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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · Jul 15

Let's talk about books baybeeeeeee!!

Here are the titles I think you should check out for the rest of the year, including hot lady knights, tons of science-fantasy, bad bitches, epic non-eurocentric adventures, hot love triangles, and spooky houses

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30 More SFF Titles to Look Forward to in 2025 - Reactor

Here are 30 more standouts to put on your TBR for the second half of this year!

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 6h

hell yeah!!!

Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 6h

life is pretty terrible right now for a lot of reasons but tonight i made tea lit a candle and am reading a book and that just fucking rules

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11h

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 13h

LETS GOOOOOOOO @mayagittelman.bsky.social

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 13h

The #2025IgnyteAwards for Critic is @mayagittelman.bsky.social

2025 Winner - Critics Award: Maya Gittelman

Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 13h

out of all the sff/h awards that exist, the ignytes and the ursula k le guin prize consistently have the most interesting and unpredictable winners and i love them very much for it

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 14h

Oh, hello

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 17h

i poke my eye with the mascara wand regularly just in my own room

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 17h

whatever happens, femmes who do their makeup on the nyc subway will always be the baddest of bitches

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Kelly McCullough @kellydmcc.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, sci-fi and fantasy folks, if you happen to know folks who are involved with various estates in the field, do tip them a hat about the Anthropic settlement. Agencies do not get $ out of the deal and may not remember to talk to estate clients. My agent was worrying about estates not being alerted

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 1d

oh fuck yeah

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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El Norte Recuerda @elnorterecuerda.bsky.social · 2d

People are using the term "pro-antifa" to describe everything now. One Battle After Another? Pro-antifa. Zohran? Yep.

Pro-Anti, all in one word, one concept.

The very fabric of reality is collapsing, beyond what AI is doing to our senses, how we make meaning. Language itself is a civil war.

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 3d

jenny is the absolute right person to ask about it!

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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 3d

periodic reminder that if you write stuff that's published on the web for a publication you yourself do not own, PDF that shit as soon as it goes live

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 3d

this cover is so fucking good

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 3d

oh you mean these? reactormag.com/tag/indie-pr...

Indie Press Spotlight - Reactor

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 3d

i dont know if you did but it's the night parade, right?

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 3d

i mean if you wanna venmo me money you can but theyre not like, at risk of going away...?? reactor will do new releases lists until we die probably

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 3d

bruh

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 3d

i do most of the new releases posts yeah

Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 3d

THANK ⚔️

Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 3d

feed me your booooooooooks

Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · Aug 1

I don't know how it got to be the end of summer but...

Hi! I'm the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and crossover speculative books! If you've got an adult or YA SFFH book publishing next year please share the link/info here!

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 3d

Men claim women talk too much, but boy if you get that man on a panel, he will over talk every woman present in the room.

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Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social · 3d

now is a perfect time to remember that 1989 is a perfect album

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 4d

Carissa Broadbent has traveled from indie darling to romantasy superstar. With nine books across multiple series, you may be wondering where to start (and which books are right for you). Here's our comprehensive reading guide:

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Where to Begin Reading the Work of Carissa Broadbent - Reactor

In an industry saturated with romantasy, it might be easy to become jaded by the genre. As a fan of reading romantasy and fantasy romance, I am relatively picky with how a tale is told. For me, there ...

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