Caitlin Rozakis
@caitlinrozakis.bsky.social
SFF Author (she/her) of NY Times best-selling book Dreadful, The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association, and Startup Hell. AKA Catherine Beck, author of Leah's Perfect Christmas.
https://www.caitlinrozakis.com/
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One of the things I love about watching Korean cooking shows vs American is the completely different set of assumptions about what ingredients/techniques/dishes require explanation vs assuming the viewer is familiar.
February 10, 2026 at 12:39 AM
One of the things I love about watching Korean cooking shows vs American is the completely different set of assumptions about what ingredients/techniques/dishes require explanation vs assuming the viewer is familiar.
Me, outlining: And then THIS will happen (chortle, kneads hands in anticipation)
Me, getting to that place in the outline: How the hell are you going to pull THAT off? Who put this here?
Outlining me: *whistles innocently*
Me, getting to that place in the outline: How the hell are you going to pull THAT off? Who put this here?
Outlining me: *whistles innocently*
February 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Me, outlining: And then THIS will happen (chortle, kneads hands in anticipation)
Me, getting to that place in the outline: How the hell are you going to pull THAT off? Who put this here?
Outlining me: *whistles innocently*
Me, getting to that place in the outline: How the hell are you going to pull THAT off? Who put this here?
Outlining me: *whistles innocently*
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I have a lot of thoughts about the "I can generate 200 books a year you can only do 2 at most if you actually write the things, I win" bullshit, and no time to yell about all of it. So I'll just say this:
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
I have a lot of thoughts about the "I can generate 200 books a year you can only do 2 at most if you actually write the things, I win" bullshit, and no time to yell about all of it. So I'll just say this:
I am trying to master a new professional skill and the imposter syndrome is STRONG and I just have to keep reminding myself the only way to competence is through the suck.
February 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I am trying to master a new professional skill and the imposter syndrome is STRONG and I just have to keep reminding myself the only way to competence is through the suck.
Reading up on Japanese history, trying to keep track of all the Oda Nobu-somethings, which I suppose is still preferable to Europe's "15 people all named Henry/i".
In conclusion, when reading multi-generational history, no one has enough unique names.
In conclusion, when reading multi-generational history, no one has enough unique names.
February 8, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Reading up on Japanese history, trying to keep track of all the Oda Nobu-somethings, which I suppose is still preferable to Europe's "15 people all named Henry/i".
In conclusion, when reading multi-generational history, no one has enough unique names.
In conclusion, when reading multi-generational history, no one has enough unique names.
Husband is running a Groundhog Day D&D game for four teenagers who have never seen Groundhog Day. The clocktower just reset. They no longer have gryphon they managed to tame on the last round. The wails, they are delicious.
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Husband is running a Groundhog Day D&D game for four teenagers who have never seen Groundhog Day. The clocktower just reset. They no longer have gryphon they managed to tame on the last round. The wails, they are delicious.
I took the opportunity to fill in the gaps in my collection + support a good cause!
I'm stoked that the Humble Bundle of my and @annaleen.bsky.social's books from Tor has raised nearly $5000 for the TGI Justice Project and Miss Major/Alexander Lee Black Trans Cultural Center.
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
www.humblebundle.com/books/charli...
Let me tell you about when I went to the TGIJP's anniversary party
Humble Book Bundle: Charlie Jane Anders & Annalee Newitz by TOR
Don’t miss this bundle of novels and story collections from acclaimed authors Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz! Pay what you want and support charity!
www.humblebundle.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I took the opportunity to fill in the gaps in my collection + support a good cause!
D&D themed cake I made for my kid. Chocolate cake, chocolate mousse filling, chocolate cremeux, American buttercream. I had way to much fun with the burnt sugar flames.
February 8, 2026 at 3:21 PM
D&D themed cake I made for my kid. Chocolate cake, chocolate mousse filling, chocolate cremeux, American buttercream. I had way to much fun with the burnt sugar flames.
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The Ballad of Black Tom
Ring Shout
The Reformatory
The Good House
A Master of Djinn
Psychopomp and Circumstance
Lone Women
The Changeling
Fledgling
Ghost Summer: Stories
Just a tiny list of SFFH stories by Black writers that got their claws in me and that I recommend to you all this February.
Ring Shout
The Reformatory
The Good House
A Master of Djinn
Psychopomp and Circumstance
Lone Women
The Changeling
Fledgling
Ghost Summer: Stories
Just a tiny list of SFFH stories by Black writers that got their claws in me and that I recommend to you all this February.
February 8, 2026 at 12:53 AM
The Ballad of Black Tom
Ring Shout
The Reformatory
The Good House
A Master of Djinn
Psychopomp and Circumstance
Lone Women
The Changeling
Fledgling
Ghost Summer: Stories
Just a tiny list of SFFH stories by Black writers that got their claws in me and that I recommend to you all this February.
Ring Shout
The Reformatory
The Good House
A Master of Djinn
Psychopomp and Circumstance
Lone Women
The Changeling
Fledgling
Ghost Summer: Stories
Just a tiny list of SFFH stories by Black writers that got their claws in me and that I recommend to you all this February.
Oh noes my cremeux isn't setting up!
February 8, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Oh noes my cremeux isn't setting up!
Reminder to self for winter protests - just because you're cold doesn't mean you're not dehydrated 🙄
February 7, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Reminder to self for winter protests - just because you're cold doesn't mean you're not dehydrated 🙄
Great turnout for a protest after ICE started raids in Jeraey City, despite it being really damn cold. ("We're freezing/we're freezing/we're freezing for a reason")
February 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Great turnout for a protest after ICE started raids in Jeraey City, despite it being really damn cold. ("We're freezing/we're freezing/we're freezing for a reason")
It's 14 deg out, I don't want to go to this protest, but I keep reminding myself that if Minnesota can do it, so can I.
February 7, 2026 at 3:42 PM
It's 14 deg out, I don't want to go to this protest, but I keep reminding myself that if Minnesota can do it, so can I.
📘 Book lovers! Find your next favorite read at this “book tasting” of science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories by women and non-binary writers - 6 authors, 8 minutes each. It’s fast, it’s furious, and it’s amazing! Plus, there will be prizes! And you don’t even have to leave the house! 🛀
February 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
📘 Book lovers! Find your next favorite read at this “book tasting” of science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories by women and non-binary writers - 6 authors, 8 minutes each. It’s fast, it’s furious, and it’s amazing! Plus, there will be prizes! And you don’t even have to leave the house! 🛀
It's going to drop to a low of 4 deg F with a windchill of -20 and 60 mph gusts this weekend. So I have spent the evening with a glass of wine, the latest @worldbuildcast.bsky.social and a ton of weatherstripping and weatherproofing caulk, redoing the windows and doors.
February 7, 2026 at 2:55 AM
It's going to drop to a low of 4 deg F with a windchill of -20 and 60 mph gusts this weekend. So I have spent the evening with a glass of wine, the latest @worldbuildcast.bsky.social and a ton of weatherstripping and weatherproofing caulk, redoing the windows and doors.
While I can't make it, lots of cool people will be there!
Books! Agents! Authors! Raffle! Drinks! BBB's Author Book Fair on 2/7 from 11-5pm at Barrow's Tasting Room in Brooklyn has ALL of those things! Get a book or two for your sweetie (esp if that sweetie is you), stay for a demonstration, or pitch an agent! 📚🎙️👀
MORE: www.facebook.com/events/10969...
MORE: www.facebook.com/events/10969...
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
While I can't make it, lots of cool people will be there!
I'm looking up dog breeds--I need a visual reference for a project I'm working on, and so I'm choosing the dog 100% based on Gothy vibes. But searching for "goth dog" gets content marketing listicles (that are perfect for what I need) but are very distressing if people use them to choose a pet.
February 6, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I'm looking up dog breeds--I need a visual reference for a project I'm working on, and so I'm choosing the dog 100% based on Gothy vibes. But searching for "goth dog" gets content marketing listicles (that are perfect for what I need) but are very distressing if people use them to choose a pet.
I have such a love/hate relationship with logistics.
February 6, 2026 at 2:25 AM
I have such a love/hate relationship with logistics.
Brain: Let's look at social media!
Me: But you're stressed out about all the things you have to do and also the world, and every time we look, you feel bad!
Brain: But but doooooopamine
Me: You're not going to get any dopamine, you're just going to feel bad.
Brain: But we might.
Me: No.
...hi
Me: But you're stressed out about all the things you have to do and also the world, and every time we look, you feel bad!
Brain: But but doooooopamine
Me: You're not going to get any dopamine, you're just going to feel bad.
Brain: But we might.
Me: No.
...hi
February 5, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Brain: Let's look at social media!
Me: But you're stressed out about all the things you have to do and also the world, and every time we look, you feel bad!
Brain: But but doooooopamine
Me: You're not going to get any dopamine, you're just going to feel bad.
Brain: But we might.
Me: No.
...hi
Me: But you're stressed out about all the things you have to do and also the world, and every time we look, you feel bad!
Brain: But but doooooopamine
Me: You're not going to get any dopamine, you're just going to feel bad.
Brain: But we might.
Me: No.
...hi
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It's not just the women and girls we know of. It's all their future work, and everything they could have been, and how we build structures that shelter their abusers. It's how a man's future has always been worth more than my past, present, and future combined.
February 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
It's not just the women and girls we know of. It's all their future work, and everything they could have been, and how we build structures that shelter their abusers. It's how a man's future has always been worth more than my past, present, and future combined.
I'm looking at my last few posts, and it's a lot of promotional stuff and reskeeting current events, and I feel like I'm overdue a folksy window-into-my-life or shitpost and I'm coming up dry. I'm currently sublimating my existential dread about *waves hands* into anxiety about passports and DHL.
February 5, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I'm looking at my last few posts, and it's a lot of promotional stuff and reskeeting current events, and I feel like I'm overdue a folksy window-into-my-life or shitpost and I'm coming up dry. I'm currently sublimating my existential dread about *waves hands* into anxiety about passports and DHL.
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Just spent all morning tearing through @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social 's THE GRIMOIRE GRAMMAR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCATION. Snipped out a couple of quotes for a friend with a 5yo. What an enjoyable read - I can't remember who recommended it, but if it was you, thank you!
February 5, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Just spent all morning tearing through @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social 's THE GRIMOIRE GRAMMAR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCATION. Snipped out a couple of quotes for a friend with a 5yo. What an enjoyable read - I can't remember who recommended it, but if it was you, thank you!
Book Riot has DREADFUL as a deal-of-the-day (well, for two days ago), and they're correct!
bookriot.com/book-riots-d...
bookriot.com/book-riots-d...
Book Riot's Deals of the Day for February 3, 2026
Friends, lovers, and Ireland in chaos, cross-stitch for book lovers, a globe-hopping adventure + gothic horror, and more of today's best book deals
bookriot.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Book Riot has DREADFUL as a deal-of-the-day (well, for two days ago), and they're correct!
bookriot.com/book-riots-d...
bookriot.com/book-riots-d...
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The Washington Post is getting rid of its Books section. We’re losing the institutions—journalism, middle-class artistic and intellectual culture—that once made life bearable. Those things were a threat to the super-rich who increasingly govern us. Democracy dies in illiteracy.
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The Washington Post is getting rid of its Books section. We’re losing the institutions—journalism, middle-class artistic and intellectual culture—that once made life bearable. Those things were a threat to the super-rich who increasingly govern us. Democracy dies in illiteracy.
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Fascism wants you to believe that you are alone. That you are isolated. That the feelings you have are yours and nobody else has them because everybody is too afraid to speak.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 AM
Fascism wants you to believe that you are alone. That you are isolated. That the feelings you have are yours and nobody else has them because everybody is too afraid to speak.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.
But love is stronger than fascism. Community is stronger than fascism.