Bogi Takács / SONG OF SPORES out NOW!
@bogiperson.bsky.social
Writer, editor, critic, scholar. Lambda + Hugo winner. Hungarian / Jewish / agender / neuroatypical. E/em/eir/emself or they. טומטום. Intersex. 100% migráncs in Lawrence, Kansas. Metroidbrainia enjoyer. Opinions my own & do not represent anyone else
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Suddenly a database! All the intersex #ownvoices books | Bogi Reads the World
www.bogireadstheworld.com
#IntersexAwarenessDay was on Shabbat... so this is me belatedly letting you know about some of my intersex book resources!
Intersex books BY intersex authors:
www.bogireadstheworld.com/intersex-own...
All the books (any topic) by Black intersex authors:
www.bogireadstheworld.com/a-list-of-bo...
Intersex books BY intersex authors:
www.bogireadstheworld.com/intersex-own...
All the books (any topic) by Black intersex authors:
www.bogireadstheworld.com/a-list-of-bo...
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I've updated my website with the Bookshop links. All four books are active there now. Also some small updates to my bibliography.
February 6, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I've updated my website with the Bookshop links. All four books are active there now. Also some small updates to my bibliography.
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Iowa closing the African American studies major during Black history month is diabolical.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
Iowa universities reviewing low-enrollment majors, could close or merge programs
The University of Iowa is reviewing undergraduate majors with low enrollment – like African American studies and gender, women's, and sexuality studies – after the Board of Regents last year mandated ...
www.thegazette.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Iowa closing the African American studies major during Black history month is diabolical.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
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The topic of David Eddings came up at my table talk at Worldcon.
Half the folks around the table - a pretty heavily invested in genre group - didn't know.
And two of them didn't know about MZB.
Half the folks around the table - a pretty heavily invested in genre group - didn't know.
And two of them didn't know about MZB.
February 6, 2026 at 2:38 AM
The topic of David Eddings came up at my table talk at Worldcon.
Half the folks around the table - a pretty heavily invested in genre group - didn't know.
And two of them didn't know about MZB.
Half the folks around the table - a pretty heavily invested in genre group - didn't know.
And two of them didn't know about MZB.
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Thank you so much again to everyone who has donated or shared the GoFundMe! It has been so heart-filling seeing the care and kindness for our family. (1/?)
Donate to We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild., organized by Chloe Clark
On January 24th, our childhood home burned down. Our parents lost 50… Chloe Clark needs your support for We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild.
gofund.me
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Thank you so much again to everyone who has donated or shared the GoFundMe! It has been so heart-filling seeing the care and kindness for our family. (1/?)
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I sat down to calculate it yesterday and it turns out
roughly 450 Ukrainians get the RWR+ status per month!! Yay!!
... but roughly 1000 Ukrainians flee to Austria per month. Uhhh.
It's giving
roughly 450 Ukrainians get the RWR+ status per month!! Yay!!
... but roughly 1000 Ukrainians flee to Austria per month. Uhhh.
It's giving
February 5, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I sat down to calculate it yesterday and it turns out
roughly 450 Ukrainians get the RWR+ status per month!! Yay!!
... but roughly 1000 Ukrainians flee to Austria per month. Uhhh.
It's giving
roughly 450 Ukrainians get the RWR+ status per month!! Yay!!
... but roughly 1000 Ukrainians flee to Austria per month. Uhhh.
It's giving
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Organically inclusive reader? Fan of speculative fiction? Want to judge the 2026 Ignyte Awards? Judges compose our longlist before we open up to public voting. Applications are currently open thru 2/14.
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/wanna-judge/
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/wanna-judge/
Wanna Judge? - The Ignyte Awards
For the 2026 cycle, we are opening up our longlist judging cohort to folks who may be a good fit (interested, available, organically well-read in a diverse and inclusive titles in sffh whether profess...
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Organically inclusive reader? Fan of speculative fiction? Want to judge the 2026 Ignyte Awards? Judges compose our longlist before we open up to public voting. Applications are currently open thru 2/14.
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/wanna-judge/
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/wanna-judge/
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We're on Locus's 2026 Recommended Reading List though! Which feels like a breakthrough for us!
Like award lists are so curated and solely based on preferences (cough, majority wins)... and there are works you hardly see on. *gestures at bias and just people...*
For me, I am most annoyed that @weyodi.bsky.social 's As Many Ships As Stars is not on lists.
Or @blaft.bsky.social's Bandigoat.
For me, I am most annoyed that @weyodi.bsky.social 's As Many Ships As Stars is not on lists.
Or @blaft.bsky.social's Bandigoat.
February 4, 2026 at 2:21 AM
We're on Locus's 2026 Recommended Reading List though! Which feels like a breakthrough for us!
Apparently Greg Bear and Greg Benford were invited to an Epstein-funded conference by Marvin Minsky, Epstein had no idea who they were, and Epstein's buddy Lawrence Krauss complained to Epstein that they talked too much.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov
February 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Apparently Greg Bear and Greg Benford were invited to an Epstein-funded conference by Marvin Minsky, Epstein had no idea who they were, and Epstein's buddy Lawrence Krauss complained to Epstein that they talked too much.
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
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Consider attending! A very interesting book. For a preview, check out my interview with the author: sciencefictionruminations.com/2025/06/23/e...
We're co-sponsoring a talk tomorrow at 3:30 Central about Miles (Miloslav) J. Breuer, a Czech-American sci-fi writer who published a bunch of stories in the early pulps. Register to watch it on Zoom here:
events.uchicago.edu/event/260646...
events.uchicago.edu/event/260646...
Jaroslav Olša - Miles (Miloslav) J. Breuer: Czech-American Writer at the Birth of Modern Science Fiction
Miles (Miloslav) J. Breuer: Czech-American Writer at the Birth of Modern Science Fiction Born in Chicago to Czech immigrant parents, Miles (Mil...
events.uchicago.edu
February 5, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Consider attending! A very interesting book. For a preview, check out my interview with the author: sciencefictionruminations.com/2025/06/23/e...
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Here's another #transcrowdfund:
Hailey Kaas is a brilliant writer, translator, educator and activist in Brazil, and one of my fav humans. She founded Brazil's first transfeminism website/collective.
Hailey's mom has cancer and she's had to quit working to take care of her:
ko-fi.com/haileykaas
Hailey Kaas is a brilliant writer, translator, educator and activist in Brazil, and one of my fav humans. She founded Brazil's first transfeminism website/collective.
Hailey's mom has cancer and she's had to quit working to take care of her:
ko-fi.com/haileykaas
Support Hailey Kaas
Support Hailey Kaas
ko-fi.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Here's another #transcrowdfund:
Hailey Kaas is a brilliant writer, translator, educator and activist in Brazil, and one of my fav humans. She founded Brazil's first transfeminism website/collective.
Hailey's mom has cancer and she's had to quit working to take care of her:
ko-fi.com/haileykaas
Hailey Kaas is a brilliant writer, translator, educator and activist in Brazil, and one of my fav humans. She founded Brazil's first transfeminism website/collective.
Hailey's mom has cancer and she's had to quit working to take care of her:
ko-fi.com/haileykaas
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@worldedbooks.bsky.social brought out THE CUT LINE by CAROLINA PIHELGAS (translated from Estonian by Darcy Hurford) for a deep look into 21st-century struggles...personal, societal, existential #Booksky
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
THE CUT LINE, survival...contingent contentment...solitude
THE CUT LINE CAROLINA PIHELGAS (tr. Darcy Hurford) World Editions ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $14.99 ebook, available now R...
expendablemudge.blogspot.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:48 PM
@worldedbooks.bsky.social brought out THE CUT LINE by CAROLINA PIHELGAS (translated from Estonian by Darcy Hurford) for a deep look into 21st-century struggles...personal, societal, existential #Booksky
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
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@bogiperson.bsky.social gave us such a lovely review for this book, which we sadly had to truncate for the back cover of the book, but I wanted to share more of it here!
February 4, 2026 at 9:25 PM
@bogiperson.bsky.social gave us such a lovely review for this book, which we sadly had to truncate for the back cover of the book, but I wanted to share more of it here!
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"What if all the Ghostbusters had lesbian sex? What if Slimer was an it/its dyke? What if a portal to an alien world appeared in your mom's basement? Exactly how long does it take for a person to turn into a tree?" — Briar Ripley Page
Order here: ghoulish.rip/product/cosm...
@lormaggot.ca
Order here: ghoulish.rip/product/cosm...
@lormaggot.ca
February 4, 2026 at 10:03 PM
"What if all the Ghostbusters had lesbian sex? What if Slimer was an it/its dyke? What if a portal to an alien world appeared in your mom's basement? Exactly how long does it take for a person to turn into a tree?" — Briar Ripley Page
Order here: ghoulish.rip/product/cosm...
@lormaggot.ca
Order here: ghoulish.rip/product/cosm...
@lormaggot.ca
#ThinkyAwards
1. I determined there is probably no canonical pronunciation of Öoo. (in Hungarian it sounds similar to Finnish. English speakers apparently say "Ew"!)
2. YES I am super delighted for Gentoo Rescue winning in Best Challenging Game!!
1. I determined there is probably no canonical pronunciation of Öoo. (in Hungarian it sounds similar to Finnish. English speakers apparently say "Ew"!)
2. YES I am super delighted for Gentoo Rescue winning in Best Challenging Game!!
February 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
#ThinkyAwards
1. I determined there is probably no canonical pronunciation of Öoo. (in Hungarian it sounds similar to Finnish. English speakers apparently say "Ew"!)
2. YES I am super delighted for Gentoo Rescue winning in Best Challenging Game!!
1. I determined there is probably no canonical pronunciation of Öoo. (in Hungarian it sounds similar to Finnish. English speakers apparently say "Ew"!)
2. YES I am super delighted for Gentoo Rescue winning in Best Challenging Game!!
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February 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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Indie authors using Draft2Digital, this does indeed work, and your self pubs can now be sold on bookshop.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Indie authors using Draft2Digital, this does indeed work, and your self pubs can now be sold on bookshop.org
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I just finished playing Loophole and wow, what a game! Completely blown away.
I'm a little sad it was overlooked by the Thinky Awards process, but I'll definitely be singing its praises. Might be my personal GOTY 2025.
Well done, @levi-pinkert.bsky.social!
store.steampowered.com/app/3629400/...
I'm a little sad it was overlooked by the Thinky Awards process, but I'll definitely be singing its praises. Might be my personal GOTY 2025.
Well done, @levi-pinkert.bsky.social!
store.steampowered.com/app/3629400/...
Loophole on Steam
A time-bending puzzle game about working with - and against - your past selves. Subvert the rules of time travel, dodge paradoxes, and find a way to escape the loop.
store.steampowered.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I just finished playing Loophole and wow, what a game! Completely blown away.
I'm a little sad it was overlooked by the Thinky Awards process, but I'll definitely be singing its praises. Might be my personal GOTY 2025.
Well done, @levi-pinkert.bsky.social!
store.steampowered.com/app/3629400/...
I'm a little sad it was overlooked by the Thinky Awards process, but I'll definitely be singing its praises. Might be my personal GOTY 2025.
Well done, @levi-pinkert.bsky.social!
store.steampowered.com/app/3629400/...
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I missed this detailed review of Song of Spores by @mondyboy74.bsky.social in Locus earlier! Such a pleasure - also to see discussion specifically of the Jewish aspects of the novel:
locusmag.com/review/song-...
locusmag.com/review/song-...
Song of Spores by Bogi Takács: Review by Ian Mond
Song of Spores, Bogi Takács (Broken Eye Books 978-1-94037-275-4, $20.99, 216pp, tp) November 2025. When I wrote my review of Bogi Takács’s excellent second collection, Power to Yield and Other Sto…
locusmag.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I missed this detailed review of Song of Spores by @mondyboy74.bsky.social in Locus earlier! Such a pleasure - also to see discussion specifically of the Jewish aspects of the novel:
locusmag.com/review/song-...
locusmag.com/review/song-...
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We are delighted to announce the selection of two new Otherwise Fellows: illustrator and animator Aude Abou Nasr @ahlanmydarlings.bsky.social and author Ayida Shonibar @ayidashonibar.bsky.social .
otherwiseaward.org/2026/02/anno...
#SFF #illustration #fantasy #childrenslit #sciencefiction #horror
otherwiseaward.org/2026/02/anno...
#SFF #illustration #fantasy #childrenslit #sciencefiction #horror
Announcing the 2025 Otherwise Fellows! « Otherwise Award
The Otherwise Motherboard is delighted to announce the selection of two new Otherwise Fellows: illustrator and animator Aude Abou Nasr and author Ayida Shonibar. Aude Abou Nasr is a French-Lebanese…
otherwiseaward.org
February 3, 2026 at 7:55 PM
We are delighted to announce the selection of two new Otherwise Fellows: illustrator and animator Aude Abou Nasr @ahlanmydarlings.bsky.social and author Ayida Shonibar @ayidashonibar.bsky.social .
otherwiseaward.org/2026/02/anno...
#SFF #illustration #fantasy #childrenslit #sciencefiction #horror
otherwiseaward.org/2026/02/anno...
#SFF #illustration #fantasy #childrenslit #sciencefiction #horror
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hello!
new story day!!
this one is a weird western murder mystery set on the back of a jackalope. did i say weird western? i meant WEIRD western.
it's hell living on the back of prey
new story day!!
this one is a weird western murder mystery set on the back of a jackalope. did i say weird western? i meant WEIRD western.
it's hell living on the back of prey
"It’s hell living on the back of prey." 🩸🐇
New fiction today by @jordankurella.com: "Unsettled Nature"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
New fiction today by @jordankurella.com: "Unsettled Nature"
Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
February 3, 2026 at 5:53 PM
hello!
new story day!!
this one is a weird western murder mystery set on the back of a jackalope. did i say weird western? i meant WEIRD western.
it's hell living on the back of prey
new story day!!
this one is a weird western murder mystery set on the back of a jackalope. did i say weird western? i meant WEIRD western.
it's hell living on the back of prey
I missed this detailed review of Song of Spores by @mondyboy74.bsky.social in Locus earlier! Such a pleasure - also to see discussion specifically of the Jewish aspects of the novel:
locusmag.com/review/song-...
locusmag.com/review/song-...
Song of Spores by Bogi Takács: Review by Ian Mond
Song of Spores, Bogi Takács (Broken Eye Books 978-1-94037-275-4, $20.99, 216pp, tp) November 2025. When I wrote my review of Bogi Takács’s excellent second collection, Power to Yield and Other Sto…
locusmag.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I missed this detailed review of Song of Spores by @mondyboy74.bsky.social in Locus earlier! Such a pleasure - also to see discussion specifically of the Jewish aspects of the novel:
locusmag.com/review/song-...
locusmag.com/review/song-...
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Bullet Points is consistently one of my favorite magazines. Another great TOC - especially looking forward to the pieces by @liamjhogan.bsky.social, @deborahldavitt.com & @bogiperson.bsky.social!
Bullet Points 12 is now available, with stories from @deborahldavitt.com @liamjhogan.bsky.social @sljohnson.bsky.social @joshuamannix.bsky.social @bogiperson.bsky.social @bulletpoints.bsky.social and many more. Read it free online: zurl.co/egShm
January 31, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Bullet Points is consistently one of my favorite magazines. Another great TOC - especially looking forward to the pieces by @liamjhogan.bsky.social, @deborahldavitt.com & @bogiperson.bsky.social!
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I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
February 3, 2026 at 12:30 AM
I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more
github.com/Stevoisiak/S...
Just backed! They have been doing Kickstarters for quite a while, but the previous one (Mmeory) was my first, and I've been really satisfied with the anthology. Both great contents and looked fabulous as a book object, too. (In case you need a present for someone!)
And we are live on KS - www.kickstarter.com/projects/526... - The “Tear or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” anthology is launched with a Hard SF theme where tea or coffee, stars, and gravity are all playing a prominent narrative role. Help us bring this book to life. #sff #fantasy #book #ks #booksky
Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity
A Hard SF anthology of stories involving tea or coffee, stars, and gravity.
www.kickstarter.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Just backed! They have been doing Kickstarters for quite a while, but the previous one (Mmeory) was my first, and I've been really satisfied with the anthology. Both great contents and looked fabulous as a book object, too. (In case you need a present for someone!)