Christopher Hennessy
@thealtchris.bsky.social
#queerwriting and #SFF
Hep me create a SFF writers anrd readers community! SFF writer, former poet (1 book) & writer interviewer (2 books on gay writers)
Loves #80s and #90s music, #hairlesscats, and all things #gayculture
Hep me create a SFF writers anrd readers community! SFF writer, former poet (1 book) & writer interviewer (2 books on gay writers)
Loves #80s and #90s music, #hairlesscats, and all things #gayculture
Was reading this and came across new book by @justinkey.bsky.social that looks gold.
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Neuromancer is Coming to Apple TV—and More SFF Links
William Gibson's Neuromancer is getting an Apple TV adaptation and a deluxe editions—plus more SFF links you should know about!
bookriot.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Was reading this and came across new book by @justinkey.bsky.social that looks gold.
bookriot.com/neuromancer-...
bookriot.com/neuromancer-...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
books by @emnorth.bsky.social , @authordanifrancis.bsky.social, @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
and lots more
books by @emnorth.bsky.social , @authordanifrancis.bsky.social, @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
and lots more
Let Us Help You Find Your Next Book: Science Fiction
Whether you’re looking for a classic or the latest and greatest, start here.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
books by @emnorth.bsky.social , @authordanifrancis.bsky.social, @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
and lots more
books by @emnorth.bsky.social , @authordanifrancis.bsky.social, @micaiahjohnson.bsky.social
and lots more
Enjoying the idea of this and have dipped my two in. Now on my "to read" list. Thanks, @bdmcclay.bsky.social
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Through Animal Eyes | The Point Magazine
There are aliens among us. Don’t panic. They’ve been here a long time. You probably live with a few.
thepointmag.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Enjoying the idea of this and have dipped my two in. Now on my "to read" list. Thanks, @bdmcclay.bsky.social
thepointmag.com/criticism/th...
thepointmag.com/criticism/th...
Men's Health does books? ok! Maybe there's hope.
books by @isabel.kim , @annleckie.com , @lateonsetgirl.bsky.social , @quellist1.bsky.social , @robwhart.bsky.social , @thomas-elrod.com, @debolinunferth.bsky.social and others
www.menshealth.com/entertainmen...
#manopsheremustgo
books by @isabel.kim , @annleckie.com , @lateonsetgirl.bsky.social , @quellist1.bsky.social , @robwhart.bsky.social , @thomas-elrod.com, @debolinunferth.bsky.social and others
www.menshealth.com/entertainmen...
#manopsheremustgo
We Can't Wait for These 15 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Transport Us to Another World in 2026
We've got our eye on stories about app-based love, A.I., and way more. Sound familiar?
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January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Men's Health does books? ok! Maybe there's hope.
books by @isabel.kim , @annleckie.com , @lateonsetgirl.bsky.social , @quellist1.bsky.social , @robwhart.bsky.social , @thomas-elrod.com, @debolinunferth.bsky.social and others
www.menshealth.com/entertainmen...
#manopsheremustgo
books by @isabel.kim , @annleckie.com , @lateonsetgirl.bsky.social , @quellist1.bsky.social , @robwhart.bsky.social , @thomas-elrod.com, @debolinunferth.bsky.social and others
www.menshealth.com/entertainmen...
#manopsheremustgo
This! By @kyliu99.bsky.social bsky.social Must-read.
"Science fiction....like all fantasy, it draws from the collective unconscious, giving substance to beings that have no weight, voicing thoughts that cannot be put into words, depicting forms that cast no shadow."
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"Science fiction....like all fantasy, it draws from the collective unconscious, giving substance to beings that have no weight, voicing thoughts that cannot be put into words, depicting forms that cast no shadow."
reactormag.com/why-science-...
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
reactormag.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:56 PM
This! By @kyliu99.bsky.social bsky.social Must-read.
"Science fiction....like all fantasy, it draws from the collective unconscious, giving substance to beings that have no weight, voicing thoughts that cannot be put into words, depicting forms that cast no shadow."
reactormag.com/why-science-...
"Science fiction....like all fantasy, it draws from the collective unconscious, giving substance to beings that have no weight, voicing thoughts that cannot be put into words, depicting forms that cast no shadow."
reactormag.com/why-science-...
Just happened across a book by @jasperfforde.bsky.social called The Constant Rabbit, described as "a crazed cross between Watership Down and Nineteen Eighty-Four."
Childhood trauma be damned, I'm in!
Childhood trauma be damned, I'm in!
January 22, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Just happened across a book by @jasperfforde.bsky.social called The Constant Rabbit, described as "a crazed cross between Watership Down and Nineteen Eighty-Four."
Childhood trauma be damned, I'm in!
Childhood trauma be damned, I'm in!
"Science fiction in the 1950s foreshadowed a future both comforting and concerning"
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January 22, 2026 at 4:57 PM
"Science fiction in the 1950s foreshadowed a future both comforting and concerning"
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"The sci-fi story asks, 'What if everything we were taught that was make-believe is actually real?'"
“The island of Obscura [hides] a secret community filled with magical beings, unicorns, centaurs, and mermen, the only place on earth these creatures can be themselves."
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“The island of Obscura [hides] a secret community filled with magical beings, unicorns, centaurs, and mermen, the only place on earth these creatures can be themselves."
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‘True Blood’ and ‘Jessica Jones’ Writer Raelle Tucker to Release Debut Novel ‘Obscura’
Raelle Tucker, a writer-producer whose credits include 'Jessica Jones' and 'True Blood,' will release her debut novel, 'Obscura.'
variety.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"The sci-fi story asks, 'What if everything we were taught that was make-believe is actually real?'"
“The island of Obscura [hides] a secret community filled with magical beings, unicorns, centaurs, and mermen, the only place on earth these creatures can be themselves."
variety.com/2026/tv/news...
“The island of Obscura [hides] a secret community filled with magical beings, unicorns, centaurs, and mermen, the only place on earth these creatures can be themselves."
variety.com/2026/tv/news...
Love the idea of @vitcavage.bsky.social 's debutiful site.
Here is a Q&A with the author of "In The Age of Calamities" which "gives readers a collection of mind-bending, absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories."
debutiful.net/2026/01/15/i...
Here is a Q&A with the author of "In The Age of Calamities" which "gives readers a collection of mind-bending, absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories."
debutiful.net/2026/01/15/i...
Inside the Collection: Senaa Ahmad dissects The Age of Calamities - Debutiful
What makes a great short story collection? In Debutiful’s latest Q&A series, Inside the Collection, short story writers will take readers through their writing, editing, and sequencing of their debut ...
debutiful.net
January 15, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Love the idea of @vitcavage.bsky.social 's debutiful site.
Here is a Q&A with the author of "In The Age of Calamities" which "gives readers a collection of mind-bending, absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories."
debutiful.net/2026/01/15/i...
Here is a Q&A with the author of "In The Age of Calamities" which "gives readers a collection of mind-bending, absurdist, funny, and speculative short stories."
debutiful.net/2026/01/15/i...
ok, so I love Blake Crouch and @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social , so I will have to check this out.
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Q&A: Van Jensen, Author of 'Godfall' | The Nerd Daily
We chat with author Ven Jensen about Godfall, which is a riveting small town thriller that follows Sheriff David Blunt who is faced with a string of murders following the arrival of an alien life form...
thenerddaily.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 AM
ok, so I love Blake Crouch and @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social , so I will have to check this out.
thenerddaily.com/van-jensen-g...
thenerddaily.com/van-jensen-g...
RAY GUNS! These images bring me back to my childhood and make me want to go out to the woods out back and have all those adventures I had with my best friend, creating worlds---and feeling invincible.
The screenshot is the one that I loved the most.
70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/ray-guns/?re...
The screenshot is the one that I loved the most.
70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/ray-guns/?re...
January 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
RAY GUNS! These images bring me back to my childhood and make me want to go out to the woods out back and have all those adventures I had with my best friend, creating worlds---and feeling invincible.
The screenshot is the one that I loved the most.
70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/ray-guns/?re...
The screenshot is the one that I loved the most.
70s-sci-fi-art.ghost.io/ray-guns/?re...
Amen!
"But amidst the fascism, corrosive AI, and environmental collapse... [n]o one was interested in letting the billionaires or their fascist friends get away with destroying the world we’ve built...these writers invent more competent villains in their sleep."
www.thestranger.com/sci-fi/2026/...
"But amidst the fascism, corrosive AI, and environmental collapse... [n]o one was interested in letting the billionaires or their fascist friends get away with destroying the world we’ve built...these writers invent more competent villains in their sleep."
www.thestranger.com/sci-fi/2026/...
What I Learned About the Future at Seattle WorldCon
WorldCon, the annual volunteer-run science fiction and fantasy writing convention, sweeps through a different city every year. And in 2025, they chose Seattle. Writers from around the world gathered t...
www.thestranger.com
January 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Amen!
"But amidst the fascism, corrosive AI, and environmental collapse... [n]o one was interested in letting the billionaires or their fascist friends get away with destroying the world we’ve built...these writers invent more competent villains in their sleep."
www.thestranger.com/sci-fi/2026/...
"But amidst the fascism, corrosive AI, and environmental collapse... [n]o one was interested in letting the billionaires or their fascist friends get away with destroying the world we’ve built...these writers invent more competent villains in their sleep."
www.thestranger.com/sci-fi/2026/...
@veronicarothbooks.com and @luckyleckie.bsky.social make this list! Both sound very deserving! The tbr list is too long and we're still in the first full week of Jan. Help!
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The Novels Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2026
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January 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
@veronicarothbooks.com and @luckyleckie.bsky.social make this list! Both sound very deserving! The tbr list is too long and we're still in the first full week of Jan. Help!
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/07/b...
Don't tell anyone but I've never read Sanderson. No shade. Just haven't read him yet. I like the music method idea here!
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Brandon Sanderson shares the productivity tips that make him fantasy's most reliable bestseller
Want to write a novel in 2026? Or maybe 13 novels? Here's how one incredibly prolific writer gets it all done.
www.polygon.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Don't tell anyone but I've never read Sanderson. No shade. Just haven't read him yet. I like the music method idea here!
www.polygon.com/brandon-sand...
www.polygon.com/brandon-sand...
Reposted by Christopher Hennessy
Went on @npr.org to discuss Trump's extrajudicial kidnapping of the leader of a sovereign nation. Not really, it was to promote my book, quite ineptly www.npr.org/2026/01/04/n...
'The Definitions' novel takes a haunting look at identity, language and control
Author Matt Greene on his new dystopian novel 'The Definitions' about life after a virus wipes people's memories.
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January 5, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Went on @npr.org to discuss Trump's extrajudicial kidnapping of the leader of a sovereign nation. Not really, it was to promote my book, quite ineptly www.npr.org/2026/01/04/n...
What are your hopes for SFF and 2026? Me?
More:
Debut authors!
Stories where queerness is weird in all the wonderful ways it is weird---but also more about character, less about plot/concept.
Celebrations of legendary authors of the past.
Settings steeped in the years of my childhood!
More:
Debut authors!
Stories where queerness is weird in all the wonderful ways it is weird---but also more about character, less about plot/concept.
Celebrations of legendary authors of the past.
Settings steeped in the years of my childhood!
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
What are your hopes for SFF and 2026? Me?
More:
Debut authors!
Stories where queerness is weird in all the wonderful ways it is weird---but also more about character, less about plot/concept.
Celebrations of legendary authors of the past.
Settings steeped in the years of my childhood!
More:
Debut authors!
Stories where queerness is weird in all the wonderful ways it is weird---but also more about character, less about plot/concept.
Celebrations of legendary authors of the past.
Settings steeped in the years of my childhood!
