@forestofglory.bsky.social
I love worldbuilding, material culture, history, wuxia, intersectional criticism, fictional moms, and tea. I'm currently studying Classical Chinese and I post the occasional translation. Sometimes I write SFF criticism and fanfic too.
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My birthday is on Wednesday! Traditionally I do a rec thread starting on the day but I'm getting started early!
Reply to this and I will rec you a thing! Things could include, novels, fanfic, nonfiction, dramas, fan art and more!
You can request a specif thing or just let me enthuse!
Reply to this and I will rec you a thing! Things could include, novels, fanfic, nonfiction, dramas, fan art and more!
You can request a specif thing or just let me enthuse!
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As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to record things you love! Not just for the Hugo Awards, but in general. The rec sheet is a handy resource for nomination, but also at its heart a rec resource in a loud, busy media environment.
The Hugo Awards (2026)
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November 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
As we approach the end of the year, it's a great time to record things you love! Not just for the Hugo Awards, but in general. The rec sheet is a handy resource for nomination, but also at its heart a rec resource in a loud, busy media environment.
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three days left to nominate material for the Otherwise Award! hit us with your best shot 🙏
Reminder:
Please submit recommendations by Nov. 14th for the Otherwise Award jury to consider! Nominate works of speculative fiction - #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and more - that expand or explore our notions of gender:
otherwiseaward.org/award/2025-o...
Please submit recommendations by Nov. 14th for the Otherwise Award jury to consider! Nominate works of speculative fiction - #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and more - that expand or explore our notions of gender:
otherwiseaward.org/award/2025-o...
2025 Otherwise Award Recommendations « Otherwise Award
Recommend works here for the Otherwise Award jurors to consider!
otherwiseaward.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
three days left to nominate material for the Otherwise Award! hit us with your best shot 🙏
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So I wrote two books. both are set in London, in winter, in 2021. One is an alternate future history, a sparse love story where a spad and civil servant work on Brexit together and fall unwillingly in love; the other is a sports anime, a post-pandemic f/f romance. here they both are:
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
So I wrote two books. both are set in London, in winter, in 2021. One is an alternate future history, a sparse love story where a spad and civil servant work on Brexit together and fall unwillingly in love; the other is a sports anime, a post-pandemic f/f romance. here they both are:
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doing God's work by vigorously pitching Rose Lerner and Cecilia Grant's God-tier historical romances to my friends who haven't read them yet
if I have not pestered you to read Rose Lerner and Cecilia Grant yet, please @ me so I can convince you.
if I have not pestered you to read Rose Lerner and Cecilia Grant yet, please @ me so I can convince you.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
doing God's work by vigorously pitching Rose Lerner and Cecilia Grant's God-tier historical romances to my friends who haven't read them yet
if I have not pestered you to read Rose Lerner and Cecilia Grant yet, please @ me so I can convince you.
if I have not pestered you to read Rose Lerner and Cecilia Grant yet, please @ me so I can convince you.
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wa ha ha ha getting my romance cooties all over the novel section of the Hugos Spreadsheet, I am adding every SFF romance I enjoyed this year, I cannot be stopped
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
wa ha ha ha getting my romance cooties all over the novel section of the Hugos Spreadsheet, I am adding every SFF romance I enjoyed this year, I cannot be stopped
DecRecs is only an month away! This the first year since I started doing it that I have an account here so I'm planning to crosspost all my recs here
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
DecRecs is only an month away! This the first year since I started doing it that I have an account here so I'm planning to crosspost all my recs here
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a whole thread of Alex doing what they do best. don't miss it!
Things are terrible so here is something that brings me joy. Doing SFF reading recommendations for TV characters is one of my favorite columns I do at Reactor. I love getting to combine my love of books, my love of TV, and my talent for tailored recommendations. Links in the thread. 1/
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 PM
a whole thread of Alex doing what they do best. don't miss it!
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Has anyone read any SFF romance / romantasy that includes dating apps? I am 75% sure I read at least one where the magical beings had a special dating app but I canNOT remember which book.
November 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Has anyone read any SFF romance / romantasy that includes dating apps? I am 75% sure I read at least one where the magical beings had a special dating app but I canNOT remember which book.
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The second #KidLitFaves is out! This month focuses on Meg Medina, author of wonderful picture books and chapter books (and YA too 😂)
buttondown.com/singinglight...
buttondown.com/singinglight...
November 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The second #KidLitFaves is out! This month focuses on Meg Medina, author of wonderful picture books and chapter books (and YA too 😂)
buttondown.com/singinglight...
buttondown.com/singinglight...
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I'm looking for recommendations for a focaccia recipe that
1. doesn't use the "stretch and fold" method (ie not the 3 Doughs one 😔)
2. doesn't use sourdough starter
3. bakes in a 9x13" pan
My go-to has been King Arthur's No-Fuss Focaccia/Blitz Bread but I feel like there are better ones out there?
1. doesn't use the "stretch and fold" method (ie not the 3 Doughs one 😔)
2. doesn't use sourdough starter
3. bakes in a 9x13" pan
My go-to has been King Arthur's No-Fuss Focaccia/Blitz Bread but I feel like there are better ones out there?
No-Fuss Focaccia
Light, soft, no-knead yeast bread - the easiest focaccia bread you'll ever bake!
www.kingarthurbaking.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I'm looking for recommendations for a focaccia recipe that
1. doesn't use the "stretch and fold" method (ie not the 3 Doughs one 😔)
2. doesn't use sourdough starter
3. bakes in a 9x13" pan
My go-to has been King Arthur's No-Fuss Focaccia/Blitz Bread but I feel like there are better ones out there?
1. doesn't use the "stretch and fold" method (ie not the 3 Doughs one 😔)
2. doesn't use sourdough starter
3. bakes in a 9x13" pan
My go-to has been King Arthur's No-Fuss Focaccia/Blitz Bread but I feel like there are better ones out there?
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Has anyone set up an itch io bundle to benefit a national food bank network in the US? I do not have the skill set or charity knowledge to set this up myself but I would love to contribute, even if the shutdown resolves there will still be an immense amount of need this fall and winter
October 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Has anyone set up an itch io bundle to benefit a national food bank network in the US? I do not have the skill set or charity knowledge to set this up myself but I would love to contribute, even if the shutdown resolves there will still be an immense amount of need this fall and winter
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Also! If you’ve reviewed any of the other finalists, or if your review of Rakesfall (written or video) isn’t listed here, let me know! I’ll share it in my ongoing coverage of the Le Guin Prize commentary. :)
Intergalactic Mixtape is live! This week, there’s a special section on the @ursulakleguin.com Prize for Fiction, with links to a collection of reviews for the winner, Rakesfall.
Intergalactic Mixtape #25
This week the big news was the announcement of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for fiction, which I’ve dedicated a secton of B-Side to! There’s also the...
buttondown.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Also! If you’ve reviewed any of the other finalists, or if your review of Rakesfall (written or video) isn’t listed here, let me know! I’ll share it in my ongoing coverage of the Le Guin Prize commentary. :)
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it's my latest column from Reactor, and HEY I LOVED THESE BOOKS.
In the newest Ships in the Night, @readingtheend.bsky.social centers cosmic configurations of intimacy and shared experience within two time loop romances: Jackie Lau's Time Loops & Meet Cutes and Annie Mare's Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon 🕰
How to Save a Memory: Romance and Time Loop Narratives - Reactor
Jenny Hamilton discusses the ethics of time loop romances in Time Loops & Meet Cutes and Cosmic Love at the Multiverse Hair Salon
reactormag.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
it's my latest column from Reactor, and HEY I LOVED THESE BOOKS.
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rereading this beautiful Vorkosigan fic which I highy rec: archiveofourown.org/works/57205348 it's about Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan, queer activist and icon
Friends of Cordelia - Chapter 1 - PhoenixFalls, sanguinity - Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
October 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
rereading this beautiful Vorkosigan fic which I highy rec: archiveofourown.org/works/57205348 it's about Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan, queer activist and icon
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Do you have a review or discussion of Rakesfall? Please share it with me! forms.gle/EdDytqbUtjz8... #booksky
Congratulations to Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me), recipient of the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction for Rakesfall!
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
Chandrasekera's book was chosen by authors Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse.
October 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Do you have a review or discussion of Rakesfall? Please share it with me! forms.gle/EdDytqbUtjz8... #booksky
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My company has on-site job openings in Austin or Dallas, Texas, USA, for the following IT roles:
* DevOps Engineer
* Technical Program Manager
* Technical Business Analyst
* Full Stack Developer JavaNode
* Product Delivery Manager
* Full Stack Developer Lead
Send me a msg and I'll send a link.
* DevOps Engineer
* Technical Program Manager
* Technical Business Analyst
* Full Stack Developer JavaNode
* Product Delivery Manager
* Full Stack Developer Lead
Send me a msg and I'll send a link.
October 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
My company has on-site job openings in Austin or Dallas, Texas, USA, for the following IT roles:
* DevOps Engineer
* Technical Program Manager
* Technical Business Analyst
* Full Stack Developer JavaNode
* Product Delivery Manager
* Full Stack Developer Lead
Send me a msg and I'll send a link.
* DevOps Engineer
* Technical Program Manager
* Technical Business Analyst
* Full Stack Developer JavaNode
* Product Delivery Manager
* Full Stack Developer Lead
Send me a msg and I'll send a link.
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Several Intergalactic Mixtape readers have mentioned this book in recs and in replies and were really excited about it! It seems delightfully weird.
Ooh! Happy THE WORKS OF VERMIN day to those who celebrate, which should be everybody. I got to read this as an ARC *ages* ago and I've been excited to push it one everyone -- it has bugs who love opera and weaponized perfume and just gooey wonderfulness.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Several Intergalactic Mixtape readers have mentioned this book in recs and in replies and were really excited about it! It seems delightfully weird.
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Historians of Black dance/music, help me! It just today dawned on me that tap and rap have A LOT in common...are there scholars of the decline of one and the rise of the other? Because the Cotton Club greats were alive at the dawn of hiphop and I feel sure there were influences going back and forth.
October 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Historians of Black dance/music, help me! It just today dawned on me that tap and rap have A LOT in common...are there scholars of the decline of one and the rise of the other? Because the Cotton Club greats were alive at the dawn of hiphop and I feel sure there were influences going back and forth.
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If you've ever wanted a version of JADE YEO that you could hold and dogear and put on your shelf, this is your chance! I've seen the new cover and it's going to be SUCH a cute book, please support Homeward Books so they can publish it ✨
Have we mentioned if we hit the Kickstarter goal for WITCH OF PRAGUE, we'll open pre-orders for our second book? According to @courtneymilan.com, @zenaldehyde.bsky.social's THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO is "Poignant, beautiful, and incredibly meaningful."
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hom...
The Witch of Prague, from Homeward Books!
Splendor over mediocrity. Stories for the hot bath & the cold plunge. Defying the constraints of genre & delving deep into your heart.
www.kickstarter.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
If you've ever wanted a version of JADE YEO that you could hold and dogear and put on your shelf, this is your chance! I've seen the new cover and it's going to be SUCH a cute book, please support Homeward Books so they can publish it ✨
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comments on this piece have alerted me to the fact that I didn't include any men on my list. this wasn't deliberate but ngl I am giggling and kicking my feet about it.
Dark Academia dares to answer the age-old question "what if a genre was just vibes" and I have arrived, the hero this city needs, to tell you which of all the vibey books are the very vibeyest
my latest for @nytimes.com!
my latest for @nytimes.com!
Dark Academia: A Starter Pack
www.nytimes.com
October 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
comments on this piece have alerted me to the fact that I didn't include any men on my list. this wasn't deliberate but ngl I am giggling and kicking my feet about it.
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My favorite book in September was Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy! To see the rest of what IGMX readers loved in last month, check out issue #23. :)
Intergalactic Mixtape is live! This week I and several readers built a rec list of our favorite reads of September. Plus: lots of great reviews, author interviews, and award news.
Intergalactic Mixtape #23
Hey! This week, the most mentioned book by far is a book that, as far as I can tell, doesn’t have a U.S. release date yet. That’s fine! I don’t suffer from...
buttondown.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My favorite book in September was Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy! To see the rest of what IGMX readers loved in last month, check out issue #23. :)
Sometimes if you yell about media you love enough other people will watch it! Amazing!
(Brought to you by my three friends currently watching my beloved cdrama The Long Ballad)
(Brought to you by my three friends currently watching my beloved cdrama The Long Ballad)
October 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Sometimes if you yell about media you love enough other people will watch it! Amazing!
(Brought to you by my three friends currently watching my beloved cdrama The Long Ballad)
(Brought to you by my three friends currently watching my beloved cdrama The Long Ballad)
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Honk if you like cake 🪿🍰
October 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Honk if you like cake 🪿🍰
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My book has a cover! Look how beautiful this is
WHAT WE ARE SEEKING, coming April 7, 2026
WHAT WE ARE SEEKING, coming April 7, 2026
July 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
My book has a cover! Look how beautiful this is
WHAT WE ARE SEEKING, coming April 7, 2026
WHAT WE ARE SEEKING, coming April 7, 2026
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QUICK everyone else tell me your most blorbo song
Florence + The Machine's "One of the Greats" is really the most blorbo song of all time to me, since it works perfectly for both Buffy and Commander Shepard
October 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
QUICK everyone else tell me your most blorbo song