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Lyndsie Manusos
@lmanusos.bsky.social
She/Her | Indie Bookseller - Wild Geese Bookshop | Pushcart Nominee | Fiction in Reactor, F&SF, The Deadlands, Lightspeed, etc. | Sr Contributor for Book Riot

Rep: Eric Showers at Morhaim Literary

Debut novella FROM THESE DARK ABODES available now!
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Better late than never! Here is my awards eligibility list for 2025. It’s a smaller list than previous years, as I’ve been working on longer projects, but any pub is a win, and I am so SO grateful to the magazines and editors that took on my work.
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"Oh my gosh, it was so nice to see you! Have a lovely day, fuck ICE!"
"Oh you too hon! Stay safe in that traffic, fuck ICE!'

- two older Minnesota ladies, bidding farewell after the protest
January 23, 2026 at 11:17 PM
In my latest @bookriot.bsky.social post, I wrote about my love for Annie Proulx's FEN, BOG, & SWAMP, a fascinating book about the awe-inspiring impact and necessity of our wetlands and also a great inspirational read for writers who want to write about bogs (i.e. me).

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Repetitive Observation: The Fascination of Fens, Bogs, & Swamps
This book about fens, bogs, and swamps will open your eyes not only to these fascinating environments, but it will encourage a practice of observation.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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This book is now a British Science Fiction Association awards longlister! Get it while it's hot! (it's always hot)
Want to read An Honour and a Privilege but can't justify the cost of a paperback right now?
Get the e-book instead for only $4—it's packed with amazing fiction as well as incredible craft tips and techniques to help you write deeper, more intricate prose in easier ways!
An Honour & A Privilege PDF | Stanchion
In collaboration with eleven writers, including The Handmaid's Tale screenwriter Lynn Renee Maxcy, Sunday Times bestseller Thomas D. Lee, and Nebula/WFA finalist Eugenia Triantafyllou, award-winning a...
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January 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Hi, friends! It's been brought to my attention that Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine is categorized as a novel on the SFWA Reading List. It is, in fact, not a novel but a short story collection. There's even that handy word "Stories" on the front cover. Thanks for reading and stay cool!
January 22, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Honored to find Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine on the BSFA Award Longlist! Wow! The company on this list makes me immensely proud to be writing today.
Vote for the BSFA Awards
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January 22, 2026 at 6:36 PM
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So cool to see that my @uncannymagazine.bsky.social novelette "The Life and Times of Alvira the Great" made the @bsfa.bsky.social longlist among many writers I admire! Congratulations everyone ❤️
January 22, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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absolutely humbled and honored to see my @lethepress.bsky.social novella, The Death of Mountains, on the BSFA Longlist. it's sharing space with so many other works i loved from last year!!!!

congratulations to everyone who made the list. i love this for us!!!
Vote for the BSFA Awards
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January 22, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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I'm on the longlist for the British Science Fiction Association Awards TWICE this year! As editor of craft anthology An Honour and a Privilege from @stanchion.bsky.social, and also for my @apexmag.bsky.social short story, 'One by One'!

This is AWESOME 🥳 please consider voting for me!
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January 22, 2026 at 3:24 PM
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Ah wow. Thanks to folks who nominated Uncertain Sons and Other Stories @undertow.bsky.social for the BSFA longlist. And congrats to all the longlist nominees. A lot of familiar names, too many to tag, but happy to be in your company!

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Vote for the BSFA Awards
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January 22, 2026 at 3:05 PM
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Thrilled to see @thomasha.bsky.social's UNCERTAIN SONS long-listed for a BSFA Award. Also nice to see @megapolisomancy.bsky.social on here:

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January 22, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Huge congrats to everyone on the list! I’m honored to see “Through the Machine” on there. This is my third year in a row on this list (4 separate stories) and it never gets old, especially in company like this:
January 22, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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It's live now, and I did the thing. Your turn.
January 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM
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a while back @toddedillard.bsky.social and @toddpetersen.bsky.social suggested i write a poem from one of my posts. the todds are two of my favorite people, so i did, and @baltimorereview.bsky.social was kind enough to take it. plz check out the issue: baltimorereview.org
January 21, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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It always bums me out that there aren’t more short story collections and anthologies being talked about on IG and TikTok…

So I’m trying to fix that.

Here are 5 great recs from:
@nadiabulkin.bsky.social
@undertow.bsky.social
@sarahpinsker.bsky.social
Nathan Ballingrud
@lenavalencia.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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the pitch went like this

ken liu: "hey christina, can i write — "
me: "you can do whatever you want forever"
"Why is science fiction so bad at predicting the future, even as we continue to use science fiction terms to describe reality?"

Author @kyliu99.bsky.social tracks a brief history of human innovation and science fiction as myth-making:
Why Science Fiction Can’t Predict the Future (And Why That’s a Good Thing) - Reactor
Ken Liu discusses the project of science fiction and the creation of modern mythology
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January 21, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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having a small, tasteful scream this morning
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January 21, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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now starting in one week! this class has everything you need to work toward your writing goals: accountability checks, feedback sessions, writing prompts, deadlines, craft lectures, peer groups. come study with me, an award-winning author with 100 published stories hugohouse.org/product/spec...
starting in three weeks! a semester-length online class for emerging speculative fiction writers in search of structure, support, and accountability. I've taught this class before and it was a blast, so I'm excited to offer it again. register here: hugohouse.org/product/spec...
January 20, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Hi we're abstaining because it sucks ass, hope that helps
AI sits in billions of phones. Refusing to engage won't stop it, just leaves vulnerable people without knowledge. Demand ownership and control, not abstinence.
Abstinence From AI Is Not the Answer
Opinion | Refusing to use AI won’t protect society. Responsible resistance must include gaining knowledge about it.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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The audiobook of AND WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU TONIGHT appears to still be on sale at @libro.fm and we're at #53 in horror! :D

A murdered woman seeks her revenge in a dystopian drowned city -- with or without the help of her living friends.
And What Can We Offer You Tonight Audiobook on Libro.fm
In a far future city, where you can fall to a government cull for a single mistake, And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed tells the story of Jewel, established courtesan in a luxurious H...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Friends in/around Buffalo, NY! This Saturday, Jan. 24, I'll be at the Barnes & Noble at Walden Galleria signing copies of Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine and shooting the breeze. Come say hi starting at 1 p.m. <3
January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
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Swooping back this very fine MLK Day with our first unthemed issue of 2026! Behold! Get yours! Tell a friend!

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FIYAH # 37
FIYAH Issue 37 is available in downloadable PDF and EPUB formats. Buying for someone else? Hit up the Gift Issue for transferable download codes. See the description below for content details.
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January 19, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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My latest Book Riot is live! I spotlight 6 SFF short stories you can read online for free. Featuring works by @kswalkerwrites.bsky.social, @thesuiway.bsky.social, @iamchrisscott.bsky.social, @kristinaten.bsky.social, Chiemeziem Everest Udochukw, and Celestine Ndanu K.

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6 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Short Stories You Can Read Online For Free
These excellent sci-fi and fantasy short stories are available to read for free online, and they're the perfect antidote to doomscrolling.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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@bookriot.bsky.social did a “Best Fantasy Books of the Century So Far” and I was able to show my love and adoration for @seananmcguire.bsky.social’s Every Heart a Doorway and @kellylink.bsky.social’s Magic for Beginners! Check out the rest of the list!

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Best Fantasy Books of the Century So Far
Here are the fantasy books that top our charts this century so far.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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Short fiction crew, come on and raise up
January 16, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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What a joy! Thank you so much @lmanusos.bsky.social !
January 16, 2026 at 9:41 PM