Edward Austin Hall
@edwardaustinhall.bsky.social
Poet, novelist, and editor (co-editor of /Mothership: Tales From Afrofuturism and Beyond/); my recent work includes /8: Eight Kreyòn Pomes/ and /Dread Isle/, both published by Gumbohaus.
Banner caption: Outline of Navassa Island; design by Jennifer Smith
Banner caption: Outline of Navassa Island; design by Jennifer Smith
Pinned
This morning, my novel /Dread Isle/ is #83 on Amazon's list of bestselling Black & African American Science Fiction. As often happens, one of its neighbors is an Octavia Butler book. As has never happened—to my knowledge—this time it's a Spanish-language version of her work (See #81)!
A spectacular shot, @glendunlap.bsky.social!
Here's a shot I got this year that I like a lot. I'm pretty sure this was on Trona Road on the way to some legit Milky way action in the desert! #Photography
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A spectacular shot, @glendunlap.bsky.social!
/Bizarro/ might be the thing I miss most about not seeing newspapers anymore.
The little bit of this Piraro web comic that I've read so far goes a long way toward filling that void!
See for yourself?
The little bit of this Piraro web comic that I've read so far goes a long way toward filling that void!
See for yourself?
Dan Piraro (of Bizarro) -- his online graphic novel.
HOME - PEYOTE COWBOY
Somewhere in the Old West, a cowboy and his son stumble into a world they don't understand… Introducing PEYOTE COWBOY a graphic novel by Diego Piraro creator of Bizarro.
peyotecowboy.net
December 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
/Bizarro/ might be the thing I miss most about not seeing newspapers anymore.
The little bit of this Piraro web comic that I've read so far goes a long way toward filling that void!
See for yourself?
The little bit of this Piraro web comic that I've read so far goes a long way toward filling that void!
See for yourself?
What? You haven't read /Infomocracy/!?!
Whatever are you waiting for?
Whatever are you waiting for?
real talk though if you follow me you probably know SOMEONE who will say "this book was written for me?!" And that's an awesome feeling to give someone ☺️
If you're looking for a quick present for someone, ebooks are always great, and I've got a great one for the poli-sci, cyberpunk, big data nerd, and/or sci fi political thriller fan in your life.
www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/...
www.kobo.com/ww/en/ebook/...
December 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
What? You haven't read /Infomocracy/!?!
Whatever are you waiting for?
Whatever are you waiting for?
This morning, my novel /Dread Isle/ is #83 on Amazon's list of bestselling Black & African American Science Fiction. As often happens, one of its neighbors is an Octavia Butler book. As has never happened—to my knowledge—this time it's a Spanish-language version of her work (See #81)!
December 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This morning, my novel /Dread Isle/ is #83 on Amazon's list of bestselling Black & African American Science Fiction. As often happens, one of its neighbors is an Octavia Butler book. As has never happened—to my knowledge—this time it's a Spanish-language version of her work (See #81)!
Hey, @bcdreyer.social, you genius with words, punctuation, and rules, your peerless style manual got some love from Word Genius:
www.wordgenius.com/5-books-to-r...
www.wordgenius.com/5-books-to-r...
5 Books To Read If You Love Grammar
If your idea of a riveting good debate is on the subject of the Oxford comma, then you’ll love diving into these books that unpack grammar and language in creative ways.
www.wordgenius.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Hey, @bcdreyer.social, you genius with words, punctuation, and rules, your peerless style manual got some love from Word Genius:
www.wordgenius.com/5-books-to-r...
www.wordgenius.com/5-books-to-r...
Hey, @congresstracker.bsky.social: Do something.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hey, @congresstracker.bsky.social: Do something.
Hey, @tcboyle.com, any news from Bill Hedgepeth?
October 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hey, @tcboyle.com, any news from Bill Hedgepeth?
Easily the most thrilling thing I've seen in the cinema this year!
See it on a big-ass screen. Now!
See it on a big-ass screen. Now!
Go see 'One Battle After Another" while it's still in cinemas
variety.com/2025/film/bo...
variety.com/2025/film/bo...
‘One Battle After Another’ Projected to Lose $100 Million Theatrically as ‘Smashing Machine’ and Others Also Struggle Due to Oversized Budgets
Why "The Smashing Machine," "One Battle After Another" and other buzzy films are failing to make a profit at the box office.
variety.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Easily the most thrilling thing I've seen in the cinema this year!
See it on a big-ass screen. Now!
See it on a big-ass screen. Now!
Wellll, there goes the throne /Lowdown/ occupied all these decades as the best Mister Steely Dan song the band never made.
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Wellll, there goes the throne /Lowdown/ occupied all these decades as the best Mister Steely Dan song the band never made.
'Still trying to decide whether these images constitute fumetti,' he fumed.
October 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
'Still trying to decide whether these images constitute fumetti,' he fumed.
Hey, @emilynussbaum.bsky.social, you got name-checked (by me) last night during the inaugural event for the Pearl Cleage & Zaron Burnett Center, where the eponymous pair took part in a panel talk after the screening of a doc about Club Zebra, a performance art cabaret where 'Mad at Miles' coalesced.
October 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Hey, @emilynussbaum.bsky.social, you got name-checked (by me) last night during the inaugural event for the Pearl Cleage & Zaron Burnett Center, where the eponymous pair took part in a panel talk after the screening of a doc about Club Zebra, a performance art cabaret where 'Mad at Miles' coalesced.
If you're gonna make a trailer for your book, you damn well ought to have fun doing it.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit A:
My books finally out!💪🏻🔥
books2read.com/MatthewKing
Four killers meet for dinner, but what do they find? Friends? Murder?! LOVE?! This Horrormance reveals relatable killers whose amusing banter is playful and thought-provoking, tackling issues like gender identity, discrimination, and feminism.🖤🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
books2read.com/MatthewKing
Four killers meet for dinner, but what do they find? Friends? Murder?! LOVE?! This Horrormance reveals relatable killers whose amusing banter is playful and thought-provoking, tackling issues like gender identity, discrimination, and feminism.🖤🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
October 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
If you're gonna make a trailer for your book, you damn well ought to have fun doing it.
Exhibit A:
Exhibit A:
Don't like sporror?
Don't worry. It'll grow on you.
Don't worry. It'll grow on you.
My latest book list for @reactorsff.bsky.social! I was excited to include titles from @cronegirlspress.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, Saskia Nislow, @wnwagner.bsky.social and more!
You may have recognized the growth of sporror (spore-horror) media over the past few years 🍄 Today, author Leticia Urieta offers 9 book recommendations that will get their roots- oops, mycelium in you
reactormag.com/creeping-fun...
reactormag.com/creeping-fun...
October 8, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Don't like sporror?
Don't worry. It'll grow on you.
Don't worry. It'll grow on you.
/This/ guy woulda survived the whole Ewok fluster cluck . . .
Imagine sending an airborne division after this guy
October 4, 2025 at 2:46 AM
/This/ guy woulda survived the whole Ewok fluster cluck . . .
Colonel George Hardy, rest in power.
Col. George Hardy, Tuskegee Airman, veteran of WWII, Korea, Vietnam, who had to fight for the chance to serve the nation with honor and valor.
His story is one we should know. His service should not be lessened by those who want history to look a certain way.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
His story is one we should know. His service should not be lessened by those who want history to look a certain way.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
George Hardy, Tuskegee Airman Who Fought in Three Wars, Dies at 100
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Colonel George Hardy, rest in power.
Whereas the /en/ dash . . .
This is amazing lol
"Writers have been using me long before the advent of AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actually cold, and worn year-round by screenwriters. I am not new here."
September 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Whereas the /en/ dash . . .
Many happy, healthy returns, @nicolaz.bsky.social!
September 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Many happy, healthy returns, @nicolaz.bsky.social!
Reposted by Edward Austin Hall
This is an absolutely extraordinary, revelatory quote. Why is the NBC affiliate in Portland the only place reporting it? www.kgw.com/article/news...
Trump seems to back off Portland military plan: 'Am I watching things on television that are different from what's happening?'
President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."
www.kgw.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:13 PM
This is an absolutely extraordinary, revelatory quote. Why is the NBC affiliate in Portland the only place reporting it? www.kgw.com/article/news...
How had I never heard of /this/ pairing!?!
The new Patrons-only episode of Telefantasy Time Jump is out now! Join me and @lizbethmyles.bsky.social as we experience 1961's Way Out and (Fred Astaire and Elizabeth Montgomery in the delightful) Alcoa Premiere! www.patreon.com/posts/telefa...
September 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
How had I never heard of /this/ pairing!?!
Subtlety of context for sound? Yeah, that's a job for a person.
‘Tentacles squelching wetly’: the human subtitle writers under threat from AI
‘Tentacles squelching wetly’: the human subtitle writers under threat from AI
Artificial intelligence is making steady advances into subtitling but, say its practitioners, it’s a vital service that needs a human to make it work
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Subtlety of context for sound? Yeah, that's a job for a person.
Reminds me what was called /rhamphorhynchus/ when I was wee.
Feeling particularly depressed today, have a happy Dearc to cure the ills
September 22, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Reminds me what was called /rhamphorhynchus/ when I was wee.
How I'd /love/ to attend!
LONDON! The launch party for my new book is at Gosh Comics on Thursday 9th October from 7-9pm. Come along and get your special* copy signed! @goshcomics.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk
goshlondon.com/the-gosh-blo...
goshlondon.com/the-gosh-blo...
September 22, 2025 at 2:04 PM
How I'd /love/ to attend!
Fans of /Breaking Bad/ and /Better Call Saul/, take note: You can finally see what seem to be unbowdlerized eps of the show that /made/ Jonathan Banks. /Wiseguy/ is streaming on Amazon now, with the original source music intact!
www.imdb.com/title/tt0092...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0092...
Wiseguy (TV Series 1987–1990) ⭐ 7.8 | Crime, Drama, Mystery
1h | TV-14
www.imdb.com
September 22, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Fans of /Breaking Bad/ and /Better Call Saul/, take note: You can finally see what seem to be unbowdlerized eps of the show that /made/ Jonathan Banks. /Wiseguy/ is streaming on Amazon now, with the original source music intact!
www.imdb.com/title/tt0092...
www.imdb.com/title/tt0092...
Sigh.
September 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Sigh.