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Micro press publisher of science fiction and fantasy novellas. Jennifer Crispin, publisher. Lansing, MI.
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Looking for gifts? Last minute #Novellavember reads? A rage-filled quest for justice to read surreptitiously on your phone at family gatherings? We've got you covered!

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November 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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It's time for yet another installment in the series Tiny Press Press!

Today's feature is about Ryszard Merey of the amazing @traumbooks.bsky.social

Please check out the interview to learn a little more about him, then give them a follow!

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Text in image reads: tiny press press presents: tRaum Books, fluid, queer, trans lit Main image is of a hardback book, open with its spine flat against a table, two of its pages curled into to form a heart. Inset is the tRaum Books logo, which features a capital T in pixelated bubble font.
May 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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It's time for another installment of Tiny Press Press — a series of Q&As with the people behind tiny presses publishing speculative fiction!

This piece features Emily of @atthisarts.com
Go check out the interview and give eir a follow!

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text in image reads: tiny press press presents: Atthis Arts, Detroit Michigan primary image is of a hardback book, laid open spine down on a desk, with two of its center pages curled in to form a heart shape. image on Atthis Arts logo is of a hummingbird perched on a branch.
May 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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It's time for a second installment of Tiny Press Press — a series of Q&As with the people behind tiny presses publishing speculative fiction!

This first piece features Catherine of @qospress.bsky.social
Go check out the interview and give her a follow!

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text of image reads: tiny press press presents: Queen of Swords Press image is of a hardbound book opened with its spine flat against the table, two of its central pages curved in on each other to form the outline of a heart. the Queen of Swords Press logo is of a woman in profile, holding a sword.
April 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Welcome to Tiny Press Press — a series of Q&As with the people behind tiny presses publishing speculative fiction!

This first piece features Claire of @duckprintspress.com
Go check out the interview and give them a follow!

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tiny press press presents: Duck Prints Press, we print diversity Image is of a hardback book, opened flat against the table, with the two central pages of the book curved to make a heart shape. There is an inset of the logo of Duck Prints Press, which is a white duck with duck prints in all the colors of the rainbow.
April 23, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Next week, ALL Dancing Star Press titles will be part of a special sale on @Smashwords to celebrate 2025 Read an Ebook Week from March 2 - March 8. Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my books and many more! #ebookweek25 #Smashwords
promotional image for Smashword's Read an Ebook Week event Text reads: Smashwords your ebook, your way. READ AN EBOOK WEEK My books are 50% off! smashwords.com/shelves/promos Image is of a Black woman lounging on her stomach while reading on a tablet. Image featuring the four books currently available from Dancing Star Press. Clockwise from top left: A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen A Ruin of Shadows by L.D. Lewis Bride of the River God by Sarah A. Macklin She Who Hears All Whispers by DaVaun Sanders the Dancing Star Logo (a feather star) floats in the background. Text below the books reads: Dancing Star Press.
February 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Got holiday money burning a hole in your pocket? Looking for some tiny novellas to finish out your annual reading challenge?

Through the end of the year, get 30% off everything in the store with the coupon code CheeseWeek!

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3d images of all four Dancing Star Press paperbacks against the press logo in forest green: A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen, A Ruin of Shadows by L.D. Lewis, She Who Hears All Whispers by DaVaun Sanders, Bride of the River God by Sarah A. Macklin. Text below books reads: 30% off everything in store with coupon code CheeseWeek. (Coupon good through the end of the year)
December 27, 2024 at 11:49 PM
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Vitalii (who is finally posting more regularly on BlueSky!) was the amazing Ukrainian artist behind the cover image for A Feast for Flies by @leighharlen.bsky.social!

I DEFINITELY recommend commissioning him for your sci-fi art needs, he was wonderful to work with!
Cover image for A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen, just the art with all the text removed. Scene is of a woman in uniform with a dog on a leash by her side, looking down a busy corridor, which is the interior of a generation ship. Many of the surfaces are showing age and wear, but there are plenty of neon lights to distract you. Flies buzz around the scene, and are more dense around one person in the background in particular.
November 13, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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We are over the moon that A Feast for Flies by @leighharlen.bsky.social is included in this year's Pride StoryBundle! Check out all the amazing stories here:
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Text reads: The Pride 2024 Story Bundle is Here! Includes cover images for the 13 books in the collection: Champion of the Crimson Wolf, The Lever, Off-Time Jive, The Deep & Shining Dark, A Feast for Flies, Pluralities, We're Here, Little Nothing, Rabbits of the Apocalypse, A Death at the Dionysus Club, Black from the Future, Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea, Through the Doors of Oblivion.
May 31, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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Space noir! Generation ships! Mind reading! Shady crime bosses! A gay bar you'll want to hang out in! Support doggos!

Don't have your copy yet? Pick it up here!

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A paperback copy of A Feast For Flies by Leigh Harlen against a green space/aurora background. Text reads: NOVELLA A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen November 2023 Sapphic space noir — A woman with the ability to read and erase memories tries to free herself from the clutches of a corrupt police force. Dancing Star Press
April 12, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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In case you missed it, A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen has been recognized on both the British Science Fiction Awards longlist and the Locus Recommended Reading List!

If you are reading for either prize, now is a great time to pick up a copy!

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Paperback copy of A Feast For Flies by Leigh Harlen on a distressed background. Text reads: BSFA Longlist for Best Shorter Fiction Locus Recommended Reading List (Novella) Use code ReadingSeason to get 30% off the ebook at dancingstarpress.com
February 3, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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A Feast for Flies by @leighharlen.bsky.social is out TODAY!

🚀 Generation ships
🔎 Space noir
🚨 ACAB
🎰 Casinos & crime bosses
🌺 Weird plant bullshit
🐕 Support doggo
👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Sapphic second chance
Cover Image for A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen Cover text reads: Gripping, lovely, and thrilling all at once. - Joan Tierney, author of The Killing Grounds Cover image features a woman in uniform, support dog by her side, standing in a walkway aboard a decaying generation ship, neon lights and flies buzzing all around. Cover image by Vitaliy Ostaschenko.
November 14, 2023 at 2:25 PM
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Join us for a virtual book launch of A Feast for Flies by @leighharlen.bsky.social! Hosted by Argo Bookshop, and in conversation with @sillysyntax.bsky.social.

The event is November 16th at 7 p.m. EST. Tickets are free, so RSVP below!

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Image text: Book Launch, Leigh Harlen, A Feast for Flies, with Suzan Palumbo, 7 p.m. November 16, 2023. Online, free. The image contains the paperback cover image for A Feast for flies, author photos for Leigh Harlen and Suzan Palumbo, all on a purple cyberpunk vibes background.
November 7, 2023 at 7:05 PM
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Check out the Q&A with cover illustrator Emily Cheeseman here:

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Cover illustration for A Ruin of Shadows by L.D. Lewis, without the text and other cover elements. An older Black woman in tactical gear stands in a lush jungle, holding a black mask in one hand. Stone ruins and an electric pink/purple sunset are in the background. Illustration by Emily Cheeseman
November 5, 2023 at 10:23 PM
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Thread for A Ruin of Shadows by @ellethevillain.bsky.social!

🧑🏿Older Black woman badass protagonist
🗡 Assassin army
🧞 Wise-cracking djinn
🦏 War rhinos
🏞 Lush world-building
⚔️ fighting, revenge, chases, escapes!
✨ a little bit of magic, a bit more gore
Cover image for A Ruin of Shadows by L.D. Lewis. Subtitle: A tale of assassins, betrayal, and djinn. Central image of book cover is an older Black woman in military-style dress, holding a black mask in one hand, against a backdrop of lush jungle greenery, grey ruins, and an electric pink and purple sunset.
November 5, 2023 at 10:02 PM
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Read a Q&A with the artist behind the gorgeous cover image, Chelsea Geter:

"If I had to choose a favorite type of project... Anything that breathes life into representation that I wish we all grew up with as kids."

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Image text reads: The Fantastic Art of Chelsea Geter Banner composed of three images, from left to right: a Black elf with elongated ears, wearing ornate armor with a small dragon perched on his shoulder The cover image for She Who Hears All Whispers: A Black woman in dark robes, a fireball hovering over her upturned hand, smoke billowing behind her Two men fighting side by side, one a white vampire with arm outstretched, the other a Black man with prominent facial scar, holding a gun
November 3, 2023 at 7:26 PM
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Image text: What does justice look like in a world where power is drawn from the suffering of so many? Quote is alongside an image of the book She Who Hears All Whispers by DaVaun Sanders. The cover image on the book features a Black woman hovering over a city, holding a ball of flame as smoke rises from buildings in the background.
November 3, 2023 at 7:01 PM
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Thread for She Who Hears All Whispers by @davaun.bsky.social!

🔥 a story of revenge set on fire
🦀 coastal ecology
🦠 a magic system powered by disease
🧟‍♀️ body horror
🌊 what horrors lurk beneath the waves?
☄️ magical battles
👩🏿 dominated by Black women
Book cover image for She Who Hears All Whispers by DaVaun Sanders. The central image is of a Black woman in voluminous robes, floating over a smoking city, a fireball levitating over her upraised palm.
November 3, 2023 at 6:47 PM
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Check out a Q&A with Olusayo Ajetunmobi, the amazing artist behind the cover of Bride of the River God here!

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Text in graphic reads: Nigerian artist & storyteller Olusayo Ajetunmobi, cover illustrator for Bride of the River God. There is a small illustrated image of Olusayo, as well as a reproduction of the central image of the cover of the book Bride of the River God: a Black woman, draped in red coral beadwork, holds a dripping golden heart. She is underwater, and a large pink, red, and orange fish swims behind her.
November 1, 2023 at 6:30 PM
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Check out an interview with Sarah, @killianfantasy.bsky.social, here:

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Text in graphics reads: Author & illustrator Sarah A. Macklin, author of Bride of the River God. There is a small black & white picture of Macklin smiling at the camera, and two images of the book Bride of the River God, one as a paperback, another as an ebook on a tablet.
November 1, 2023 at 6:25 PM
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Thread for Bride of the River God by @killianfantasy.bsky.social!

🐠 all ages fantasy novella
🐟 petty, petty gods
🐸 talking animals, some helpful, some tricksters
⚡️big myth vibes
🐡 coming of age
🚫 there may be a bride, but there is no romance in this picture
The cover image for the book Bride of the River God by Sarah A. Macklin features a Black woman, draped heavily in a red coral bead headdress and necklaces, holding a golden heart dripping golden blood. She is standing underwater, and large pink, red, and orange fish swims behind her.
November 1, 2023 at 6:15 PM
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If you pre-order directly from the publisher, not only does more of you money go directly to Leigh (and the publisher!), but while supplies last you will also get this great fly sticker from local designer Rose Soma!

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The book A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen lies on a wooden background. The book cover image features a woman in uniform, whose blue hair has shaved stripes on one side, holding the leash of a spotted dog at her side, as they stand in the passageway of a ship. The book is surrounded by stickers of brightly colored flies.
October 25, 2023 at 8:58 PM
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Thread for A Feast for Flies by @leighharlen.bsky.social, out November 14!

It's got generation ships, crime bosses and corruption, psychic abilities, a very good support doggo, and two women who are SO TIRED of the compromises they've had to make to survive in such a brutal system.
Image features the book A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen on a starry background. The text reads: Coming soon! Available November 14, 2023, from Dancing Star Press. There are curly arrows pointing to the book that say: cyberpunk/space noir sapphic second chance support doggo ACAB
October 25, 2023 at 8:50 PM