THE POISON PALACE @thresholdrose.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Cover reveal for the @littlebrown.bsky.social edition of THE POISON PALACE, about Eka, a poison maiden who is sent to kill Alexander when he invades ancient India. Cover art by the brilliant @micaelaalcaino.bsky.social. Pre-orders: linktr.ee/shreyaila Out January 2027!

A book cover for THE POISON PALACE against a swirling yellow patterned background. The cover itself has a dark blue background with red and gold detailing. It shows a young femme person between two red pillars, wearing a red and gold outfit and wrapped all over with a green snake. The pillars are covered with gold leaves and white flowers, and have war helmets facing outward and accompanied by green snakes with their maws open on the bottom of each pillar. The author's name is written below the figure: Shreya Ila Anasuya.

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Finn Longman is only here occasionally @finnlongman.com · 04/08/2026

Anyway yes that DOES happen in this book (somebody needed to have some fun at some point, frankly, they're all Going Through It), so, uh, preorder now, or something: finnlongman.com/books/the-an...

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The Animals We Became

A queertrans retelling of Math fab Mathonwy, the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi, to be published 26 November 2026 by Gollancz (UK) and summer 2027 by Erewhon (US). “You exist because of a crim…

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Hello pals. My new book is out TOMORROW- hardback, audiobook, and ebook! The Deep and the Drowned is an epic fantasy on the high seas. "Outstandingly swashbuckling, outrageously gripping and out-of-this-world brilliant". Tell a friend ⚔️ www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1804545899

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robert j bennett, ceo, results omega @robertjbennett.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

hey! that’s today!!

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Ian Green @ianthegreen.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

THE DEEP AND THE DROWNED is out this week. "Outstandingly swashbuckling, outrageously gripping and out-of-this-world brilliant" Monsters, pirates, empire, and magic. Order now, have fun, spread the word if you know people who like cool things 🏴‍☠️ geni.us/TDATDcovrev

a map of the Crown Archipelago from the book THE DEEP AND THE DROWNED

cover of the novel the deep and the drowned by Ian Green, a sea serpent monster raisesfromthe deep, a small ship is tossed about on the waves above

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Sarah Rees Brennan @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

This cover is going to be controversial so I wish to be clear I was the one who asked my publishers for the controversial element… as usual I’m the problem it’s me… 🫠💙 #booksky

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 06/07/2026

The Chosen One Con is the first book in the Lost in the Aether duology—a queer gaslamp fantasy of industrial magic in a world of designer enchantments and celebrity-branded potions. Releasing 1st September 2026! Preorder on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7QDJLTC Or sign up for an ARC. More details 👇

A promotional image for The Chosen One Con book by Trudie Skies. It shows a background of chimneys with smog and The Chosen One Con book cover along with the text: The Chosen One Con Releasing September 1. A televised contest of mages to find the "chosen one" in a world of designer enchantments and celebrity-branded potions.

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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 23/07/2026

absolutely loving this graphic Tor made for HOW TO FAKE IT IN SOCIETY! @malf.bsky.social

Graphic with lovely curlicues round the edges. Text: HOW TO
FORTUNE HUNT
Step 1: Create a false identity.
Step 2: Woo a rich old woman.
Step 3: Some other bloke marries that same woman on her deathbed!
Step 4: Cozy up to that hapless shopkeeper to get your fair share of that fortune. You've earned it.
Step 5: Fall head over heels for him due to his stupid kind eyes and horrifying paint facts.
Step 6: No, wait, don't do that!
Step 7: You've royally messed this up.

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Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Calling all @tkingfisher.com fans! THE RAVEN AND THE REINDEER, ASTARION, and the paperback of SNAKE-EATER are 25% off in the Waterstones Books Coming Soon Promotion! Use the code SUMMER26 on their website or app, now until 23:59 July 24. #WPreorder bit.ly/4fc6Kql

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 17/07/2026

Anyway HAPPY FRIDAY today could be a good day to preorder my upcoming fantaspionage (??) novel WICKHILLS! :D A man A plan A canal ... wait us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...

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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com · 17/07/2026

I'm still looking for ARC readers for The Chosen One Con, so here are some facts: 💙 This isn’t your usual gaslamp fantasy! The setting features spells, potions, and TV shows! 💙 Our MC's are a sex worker and ex-factory worker who enter a contest of celebrity mages to find the prophesied chosen one!

The book cover to The Chosen One Con, book one in the Lost in the Aether duology by Trudie Skies. The cover shows a handsome young white man in a long trench coat putting a glowing blue potion in his inner pocket as though stealing it. In the background are factories with chimneys blowing out dark smoke with a teal colouring.

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It's release day for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS! Garrodigh is a wild dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. But what's waiting for him up there is far stranger than he imagines. I'm so proud of my dragon for finally escaping into the world!

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Check out The Dragon Has Some Complaints - <b>"The dragon may have some complaints, but readers won't. By turns silly, sweet, and subversive, this novel has all of Wiswell's characteristic blend of te...

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 14/07/2026

I ALSO AM ANTICIPATING UPCOMING FANTASY SPY NOVEL 'WICKHILLS' FROM LOCAL AUTHOR PREMEE MOHAMED Nobody else is apparently lol

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Wickhills

In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...

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M.A. Carrick (Marie Brennan + Alyc Helms) @macarrick.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Happy book birthday to us: THE EYE OF LEVIATHAN is now out in the world! Come with us to an alternate Golden Age Spain, where the king claims dominion over not just the Americas but the faerie islands of the Sea Beyond . . . www.macarrick.com/writing/eye-...

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The Eye of Leviathan - M.A. Carrick

In an alternate Spanish Golden Age, where the map becomes the territory and mapmakers are the architects of reality, the Council of the Sea Beyond has risen to unrivaled power, exploiting the world’s ...

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 12/07/2026

And we just passed $20k raised for @wck.org a few minutes ago! How very excellent, and thank you to all of you who have picked up a bundle so far. You can still pick it up, if you want to have and have not yet.

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