Mary Robinette Kowal
@maryrobinettekowal.com
Hugo Award-winning author, narrator, and professional puppeteer. Also has a talking cat. My latest title, Apprehension, is available wherever books are sold.
Members of my Patreon get fun extras from time to time, such as the chance to beta read my current works in progress. To read along as I write a new novella starring Elsie, join my Patreon at any paid membership tier (starts at $5). patreon.com/maryrobinette
November 19, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Members of my Patreon get fun extras from time to time, such as the chance to beta read my current works in progress. To read along as I write a new novella starring Elsie, join my Patreon at any paid membership tier (starts at $5). patreon.com/maryrobinette
I'm teaching and critiquing at the 2026 Sandia Starforgers SFF Writers Retreat in Albuquerque, and the scholarship application is due November 30. Learn more and apply here: starforgers.com/2026
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November 19, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I'm teaching and critiquing at the 2026 Sandia Starforgers SFF Writers Retreat in Albuquerque, and the scholarship application is due November 30. Learn more and apply here: starforgers.com/2026
Throwback photos from the New York + Brooklyn portion of @sentencebender.bsky.social 's and my book tour for Apprehension and Red Star Hustle. Thanks so much to @twistedspinebooks.bsky.social for hosting us.
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Throwback photos from the New York + Brooklyn portion of @sentencebender.bsky.social 's and my book tour for Apprehension and Red Star Hustle. Thanks so much to @twistedspinebooks.bsky.social for hosting us.
Do you have Labor Day plans for 2026? Join @writingexcuses.bsky.social for our last annual (for now!) writing retreat on a cruise ship. We'll sail out of Seattle and visit Alaska and BC in the best of company. Learn more and register or apply for a scholarship: writingexcuses.com/retreats/
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Do you have Labor Day plans for 2026? Join @writingexcuses.bsky.social for our last annual (for now!) writing retreat on a cruise ship. We'll sail out of Seattle and visit Alaska and BC in the best of company. Learn more and register or apply for a scholarship: writingexcuses.com/retreats/
@poisonedpen.bsky.social was so wonderful to host @sentencebender.bsky.social and me to celebrate the launch of Apprehension / Red Star Hustle. In case you missed it, they've shared the recording on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/8aT8Vkd...
Mary Robinette Kowal and Sam J Miller discuss Apprehension/Red Star Hustle
YouTube video by The Poisoned Pen Bookstore
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November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@poisonedpen.bsky.social was so wonderful to host @sentencebender.bsky.social and me to celebrate the launch of Apprehension / Red Star Hustle. In case you missed it, they've shared the recording on YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/8aT8Vkd...
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Reading 2025 fiction?
Try the short story "With Her Serpent Locks" by Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com!
You can read it here!
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Try the short story "With Her Serpent Locks" by Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com!
You can read it here!
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November 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Reading 2025 fiction?
Try the short story "With Her Serpent Locks" by Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/lNxNnJM
Try the short story "With Her Serpent Locks" by Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/lNxNnJM
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Alas, @maryrobinettekowal.com is unable to join BBB--but @yumewrites.bsky.social can! Also, we have a fantabulous 1-night DRINK: The Wilde Time Villain! Join us next Tuesday at 7pm for Yume, @scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social !
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November 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Alas, @maryrobinettekowal.com is unable to join BBB--but @yumewrites.bsky.social can! Also, we have a fantabulous 1-night DRINK: The Wilde Time Villain! Join us next Tuesday at 7pm for Yume, @scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social !
More: BrooklynBooksbooze.com
More: BrooklynBooksbooze.com
I made it to Cincinnati via train! It takes sooo much longer than plane, but it was a truly lovely trip and is a far more reliable form of transportation at the moment. I am looking forward to attending Books by the Banks tomorrow. Here is the schedule for this free event: booksbythebanks.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I made it to Cincinnati via train! It takes sooo much longer than plane, but it was a truly lovely trip and is a far more reliable form of transportation at the moment. I am looking forward to attending Books by the Banks tomorrow. Here is the schedule for this free event: booksbythebanks.org
Cincinnati, I'll see you this weekend! I am currently en route to participate in the Books by the Banks book festival, where I'll be signing and speaking with fans and readers. The festival is free. Learn more here: booksbythebanks.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Cincinnati, I'll see you this weekend! I am currently en route to participate in the Books by the Banks book festival, where I'll be signing and speaking with fans and readers. The festival is free. Learn more here: booksbythebanks.org
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UNRELENTING and UNDENIABLE, Books 1 & 2 of THE GRIGORI CYCLE by @jeshonard.bsky.social and @marieparks.bsky.social, are available wherever fine books are sold, and you can get both at a discount at our store here: bit.ly/UndGC
(With a blurb by @maryrobinettekowal.com!)
(With a blurb by @maryrobinettekowal.com!)
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
UNRELENTING and UNDENIABLE, Books 1 & 2 of THE GRIGORI CYCLE by @jeshonard.bsky.social and @marieparks.bsky.social, are available wherever fine books are sold, and you can get both at a discount at our store here: bit.ly/UndGC
(With a blurb by @maryrobinettekowal.com!)
(With a blurb by @maryrobinettekowal.com!)
The travel snafu is that my flight reservation was canceled, which I'm guessing was due to the strain on the FAA due to the government shutdown.
I was so much looking forward to this, and you should go anyway. You'll have a fantastic time.
I was so much looking forward to this, and you should go anyway. You'll have a fantastic time.
UPDATE: Due to a travel snafu, Mary Robinette Kowal had to cancel for tomorrow. The stupendous Sam J. Miller has agreed to read in her place, with Lara Elena Donnelly. Tomorrow! Come one, come all! @maryrobinettekowal.com @sentencebender.bsky.social @larazontally.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The travel snafu is that my flight reservation was canceled, which I'm guessing was due to the strain on the FAA due to the government shutdown.
I was so much looking forward to this, and you should go anyway. You'll have a fantastic time.
I was so much looking forward to this, and you should go anyway. You'll have a fantastic time.
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Get there early for the Nov. 18 BBB reading at Barrows! Just 👀 at these amazing authors: @maryrobinettekowal.com @scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social!
Join us 11/18 at 7pm for sips, stories and an (expected) SRO attendance! 📚🎙️🧉
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Join us 11/18 at 7pm for sips, stories and an (expected) SRO attendance! 📚🎙️🧉
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November 7, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Get there early for the Nov. 18 BBB reading at Barrows! Just 👀 at these amazing authors: @maryrobinettekowal.com @scottedelman.bsky.social @franwilde.bsky.social & @victorpineiro.bsky.social!
Join us 11/18 at 7pm for sips, stories and an (expected) SRO attendance! 📚🎙️🧉
More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com
Join us 11/18 at 7pm for sips, stories and an (expected) SRO attendance! 📚🎙️🧉
More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com
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Bookstore: "Hi Sarah, We're just calling to let you know that apprehension has arrived."
Me, confused: "It sure has, friend."
Took me a good thirty seconds to realize it was my order of the new @maryrobinettekowal.com / @sentencebender.bsky.social double.
Me, confused: "It sure has, friend."
Took me a good thirty seconds to realize it was my order of the new @maryrobinettekowal.com / @sentencebender.bsky.social double.
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Bookstore: "Hi Sarah, We're just calling to let you know that apprehension has arrived."
Me, confused: "It sure has, friend."
Took me a good thirty seconds to realize it was my order of the new @maryrobinettekowal.com / @sentencebender.bsky.social double.
Me, confused: "It sure has, friend."
Took me a good thirty seconds to realize it was my order of the new @maryrobinettekowal.com / @sentencebender.bsky.social double.
I'm delighted to be at @halconscificon.bsky.social in Halifax, NS this weekend, chatting with fans and signing books. Please say hello! The full schedule can be found at hal-con.com.
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I'm delighted to be at @halconscificon.bsky.social in Halifax, NS this weekend, chatting with fans and signing books. Please say hello! The full schedule can be found at hal-con.com.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
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Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Tonight's read, my third in her series of alternative timeline space history. Glad I wasn't sipping tea when I read the line "...I stopped Gagarin and Haise from having a literal pissing match." 🤣 Thanks for the laugh, @maryrobinettekowal.com ... another winner here. 📚 #booksky #scifi #space
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Tonight's read, my third in her series of alternative timeline space history. Glad I wasn't sipping tea when I read the line "...I stopped Gagarin and Haise from having a literal pissing match." 🤣 Thanks for the laugh, @maryrobinettekowal.com ... another winner here. 📚 #booksky #scifi #space
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A huge thank you to @maryrobinettekowal.com for giving me space on My Favorite Bit to talk about HIGHER MAGIC and learning to worldbuild on my own terms and scale.
My Favorite Bit: Courtney Floyd talks about HIGHER MAGIC
Courtney Floyd is joining us today to talk about her novel, Higher Magic. Here’s the publisher’s description: First-generation graduate student Dorothe Bartleby has one last chance to pass the Magi…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
A huge thank you to @maryrobinettekowal.com for giving me space on My Favorite Bit to talk about HIGHER MAGIC and learning to worldbuild on my own terms and scale.
This evening is the FINAL stop on @sentencebender.bsky.social 's and my Apprehension/Red Star Hustle book tour. It's been a whirlwind of fun! Meet Sam in-person at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social in San Diego, CA, and I'll be joining virtually. maryrobinettekowal.com/events/book-...
Book Tour: Mysterious Galaxy – Sam only
Join Sam J. Miller (with Mary Robinette joining virtually) for a reading, signing, and conversation at Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore. Event is free to attend but they recommend pre-ordering a …
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November 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This evening is the FINAL stop on @sentencebender.bsky.social 's and my Apprehension/Red Star Hustle book tour. It's been a whirlwind of fun! Meet Sam in-person at @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social in San Diego, CA, and I'll be joining virtually. maryrobinettekowal.com/events/book-...
Today (Wednesday, Nov 5) at 8 PM EST, I'll be hosting a Q&A for members of my Patreon. Want to know about talking animals, writing sci-fi, navigating the world of agents and publishers, writing with ADHD, or something else? 7-day free trials are available at patreon.com/maryrobinette
Mary Robinette Kowal | Patreon
fiction, cats, and shenanigans
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November 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Today (Wednesday, Nov 5) at 8 PM EST, I'll be hosting a Q&A for members of my Patreon. Want to know about talking animals, writing sci-fi, navigating the world of agents and publishers, writing with ADHD, or something else? 7-day free trials are available at patreon.com/maryrobinette
It's out last joint book tour stop! Please come see @sentencebender.bsky.social and me at @boulderbookstore.bsky.social in Boulder, CO tonight at 6:30 PM MT. Pick up your $5 ticket here (it becomes a $5 coupon to spend in store): maryrobinettekowal.com/events/book-...
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 PM
It's out last joint book tour stop! Please come see @sentencebender.bsky.social and me at @boulderbookstore.bsky.social in Boulder, CO tonight at 6:30 PM MT. Pick up your $5 ticket here (it becomes a $5 coupon to spend in store): maryrobinettekowal.com/events/book-...
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I was just at The Twisted Spine a few weeks ago for @maryrobinettekowal.com and @sentencebender.bsky.social’s book launch. They’re a wonderful brand new store that got hit hard by last week’s storm.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I was just at The Twisted Spine a few weeks ago for @maryrobinettekowal.com and @sentencebender.bsky.social’s book launch. They’re a wonderful brand new store that got hit hard by last week’s storm.
Tonight (Nov 3) at @powells.bsky.social at Cedar Hills Crossing. At 7 PM PST, @sentencebender.bsky.social and I will delight and entertain you! www.powells.com/events/mary-... Let me know in the comments if you're planning to come by.
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Tonight (Nov 3) at @powells.bsky.social at Cedar Hills Crossing. At 7 PM PST, @sentencebender.bsky.social and I will delight and entertain you! www.powells.com/events/mary-... Let me know in the comments if you're planning to come by.
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If your newspaper is giving Donald Trump softer headlines and gauzier coverage than People Magazine, that should be a bit of a wake up call.
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If your newspaper is giving Donald Trump softer headlines and gauzier coverage than People Magazine, that should be a bit of a wake up call.
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The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
November 2, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The USDA sent an email to grocery stores telling them they are prohibited from offering special discounts to customers affected by the SNAP funding lapse.
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email
I'm aware of at least 2 stores that had offered struggling customers a discount, then withdrew it after receiving this email