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darksidedownunder.bsky.social

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DSDU post:
DarkSider News: February 2026 - Events! https://darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2026/02/DN-Events.html

February 1, 2026 at 11:29 PM

darksidedownunder.bsky.social

@darksidedownunder.bsky.social

Author interview with DarkSider Leisl Leighton:
darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2026/01/DO-L...

January 29, 2026 at 1:27 AM

darksidedownunder.bsky.social

@darksidedownunder.bsky.social

DarkSider Pre-orders & Covers for January 2026
darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2026/01/DN-P...
#preorders #booksbooksbooks #paranormalromance #fantasyromance #contemporaryromance #crimefiction #cozymystery

January 25, 2026 at 9:54 PM

darksidedownunder.bsky.social

@darksidedownunder.bsky.social

Magic Thursday blog post:
A Successful Pitch by Lisa Rodrigues
darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2026/01/MT-a...

January 21, 2026 at 10:31 PM

darksidedownunder.bsky.social

@darksidedownunder.bsky.social

DSDU post:
DarkSider News: January 2026 - General News! https://darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2026/01/DN-GN.html

January 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM

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Alexandra Almond

@alexandraalmond.bsky.social

Please sign if you're in Victoria and care about about Creative Victoria’s brutal funding cuts to the literary sector. I met my writers' group through a course with Writers' Vic, and they've now had their funding cut completely.
www.parliament.vic.gov.au/get-involved...

Restore funding for Writers Victoria - Petitions - Parliament of Victoria

www.parliament.vic.gov.au

January 15, 2026 at 4:18 AM

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Alexandra Almond

@alexandraalmond.bsky.social

2026 is going to be an EXCELLENT book year! Here's a thread of some new releases I'm excited about.

The cover images of 10 books (the last three say "cover to be revealed"

January 15, 2026 at 4:54 AM

darksidedownunder.bsky.social

@darksidedownunder.bsky.social

New Releases-January 2026 post
https://f.mtr.cool/yuaaypkxtq
#specficromance #fantasyromance #romantasy #mmromance #shifterromance #paranormalromance #historicalfantasy #scifiromance #paranormalcozymystery #vampireromance #magicalrealism #paranormal #nonspecfic #contemporaryromance #crimefiction

January 17, 2026 at 11:21 PM

darksidedownunder.bsky.social

@darksidedownunder.bsky.social

Author interview with @khloewren.bsky.social
darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2026/01/DO-K...

DarkLight On... Khloe Wren!

Author Interview with DarkSider Khloe Wren

darksidedownunder.blogspot.com

January 15, 2026 at 12:32 AM

darksidedownunder.bsky.social

@darksidedownunder.bsky.social

Non Spec-Fic New Releases from our January 2026 post
https://tinyurl.com/DN-NRS-1-2026

#nonspecfic #contemporaryromance #crimefiction

January 13, 2026 at 8:45 PM

darksidedownunder.bsky.social

@darksidedownunder.bsky.social

New Releases from our January 2026 post
https://tinyurl.com/DN-NRS-1-2026

#specficromance #fantasyromance #romantasy #mmromance #shifterromance #paranormalromance #paranormalcozymystery #magicalrealism #hisotricalfantasy #scifiromance #vampireromance #witchromance

January 12, 2026 at 8:45 PM

darksidedownunder.bsky.social

@darksidedownunder.bsky.social

Note the new link: darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2026/01/DN-N...

DarkSider News: January 2026 - New Releases & Sales!

DarkSider New Releases & Sales for January 2026 - speculative romance and non speculative fiction romance

darksidedownunder.blogspot.com

January 12, 2026 at 12:57 AM

darksidedownunder.bsky.social

@darksidedownunder.bsky.social

DSDU post:
DarkSider News: January 2026 - New Releases & Sales! https://darksidedownunder.blogspot.com/2025/12/DN-NRS_0697700933.html

January 11, 2026 at 8:45 PM

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Alexandra Almond

@alexandraalmond.bsky.social

2025 bookish highlights, just in case anyone's looking for some recommendations. Categories this year are:
- High fantasy (rediscovered my love of that last year)
- Romance
- Pride & Prejudice retellings
- Aussie authors
- Comfort re-reads (this has the most)
alexandraalmond.com.au/my-favourite...

My favourite reads of 2025

2025 A Year in Books - Here’s a round-up of my favourites in 2025 | Writing Blog | Alexandra Almond

alexandraalmond.com.au

January 6, 2026 at 9:10 AM

darksidedownunder.bsky.social

@darksidedownunder.bsky.social

Brilliant idea!

January 10, 2026 at 1:54 AM

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Alexandra Almond

@alexandraalmond.bsky.social

Attempt 1 to address my TBR pile: I had a friend choose 12 books from the shelf and wrap them up for me. I get a book present every month 🎁📚

A pile of books wrapped in brown paper and labelled on the spine, one for each month of the year (January, February, March etc)

January 7, 2026 at 7:12 AM

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Alexandra Almond

@alexandraalmond.bsky.social

In light of the fuss around Heated Rivalry, did you know we have some terrific Aussie gay sportsball romances? And both of these are set in Melbourne:

Love and Other Scores by Abra Pressler: tennis!
After the Siren by @darcygreenwrites.bsky.social: aussie rules!