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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · 1d

Narrowing down my 2026 planner options. Anyone using a Hobonichi Weeks with fountain pens? Do the plastic covers get dirty quickly? Bonus points for pics.

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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 2d

In the current @uncannymagazine.bsky.social I interview @sansromeo.bsky.social about "Seven Minutes in Heaven with the Electric Seraphim," a dark and provocative story of life, consciousness, and the mind-body problem.

Read the story: tinyurl.com/hu4872mv

And the interview: tinyurl.com/3capy2cu

Interview: Juliet Kahn - Uncanny Magazine

Juliet Kahn is an Eisner Award-winning writer and editor living in Boston, Massachusetts. Her short stories, poetry, and criticism have been published in Black Warrior Review, The Comics Journal, and ...

www.uncannymagazine.com

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 3d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 3d

Today is the release day for Queen Demon! I’ll be here at Politics and Prose in Washington DC tonight!

Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 4d

Oct 7 Politics and Prose, Washington DC 2/11

politics-prose.com/martha-wells...

Martha Wells — Queen Demon (Rising World #2) - with Dr. Leigha McReynolds — at Union Market

politics-prose.com

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · 3d

Happy book birthday! Glad I got a chance to say hi at WorldCon!

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 8d

Since I'm spending a lot of time doing everything except what I need to be doing, here's one thing I've been meaning to do: This is the link for my upcoming book tour for Queen Demon, the sequel to Witch King, 2nd book in the Rising World. Tour starts Oct 6.

us.macmillan.com/tours/martha...

Martha Wells: Queen Demon - Macmillan Publishers

Join the bestselling author of the Murderbot Diaries Martha Wells for a discussion of her next book in the Rising World series, Demon Queen.

us.macmillan.com

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Eden Royce @edenroyce.bsky.social · 9d

Enter to win an ARC of PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE in this @goodreads giveaway that's open 09/30/2025-10/14/2025!

75 winners will be chosen, so sign up and share widely! @TorDotComPub

www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

#giveaway #ARC #goodreads #booksky #Blackbooksky

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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 9d

STARRED review in @libraryjournal.bsky.social for WE WILL RISE AGAIN, the speculative activism anthology edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and yours truly! Pre-order here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...

We Will Rise Again

From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...

www.simonandschuster.com

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · 10d

Fair question, indeed. The fact that I did spend time there wasn't so much the motivation as curiosity. Thinking about how the future would play out in an often overlooked city.

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · 10d

Action and ethics both. At is point it's a standalone, but you that may change. 🙂

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · 10d

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

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · 13d

🤗 Thank you!!

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · 13d

Here it is: the cover for The People’s Library

Meet Echo London, reluctant curator of The People’s Library.
And her creator—me!

Coming February 3, 2026 - Preorder Now!!! 🙏 🙂

#SciFiBooks #CoverReveal #VeronicaGHenry #ThePeoplesLibrary #EchoLondon

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Yume Kitasei @yumewrites.bsky.social · 14d

I’m so excited for this!! If it’s successful there will definitely be more to come in the future in more places! Please come out!

Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 14d

Traveling SF/F Book Festival Announced locusmag.com/2025/09...

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · 15d

THE PEOPLE’S LIBRARY holds history's greatest minds, and a pretty dark secret. Echo London never asked to guard the Library or its collection. She must decide which is more important, humanity's past or its future.

2-3-2026

#SciFiBooks #CoverReveal #ThePeoplesLibrary
#EchoLondon #VeronicaGHenry

Borges quote about libraries - I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of a library.

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · 16d

Not bound by shelves or walls, but a living digital archive of human consciousness itself.

#SciFiBooks #CoverReveal #ThePeoplesLibrary
#EchoLondon #VeronicaGHenry

Photo by Lee Soo hyun on Unsplash

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · 16d

So great meeting you at WorldCon! Love your city. 😀

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · 16d

In a very different, near-future Cleveland, where technology blurs the line between life and death.

Mark your calendars. THE PEOPLE’S LIBRARY hits shelves on February 3, 2026.

Photo by DJ Johnson on Unsplash

#SciFiBooks #CoverReveal #ThePeoplesLibrary
#EchoLondon

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · 17d

What is The People’s Library?

A futuristic archive of digital human consciousness—where the greatest minds and voices of history live on. But when rebels attack, its survival—and humanity’s—hang in the balance. Full cover reveal on Friday!
#CoverReveal #ThePeoplesLibrary
#booksky #blackbooksky

The People's Library by Veronica G. Henry

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · Sep 8

This has happened to so many people!!!

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LibraryThing @librarything.com · Sep 7

Today is National Buy a Book Day! Will you be marking the occasion? #NationalBuyABookDay #💙📚 #Booksky

A photograph of people shopping in a bookstore, with the words "National Buy a Book Day" above.

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · Aug 26

Did you know? Giant sequoias can live for over 3,000 years? But wildfires have threatened even these ancient giants.
This inspired The Canopy Keepers and A Breathless Sky (my Scorched Earth Duology). What happens when the most resilient beings on Earth are pushed to the edge?
#ScorchedEarthDuology

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · Aug 12

what kind of keyboard is that?

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Veronica G. Henry (Preorder The People's Library) @veronicaghenry.bsky.social · Aug 1

Milestone unlocked! 🥳THE CANOPY KEEPERS has officially earned out! Thanks for every page turned, every late-night binge, every review. Want t see how it all ends? Snag a copy of A BREATHLESS SKY. 🙏
Let’s keep this canopy growing. #BookAnnouncement #TheCanopyKeepers #ABreathlessSky #ScorchedEarth

The Canopy Keepers and A Breathless Sky by Veronica G. Henry. Silver Falchion award finalist.

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Victor Manibo @victormanibo.com · Jul 29

It’s finally here! Thank you so much to @reactorsff.bsky.social for ushering into the world the cover for my gothic horror THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED! Welcome to Villa Sepulveda…hope you survive your stay.

11/25/25 from @erewhonbooks.bsky.social. Preorder info ⬇️

reactormag.com/cover-reveal...

Revealing The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo - Reactor

A dark history is unearthed amid crumbling façades in a new gothic horror arriving November 2025

reactormag.com

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