Martha Wells
@marthawells.com
SF/F Writer - The Books of the Raksura, The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King, Queen Demon, and more. Nebula and Hugo Award winner. NYT and Sunday Times Bestseller. (She/her) Agent: Jennifer Jackson
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Martha Wells
@marthawells.com
· Jan 6
PSA: if you get an email out of the blue that is supposedly from me, offering to help you with marketing or other publisher services, or asking for money, it is not me, it is a scammer.
This is a very common scam now, one of the many scams aimed at aspiring and new writers.
This is a very common scam now, one of the many scams aimed at aspiring and new writers.
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
February 9, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
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NEW: Of all the states that voted for Harris over Trump in 2024, there's only one where a Dem governor is overseeing an ICE's 287(g) program:
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State - Bolts
As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.
boltsmag.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:35 PM
NEW: Of all the states that voted for Harris over Trump in 2024, there's only one where a Dem governor is overseeing an ICE's 287(g) program:
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
Massachusetts.
Other blue states have quit, or even outright banned it. My colleague on what's happening: boltsmag.org/massachusett...
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Thanks for the support @cjtavares.bsky.social! 📚
It's here! It's here! My copy of @cornellwriter.bsky.social's brand new book SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL has arrived!!!
It's so gorgeous! And next to LOST CARGO 😍🔥
Snag your own copy from wherever you get your books and check out all of Cornell's work via her website.
It's so gorgeous! And next to LOST CARGO 😍🔥
Snag your own copy from wherever you get your books and check out all of Cornell's work via her website.
February 9, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Thanks for the support @cjtavares.bsky.social! 📚
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My sapphic Orpheus retelling set in Chicago, a meditation on life and death and how to hold both of them.
moonpalacebooks.com/item/3Czr8Ta...
moonpalacebooks.com/item/3Czr8Ta...
February 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
My sapphic Orpheus retelling set in Chicago, a meditation on life and death and how to hold both of them.
moonpalacebooks.com/item/3Czr8Ta...
moonpalacebooks.com/item/3Czr8Ta...
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February 9, 2026 at 8:04 PM
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
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Our latest bundle contains 12 stories, all translated from their original languages, so you can explore different cultures and journeys all in one place! It even has 5 StoryBundle exclusives! storybundle.com/translation
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Our latest bundle contains 12 stories, all translated from their original languages, so you can explore different cultures and journeys all in one place! It even has 5 StoryBundle exclusives! storybundle.com/translation
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I wrote about these warehouses in the context of Friday's Fifth Circuit mandatory-detention ruling over the weekend here: www.lawdork.com/p/fifth-circ...
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I wrote about these warehouses in the context of Friday's Fifth Circuit mandatory-detention ruling over the weekend here: www.lawdork.com/p/fifth-circ...
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Of the books I read for the first times in 2025, only the Cloud Roads by @marthawells.com has pulled me into rereading.
When I pitch it to friends, it’s that Wells made her own new omegaverse-like species/gender combination and the main character is a cross between Rapunzel and Wreck it Ralph
When I pitch it to friends, it’s that Wells made her own new omegaverse-like species/gender combination and the main character is a cross between Rapunzel and Wreck it Ralph
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Of the books I read for the first times in 2025, only the Cloud Roads by @marthawells.com has pulled me into rereading.
When I pitch it to friends, it’s that Wells made her own new omegaverse-like species/gender combination and the main character is a cross between Rapunzel and Wreck it Ralph
When I pitch it to friends, it’s that Wells made her own new omegaverse-like species/gender combination and the main character is a cross between Rapunzel and Wreck it Ralph
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European social movement scholars are increasingly using the concept 'direct social action (dsa)' to refer to what we colloquially call 'mutual aid'. That work pretty clearly confirms that direct social action/mutual aid is inseparable from protest.
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
European social movement scholars are increasingly using the concept 'direct social action (dsa)' to refer to what we colloquially call 'mutual aid'. That work pretty clearly confirms that direct social action/mutual aid is inseparable from protest.
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This Administration’s attacks on Minnesota continue, this time by threatening to allow copper-sulfide mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters when a majority of Minnesotans have made it clear they don't want this mine.
Not this mine. Not this place. Keep public lands in public hands.
Not this mine. Not this place. Keep public lands in public hands.
February 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
This Administration’s attacks on Minnesota continue, this time by threatening to allow copper-sulfide mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters when a majority of Minnesotans have made it clear they don't want this mine.
Not this mine. Not this place. Keep public lands in public hands.
Not this mine. Not this place. Keep public lands in public hands.
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You can support a good cause and get a little printable reading challenge zine from me in this bundle along with a lot of other cool stuff! Please check it out!!
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
You can support a good cause and get a little printable reading challenge zine from me in this bundle along with a lot of other cool stuff! Please check it out!!
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I hear from people who are surprised I'm still talking about ICE, they thought they'd withdrawn from MN.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
February 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
I hear from people who are surprised I'm still talking about ICE, they thought they'd withdrawn from MN.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
No, they have not. In some respects they've escalated.
Some asked why MN is a target. Are there are there a lot more illegals or criminals here?
No, it's not about that. It's about a grudge.
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Quick update just to say that the ebook of BUT NOT TOO BOLD is in a promo price of $1.99 on several ebook retailers like Kobo and Amazon 🕷️
www.amazon.com/But-Not-Bold...
www.amazon.com/But-Not-Bold...
Hi 👋
If you're new here, I have a fairytalesque novella with Tordotcom called BUT NOT TOO BOLD about a monstrous spider woman with a taste for human brides 🕷🗝
You can find it in your favorite online bookshop, or order on the link below:
linktr.ee/hachepueyo
If you're new here, I have a fairytalesque novella with Tordotcom called BUT NOT TOO BOLD about a monstrous spider woman with a taste for human brides 🕷🗝
You can find it in your favorite online bookshop, or order on the link below:
linktr.ee/hachepueyo
February 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Quick update just to say that the ebook of BUT NOT TOO BOLD is in a promo price of $1.99 on several ebook retailers like Kobo and Amazon 🕷️
www.amazon.com/But-Not-Bold...
www.amazon.com/But-Not-Bold...
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Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes is $1.99! I loooove this whole series!
bookshop.org/a/1382/97800...
amzn.to/4ajJGDs
bookshop.org/a/1382/97800...
amzn.to/4ajJGDs
Chilling Effect: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes is $1.99! I loooove this whole series!
bookshop.org/a/1382/97800...
amzn.to/4ajJGDs
bookshop.org/a/1382/97800...
amzn.to/4ajJGDs
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Hi!!! If you tried to donate to Hailey over the weekend and it didn't go thru, please try again. <3
Her funds were being frozen because she's in Brazil and there was some fuckery with the payment processor. But it should be okay now.
Anything you can afford is super massively appreciated!
Her funds were being frozen because she's in Brazil and there was some fuckery with the payment processor. But it should be okay now.
Anything you can afford is super massively appreciated!
Here's another #transcrowdfund:
Hailey Kaas is a brilliant writer, translator, educator and activist in Brazil, and one of my fav humans. She founded Brazil's first transfeminism website/collective.
Hailey's mom has cancer and she's had to quit working to take care of her:
ko-fi.com/haileykaas
Hailey Kaas is a brilliant writer, translator, educator and activist in Brazil, and one of my fav humans. She founded Brazil's first transfeminism website/collective.
Hailey's mom has cancer and she's had to quit working to take care of her:
ko-fi.com/haileykaas
Support Hailey Kaas
Support Hailey Kaas
ko-fi.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Hi!!! If you tried to donate to Hailey over the weekend and it didn't go thru, please try again. <3
Her funds were being frozen because she's in Brazil and there was some fuckery with the payment processor. But it should be okay now.
Anything you can afford is super massively appreciated!
Her funds were being frozen because she's in Brazil and there was some fuckery with the payment processor. But it should be okay now.
Anything you can afford is super massively appreciated!
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Watched the new Muppets special on the weekend, it was truly wonderful. Here's a drawing I did a few years ago of Kermit & Miss Piggy but Human.
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Watched the new Muppets special on the weekend, it was truly wonderful. Here's a drawing I did a few years ago of Kermit & Miss Piggy but Human.
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This is a good one
New mutual aid option just dropped (OK, maybe it didn't just drop, but I just found out about it): a direct aid fund run by Shir Tikvah. Takes donations by credit card or ACH.
www.yesodfund.org
www.yesodfund.org
Yesod Fund | Learn, Support, Make a Difference
Support those in need in the Twin Cities with the Yesod Fund. Providing direct aid for housing, food, and emergencies, fostering community stability and resilience.
www.yesodfund.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
This is a good one
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Uhoh those the were load-bearing witches.
Etsy just kicked witches off their platform.
What could possibly go wrong.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
What could possibly go wrong.
www.vice.com/en/article/e...
Etsy Witches Say Spell Casting Is No Longer Welcome on the Platform
For years, you could hire someone on Etsy to curse an evil ex, protect your home, or manifest better luck. Well, until now.
www.vice.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Uhoh those the were load-bearing witches.
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Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show
YouTube video by NFL
youtu.be
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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someone asked me recently if i could rec some more SFF books with butches beyond mine, which reminded me that i made a list for google books a while back. i’ve included that list plus some others i’ve read in the last few years!
*as usual, fictional character identities are up for interpretation &c
*as usual, fictional character identities are up for interpretation &c
Butches in Books
Updating the list of my favorite butches in (mostly) fantasy
clclarkwrites.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
someone asked me recently if i could rec some more SFF books with butches beyond mine, which reminded me that i made a list for google books a while back. i’ve included that list plus some others i’ve read in the last few years!
*as usual, fictional character identities are up for interpretation &c
*as usual, fictional character identities are up for interpretation &c
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"I will never stop using my voice for what I believe in."
Texans LGBTQ figure skater taking social media break after 'threats'
"I will never stop using my voice for what I believe in."
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM
"I will never stop using my voice for what I believe in."
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I remember these (including the omnipresent ashtrays) from bus stations, train stations and airports.
Watching football on a coin-operated TV in a Greyhound bus station in Los Angeles, 1969. Photo by John Malmin.
February 9, 2026 at 12:09 PM
I remember these (including the omnipresent ashtrays) from bus stations, train stations and airports.
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Today is the day! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social airs on national television on @pbs.org ! Check your local listings and read more about our journey on our Substack! txfreadomfighters.substack.com/p/our-freado...
Our FReadom Fighters Story Goes On
The Librarians Film debut on PBS
txfreadomfighters.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Today is the day! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social airs on national television on @pbs.org ! Check your local listings and read more about our journey on our Substack! txfreadomfighters.substack.com/p/our-freado...