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Amal El-Mohtar
@amalelmohtar.com
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Wrote half of This Is How You Lose the Time War & all of The River Has Roots. Next book: Seasons of Glass & Iron, March 24, 2026. I have a newsletter you can sign up for at amalelmohtar.com
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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · May 7
Absolutely thrilled to share the cover to next year's short story collection coming out from @tordotcom.bsky.social! I'm obsessed with it!

Comes out March 24, 2026, but you can pre-order it now wherever you like getting your books! Here's Macmillan's link.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
On a gradient background that goes from blush-pink at the top to a muddy green at the bottom, a book cover. Super-imposed on a pastoral, oil-painting style image depicting a forested foreground and a hilly background beneath a soft champagne sky, is superimposed a 3-dimensional rhomboid-shape, the facets of which play with space. One facet shows a pale cloudy sky, and from it, a brown hare emerges chasing the hind legs and bushy tail of a wolf, the rest of which vanishes out of the rhomboid frame. The rhomboid's other facets -- which create the kind of infinity loop of an Escher painting -- are either blush-pink or covered in the greenery from the background. Above the rhomboid is the title, and the subtitle "Stories"; below it are the words New York Times Bestselling & Award-winning Author Amal El-Mohtar. My name and the word "Stories" are in the same blush-pink as the rhomboid's facets.
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If you’re in the UK & are so inclined, from Dec 25 to Jan 5 you can get the Kindle edition of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS for 99p as part of their 12 Days of Kindle event! This means in the UK you can also get that price matched at other etailers, like Kobo! Merry Christmas!

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The River Has Roots ebook by Amal El-Mohtar - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The River Has Roots The Sweeping, Magical Solo Debut by the Best-Selling Co-Author of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR" by Amal El-Mohtar available from Rakuten Kobo. Follow the river Liss to t...
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December 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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violanorth.bsky.social
12YO girl signed up to do “stand up comedy” at the talent show. 13YO boy decided to heckle her. Teacher started to tell the boy to leave her alone, but the 12YO comedian said “no, no, let him go, this is the closest he’s ever going to get to having a conversation with a girl.”
thereal3ccentric.bsky.social 3ccentric @thereal3ccentric.bsky.social · 3d
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Today’s time factors in teaching my mum to play, so was extra charmed by the flavour text providing commentary on where we were in the process

I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Dec 26th 2025 (Tricky), in less than 19 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
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December 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Over at @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org I got to write about The River Has Roots by @amalelmohtar.com , which I basically carried around all last winter like it was protection from the cold (and it was)
Grammar as Healing: Review of Amal El-Mohtar’s The River Has Roots
Ben Berman Ghan Under Review:The River Has Roots. Amal El-Mohtar. Tordotcom, March 2025. On my way to the Calgary Public Library this morning, where I wanted to sit and write this review, I got hit…
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December 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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charlottestein.bsky.social
It’s true, I snagged it!
amalelmohtar.com Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 1d
If you’re in the UK & are so inclined, from Dec 25 to Jan 5 you can get the Kindle edition of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS for 99p as part of their 12 Days of Kindle event! This means in the UK you can also get that price matched at other etailers, like Kobo! Merry Christmas!

www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
The River Has Roots ebook by Amal El-Mohtar - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The River Has Roots The Sweeping, Magical Solo Debut by the Best-Selling Co-Author of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR" by Amal El-Mohtar available from Rakuten Kobo. Follow the river Liss to t...
www.kobo.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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cayemarsh.bsky.social
In NZ it's only $4.99 on Kobo right now! I'm getting it.
amalelmohtar.com Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 1d
If you’re in the UK & are so inclined, from Dec 25 to Jan 5 you can get the Kindle edition of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS for 99p as part of their 12 Days of Kindle event! This means in the UK you can also get that price matched at other etailers, like Kobo! Merry Christmas!

www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
The River Has Roots ebook by Amal El-Mohtar - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The River Has Roots The Sweeping, Magical Solo Debut by the Best-Selling Co-Author of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR" by Amal El-Mohtar available from Rakuten Kobo. Follow the river Liss to t...
www.kobo.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
amalelmohtar.com
This shouldn’t have taken me this long but in my defence I am very full of snacks

I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Dec 25th 2025 (Tricky), in less than 8 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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avocadoplex.bike
I just finished this and it's delightful!
amalelmohtar.com Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 1d
If you’re in the UK & are so inclined, from Dec 25 to Jan 5 you can get the Kindle edition of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS for 99p as part of their 12 Days of Kindle event! This means in the UK you can also get that price matched at other etailers, like Kobo! Merry Christmas!

www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
The River Has Roots ebook by Amal El-Mohtar - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The River Has Roots The Sweeping, Magical Solo Debut by the Best-Selling Co-Author of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR" by Amal El-Mohtar available from Rakuten Kobo. Follow the river Liss to t...
www.kobo.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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darthziggy.bsky.social
This is a really lovely story and is very much worth 99 cents… er, 99p. Still getting used to things over here.
amalelmohtar.com Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 1d
If you’re in the UK & are so inclined, from Dec 25 to Jan 5 you can get the Kindle edition of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS for 99p as part of their 12 Days of Kindle event! This means in the UK you can also get that price matched at other etailers, like Kobo! Merry Christmas!

www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
The River Has Roots ebook by Amal El-Mohtar - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The River Has Roots The Sweeping, Magical Solo Debut by the Best-Selling Co-Author of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR" by Amal El-Mohtar available from Rakuten Kobo. Follow the river Liss to t...
www.kobo.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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tanngrisnir.bsky.social
This us a lovely wee book, totally worth it at the full price too.
amalelmohtar.com Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 1d
If you’re in the UK & are so inclined, from Dec 25 to Jan 5 you can get the Kindle edition of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS for 99p as part of their 12 Days of Kindle event! This means in the UK you can also get that price matched at other etailers, like Kobo! Merry Christmas!

www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
The River Has Roots ebook by Amal El-Mohtar - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The River Has Roots The Sweeping, Magical Solo Debut by the Best-Selling Co-Author of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR" by Amal El-Mohtar available from Rakuten Kobo. Follow the river Liss to t...
www.kobo.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Also I couldn’t sleep last night & self-soothing by playing this game was like reading a short story by setting type & I mean that as a compliment
amalelmohtar.com Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 2d
Courtesy of @gamesam.bsky.social’s newsletter I’ve learned of THE DAILY SPELL, a very charming game that unlocks narrative content when you solve a scrambled headline

Breaking news from ✨The Daily Spell✨!
I solved the Monday, November 10 puzzle in 3m 18s.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
amalelmohtar.com
If you’re in the UK & are so inclined, from Dec 25 to Jan 5 you can get the Kindle edition of THE RIVER HAS ROOTS for 99p as part of their 12 Days of Kindle event! This means in the UK you can also get that price matched at other etailers, like Kobo! Merry Christmas!

www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
The River Has Roots ebook by Amal El-Mohtar - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The River Has Roots The Sweeping, Magical Solo Debut by the Best-Selling Co-Author of THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE THE TIME WAR" by Amal El-Mohtar available from Rakuten Kobo. Follow the river Liss to t...
www.kobo.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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dlibris.bsky.social
I first read @amalelmohtar.com's The Truth About Owls over a decade ago in an Australian anthology, and I've read (and been read, by @levarburton.bsky.social!) it multiple times since then. Still gets me every time, right in the middle of this amazing collection.
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An early reader copy of Seasons of Glass and Iron, Amal El-Mohtar's short story collection, held closed with a fingertip on a wooden surface
December 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
amalelmohtar.com
Courtesy of @gamesam.bsky.social’s newsletter I’ve learned of THE DAILY SPELL, a very charming game that unlocks narrative content when you solve a scrambled headline

Breaking news from ✨The Daily Spell✨!
I solved the Monday, November 10 puzzle in 3m 18s.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
amalelmohtar.com
A very fun one! I love when everything clicks after a moment of brow-furrowing “which clue am I forgetting”

I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Dec 24th 2025 (Medium), in 05:01
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cluesbysam.com
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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"Told through letters, folktales, diary entries and more, short story collection Seasons of Glass and Iron from [...] @amalelmohtar.com is a restlessly inventive masterclass in speculative fiction writing."

So looking forward to this one!

Signed preorder: www.waterstones.com/book/seasons...
A banner from Tor dot com with an image of the book cover. A hare appears to chase the hindquarters of a dog or wolf through a geometric strangeness interrupting a classic patinting of a woodland scene.
December 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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bookishsff.bsky.social
Still need inspiration for the #SFF reader in your life?

Why not preorder them something to look forward to in 2026?

There are lots of amazing #signed & special editions available here: www.waterstones.com/campaign/spe... (don't leave it too long though, they're very limited editions!)
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A grid of books coming out in 2026 which are mostly currently available signed: Blood & fire, the lies that summon the night, broken dove, prince of swords, blood bound, blood & roses, the last starborn seer, piper at the gates of dusk, a planet called happy, seasons of glass and iron, wolf worm, the tapestry of fate, children of strife, survival show, styx, mother of dusk and dawn, clepatra, the river she became, Innamorta, the red winter, daughter of crows, the witch and the wolf, nonesuch, glyph, the killing time
December 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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I know a lotta people are going to be travelling in the next few days, so I've unlocked all the bonus Going Rogue episodes I've done this year for the week! get it while it's free!

www.patreon.com/collection/7...
Bonus Episodes | Collection from Going Rogue | 26 posts
Get more from Going Rogue on Patreon
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December 24, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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Embarrassed to have stared at a knot that was literally undone for like 2-3 minutes

I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Dec 23rd 2025 (Medium), in less than 8 minutes
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cluesbysam.com
Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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swingingstorm.bsky.social
Three months ago, my dear friend Hani was murdered while trying to feed his family.

His sister Faten has cancer, and sleeps in a freezing tent with her hands, feet, and eyes swelling more and more every day.

I love this family with all my heart. I can’t keep watching them die.

gofund.me/2550fc5e2
December 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Reading about Alberta Clippers & wtf Ontario who approved this
Screenshot of text reads as follows, in which I’ve highlighted the part about province-specific names for these weather systems: An Alberta Clipper is a type of low-pressure weather system that forms in Alberta or nearby, on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. It is a fast-moving storm, hence the name "clipper," which refers to 19th-century ships known for their speed. Depending on the province where the system approaches the Canada-United States border, sometimes it is called a Saskatchewan Screamer, Manitoba Mauler or Ontario Scary-o. It may also be called a Canadian Clipper or simply a Clipper. Such storms mostly occur in December and January but are common in the fall and spring, too. They form about 5-20 times per season.
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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thelincoln.bsky.social
Weiss was hand-picked by a Trump ally who is right now publicly courting Trump to intervene on his behalf in a major business deal. If you don't understand why Weiss pulled the plug on an already approved and advertised segment critical of Trump, you are not a journalist. You are a gullible rube.
sallyjenx.bsky.social Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 3d
The Bari Weiss hysteria continues. Exactly what in "this piece isn't ready" and "try harder to get comment from the administration" constitutes the death of American journalism? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
What Bari Weiss Got Right
And what she got wrong
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December 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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vajra.me
The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
sfwa.org Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.org · 4d
SFWA members and general SFF community:

In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.

Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.

SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
An apology and next steps from the SFWA Board of Directors
December 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
amalelmohtar.com
The existence of Area Man implies the existence of Perimeter Man & Volume Man but those guys have their shit together I guess
December 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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solarisbooks.bsky.social
We asked @edashtonwriting.bsky.social for his best books of 2025, the book he'd love for Xmas & his anticipated reads of 2026.

Read on https://geni.us/SolarisBks2025 to find out why he picked @amalelmohtar.com @abraham.bsky.social @petralord.bsky.social & more!

https://geni.us/4thconsort
The author and their books: Ed Ashton, author of Mickey7 The book they'd love for christmas A first edition of CAT'S CRADLE by Kurt Vonnegut Their favourite reads of 2025 IF WISHES WERE RETAIL THE RIVER HAVE ROOTS
December 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM