Arina
@readingrogue.bsky.social
SFF book reviewer at https://queensbookasylum.com and https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com. SPFBO judge. Gobbler of space murder mysteries, morally-gray rogues and snarky AI.
Contacts & more: https://linktr.ee/thereadingrogue
Contacts & more: https://linktr.ee/thereadingrogue
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Keeping with traditions, we waited until January to tell you which books we enjoyed in 2025. It's time for my top 10 reads of 2025! Not a bad reading year overall.
#Top10ReadsOf2025 #booksky 💙📚
#Top10ReadsOf2025 #booksky 💙📚
Timy’s Top 10 Reads of 2025
Keeping with traditions, we waited until January to tell you which books we enjoyed in 2025. It's time for Timy's top 10 reads of 2025!
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January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Keeping with traditions, we waited until January to tell you which books we enjoyed in 2025. It's time for my top 10 reads of 2025! Not a bad reading year overall.
#Top10ReadsOf2025 #booksky 💙📚
#Top10ReadsOf2025 #booksky 💙📚
oh fuck yeees
NEWS: Out in the cold, dark void, what terrors await? In 2028, THE VOID AND THE DARKNESS: A SPACE HORROR ANTHOLOGY will reveal all…co-edited by @jendiagammon.bsky.social and Kali Wallace. Read the announcement!
www.starsandsabers.com/2026/01/12/s...
#horror #sciencefiction #scifihorror
www.starsandsabers.com/2026/01/12/s...
#horror #sciencefiction #scifihorror
Space Horror Anthology Announcement – Stars and Sabers
Stars and Sabers Publishing announces The Void and the Darkness: A Space Horror Anthology, edited by Jendia Gammon and Kali Wallace, for early 2028.
www.starsandsabers.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM
oh fuck yeees
That moment in a book where you google science stuff because from the way the author wrote the worldbuilding you *know* there's a detail here that sounds so real you must research it, my god I love that
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM
That moment in a book where you google science stuff because from the way the author wrote the worldbuilding you *know* there's a detail here that sounds so real you must research it, my god I love that
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It's my #birthday! I'm running a giveaway to celebrate. Copies of A Sword of Bronze and Ashes and A Sword of Gold and Ruin, and the anthologies containing The Making of This World Ruined short stories, Fight Like a Girl 2 and Unbound 2. Share and comment for a chance to #win.
#booksky #books
#booksky #books
January 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Got a question for fantasy readers out there, what is it you love about the "city built on the bones of a leviathan" trope?
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Got a question for fantasy readers out there, what is it you love about the "city built on the bones of a leviathan" trope?
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What's a 2026 release you're excited for? Authors, what are you releasing in 2026?
January 1, 2026 at 6:18 PM
What's a 2026 release you're excited for? Authors, what are you releasing in 2026?
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What does volunteering as a reader for the Small Spec Book Awards mean? It means that you get to read some incredible books (FREE!) and uplift fantasy, science fiction, and horror writers from small and independent presses. Join us and do some good this new year!
#SSBA #SSBA2026 #BookSky
#SSBA #SSBA2026 #BookSky
January 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
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If you are a self-published / indie SFFH writer or reviewer, I have exciting news. We’ve just soft launched our new site, BookMatch, a matchmaking site for reviewers and books. We’re currently recruiting reviewers to our community. Want to be part of it? Come sign up! bookmatch.co.uk
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January 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
If you are a self-published / indie SFFH writer or reviewer, I have exciting news. We’ve just soft launched our new site, BookMatch, a matchmaking site for reviewers and books. We’re currently recruiting reviewers to our community. Want to be part of it? Come sign up! bookmatch.co.uk
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If your bookshelves weren’t groaning under the weight of recommendations from our Best of 2025 list, then they will be soon! Here’s what we can’t wait to read in 2026.
2026 most anticipated fantasy, sci-fi, and horror book releases
2025 was an absolute banger of a year for fantasy, sci-fi, and horror book releases that should appeal to fans of grimdark. 2026 is absolutely no different.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
If your bookshelves weren’t groaning under the weight of recommendations from our Best of 2025 list, then they will be soon! Here’s what we can’t wait to read in 2026.
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We do NOT have 11 pipers piping but we do have 2 of @voidcricket.bsky.social 's scifi standalones - UNDER FORTUNATE STARS & AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD - each with their own original songs!
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January 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
We do NOT have 11 pipers piping but we do have 2 of @voidcricket.bsky.social 's scifi standalones - UNDER FORTUNATE STARS & AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD - each with their own original songs!
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We do NOT have 10 lords-a-leaping dancing but we DO have a full trio of @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's CEMETERIES OF AMALO trilogy following Witness for the Dead Thara Celehar!
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January 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
We do NOT have 10 lords-a-leaping dancing but we DO have a full trio of @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's CEMETERIES OF AMALO trilogy following Witness for the Dead Thara Celehar!
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 💀 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 💀 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
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We do NOT have 8 maids-a-milking but we do have a linguist who could probably tell us why it's 'a-milking' - Sean Wren from @taranhunt.bsky.social 's THE KYSTROM CHRONICLES!
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January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
We do NOT have 8 maids-a-milking but we do have a linguist who could probably tell us why it's 'a-milking' - Sean Wren from @taranhunt.bsky.social 's THE KYSTROM CHRONICLES!
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Sad to sit this one out but excited to see what it stands out!
Are you entering this year?
With what book?
The entry form will be up on the official #SPFBO page the day after tomorrow! 😮😮😮
With what book?
The entry form will be up on the official #SPFBO page the day after tomorrow! 😮😮😮
January 2, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Sad to sit this one out but excited to see what it stands out!
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Big thanks to everyone who joined me this year on A Meal of Thorns, and to everyone who listened along and supported us! Feeling like a thread as we leave 2025 behind us: a chance to boost these again. Great guests & great books—take a look, and take a listen wherever you find your podcasts!
January 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Big thanks to everyone who joined me this year on A Meal of Thorns, and to everyone who listened along and supported us! Feeling like a thread as we leave 2025 behind us: a chance to boost these again. Great guests & great books—take a look, and take a listen wherever you find your podcasts!
What's a 2026 release you're excited for? Authors, what are you releasing in 2026?
January 1, 2026 at 6:18 PM
What's a 2026 release you're excited for? Authors, what are you releasing in 2026?
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We do not have a three French hens, but we DO something else with wings for...a complete set of @karinlow.bsky.social 's THE CROWNS OF ISHIA novella trilogy!
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a dragon 🐲 in the comments to en@karinlow.bsky.social 6 23:59 GMT. #booksky🪐📚💙
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December 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
We do not have a three French hens, but we DO something else with wings for...a complete set of @karinlow.bsky.social 's THE CROWNS OF ISHIA novella trilogy!
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a dragon 🐲 in the comments to en@karinlow.bsky.social 6 23:59 GMT. #booksky🪐📚💙
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a dragon 🐲 in the comments to en@karinlow.bsky.social 6 23:59 GMT. #booksky🪐📚💙
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Seeing as it's our 7th day of giveaways, we can't pass up the opportunity to do a bundle of all four of #mickey7 author @edashtonwriting.bsky.social 's currently relased paperbacks!
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December 31, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Seeing as it's our 7th day of giveaways, we can't pass up the opportunity to do a bundle of all four of #mickey7 author @edashtonwriting.bsky.social 's currently relased paperbacks!
Open to UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a in the comments to enter! Ends 6th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT. 🪐📚💙
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Got to share my favorite 2025 release with the team
It’s that time of the year for us to gather around a fire and talk about our favorite books of the year! Pour an egg-nog, grab the cookies, and get a towel as we go through the best fantasy, horror, and sci-fi books of 2025 as picked by the team here at Grimdark Magazine.
The best fantasy, horror, and sci-fi books of 2025
the best fantasy, horror, and sci-fi books of 2025 as picked by the team here at Grimdark Magazine.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Got to share my favorite 2025 release with the team
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We do NOT have five Gold Rings, but we DO have a fantasy double bill with @artofelaineho.bsky.social 's CRY, VOIDBRINGER and @roannelau.bsky.social 's THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY!
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December 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We do NOT have five Gold Rings, but we DO have a fantasy double bill with @artofelaineho.bsky.social 's CRY, VOIDBRINGER and @roannelau.bsky.social 's THE SERPENT CALLED MERCY!
Open to UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a ⚔️ in the comments to enter! Ends 6th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
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Hey #booksky, check out the r/Fantasy holiday megasale on this weekend!
📚 650+ books from over 300 authors
🔥 All $0.99 USD (or local equivalent) or FREE!
🌎 Many books discounted everywhere, worldwide
❤️ Every sale/download benefits @marycariola.bsky.social
🔗 megasale.yrliu.com
Looking for recs? 👇
📚 650+ books from over 300 authors
🔥 All $0.99 USD (or local equivalent) or FREE!
🌎 Many books discounted everywhere, worldwide
❤️ Every sale/download benefits @marycariola.bsky.social
🔗 megasale.yrliu.com
Looking for recs? 👇
December 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Hey #booksky, check out the r/Fantasy holiday megasale on this weekend!
📚 650+ books from over 300 authors
🔥 All $0.99 USD (or local equivalent) or FREE!
🌎 Many books discounted everywhere, worldwide
❤️ Every sale/download benefits @marycariola.bsky.social
🔗 megasale.yrliu.com
Looking for recs? 👇
📚 650+ books from over 300 authors
🔥 All $0.99 USD (or local equivalent) or FREE!
🌎 Many books discounted everywhere, worldwide
❤️ Every sale/download benefits @marycariola.bsky.social
🔗 megasale.yrliu.com
Looking for recs? 👇
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We do not have a pair of turtledoves, but we do have a pair of books we know you're going love - a duo of hardbacks from @samkhorton.bsky.social 's EYTHIN LEGACY - GORSE & RAGWORT!
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December 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
We do not have a pair of turtledoves, but we do have a pair of books we know you're going love - a duo of hardbacks from @samkhorton.bsky.social 's EYTHIN LEGACY - GORSE & RAGWORT!
Open to UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a flower 🏵️ in the comments to enter! Ends 6th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT
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The paragraph about TV Tropes is spot on. I can't bear that approach to criticism where the main aim seems to be asserting superiority to the work. People who'll identify an influence and be like "Ah, rumbled!" episodes.ghost.io/art-criticis...
You are not smarter than the art you critique
Here's my best advice for young critics: Don't presume you know better.
episodes.ghost.io
December 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The paragraph about TV Tropes is spot on. I can't bear that approach to criticism where the main aim seems to be asserting superiority to the work. People who'll identify an influence and be like "Ah, rumbled!" episodes.ghost.io/art-criticis...