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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · 1d

this is out today, hooray! if you need convincing, you can read my review: lesbrary.com/all-is-brigh...

kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · 3d

the week i get my hair done is always my favourite week because i get to wash my hair in WARM WATER instead of cold. the height of luxury.

kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · 4d

i'm delighted to have been able to review and recommend @llincathryn.bsky.social's upcoming f/f christmas novella for @lesbrary.bsky.social. out in a few days! find out where and why to buy: lesbrary.com/all-is-brigh...

A (Christmas) Light in the Darkness: All is Bright by Llinos Cathryn Thomas

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · 16d

putting a finger on some interesting aspects of this trend, many of which i hadn't fully contemplated

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 16d

"Feed fanfic into capitalism, and it comes out shaped like capitalism."

@readingtheend.bsky.social dissects the trend pulling fanfiction through the traditional publishing pipeline (and what it means for fandom):

reactormag.com/with-the-ser...

With the Serial Numbers Filed Off: The Problem with Trad Pub Fanfic - Reactor

Jenny Hamilton looks closer at three Dramione fics-turned-novels publishing this year.

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · 16d

just saw a gif of kathryn hahn's arms and unrelatedly i guess i will actually go to the gym tonight

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · 16d

review forthcoming but can confirm cosy and cute 😊🎄

Llinos Cathryn Thomas @llincathryn.bsky.social · 16d

My cosy Welsh Christmas F/F romance novella, All Is Bright, is out on October 9 and available to preorder right now!

It's got one chapter per day from December 1-25, so you can read advent calendar-style, or just inhale it all at once.

books2read.com/u/b6E0y0

The cover of All Is Bright, by Llinos Cathryn Thomas. The title is in large text, on a background of blurry lights. A house strung with Christmas lights is just visible.

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · 17d

took a sick day due to headache/sleeplessness/etc and thought maybe caffeine would help, and the coffee shop gave me free juice as well. maybe not everything is terrible!

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · 20d

not to be a complete apple simp but oh man, the new ios is great for my writing workflow. even just on my mini, having two windows open so i can cross-reference my outline... loving it! #amwriting

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · 22d

might give this a whirl...

Weeknight Writers @weeknightwriters.bsky.social · Sep 5

We did the quiet update a couple of days ago, and now it's time for the big announcement: #FirstDraftFall year two is ON!! We have a new and improved schedule building on all the things we did last year

Check it out if you're looking for something to replace the NaNoWriMo-shaped void in your soul

Announcing First Draft Fall Year Two! - Weeknight Writers

Our answer to NaNoWriMo, First Draft Fall, is ready to launch! Check out the full schedule, including our FREE events, here!

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Llinos Cathryn Thomas @llincathryn.bsky.social · Sep 1

I'm seeing lots of people on here doing #SapphicSeptember and looking for books to fill their bingo cards, so I'm going to try to rec one sapphic book every day this month!

(Disclaimer: I'm also starting a new job so let's see if I actually manage it, but if I do they'll all be in this thread!)

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Swords & Sapphics: The Podcast @swords-andsapphics.bsky.social · Aug 20

Got a queer book coming out in September or later? Make sure to fill out our form to be featured on our next blog post! 🏳️‍🌈

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LGBTQ+ Monthly Releases

Tell us all about the queer books you have coming out in the future so we can note them down for our monthly release lists at swordsandsapphics.com! Please do not include any books that have been rele...

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Aug 27

between doing a guest-level cleaning last weekend and setting up the standing desk, i'm reminded how much i like this little flat. now i want to do some DIY, and i'm sure this won't end badly...

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Aug 26

(remember when the right way to be a minor in fandom was to baldfacedly lie about your age so you could play with the cool adults? yeah.)

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Aug 26

it occurs to me that i was through four fandom platforms before i was eighteen (usenet to mailing lists to geocities to forums to lj) and that was... a while ago...

Thefourthvine @thefourthvine.bsky.social · Aug 25

You have to have changed your main fandom platform at least four times AND you must have at least three fandom-related subjects that cause an overwhelming wave of exhaustion to hit you whenever people start arguing over them

brawls @brawlite.badvibes.party · Aug 24

what constitutes a fandom-elder and when do you hit that milestone? is it by age? or through years of service? or is it something indefinable and ungraspable?

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Llinos Cathryn Thomas @llincathryn.bsky.social · Aug 23

I'm so excited to have a book in the @narratess.com Indie Book Sale for the first time!

My F/F fantasy romance novella A Duet for Invisible Strings is in the sale alongside a ton of other fantastic books:

indiebook.sale

Banner for the Narratess Indie Book Sale. A chonky dragon reads a book at the bottom, a pile of skulls with a candle and ghost sit on the left of the text, and a space ship flies by a planet on the right of the text.

Text: Indie Book Sale

indiebook.sale

Fantasy, Sci FI & Horror

August 23 - 25

Banner designed by Arden Powell

A montage of book covers in the indie book sale.

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Aug 23

today featured an unexpected tax bill and a cancelled friend visit, but also beautiful weather and a puppy to cuddle. still on balance kind of shit, so i am applying delivery dumplings.

kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Aug 21

if i wear my kathryn hahn all along tshirt to the queer aubrey plaza film tonight, is that chic or cringe 😂

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Aug 18

boy, the finale really cooked us, eh

Cancer Gets Lost @cancergetslost.bsky.social · Aug 17

#WheelOfTime fans, NO bids yet on rare #TheWheelOfTime script cover signed by Pike/Okonedo, donated by Rafe & Justine! ALL proceeds from our online charity auction are being donated @lymphomacommunity.bsky.social (every cent!). @wotseries.com @dragonmount.com
www.cancergetslost.org/blog-1/2025-...

The Wheel of Time Episode 301 “To Race the Shadow” script cover signed by Rosamund Pike and Sophie Okonedo!

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Aug 9

netgalley just coughed up an arc of next year's ashley herring blake novel, which is perfect for a boiling hot summer day when i'm in bed with a cold \o/

kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Aug 5

i did very briefly just before she had to disappear, but yeah, that was a deeply uncomfortable crush of people! it was so civilised until the dude in front of us got impatient, why are dudes

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Aug 5

meanwhile re Back From Vacation, i would like to go Back To Bed

kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Aug 5

i was On Vacation over the weekend so didn't share my review for the lesbrary! here it is: lesbrary.com/the-daughter...

A Revolutionary Tale: The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Aug 5

were you at inter alia on saturday? so was i 😂

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Jul 7

totally failed to post this yesterday but i reviewed @jeopardamy.bsky.social's memoir for @lesbrary.bsky.social:
lesbrary.com/in-the-form-...

What is Your Life Story?: In the Form of a Question by Amy Schneider Review

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kathryne slant @sapphoshands.bsky.social · Jun 30

netgalley has just blessed me so it looks like i will be spending canada day reading queer indigenous fantasy 😍

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