R.E. Dukalsky
@tiltingwindward.bsky.social
Reader first, author second. Post-conflict SF/F, technocrat shenanigans, actions have real consequences, no romantic subplots.
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Welcome, new followers! I write SFF about conflict, memory, death, and what comes after. Some of my recent work is linked below. I also post enthusiastically about what I'm reading and (less enthusiastically) about how world leaders are failing to learn the lessons SFF has been teaching for decades.
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New essay! "These Stories Teach Us How to Fight" by Dawn Xiana Moon! buff.ly/jvF73LU
January 6, 2026 at 9:45 PM
New essay! "These Stories Teach Us How to Fight" by Dawn Xiana Moon! buff.ly/jvF73LU
That's some good news to wrap up the year!
From the Editorial Board: The American Booksellers Association reported that more than 420 new bookstores opened this year, part of a rebirth of bookshops after the initial Amazon/big-box shock that caused so many to go under.
Editorial: The bookstore comeback is good news for readers
Bookstore declines appear to be reversing. Barnes and Noble opened nearly 70 new stores this year.
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December 25, 2025 at 6:17 AM
That's some good news to wrap up the year!
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It's been a strange and in many ways terrible year, but good books persist in spite of everything. Here are a few that spoke to me this most this year (as always, not necessarily published in 2025, this is just the year I read them).
Spoiler-free thread of recommendations.
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Spoiler-free thread of recommendations.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It's been a strange and in many ways terrible year, but good books persist in spite of everything. Here are a few that spoke to me this most this year (as always, not necessarily published in 2025, this is just the year I read them).
Spoiler-free thread of recommendations.
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Spoiler-free thread of recommendations.
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It's been a strange and in many ways terrible year, but good books persist in spite of everything. Here are a few that spoke to me this most this year (as always, not necessarily published in 2025, this is just the year I read them).
Spoiler-free thread of recommendations.
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Spoiler-free thread of recommendations.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It's been a strange and in many ways terrible year, but good books persist in spite of everything. Here are a few that spoke to me this most this year (as always, not necessarily published in 2025, this is just the year I read them).
Spoiler-free thread of recommendations.
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Spoiler-free thread of recommendations.
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I'm looking for a very specific reading recommendation: stories featuring empires where the position of Emperor is a passive one or where the Emperor is deliberately incapacitated as a condition of the role. Not "secret plot with a secret dead Emperor," but it's a feature of how the empire works.
November 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I'm looking for a very specific reading recommendation: stories featuring empires where the position of Emperor is a passive one or where the Emperor is deliberately incapacitated as a condition of the role. Not "secret plot with a secret dead Emperor," but it's a feature of how the empire works.
I'm so very excited about this! HENCH was an unmitigated delight.
Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it.
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...
October 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I'm so very excited about this! HENCH was an unmitigated delight.
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Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it.
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...
October 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it.
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...
www.harpercollins.com/products/vil...
We're a little behind the times, but my Hugo book club just wrapped up our annual read of all the novel nominees, and it reminded me once again how great it is to read books in community - even books you don't particularly enjoy. Reading together = awesome.
October 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
We're a little behind the times, but my Hugo book club just wrapped up our annual read of all the novel nominees, and it reminded me once again how great it is to read books in community - even books you don't particularly enjoy. Reading together = awesome.
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Looking for the perfect books to discuss The Constitution with your class on Constitution Day? Look no further than our World Citizen Comics series title RE: CONSTITUTIONS by @feathersb.bsky.social & Kasia Babis! bit.ly/3JkCBc6
#constitutionday #edusky #librarian #booksky
#constitutionday #edusky #librarian #booksky
September 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Looking for the perfect books to discuss The Constitution with your class on Constitution Day? Look no further than our World Citizen Comics series title RE: CONSTITUTIONS by @feathersb.bsky.social & Kasia Babis! bit.ly/3JkCBc6
#constitutionday #edusky #librarian #booksky
#constitutionday #edusky #librarian #booksky
I'm not sure if I've ever clicked on a link faster.
Y'all, THE Kai Ashante Wilson (Sorcerer of the Wildeeps) has a new Patreon teasing forthcoming work and would love some more subscribers!
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September 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I'm not sure if I've ever clicked on a link faster.
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What this is: We're trying to pay translators to translate books from non-colonial African languages into English.
What we need:
- People to talk about the project
How else you can help:
- Donate $ (any amount is fine)
- Buy art from the shop
- Donate art to the shop
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What we need:
- People to talk about the project
How else you can help:
- Donate $ (any amount is fine)
- Buy art from the shop
- Donate art to the shop
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Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project; Current Goal: $2500 - to begin translation of: I thought it was going to rain / Bengithi Lizokuna by Nakanjani G. Sibiya, Translated by Sifiso Mzobe.
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July 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
What this is: We're trying to pay translators to translate books from non-colonial African languages into English.
What we need:
- People to talk about the project
How else you can help:
- Donate $ (any amount is fine)
- Buy art from the shop
- Donate art to the shop
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
What we need:
- People to talk about the project
How else you can help:
- Donate $ (any amount is fine)
- Buy art from the shop
- Donate art to the shop
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
"Figured. Come on," she said, and led him to the goats' pen. As she let him in, she added "Most important thing to know is that every end of a goat is the business end of a goat."
#amwriting #wip
#amwriting #wip
July 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
"Figured. Come on," she said, and led him to the goats' pen. As she let him in, she added "Most important thing to know is that every end of a goat is the business end of a goat."
#amwriting #wip
#amwriting #wip
So sorry to be missing this - but YOU shouldn't miss out just because I am.
Happy Juneteenth and Happy Day 2 of the #LocusAwards2025! We are starting up at 4PM with a reading from @darylwriterguy and #SofiaSamatar.
Full schedule and tickets here: locusmag.com/2025-lo...
Full schedule and tickets here: locusmag.com/2025-lo...
June 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
So sorry to be missing this - but YOU shouldn't miss out just because I am.
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The #IgnyteAwards Ember Award is a special award honoring individuals or entities whose contributions to genre in ways other than writing could be considered unsung. Congratulations:
June 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The #IgnyteAwards Ember Award is a special award honoring individuals or entities whose contributions to genre in ways other than writing could be considered unsung. Congratulations:
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The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Short Story category is for speculative works ranging from 2,000-7,499 words. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.
June 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Short Story category is for speculative works ranging from 2,000-7,499 words. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.
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The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Novella category is for speculative works ranging from 17,500-39,999 words. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.
June 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Novella category is for speculative works ranging from 17,500-39,999 words. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.
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We begin with the #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Novel: Adult category, which recognizes novel-length (40k+ words) works intended for an adult audience. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.
June 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We begin with the #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Novel: Adult category, which recognizes novel-length (40k+ words) works intended for an adult audience. Congratulations to the following titles and their authors.
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We've hit 7K followers, so how about a book bundle giveaway to celebrate?!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com & more!
Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com & more!
Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
June 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We've hit 7K followers, so how about a book bundle giveaway to celebrate?!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com & more!
Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
Open to US, CAN, UK & IE. Follow, like & repost to enter! Closes 9th June.
Feat: @natania.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @emmanewman.bsky.social @premeemohamed.com & more!
Inc. an early ARC of THE DOOR ON THE SEA!
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We are pleased to help reveal the cover for The Daughter Who Remains by @nnedi.bsky.social, the conclusion to the fantasy trilogy which first began with the award-winning Who Fears Death!
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Revealing The Daughter Who Remains by Nnedi Okorafor - Reactor
We’re thrilled to share the cover of Nnedi Okorafor’s The Daughter Who Remains, the conclusion to the She Who Knows trilogy—publishing February 17, 2026 from DAW Books. Set in the universe Africanfutu...
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June 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We are pleased to help reveal the cover for The Daughter Who Remains by @nnedi.bsky.social, the conclusion to the fantasy trilogy which first began with the award-winning Who Fears Death!
reactormag.com/cover-reveal...
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I'm really excited to see @premeemohamed.com's The Butcher of the Forest and Sofia Samatar's The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain as Nebula finalists. These were two of my favorite books from last year and they absolutely deserve this recognition.
March 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I'm really excited to see @premeemohamed.com's The Butcher of the Forest and Sofia Samatar's The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain as Nebula finalists. These were two of my favorite books from last year and they absolutely deserve this recognition.
This story is such a gift - I'm so excited to see that it's up for a Nebula!
Absolutely delighted that my @lightspeedmagazine.com story "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" is a Nebula Finalist!
March 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This story is such a gift - I'm so excited to see that it's up for a Nebula!
This is good advice - and if I may add one more observation, consider the purpose of religion in your story. Religious principles shape law, acceptable social action, ideas about who is a legitimate leader, and more. Even if your MC isn't devout, religion can influence how they perceive the world.
The closer you look, and the more you think about actual, individual people interacting with their world, the more likely your invented religion will seem realistic to readers.
Any general framework you come up with to describe "Religion" let alone "rules" for building one, will fail.
Any general framework you come up with to describe "Religion" let alone "rules" for building one, will fail.
March 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is good advice - and if I may add one more observation, consider the purpose of religion in your story. Religious principles shape law, acceptable social action, ideas about who is a legitimate leader, and more. Even if your MC isn't devout, religion can influence how they perceive the world.
Sure feels like a lot of the US government is run by Echthroi at the moment, and also like a lot of Americans would rather live in Camazotz.
Me? I'm reciting poetry and doing my times tables nonstop these days.
#wrinkleintime
Me? I'm reciting poetry and doing my times tables nonstop these days.
#wrinkleintime
February 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Sure feels like a lot of the US government is run by Echthroi at the moment, and also like a lot of Americans would rather live in Camazotz.
Me? I'm reciting poetry and doing my times tables nonstop these days.
#wrinkleintime
Me? I'm reciting poetry and doing my times tables nonstop these days.
#wrinkleintime