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1st Black owned book store in the US focused on Science Fiction and Fantasy as validated by the ABA

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · Nov 21

Hey yall! We are Sistah Scifi, seeing this makes you an official Sistah Scifi Sibling!

We work hard to glow up Black and Indigenous Speculative Fiction creators, like @tananarivedue.bsky.social @nisishawl.bsky.social @littlebadger.bsky.social and @victorlavalle.bsky.social.

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Sistah Scifi

Sistah Scifi is the first Black owned bookstore focused on Afrofuturism, Indigenous Futurism, Science Fiction, and Fantasy in the United States.

www.sistahscifi.com

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 12h

@therootdotcom.bsky.social just dropped their list of favorite horror books by Black authors & several Sistah Scifi favorites made the cut👀

📚Get your copies here: sistahscifi.com. Today we highlight @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social , one of Butler’s favorite libraries!

#SistahScifi #BlackHorror

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 16h

🎉 Happy Birthday, @LisaStringfellow! 🎉

Celebrating the incredible author behind:
📚 Kingdom of Dust
📚 A Comb of Wishes

Wishing you a day as magical as your books! ✨📖

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#sistahscifi #HappyBirthday

Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 1d

We’re beyond honored to be recognized among the voices shaping the future of science fiction, fantasy, and speculative storytelling by @FeedSpot. 🌌🖤

#sistahscifi #SciFiInfluencers

Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 1d

👻✨ Preorder Alert! ✨👻

From the Queen of African Gothic, Nuzo Onoh, comes Futility — a chilling new tale where ancestral justice cannot be silenced.

🖤 Preorder your signed copy now.

@titanbooks.bsky.social

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#SistahScifi #AfricanGothic #NuzoOnoh #Futility

Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 2d

Cole Arthur Riley, author of the NYT Bestseller Black Liturgies, sits down to discuss her journey, her creative process, and the spiritual vision behind her work. 📖

✨📖 New York Times Bestseller!

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#sistahscifi #BlackLiturgies

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 5d

🎧✨ Audiobook of the Week: War Girls by @TochiOnyebuchi ✨🎧

👉🏾 Start listening now and let the story take you beyond the battlefield.

@librofm @prhaudio

#sistahscifi #AudiobookOfTheWeek

Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 5d

🌑✨ Preorder Now: The Leaving Room by Amber McBride ✨🌑

"Intimate and astonishing..." -- Jason Reynolds, New York Times Bestselling Author

🔗 sistahscifi.com/products/the...

#SistahScifi #AmberMcBride #TheLeavingRoom #Poetry #BlackFutures #PreorderNow

Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 6d

🚀✨ It’s Black Speculative Fiction Month! ✨🚀

The Sistah Scifi Crew is showing up, celebrating, and honoring the brilliance of Black imagination — from sci-fi and fantasy to horror, comics, and beyond. 🌌📚

#sistahscifi #BlackSpeculativeFictionMonth

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 6d

📚✨ On Oct 1st we kicked off #BlackSpeculativeFictionMonth at #SistahScifiWineDownWednesday w/ Whitney French & Aline-Mwezi Niyonsenga!

We explored their stories in As the Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories.

🎥 Watch: youtu.be/9SAvDJGGasQ

#SistahScifi #BlackSpecFic #Afrofuturism

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 7d

Mark Your Calendars: Upcoming Sistah Scifi Events!!

🍷 Sistah Scifi Wine Down Wednesday: @Whitney French and @AlineMweziNiyonsenga
🗓 Wednesday, October 1, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm PDT

📖 Sistah Scifi Graphic Novel Club: Parable of Talents by @JohnJennings ... and more!

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 8d

How can two people raised the same way turn out so different? And what does it mean when they separate? @yumewrites.bsky.social, author of Saltcrop and The Deep Sky, highlights five books about searching for a lost sibling:

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Five SFF Books About Searching for a Missing Sibling - Reactor

Yume Kitasei recommends five SFF books about sibling quests

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 9d

🎉 Big news! SON OF THE MORNING by @AkwaekeEmezi earned a starred review from @library_journal! 🥰🪽

Order your copy now at www.sistahscifi.com or get it from your #locallibrary. ✨

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#sistahscifi #AkwaekeEmezi

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 12d

In a dream, @NisiShawl imagined a philosophical system described in a book called The Five Petals of Thought.

You can help fund the creation of this book directly, and every donation earns you an e-copy of the finished book, plus Nisi’s deepest gratitude.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-nisi-...

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 13d

📚 PREORDER ALERT! 📚

We’re thrilled to offer SIGNED copies of The Mummy Snatcher: Curse (Book 2 of The Wand Keepers) by @tiffanymcdaniel.bsky.social

✨ Signed. Collectible. Unmissable.

🔗 Preorder your copy or the bundle today: sistahscifi.com

#SistahScifi #Preorder #TiffanyMcDaniel #TheWandKeepers

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 13d

🌑✨ On Sept 24, #SistahScifiWineDownWednesday featured
@britneyslewis.bsky.social In conversation with @isisasare.bsky.social and cohost @sashmarguerite.bsky.social about Blood Moon.

🎥 Watch: youtu.be/ttPy1nv9GsI

#SistahScifi #BritneySLewis #BloodMoon #BlackSpeculativeFiction #Afrofuturism

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 14d

🌟 Big Moves Alert! 🌟

@AyraStarr has officially signed a management deal with @JayZ’s Roc Nation! 🙌🏾✨

On top of that, she’s starring in the highly anticipated movie adaptation of Children of Blood and Bone by @tomiadeyemi! 📚🔥

#sistahscifi #AyraStarr #RocNation

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 15d

📚✨ Pub Day! ✨📚
The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze by @DerrickBarnes is here! 🎉

✨ Available now at www.sistahscifi.com or your #locallibrary!

#sistahscifi #NewBookPub #PubDay

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Renee (she/her) @reneec.bsky.social · Jul 18

Omg😍

Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · Jul 18

For fans of Octavia E. Butler, Tananarive Due, and Jewelle Gomez, this is the haunting literary pairing you didn’t know you needed.

📖 Preorder copies signed by @JewelleGomez from Sistah Scifi at www.sistahscifi.com or request from your #locallibrary.

#sistahscifi

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Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 16d

Only a few more days!!!! Caramelle is soooooooooooo good!

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Michele Tracy Berger @micheletracyberger.bsky.social · Jul 27

So loved interviewing artist & illustrator Authan Chen. He created the amazing cover for my short story collection-Doll Seed. We give tips about what writers should know re: the cover design process when working with a press. @sistahscifi.bsky.social

youtu.be/yLBpjksxG3E

What Makes a Cover Work? Insights from My Book’s Designer: Interview with Authan Chen

YouTube video by The Creative Tickle® with Michele Tracy Berger

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FromTweets2Skeets @holmadick.bsky.social · Jul 31

The way she dogged Bruce Wayne out 😭😭😭

Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · Jul 31

@SanaaLathan’s Catwoman wasn’t just a role—it was a moment.

🖤 Her fierce, graceful, and unapologetically Black portrayal had the purr, the power, and the poise that demanded her own series.

#sistahscifi #LegacyOfTheCat

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Liz @cellizt.bsky.social · Jul 30

Yes!!

Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · Jul 30

🖤✨ Wakanda’s secrets span centuries... ✨🖤
Get ready to uncover the untold history of Wakanda like never before.

🎥 Streaming August 27
📍 Only on @DisneyPlus
💥 4 episodes of action, insight, and royal vibes.

#sistahscifi #EyesOfWakanda

Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 16d

Like no mercy!!!

Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · 16d

Are you ready?!?!

intelligentwat 🇹🇹 @zinrock.bsky.social · Aug 22

I'm so excited for this!

Sistah Scifi @sistahscifi.bsky.social · Aug 13

🖤✨ Pre-order Spotlight: Psychopomp & Circumstance by @EdenRoyce ✨🖤

🪞✨ Perfect for fans of ghost stories, Gothic mystery, and Black Southern lore.

📖 Pre-order your signed copy now:
🔗 sistahscifi.com/products/preorder-signed-psychopomp-circumstance-by-eden-royce

#sistascifi #SouthernGothic

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Z H Challah esq., Cavalier of the 8th @challahchic.bsky.social · Aug 27

Love to get asked about my @sistahscifi.bsky.social t-shirt at work

Not many natural excuses to recommend Octavia Butler at the law library so I gotta make my own

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