R. Laham
@fictionchick.bsky.social
Arab-American Author of Epic and Historical Fantasy | The Slave Soldier Series | Manzakar and Freed Kingfisher out now https://linktr.ee/fictionchick
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R. Laham
@fictionchick.bsky.social
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💙📚🌈 #mmromance #scifi #queerbooks #swanawriters #menawriters
My book Specimen is eligible for nominations in the Indie Ink Awards 🎉
Here is the link if you feel so inclined
indiestorygeek.com/nominate/7/9...
My book Specimen is eligible for nominations in the Indie Ink Awards 🎉
Here is the link if you feel so inclined
indiestorygeek.com/nominate/7/9...
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I’ve often stressed that Manzakar (and the Slave-Soldier Series) is not a romance. That’s true, but the romantic subplots are (in my humble opinion 😂) totally worth it. These two have my heart. 🏹 🩷💜💙 Amazing artwork by @magemance.bsky.social #epicfantasyseries #manzakar #bisexualrep #lgbtq
November 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I’ve often stressed that Manzakar (and the Slave-Soldier Series) is not a romance. That’s true, but the romantic subplots are (in my humble opinion 😂) totally worth it. These two have my heart. 🏹 🩷💜💙 Amazing artwork by @magemance.bsky.social #epicfantasyseries #manzakar #bisexualrep #lgbtq
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💙📚🌈 #mmromance
Some FAQs about my second book, Jingle Jingle K🧨LL
Out December 9th
💙📚🌈 #mmromance #christmasromance
Now available to pre-order
ninestarpress.com/product/jing...
Out December 9th
💙📚🌈 #mmromance #christmasromance
Now available to pre-order
ninestarpress.com/product/jing...
November 6, 2025 at 11:10 AM
💙📚🌈 #mmromance
You know what happens to even the kindest, most pure-hearted people if you beat them up enough?
They fucking fight back.
They fucking fight back.
July 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
You know what happens to even the kindest, most pure-hearted people if you beat them up enough?
They fucking fight back.
They fucking fight back.
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My NYT op-ed this morning
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
www.nytimes.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My NYT op-ed this morning
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
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I have a new interview up in author @omersarae.bsky.social's Recipes for Writing! Find out which three modern things I'd want if I were trapped in a medieval ballad 🦊!
Ye Olde Recipe for Historical Fantasy
Interview with Amy S. Kaufman, medieval scholar and author of "The Traitor of Sherwood Forest"
open.substack.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I have a new interview up in author @omersarae.bsky.social's Recipes for Writing! Find out which three modern things I'd want if I were trapped in a medieval ballad 🦊!
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Manzakar, by @fictionchick.bsky.social, is a great epic fantasy story that is not afraid to portray the crudest aspects of war and violence, showing how sometimes injustice leads to radicalization as the answer, but still having space for hope.
Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/manz...
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Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/manz...
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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite
In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world
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June 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Manzakar, by @fictionchick.bsky.social, is a great epic fantasy story that is not afraid to portray the crudest aspects of war and violence, showing how sometimes injustice leads to radicalization as the answer, but still having space for hope.
Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/manz...
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Full thoughts:
jamreads.com/reviews/manz...
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The ebook is just 99 cents through 5/29! #bookdeals #booksky #ebooksale #fantasybooks #kindleunlimited #manzakar 🏹⚔️
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNG44R7X
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNG44R7X
May 23, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The ebook is just 99 cents through 5/29! #bookdeals #booksky #ebooksale #fantasybooks #kindleunlimited #manzakar 🏹⚔️
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNG44R7X
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DNG44R7X
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I was so excited to talk to @herberthistory.bsky.social on his awesome Historians at the Movies podcast! We talked about being ex-Floridians and ex-academics--oh, and also about Robin Hood! 🦊
Today @askaufman.bsky.social drops in to talk about the long history of Robin Hood and how we've seen him onscreen as well as her debut novel, The Traitor of Sherwood Forest.
Historians At The Movies Podcast drops NOW.
Historians At The Movies Podcast drops NOW.
May 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I was so excited to talk to @herberthistory.bsky.social on his awesome Historians at the Movies podcast! We talked about being ex-Floridians and ex-academics--oh, and also about Robin Hood! 🦊
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Imagine me trying to play it cool when I walked in to do a signing and found my book on this table! 👀🤯
May 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Imagine me trying to play it cool when I walked in to do a signing and found my book on this table! 👀🤯
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How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. by Sam Lumley
Unstoppable You by Chelsea M. Cameron
The Case of the Tortured Souls by Travis E Holley
Manzakar by R. Laham
Awakened by A.E. Osworth
The Lilac People by Milo Todd
Unstoppable You by Chelsea M. Cameron
The Case of the Tortured Souls by Travis E Holley
Manzakar by R. Laham
Awakened by A.E. Osworth
The Lilac People by Milo Todd
April 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
How to Have a Killer Time in D.C. by Sam Lumley
Unstoppable You by Chelsea M. Cameron
The Case of the Tortured Souls by Travis E Holley
Manzakar by R. Laham
Awakened by A.E. Osworth
The Lilac People by Milo Todd
Unstoppable You by Chelsea M. Cameron
The Case of the Tortured Souls by Travis E Holley
Manzakar by R. Laham
Awakened by A.E. Osworth
The Lilac People by Milo Todd
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ROBIN HOOD IS FINALLY HERE! 🦊🏹
It's publication day for THE TRAITOR OF SHERWOOD FOREST! If you're ready for a dark, twisty version of the Robin Hood legend, rich with medieval history and told through a woman's eyes, today is the day!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739965...
It's publication day for THE TRAITOR OF SHERWOOD FOREST! If you're ready for a dark, twisty version of the Robin Hood legend, rich with medieval history and told through a woman's eyes, today is the day!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739965...
April 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
ROBIN HOOD IS FINALLY HERE! 🦊🏹
It's publication day for THE TRAITOR OF SHERWOOD FOREST! If you're ready for a dark, twisty version of the Robin Hood legend, rich with medieval history and told through a woman's eyes, today is the day!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739965...
It's publication day for THE TRAITOR OF SHERWOOD FOREST! If you're ready for a dark, twisty version of the Robin Hood legend, rich with medieval history and told through a woman's eyes, today is the day!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/739965...
April 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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As today was the release day of Manzakar, @fictionchick.bsky.social took the time to put a piece of the inspiration behind her debut novel:
jamreads.com/articles/wha...
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jamreads.com/articles/wha...
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JamReads - Making your TBR closer to infinite
In JamReads you will find content about books, and why you should read them more. This content may include reviews, interviews and occasionally, some news of the literary world
jamreads.com
April 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
As today was the release day of Manzakar, @fictionchick.bsky.social took the time to put a piece of the inspiration behind her debut novel:
jamreads.com/articles/wha...
💙📚
jamreads.com/articles/wha...
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Manzakar's MMC, Tikran, rendered by the amazingly talented (and unbelievably kind) @nathanparkart #booksky #characterart #fantasyreads #fantasybooks #characterdesign
March 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Manzakar's MMC, Tikran, rendered by the amazingly talented (and unbelievably kind) @nathanparkart #booksky #characterart #fantasyreads #fantasybooks #characterdesign
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Every novelist dreams of seeing their book on a Barnes & Noble shelf. But that road starts with the preorders, I need to make more preorder headway with B&N BEFORE April 1st or BLOOD SLAVES won’t ever see their shelves.
Learn more about it on my latest Substack post:
substack.com/@markusredmo...
Learn more about it on my latest Substack post:
substack.com/@markusredmo...
March 23, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Every novelist dreams of seeing their book on a Barnes & Noble shelf. But that road starts with the preorders, I need to make more preorder headway with B&N BEFORE April 1st or BLOOD SLAVES won’t ever see their shelves.
Learn more about it on my latest Substack post:
substack.com/@markusredmo...
Learn more about it on my latest Substack post:
substack.com/@markusredmo...
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With the musk rat app actively falling apart, I want to be more active here.
So, hi!! 👋🏽
ICYMI, my debut, THE DIVIDE THAT BINDS US, releases 5.16.25! 🐉
So, hi!! 👋🏽
ICYMI, my debut, THE DIVIDE THAT BINDS US, releases 5.16.25! 🐉
October 18, 2024 at 8:44 AM
With the musk rat app actively falling apart, I want to be more active here.
So, hi!! 👋🏽
ICYMI, my debut, THE DIVIDE THAT BINDS US, releases 5.16.25! 🐉
So, hi!! 👋🏽
ICYMI, my debut, THE DIVIDE THAT BINDS US, releases 5.16.25! 🐉
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Brown queer people overthrow a fascist ruler and stop a genocide.
Hey there, #booksky! My debut epic fantasy, MANZAKAR, comes out April 29, and I'm looking for early reviewers. DM me if interested. #BIPOC #queerfantasy #fantasybooks #indiebooks #diversebooks #epicfantasy
Hey there, #booksky! My debut epic fantasy, MANZAKAR, comes out April 29, and I'm looking for early reviewers. DM me if interested. #BIPOC #queerfantasy #fantasybooks #indiebooks #diversebooks #epicfantasy
January 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Brown queer people overthrow a fascist ruler and stop a genocide.
Hey there, #booksky! My debut epic fantasy, MANZAKAR, comes out April 29, and I'm looking for early reviewers. DM me if interested. #BIPOC #queerfantasy #fantasybooks #indiebooks #diversebooks #epicfantasy
Hey there, #booksky! My debut epic fantasy, MANZAKAR, comes out April 29, and I'm looking for early reviewers. DM me if interested. #BIPOC #queerfantasy #fantasybooks #indiebooks #diversebooks #epicfantasy
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I have a little bit of happy book news! The Traitor of Sherwood Forest received a ⭐ starred review ⭐ from Library Journal!
www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-t...
www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-t...
March 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I have a little bit of happy book news! The Traitor of Sherwood Forest received a ⭐ starred review ⭐ from Library Journal!
www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-t...
www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-t...
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Worth reiterating: this is bad for readers, authors, libraries, and universities. Books are already priced higher in Canada because of the exchange rate - this would put them out of reach for a lot of people.
Canadians, part of the proposed tariffs for April is a 25% tariffs on books. This would be devastating for Canada's book industry, with very little impact on the US.
You can voice your opposition to this particular tariff using the form below:
forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm7upm...
You can voice your opposition to this particular tariff using the form below:
forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca/en/id/cm7upm...
Consultations on Canada’s Response to United States Tariffs on Canadian Goods: Comment Submission Form
forms-formulaires.alpha.canada.ca
March 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Worth reiterating: this is bad for readers, authors, libraries, and universities. Books are already priced higher in Canada because of the exchange rate - this would put them out of reach for a lot of people.
Being an author is HARD. Pun intended. #writing #writers #2025debuts #writinglife #writerslife #epicfantasy
Let's Talk About Sex (Scenes). - FICTIONCHICK
Anyone who has read The Noble Pirates knows that I tend to prefer to write “fade to black” sex scenes. That said, as a reader, I have rarely come across a (clearly consensual) sex scene I didn’t enjoy...
fictionchick.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Being an author is HARD. Pun intended. #writing #writers #2025debuts #writinglife #writerslife #epicfantasy
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Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
March 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Too bad Uvalde Elementary didn’t sell Teslas.
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