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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 11h

We'll be there with a table, too! Hope you'll stop by.

E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 11h

Hey #Detroit area - the resistance gathers!

Festival this Saturday, downtown #FerndaleMI, 10-4, book shop, hanging out, really great panels. If you can, I hope you'll make space to join!

*Lots* of awesome authors and anti-censorship voices are coming in, I know @elizmanderson.com will be there!

Ban This Book Fest 2025 - Shuttle Bus Available, Tickets are $10 at Door, October 11th 2025 from 10am-4pm Ferndale, MI www.banthisbookfest.com

Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 12h

Our editor, Emily, has made it through a lot these past five years, and hopes you will enjoy this deeply heartfelt and personal collection of her unpublished writing during that time.

Quiet, Quirky, Queer — and now on #NetGalley.

Sexy Garlic

NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 17h

Interested to take a journey away, through, and back again, now with cosmic lines of peace around your soul? Please, let go of the weight, just for a while, and let yourself experience Everything Endless by Linda D. Addison and Jamal Hodge.

Everything Endless

A cosmic collaboration between Science Fiction & Fantasy Association Grand Master Linda D. Addison and visionary versifier Jamal Hodge, Everything Endless, sheds brilliant light in dark times. …

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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 1d

Thank you for the two donations this morning - they bumped our percentage. With visibility and momentum we could get these two translations funded before Zukiswa is back online. (She is reported to be out of IOF imprisonment and heading home.) #BookSky #Translation

Support African Translation Project

African Translation Project, Goal 4: Fully Fund Two Translations, by 31 October, still needed: $3345, 67%, If this goal is met: Translations will be fully funded for Bengithi Lizokuna and Zvinobvinza,...

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 1d

You may be familiar with Ring Shout or A Master of Djinn. Yet, if you haven't traveled with Abeni and her companions, please treat yourself! The exploration of secrets, the power of opening ourselves to others - knowing the true monster is weak - if we sing together. Abeni's Song by P. Djèlí Clark.

Abeni's Song

Check out Abeni's Song - IN DARKNESS, A SONG CAN LEAD THE WAY. BEWARE WHICH ONE YOU LISTEN TO. Abeni's Song by award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark is the enchanting beginni...

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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 2d

I am proud to present to you - the cover to my December release, a collection of short stories I'm deeply proud of: Sexy Garlic

(want an ARC? lemme know)

Photograph of bulbs and cloves of garlic spread over a red cloth. Text: Sexy Garlic, E.D.E. Bell

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 2d

Some people can’t be corporate captured. quoted over off-white bar. Image shows surreal depiction of a repetitive interior. Ex Partum by emma burnett, sci-fi novella, coming June 2026, Atthis Arts, Detroit Michigan

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 2d

Looking for a gift? Perhaps to yourself? 🥰

2026 Ulla Thynell Calendar - Atthis Arts

Beautifully illustrated hanging wall calendar, designed and illustrated by Ulla Thynell. Orders will ship by early November.

www.atthisarts.com

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Wole Talabi @wtalabi.bsky.social · 3d

I was in the UAE with Zuks just a few months ago, talking, laughing, reading. She's such a force of life and creativity. Her abduction, like so much else, is heartbreaking.
"South African writer & activist Zukiswa Wanner Among Those Detained on Gaza-Bound Flotilla" brittlepaper.com/2025/10/brea...

Breaking: Zukiswa Wanner Among South Africans Detained on Gaza-Bound Flotilla

South African author and editor Zukiswa Wanner is among several South Africans detained after the Israeli navy intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza on October 2. In a statement, the So...

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Snowy Wings Publishing @snowywingspublishing.com · 2d

We Are Stronger Than Censorship program partner AmazeWorks is creating a free discussion guide for some really amazing titles, and Fire Heart by Joyce Ch'ng is one of those titles!

Download the discussion guide here: www.wearestrongertha...

#WeAreStrongerThanCensorship #BannedBooksWeek

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 2d

Epic fantasy saga lovers, we have a delight for your immersion. A man who desires his right to rule tries to revive a lost kingdom. An exploration of power, racism, and truth - dive into the Drowned Kingdom Saga with the first book, A Drowned Kingdom by P.L. Stuart.

A Drowned Kingdom

Check out A Drowned Kingdom - Once Second Prince of the mightiest kingdom in the known world, Othrun now leads the last survivors of his exiled people into an uncertain future far across the Shimmerin...

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 3d

L has long been a spirit and force channeling the waves of genre, and now you can pre-order her deep, emotional retelling of The Little Mermaid in Year of the Mer by L. D. Lewis. When's it your turn? Now. bookshop.org/p/books/year...

Year of the Mer

Check out Year of the Mer - A dark, bloody epic fantasy reimagining of The Little Mermaid that goes far beyond the fairy tale to explore family legacy, war, and what we will sacrifice for ve...

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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 4d

Zukiswa Wanner is among them. A writer, an editor, a translator, a small press publisher.

Where are the writers speaking her name?

We see you, Zukiswa. We are with you. We will stay with you.

Where is this from our industry?

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 4d

Activists describe mistreatment after Israel intercepted Gaza aid flotilla and detained about 450 people.

Greta Thunberg mistreated by Israeli forces in detention, activists say

Activists describe mistreatment after Israel intercepted Gaza aid flotilla and detained about 450 people.

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 4d

Oh, this is wonderful to see! Jennifer Lee Rossman is one of the best writers and editors out there. Insta-buy for us.

From Beyond Press @frombeyondpress.bsky.social · 4d

Pre-orders are open for Jennifer Lee Rossman's ALLOSAURUS IN WONDERLAND! Reserve your copy for two bucks off from our website.

frombeyondpress.com/product/allo...

Welcome to Avalonia!
There is a universe just beside our own, a waystation for people and animals who stumble out of their own timeline. Some are trapped there, others choose to stay, but each and every one of them has a part to play in its future. From cowgirls riding dinosaurs to medieval espionage plots, D.B. Cooper to Amelia Earhart, these interconnected stories weave the tapestry of Avalonia. So what are you waiting for? Adventure awaits just beyond that portal . . .

Cover art by Thea Oatman

December 16, 2025
Pre-order at frombeyondpress.com
Image shows the book cover, which depicts an androgynous person riding a dinosaur and waving a sword.

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 4d

What if the creatures of the Cthulu mythos came to Earth to get hip-hop autographs? What if a world built on racism was turned to instead perceive Blackness as radically significant? Immerse in the brilliant words of Hugo-winner, and first ever Worldcon Poet Laureate Brandon O'Brien.

Can You Sign My Tentacle?: Poems

Poems

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 5d

We're in love with this calendar and hope you will be too. 💚

Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 7d

To display, to cherish, to write in, or to gift - we are proud to present the oh so lovable 2026 Ulla Thynell Calendar, available now. #SmallPress #Calendar

2026 Ulla Thynell Calendar - Atthis Arts

Beautifully illustrated hanging wall calendar, designed and illustrated by Ulla Thynell. Orders will ship by early November.

www.atthisarts.com

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Publishers Weekly @publisherswkly.bsky.social · 5d

Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans, a new resource-sharing community affiliated with Authors Against Book Bans and geared toward industry insiders, will host its first virtual town hall, “Book Bans and the Art of Protecting Authors,” on October 28.

Publishing Pros Band Together to Root Out Censorship

Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans, a new resource-sharing community affiliated with Authors Against Book Bans and geared toward industry insiders, will host its first virtual town hall on…

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 5d

"Let me tell you a story." May the alluring words of Zig Zag Claybourne reinvigorate your passion to read. A storyteller provides comfort, hope, and connection. Let this author tell you a gorgeous story at sea, with nothing but the unknown ahead and the hope that it cradles. Live. Love. And Sail.

Amnandi Sails: Book 2 of the Khumalo Trilogy

Book 2 of the Khumalo Trilogy

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 5d

In a world of disinformation, local journalism is a lifeline.
Help us translate, publish, and protect it.
Support Global Voices today.
globalvoices.org/donate/
#KeepGVStrong

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Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans @pubprosabb.bsky.social · 6d

Check out this great article about PUblishing Professionals Against Book Bans in @publisherswkly.bsky.social! Join the fight today!
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 6d

Our fellow small press publisher is being held against her will.

E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 6d

The Israeli navy has abducted writer and editor Zukiswa Wanner, unarmed, on international waters. She knows we are with her.

We must not be silent.

Video here: www.instagram.com/p/DPTGgGMjMIE/

Zukiswa Wanner holding South African passport with caption Zukiswa Wanner Abducted by Israel

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 7d

To display, to cherish, to write in, or to gift - we are proud to present the oh so lovable 2026 Ulla Thynell Calendar, available now. #SmallPress #Calendar

2026 Ulla Thynell Calendar - Atthis Arts

Beautifully illustrated hanging wall calendar, designed and illustrated by Ulla Thynell. Orders will ship by early November.

www.atthisarts.com

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E.D.E. Bell @edebell.com · 6d

The fight for expression continues, and we, as a community, must work together.

And we will. Follow along at: @authorsabb.bsky.social @pubprosabb.bsky.social

Publishing Pros Band Together to Root Out Censorship

Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans, a new resource-sharing community affiliated with Authors Against Book Bans and geared toward industry insiders, will host its first virtual town hall on Oct...

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Atthis Arts @atthisarts.com · 6d

A short, brilliant read that we will be stomping about for every award, a storytelling marvel, the inspiring you didn't know you needed. The Unbearable Taste of Fruit and Wine by R.S.A. Garcia.

The Unbearable Taste of Fruit and Wine

Check out The Unbearable Taste of Fruit and Wine - Some truths are too bitter to swallow.Iris has lived her life as the reluctant ward of the Archmagus, bound to his service and burde...

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 7d

Ooooh, holiday gifts sorted and we’re not even done complaining that it’s not yet halloween!

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