Mary Robinette Kowal
@maryrobinettekowal.com
Hugo Award-winning author, narrator, and professional puppeteer. Also has a talking cat. My latest title, Apprehension, is available wherever books are sold.
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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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Bookstore: "Hi Sarah, We're just calling to let you know that apprehension has arrived."
Me, confused: "It sure has, friend."
Took me a good thirty seconds to realize it was my order of the new @maryrobinettekowal.com / @sentencebender.bsky.social double.
Me, confused: "It sure has, friend."
Took me a good thirty seconds to realize it was my order of the new @maryrobinettekowal.com / @sentencebender.bsky.social double.
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Bookstore: "Hi Sarah, We're just calling to let you know that apprehension has arrived."
Me, confused: "It sure has, friend."
Took me a good thirty seconds to realize it was my order of the new @maryrobinettekowal.com / @sentencebender.bsky.social double.
Me, confused: "It sure has, friend."
Took me a good thirty seconds to realize it was my order of the new @maryrobinettekowal.com / @sentencebender.bsky.social double.
I'm delighted to be at @halconscificon.bsky.social in Halifax, NS this weekend, chatting with fans and signing books. Please say hello! The full schedule can be found at hal-con.com.
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I'm delighted to be at @halconscificon.bsky.social in Halifax, NS this weekend, chatting with fans and signing books. Please say hello! The full schedule can be found at hal-con.com.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Tonight's read, my third in her series of alternative timeline space history. Glad I wasn't sipping tea when I read the line "...I stopped Gagarin and Haise from having a literal pissing match." 🤣 Thanks for the laugh, @maryrobinettekowal.com ... another winner here. 📚 #booksky #scifi #space
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Tonight's read, my third in her series of alternative timeline space history. Glad I wasn't sipping tea when I read the line "...I stopped Gagarin and Haise from having a literal pissing match." 🤣 Thanks for the laugh, @maryrobinettekowal.com ... another winner here. 📚 #booksky #scifi #space
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A huge thank you to @maryrobinettekowal.com for giving me space on My Favorite Bit to talk about HIGHER MAGIC and learning to worldbuild on my own terms and scale.
My Favorite Bit: Courtney Floyd talks about HIGHER MAGIC
Courtney Floyd is joining us today to talk about her novel, Higher Magic. Here’s the publisher’s description: First-generation graduate student Dorothe Bartleby has one last chance to pass the Magi…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A huge thank you to @maryrobinettekowal.com for giving me space on My Favorite Bit to talk about HIGHER MAGIC and learning to worldbuild on my own terms and scale.
This evening is the FINAL stop on @sentencebender.bsky.social 's and my Apprehension/Red Star Hustle book tour. It's been a whirlwind of fun! Meet Sam in-person at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social in San Diego, CA, and I'll be joining virtually. maryrobinettekowal.com/events/book-...
Book Tour: Mysterious Galaxy – Sam only
Join Sam J. Miller (with Mary Robinette joining virtually) for a reading, signing, and conversation at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore. Event is free to attend but they recommend pre-ordering a …
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November 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This evening is the FINAL stop on @sentencebender.bsky.social 's and my Apprehension/Red Star Hustle book tour. It's been a whirlwind of fun! Meet Sam in-person at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social in San Diego, CA, and I'll be joining virtually. maryrobinettekowal.com/events/book-...
Today (Wednesday, Nov 5) at 8 PM EST, I'll be hosting a Q&A for members of my Patreon. Want to know about talking animals, writing sci-fi, navigating the world of agents and publishers, writing with ADHD, or something else? 7-day free trials are available at patreon.com/maryrobinette
Mary Robinette Kowal | Patreon
fiction, cats, and shenanigans
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November 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Today (Wednesday, Nov 5) at 8 PM EST, I'll be hosting a Q&A for members of my Patreon. Want to know about talking animals, writing sci-fi, navigating the world of agents and publishers, writing with ADHD, or something else? 7-day free trials are available at patreon.com/maryrobinette
It's out last joint book tour stop! Please come see @sentencebender.bsky.social and me at @boulderbookstore.bsky.social in Boulder, CO tonight at 6:30 PM MT. Pick up your $5 ticket here (it becomes a $5 coupon to spend in store): maryrobinettekowal.com/events/book-...
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's out last joint book tour stop! Please come see @sentencebender.bsky.social and me at @boulderbookstore.bsky.social in Boulder, CO tonight at 6:30 PM MT. Pick up your $5 ticket here (it becomes a $5 coupon to spend in store): maryrobinettekowal.com/events/book-...
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I was just at The Twisted Spine a few weeks ago for @maryrobinettekowal.com and @sentencebender.bsky.social’s book launch. They’re a wonderful brand new store that got hit hard by last week’s storm.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I was just at The Twisted Spine a few weeks ago for @maryrobinettekowal.com and @sentencebender.bsky.social’s book launch. They’re a wonderful brand new store that got hit hard by last week’s storm.
Tonight (Nov 3) at @powells.bsky.social at Cedar Hills Crossing. At 7 PM PST, @sentencebender.bsky.social and I will delight and entertain you! www.powells.com/events/mary-... Let me know in the comments if you're planning to come by.
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Tonight (Nov 3) at @powells.bsky.social at Cedar Hills Crossing. At 7 PM PST, @sentencebender.bsky.social and I will delight and entertain you! www.powells.com/events/mary-... Let me know in the comments if you're planning to come by.
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If your newspaper is giving Donald Trump softer headlines and gauzier coverage than People Magazine, that should be a bit of a wake up call.
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If your newspaper is giving Donald Trump softer headlines and gauzier coverage than People Magazine, that should be a bit of a wake up call.
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
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Just finished Apprehension, the new book by
@maryrobinettekowal.com. Great story! And I love how I can hear her style in a work that's so very different from her other works.
#Sci-Fi #Reading
@maryrobinettekowal.com. Great story! And I love how I can hear her style in a work that's so very different from her other works.
#Sci-Fi #Reading
November 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Just finished Apprehension, the new book by
@maryrobinettekowal.com. Great story! And I love how I can hear her style in a work that's so very different from her other works.
#Sci-Fi #Reading
@maryrobinettekowal.com. Great story! And I love how I can hear her style in a work that's so very different from her other works.
#Sci-Fi #Reading
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Portland, we're so excited to see you!
Me and @maryrobinettekowal.com will be reading at Powell's Books in Beaverton on Monday November 3rd, at 7pm!!
COME THROUGH
(also what are the best thrift stores?)
www.powells.com/events/mary-...
Me and @maryrobinettekowal.com will be reading at Powell's Books in Beaverton on Monday November 3rd, at 7pm!!
COME THROUGH
(also what are the best thrift stores?)
www.powells.com/events/mary-...
November 1, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Portland, we're so excited to see you!
Me and @maryrobinettekowal.com will be reading at Powell's Books in Beaverton on Monday November 3rd, at 7pm!!
COME THROUGH
(also what are the best thrift stores?)
www.powells.com/events/mary-...
Me and @maryrobinettekowal.com will be reading at Powell's Books in Beaverton on Monday November 3rd, at 7pm!!
COME THROUGH
(also what are the best thrift stores?)
www.powells.com/events/mary-...
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It's November 1... so we're a mere 17 days away from the next BBB readings -- from @maryrobinettekowal.com
@scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social !
Mark your calendar (Nov. 18) for sips, stories and a salon-like atmosphere! 📚🎙️🧉
More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com
@scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social !
Mark your calendar (Nov. 18) for sips, stories and a salon-like atmosphere! 📚🎙️🧉
More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It's November 1... so we're a mere 17 days away from the next BBB readings -- from @maryrobinettekowal.com
@scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social !
Mark your calendar (Nov. 18) for sips, stories and a salon-like atmosphere! 📚🎙️🧉
More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com
@scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social !
Mark your calendar (Nov. 18) for sips, stories and a salon-like atmosphere! 📚🎙️🧉
More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com
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I can highly recommend "Diagnosing Story Problems" by @maryrobinettekowal.com
It made clear a lot of stuff I kinda knew but wasn't 100% conscious of. And it's a very entertaining presentation.
maryrobinettekowal.thinkific.com/courses/take...
It made clear a lot of stuff I kinda knew but wasn't 100% conscious of. And it's a very entertaining presentation.
maryrobinettekowal.thinkific.com/courses/take...
Fiction Writing Classes & Workshops with Mary Robinette Kowal: From Stuck to Unstoppable
Learn the craft and technique of writing fiction through easily digestible writing classes you can take at your own pace, led by award-winning author Mary Robinette Kowal.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I can highly recommend "Diagnosing Story Problems" by @maryrobinettekowal.com
It made clear a lot of stuff I kinda knew but wasn't 100% conscious of. And it's a very entertaining presentation.
maryrobinettekowal.thinkific.com/courses/take...
It made clear a lot of stuff I kinda knew but wasn't 100% conscious of. And it's a very entertaining presentation.
maryrobinettekowal.thinkific.com/courses/take...
Elsie and I are en route to Seattle for the Sea-Meow Convention this weekend. Needless to say, I'm delighted I'm now being asked to integrate Elsie and my experiences with talking non-human animals into my repertoire of speaking topics. www.seameowconvention.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Elsie and I are en route to Seattle for the Sea-Meow Convention this weekend. Needless to say, I'm delighted I'm now being asked to integrate Elsie and my experiences with talking non-human animals into my repertoire of speaking topics. www.seameowconvention.com
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I've gone back and forth on whether to post about this -- part of me that is so, so tired of flaying open the details of our grief just to beg the world to care.
They killed my friend. They fucking killed him.
His wife is struggling immensely to feed their children. Anything you can donate helps.
They killed my friend. They fucking killed him.
His wife is struggling immensely to feed their children. Anything you can donate helps.
As Bluesky continues banning Palestinians, my friend Hani -- one of the kindest men you will ever meet -- and his family are starving on the street. Please donate if you can.
chuffed.org/project/help...
chuffed.org/project/help...
Help Hany’s Family Live
A note to charitable souls; payment by credit card is deeply appreciated but Stripe does take a 10-12% cut. If you are able to give by Paypal please consider doing so. - Sarah
chuffed.org
October 31, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I've gone back and forth on whether to post about this -- part of me that is so, so tired of flaying open the details of our grief just to beg the world to care.
They killed my friend. They fucking killed him.
His wife is struggling immensely to feed their children. Anything you can donate helps.
They killed my friend. They fucking killed him.
His wife is struggling immensely to feed their children. Anything you can donate helps.
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🌈Queer joy! On the page! Even if it's not the main focus of the story, it's an important part of Undeniable, @jeshonard.bsky.social's and my 2nd novel with @notapipe.bsky.social. (Out yesterday!) Thanks for providing a platform to gush, @maryrobinettekowal.com. maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-f...
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
🌈Queer joy! On the page! Even if it's not the main focus of the story, it's an important part of Undeniable, @jeshonard.bsky.social's and my 2nd novel with @notapipe.bsky.social. (Out yesterday!) Thanks for providing a platform to gush, @maryrobinettekowal.com. maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-f...
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Memory and Magic is kindly featured on @maryrobinettekowal.com My Favorite Bit today!
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My Favorite Bit: D.M. Beucler talks about MEMORY AND MAGIC
D.M. Beucler is joining us today to talk about her novel, Memory and Magic. Here’s the publisher’s description: Tamsin learned caution the hard way, spending a year in the king’s jail under s…
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October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Memory and Magic is kindly featured on @maryrobinettekowal.com My Favorite Bit today!
maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-f...
maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-f...
Let's write short stories together in November! @storyaday.bsky.social is hosting a month of short story prompts, including one by me. Sign up here: storyaday.org
StoryADay
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October 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Let's write short stories together in November! @storyaday.bsky.social is hosting a month of short story prompts, including one by me. Sign up here: storyaday.org
Would you like to know the original (now deleted) beginning of Apprehension?
When you sign up for my newsletter, I'll send it to you. maryrobinettekowal.com/newsletter/
You'll also receive more Elsie content, because I simply cannot help myself. I somehow suspect you won't mind.
When you sign up for my newsletter, I'll send it to you. maryrobinettekowal.com/newsletter/
You'll also receive more Elsie content, because I simply cannot help myself. I somehow suspect you won't mind.
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Would you like to know the original (now deleted) beginning of Apprehension?
When you sign up for my newsletter, I'll send it to you. maryrobinettekowal.com/newsletter/
You'll also receive more Elsie content, because I simply cannot help myself. I somehow suspect you won't mind.
When you sign up for my newsletter, I'll send it to you. maryrobinettekowal.com/newsletter/
You'll also receive more Elsie content, because I simply cannot help myself. I somehow suspect you won't mind.
Today. Oct 30 at 6:30 PM: Houston, TX at @murderbooks.bsky.social. More info: www.murderbooks.com/Kowal-Miller Come see @sentencebender.bsky.social and me!
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Today. Oct 30 at 6:30 PM: Houston, TX at @murderbooks.bsky.social. More info: www.murderbooks.com/Kowal-Miller Come see @sentencebender.bsky.social and me!