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No rest for the wicked! I'll be at @capclave.bsky.social this weekend. I will be appearing on many panels! If you're in the DC area, come on by! Details about the con here:

capclave.org/capclave25/

#convention #capclave #booksky #fantasy #epicfantasy #urbanfantasy #sff #scifi #sciencefiction

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks to everyone at #Albacon for making the #convention a great experience, especially since it was my first time as GoH! I hope I provided some entertainment and insight into writing and running a small press. Check out:

tinyurl.com/ZNBstore

#fantasy #sciencefiction #sff #epicfantasy #booksky

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 25d

Oo, we should have fun. I haven't looked at my panels achedule for Capclave yet. I'll have books to sell there, but not a table.

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 26d

No plans to attend Archon, unfortunately. I'll be at Capclave near DC next weekend.

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 26d

Zombies Need Brains is set up at Albacon in the lobby! Come on out and buy up all of the thingz!

Not at the con, or doing the con virtually? You can get all of the books online at:

tinyurl.com/ZNBstore

#Convention #fantasy #sciencefiction #UrbanFantasy #scifi #albacon #readingsff #booksky

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 28d

Albacon is THIS WEEKEND! I'll be there as Guest of Honor, along with Laura Anne Gilman (virtually). Check out my schedule below and remember that YOU CAN JOIN THE CON VIRTUALLY!

albacon.org/2025/

#convention #albacon #readingcommunity #booksky #fantasy #epicfantasy #urbanfantasy #sciencefiction

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · 29d

Albacon is this weekend in Albany, NY, featuring Guests of Honor @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social and @lauraannegilman.bsky.social (virtually). But if you AREN'T in the Albany area or close by, did you know you can join the convention virtually? Check out the convention below!

albacon.org/2025/

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Sep 3

They have a preliminary schedule up on the website so you can see which day might be better.

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Gini Koch @ginikoch.bsky.social · Sep 3

The READ THIS! Book of the Month, I'm done with DragonCon and off to BoucherCon, and more at the Blah, Blah, Blah Blog! ginikoch.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-... @elleeire.bsky.social @sharonskinner.bsky.social @phyllishemann.bsky.social @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

Blah, Blah, Blah...: The READ THIS! BotM, New Book, & More!

ginikoch.blogspot.com

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Sep 3

It would be great to see you again! In person, I mean.

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Sep 3

It will be good to see the old crew again!

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Sep 2

OMG, only TEN DAYS until Albacon, where I'm the Guest of Honor! If you're in the Albany area, come join me and so many others for a weekend of fun!

albacon.org/2025/

#convention #albacon #readingfantasy #booksky #fantasy #epicfantasy #urbanfantasy #sff #scifi #sciencefiction #writingfantasy

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Aug 31

Find out what happens when time simply...stops in TEMPORALLY DEACTIVATED, an #sff anth from ZNB ed by @davidbcoe.bsky.social & @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social!

B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/temporally...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

#booksky #fantasy #urbanfantasy #scifi #sciencefiction

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Aug 31

Find out what happens when time simply...stops in TEMPORALLY DEACTIVATED, an #sff anth from ZNB ed by @davidbcoe.bsky.social & @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social!

Kindle: amzn.to/2G4Vs77
Trade: amzn.to/3m6T04k

#readingcommunity #booksky #fantasy #urbanfantasy #scifi #sciencefiction

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Aug 29

Step through a doorway into another world in PORTALS, an #sff anth from ZNB ed by @patriciabray.bsky.social & S.C. Butler!

Kindle: amzn.to/2UbDyY7
Trade: amzn.to/3odnuED
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/portals-s-...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

#booksky #fantasy #urbanfantasy #sciencefiction

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · Aug 28

My story "Trial by Fire" in the Zombies Need Brains antho Solar Flare (ed by @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social & @patriciabray.bsky.social) features a family making solar lanterns with bioluminescent plants! Love it when my ideas come true! zombies-need-brains-llc.square.site/product/sola...

Solar Flare (Trade paperback) | Zombies Need Brains LLC

SOLAR FLARE is an anthology originally funded by a Kickstarter. This is the trade paperback of the anthology. Since this is a preorder, you will be charged now and the book will be sent as soon as it ...

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Aug 25

Time for a feast in GALACTIC STEW, an #sff anth from ZNB ed by @davidbcoe.bsky.social & @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social!

Kindle: amzn.to/2QDYepk
Trade: amzn.to/2ZAsWHq
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/galactic-s...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

#booksky #fantasy #urbanfantasy #sciencefiction

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Aug 21

It's the #EndOfTheWorld in APOCALYPTIC, an #sff anth from ZNB ed by S.C. Butler & @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social!

Kindle: amzn.to/39iX4Gc
Trade: amzn.to/39EGkvV
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/apocalypti...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

#readingcommunity #booksky #urbanfantasy #sciencefiction

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Aug 20

I certainly hope so!

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Patricia Bray @patriciabray.bsky.social · Aug 20

see you there. there will be shenanigans.

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Joshua Palmatier/Zombies Need Brains @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social · Aug 20

Less than a month to go for Albacon 2025, where @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social (me; in-person) and @lauraannegilman.bsky.social (virtual) are the GoHs! It will be held at the Clifton Park Marriott Courtyard from September 12-14th. Details here:

albacon.org/2025/

#booksky #fantasy #epicfantasy

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