Fran Wilde
@franwilde.bsky.social
Author & Battle Poet (she/her) hoarder of pens and journals. Teacher. novels, poetry, short fiction, shenanigans
More at https://www.patreon.com/franwilde & http://franwilde.net
More at https://www.patreon.com/franwilde & http://franwilde.net
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Fran Wilde
@franwilde.bsky.social
· Sep 30
Hi everyone from launch day for A Philosophy of Thieves!
Thieves is my 9th novel & it’s launching close to the10-year birthday of my first book, Updraft. To celebrate, I’ve made my monthly craft essay public, with how-to-writer thoughts I’ve picked up over the past decade.
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Thieves is my 9th novel & it’s launching close to the10-year birthday of my first book, Updraft. To celebrate, I’ve made my monthly craft essay public, with how-to-writer thoughts I’ve picked up over the past decade.
www.patreon.com/post...
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This is my work visibility post!
I had one original story published in 2025 and I love it. It's "There Be Monsters" in Sunday Morning Transport. A big thanks to @franwilde.bsky.social and the team for publishing it. It's about mermaid murder thoughts!
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/there-be-m...
I had one original story published in 2025 and I love it. It's "There Be Monsters" in Sunday Morning Transport. A big thanks to @franwilde.bsky.social and the team for publishing it. It's about mermaid murder thoughts!
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/there-be-m...
There Be Monsters
From mermaids to spies and everything in between, May’s Sunday Morning Transport stories are ready to entice you.
www.sundaymorningtransport.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This is my work visibility post!
I had one original story published in 2025 and I love it. It's "There Be Monsters" in Sunday Morning Transport. A big thanks to @franwilde.bsky.social and the team for publishing it. It's about mermaid murder thoughts!
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/there-be-m...
I had one original story published in 2025 and I love it. It's "There Be Monsters" in Sunday Morning Transport. A big thanks to @franwilde.bsky.social and the team for publishing it. It's about mermaid murder thoughts!
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/there-be-m...
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Get there early for the Nov. 18 BBB reading at Barrows! Just 👀 at these amazing authors: @maryrobinettekowal.com @scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social!
Join us 11/18 at 7pm for sips, stories and an (expected) SRO attendance! 📚🎙️🧉
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Join us 11/18 at 7pm for sips, stories and an (expected) SRO attendance! 📚🎙️🧉
More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Get there early for the Nov. 18 BBB reading at Barrows! Just 👀 at these amazing authors: @maryrobinettekowal.com @scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social!
Join us 11/18 at 7pm for sips, stories and an (expected) SRO attendance! 📚🎙️🧉
More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com
Join us 11/18 at 7pm for sips, stories and an (expected) SRO attendance! 📚🎙️🧉
More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com
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📚⚔️💙 311/365 Poems -- The Ghost Tide Chantey by Fran Wilde reactormag.com/the-ghost-ti...
The Ghost Tide Chantey - Reactor
In celebration of National Poetry Month, we are pleased to present “The Ghost Tide Chantey,” an original poem by Fran Wilde, acquired for Tor.com by editor Miriam Weinberg. Tor.com is celebrating Nati...
reactormag.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
📚⚔️💙 311/365 Poems -- The Ghost Tide Chantey by Fran Wilde reactormag.com/the-ghost-ti...
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Would anyone like to take part in a neat cover reveal on December 3rd? (Preferably US but will take UK people too)
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Would anyone like to take part in a neat cover reveal on December 3rd? (Preferably US but will take UK people too)
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
Hello, heist fans! This Sunday, Nov. 9, I’m teaching a virtual heist workshop! You can still register today, but you need to hurry!
I’ve done a terrible job promoting it because of book tour brain - so! If you are interested in writing heists, head on over & grab a seat:
www.eventbrite.com/e...
I’ve done a terrible job promoting it because of book tour brain - so! If you are interested in writing heists, head on over & grab a seat:
www.eventbrite.com/e...
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Hello, heist fans! This Sunday, Nov. 9, I’m teaching a virtual heist workshop! You can still register today, but you need to hurry!
I’ve done a terrible job promoting it because of book tour brain - so! If you are interested in writing heists, head on over & grab a seat:
www.eventbrite.com/e...
I’ve done a terrible job promoting it because of book tour brain - so! If you are interested in writing heists, head on over & grab a seat:
www.eventbrite.com/e...
So, we don’t have a functioning government, just That Guy; the Speaker has never read a newspaper or seen anything; costs are skyrocketing; holiday travel is screwed; and That Other Guy is getting a trillion dollar payday, but it’s women who are ruining the workplace.
Did I get that right.
Did I get that right.
November 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
So, we don’t have a functioning government, just That Guy; the Speaker has never read a newspaper or seen anything; costs are skyrocketing; holiday travel is screwed; and That Other Guy is getting a trillion dollar payday, but it’s women who are ruining the workplace.
Did I get that right.
Did I get that right.
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Book review: A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde
The cover of A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde, which features a masked female character leaping with style from an ornate window. I received this as an eARC via NetGalley. This is a delightful YA heist novel. Roosa Carnarvier (Vane) and her…
The cover of A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde, which features a masked female character leaping with style from an ornate window. I received this as an eARC via NetGalley. This is a delightful YA heist novel. Roosa Carnarvier (Vane) and her…
Book review: A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde
The cover of A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde, which features a masked female character leaping with style from an ornate window. I received this as an eARC via NetGalley. This is a delightful YA heist novel. Roosa Carnarvier (Vane) and her family are professional thieves, who, in post-apocalyptic Washington DC, perform heists (with strict contracts and rules) as entertainment for the wealthy.
lynnemthomas.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Book review: A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde
The cover of A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde, which features a masked female character leaping with style from an ornate window. I received this as an eARC via NetGalley. This is a delightful YA heist novel. Roosa Carnarvier (Vane) and her…
The cover of A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde, which features a masked female character leaping with style from an ornate window. I received this as an eARC via NetGalley. This is a delightful YA heist novel. Roosa Carnarvier (Vane) and her…
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Imagine taking a Trillion dollar salary for running a company that can't profit without government subsidies, will never profit a Trillion dollars, all while others can't buy food.
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Imagine taking a Trillion dollar salary for running a company that can't profit without government subsidies, will never profit a Trillion dollars, all while others can't buy food.
Imagine taking a trillion dollar salary while others can’t buy food.
November 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Imagine taking a trillion dollar salary while others can’t buy food.
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If you've got a Republican representing you, call them and tell them you blame them, and their party, for the shutdown.
Sen. Cornyn on prospects for ending the shutdown: “we’ve got a ways to go"
"Sadly, I don't see this ending soon, unless enough Democrats realize this is hurting them politically, so they basically overrule Schumer”
"Sadly, I don't see this ending soon, unless enough Democrats realize this is hurting them politically, so they basically overrule Schumer”
November 6, 2025 at 7:18 PM
If you've got a Republican representing you, call them and tell them you blame them, and their party, for the shutdown.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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damn Ross maybe you should not Douthat
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
November 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
damn Ross maybe you should not Douthat
Ahhhhh I love it when Lynne reads my books.
More silks. Check.
More silks. Check.
New book review: A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde: lynnemthomas.com/2025/11/05/b...
Book review: A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde
The cover of A Philosophy of Thieves by Fran Wilde, which features a masked female character leaping with style from an ornate window. I received this as an eARC via NetGalley. This is a delightful…
lynnemthomas.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Ahhhhh I love it when Lynne reads my books.
More silks. Check.
More silks. Check.
Awesome news about the glorious Iron Garden Sutra!
The Iron Garden Sutra got its first starred review (and is the SFF pick of the month) !!! 👀
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Awesome news about the glorious Iron Garden Sutra!
10% tariff on US airports! That will show ‘em !
My dude you are a one trick pony and your trick sucks.
My dude you are a one trick pony and your trick sucks.
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
10% tariff on US airports! That will show ‘em !
My dude you are a one trick pony and your trick sucks.
My dude you are a one trick pony and your trick sucks.
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Here's a post listing everything I had out this year, new fantasy, reprints, short fiction, TV show, etc: marthawells.dreamwidth.org/670572.html
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marthawells.dreamwidth.org
November 5, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Here's a post listing everything I had out this year, new fantasy, reprints, short fiction, TV show, etc: marthawells.dreamwidth.org/670572.html
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
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Great article in @pastemagazine.bsky.social featuring @franwilde.bsky.social and A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES!
www.pastemagazine.com/books/fantas...
www.pastemagazine.com/books/fantas...
10 Liars, Thieves, and Con Artists You Have to Catch in Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction
Heist stories are all the rage in science fiction and fantasy books of late -- and we've rounded up ten of the best of them here.
www.pastemagazine.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Great article in @pastemagazine.bsky.social featuring @franwilde.bsky.social and A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES!
www.pastemagazine.com/books/fantas...
www.pastemagazine.com/books/fantas...
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I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not
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Seems like a good time for the Speaker of the House to swear in Rep. Grijalva.
November 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Seems like a good time for the Speaker of the House to swear in Rep. Grijalva.
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The latest, 11pm:
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 AM
The latest, 11pm:
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG; & gain in House
—Dems win NJ-Gov
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—Krasner & Bragg win
—JD's half-brother loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
+ Dem are leading to flip so many local offices.
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Haaaaaaaaappy BOOOOOOOOOOOK DAAAAAAAAAY dear @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social and @marthabee.bsky.social haaaaaaaaaappy boooooooook daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay tooooooooooooooooooooooooo YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU
MRS. Z'S CLASS is growing!!
Happy book birthday to @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social & @marthabee.bsky.social whose new books THEO CHANG IS NOT A CAT and THUNDER NELSON DOES THE IMPOSSUMBLE are out today from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social, both illustrated by the inimitable @katfcomix.bsky.social!
Happy book birthday to @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social & @marthabee.bsky.social whose new books THEO CHANG IS NOT A CAT and THUNDER NELSON DOES THE IMPOSSUMBLE are out today from @littlebrownyr.bsky.social, both illustrated by the inimitable @katfcomix.bsky.social!
November 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Haaaaaaaaappy BOOOOOOOOOOOK DAAAAAAAAAY dear @mikejungwroteabook.bsky.social and @marthabee.bsky.social haaaaaaaaaappy boooooooook daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay tooooooooooooooooooooooooo YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU
Delighted to learn (thx @jbarchivist.bsky.social !) that @pastemagazine.bsky.social caught The Canarviers in their latest article, along with 9 other must-reads! www.pastemagazine.com/books/fantas...
@dianapho.bsky.social
@dianapho.bsky.social
10 Liars, Thieves, and Con Artists You Have to Catch in Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction
Heist stories are all the rage in science fiction and fantasy books of late -- and we've rounded up ten of the best of them here.
www.pastemagazine.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Delighted to learn (thx @jbarchivist.bsky.social !) that @pastemagazine.bsky.social caught The Canarviers in their latest article, along with 9 other must-reads! www.pastemagazine.com/books/fantas...
@dianapho.bsky.social
@dianapho.bsky.social
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Teen Vogue did some great journalism around immigration detention and enforcement. Sounds like corporate has now killed that off.
The media landscape shrinks even further.
The media landscape shrinks even further.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Teen Vogue did some great journalism around immigration detention and enforcement. Sounds like corporate has now killed that off.
The media landscape shrinks even further.
The media landscape shrinks even further.