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Reader, aspiring novelist. The place where I react about books!
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In the near future, a monster stalks the world's bedrooms. It has slain every other mattress and box spring it can find. Sofas are annihilated on sight. It reigns supreme.
Horny couples have no other choice. But the temptation is what gets you killed.
This Summer, there will be... ONLY ONE BED.
Horny couples have no other choice. But the temptation is what gets you killed.
This Summer, there will be... ONLY ONE BED.
January 15, 2026 at 11:06 PM
In the near future, a monster stalks the world's bedrooms. It has slain every other mattress and box spring it can find. Sofas are annihilated on sight. It reigns supreme.
Horny couples have no other choice. But the temptation is what gets you killed.
This Summer, there will be... ONLY ONE BED.
Horny couples have no other choice. But the temptation is what gets you killed.
This Summer, there will be... ONLY ONE BED.
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a lot of authors talk about wanting to write the representation that they didnt have in the fiction they read when they were a kid. and thats good. unfortunately, what i want is for everyone to experience the alienation i felt reading books as a kid.
woe. estrangement be upon ye.
woe. estrangement be upon ye.
January 13, 2026 at 3:29 PM
a lot of authors talk about wanting to write the representation that they didnt have in the fiction they read when they were a kid. and thats good. unfortunately, what i want is for everyone to experience the alienation i felt reading books as a kid.
woe. estrangement be upon ye.
woe. estrangement be upon ye.
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We want you 🫵 to vote in The Hugo Awards and it's really not as complicated as it looks:
Anyone Can Vote in the Hugo Awards — And Here's How - Reactor
You — yes, you! — can nominate work and vote for the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!
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January 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM
We want you 🫵 to vote in The Hugo Awards and it's really not as complicated as it looks:
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I'm very slow with turning sketches to something actually good—especially people. But I do have some stuff I'm proud of.
I usually start with a hand drawn images, scan and then digitally paint. I have literally spent months before just trying to get a face right.
#BluePitHype #BluePit 📖 #SF #M #W
I usually start with a hand drawn images, scan and then digitally paint. I have literally spent months before just trying to get a face right.
#BluePitHype #BluePit 📖 #SF #M #W
January 11, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I'm very slow with turning sketches to something actually good—especially people. But I do have some stuff I'm proud of.
I usually start with a hand drawn images, scan and then digitally paint. I have literally spent months before just trying to get a face right.
#BluePitHype #BluePit 📖 #SF #M #W
I usually start with a hand drawn images, scan and then digitally paint. I have literally spent months before just trying to get a face right.
#BluePitHype #BluePit 📖 #SF #M #W
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It is normal to feel scared in times like this, but if you are able to do so, get into community with people.
Other people help you keep in touch with hope, help you understand that you can and will make a difference.
Other people help you keep in touch with hope, help you understand that you can and will make a difference.
January 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
It is normal to feel scared in times like this, but if you are able to do so, get into community with people.
Other people help you keep in touch with hope, help you understand that you can and will make a difference.
Other people help you keep in touch with hope, help you understand that you can and will make a difference.
UTENA MENTION YEAHHHHHH
January 7, 2026 at 4:18 PM
UTENA MENTION YEAHHHHHH
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Utena. That moment when Anthy takes off her glasses and leaves the school is chef's kiss.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Utena. That moment when Anthy takes off her glasses and leaves the school is chef's kiss.
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I cannot emphasize enough the importance of finding one constructive real world offline thing you can do to use your particular skills in service of fighting fascism as a psychological defense against the constant drumbeat of fuckery
my hot take is that I don't think it's this website specifically that's toxic. the Circumstances are toxic and nobody really knows what to do about it so they come online and scream. and if I may offer an alternative: actually going outside and screaming feels better.
January 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of finding one constructive real world offline thing you can do to use your particular skills in service of fighting fascism as a psychological defense against the constant drumbeat of fuckery
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I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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According to the latest YouGov poll, 60% of Americans read a book in 2025. Well, call us optimistic, but we want that percentage to be even higher this year!
Whether you're a seasoned audiobook reader, or new to them, our 2026 Listening Challenge is here to help 💓
Whether you're a seasoned audiobook reader, or new to them, our 2026 Listening Challenge is here to help 💓
January 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
According to the latest YouGov poll, 60% of Americans read a book in 2025. Well, call us optimistic, but we want that percentage to be even higher this year!
Whether you're a seasoned audiobook reader, or new to them, our 2026 Listening Challenge is here to help 💓
Whether you're a seasoned audiobook reader, or new to them, our 2026 Listening Challenge is here to help 💓
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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If you're in need of some pretty and enjoyable tv in short episodes, PBS Passport has many seasons of Rick Steves.
And you're supporting @pbs.org but in particular:
You can meet Hakan! He is in the episode about Stockholm.
He is quoting someone about why Stockholm's population started to grow:
And you're supporting @pbs.org but in particular:
You can meet Hakan! He is in the episode about Stockholm.
He is quoting someone about why Stockholm's population started to grow:
January 5, 2026 at 12:14 AM
If you're in need of some pretty and enjoyable tv in short episodes, PBS Passport has many seasons of Rick Steves.
And you're supporting @pbs.org but in particular:
You can meet Hakan! He is in the episode about Stockholm.
He is quoting someone about why Stockholm's population started to grow:
And you're supporting @pbs.org but in particular:
You can meet Hakan! He is in the episode about Stockholm.
He is quoting someone about why Stockholm's population started to grow:
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Prefiguration. We have to imagine a better world before we can live in it.
Fascism relies on the foreclosure of the imagination, and the myth that it is invincible and inevitable.
Fascism relies on the foreclosure of the imagination, and the myth that it is invincible and inevitable.
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Prefiguration. We have to imagine a better world before we can live in it.
Fascism relies on the foreclosure of the imagination, and the myth that it is invincible and inevitable.
Fascism relies on the foreclosure of the imagination, and the myth that it is invincible and inevitable.
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you know in every single superhero comic where the villain keeps chugging the super poison, mutating worse and worse, and the audience is like, "no one would do that"
If you thought social media had scrambled America’s CEOs just wait until they’re fully cooked by AI apple.news/AJ_ht7MMyT9G...
January 3, 2026 at 4:11 AM
you know in every single superhero comic where the villain keeps chugging the super poison, mutating worse and worse, and the audience is like, "no one would do that"
constantly i wonder why i think i can rely on my in laws for anything other than material goods
January 2, 2026 at 10:52 PM
constantly i wonder why i think i can rely on my in laws for anything other than material goods
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SAVE THE DATE! #SmallPitch comes back for another indie/small press-focused pitch event on January 19-25, 2026 🌊
This time, it will be open to all underrepresented authors from the #WritingCommunity, agented and unagented alike.
Check our website for more details ⬇️
This time, it will be open to all underrepresented authors from the #WritingCommunity, agented and unagented alike.
Check our website for more details ⬇️
#SmallPitch, the big pitch event for small presses
smallpitch.org
December 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
SAVE THE DATE! #SmallPitch comes back for another indie/small press-focused pitch event on January 19-25, 2026 🌊
This time, it will be open to all underrepresented authors from the #WritingCommunity, agented and unagented alike.
Check our website for more details ⬇️
This time, it will be open to all underrepresented authors from the #WritingCommunity, agented and unagented alike.
Check our website for more details ⬇️
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🚨 Applications open for the PSLA Emerging Writers Scholarship on January 5th!
Prepare your personal statement (250–500 words), a writing sample (5–10 pages), and a brief bio (100 words) now! We'll only be accepting the first 125 applications.
More here:
https://form.jotform.com/202746305642048
Prepare your personal statement (250–500 words), a writing sample (5–10 pages), and a brief bio (100 words) now! We'll only be accepting the first 125 applications.
More here:
https://form.jotform.com/202746305642048
PSLA Emerging Writers Scholarship
Please click the link to complete this form.
form.jotform.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
🚨 Applications open for the PSLA Emerging Writers Scholarship on January 5th!
Prepare your personal statement (250–500 words), a writing sample (5–10 pages), and a brief bio (100 words) now! We'll only be accepting the first 125 applications.
More here:
https://form.jotform.com/202746305642048
Prepare your personal statement (250–500 words), a writing sample (5–10 pages), and a brief bio (100 words) now! We'll only be accepting the first 125 applications.
More here:
https://form.jotform.com/202746305642048
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My three-headed dragon LITERALLY he used to be a four-headed dragon before he had a cannon-related accident.
He is, by definition, already 25% off! Really, Barnes & Noble is matching his freak.
He is, by definition, already 25% off! Really, Barnes & Noble is matching his freak.
The big Barnes & Noble pre-order sale is live! 25% off all pre-orders, including my own upcoming THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS!
A grumpy dragon pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon riding academy. Need a monster in your life?
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dragon...
A grumpy dragon pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon riding academy. Need a monster in your life?
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-dragon...
The Dragon Has Some Complaints|Hardcover
In this heartfelt and humorous fantasy from the Nebula-winning author of Someone You Can Build a Nest In, a dragon whose three heads bear rather…different...personalities finds family in the most unex...
www.barnesandnoble.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:17 PM
My three-headed dragon LITERALLY he used to be a four-headed dragon before he had a cannon-related accident.
He is, by definition, already 25% off! Really, Barnes & Noble is matching his freak.
He is, by definition, already 25% off! Really, Barnes & Noble is matching his freak.
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a ship needs to be a little codependant and toxic to be fun. It's fiction, after all. ships need to be a bit fucked up
December 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
a ship needs to be a little codependant and toxic to be fun. It's fiction, after all. ships need to be a bit fucked up
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Sorry, clarification - I have an immediate need for an
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Any artists out there got an available (non AI) picture of what could be a bioengineered seal/aquatic human?
December 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Sorry, clarification - I have an immediate need for an
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
Illustration to go with a translation of my short story Children of Dagon and wondered if anyone here had a piece showing a seal/human creature - ideally with a ruined city landscape - ready to go, that I could haggle for. Should be SFW
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I wish I'd had r/Fantasy Bingo and Diverse Reading Challenges when I was younger. In my stifled little bubble, I had the hardest time just finding women authors, let authors from other countries and cultures. I was so bad at discovering books. I love that tools make it easier for readers today.
People are harshing on some “diverse reading challenge” thing that’s going around, and I get it, but looking at what you read and asking yourself “what isn’t represented here?” is imo a good and healthy practice
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I wish I'd had r/Fantasy Bingo and Diverse Reading Challenges when I was younger. In my stifled little bubble, I had the hardest time just finding women authors, let authors from other countries and cultures. I was so bad at discovering books. I love that tools make it easier for readers today.
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You absolutely love to see it. Indies keep my heart beating.
December 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM
You absolutely love to see it. Indies keep my heart beating.
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It’s weird how there’s always moves to make fiction more “interactive” with different endings etc. It’s like these people have never seen the same film twice a few years apart and had a completely different reaction. All fiction is interactive. That there’s an audience is the interactive part.
December 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It’s weird how there’s always moves to make fiction more “interactive” with different endings etc. It’s like these people have never seen the same film twice a few years apart and had a completely different reaction. All fiction is interactive. That there’s an audience is the interactive part.