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Nivia Evans (Hozier's Version)
@niviaevans.bsky.social
Senior Editor at Saga Press. PW Star Watch Superstar 2020. Openly Black. I read things...all the time.

https://niviaevans.com/
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Feast your eyes on the gorgeous cover for Yah Yah Scholfield's ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS, a sinister and surreal Southern Gothic debut for fans of Lone Women, Sorrowland, and The Reformatory! Out in hardcover January '26; preorder your copy now!

Cover design: Beth Steidle (@beth.steidle on IG)
July 8, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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It's #BNPreorder time! Get 25% off your summer 2026 reading by preordering THE PHOTONIC EFFECT, which is about how intersectionality and Rilo Kiley songs are the way out of a bad-faith war...in space.

Use PREORDER25: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-photon...
The Photonic Effect|Paperback
From New York Times bestselling author Mike Chen comes a page-turning space opera in which a starship captain and her crew receive a distress signal and find themselves at odds with various factions o...
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July 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
If you're an agent attending WorldCon, hit me up!
July 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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COVER REVEAL!!! Spaceships, stars, mysterious energy fields, and Big Impressive Font! Check out the cover for my "Voyager meets DS9" inspired original space opera THE PHOTONIC EFFECT...which you can add on Goodreads right now! www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
It's a COVER LAUNCH for New York Times bestselling author Mike Chen's new science fiction novel, THE PHOTONIC EFFECT!

Out in paperback April 2026, you can preorder your copy now!

Cover design by Ella Laytham
Cover illustration by @Tegnemaskin (Instagram)
June 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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We’re thrilled to announce the acquisition of THE FAREWITCH OF FOXE HOLLER, a delightful romantic contemporary fantasy by debut author, Ellen Pauley Goff. This Steel Magnolias meets Practical Magical cozy fantasy - perfect for fans of Sangu Mandanna and Sarah Beth Durst - hits shelves Summer 2026!
June 2, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I really forgot this site existed for a chunk of time.
June 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Desperately Pomodoring in an effort cross the finish line on this edit.
April 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Bay Area Reporter calls THE GENTLEMAN AND HIS VOWSMITH by @devinmadson.bsky.social "[A] queer fantasy utopia.," and we agree: www.ebar.com/story/153971

Grab your copy on April 15th!
April 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Where are the space operas written by authors of color? I want one so bad.
April 7, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I'm into this new Kevin Bacon show! It's silly in a very 2000s way, but I'm into it.
April 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Diving into my inbox on the hunt for some magic.
April 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
One edit out the door. Another waiting in the wings.
March 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I am so ready for this!
March 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
What is a good alternative to X Files? It's my favorite background show for working but I've seen it too many times now.
February 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
If you're repping a epic fantasy/secondary world fantasy with either zero romance or a B-plot romance, could you send it my way PLEASE? #mswl
February 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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We’re hosting a 24 hour NetGalley open request starting now, so go get your free digital ARC -- link in comments!

THE GENTLEMAN AND HIS VOWSMITH is on sale April 15, 2025 and can be pre-ordered now!
February 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“it is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in the broken world.” - Mary Oliver
February 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I am behind. I need a week of zero meetings to just get myself together.
February 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I know someone somewhere is 15 bullet points into their notes app on Kendrick’s use of the flag versus Beyoncé’s.
February 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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THE LOST RELIQUARY, coming October 21, 2025 from Saga Press.

Available for pre-order at bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

(Every pre-order is a super appreciated pre-order 💜, but especially those that support indie bookstores!)
February 6, 2025 at 1:03 AM
My current edit is not progressing as fast as it should. Some how my kitchen wall is getting all my precious attention.
February 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Maroon 5 really never topped Songs About Jane. 10s across the board.
January 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Nothing is better than the train going express when you live at the end of the line. 🙌🏾
January 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Look at this BEAUTY!
Behold the stunning cover for THE LOST RELIQUARY by @lyndsayely.bsky.social , a propulsive fantasy about one divinely blessed warrior's quest to commit deicide.

The Lost Reliquary is out this October. Preorder your copy now!

Art by Galen Dara
Design by Matthew Monahan
January 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Is it time for a 2025 MSWL?
January 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM