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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 1d

October is bringing a huge batch of books to bookshelves. Here’s the latest book list from Transfer Orbit: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...

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Eliot Peper @eliotpeper.bsky.social · 3h

My new book drops today!

Ensorcelled is a coming-of-age adventure about a boy who goes on a camping trip that changes his life, opening his mind and rewilding his attention.

At just 90 pages, it's a one-sitting read that will suck you in, make you think, and leave you changed.

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 23h

Here’s my original review of the book: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/hench-natali...

Review: Natalie Zina Walschot's excellent superhero novel Hench

Natalie Zina Walschot's novel Hench is an exhilarating, funny, and pointed look at the cost of superheroes.

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 23h

I really loved Hench: it was such a fun read and I’m excited to see more from this world.

Natalie Zed 🍁 @nataliezed.bsky.social · 23h

Getting to show you all this cover and announce that VILLAIN is officially coming out in May of next year is such a joy and a relief i don't even know how to express it.
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the cover for a book entitled Villain by Natalie Zina Walschots. the cover is a bright magenta with dark blue and teal lettering for the title, and the author's name is in yellow. there is an image of the silhouette of a woman carrying a cane, surrounded by the silhouettes of five superheroes.

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 1d

Serial Box?

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 1d

This is the first of three lists for October, and it includes @tomgauld.bsky.social, @joerlansdale.bsky.social, @eliotpeper.bsky.social, @dennisetaylor.bsky.social, @carrievaughnco.bsky.social, @marthawells.com, @danielhwilsonpdx.bsky.social, and more! transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...

15 new SF/F books to check out this October 2025

Another title wave

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 1d

October is bringing a huge batch of books to bookshelves. Here’s the latest book list from Transfer Orbit: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 1d

Thanks!

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 2d

Two books, How To Love A Forest by @howtoloveaforest.bsky.social and A Natural History of Empty Lots by @christopherbrown.bsky.social, examine our place and responsibility in a changing world.

Here’s my review of the two of them: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/forests-tree...

A natural history of empty lots by Christopher Brown Brown

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 2d

Two books, How To Love A Forest by @howtoloveaforest.bsky.social and A Natural History of Empty Lots by @christopherbrown.bsky.social, examine our place and responsibility in a changing world.

Here’s my review of the two of them: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/forests-tree...

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Tansy Gardam @tansyg.bsky.social · 2d

new episode (actually) out now!

this one goes out to all the kids who self identified as "readers" in primary school

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 2d

Today’s activities: @twentysidedtavern.bsky.social!

(+10 bonus for using cosplay as a plot point this session.)

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 6d

You definitely don’t want an edition of Cosplay: A History that smells like its subject.

Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 6d

I have partnered with Minwax Tung Oil finish for a special limited furniture grease-scented edition of STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS and 100 numbered and signed copies are haunted with your many misdeeds

p.s. what the fuck

Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 6d

no no the publishing industry is doing fine, why do you ask

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 6d

I just updated September's Table of Contents feature with updated links: it's a roundup of the SF/F/H short fiction published last month! transfer-orbit.ghost.io/table-of-con...

I'll be sending out the October list shortly to TO supporting subscribers!

Table of Contents: September 2025

The short stories hitting the web in September

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 6d

Ooooooo

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 6d

Here's the list for October: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...

(Check back later, I'll update it at the end of the month.)

Table of Contents October

Here's the latest installment of Table of Contents, which rounds up this month's short fiction releases. You can check out the list of stories from September here (which I've updated with new links) a...

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 6d

I just updated September's Table of Contents feature with updated links: it's a roundup of the SF/F/H short fiction published last month! transfer-orbit.ghost.io/table-of-con...

I'll be sending out the October list shortly to TO supporting subscribers!

Table of Contents: September 2025

The short stories hitting the web in September

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Ken Liu @kyliu99.bsky.social · 7d

In my latest newsletter, I discuss the work ethic of AI assistants, share a new story, and prepare for the launch of my new book.

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"Please Don't Be Lazy"

What a moment to be living through.

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 8d

September was packed with new books. Here's one final list to close out the month with, including reads about fantastical heists, cursed wax dolls, empires, and quite a bit more. transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...

17 more sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books to close out September with

One last book list for the month

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 7d

Book 41 of 2025: Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler by Susana M. Morris. I’ve enjoyed the books that I’ve read of Butler’s, and have written about her before. But this new biography really puts her life in context and explains just how brilliant and special she was.

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 7d

And here's the second: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/september-20...

14 more SF/F books to check out this September

Gripping true crime, screenplays, folkloric urban fantasy and quite a bit more to check out this month

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 7d

In case you missed it, here's the first book list from September: transfer-orbit.ghost.io/science-fict...

13 new sci-fi and fantasy books to read September 2025

Title Wave!

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 8d

Authors this round include @mattdinniman.bsky.social, @sarahgailey.bsky.social, @yumewrites.bsky.social, @jensookfonglee.bsky.social, @olgaravn.bsky.social, @eddierobson.bsky.social, @senlinyu.bsky.social, @michaelwehunt.bsky.social, @franwilde.bsky.social, and more!

17 more sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books to close out September with

One last book list for the month

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 8d

September was packed with new books. Here's one final list to close out the month with, including reads about fantastical heists, cursed wax dolls, empires, and quite a bit more. transfer-orbit.ghost.io/sci-fi-fanta...

17 more sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books to close out September with

One last book list for the month

transfer-orbit.ghost.io

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Aɴᴅʀᴇᴡ Lɪᴘᴛᴀᴋ @andrewliptak.com · 9d

Hm, I don’t.