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Shen Tao
@dragons.bsky.social
Canadian writer based in Seattle, WA
The Poet Empress Jan '26 🌸 Tor Bramble (US) | Gollancz (UK) | preorders available!
https://linktr.ee/ThePoetEmpress
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My debut is officially out today!!! (I can’t believe I get to say that)

Thank you to my publishing team, my writing friends, and all the wonderful ARC readers!! Thank you for taking a chance on a debut author!!

#booksky
Honored to be picked by a most excellent book club- Go get your Aardvark books now! - Goose approved :)
We love these books. Thank you for coming to our TED Talk.

Signed copies of TRAD WIFE are available on a first-come, first-served basis! Grab this title early release!

#aardvarkbookclub #februarybooks
February 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Thank you friend!
January 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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January 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I hope you enjoy the story!
January 21, 2026 at 5:09 PM
My debut is officially out today!!! (I can’t believe I get to say that)

Thank you to my publishing team, my writing friends, and all the wonderful ARC readers!! Thank you for taking a chance on a debut author!!

#booksky
January 21, 2026 at 5:03 AM
I will be doing an AMA (ask me anything) at reddit.com/r/fantasy on release day if you'd like to join me there!
January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
My debut is coming out TOMORROW!!! :)

#booksky
January 19, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Thank you so much @seattletimes.com and Jordan Snowden for featuring my debut! The article was so well-written!

www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
Poetry is powerful in local author Shen Tao’s debut novel
“The Poet Empress” asks readers to sit with contradiction and to consider the cost of speaking clearly in a world determined to silence certain kinds of truth.
www.seattletimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Thank you so much for having me! I really enjoyed our chat on Long Story Short!
Just recorded a new episode of Long Story Short with the super talented @dragons.bsky.social talking all about her debut, The Poet Empress, and her journey to publication.

The book - and the podcast - are out soon!
January 16, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Right?! I feel honored to be counted among this group!
January 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Look at all the beautiful books! I can't believe I get to be part of this debut class.
2026 is our debut year!! Here are some of the SFF authors I have the honor of debuting with early this year. I am really excited about these books so please check them out when you have the chance!

#booksky
January 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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IT'S OUR YEAR, GEESE!!! Look at all these incredible first quarter books...including @sadieturner.bsky.social's TIDESPEAKER, which pubs TODAY!
2026 is our debut year!! Here are some of the SFF authors I have the honor of debuting with early this year. I am really excited about these books so please check them out when you have the chance!

#booksky
January 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
2026 is our debut year!! Here are some of the SFF authors I have the honor of debuting with early this year. I am really excited about these books so please check them out when you have the chance!

#booksky
January 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Delightful cryptids!!
Get ready for Tales from the Cryptids! We are crowdfunding our first anthology in February 2026! Edited by @brigittewinter.bsky.social, this collection of TTRPGs, fiction, poetry, and other uncanny ephemera flips the lens on conventional cryptid lore: tinyurl.com/cryptidtales.
Get Ready for Tales from the Cryptids: Games, Stories, & Uncanny Ephemera
From Scryptid Games - Get Ready for Tales from the Cryptids: Games, Stories, & Uncanny Ephemera
tinyurl.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Love the choices! Glad to hear someone else does this too :p
December 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
TNR is a classic!!
December 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
That is a good idea!
December 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Do other writers have a different font for each book they write? My current WIP is an Arial book :p
December 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Thank you!
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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THE POET EMPRESS by shen tao @dragons.bsky.social releases 1/20/26 from bramble @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanlib.bsky.social #debut #fantasy #epic #love #death #poem #BookSky get your @libraryreads.bsky.social votes in by 12/1!
November 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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SPARRING PARTNERS is available for request on Netgalley! We so appreciate your early reviews as they help drive sales 😁

🫶🏼 Happy reading!

#2026Debuts #RomanceBooks #BookSky #Netgalley
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
SO excited about a second starred review for The Poet Empress! A world of thank yous to Library Journal 🥰
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Congratulations Kemi! 🥳
November 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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On a planet damaged by rushed terraforming, a bodyguard-turned-reluctant rebel joins the last dregs of her parents’ failed uprising...

THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
November 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM