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Queen of Swords Press
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Queen of Swords Press is a small press publisher of stories from out of this world. Queer AF. Catherine Lundoff, publisher. Minneapolis, MN. https://www.queenofswordspress.com
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · Nov 8
#Booksky Intro: H! Queen of Swords Press is a small queer woman-owned press based in Minneapolis (Catherine Lundoff, publisher, writer & general dogsbody) and we specialize in science fiction, fantasy and horror w/queer MCs. Mostly for grownups. We have a newsletter and stuff! queenofswordspress.com
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Queen of Swords is an independent small press specializing in swashbuckling tales of derring-do, bold new adventures in time and space, mysterious stories of the occult and arcane and fantastical tale...
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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 3h
Post-order Oathbreakers and The Bright Ages here. Pay zero shipping from @bookshop.org. Me and @profgabriele.com tried to write it real good for you!

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The Bright Ages: A New History of Medieval Europe
A New History of Medieval Europe
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 4d
#Booksky Know what you can get if you preorder M.Christian’s terrific gay vampire with a twist novel, RUNNING DRY, direct from us before 10/20? One of these fab and hilarious stickers while supplies last! Preorders are love! queenofswordspress.com/product/runn...
Sticker that says “Ambiguously Gay Vampire” on a white bat, black background.
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 6h
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Publishing Professionals Against Book Bans @pubprosabb.bsky.social · 20h
We’re thrilled to announce that on October 28th at 4 PM ET, PPABB will present its first event, a virtual town hall, Book Bans and the Art of Protecting Authors. (More in this thread)

We’d love for you to join us. Register in advance for the webinar at this link:

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · Jan 3
Hello to new folk. I write epic and contemporary fantasy novels along with varied shorter fiction. For more about the books, see www.julietemckenna.com All opinions I express online are absolutely my own. I boost what looks like good reading and interesting things. I block intolerance and aggression
Juliet E McKenna Publications in 2024 The Green Man’s War Novel – Wizard’s Tower Press Different Times and Other Places Collection – Newcon Press Unseen Hands Novelette – Ampyrium ZNB LLC A Civil War Short story – Fight Like A Girl Volume 2 Wizard’s Tower Press The Green Man’s Guest Short story – Different Times and Other Places Newcon Press A Stitch in Time Saves One Short story – Different Times and Other Places Newcon Press
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 6h
We have a new book coming out on 10/20! RUNNING DRY by M.Christian is a different spin on gay vampires and queer horror with lyrical writing and unforgettable characters. It’s up for preorder direct from us and elsewhere. Thanks for considering! queenofswordspress.com/product/runn...
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Lilian Zenzi @lilianzenzi.bsky.social · 7h
In the next Writers Chat Deep Craft, I talk with Tamara Jerée about their newest release The Flowers I Deserve. Interview posts on my website on October 17; subscribe to my newsletter to get the link first. 🌈📚 vist.ly/49pf7
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 21h
#Booksky If you’d like to avoid the Behemoth on Prime Day or other occasions, you can also find our great queer books on our webstore (including Kindle format, as well as @draft2digital.bsky.social, Bookshopdotorg, Kobo, iTunes, @weightlessbooks.bsky.social and beyond! queenofswordspress.com
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Billie Bloebaum @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org · 1d
I guess it's Prime Day(s) again, so here are some options if you'd rather not help Jeff Bezos grow even richer. 🧵

First, a couple of Starter Packs of Indie Bookstores to support. (If you are or know of an indie bookstore w/ a Bluesky account that's not listed, let me know.)
go.bsky.app/DZdrHhm
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Dianthus @diandianthus.bsky.social · 2d
Ever wondered what stories are being told elsewhere? Help us raise funds to translate non-colonial African languages books into English!

https://ko-fi.com/africantranslationproject

You can check their art shop for my zine! You can even donate your own art to the shop! Any reblog helps too!
Image description: A book opens to blooming flowers. Text reads, "The African Translation Project. Donate money or a flash-scope creative piece to raise fund for global fiction and African voices", followed by the URL the post links to. The graphics is in the colors of the South African flag, which are black, green, red, yellow and white. Fern, various leaves and abstract graphics in soothing indigo, green and white. The text reads: "Slow growth, or 10 ways I cope. A zine on the subject of self-care", followed by the URL the image links to.
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 1d
Two longtime @wiscon.bsky.social and @otherwiseaward.org volunteers, powerhouse bi organizer Lou Hoffman and poet and quilter Terry Garey, passed away yesterday. Our sympathies to their loved ones and communities. 😢
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 1d
Dammit. 😢
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 1d
Oh wow! They didn’t distribute many of our books, fortunately for us, but this is a big hit for a lot of presses, authors, libraries, etc. :-(((
Consider buying a book or two direct from an author or press if you can (Us too, of course). We all get paid faster and more when you do this.
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Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social · 1d
Yes, Baker and Taylor is shutting down. Not good news. The big question is how much they owe to publishers:

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down
At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · Jun 21
Giving a #signalboost to author and horror journalist Selene MacLeod, who’s currently “between fixed places of abode” and could use a hand. Selene writes and does interview for @horrortree.com, amongst other places. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8r5PWbf/
TikTok video by Selene MacLeod
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 1d
Thank you for the reskeets and boosts, lovely people! 💖
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The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 1d
it's here, The Deadlands fundraiser 💀

buy your very 2026 coin for the ferryman and help support us

we've got signed books, deadlands issues + psychopomp book bundles, and more coming soon!

please like + RT this to help spread the word

psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

behold!
Illustration of a white skull partially obscured by colorful mushrooms and plants. Different fungi sprout from and around the skull, including red mushrooms with white spots, yellow fan-shaped mushrooms, gray cluster mushrooms, and orange bulbous mushrooms, with green and purple plants filling the background. A ribbon at the bottom of the skull reads “ADMIT ONE.”
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LionessElise @lionesselise.bsky.social · 1d
Still happening (and going well, thank you! you are helping SO MUCH and you are all awesome)....
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LionessElise @lionesselise.bsky.social · 2d
Quick Sunday night (and maybe Monday and Tuesday) sale is happening now, because I have inconvenient bills that could use some convenient sales.

35% off a lot of things.
Done when the bills are covered.
Have fun!

www.etsy.com/shop/Lioness...
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 1d
#Booksky Upcoming book table! Author Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social will be at @creamandamber.bsky.social‘s Fall Mini Mart in Hopkins, MN this Saturday from 10/2 with our books and his. Go say hi! creamandamber.com/event/2025-1...
Fall Mini Market
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Melody E. McIntyre @melodyemcintyre.bsky.social · 2d
The first of my posts featuring the semi-finalists of the Small Spec Book Awards is up! Featuring: @carsonwinter.bsky.social, @emnays.bsky.social, and Damien Casey.

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www.blog.melodyemcintyre.com/2025/10/smal...
Small Spec Book Awards - Semi-Finalist Feature #1
Welcome to the first of many posts featuring the semi-finalists of the Small Spec Book Awards!  Every few days between now and when the fina...
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Joyce (Wolf) Chng/Ch'ng 🐺 @jolantru.bsky.social · 7d
It's now 7 months old and growing strong!

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Wolf's Path by Joyce Chng
within a running wolf, four-pawed, howling
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M.Christian @mchristian.bsky.social · 1d
COOLNESS! Order the unhinged #queer #vampire #novel, RUNNING DRY, directly from @qospress.bsky.social and get this funtastic vinyl sticker, too! queenofswordspress.com/product/runn...
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 1d
#Booksky and a lifetime achievement award for sapphic fiction at 62! (Photo by @princejvstin.com) alicebawards.org
Gray-haired woman wearing a black mask with a bonze heart and a rainbow ribbon pinned to her black jacket.
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 1d
#Booksky Apparently, it was International Day of Older Persons on 10/1, so here’s your reminder that our publisher saw her first book published at 43, her first novel at 50 and a publishing company launched at 54. And she writes about menopausal werewolves. reactormag.com/change-of-li...
Change of Life: Catherine Lundoff’s Wolf’s Point Novels - Reactor
Werewolf lore can be heavily weighted toward the male side of the gender spectrum. It’s the Wolf Man, not the Wolf Woman. The classic films feature male protagonists. The women in their lives may play...
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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · Sep 3
#Booksky Stopped off at DreamHaven Books in Minneapolis yesterday to put some Midwest Book Award winner stickers on POINT OF HOPES by Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett. 💖 Indie bookstores selling this title - let us know if you’d like a couple too!
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Inkspiral Design @inkspiraldesign.bsky.social · 9d
Cover portfolio showcase:
Astreiant 1: Point of Hopes by Melissa Scott and Lisa A. Barnett
#bookdesigners #bookdesign #bookcoverdesign #bookcover #graphicdesign #coverdesign #portfolio
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