Kemi Ashing-Giwa
@kashinggiwa.bsky.social
Writer, grad student, tea lover (she/they)
The Splinter in the Sky (2023), This World Is Not Yours (2024), The King Must Die (2025), assorted short stories, & other stuff
kashinggiwa.com
The Splinter in the Sky (2023), This World Is Not Yours (2024), The King Must Die (2025), assorted short stories, & other stuff
kashinggiwa.com
Pinned
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.
THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
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Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Here it is! The gorgeous cover of Book 2 of The Invoker Trilogy, A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
Out 7th April 2026 (UK)
June 9th 2026 (US/Can)
Artwork by Richard Anderson. Cover design by Ben Prior.
Preorders open now!
BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page…
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Being Aro ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor
Today on the site I'm delighted to reveal the cover of Being Aro: A Collection of Aromantic Fiction About Love, Connection, and Empowerment ed. by Madeline Dyer and Rosiee Thor, a YA anthology releasing May 26, 2026 from Page Street YA! Here's the gist: Explore expansive aromantic love and connection in stories across genres These twelve stories showcase aromantic people breaking generational curses, finding acceptance, and protecting the vulnerable while highlighting the infinite ways people find connection and love without romance.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
BEHOLD! Here's the fabulous cover of Being Aro, a multi-genre anthology of aromantic fiction edited by @rosieethor.bsky.social and @madelinetheauthor.bsky.social. Sam Prentice-Jones was the illustrator, and Rosie Stewart was the designer!
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Welcome to the final reckoning.
SEASON OF THE SERPENT 🐍, the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy, is out from Orbit Books in August 2026. Buckle up.
SEASON OF THE SERPENT 🐍, the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy, is out from Orbit Books in August 2026. Buckle up.
September 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Welcome to the final reckoning.
SEASON OF THE SERPENT 🐍, the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy, is out from Orbit Books in August 2026. Buckle up.
SEASON OF THE SERPENT 🐍, the final book in The Nameless Republic trilogy, is out from Orbit Books in August 2026. Buckle up.
Woe, free audiobook be upon ye!
I just got author links for the audiobook of The King Must Die and I've decided to share. Y'all don't even need to do anything to get 'em. Links below, one download each. First come, first served. [1/2]
I just got author links for the audiobook of The King Must Die and I've decided to share. Y'all don't even need to do anything to get 'em. Links below, one download each. First come, first served. [1/2]
November 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Woe, free audiobook be upon ye!
I just got author links for the audiobook of The King Must Die and I've decided to share. Y'all don't even need to do anything to get 'em. Links below, one download each. First come, first served. [1/2]
I just got author links for the audiobook of The King Must Die and I've decided to share. Y'all don't even need to do anything to get 'em. Links below, one download each. First come, first served. [1/2]
Reposted by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
Writers, publishing will suck all the joy and light from your life if you let it.
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
My dreams came true and I just found new ways to be miserable.
My fifth novel Red Star Hustle just dropped, and on pub day I did what I usually do on pub day - I swung by Union Square, where there's the Strand and a Barnes & Noble very near one another - probably...
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Writers, publishing will suck all the joy and light from your life if you let it.
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
So don't let it.
This week, on Undercover in the Apocalypse: my dreams came true, but I just found new ways to be miserable.
undercover-in-the-apocalypse.ghost.io/my-dreams-ca...
Heyo! Want a signed copy of The King Must Die? There are a bunch at Fireside Books & More, Redwood City's new indie bookstore!
You can visit in person (highly recommend--it's lovely) or shoot them an email: orders[at]firesiderwc.com
firesiderwc.com
You can visit in person (highly recommend--it's lovely) or shoot them an email: orders[at]firesiderwc.com
firesiderwc.com
Fireside Books & More
Redwood City's new independent bookstore
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November 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Heyo! Want a signed copy of The King Must Die? There are a bunch at Fireside Books & More, Redwood City's new indie bookstore!
You can visit in person (highly recommend--it's lovely) or shoot them an email: orders[at]firesiderwc.com
firesiderwc.com
You can visit in person (highly recommend--it's lovely) or shoot them an email: orders[at]firesiderwc.com
firesiderwc.com
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Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Hi! There are a TON of signed copies of THE KING MUST DIE and THIS WORLD IS NOT YOURS at Books Inc. in Palo Alto!
What are they about, you ask? TKMD is about a reluctant rebel who teams up with a necromancer to save her friends, and TWINY is about a doomed colonization project on a sentient planet.
What are they about, you ask? TKMD is about a reluctant rebel who teams up with a necromancer to save her friends, and TWINY is about a doomed colonization project on a sentient planet.
November 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hi! There are a TON of signed copies of THE KING MUST DIE and THIS WORLD IS NOT YOURS at Books Inc. in Palo Alto!
What are they about, you ask? TKMD is about a reluctant rebel who teams up with a necromancer to save her friends, and TWINY is about a doomed colonization project on a sentient planet.
What are they about, you ask? TKMD is about a reluctant rebel who teams up with a necromancer to save her friends, and TWINY is about a doomed colonization project on a sentient planet.
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BEING ARO lineup announcement! This YA cross genre aromantic anthology is coming your way May 2026 from Page Street!
@clh2oars.bsky.social @kashinggiwa.bsky.social @kalynjosephson.bsky.social @rukman.bsky.social @soumiroy1.bsky.social @annzhao.bsky.social
@clh2oars.bsky.social @kashinggiwa.bsky.social @kalynjosephson.bsky.social @rukman.bsky.social @soumiroy1.bsky.social @annzhao.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
BEING ARO lineup announcement! This YA cross genre aromantic anthology is coming your way May 2026 from Page Street!
@clh2oars.bsky.social @kashinggiwa.bsky.social @kalynjosephson.bsky.social @rukman.bsky.social @soumiroy1.bsky.social @annzhao.bsky.social
@clh2oars.bsky.social @kashinggiwa.bsky.social @kalynjosephson.bsky.social @rukman.bsky.social @soumiroy1.bsky.social @annzhao.bsky.social
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@niadavenport.bsky.social has been an incredible part of the SSF community. She's someone who has helped many others, including myself.
Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
Donate to Support Nia and Her Children After Tragic Loss, organized by Lindsey Hart
Our hearts are with Nia, a beloved friend, author and advocate who has pou… Lindsey Hart needs your support for Support Nia and Her Children After Tragic Loss
www.gofundme.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
@niadavenport.bsky.social has been an incredible part of the SSF community. She's someone who has helped many others, including myself.
Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
Please donate, if you can, to help her and her family through this awful loss.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
Heyo! There are several signed copies of The King Must Die at Noe Valley Books in SF and Walden Pond Books in Oakland!
You can stop by in person or order online:
✨ noevalleybooks.com/list/kemi-as...
✨ www.waldenpondbooks.com
You can stop by in person or order online:
✨ noevalleybooks.com/list/kemi-as...
✨ www.waldenpondbooks.com
Kemi Ashing-Giwa
3957 24TH STREET . 415-590-2961 . EVERY DAY 10AM-7PM .
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November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Heyo! There are several signed copies of The King Must Die at Noe Valley Books in SF and Walden Pond Books in Oakland!
You can stop by in person or order online:
✨ noevalleybooks.com/list/kemi-as...
✨ www.waldenpondbooks.com
You can stop by in person or order online:
✨ noevalleybooks.com/list/kemi-as...
✨ www.waldenpondbooks.com
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Coode Street 686: Jonathan & Gary chat with Kemi Ashing-Giwa about The King Must Die, The Splinter in the Sky, and more.
jonathanstrahan.podbean.com/e/episode-68...
jonathanstrahan.podbean.com/e/episode-68...
Episode 686: Kemi Ashing-Giwa and The King Must Die | The Coode Street Podcast
Our guest this week is the remarkable Kemi Ashing-Giwa, whose new novel The King Must Die is out in November. We talk about science fantasy—or whether genre labels mean much at all to the new generati...
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October 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Coode Street 686: Jonathan & Gary chat with Kemi Ashing-Giwa about The King Must Die, The Splinter in the Sky, and more.
jonathanstrahan.podbean.com/e/episode-68...
jonathanstrahan.podbean.com/e/episode-68...
ICYMI: new story just dropped
The King Must Die is now available wherever books are sold!
The King Must Die is now available wherever books are sold!
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.
THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
ICYMI: new story just dropped
The King Must Die is now available wherever books are sold!
The King Must Die is now available wherever books are sold!
Reposted by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
Its SHIGIDI paperback release day, US & Canada! Its been a long, lovely journey but my award-winning novel about African gods on a supernatural heist at the British museum finally hits stores in a new format, with a new cover + a bonus short story! Get it y'all🙏🏾
Art by @stephenembleton.bsky.social
Art by @stephenembleton.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Its SHIGIDI paperback release day, US & Canada! Its been a long, lovely journey but my award-winning novel about African gods on a supernatural heist at the British museum finally hits stores in a new format, with a new cover + a bonus short story! Get it y'all🙏🏾
Art by @stephenembleton.bsky.social
Art by @stephenembleton.bsky.social
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.
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
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.
THE KING MUST DIE is out today! If you love stories about found families, revolutions, and second chances, this book’s for you.
Twenty years ago, her parents’ rebellion failed. This is the story of what happened after.
THE KING MUST DIE comes out tomorrow!
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
THE KING MUST DIE comes out tomorrow!
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Twenty years ago, her parents’ rebellion failed. This is the story of what happened after.
THE KING MUST DIE comes out tomorrow!
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
THE KING MUST DIE comes out tomorrow!
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
You build worlds for a living. And some dreams, you know, are literally worth more than others.
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
I have a new story out in Clarkesworld, alongside @tadethompson.bsky.social, @izom-chisom.bsky.social,
@spires.bsky.social y.social, and others!
clarkesworldmagazine.com/ashing-giwa_...
Hey folks! The King Must Die comes out in two days! (AHH) Here's a blurb from the incredible @yumewrites.bsky.social, author of The Deep Sky, The Stardust Grail, and Saltcrop.
Please consider requesting TKMD at your local library!
Please consider requesting TKMD at your local library!
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hey folks! The King Must Die comes out in two days! (AHH) Here's a blurb from the incredible @yumewrites.bsky.social, author of The Deep Sky, The Stardust Grail, and Saltcrop.
Please consider requesting TKMD at your local library!
Please consider requesting TKMD at your local library!
Just 3 days before THE KING MUST DIE comes out! I'm thrilled to share these very kind words from @hanalee.bsky.social, author of the Magebike Courier duology!
Preorder TKMD: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ki...
...then grab a free digital poster by Eepz: www.simonandschuster.com/p/the-king-m...
Preorder TKMD: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ki...
...then grab a free digital poster by Eepz: www.simonandschuster.com/p/the-king-m...
November 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Just 3 days before THE KING MUST DIE comes out! I'm thrilled to share these very kind words from @hanalee.bsky.social, author of the Magebike Courier duology!
Preorder TKMD: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ki...
...then grab a free digital poster by Eepz: www.simonandschuster.com/p/the-king-m...
Preorder TKMD: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ki...
...then grab a free digital poster by Eepz: www.simonandschuster.com/p/the-king-m...
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! 🎃 🦇 👻
No tricks here, only treats: in just four days, THE KING MUST DIE will be out in the world, and I’ve got a new blurb to share from @authortachan.bsky.social!
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/books/219bde...
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
No tricks here, only treats: in just four days, THE KING MUST DIE will be out in the world, and I’ve got a new blurb to share from @authortachan.bsky.social!
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/books/219bde...
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
October 31, 2025 at 4:59 PM
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! 🎃 🦇 👻
No tricks here, only treats: in just four days, THE KING MUST DIE will be out in the world, and I’ve got a new blurb to share from @authortachan.bsky.social!
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/books/219bde...
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
No tricks here, only treats: in just four days, THE KING MUST DIE will be out in the world, and I’ve got a new blurb to share from @authortachan.bsky.social!
Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/books/219bde...
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
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Hey US and Canada folks! My Nebula, World Fantasy & Locus award nominated novel SHIGIDI will (finally!) be out in paperback on Nov 4. If you couldn't get the hardcover when it came out (understandably so!) here's your chance.
Its got African gods + a succubus + a heist at the British museum!
Its got African gods + a succubus + a heist at the British museum!
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Hey US and Canada folks! My Nebula, World Fantasy & Locus award nominated novel SHIGIDI will (finally!) be out in paperback on Nov 4. If you couldn't get the hardcover when it came out (understandably so!) here's your chance.
Its got African gods + a succubus + a heist at the British museum!
Its got African gods + a succubus + a heist at the British museum!
THE KING MUST DIE hits shelves in less than a week!! Here's what @karenjbao.bsky.social, author of Pangu's Shadow and The Dove Chronicles, had to say about the book!
You can preorder it from a local indie bookstore here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
You can preorder it from a local indie bookstore here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
October 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
THE KING MUST DIE hits shelves in less than a week!! Here's what @karenjbao.bsky.social, author of Pangu's Shadow and The Dove Chronicles, had to say about the book!
You can preorder it from a local indie bookstore here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
You can preorder it from a local indie bookstore here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Reposted by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
My latest review column covers four SFF books that are OUTRAGEOUS FUN:
The King Must Die by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social
Hole in the Sky by @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social
Witchlore by Emma Hinds
Red City by Marie Lu
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
The King Must Die by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social
Hole in the Sky by @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social
Witchlore by Emma Hinds
Red City by Marie Lu
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
4 outrageously fun science fiction and fantasy novels
These new books deal with am unconventional alien invasion, a terraforming venture that’s gone terribly wrong, a society of alchemists and more.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
My latest review column covers four SFF books that are OUTRAGEOUS FUN:
The King Must Die by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social
Hole in the Sky by @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social
Witchlore by Emma Hinds
Red City by Marie Lu
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
The King Must Die by @kashinggiwa.bsky.social
Hole in the Sky by @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social
Witchlore by Emma Hinds
Red City by Marie Lu
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...
Here's the second (and very generous) review of THE KING MUST DIE, which hits shelves in less than two weeks!
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Interested? You can preorder it here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Interested? You can preorder it here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
October 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Here's the second (and very generous) review of THE KING MUST DIE, which hits shelves in less than two weeks!
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Interested? You can preorder it here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
Interested? You can preorder it here: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Hey BlueSky! On Friday, November 14th, my friend Béline and I will be chatting with a bunch of fantastic Bay Area authors at Fireside Books in Redwood City! RSVP here: luma.com/pk9do4vh
October 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Hey BlueSky! On Friday, November 14th, my friend Béline and I will be chatting with a bunch of fantastic Bay Area authors at Fireside Books in Redwood City! RSVP here: luma.com/pk9do4vh