Emma (Em) Sterner-Radley
@emmasternerradley.bsky.social
Fantasy author. Lesbian. Cancer-survivor. Cat-owner. Married. Coffee addict. Swede living in the U.K. (Chester at the moment.) SNOWBLOODED - out now! @solarisbooks . Agent: Fabienne at Ki Agency. She/her.
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A reminder that Snowblooded is now out in paperback! Come hang out with Petrichor and Valour (a.k.a the reluctant murder siblings) and get lost in a wintry fantasy version of a Swedish 1700’s city and its intrigues, dangers, and pleasures!
Here are some places you can buy it: geni.us/snowblooded
Here are some places you can buy it: geni.us/snowblooded
This week is queer here in Chester! I can’t wait to go with my book club to the quiz tomorrow. If you have time to swing by Chester, don’t miss this little celebration of all things LGBTQIA+ at @storyhouselive.bsky.social !
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 PM
This week is queer here in Chester! I can’t wait to go with my book club to the quiz tomorrow. If you have time to swing by Chester, don’t miss this little celebration of all things LGBTQIA+ at @storyhouselive.bsky.social !
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With #ValentinesDay fast approaching Tis the season for love! ❤️
From regency romance to Scifi Shenanigans, demonically attractive bosses, to creepily alluring housekeepers, there's a #RomaticRead for everyone to fall in love with at Solaris!
Hop downthread to see whose included in our selection!
From regency romance to Scifi Shenanigans, demonically attractive bosses, to creepily alluring housekeepers, there's a #RomaticRead for everyone to fall in love with at Solaris!
Hop downthread to see whose included in our selection!
February 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
With #ValentinesDay fast approaching Tis the season for love! ❤️
From regency romance to Scifi Shenanigans, demonically attractive bosses, to creepily alluring housekeepers, there's a #RomaticRead for everyone to fall in love with at Solaris!
Hop downthread to see whose included in our selection!
From regency romance to Scifi Shenanigans, demonically attractive bosses, to creepily alluring housekeepers, there's a #RomaticRead for everyone to fall in love with at Solaris!
Hop downthread to see whose included in our selection!
The work day is done and I have some reading time before I have to make dinner. But on a cloudy, wet, cold, day like this one - I just want to go back to bed. So: reading in bed it is! I hope you had/are having a great Wednesday!
February 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The work day is done and I have some reading time before I have to make dinner. But on a cloudy, wet, cold, day like this one - I just want to go back to bed. So: reading in bed it is! I hope you had/are having a great Wednesday!
Good books deserve sunshine, you know? I’m reading The Unbroken by @clclark.bsky.social What are you all reading at the moment? #readingforpleasure #queerbooks #books
January 29, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Good books deserve sunshine, you know? I’m reading The Unbroken by @clclark.bsky.social What are you all reading at the moment? #readingforpleasure #queerbooks #books
I’m still not over how foggy it was in Chester a few days ago. Calling it atmospheric doesn’t quite cover it!
January 21, 2026 at 5:15 PM
I’m still not over how foggy it was in Chester a few days ago. Calling it atmospheric doesn’t quite cover it!
Book shop shoutout! I and @elizachanwrites.bsky.social went to @paperandword.bsky.social today to sign some of our books (and of course to buy some books too). It is such a lovely shop with wonderful staff AND it’s totally dedicated to fantasy! Don’t sleep on this gem, folks.
January 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Book shop shoutout! I and @elizachanwrites.bsky.social went to @paperandword.bsky.social today to sign some of our books (and of course to buy some books too). It is such a lovely shop with wonderful staff AND it’s totally dedicated to fantasy! Don’t sleep on this gem, folks.
There’s time for the post lunch coffee and a little reading before the lunch hour is over, right? Have a lovely Thursday!
January 8, 2026 at 12:59 PM
There’s time for the post lunch coffee and a little reading before the lunch hour is over, right? Have a lovely Thursday!
I’ve been fighting a fever during the last few days but today I was fever-free and we celebrated that with a walk in the woods! Those who know me have heard me babble on about how much I love evergreens, and so know how happy I was to see one of them as soon as we started walking. Happy new year!
January 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I’ve been fighting a fever during the last few days but today I was fever-free and we celebrated that with a walk in the woods! Those who know me have heard me babble on about how much I love evergreens, and so know how happy I was to see one of them as soon as we started walking. Happy new year!
Today I’m not reading on a train but at the airport. Off to Sweden I go! I hope you all have a lovely holiday season!
December 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today I’m not reading on a train but at the airport. Off to Sweden I go! I hope you all have a lovely holiday season!
Everyone I know has been saying he sets off their warning bells for years and…. here is the confirmation.
December 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Everyone I know has been saying he sets off their warning bells for years and…. here is the confirmation.
When in York, I had to pop into The Portal Bookshop and sign some copies of Snowblooded! Queer bookshops are so important and so dear to me, so it was an absolute privilege. Oh and Snowblooded was even in the display window!
December 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
When in York, I had to pop into The Portal Bookshop and sign some copies of Snowblooded! Queer bookshops are so important and so dear to me, so it was an absolute privilege. Oh and Snowblooded was even in the display window!
Yesterday I had an “office party” with some of the best colleagues and friends imaginable. Thanks @elizachanwrites.bsky.social , @franceswrites.bsky.social , and @sarahbrooks.bsky.social for touring York with me. (Mainly through drinking mulled wine and having a publishing chat in a pub!)
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Yesterday I had an “office party” with some of the best colleagues and friends imaginable. Thanks @elizachanwrites.bsky.social , @franceswrites.bsky.social , and @sarahbrooks.bsky.social for touring York with me. (Mainly through drinking mulled wine and having a publishing chat in a pub!)
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
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Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
This Thursday was the Saturnalia celebration here in Chester as the Winter Watch parade marched though the city to be met by the romans ready to battle the forces of the dark! This is such a magical and wonderful tradition that is very dear to my heart! #saturnalia
December 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
This Thursday was the Saturnalia celebration here in Chester as the Winter Watch parade marched though the city to be met by the romans ready to battle the forces of the dark! This is such a magical and wonderful tradition that is very dear to my heart! #saturnalia
Today’s Chester mood is, well, this is the entrance to the Christmas market. So I guess the mood is physically chilly but emotionally warm and welcoming!
December 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Today’s Chester mood is, well, this is the entrance to the Christmas market. So I guess the mood is physically chilly but emotionally warm and welcoming!
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Female workers at the Rose Bridge Colliery, Wigan, UK, 1860s
December 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Female workers at the Rose Bridge Colliery, Wigan, UK, 1860s
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An image a day for December 2025 no 6. Wintry spiraea.
Spiraea is sometimes known as meadowsweet, which in Mrs Burke's 1867 Language of Flowers dictionary meant 'uselessness'.
Spiraea is sometimes known as meadowsweet, which in Mrs Burke's 1867 Language of Flowers dictionary meant 'uselessness'.
December 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
An image a day for December 2025 no 6. Wintry spiraea.
Spiraea is sometimes known as meadowsweet, which in Mrs Burke's 1867 Language of Flowers dictionary meant 'uselessness'.
Spiraea is sometimes known as meadowsweet, which in Mrs Burke's 1867 Language of Flowers dictionary meant 'uselessness'.
Today Chester’s mood is crisp and sunny Xmas vibes!
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today Chester’s mood is crisp and sunny Xmas vibes!
The Sapphic Book Advent Calendar is officially underway and the first door is ready to be opened! Starting today and running through December 25, you can open a new door daily and enjoy free ebook downloads, enter giveaways to win sapphic books, or pick up discounted titles.
Then, for the big finale
Then, for the big finale
Sapphic Book Advent Calendar - Jae
For the Sapphic Book Advent Calendar, Jae has teamed up with 90 fellow authors of sapphic fiction for daily giveaways, free ebooks, and books on sale.
jae-fiction.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
The Sapphic Book Advent Calendar is officially underway and the first door is ready to be opened! Starting today and running through December 25, you can open a new door daily and enjoy free ebook downloads, enter giveaways to win sapphic books, or pick up discounted titles.
Then, for the big finale
Then, for the big finale
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Chester’s current mood is… festive. (The pubs are already dressed for the holidays! So cosy!)
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Chester’s current mood is… festive. (The pubs are already dressed for the holidays! So cosy!)
Sometimes something stops you in your tracks while you’re doing something mundane. Like when I found this little moth(?) on the window at my gym as I was rushing between the machines. It sat there and occasionally… (cont in threaded post)
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Sometimes something stops you in your tracks while you’re doing something mundane. Like when I found this little moth(?) on the window at my gym as I was rushing between the machines. It sat there and occasionally… (cont in threaded post)
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Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
Bluesky- please help me pick my next author photo! 1,2,3 or 4? (Yes I know they’re quite similar. That’s why I can’t pick!)
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Bluesky- please help me pick my next author photo! 1,2,3 or 4? (Yes I know they’re quite similar. That’s why I can’t pick!)
This is your daily reminder to, as my bottle says, stay HRDRATED.
November 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This is your daily reminder to, as my bottle says, stay HRDRATED.