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Mark Kielty @kieltface.bsky.social · 11h

Just after attending a great panel entitled Small Press, Big Books. Thanks @csharpwords.bsky.social , @lunapress.bsky.social , @khanwong.bsky.social and @cherylmorgan.bsky.social for putting on a great panel.

#Octocon #Octocon2025 #SmallPress #Fantasy #SciFi #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity

Online panel entitled Small Press, Big Books with Catherine Sharp, Francesca T Barbini, Cheryl Morgan and Khan Wong.

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 17h

We are delighted to announce that Orcadian author Barbara Stevenson will return to Academia Lunare with a new work on Scottish Gothic Fiction: The Kirk, the Deil and the Grue Atween. Luna Press has acquired EWR and we are looking forward to welcome it in the new year! @babette1-62.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Announcing Stevenson's Exploration of Scottish Gothic Fiction

We are delighted to announce that Orcadian author Barbara Stevenson, will return to Academia Lunare with a new work on Scottish Gothic Fiction: The Kirk, the Deiland the Grue Atween.

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 1d

Had a great time today! My workshop on the publishing journey was at 1. Lovely Q&A at the end. Fantastic mood for the rest of the weekend! #Octocon2025

Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 1d

Wakey wakey, everybody. It's #Octocon time!

#Octocon2025 #Fantasy #Scifi #Fandom #Cosplay #ScifFiConvention #ReadingCommunity #WritingCommunity #comics

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 1d

If the Stars Are Lit is the debut speculative mystery by Sara K Ellis, exploring the implications of AI, memory, and loss. Cover art by Tara Bush. Order now! www.lunapresspublishing.com/novels
@skateellis.bsky.social
@tarabush.bsky.social

"Speed and expedience are luxuries and time equals money equals a mess out here. Communication almost always equals a powder keg."
If the Stars Are Lit
By Sara K Ellis

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 17d

This review took longer than I had hoped to write. But in a good way, there was so much to digest after reading

That Very Witch: Fear, by Payton McCarty-Simas

And why it is Essential Reading for Horror Fans and Feminists Alike

gnofhorror.com/that-very-wi...

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A book cover featuring a person surrounded by a circular arrangement of text. The title "That Very Witch" is prominently displayed, along with subtitles mentioning themes of fear, feminism, and the American witch film. The author's name, Payton McCarty-Simas, is also featured on the cover. The design includes elements of graphic design and cartoon styles.

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 2d

"Small acts of kindness and service can change the world. Sometime it all comes down to helping one person, and letting those actions ripple from there." You can read the full blog by @dmbeucler.bsky.social on @scalzi.com The Big Idea 💙

The Big Idea: D. M. Beucler

Small acts of kindness may not always seem like they change the world, but they certainly change the world of whoever you’re helping. Author D. M. Beucler discusses how acts of kindness are a…

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Lyndsey Croal (she/her) @lyndseycroal.bsky.social · 3d

I have been reliably informed that you can now grab copies of Dark Crescent at But n' Ben Books in Stonehaven! (Lovely to see it in the North East where I was when I wrote many of the stories!) Wee event there coming soon also...👀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙✨️ @lunapress.bsky.social

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Sara K Ellis @skateellis.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Book 🎂 @dmbeucler.bsky.social ! Very excited for this! And that cover! 🔥

Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Book Birthday to @dmbeucler.bsky.social 🥳 It is always so exciting to see your words making it out into the world! Congratulations Denise!!! 💙 #debut2025 #bloodmagic @booksfromscotland.bsky.social

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 5d

Happy Book Birthday to @dmbeucler.bsky.social 🥳 It is always so exciting to see your words making it out into the world! Congratulations Denise!!! 💙 #debut2025 #bloodmagic @booksfromscotland.bsky.social

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 5d

New Tolkien Society publication!

Releasing on 25 November, "Númenor, the Mighty and Frail" includes 10 articles relating to Númenor, and its legacy. Edited by @willsherwood.bsky.social and published by @lunapress.bsky.social, it's now available to pre-order. www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/10/new-...

New Tolkien Society publication – <em>Númenor, The Mighty and Frail</em>

The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that Númenor, the Mighty and Frail: Proceedings of The Tolkien Society Seminar 2023, the twenty-fifth book in the Peter Roe series, is now available to pre-o...

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Lyndsey Croal (she/her) @lyndseycroal.bsky.social · 6d

Great to see Dark Crescent on this list of Short Story Standouts on the Bookshop .org website! And in some excellent company! ✨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 bookshop.org/lists/short-... @lunapress.bsky.social

Short Story Standouts

Check out these gripping, funny, and exciting short story collections & anthologies!

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Octocon @octocon.bsky.social · 7d

Less than a week to #Octocon2025 and it's still not too late to get your membership. Be sure not to miss out and book yours now!

https://2025.octocon.com/join-us/

#Octocon #Scifi #Fantasy #Fandom #Cosplay #scificonvention #readingcommunity

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 8d

Discover The Gospel of Gollum - English Edition by Ivano Sassanelli #Tolkien Artwork by Jay Johnstone. #TolkienScholarship www.lunapresspublishing.com/tolkien-sect...

Cover of the book The Gospel of Gollum by Ivano Sassanelli.

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D. M. Beucler @dmbeucler.bsky.social · 9d

My husband gave me something to deal with my stress, 3 days to go.

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 9d

The Johnny Walker’s bar! The view is stunning from up here, even with Storm Amy rocking the sky!

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 9d

It’s not my sofa 😅 Hopefully they don’t find it tomorrow in Princes Street 😂

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 9d

The storm has indeed started. Brace yourself! #Edinburgh 💙

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 9d

Pre-orders are now open for Memory and Magic, the debut novel of American author D. M. Beucler - stunning cover created by the amazing Tara Bush! Out Oct 7, 2025. www.lunapresspublishing.com/novels @dmbeucler.bsky.social @tarabush.bsky.social #romantasy #debut2025 #booksfromscotland #bloodmagic

Things About Writing as a Parent #10
By D. M. Beucler
Burnout as a parent who writes is so real.
Your time on is often almost the entirety of your waking hours.
A good writing community can help in the moments when things feel over your head.

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D. M. Beucler @dmbeucler.bsky.social · 10d

It's live! Come and listen to an excerpt of Memory and Magic, out Oct 7th from @lunapress.bsky.social

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Authors' Readings: Memory and magic - D. M. Beucler

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Lyndsey Croal (she/her) @lyndseycroal.bsky.social · 11d

It's October, which I think is officially the best month to start reading Dark Crescent...omens, superstitions, hauntings, monsters, all from Scottish folklore - here's a wee sneak peak at what you'll find...👀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🖤✨ linktr.ee/lyndseycroal @lunapress.bsky.social

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you to @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social & PublishED, the U of E’s publishing society, which provides a community for aspiring publishers. There are many career paths in our industry which we will explore during the event. Tonight, 6.30pm, Lister Learning Centre 💙 linktr.ee/published.so...

Wednesday 1st October Lister Learning Centre 6.30pm. Luna Press event

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · Aug 4

Pre-orders are now open for Memory and Magic, the debut novel of American author D. M. Beucler - stunning cover created by the amazing Tara Bush! Out October 7, 2025. www.lunapresspublishing.com/novels @dmbeucler.bsky.social @tarabush.bsky.social #romantasy #debut2025 #booksfromscotland #bloodmagic

Order now!
"Austen fans rejoice! Swift and sweet, this Regency-inspired fantasy is a delightful blend of romance, mystery, and magic. Readers will love Beucler's eminently practical heroine and the world of trouble that lands on her doorstep."
-Samantha Mills, author of The Wings Upon Her Back

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 15d

If the Stars Are Lit is the debut speculative mystery by Sara K Ellis, exploring the implications of AI, memory, and loss. Cover art by Tara Bush. Order now! www.lunapresspublishing.com/novels
@skateellis.bsky.social
@tarabush.bsky.social

"Only someone desperate or a sociopath would want one of those things, Joss thinks. It'd be like talking to yourself all day. She does that enough as it is."
If the Stars Are Lit
By Sara K Ellis

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 15d

The book is out. It was published in July. I uploaded the image from back then 🙃

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Luna Press Publishing @lunapress.bsky.social · 16d

Order That Very Witch: Fear, Feminism, and the American Witch Film by Payton McCarty-Simas! Explore seven decades of the cyclical rise and fall of the cinematic witch in American culture and her relationship to feminist movements over time. www.lunapresspublishing.com/product-page...

"Witches fall into the dead center of the girl power milieu of the mid-late '90s, encapsulating both the ways Third Wave feminist ideals were being foregrounded in pop culture and, at the same time, undercut by neoliberalism, individualism, and the hobbling forces of the now-mainstreamed conservatism of the Moral Majority."

That Very Witch
Fear, Feminism;
and the American Witch Film

By Payton McCarty-Simas

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