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Cat Winters / C. E. Winters @catwintersbooks.bsky.social · 10h

I'm reposting this one again as an action item for all of you writers, illustrators, translators, and anthology editors this #BannedBooksWeek.

We are stronger together through @authorsabb.bsky.social. Trainings included.

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Cat Winters / C. E. Winters @catwintersbooks.bsky.social · Apr 17

Do not wait for your books to be banned to join @authorsabb.bsky.social. Please stand up for our colleagues, our readers, and the freedom to read and write today.

www.authorsagainstbookbans.com

Authors Against Book Bans

Our Mission Statement We are Authors Against Book Bans. We, a coalition of writers, illustrators, anthology editors and contributors, and other book creators, stand united against the deeply unconstit...

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A Girl Walks Home Alone 2 @kellylink.bsky.social · 11h

y'all, this book is the one if you love magic, revolution, and words—imagine Miyazaki & Russell Hoban & the Bread and Puppet Theater all hanging out together

Jedediah Berry @jedediahberry.bsky.social · 11h

1) bookshop.org is offering free shipping today
2) The Naming Song is just out in paperback
3) bookshop.org sells many other excellent books, some with trains, some without
4) I was driving alongside a train for a minute yesterday and it was awesome
5) Thank you

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The Naming Song

Check out The Naming Song - A gorgeously imaginative fantasy in the spirit of Hayao Miyazaki and Guillermo del Toro. “The Naming Song understands the fundamental magic of langu...

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 11h

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote a story set in the SUNWARD universe and you can read it right now if you want to.

The Sunday Morning Transport @morningtransport.bsky.social · 3d

The Sunday Morning Transport visits a private box today with a story from William Alexander (@willalex.bsky.social) about the persistence of narrative in an ever-changing universe. Free for everyone to read!

Changeling

For October, The Sunday Morning Transport brings you new stories by William Alexander, A.D. Sui, Alan Smale, and John D. Murphy. As always, the first story of the month is free to read.

www.sundaymorningtransport.com

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 1d

"It's not a badge of honor... What does it mean? It means that the fascists are winning — for now."
- @malindalo.bsky.social

Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social · 1d

Last week, PEN America released its fourth annual report on the state of book banning and censorship in America, and I learned that Last Night at the Telegraph Club was the fourth most banned book in schools during the 2024-25 school year. How do I feel about it? www.malindalo.com/blog/2025/10...

Telegraph Club is the 4th most banned book in America — Malinda Lo

Last week, PEN America released its fourth annual report on the state of book banning and censorship in America, and I learned that Last Night at the Telegraph Club was the fourth most banned book...

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The Sunday Morning Transport @morningtransport.bsky.social · 3d

The Sunday Morning Transport visits a private box today with a story from William Alexander (@willalex.bsky.social) about the persistence of narrative in an ever-changing universe. Free for everyone to read!

Changeling

For October, The Sunday Morning Transport brings you new stories by William Alexander, A.D. Sui, Alan Smale, and John D. Murphy. As always, the first story of the month is free to read.

www.sundaymorningtransport.com

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C. S. E. Cooney @csecooney.bsky.social · 4d

Oh! YAY! GO OTTAWA GO!
We get @willalex.bsky.social in NYC soon! Carlos Hernandez and I will be hosting him! And they’ll be doing EVENTS! With @booksofwonder.bsky.social, and @kewandwillow.bsky.social, and the Brooklyn Public Library!

Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 4d

Ottawa! We’re privileged to have @willalex.bsky.social among us! He’s at Perfect Books signing his adult debut SUNWARD until 3PM! Swing by & say hello!

Will Alexander, a bearded man with glasses and wearing a black flat cap and a dark plum coloured button-down, sits at a table in a bookstore peeking mischievously over copies of his new book SUNWARD.

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 4d

❤️ 📚 🇨🇦

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Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 4d

Ottawa! We’re privileged to have @willalex.bsky.social among us! He’s at Perfect Books signing his adult debut SUNWARD until 3PM! Swing by & say hello!

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 4d

This news is THE BEST NEWS

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C. S. E. Cooney @csecooney.bsky.social · 4d

new book who dis?
rebellionpublishing.com/solaris-comp...
tee hee! GUESS WHAT I'M WRITING TODAY!

Solaris completes the set with Saint Death's Doorway from C. S. E. Cooney! | Rebellion Publishing

It's the news that fans have been clamouring for...Solaris is delighted to be completing the series that began with World Fantasy Award-Winner Saint Death's Daughter, as C. S. E. Cooney draws Lanie's ...

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 6d

In which the great @maryrobinettekowal.com offers the hospitality of her blog for a My Favorite Bit post from moi:

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My Favorite Bit: William Alexander talks about SUNWARD

William Alexander is joining us today to talk about his novel, Sunward. Here’s the publisher’s description: A cozy debut science fiction novel by National Book Award–winning writer William Alexande…

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 6d

In which the great @maryrobinettekowal.com offers the hospitality of her blog for a My Favorite Bit post from moi:

maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/my-f...

My Favorite Bit: William Alexander talks about SUNWARD

William Alexander is joining us today to talk about his novel, Sunward. Here’s the publisher’s description: A cozy debut science fiction novel by National Book Award–winning writer William Alexande…

maryrobinettekowal.com

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TheAmazingNeena @janineveazue.bsky.social · 7d

it's time.

image of the performer Prince standing with a cane in front of an entire backdrop of yellow autumnal leaves

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 12d

Morning walk

Wheat paste poster that says the all the world is dying and the new world struggles to be born now is the time of monsters. There's a picture of Elmo

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 12d

When I was growing up, my mom gave me a sewing box which I still use today, always reminds me of her. Included in the box was this small home-made pin cushion.

I took this photo during the pandemic while making masks because I liked the shadows. Added the shadow dragon today. #ShadowArt #Uplift

A group of sewing pins stuck into a fabric pincushion cast a shadow on paper that looks like flowers on a grassy hillside. Added digitally: a small shadow dragon, hovering nearby. Two bobbins with thread are also visible.

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 14d

It arrived! Excited to read Sunward by @willalex.bsky.social. Had to wait for the local shop to order it for me, so a little delayed from the release date. But...yay! 🎉🎊🎉 #amreading #SFF #scifi

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 15d

I’m honored and delighted!

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 15d

Behold, I wrote a thing for The Big Idea (graciously hosted by
@scalzi.com ):

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The Big Idea: William Alexander

You don’t have to fully understand something to enjoy or get value out of it. New York Times bestselling author William Alexander expands this idea to life itself in the Big Idea for his newe…

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 15d

🎶Haaaaaaappy BOOOOOOOOOOK DAAAAAAAAAY dear @sarahgailey.bsky.social haaaaaaaappy booooooooook daaaaaaaaaaaaay toooooooooooooooooooooo YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU🎶

Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 15d

SHE IS RANKING BABEYYYY ✨️✨️✨️

Let's see if we can hit the indie bestseller list by supporting independent booksellers!!

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The cover of SPREAD ME next to an orange Amazon flag indicating that this book is the #7 bestseller in its category!

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C. S. E. Cooney @csecooney.bsky.social · 15d

New newsletter, featuring: Caitlyn Paxson's COVER REVEAL, some upcoming virtual appearances, and also, @willalex.bsky.social's upcoming BOOK TOUR for SUNWARD and STARSTUFF! Amazing! Yummy! Delicious!

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CAITLYN’S COVER REVEAL OF WICKED AWESOMENESS

Plus a "Catch-Up" date, Upcoming Appearances, and William Alexander in New York!

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 16d

SUNDAY, 9/28

10am: Playful Character Creation
(a workshop taught by moi)

8pm: Reading
(I'll probably read the first chapter of SUNWARD)

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 16d

SATURDAY, 9/27

10am: A New Spring for Persephone and Hades?

3pm: The Art of the Retelling: Old Stories with Fresh Paint

5pm: What's Great in Fantasy Right Now

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William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 16d

The online convention @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social is THIS VERY WEEKEND, and you should join us!

Here's my schedule (synched up with my current time zone on the east coast of North America):

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Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 16d

Holy shit, SPREAD ME gets an absolute stunner of a review from FanFiAddict!!

"As Johnny Cash once sang, love is a burning thing, but in Spread Me, nothing’s hotter than the desert…or what lies beneath."

Review: Spread Me by Sarah Gailey | FanFiAddict

Synopsis Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey, bestselling author of Just Like Home. A routine probe at a research s ...

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