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Bishop Arrow - Comics & Art @bishoparrow.bsky.social · Sep 3

This is why it's important for you to remove source identifiers from links!!

A PSA telling you to remove everything that follows a question mark in a link due to it being used to track who you share things with. Common trackers are ?utm_source and ?si . This is the best I can do with my dyslexia trying to transcribe this, I'm sorry.

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Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · 12d

EMPRESS OF DUST (Space Wizard Science Fantasy) by @alexyquest.bsky.social is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!

#SSBA #SSBA2025

Image is of the EMPRESS OF DUST book cover against an orange sunset colored background. Image reads: Sci-Fi Semifinalist EMPRESS OF DUST by Alex Kingsley.

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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 21d

Crab party for the release of Relic of Haven by @alexyquest.bsky.social! 🦀🎉

Author Alex Kingsley wearing a crab claw headband and gesturing towards their books, Creatures of Ruin, Relic of Haven, and Empress of Dust

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Alex Kingsley @alexyquest.bsky.social · 21d

my husband said “I don’t really understand things, it turns out.” I asked him what he meant and he just said, “Sabrina carpenter.”

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Alex Kingsley @alexyquest.bsky.social · 25d

TODAY IS THE DAY!!!! Book #2 of The Bastion Cycle, Relic of Haven, is OUT NOW from Space Wizard!!!!
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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social · 25d

If you weren't at @alexyquest.bsky.social's last book launch, you missed this! 🦀 Celebrate the release of their new book, Relic of Haven, with us this Saturday at 6pm!

A person in a makeshift crab costume with author Alex Kingsley

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Alex Kingsley @alexyquest.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thanks!!

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Alex Kingsley @alexyquest.bsky.social · Sep 7

I HAVE NEWS: I am now represented by Sara Megibow at Megibow Literary Agency! 🎉✍️

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Alex Kingsley @alexyquest.bsky.social · Sep 2

Monthly newsletter is out!! open.substack.com/pub/alexking...

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Ancillary Review of Books @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org · Sep 1

Very cool list, & big congrats to ARB contributors @alexyquest.bsky.social & @inkstainedwreck.ca!

Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · Sep 1

It is time to announce the semifinalists for the Small Spec Book Awards.

Thank you to our readers, who worked diligently to assign ratings to all books. The competition was close.

Authors, we hope you are proud of your stories because we are. Thank you for sharing them with us.

A graphic of the fantasy semifinalists:

1. BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by Evan J. Peterson (Broken Eye Books)
2. CURSED UNDER LONDON by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (Farrago Books)
3. GHOST APPARENT by Jelena Dunato (Ghost Orchid Press)
4. TALIO'S CODEX by J. Alexander Cohen (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
5. THE EXTRAVAGANZA ETERNIA by Kristin Osani (Ghost Orchid Press)
6. THE HARLEQUIN: THE DRAPER’S REEL by J.A. Mortimore and Penelope Hill (Elsewhen Press)
7. THE JAGUAR MASK by Michael J. DeLuca (Stelliform Press)
8. THE MYSTERY OF THE PALE KING by Sam Flynn (Timber Ghost Press)
9. THE WITCH AND THE OSTRICH (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
10. TREE GODS by R. Lee Fryar (Midnight Meadow Publishing)

Horror semifinalists:

1. A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING GREENTREE by Carson Winter (Tenebrous Press)
2. BEAR SEASON by Gemma Fairclough (Wild Hunt Books)
3. BENOTHINGED by Alvar Theo (Haunt Publishing)
4. CHURCH OF SKATAN by Damian Casey (Mad Axe Media)
5. FROM THE BELLY by Emmett Nahil (Tenebrous Press)
6. RESISTERS by Chris Campeau (Anuci Press)
7. SUNDOWN IN SAN OJUELA by M.M. Olivas (Lanternfish Press)
8. TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE by Michael Merriam (Queen of Swords Press)
9. THE SCIENTIST, THE SPACEMAN, AND THE STARS BETWEEN THEM by A.L. Davidson (Timber Ghost Press)
10. YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by R.A. Busby (Stelliform Press)

Semifinalists for science fiction:

1. A TRUTH BEYOND FULL by Rosie Oliver (Elsewhen Press)
2. EMPRESS OF DUST by Alex Kingsley (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
3. HER GILDED VOICE by K.C. Aegis (Elsewhen Press)
4. MOON DUST IN MY HAIRNET by JR Creaden (Mythic Roads Press)
5. MORE BUGS by Em Reed (Knight Errant Press)
6. THE MOSQUITO FLEET by Andrew Penn Romine (Broken Eye Books)
7. THE RIGEL REDEMPTION by Robin C. M. Duncan (Space Wizard Science Fantasy)
8. THE SEA OF CLOUDS by Sheila Jenné (Midnight Meadow Publishing)
9. THE YEARS SHALL RUN LIKE RABBITS by Ben Berman Ghan (Wolsak and Wynn Publishers)
10. WORLDS ALIGNED: WORLDS APART 2 by Terry Jackman (Elsewhen Press)

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Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · Sep 1

Semifinalists for SCI-FI

A TRUTH BEYOND FULL by Rosie Oliver at @elsewhen.press
EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social at @wctracy.bsky.social
HER GILDED VOICE by @kcaegis.bsky.social at @knighterrantpress.bsky.social

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William C. Tracy @wctracy.bsky.social · Sep 1

So many great books here, and I'm so excited that FOUR Space Wizard books are semifinalists! Congrats to
@jalexandercohen.com for Talio's Codex
@jawerner.bsky.social for The Witch and the Ostrich
@alexyquest.bsky.social for Empress of Dust
@robincmduncan.bsky.social for The Rigel Redemption

Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · Sep 1

It is time to announce the semifinalists for the Small Spec Book Awards.

Thank you to our readers, who worked diligently to assign ratings to all books. The competition was close.

Authors, we hope you are proud of your stories because we are. Thank you for sharing them with us.

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Alex Kingsley @alexyquest.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · Aug 27

I loved this thoughtful, deep exploration of Lessons in Magic and Disaster! @alexyquest.bsky.social rules 😻🥰💘

Ancillary Review of Books @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org · Aug 26

Here's to the Freaks & Perverts: @alexyquest.bsky.social reviews Charlie Jane Anders' LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER, out now from @torbooks.bsky.social!

ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/08/26/h...

Here’s to the Freaks and Perverts: Review of Charlie Jane Anders’ Lessons in Magic and Disaster

Alex Kingsley Under Review:Lessons in Magic and Disaster. Charlie Jane Anders. Tor Books, August 2025. Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders is a grounded fantasy story that uses the…

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Ancillary Review of Books @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org · Aug 26

Here's to the Freaks & Perverts: @alexyquest.bsky.social reviews Charlie Jane Anders' LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER, out now from @torbooks.bsky.social!

ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/08/26/h...

Here’s to the Freaks and Perverts: Review of Charlie Jane Anders’ Lessons in Magic and Disaster

Alex Kingsley Under Review:Lessons in Magic and Disaster. Charlie Jane Anders. Tor Books, August 2025. Lessons in Magic and Disaster by Charlie Jane Anders is a grounded fantasy story that uses the…

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Alex Kingsley @alexyquest.bsky.social · Aug 21

streaming #deltarune if anyone wants to vibe!! 🩷💙💚

m.twitch.tv/alexyquest42...

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