Arina
@readingrogue.bsky.social
SFF book reviewer at https://queensbookasylum.com and https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com. SPFBO judge. Gobbler of space murder mysteries, morally-gray rogues and snarky AI.
Contacts & more: https://linktr.ee/thereadingrogue
Contacts & more: https://linktr.ee/thereadingrogue
Reposted by Arina
Ok, ammending my request! Need some recommendations for artists that sell bujo (bullet journal) paraphernalia (sticker sheets, washi tape, etc) within the EU/UK OR that offer digital print sticker sheets?
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Ok, ammending my request! Need some recommendations for artists that sell bujo (bullet journal) paraphernalia (sticker sheets, washi tape, etc) within the EU/UK OR that offer digital print sticker sheets?
Ok, ammending my request! Need some recommendations for artists that sell bujo (bullet journal) paraphernalia (sticker sheets, washi tape, etc) within the EU/UK OR that offer digital print sticker sheets?
January 25, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Ok, ammending my request! Need some recommendations for artists that sell bujo (bullet journal) paraphernalia (sticker sheets, washi tape, etc) within the EU/UK OR that offer digital print sticker sheets?
With the paperback release of "Paved with Good Intentions" this year, I now have the full set ❤️ (I'll pretend I don't see the non-matching spines)
January 21, 2026 at 1:32 PM
With the paperback release of "Paved with Good Intentions" this year, I now have the full set ❤️ (I'll pretend I don't see the non-matching spines)
Reposted by Arina
Dr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology surveying the evolution of Black literary horror. Tentatively titled Black Horror, Then & Next: We Have Always Dreamed in Darkness (FlameTree Press), here are the guidelines…
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Black Horror | Call for Submissions
We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open!
blog.flametreepublishing.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Dr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology surveying the evolution of Black literary horror. Tentatively titled Black Horror, Then & Next: We Have Always Dreamed in Darkness (FlameTree Press), here are the guidelines…
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Reposted by Arina
Happy Friday! Let's love on our creators today. Who is a Black SFF author you wish more people were screaming about? Bonus if they have new work coming out this year 🔥🔥🔥
January 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Happy Friday! Let's love on our creators today. Who is a Black SFF author you wish more people were screaming about? Bonus if they have new work coming out this year 🔥🔥🔥
Preordered this a bit back and think it should be on more people's radar!
ICYMI:The People’s Library- A thought-provoking science fiction set in near-future Cleveland, follows a reluctant curator of digital human consciousness who must uncover secrets & navigate ethical quandaries when anti-AI rebels attack the futuristic library. #ThePeoplesLibrary #booksky #blackbooksky
January 17, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Preordered this a bit back and think it should be on more people's radar!
What a tagline!
BODIES OF MAGIC, out Sept 2026: Grey's Anatomy meets A Deadly Education, a mystery set during the final exam week of a magical medical school. (Or: five queer nerds solve a murder and have some feelings.)
Cover design by Jamie Stafford-Hill.
Preorder US: bit.ly/BoM-US
Preorder UK: bit.ly/BoM-UK
Cover design by Jamie Stafford-Hill.
Preorder US: bit.ly/BoM-US
Preorder UK: bit.ly/BoM-UK
January 16, 2026 at 11:25 PM
What a tagline!
Reposted by Arina
📣 Fantasy-Faction is looking for Contributors! 📣
We're looking for people who'd like to review books, talk about SFF news, or give insights into publishing and writing on our main site, Fantasy-Faction.com.
Check the link for more info! - JI 🐉
fantasy-faction.com/2026/fantasy... #booksky
We're looking for people who'd like to review books, talk about SFF news, or give insights into publishing and writing on our main site, Fantasy-Faction.com.
Check the link for more info! - JI 🐉
fantasy-faction.com/2026/fantasy... #booksky
January 16, 2026 at 9:55 PM
📣 Fantasy-Faction is looking for Contributors! 📣
We're looking for people who'd like to review books, talk about SFF news, or give insights into publishing and writing on our main site, Fantasy-Faction.com.
Check the link for more info! - JI 🐉
fantasy-faction.com/2026/fantasy... #booksky
We're looking for people who'd like to review books, talk about SFF news, or give insights into publishing and writing on our main site, Fantasy-Faction.com.
Check the link for more info! - JI 🐉
fantasy-faction.com/2026/fantasy... #booksky
my life for a re-issue of the Sevenwaters series
January 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
my life for a re-issue of the Sevenwaters series
This is such an author power move
Time to reveal HAMMERFALL's 2nd cover.
It's important to me that series match when on bookshelves, so Hammerfall had to have a GodEater Saga branded cover.
Artwork by eshpur
Cover Design by stk_kreations
It's important to me that series match when on bookshelves, so Hammerfall had to have a GodEater Saga branded cover.
Artwork by eshpur
Cover Design by stk_kreations
January 16, 2026 at 7:01 PM
This is such an author power move
Reposted by Arina
GNoH NEEDS YOU.
Last year, certainly the first half was a washout for me, but after getting proper psychiatric help, I am back with a reviewing vengeance.
And GNoH needs more reviewers. If you'd like to volunteer your services, please drop me an email (jimmcleod(at)gnofhorror.com)
Last year, certainly the first half was a washout for me, but after getting proper psychiatric help, I am back with a reviewing vengeance.
And GNoH needs more reviewers. If you'd like to volunteer your services, please drop me an email (jimmcleod(at)gnofhorror.com)
January 16, 2026 at 7:38 AM
GNoH NEEDS YOU.
Last year, certainly the first half was a washout for me, but after getting proper psychiatric help, I am back with a reviewing vengeance.
And GNoH needs more reviewers. If you'd like to volunteer your services, please drop me an email (jimmcleod(at)gnofhorror.com)
Last year, certainly the first half was a washout for me, but after getting proper psychiatric help, I am back with a reviewing vengeance.
And GNoH needs more reviewers. If you'd like to volunteer your services, please drop me an email (jimmcleod(at)gnofhorror.com)
Reposted by Arina
One month until The Rise is out. Pre-orders up now. Any reviewers out there who'd like a copy, hit me up!
January 14, 2026 at 12:17 PM
One month until The Rise is out. Pre-orders up now. Any reviewers out there who'd like a copy, hit me up!
my god I love this concept so much
We're thrilled to reveal the cover of UNEARTHED, a horror anthology from award-winning authors and editors @dancoxon.bsky.social and @pfracassi.bsky.social which digs beneath the crumbling structures of historical ruins to reveal their archaic pasts, and their darkest secrets.
Out September 15! 💀
Out September 15! 💀
January 15, 2026 at 10:54 PM
my god I love this concept so much
Reposted by Arina
Keeping with traditions, we waited until January to tell you which books we enjoyed in 2025. It's time for my top 10 reads of 2025! Not a bad reading year overall.
#Top10ReadsOf2025 #booksky 💙📚
#Top10ReadsOf2025 #booksky 💙📚
Timy’s Top 10 Reads of 2025
Keeping with traditions, we waited until January to tell you which books we enjoyed in 2025. It's time for Timy's top 10 reads of 2025!
queensbookasylum.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Keeping with traditions, we waited until January to tell you which books we enjoyed in 2025. It's time for my top 10 reads of 2025! Not a bad reading year overall.
#Top10ReadsOf2025 #booksky 💙📚
#Top10ReadsOf2025 #booksky 💙📚
oh fuck yeees
NEWS: Out in the cold, dark void, what terrors await? In 2028, THE VOID AND THE DARKNESS: A SPACE HORROR ANTHOLOGY will reveal all…co-edited by @jendiagammon.bsky.social and Kali Wallace. Read the announcement!
www.starsandsabers.com/2026/01/12/s...
#horror #sciencefiction #scifihorror
www.starsandsabers.com/2026/01/12/s...
#horror #sciencefiction #scifihorror
Space Horror Anthology Announcement – Stars and Sabers
Stars and Sabers Publishing announces The Void and the Darkness: A Space Horror Anthology, edited by Jendia Gammon and Kali Wallace, for early 2028.
www.starsandsabers.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM
oh fuck yeees
That moment in a book where you google science stuff because from the way the author wrote the worldbuilding you *know* there's a detail here that sounds so real you must research it, my god I love that
January 12, 2026 at 1:04 PM
That moment in a book where you google science stuff because from the way the author wrote the worldbuilding you *know* there's a detail here that sounds so real you must research it, my god I love that
Reposted by Arina
It's my #birthday! I'm running a giveaway to celebrate. Copies of A Sword of Bronze and Ashes and A Sword of Gold and Ruin, and the anthologies containing The Making of This World Ruined short stories, Fight Like a Girl 2 and Unbound 2. Share and comment for a chance to #win.
#booksky #books
#booksky #books
January 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Got a question for fantasy readers out there, what is it you love about the "city built on the bones of a leviathan" trope?
January 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Got a question for fantasy readers out there, what is it you love about the "city built on the bones of a leviathan" trope?
Reposted by Arina
What does volunteering as a reader for the Small Spec Book Awards mean? It means that you get to read some incredible books (FREE!) and uplift fantasy, science fiction, and horror writers from small and independent presses. Join us and do some good this new year!
#SSBA #SSBA2026 #BookSky
#SSBA #SSBA2026 #BookSky
January 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Reposted by Arina
If you are a self-published / indie SFFH writer or reviewer, I have exciting news. We’ve just soft launched our new site, BookMatch, a matchmaking site for reviewers and books. We’re currently recruiting reviewers to our community. Want to be part of it? Come sign up! bookmatch.co.uk
bookmatch.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 7:19 PM
If you are a self-published / indie SFFH writer or reviewer, I have exciting news. We’ve just soft launched our new site, BookMatch, a matchmaking site for reviewers and books. We’re currently recruiting reviewers to our community. Want to be part of it? Come sign up! bookmatch.co.uk
Reposted by Arina
If your bookshelves weren’t groaning under the weight of recommendations from our Best of 2025 list, then they will be soon! Here’s what we can’t wait to read in 2026.
2026 most anticipated fantasy, sci-fi, and horror book releases
2025 was an absolute banger of a year for fantasy, sci-fi, and horror book releases that should appeal to fans of grimdark. 2026 is absolutely no different.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:36 AM
If your bookshelves weren’t groaning under the weight of recommendations from our Best of 2025 list, then they will be soon! Here’s what we can’t wait to read in 2026.
Reposted by Arina
We do NOT have 11 pipers piping but we do have 2 of @voidcricket.bsky.social 's scifi standalones - UNDER FORTUNATE STARS & AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD - each with their own original songs!
US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 🌙 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 🌙 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
January 4, 2026 at 5:36 PM
We do NOT have 11 pipers piping but we do have 2 of @voidcricket.bsky.social 's scifi standalones - UNDER FORTUNATE STARS & AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD - each with their own original songs!
US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 🌙 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 🌙 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
Reposted by Arina
We do NOT have 10 lords-a-leaping dancing but we DO have a full trio of @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's CEMETERIES OF AMALO trilogy following Witness for the Dead Thara Celehar!
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 💀 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 💀 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
January 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
We do NOT have 10 lords-a-leaping dancing but we DO have a full trio of @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's CEMETERIES OF AMALO trilogy following Witness for the Dead Thara Celehar!
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 💀 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a 💀 in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
Reposted by Arina
We do NOT have 8 maids-a-milking but we do have a linguist who could probably tell us why it's 'a-milking' - Sean Wren from @taranhunt.bsky.social 's THE KYSTROM CHRONICLES!
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a ☄️in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a ☄️in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
We do NOT have 8 maids-a-milking but we do have a linguist who could probably tell us why it's 'a-milking' - Sean Wren from @taranhunt.bsky.social 's THE KYSTROM CHRONICLES!
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a ☄️in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
Open to US/CAN/UK & IE only. Like, follow, repost & drop a ☄️in the comments to enter! Ends 11th Jan 2026 23:59 GMT🪐📚💙
Sad to sit this one out but excited to see what it stands out!
Are you entering this year?
With what book?
The entry form will be up on the official #SPFBO page the day after tomorrow! 😮😮😮
With what book?
The entry form will be up on the official #SPFBO page the day after tomorrow! 😮😮😮
January 2, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Sad to sit this one out but excited to see what it stands out!