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Air and Nothingness Press

@aanpress.bsky.social

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Publisher of F/SF anthologies and story collections - 25th Year 1997-2022. Based in Pittsburgh, PA. www.aanpress.com

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 27d

Welcome new followers, glad to have you and thank you very much to first time orderers. Check out our catalog of modest but well written wonders here - aanpress.com/aanorder.html (Never modest though about how stellar our authors are. Stellar every day of the week and twice on Sundays they are.)

air and nothingness press - our catalog of books

the air and nothingness press was created to explore book arts and graphic design with an emphasis on limited edition hand-made livre d artiste books and editions of poetry, fantasy and science fictio...

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 19h

More not a fan of bitter things. Hot chocolate is aces!

Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 23h

Ironically, I, the publisher, doesn't much care for tea and has never had coffee.

Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 23h

Submissions accepted March 1-31, 2026. Stories are requested to be Hard SF. Contact us with questions. Happy writing!

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 23h

Announcing our first open call for 2026 - "Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity" which will ask for hard SF stories with tea or coffee, stars, and gravity all playing a prominent narrative role. Info here - aanpress.com/submissions.... Important: Be sure to read the cover page to the PDF.

Cover image to the book, showing the back of an astronaut in a space suit as he steps off into a psychedelic swirl of cosmic colors and stars. The title circles around the figure.

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for being part of it.

Guan Un @thisisguan.bsky.social · 1d

Ain’t no mail like contributor book mail! So proud to be in this anthology from @aanpress.bsky.social

Cover of a book titled Mmeory. The cover image is abstract, like a face with eyes.

The book is open to a story titled “He Walks the Same Streets” by Guan Un.

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks very much!

Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 2d

Blythe Books asks that you RSVP so they have a count (there is a shopping cart but tickets are free). You may also pre-purchase "The Forest God" and "The Forest Gods" in advance and Jamie will sign at the event. AaN will have other anthologies that contain stories by Jamie for purchase as well.

Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 2d

With a week to go, we hope you can Join Jamie Lackey and AaN on October 17th, 6:00pm, at Blythe Books in Brentwood for our “The Forest Gods” book launch. RSVP here - www.blythebooks.com/shop/p/an-ev...

Covers to both books and date and time info + a QR code to scan.

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Die Booth @diebooth.bsky.social · 2d

What's this???

My gorgeous contributor copy arrived of Mmeory, from @aanpress.bsky.social

You can pre-order here: aanpress.com/aanorder.htm...

This anthology is a ltd edition of 250, so if you'd like one, don't sleep on it!

#indieauthor #booksky #smallpress #queerauthor #books #lgbtqia+

Author Die Booth is a middle aged white man with long curly dark hair, dark eyes and a dark moustache and goatee. He is pictured here peering over the top of a book wrapped in brown paper with a sealing sticker that says 'AaNPress Author Copy'

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 3d

And leave us a review - www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 3d

With "Mmeory" now in the hands of most US backers and international backers very very soon, the book is officially available on the AaN site - aanpress.com/aanorder.htm.... And here is a photo of the book at a local bookstore. Order your memory manipulation anthology today and beat the holiday rush.

Photo and zoom photo of Mmeory on the bookshelves at Riverstone Books in Sq. Hill, Pittsburgh.

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you very much for the review.

Mary Soon Lee @marysoonlee.bsky.social · 4d

Update from the reading front: finished Jamie Lackey's novella The Forest Gods, a sequel to her wonderful novella, The Forest God. This one is wonderful too. (Read them in order.)

www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Mary Soon Lee @marysoonlee.bsky.social · 4d

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 5d

Publisher as author/designer (wearing my board game hat and looking over from the other side of the fence) - Might have a new boardgame of mine being picked up by a publisher. Cross those fingers.

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 5d

Always enjoy a "in the wild" photo. Thanks for posting. Happy reading.

David K Mitchell @davidkmitchell.bsky.social · 5d

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Well, isn't that a pretty bit of post? 📦

Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 7d

Just as soon as you and the other 3 write their stories.

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Michael Teasdale @mteasdalewriter.bsky.social · 7d

I'm proud to be in 8 of these and looking forward to number 9!

Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 11d

9 years of working with www.mybookprinter.com.

44 books printed over 9 years, tiled on a table.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 9d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters

Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 9d

All author copies, KS pledges, and preorders for "Mmeory" are now in the mail. Don't forget we have a Goodreads page if you want to leave a review (www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...) and, if you still want a copy of the book, visit out catalog (aanpress.com/aanorder.htm...)

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 9d

If mythical nepenthe has a scent, then “Mmeory” has it.

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 9d

Two weeks until this event. Please consider joining us.

Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join @jamielackey.bsky.social and AaN on October 17th, 6:00pm, at Blythe Books in Brentwood for our “The Forest Gods” book launch. RSVP here - www.blythebooks.com/shop/p/an-ev...

Poster showing book covers as well as a QR code for the event and info on Blythe Books.

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 9d

Just did an interview for a video blog that will post next spring. Put in a strong word for working with real artists and illustrators on cover designs, if an author is thinking of self publishing. Very clear on NO AI and the host seemed thankful I spoke about it. NO AI NO HOW.

Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 9d

I’ll try and announce the OC sometime this month.
I encourage you to comment and let me know your own thoughts on all this. AaN thrives through our authors and readers. You are what has kept this press going for 28 years and I thank you all for the kind things you say about what I do.
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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 9d

Of the books announced, “Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” seems the one most are excited about. I am going to try and find a set of OC dates and do a modified KS campaign for the single book (funding all 3 at one time would be around $15,000 and I am not sure I can reach that goal). /8

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 9d

I very much want to do these books in 2026 and I very much want you all to have fun submitting to them. As in so many aspects of the world these days, all we have is uncertainty. /7

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