Patrick Swenson - Fairwood Press
@patrickswenson.bsky.social
I'm a poppa, writer, publisher, editor, retreat director, and now retired teacher. Links to websites, socials, & new books:
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So excited and grateful to see both A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon) and A CATALOG OF STORMS (Fairwood Press) on the Locus Magazine Recommended Reading List, along with so many, many outstanding works! Thank you @locusmag.bsky.social ! locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
2025 Recommended Reading List
Welcome to the Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…
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February 1, 2026 at 1:47 PM
So excited and grateful to see both A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon) and A CATALOG OF STORMS (Fairwood Press) on the Locus Magazine Recommended Reading List, along with so many, many outstanding works! Thank you @locusmag.bsky.social ! locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
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HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
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Just seen the covers are now up for the new editions of Judith Moffett's brilliant Holy Ground Trilogy coming from @patrickswenson.bsky.social Fairwood Press in April, June & July. They're very striking. I already have 2 older copies of the first two but might be tempted by a matched set.
January 31, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Just seen the covers are now up for the new editions of Judith Moffett's brilliant Holy Ground Trilogy coming from @patrickswenson.bsky.social Fairwood Press in April, June & July. They're very striking. I already have 2 older copies of the first two but might be tempted by a matched set.
Revealing the covers for Fairwood's reprints of Judith Moffett's wonderful Holy Ground Trilogy! Up for preorder at our website, these books will come out in order in April, June, and July. These are up for preorder at Fairwood's site.
fairwoodpress.com/forthcoming....
fairwoodpress.com/forthcoming....
February 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Revealing the covers for Fairwood's reprints of Judith Moffett's wonderful Holy Ground Trilogy! Up for preorder at our website, these books will come out in order in April, June, and July. These are up for preorder at Fairwood's site.
fairwoodpress.com/forthcoming....
fairwoodpress.com/forthcoming....
The LOCUS Recommended List for 2025 is up. Congrats to all on the list.
Special congratulations to Fairwood Press authors @franwilde.bsky.social and Rich Larson, whose books are on the list for Collection!
2025 Recommended Reading List – Locus Online share.google/vz3cOdyz1iZJ...
Special congratulations to Fairwood Press authors @franwilde.bsky.social and Rich Larson, whose books are on the list for Collection!
2025 Recommended Reading List – Locus Online share.google/vz3cOdyz1iZJ...
February 1, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The LOCUS Recommended List for 2025 is up. Congrats to all on the list.
Special congratulations to Fairwood Press authors @franwilde.bsky.social and Rich Larson, whose books are on the list for Collection!
2025 Recommended Reading List – Locus Online share.google/vz3cOdyz1iZJ...
Special congratulations to Fairwood Press authors @franwilde.bsky.social and Rich Larson, whose books are on the list for Collection!
2025 Recommended Reading List – Locus Online share.google/vz3cOdyz1iZJ...
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Thanks to Fairwood Press / @patrickswenson.bsky.social for always paying their royalties on time and being a pleasure to work with. They have great books, including a new collection by K.A.Teryna, a collection by @kateelliottsff.bsky.social and a lot more. fairwoodpress.com/collections....
Collections
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January 26, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Thanks to Fairwood Press / @patrickswenson.bsky.social for always paying their royalties on time and being a pleasure to work with. They have great books, including a new collection by K.A.Teryna, a collection by @kateelliottsff.bsky.social and a lot more. fairwoodpress.com/collections....
The BSFA Awards longlist is out, and two Fairwood books are on the list. ONE LAST GAME by @author_t_a_chan (shorter fiction) & BLACK HOLE HEART by K.A. Teryna (collection)
BSFA members can vote until Feb 19th.
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
BSFA members can vote until Feb 19th.
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
January 22, 2026 at 10:39 PM
The BSFA Awards longlist is out, and two Fairwood books are on the list. ONE LAST GAME by @author_t_a_chan (shorter fiction) & BLACK HOLE HEART by K.A. Teryna (collection)
BSFA members can vote until Feb 19th.
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
BSFA members can vote until Feb 19th.
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
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Chekhov the Cat found out that my collection “Black Hole Heart and Other Stories” (translated by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social, published by @patrickswenson.bsky.social) was found in the @bsfa.bsky.social long list — and is wondering if it’s time to read it.
January 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Chekhov the Cat found out that my collection “Black Hole Heart and Other Stories” (translated by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social, published by @patrickswenson.bsky.social) was found in the @bsfa.bsky.social long list — and is wondering if it’s time to read it.
Did I forget to post about books I read in 2025? Yep, mostly. Here's most of the 1st quarter of the year reads, and more to come for the other 3 quarters. I hit 80 books read, not counting things I read for Fairwood Press. More specifics on my Insta and FB.
December 30, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Did I forget to post about books I read in 2025? Yep, mostly. Here's most of the 1st quarter of the year reads, and more to come for the other 3 quarters. I hit 80 books read, not counting things I read for Fairwood Press. More specifics on my Insta and FB.
A late birthday gift from a friend. Maybe just in time for New Year's?
December 30, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A late birthday gift from a friend. Maybe just in time for New Year's?
Birthday and Christmas gift to my self pics I forgot to post mid December!
With bow, and snow.
With bow, and snow.
December 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Birthday and Christmas gift to my self pics I forgot to post mid December!
With bow, and snow.
With bow, and snow.
Before You Toss That Book … www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/o...
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December 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Wednesday's review is a bulletin from the redoubtable @rachelcordasco.bsky.social. On K.A. Teryna's collection,Black Hole Heart, translated for @patrickswenson.bsky.social by Alex Shvartsman: "genre-bending explorations of how protagonists deal with unusual and unexpected situations."
Black Hole Heart and Other Stories by K. A. Teryna, translated by Alex Shvartsman
These stories are genre-bending explorations of how protagonists deal with unusual and unexpected situations.
strangehorizons.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Wednesday's review is a bulletin from the redoubtable @rachelcordasco.bsky.social. On K.A. Teryna's collection,Black Hole Heart, translated for @patrickswenson.bsky.social by Alex Shvartsman: "genre-bending explorations of how protagonists deal with unusual and unexpected situations."
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With a lot of posts discussing year end awards, I wanted to highlight a book which seemingly has gone under the radar. Rich Larson's short story collection Changelog is a must read IMO & should be on all the year end lists.
Get a copy today from @patrickswenson.bsky.social
#BookSky 💙📚🪐 #SciFisky
Get a copy today from @patrickswenson.bsky.social
#BookSky 💙📚🪐 #SciFisky
Happy book birthday to Rich Larson's new collection CHANGELOG!
It ROCKS, and it's available from Fairwood Press's site, many venues online, or order at your fave store.
It ROCKS, and it's available from Fairwood Press's site, many venues online, or order at your fave store.
December 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
With a lot of posts discussing year end awards, I wanted to highlight a book which seemingly has gone under the radar. Rich Larson's short story collection Changelog is a must read IMO & should be on all the year end lists.
Get a copy today from @patrickswenson.bsky.social
#BookSky 💙📚🪐 #SciFisky
Get a copy today from @patrickswenson.bsky.social
#BookSky 💙📚🪐 #SciFisky
Almost every title on the Fairwood Press website is discounted about 10-15% or more when you order there.
During December, get an ADDITIONAL 15% off ANY title! (These are limited to in stock books from Ye Ole Fairwood office, while supplies last.)
Use code: FAIR15
Go to: www.fairwoodpress.com
During December, get an ADDITIONAL 15% off ANY title! (These are limited to in stock books from Ye Ole Fairwood office, while supplies last.)
Use code: FAIR15
Go to: www.fairwoodpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Almost every title on the Fairwood Press website is discounted about 10-15% or more when you order there.
During December, get an ADDITIONAL 15% off ANY title! (These are limited to in stock books from Ye Ole Fairwood office, while supplies last.)
Use code: FAIR15
Go to: www.fairwoodpress.com
During December, get an ADDITIONAL 15% off ANY title! (These are limited to in stock books from Ye Ole Fairwood office, while supplies last.)
Use code: FAIR15
Go to: www.fairwoodpress.com
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SPACE TRUCKER JESS has traveled far in such a short time. Looks like +100s of people have it in their queue on Goodreads, and I'm looking forward to seeing Jess travel. I'm also reminding myself that the galaxy is huge, and Jess hasn't reached her destination yet.
@patrickswenson.bsky.social
@patrickswenson.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
SPACE TRUCKER JESS has traveled far in such a short time. Looks like +100s of people have it in their queue on Goodreads, and I'm looking forward to seeing Jess travel. I'm also reminding myself that the galaxy is huge, and Jess hasn't reached her destination yet.
@patrickswenson.bsky.social
@patrickswenson.bsky.social
EPHEMERA, the 3rd volume of Jack Cady's collected short fiction, is now out. It's the 14th Fairwood edition of his work overall.
Available at the fairwoodpress dot com site, or elsewhere, with these links:
books2read.com/u/4AekkK
Available at the fairwoodpress dot com site, or elsewhere, with these links:
books2read.com/u/4AekkK
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
EPHEMERA, the 3rd volume of Jack Cady's collected short fiction, is now out. It's the 14th Fairwood edition of his work overall.
Available at the fairwoodpress dot com site, or elsewhere, with these links:
books2read.com/u/4AekkK
Available at the fairwoodpress dot com site, or elsewhere, with these links:
books2read.com/u/4AekkK
Heading back in a few hours from the writing retreat, from Loon Lake 🇨🇦 to home 🇺🇸
November 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Heading back in a few hours from the writing retreat, from Loon Lake 🇨🇦 to home 🇺🇸
Heading home this afternoon from the Loon Lake Writing retreat in 🇨🇦🍁. Great time, met lots of new people, very productive writing time. I was here Monday through Thursday.
I was the one American and the only guy of the bunch!
I was the one American and the only guy of the bunch!
November 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Heading home this afternoon from the Loon Lake Writing retreat in 🇨🇦🍁. Great time, met lots of new people, very productive writing time. I was here Monday through Thursday.
I was the one American and the only guy of the bunch!
I was the one American and the only guy of the bunch!
Still no power and no clue when it'll be restored. Bored outta my skull now. I read until the light was too bad, worked on novel on laptop til almost dead. Now 80% phone battery all that's left, the last charges from my power bank depleted. Car stuck in garage, can't get the door open to go anywhere
October 27, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Still no power and no clue when it'll be restored. Bored outta my skull now. I read until the light was too bad, worked on novel on laptop til almost dead. Now 80% phone battery all that's left, the last charges from my power bank depleted. Car stuck in garage, can't get the door open to go anywhere
Still no power, but here's a pic of my tree yesterday in the sun before the storm hit.
October 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Still no power, but here's a pic of my tree yesterday in the sun before the storm hit.
Power's out, south end of Seattle, Tacoma.
October 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Power's out, south end of Seattle, Tacoma.
Title page for @k-a-teryna.bsky.social 's BLACK HOLE HEART story collection, out today.
October 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Title page for @k-a-teryna.bsky.social 's BLACK HOLE HEART story collection, out today.
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A great writer! I was pleased to publish her recently on StarShipSofa. Consider this a sample designed to encourage you to buy the book:
www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2025/09...
www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2025/09...
October 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
A great writer! I was pleased to publish her recently on StarShipSofa. Consider this a sample designed to encourage you to buy the book:
www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2025/09...
www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2025/09...
Happy book birthday to @k-a-teryna.bsky.social's BLACK HOLE HEART! Translated by Alex Shvartsman, the story collection is out in the world in print and ebook.
October 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Happy book birthday to @k-a-teryna.bsky.social's BLACK HOLE HEART! Translated by Alex Shvartsman, the story collection is out in the world in print and ebook.