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VILE LADY VILLAINS (UK: Penguin Michael Joseph, April 2026/ US: Union Square & Co, May 2026) ✨Rep: Lauren Bieker✨Editor: khōréō ✨Assistant Lit. Agent: Tobias Literary Agency✨she/they🏳️🌈🇬🇷
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It’s here: the cover for the UK edition of VILE LADY VILLAINS, coming out April 02 2026 by Penguin Michael Joseph🖤
ICYMI, my essay about the importance of Greek voices in Greek myth adaptations has been longlisted for a BSFA Award in the Best Short Non-Fiction category. Please vote for it by Feb 19!
Or if you can’t vote, please share far and wide?
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February 10, 2026 at 10:08 AM
ICYMI, my essay about the importance of Greek voices in Greek myth adaptations has been longlisted for a BSFA Award in the Best Short Non-Fiction category. Please vote for it by Feb 19!
Or if you can’t vote, please share far and wide?
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Or if you can’t vote, please share far and wide?
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Publishing a book really is not for the faint of heart.
Luckily for me, neither was growing up with my mother.
Luckily for me, neither was growing up with my mother.
February 9, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Publishing a book really is not for the faint of heart.
Luckily for me, neither was growing up with my mother.
Luckily for me, neither was growing up with my mother.
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Couldn't stop thinking about this review from #LosAngelesReviewofBooks -- it does more than just review Silk & Sinew, it digs into the heart of the book and its works. Thank you Jered Mabaquiao and #LARB. Truly, what an honor.
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What Comes First, the House or the Haunting? | Los Angeles Review of Books
‘Silk & Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror from the Asian Diaspora,’ a new anthology edited by Kristy Park Kulski, uses storytelling to demonstrate why ‘the ghosts of our futures cannot just be entiti...
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February 9, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Couldn't stop thinking about this review from #LosAngelesReviewofBooks -- it does more than just review Silk & Sinew, it digs into the heart of the book and its works. Thank you Jered Mabaquiao and #LARB. Truly, what an honor.
lareviewofbooks.org/article/silk...
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Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
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February 9, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi
Isn’t it wonderful
that no matter what you do
there will be a cat there judging you
that no matter what you do
there will be a cat there judging you
February 8, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Isn’t it wonderful
that no matter what you do
there will be a cat there judging you
that no matter what you do
there will be a cat there judging you
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Book Riot has DREADFUL as a deal-of-the-day (well, for two days ago), and they're correct!
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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
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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!
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I bet when Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky started composing thr Swan Lane in 1875, he couldn’t have imagined that 151 years later some neurodivergent weirdo would be listening to it on repeat every time they needed to concentrate, because no other music will do.
(I am that neurodivergent weirdo.)
(I am that neurodivergent weirdo.)
February 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
I bet when Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky started composing thr Swan Lane in 1875, he couldn’t have imagined that 151 years later some neurodivergent weirdo would be listening to it on repeat every time they needed to concentrate, because no other music will do.
(I am that neurodivergent weirdo.)
(I am that neurodivergent weirdo.)
So uhm 3,000 of you have added Vile Lady Villains as “want to read” on Goodreads 🤯 This is insane to me, insane and wonderful. I always knew my book is an odd bird, niche, not for everyone—and the fact that so many people have heard of it and are excited leaves me speechless! Thank you all so much!
February 4, 2026 at 8:47 PM
So uhm 3,000 of you have added Vile Lady Villains as “want to read” on Goodreads 🤯 This is insane to me, insane and wonderful. I always knew my book is an odd bird, niche, not for everyone—and the fact that so many people have heard of it and are excited leaves me speechless! Thank you all so much!
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Thank you so much Leanna -- my Ko-fi is here: ko-fi.com/evaroslinwri...; I would appreciate any re-boosts and shares. Maybe I can also add the 3k as a specific goal.
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Support Eva Roslin (They/She)
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February 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Thank you so much Leanna -- my Ko-fi is here: ko-fi.com/evaroslinwri...; I would appreciate any re-boosts and shares. Maybe I can also add the 3k as a specific goal.
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Folks, I need help. I had a severe medical incident that required ER. I'm on med leave and I have no idea if it's funded or no. Have been trying for past few months to get a workshop r3fund of 3k I'm still missing to no avail, have exhausted every opportunity. Any advice on what I can do?
February 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Folks, I need help. I had a severe medical incident that required ER. I'm on med leave and I have no idea if it's funded or no. Have been trying for past few months to get a workshop r3fund of 3k I'm still missing to no avail, have exhausted every opportunity. Any advice on what I can do?
I really feel like a short nap, like for a hundred years give or take, could fix me.
February 4, 2026 at 2:38 PM
I really feel like a short nap, like for a hundred years give or take, could fix me.
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It’s February, my birth month, with the birthstone of amethyst 🔮💜, which features in several of my books in some form or another! I’ve rounded up the books I have with purple covers written or edited by me under both my names. Either coming soon or out now, #fantasy #scifi and #horror (or a mix).
February 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Our ✨January 2026 Issue✨ is now free to read online!
Find it here:
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Or get the PDF and EPUB:
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The January Issyou features seven stories and four poems all written in second-person POV!
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The January Issyou features seven stories and four poems all written in second-person POV!
Issue Twenty-One, January 2026, Haven Spec Magazine
Fiction and poetry for the 21st century
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February 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Our ✨January 2026 Issue✨ is now free to read online!
Find it here:
havenspec.com/issues/issue...
Or get the PDF and EPUB:
ko-fi.com/s/c906166bff
The January Issyou features seven stories and four poems all written in second-person POV!
Find it here:
havenspec.com/issues/issue...
Or get the PDF and EPUB:
ko-fi.com/s/c906166bff
The January Issyou features seven stories and four poems all written in second-person POV!
Let me tell you, having a non-Anglo name in publishing is not easy. My name gets misspelled SO often, by so many industry professionals. But for me, there was no other way forward. It was extremely important to have my Greek name in my books, especially since my books so often deal with Greek myths.
January 30, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Let me tell you, having a non-Anglo name in publishing is not easy. My name gets misspelled SO often, by so many industry professionals. But for me, there was no other way forward. It was extremely important to have my Greek name in my books, especially since my books so often deal with Greek myths.
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What might seem like a frivolous BUY MY BOOK post could be someone whose entire livelihood and family depends on the next royalty check or advance, all of which depend on the books they can move *right now*. So it's not actually frivolous. We interview for our job every year. It is never a given.
January 29, 2026 at 4:03 PM
What might seem like a frivolous BUY MY BOOK post could be someone whose entire livelihood and family depends on the next royalty check or advance, all of which depend on the books they can move *right now*. So it's not actually frivolous. We interview for our job every year. It is never a given.
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🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - DECEMBER 2025🏳️🌈
I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @elijah.mea.rs @rj-sterling.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @jamesbennett.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social & MORE!!!
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I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @elijah.mea.rs @rj-sterling.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @jamesbennett.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social & MORE!!!
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Some Queer Short SFF - December 2025 | Charles Payseur
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January 29, 2026 at 1:56 PM
🏳️🌈SOME QUEER SHORT SFF - DECEMBER 2025🏳️🌈
I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @elijah.mea.rs @rj-sterling.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @jamesbennett.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social & MORE!!!
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I round up over 40 stories by @mruthrobinson.bsky.social @ashvalewrites.bsky.social @elijah.mea.rs @rj-sterling.bsky.social @sylvie-althoff.bsky.social @jamesbennett.bsky.social @ellisnyeland.bsky.social & MORE!!!
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There is so much good, diverse high fantasy out there that I wish studios would branch out in terms of what they're adapting. The real lesson of Heated Rivalry is that viewers are eager for stories told from the perspectives of everyone other than the cisallohet white default.
January 28, 2026 at 10:28 PM
There is so much good, diverse high fantasy out there that I wish studios would branch out in terms of what they're adapting. The real lesson of Heated Rivalry is that viewers are eager for stories told from the perspectives of everyone other than the cisallohet white default.
I have to believe that the Light will return. Above and Below.
January 28, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I have to believe that the Light will return. Above and Below.
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Huzzah! Enchanting the Fae Queen is out in North America today, & I've written about it here: www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/01/ench...
I can't wait for you all to watch my mischievous fae queen and stoic, noble general spar their way through a lethal fae tournament to true love!
#romancelandia
I can't wait for you all to watch my mischievous fae queen and stoic, noble general spar their way through a lethal fae tournament to true love!
#romancelandia
January 27, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Huzzah! Enchanting the Fae Queen is out in North America today, & I've written about it here: www.stephanieburgis.com/2026/01/ench...
I can't wait for you all to watch my mischievous fae queen and stoic, noble general spar their way through a lethal fae tournament to true love!
#romancelandia
I can't wait for you all to watch my mischievous fae queen and stoic, noble general spar their way through a lethal fae tournament to true love!
#romancelandia
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The deadline to nominate poems for the new Nebula Poetry category is March 1. I would love it if SFWA had a deluge of nominations to prove speculative poetry matters. Only members can nominate. www.sfwa.org/2025-nebula-...
2025 Nebula Nominations Ballot - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
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January 26, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The deadline to nominate poems for the new Nebula Poetry category is March 1. I would love it if SFWA had a deluge of nominations to prove speculative poetry matters. Only members can nominate. www.sfwa.org/2025-nebula-...
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Not only is @garnetonwinter.bsky.social (editor of Silk & Sinew) a visionary, she is a gifted, dedicated artist who possesses a relentless drive toward excellence. To my fellow publishers: If you ever get a chance to work with Kristy, do it.
January 26, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Not only is @garnetonwinter.bsky.social (editor of Silk & Sinew) a visionary, she is a gifted, dedicated artist who possesses a relentless drive toward excellence. To my fellow publishers: If you ever get a chance to work with Kristy, do it.
Something super weird and wonderful to me, is that my book has been living rent free in my head since 2021 and it’s now 2026 and in a little more than 2 months people will be able to read it…
January 24, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Something super weird and wonderful to me, is that my book has been living rent free in my head since 2021 and it’s now 2026 and in a little more than 2 months people will be able to read it…
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🚀 Congratulations to all those longlisted for BSFA Awards!
Check out the complete list here 👇and enjoy this celebration of diverse and exciting works!
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Check out the complete list here 👇and enjoy this celebration of diverse and exciting works!
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Vote for the BSFA Awards
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January 22, 2026 at 6:22 PM
🚀 Congratulations to all those longlisted for BSFA Awards!
Check out the complete list here 👇and enjoy this celebration of diverse and exciting works!
bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Check out the complete list here 👇and enjoy this celebration of diverse and exciting works!
bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
This. Frigging everywhere. I keep thinking how lucky I was that the usage of GLP1s for weight loss wasn’t a thing when I was growing up because I know so many mothers, mine chief among them, who would force us to take the jab. I really hope the teens of today are not being pressured into this.
i am really disturbed by how much advertising & promotion of GLP1s i'm getting. it feels constant and not just in spaces that are run by an algorithm (i assume i get those because i look at makeup and skincare stuff?). it seems like weight loss drugs are getting pushed EVERYWHERE and it makes me sad
January 23, 2026 at 3:28 PM
This. Frigging everywhere. I keep thinking how lucky I was that the usage of GLP1s for weight loss wasn’t a thing when I was growing up because I know so many mothers, mine chief among them, who would force us to take the jab. I really hope the teens of today are not being pressured into this.
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"These Marbles Were Never White" by Danai Christopoulou (@danaiwrites.bsky.social) is a fantastic essay. 💖 My favourite line:
"We are the sum of our collected ruins and the amalgamation of thousands of years of stories, stories that were neither perceived by nor sanitized for the Western lens."
"We are the sum of our collected ruins and the amalgamation of thousands of years of stories, stories that were neither perceived by nor sanitized for the Western lens."
January 23, 2026 at 10:41 AM
"These Marbles Were Never White" by Danai Christopoulou (@danaiwrites.bsky.social) is a fantastic essay. 💖 My favourite line:
"We are the sum of our collected ruins and the amalgamation of thousands of years of stories, stories that were neither perceived by nor sanitized for the Western lens."
"We are the sum of our collected ruins and the amalgamation of thousands of years of stories, stories that were neither perceived by nor sanitized for the Western lens."