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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 2d

BlankAnon, the 3rd book in the Fill In the Blank series from @weirdnoirmaster.bsky.social, comes out next month! Preorders will be up shortly on all the usual suspects.

Two scarlet book covers with the silhouette of a mysterious man, one for Mr Blank and one for Get Blank. Text reads: Meet Mr Blank. "Every conspiracy needs a guy like me. Every conspiracy has one — me." He's done the scut work for every conspiracy in the Information Underground, dealing with underground conspiracies, aliens, cryptids, Satanists, and pretty much anything that goes bump in the night. And when he wants to retire, well, someone frames his girlfriend for murder and tries to kill him. Again. "I really need a better career plan."

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 5d

If you emailed us and got a weird bounceback, the problem is (or should be) fixed...

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K.V. Johansen @kvjohansen.bsky.social · 8d

I stayed up all night reading this one!

Gold Dust Publishing @gdpub.bsky.social · 8d

Available now!

Children of Solitude by Michael G. Williams

Order signed copies directly from the publisher.

Link in the comments

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 8d

Yay! The book should be just out - it should be one of the first places to have it available. :-)

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 26d

#Booksky Second cool book announcement for September! We’re going to be publishing a terrific mini collection of amazing author/editor Joyce Chng’s @jolantru.bsky.social fantastical sapphic pirate stories, set in an early in 2026! So excited about this! 💖

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 8d

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 11d

ICYMI, tomorrow 9/28 we'll be at the Durham Geek & Grum Market (Book Nerd Edition) from 12-5 PM at the Durham Armory. There will be lots of books and book-related things!
www.geekandgrubmarket.com/event-detail...

Durham Geek and Grub Market (Book Nerd Edition) | Geek & Grub Market

Book Nerds Rejoice! Come Join us for a day of book-themed fun!

www.geekandgrubmarket.com

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Liz Bourke @hawkwinglb.bsky.social · 15d

115. Grave Evidence for Viking Warrior Women

In which I discuss some part of my recent academic reading obsession: swords and sexed-female burials in the Viking world of the 8th-10th centuries CE. The vast majority of my writing here is free to read and will remain so. If you enjoy these sorts of…

115. Grave Evidence for Viking Warrior Women

In which I discuss some part of my recent academic reading obsession: swords and sexed-female burials in the Viking world of the 8th-10th centuries CE. The vast majority of my writing here is free to read and will remain so. If you enjoy these sorts of posts, your support on Patreon or as a paying subscriber through WordPress is what subsidises me to write more of them.

lizbourke.wordpress.com

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Cynthia Ward @cynthiaward.bsky.social · 15d

Not to mention you want to read the Astreiant series!

Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 21d

#Booksky Buying direct from us is a huge help to our bottom line, plus our authors get paid more! Find your favorite queer reads in ePub and Kindle (Mobi available by request) at our webstore - queenofswordspress.com/product/poin...

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 17d

Just a reminder, a week from today we'll be at Durham Geek & Grub Market (Book Nerd Edition), from 12-5 PM at the Durham Armory. Hope to see a few of you there!
www.geekandgrubmarket.com/event-detail...

Durham Geek and Grub Market (Book Nerd Edition) | Geek & Grub Market

Book Nerds Rejoice! Come Join us for a day of book-themed fun!

www.geekandgrubmarket.com

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 17d

More backlist, this time the scorching satire of @weirdnoirmaster.bsky.social - Mr Blank and Get Blank.
Book 3 is coming in November!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4SLR7P...

Meet Mr Blank. "Every conspiracy needs a guy like me. Every conspiracy has one — me." He's done the scut work for every conspiracy in the Information Underground, dealing with underground conspiracies, aliens, cryptids, Satanist, and pretty much anything that goes bump in the night. And when he wants to retire, well, someone frames his girlfriend for murder and tried to kill him. Again. "I really need a better career plan." Two book covers, one for Mr Blank and one for Get Blank, both by Justin Robinson. Both are scarlet with a black silhouette of a man, one superimposed on the dot of a question mark, the other on the center of a target.

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K.V. Johansen @kvjohansen.bsky.social · 17d

Alright, commencing a week of intense work, so I should really stay off this site. Try not to burn the world down while I'm gone, and maybe buy some books. Might I suggest the first of a dark high fantasy duology (book ii about 2/3 written now) The Wolf and the Wild King www.kvj.ca/wolf.html ...

K.V. Johansen | The Wolf and the Wild King

About The Wolf and the Wild King, book one of The Forest high fantasy duology, by K.V. Johansen

www.kvj.ca

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Victor SGT. Sparty Rebella @sgtsparty.bsky.social · 20d

I picked this up the last time i saw it on my feed and it's is 100% worth the read. I really enjoyed it. My only complaint is that there isn't as sequel. #Booksky
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#Books

candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 22d

Foregrounding some of our excellent backlist - today, @amtuomala.bsky.social 's The Map and the Territory.
www.amazon.com/Map-Territor...

A tall black man with flowing dreads stands back to back with a shorter brown woman. The text reads: The Map and the Territory. In A.M. Tuomala's extraordinary post-apocalyptic fantasy, cartographer Rukha is trapped when an earthquake shatters her city. Then the wizard Eshu stumbles out of a mirror with hungry ghosts on his heels. Somehow, together, they must survive the end of their world. "Gripping, vivid, and magical" - Publishers Weekly

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Waverly @waverlysm.bsky.social · 20d

I got to read this in its larval form and I really do recommend it

candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 22d

Foregrounding some of our excellent backlist - today, @amtuomala.bsky.social 's The Map and the Territory.
www.amazon.com/Map-Territor...

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 20d

Thread!

A.M. Tuomala @amtuomala.bsky.social · 20d

In case I haven't said it enough recently, I HAVE WRITTEN BOOKS, AND THIS IS ONE OF THEM!

The Map and the Territory is an apocalyptic picaresque about finding hope not in Saving the World but in choosing to live in it together--even when it's broken--and making it incrementally better. 🌱

candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 22d

Foregrounding some of our excellent backlist - today, @amtuomala.bsky.social 's The Map and the Territory.
www.amazon.com/Map-Territor...

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🌿🌲orion 🫒🍉 @antlerlad.bsky.social · 20d

You 👆🏻 should read this book by my beloved mutual

candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 22d

Foregrounding some of our excellent backlist - today, @amtuomala.bsky.social 's The Map and the Territory.
www.amazon.com/Map-Territor...

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 22d

That scene in the crystal city! Truly amazing!

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 22d

Foregrounding some of our excellent backlist - today, @amtuomala.bsky.social 's The Map and the Territory.
www.amazon.com/Map-Territor...

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British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 26d

Every Friday, we meet a BFS member & peer deep into their soul (aka a form they filled out). This week we head to Yorkshire to visit the space between high fantasy & grimdark, where the characters are flawed & the cynicism bites, with @aknighton.bsky.social

britishfantasysociety.org/meet-andrew-...

On a black background with flourishes of red lines and dots is the text: Meet the BFS Members! Andrew Knighton. Andrew is pictured in the centre: he is a white man, smiling at the camera, wearing a black shirt.

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 27d

If you missed it yesterday -

candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 28d

Excited to announce that we've acquired Sarah Avery's 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award winner Tales from Rugosa Coven, in a new and revised edition! Looking forward to bringing these lovely novellas to a new group of readers!
www.candlemarkandgleam.com/2025/09/10/a...

Announcing – Tales from Rugosa Coven

Candlemark & Gleam is delighted to announce that we’re bringing Sarah Avery’s 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winner Tales from Rugosa Coven back into print in a new and revised edition. This volume of ...

www.candlemarkandgleam.com

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K.V. Johansen @kvjohansen.bsky.social · 27d

Yeah, yeah, staying off in order to write, but in my 'posts for new followers about what I write' I forgot the big announcement of the new book, Breath and Bone, a sword and sorcery coming next spring from Candlemark & Gleam. www.candlemarkandgleam.com/2025/08/25/a... #sword&sorcery #fantasy

Announcing – Breath and Bone!

Candlemark & Gleam is delighted to announce the acquisition of K.V. Johansen’s sapphic fantasy Breath and Bone, scheduled for release in the spring of 2026. Johansen is the author of the brilliant The...

www.candlemarkandgleam.com

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 27d

Me, too! It's such a perfect blend of realism and fantasy, and I love the characters.

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 27d

It's such a good book. :-)

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Sarah Avery @sarahavery.bsky.social · 28d

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! My award-winning, out-of-print book Tales from Rugosa Coven has a new publisher! We're bringing it back in August 2026 in a new author's preferred edition.
#sff #fiction #fantasy #witch #pagan

www.candlemarkandgleam.com/2025/09/10/a...

Announcing – Tales from Rugosa Coven

Candlemark & Gleam is delighted to announce that we’re bringing Sarah Avery’s 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winner Tales from Rugosa Coven back into print in a new and revised edition. This volume of ...

www.candlemarkandgleam.com

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candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 28d

Reupping this to tag @sarahavery.bsky.social - very excited to be working with her!

candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social @candlemarkandgleam.bsky.social · 28d

Excited to announce that we've acquired Sarah Avery's 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award winner Tales from Rugosa Coven, in a new and revised edition! Looking forward to bringing these lovely novellas to a new group of readers!
www.candlemarkandgleam.com/2025/09/10/a...

Announcing – Tales from Rugosa Coven

Candlemark & Gleam is delighted to announce that we’re bringing Sarah Avery’s 2015 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Winner Tales from Rugosa Coven back into print in a new and revised edition. This volume of ...

www.candlemarkandgleam.com

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