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Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 8h

Always exciting to get new book mail! Can’t wait to check this one out

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JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 1d

spoiler warning - people are going to really like this next book of Nick's.

Nick Martell @nickmartell.bsky.social · 1d

There’s a part of me that’s worried how people will respond to the next book I’ve written since it’s such a hard pivot from KoL but there’s also the part of me that’s like “It would be boring to write the same kind of stories over and over again for decades. Why not see how a new thing does?”

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Jason @jasonlowrey.bsky.social · 1d

I love this book. It’s about a woman grappling with guilt and being complicit with a fascist regime after the regime ejects her from the order. It’s about abuse and recovery. It’s just a great book and you should read it.

Samantha (Sam) Mills @samtasticbooks.com · 1d

Free shipping on Bookshop through tonight!

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The Wings Upon Her Back

Check out The Wings Upon Her Back - [STARRED REVIEW] “A triumphant debut novel.” —Booklist [STARRED REVIEW] “An absolute must-read.” —Kirkus [STARRED REV...

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Jordan Hamessley @thejordache.bsky.social · 1d

My amazing illustrator client @sonyaafnan.bsky.social just sent me this piece she drew of me as an astronaut. I’m obsessed! I’ve fully embraced my inner space nerd. Still manifesting representing an astronaut’s book someday!

If you aren’t following Sonya, start!

Illustration of Jordan wearing an astronaut suit labeled NASA Jordan flashing a peace sign in space with the Earth behind her.

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DAW Books @dawbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines is all the things that you’re looking for in your next favorite read: fun, cozy, chaotic, and heartfelt!

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Tim Akers @timakers.bsky.social · 1d

One of the best fantasies I’ve read in a decade. Loved the whole trilogy.

JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 6d

For a limited time only, @jeremyteg.bsky.social's THE HAND OF THE SUN KING is on sale for 99 cents wherever you buy ebooks! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...

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Dan Moren @dmoren.com · 1d

I liked this book quite a bit!

JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 6d

For a limited time only, @jeremyteg.bsky.social's THE HAND OF THE SUN KING is on sale for 99 cents wherever you buy ebooks! awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...

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JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 1d

After you tear through the Pact & Pattern trilogy, make sure to pre-order THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT, Greathouse's next epic! awfulagent.com/ebooks/tower...

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Samantha (Sam) Mills @samtasticbooks.com · 4d

IT IS ALIVE!! Behold the cover for Rabbit Test and Other Stories, out in April! Preorder while it is still legal to distribute through the mail!

Sam grinning and holding up a huge board version of the Rabbit Test and Other Stories cover, featuring the title in striking white and red font against black backdrop, with a rabbit, pregnancy test, and heart monitor line through the text

Rabbit Test and Other Stories cover, featuring the title in striking white and red font against black backdrop, with a rabbit, pregnancy test, and heart monitor line through the text

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Tachyon Publications @tachyonpub.bsky.social · 4d

At the Tachyon 30th Anniversary party, we revealed the cover to @samtasticbooks.com's first collection RABBIT TEST AND OTHER STORIES.

Coming only from Tachyon April 2026

#coverreveal

Cover to RABBIT TEST AND OTHER STORIES
Design by Elizabeth Story

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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 1d

If you're in Chicago, you can catch me in person this week reading from MAKING ENEMIES:

Friday, Oct. 10, 7 PM at the Book Cellar, 4736 N. Lincoln Ave.
Sunday, Oct. 12, 3:30 PM at Chicagoland Games, 5550 N. Broadway

Hope you see you there!

A hardbound copy of Making Enemies rests on a wooden dining table. On the cover, a huge, pearlescent arthropod bursts out of a subterranean crevice and drives one of its large barbed claws through a dwarf fighter's abdomen, while another dwarf cowers in fear. The book is surrounded by blue and red polyhedral dice.

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Randee Dawn @randeedawn.com · 1d

Thanks to everyone who's helping me get the word about "Leave No Trace" out!

Looking to nab your own copy of a near-future fantasy about a magical forest, a vanishing fae world, and a clash between magic and mundane cultures -- go here:

randeedawn.com/books/leave-...

Let the bear choose you! 🐻

Covers of "Leave No Trace" by Randee Dawn as featured in social media.

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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 2d

"It’s a beast. A monster. A behemoth. But it’s a behemoth of the very best kind. It’s a CR 30 epic boss of a book with a treasure hoard of inspiration. I don’t know what you expected from Keith Ammann, but it was probably this."

Read the @scrollforinit.bsky.social review: scrollforinitiative....

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Mary Soon Lee @marysoonlee.bsky.social · 2d

!!!! 🐉📖🐉!!!!

oboist73.bsky.social @oboist73.bsky.social · 2d

The first part of the r/fantasy readalong for The Sign of the Dragon by Mary Soon Lee is up today! www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/s/...

From the Fantasy community on Reddit: The Sign of the Dragon by Mary Soon Lee READALONG — Part 1: Crown

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oboist73.bsky.social @oboist73.bsky.social · 2d

The first part of the r/fantasy readalong for The Sign of the Dragon by Mary Soon Lee is up today! www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/s/...

From the Fantasy community on Reddit: The Sign of the Dragon by Mary Soon Lee READALONG — Part 1: Crown

Explore this post and more from the Fantasy community

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JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 2d

Happy #bookbirthday to MAKING ENEMIES by Keith Ammann, a fantastic guide for creating original enemies for tabletop RPGs! @themonstersknow.com

"Keith’s incredible enthusiasm for game design and TTRPGs shines through every page of this book."
—Infinite Free Time

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Making Enemies – JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc

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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 2d

TODAY'S THE DAY! Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, with cover illustration by @kroovv.bsky.social and interior illos by @jencmars.bsky.social, is now on shelves!

Get it at your friendly local game store or through one of these links: spyandowl.com/making...

A hardbound copy of Making Enemies on a wooden dining table. On the cover, a huge, pearlescent arthropod bursts out of a subterranean crevice and drives one of its large barbed claws through a dwarf fighter's abdomen, while another dwarf cowers in fear. The book is surrounded by blue and red polyhedral dice.

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Victor Manibo @victormanibo.com · 3d

October is #FAHM. There’s tons to say about being Filipino, America, and the countries’ shared history than could fit here, so I wrote about it for my newsletter dropping later this week

Sign up now if you haven’t yet. And till 10/13, new subscribers get a chance to win THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED 🔗⬇️

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A.J. Irving 🩷💜💙 @ajirving.bsky.social · 3d

Smiling big because I’m finally holding my friend @sassinsf.com’s BEAUTIFUL picture book SHABBAT IS! So proud to add this to our home library alongside his incredible middle grade books. Welcome to the PB club, Andrew, and congratulations!!! ❤️ #kidlit #booksky

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Alex Shvartsman @alexshvartsman.bsky.social · 3d

I'll be promoting my books and projects at the New York Comic Con this week! Find me at the Maya booth (3325)

alexshvartsman.com/2025/10/06/n...

New York Comic Con 2025

I’ll be at the New York Comic Con this Thursday through Sunday! My friends at the Department of Lore generously invited me to use a small part of their booth to promote and sell my books. (An…

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Keith Ammann 🔜 Gamehole Con @themonstersknow.com · 3d

.@infinitefreetime.com on MAKING ENEMIES: "The reason I feel so comfortable recommending what by rights ought to be a very niche book to everyone I know who reads is that Keith’s enthusiasm for game design and TTRPGs shines through every page of this book."

Read the review:

#REVIEW: Making Enemies: Monster Design Inspiration for Tabletop Roleplaying Games, by Keith Ammann

We’ll begin with my absolute favorite thing for book reviews: Disclaimers!

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Eugene vs. Evil Deadline 🧟‍♂️ @ecmyers.com · 3d

Alas, I won't be at NYCC this week, but you can find me at the 17th St. Books of Wonder on Friday at 6 p.m.! (RSVP at www.eventbrite.com/e/ya-thrills...)

And you can still pre-order a signed and personalized LITTLE NIGHTMARES: THE LONELY ONES until 10/8 at booksofwonder.com/products/978...

Little Nightmares: The Lonely Ones

*Pre-order by October 8th tosecure your signed and personalized copies!* Enter the world of Little Nightmares in this never-before-told original story! Based on the hit videogame series. Ruse remem...

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T R Napper @trnapper.bsky.social · 3d

The Australian Ditmar Award ceremony was last night, and I was honoured to receive the nod for Best Novella. Ghost of the Neon God has now won the Australian double (Aurealis and Ditmar). Congrats to all the winners, and a huge thanks to all my readers.

author with trophy (wearing a 1984 t-short and standing in a cyberpunk hotel lobby)

Picture of novella (vivid orange cover), Aurealis trophy (looks kinda like a red glass nautilus), and Ditmar trophy (small gold rocket ship).

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Shawna Atteberry (she/her) @shawnaatteberry.bsky.social · 5d

Hey all: Kobo has The Citadel of Weeping Pearls by @aliettedebodard.com for $1.99!
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The Citadel of Weeping Pearls ebook by Aliette de Bodard - Rakuten Kobo

Read "The Citadel of Weeping Pearls" by Aliette de Bodard available from Rakuten Kobo. " A beautifully written, bittersweet mystery in a wonderfully imaginative space setting" from the award-winning a...

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JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 6d

‪@csmadsen.bsky.social‬ Please feel free to nudge Bridget via QueryManager!

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