Mary Robinette Kowal
@maryrobinettekowal.com
Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning and USA Today best-selling author, narrator, and professional puppeteer. Also has a talking cat. Latest title: Apprehension.
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MRK’s 2025 Publishing Review
As the year wraps up, I’m looking back at what I did in publishing this last year. I’m not going to lie, I had a couple of really tough years so the fact that I have this much stuff out…
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As 2025 wraps up, I'm looking back at what I did in publishing. I had a couple of really tough years so the fact that I have this much stuff out in the world feels mildly miraculous. For your reading pleasure and consideration for award nominations: maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/mrks...
I'm looking forward to being a featured author at @awesomecon.bsky.social from March 13-15 in Washington, DC. Will I see you there? Please say hello! awesome-con.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I'm looking forward to being a featured author at @awesomecon.bsky.social from March 13-15 in Washington, DC. Will I see you there? Please say hello! awesome-con.com
At its core, writing is a series of decisions. Setting intentions helps guide the decision making process. It also gives you a metric for success that's not based on words/time, but rather on your level of satisfaction. Join my "Using Intentions in Writing" class on Monday: patreon.com/maryrobinette
January 20, 2026 at 4:18 PM
At its core, writing is a series of decisions. Setting intentions helps guide the decision making process. It also gives you a metric for success that's not based on words/time, but rather on your level of satisfaction. Join my "Using Intentions in Writing" class on Monday: patreon.com/maryrobinette
Folks in Western Michigan, if you wish to brave the snow this Saturday, I will be giving a reading and signing books at Booked Up in Kalamazoo at 1 PM along with @jeshonard.bsky.social and @marieparks.bsky.social. Come say hello!
January 20, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Folks in Western Michigan, if you wish to brave the snow this Saturday, I will be giving a reading and signing books at Booked Up in Kalamazoo at 1 PM along with @jeshonard.bsky.social and @marieparks.bsky.social. Come say hello!
Remind me, is the Linen Age before or after the Bronze Age?
January 18, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Remind me, is the Linen Age before or after the Bronze Age?
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A reminder that you can support me & my work & read some cool stuff I'm working on by joining my Patreon (patreon.com/therisingtit...), or you can buy THE GOD OF SPITE AND VIOLENCE over on Itch (therisingtithes.itch.io), or (more quickly) on Ko-Fi!
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January 15, 2026 at 8:09 PM
A reminder that you can support me & my work & read some cool stuff I'm working on by joining my Patreon (patreon.com/therisingtit...), or you can buy THE GOD OF SPITE AND VIOLENCE over on Itch (therisingtithes.itch.io), or (more quickly) on Ko-Fi!
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"A mother in Minneapolis rushed to perform CPR on her 6-month-old baby on Wednesday night after federal immigration agents deployed a flash bang and chemical agent near her car, leading all six of her children to be taken to the hospital."
This has to stop.
This has to stop.
ICE's tear gas sent a 6-month-old to the hospital, the latest in an alarming pattern
Federal agents' use of chemical weapons has hurt children at immigration raids, while walking down their block, and in their schools.
www.motherjones.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
"A mother in Minneapolis rushed to perform CPR on her 6-month-old baby on Wednesday night after federal immigration agents deployed a flash bang and chemical agent near her car, leading all six of her children to be taken to the hospital."
This has to stop.
This has to stop.
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I'm thrilled to announce Space Wizard is working with @maryrobinettekowal.com once again on Lesbians in Space! Mary Robinette will be narrating the audiobook...assuming we get enough funding! So sign up now to get notified as soon as the campaign begins March 12!
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Lesbians in Space in Audiobook with Mary Robinette Kowal Narrating!
From Space Wizard Science Fantasy - Lesbians in Space in Audiobook with Mary Robinette Kowal Narrating!
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January 16, 2026 at 6:10 PM
I'm thrilled to announce Space Wizard is working with @maryrobinettekowal.com once again on Lesbians in Space! Mary Robinette will be narrating the audiobook...assuming we get enough funding! So sign up now to get notified as soon as the campaign begins March 12!
www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
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This. It's OK if your writing doesn't save lives. It's OK if your writing only saves you.
If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
January 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This. It's OK if your writing doesn't save lives. It's OK if your writing only saves you.
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Actually this *is* the future liberals want, the fact it's sending Stephen Miller into conniptions is just a side benefit
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Actually this *is* the future liberals want, the fact it's sending Stephen Miller into conniptions is just a side benefit
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ICE is younger than my blog
ICE is younger than my email address
ICE is younger than at least one of my ukuleles
ICE is younger than my email address
ICE is younger than at least one of my ukuleles
I'm just going to point out that ICE is about 23 years old. It was formed as part of the response to 9/11 and was reactionary, performative, and racist from the start.
Its not eternal. This is not a thousand-year Reich.
Its not eternal. This is not a thousand-year Reich.
January 16, 2026 at 3:09 PM
ICE is younger than my blog
ICE is younger than my email address
ICE is younger than at least one of my ukuleles
ICE is younger than my email address
ICE is younger than at least one of my ukuleles
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I stopped using sticker mule absolute ages ago because of the owner’s bullshit. The owner is still on his bullshit, so if you use sticker mule, maybe don’t. StickerAPP is a good alternative, and also there’s most likely a local sticker printer near you (Sticker Ninja in Portland, for example).
The latest move by Sticker Mule's owner. Please don't give these people your money (or honestly send them your artwork, you never know).
January 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
I stopped using sticker mule absolute ages ago because of the owner’s bullshit. The owner is still on his bullshit, so if you use sticker mule, maybe don’t. StickerAPP is a good alternative, and also there’s most likely a local sticker printer near you (Sticker Ninja in Portland, for example).
If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
If you're a writer, wondering why you should bother writing with the world on fire. It feels like it's not important, I need you to understand that it is.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
Even if it is just because it keeps you moving forward? Even if it only brings YOU joy, that gives you energy to fight & survive.
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Publishing the names of protesters and contacting their employers to have them fired for exercising their rights is a tactic straight out of the White Citizens Councils.
January 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Publishing the names of protesters and contacting their employers to have them fired for exercising their rights is a tactic straight out of the White Citizens Councils.
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January 15, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Behind-the-scenes tidbit of my short story, "To Speak in Silence" in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social: it's based on an organ at my parents' house. Mom collected pottery from NC, and these chickens were among her favorites. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/to-s... Also, we used the organ in our wedding.
January 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Behind-the-scenes tidbit of my short story, "To Speak in Silence" in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social: it's based on an organ at my parents' house. Mom collected pottery from NC, and these chickens were among her favorites. www.uncannymagazine.com/article/to-s... Also, we used the organ in our wedding.
I just learned there are only 4 tickets left to join the Sandia Starforgers retreat for SFFH writers, where I'll be teaching this spring in New Mexico. It's an intimate event with critique sessions, pitching, and chances to meet other writers. This is my 3rd year on faculty. starforgers.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I just learned there are only 4 tickets left to join the Sandia Starforgers retreat for SFFH writers, where I'll be teaching this spring in New Mexico. It's an intimate event with critique sessions, pitching, and chances to meet other writers. This is my 3rd year on faculty. starforgers.com
My chat with @loriraderday.bsky.social is this evening at 8 PM ET. All members of my Patreon, including free subscribers, are welcome. patreon.com/maryrobinette
Have you picked up a copy of WRECK YOUR HEART by @loriraderday.bsky.social yet? I'm a sucker for well-written, witty, page turners. Loved it. I'm welcoming Lori to a bonus Q&A with my Patreon supporters tomorrow, Monday, January 12 at 8 PM ET, so join us at patreon.com/maryrobinette.
January 12, 2026 at 5:22 PM
My chat with @loriraderday.bsky.social is this evening at 8 PM ET. All members of my Patreon, including free subscribers, are welcome. patreon.com/maryrobinette
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There are vast chunks of this country that were Spanish and Mexican long before Donald Trump, JD Vance, or Stephen Miller's families ever arrived here.
January 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
There are vast chunks of this country that were Spanish and Mexican long before Donald Trump, JD Vance, or Stephen Miller's families ever arrived here.
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This is Minneapolis:
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
January 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
This is Minneapolis:
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
-drop the kids off for a day with their grandparents
-go to brunch with your wife
-get a text from neighbors who don’t have enough food & can’t leave home or they might be abducted by fed govt
-get groceries as helicopters roar overhead
-deliver food & this vehicle passes you
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we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
January 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
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Read this. Save it as a favourite. Read it.
Years ago my doctor said that the hardest part of my intense depression was how *convinced* I was by what the filter of depression told me. together we found something that the filter couldn’t deny, and I used that as a tool.
Years ago my doctor said that the hardest part of my intense depression was how *convinced* I was by what the filter of depression told me. together we found something that the filter couldn’t deny, and I used that as a tool.
Watching doc about resilience that reaffirms many changes I made last few years to my mental outlook (I read a LOT of brain books). Brains are hallucination engines. If the story is the world is shit, everything is fucked, brain reframes every interaction this way. It impacts behavior; shuts us down
January 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Read this. Save it as a favourite. Read it.
Years ago my doctor said that the hardest part of my intense depression was how *convinced* I was by what the filter of depression told me. together we found something that the filter couldn’t deny, and I used that as a tool.
Years ago my doctor said that the hardest part of my intense depression was how *convinced* I was by what the filter of depression told me. together we found something that the filter couldn’t deny, and I used that as a tool.
Have you picked up a copy of WRECK YOUR HEART by @loriraderday.bsky.social yet? I'm a sucker for well-written, witty, page turners. Loved it. I'm welcoming Lori to a bonus Q&A with my Patreon supporters tomorrow, Monday, January 12 at 8 PM ET, so join us at patreon.com/maryrobinette.
January 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Have you picked up a copy of WRECK YOUR HEART by @loriraderday.bsky.social yet? I'm a sucker for well-written, witty, page turners. Loved it. I'm welcoming Lori to a bonus Q&A with my Patreon supporters tomorrow, Monday, January 12 at 8 PM ET, so join us at patreon.com/maryrobinette.
Today at 7 PM ET, join Elsie and me on her Instagram account for a livestream chat with fellow @fluentpet.bsky.social talking animals, Bert and Ernie, their human, Robin Deans. You'll find us on www.instagram.com/elsiewants, plus the video will remain available after the livestream ends.
January 11, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Today at 7 PM ET, join Elsie and me on her Instagram account for a livestream chat with fellow @fluentpet.bsky.social talking animals, Bert and Ernie, their human, Robin Deans. You'll find us on www.instagram.com/elsiewants, plus the video will remain available after the livestream ends.
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At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 12:48 AM
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
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The amazing @gamesdonequick.com community has raised over $2 million for @preventcancer.org in less than a week, and we're not done yet.
To all of you scientists working on cancer research, we have your backs. It is tough to be a scientist right now but this community is full of hope and joy.
To all of you scientists working on cancer research, we have your backs. It is tough to be a scientist right now but this community is full of hope and joy.
If you are a scientist studying cancer and you need some encouragement, tune in to @gamesdonequick.com today to see an amazing group of gamers who have raised $1.5 million and counting for @preventcancer.org . Such an affirming inclusive and uplifting event.
crowd.gamesdonequick.com
crowd.gamesdonequick.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM
The amazing @gamesdonequick.com community has raised over $2 million for @preventcancer.org in less than a week, and we're not done yet.
To all of you scientists working on cancer research, we have your backs. It is tough to be a scientist right now but this community is full of hope and joy.
To all of you scientists working on cancer research, we have your backs. It is tough to be a scientist right now but this community is full of hope and joy.