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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · 1d

It’s book day!!!

HIGHER MAGIC is out in the US today! UK readers, it’s coming your way November 20th. I’m so excited for you all to meet Bartleby, Anne, and the rest of the gang. ✨

Higher Magic propped up against a white gnarly pumpkin and a big orange pumpkin on a bed of fall leaves.

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Die Booth @diebooth.bsky.social · 1d

Huge congrats to my adored partner on the official announcement of his forthcoming book 'Especially Dangerous' Preorders open 30th Oct. This has been years in the making, he's worked so hard on it and I'm so proud of him. hadean.press/blogs/news/e...
#occult #occultsky #magic #esoteric #witchcraft

Especially Dangerous

Sixty years ago today, a selection of objects from Snowshill Manor were agreed to be loaned to Cecil Williamson, founder of the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle.

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Julia Rios @omgjulia.bsky.social · 2d

Lady Clarissa, a fluffy tuxedo cat, loafs on top of a cat scratcher with a ball track around the outside of it.

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A pinkish purple hibiscus flower glows in the sun.

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Dream Foundry @dreamfoundry.bsky.social · 19d

Calling all Flights of Foundry Flock!

We're looking for volunteers! It takes a lot run a convention. Want to see behind the curtain, meet cool people, and be a part of what makes FoF great? We have several different roles and we'll teach you what to do.

flights-of-foundry.o...

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Julia Rios @omgjulia.bsky.social · 19d

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Lady Clarissa, a fluffy tuxedo cat, and Geraldine, a short haired black cat, lounge on a colorful quilt

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Geraldine, a short haired black cat, loafs in a box with her chin resting on the edge.

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Geraldine, a short haired black cat, curls up on a bed in a valley between pillows

Julia Rios @omgjulia.bsky.social · 29d

Hi! This is probably because I have been slow on getting the book onto the retailer sites. It’s now been submitted and should appear soon, and I am guessing that will cause it to also appear on Goodreads. Sorry for the delay!

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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hooray! My new tea & vampires novella (set at a most unusual inn in the Black Forest) is out NOW on my Patreon:

patreon.com/stephanieburgis

Subscribe at the Dragon Ruler level to grab it now, or preorder it for $2.99/£2.49 to get it on Sept 29th:

books2read.com/stephanieburgis

#romancelandia

A screenshot of Steph's latest Patreon post shows the title "Your Ebook Copy of A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence" along with the cover of the novella.

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Xueting C. Ni 倪雪婷 (she, ta) @xuetingni.bsky.social · Sep 6

Today's the beginning of 中元节 Zhongyuan, a.k.a. Ghost Month, the second Chinese annual traditional festivals of the dead. You can read about it here. This is increasingly returning to be THE occasion for the creepy, ghostly and horror tales in China 1/ #culture #sff
snowpavilion.co.uk/zhong-yuan-g...

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hello new followers! I'm a spec fic author from Trinidad & Tobago. My latest book, THE NIGHTWARD, is a THE WITCHER meets Caribbean mythology mash-up.

I wrote it in the wake of my granny's death & edited it as I battled cancer. I'd love if you gave it a look.

www.harpercollins.com/products/the...

The Nightward

Sturgeon, Nebula, Locus, and Ignyte awards finalist R.S.A. Garcia’s scifantasy debut novel—the first in a duology—in which Caribbean mythology meets The Wit...

www.harpercollins.com

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Julia Rios @omgjulia.bsky.social · Sep 5

I am sure you will enjoy hanging out with you cousin Penelope!

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Julia Rios @omgjulia.bsky.social · Sep 5

Do you love a cozy witch romcom? I have the cutest recommendation for you! Check out Witch You Would by Lia Amador (aka @valerievaldes.bsky.social)! It’s set during a bake-off style spell casting competition show, and it is so fun! You can find all the buy links at her website! liaamador.com

Lia Amador

Lia Amador, Romance Author

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Julia Rios @omgjulia.bsky.social · Sep 5

a close up of a feather on a rock with the words `` hello '' written in white letters .

Alt: Grogu popping up to say hello

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Otherwise Award @otherwiseaward.org · Aug 27

otherwiseaward.org/2025/08/cele...

Thanks to @pcverrone.com, @pat-murphy.bsky.social, and @vajra.me for this set of recommendations for work published 2022-2023 -- more to come in future months!

#fantasy #sciencefiction #sff #scifi #horror #genrefiction

Celebrating work from 2022-2023: Part I « Otherwise Award

Recommendations spotlighting gender-expanding genre fiction from 2022 & 2023, starting with work by Kim Fu, Dominique Dickey, Bogi Takács, Gretchen Felker-Martin, and Anya Johanna DeNiro.

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Julia Rios @omgjulia.bsky.social · Sep 2

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Some purple and white hydrangeas just starting to open.

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Sam Asher @samasherwriter.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's officially fundraising time over at @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social, and we're doing things a little differently this year.

Help a pro-paying, deeply-progressive, 100% human magazine continue to thrive. We'll love you for it.

gofund.me/ca0c2b7d

Donate to Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices, organized by Sam Asher

For two years, The Cosmic Background has been the world's premier venue for f… Sam Asher needs your support for Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices

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