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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD)

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Sturgeon & Nebula Award winning SpecFic author. MIFRE Media Award Winner. Locus, Ignyte, Eugie Foster Finalist. Codex/SFWA. She/Her. Banner: Andy Dudak THE NIGHTWARD Out Now! Agent: @cammc9.bsky.social Go Fund Me for Cancer: https://tinyurl.com/mvuyw5t7

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 7d

It's Black Speculative Fiction month!

All October, health allowing, I'll update this thread with fun recs for classic & current black spec fic & a bonus work of my own.

1. MY BONES & MY FLUTE www.barnesandnoble.com/w/my-bones-a...

2. A RUIN OF SHADOWS
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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 9h

Whether you keep your breast or not there's no perfect solution.

Unequal boobs that don't fit bras properly & get frequent painful infections. Or permanent loss of feeling in your chest & heavy scars that will require lotion every day.

My advice? Make a choice to help beat your cancer for good.

R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 9h

I'm safe! It happened about 20 mins from where I live. Thankfully, no one was hurt.

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 9h

Day 8, Black Spec Fic month recs!

1. THE COMET by W. E. B. Du Bois
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-comet-...

2. FORGED BY BLOOD by Ehigbor Okosun
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/forged-by-...

Going forward, I mightn't link to classics bc Black authors are often out of print. Please check libraries instead.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 11h

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 11h

If it's OK to recommend myself, my scifantasy might interest you.

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...

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 3d

Somersaulting in here to be like "There are war pteranodons in THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS but those are the least of everybody's problems for most of the book" :D

Sascha Stronach🏳️‍⚧️, The Sunforge out now @understatesmen.bsky.social · 3d

sci-fi has gotta bring back dudes riding pterodactyls, that was a whole vibe

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 16h

Love this photo!

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Kate / Katelyn Forrest @kateforrest.bsky.social · 16h

I wrote a book.

Never would have without finding other writer pals on social media.

A picture of my book, Once Upon a Punk Show, in a field of green grass

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 19h

Wow.

Yeah, we've had a few in the past since the late 90s. With accelerating climate change, the occurance ticked up.

But this is the first to actually cause widespread damage, I think.

R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 19h

Early this morning, another funnel cloud was spotted off Cedros in Trinidad.

In a disturbing, although rare turn of events, the Met Office has warned that conditions for tornado formation will continue into Saturday due to predicted thunderstorm activity.

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 19h

More footage:

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Some of the aftermath:
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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 19h

Yesterday, a rare tornado moved through one of the more affluent areas of Trinidad, Westmoorings, damaging severely several homes, and lightly damaging others.

I've seen a couple small tornados in my lifetime, but this is the first that has caused damage.

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 21h

Tonight I’ll be at The Strand Bookstore in New York, with Meg [email protected]

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Purchase a Ticket for Event Martha Wells + Meg Elison: Queen Demon | Strand Books

Join us at Strand Books for Martha Wells + Meg Elison: Queen Demon event. Discover author talks, book signings, and unique literary experiences.

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Ah thank you! So glad you enjoyed them!

R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 1d

I'm very glad you enjoyed MID-EARTH REMOVALS. It's one of my lesser known works, but it was great fun to write.

The first fantasy story I've done that made it into a Best Fantasy of the Year collection.

R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, that must have been the Sun from Both Sides.

It was actually the first of my Kairi Futureverse novellas, which imagine a Trini/West Indian spacefaring future.

I followed it up with the multi award winning PHILIA, EROS, STORGE, AGÁPE, PRAGMA and the multi award nominated BISHOP'S OPENING.

R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Which one? And I hope you get a chance to now.

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 1d

While in chemo, fruits that are mostly water, like watermelon, grapes, apples etc can be your savior when you can't eat or are nauseated. Salted snacks like crackers & fresh coconut water too.

The meds will affect your taste buds. Don't eat anything you love. You'll come to hate it during & after.

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Day 7 of Black Spec Fic month recs!

1. THE CONJURE WOMAN by Charles W. Chesnutt
gutenberg.org/ebooks/11666

2. A SONG OF LEGENDS LOST by M. H. Ayinde
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-song-of-...

3. My free bonus: PHILIA, EROS, STORGE, AGÁPE, PRAGMA
clarkesworldmagazine.com/garcia_01_21/

Share & enjoy!

Philia, Eros, Storge, Agápe, Pragma by R.S.A. Garcia

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

clarkesworldmagazine.com

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Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 1d

Oh hey please subscribe
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(and to everyone who remained subscribed while it lay fallow, thank you SO MUCH).

Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 2d

Quick reminder I'm slowly restarting my patreon and you can subscribe here for recipes, excerpts, and nerdy deep dives
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Also my newsletter is here if you'd rather
www.aliettedebodard.com/newsletter

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Such a great book!

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DAW Books @dawbooks.bsky.social · 1d

The winner of the Sidewise Award for Alternate History, Sargassa, is out in paperback! This is the first in a speculative trilogy that is equal parts political intrigue, queer romance, and revolution. Read this? Preorder Bloodtide, book 2, out next week!

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