A.J. Hackwith
@ajhackwith.bsky.social
SFF Author of the Hell's Library series, including THE LIBRARY OF THE UNWRITTEN and TOTO. GOBLIN MARKET is out October 20th! Not here much--should be writing. Friend to all oddities, strays, queer things. she/they ajhackwith.com
Before I told stories in print, I dreamed about getting to tell stories with games. I wanted to write for BioWare when I was in college. Their games were first to show me what we could do with storytelling in games. This is such a loss.
Wario64@wario64.bsky.social · 2d agoBioWare statement
because that Book Life is hard, I wanna aggressively fling hearts and stars at folks who ALSO have books out today (which I am excited to read) so plz go also check out @caitlinstarling.com and @alixeharrow.bsky.social (And if there's a new book I SHOULD be excited about please share below!)
To celebrate Goblin Market, I'm sharing a wee microRPG I made for those brave enough to explore the Market themselves. Enjoy the png version here, or I have just emailed newsletter subscribers (and Patreon) a printable PDF version!
It's GOBLIN DAY. Please enjoy my sapphic lil trash weirdos. Goblin Market out now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708779...
Goblin Market by A. J. Hackwith: 9780593546598 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A goblin changeling caught between the human and fey worlds must find a way to save her home in this warm and heartfelt fantasy from the author of Toto and the Hell’s Library series. Being a changeli...
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(Also, joy of joys, I recently discovered both Gmail and Squarespace were plotting against me to hide author-related emails and send new sign ups into the Backrooms void so...if you tried to reach out via either of those paths recently and I've been ignoring you...please forgive me and try now.)
A.J. Hackwith@ajhackwith.bsky.social · 4d agoGOBLIN MARKET releases tomorrow, and today I'm putting the finishing touches on a one page RPG for you to play, FREE, NO FEY TRICKS. Check back tomorrow or subscribe to the newsletter to make sure you don't miss it: www.ajhackwith.com/newsletter
GOBLIN MARKET releases tomorrow, and today I'm putting the finishing touches on a one page RPG for you to play, FREE, NO FEY TRICKS. Check back tomorrow or subscribe to the newsletter to make sure you don't miss it: www.ajhackwith.com/newsletter
Goblin fact of the day: goblins can eat pretty much anything, but even WE know you can't eat money. (The rich are usually pretty tasty tho.)
Book goblin reminder: There’s a Goodreads giveaway for a ebook copy of GOBLIN MARKET that runs to Oct 19th 👀💚 www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Book giveaway for Goblin Market by A.J. Hackwith Oct 09-Oct 19, 2026
Enter to win one of 50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Oct 09-Oct 19, 2026. Sure to charm.—Publishers WeeklyEnter for a chance to win an e...
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I am purposefully Not Here(tm) these days but let me say I continue to marvel at how many 'restorative justice' scholars pop out of the woodwork to educate us only when their favorite parasocial bro on the internet receives the slightest consequences for his past actions.
Attn #PDX book goblins! On October 21st, help me celebrate the book release of GOBLIN MARKET at @powells.bsky.social Cedar Hills Crossing store! I can only promise signings, freebies, and much goblinfoolery. www.powells.com/events/a-j-h...
A. J. Hackwith Author Event
The Legendary Independent Bookstore
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the crazy thing about making time for any creative pursuit is that you literally have to do what you have a gut-deep yearning to do or else you'll see other people doing it, and it WILL make you insane.
It's ONE MONTH till the door to the Goblin Market opens and I hope you all got your smartest trades ready. (And by trades I mean uh...pre-orders...) www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/708779...
I will keep shouting about this book until it gets the love it deserves. The concept and hook is deviously unique, and Tyler delivers it with heart.
Tyler Hayes@bytylerhayes.bsky.social · last mo.~COMMERCIAL BREAK~ I'm author of kind, hopeful, and queer SFF stories, and I have things you can buy! My main offering is THE IMAGINARY CORPSE, a fantasy noir about an ex-imaginary friend battling trauma, anxiety, and the first serial killer of ideas: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609709...
Not interested in the Apples today? Why not BOOKS. @barnesandnoble.com is running 25% off pre-orders so now is a great time to give your future self GOBLINS with Goblin Market which is out NEXT MONTH omg help www.barnesandnoble.com/w/goblin-mar...
Goblin Market
Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. Shop music, movies, toys & games, too. Receive free shipping with your Barnes & Noble Membership.
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Congrats to the Hugo winners!! So many incredible nominees this year. Thank you for filling the last few days with such smart, delightful conversations.
This is so deeply unacceptable and if you aren’t upset I have questions for you.
Mari Ness, writer of things@mariness.bsky.social · 2mo agoMike Glyer, who uses a large mobility scooter, presented the Hugo Awars for Best Fan Writer from the floor below the stage. The acceptance speech, from Jason Sanford, was delivered on the stage. #LACon #Hugos #Worldcon
At worldcon, celebrating creativity… I turn on the tv in my hotel room and get inundated with nonstop AI-generated ads for gambling websites. The Germans must have a word for this kind of dystopic feeling.
missing: If anyone happened to find a small velvet bag full of moth stickers at WorldCon today, I am putting a bounty on its safe return. The adhd tax struck me early this year and I am moth-bereft. 💔
Hello #worldcon!! Reminder that I am here and up to the mischief below. Say hi if you see me goblining about—I have STICKERS ⭐️
A.J. Hackwith@ajhackwith.bsky.social · 3mo agoI'll be at @laworldcon.bsky.social--will you? Where are my goblins at? Say hi and draw a card from my totally not cursed book swag for GOBLIN MARKET.
Yes! Come join the early bird gang 💪🏻
Arendse@arend.se · 2mo agoAre you an early bird and want to jump right in to WorldCon tomorrow? Come take a walk around and have a casual chat with @ajhackwith.bsky.social, @matociquala.bsky.social, @maryrobinettekowal.com, @michaelbookcult.bsky.social & me at 9am!
Have spent much of the day in a fluttery orbit around my Worldcon suitcase. I think I’m packed enough to begin the customary game of luggage scale chicken: how many book copies can I squeeze in before the airlines hate me?
Starred Review: GOBLIN MARKET by A.J. Hackwith Publishers Weekly: Inspired by Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market,” this delightful fantasy from Hackwith (Toto) plunges readers into a memorable and wonderfully off-kilter magical world. A decade after goblin changeling Toast was retrieved from the…
Starred Review: GOBLIN MARKET by A.J. Hackwith
Publishers Weekly: Inspired by Christina Rossetti’s “Goblin Market,” this delightful fantasy from Hackwith (Toto) plunges readers into a memorable and wonderfully off-kilter magical world. A decade after goblin changeling Toast was retrieved from the mortal world, where she spent her childhood believing herself to be human, she’s reluctantly made a life in the Goblin Market, helping human visitors find the right merchant or perfect deal.
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Honestly one of the things i regret about being Not Here (meaning socials) anymore is that I can't boost and discover with folks more. But, a couple years ago my mental health made me choose between making tweets and making books and I chose the later.
What we should take away from this is boosting matters. If you enjoy a story: share it, yell about it, make fan things, request at libraries, etc. THAT'S 80% of the luck writers pray for. Gentle reader, YOU are the luck.
John Wiswell@wiswell.bsky.social · 2mo agoI am 90% sure my career wouldn't have happened if a couple people hadn't retweeted one of my stories the exact minute they did. You work your hardest, but it's not in your hands. It breaks a lot of people.
Yep, we're blowin' the ol' dust off the bluesky and shaking out the cobwebs ahead of @laworldcon.bsky.social next week. Never fear, gentle reader, after the festivities I shall leave the daywalkers in peace and descend back into the lurking shadows from wence I came.
As a baby writer, I read a certain man's books and wanted to tell stories like that. I never imagined the twists that would lead us here. Awesome for things like this, but bittersweet. (honored as heck @jimchines.com )
Jim C. Hines@jimchines.com · 2mo agoI'm mostly done reworking the Magic ex Libris series. Cover art is done. References to HP works have been replaced with references to @rickriordan.bsky.social's books. The Gaiman book in REVISIONARY has been replaced with a book by @ajhackwith.bsky.social. This makes me happy.
Truth. That can sound unfairly discouraging so I try to frame publishing like a poker game rather than a crap shoot. Winning big will take real skill (with lucky draws) ...but you have to get a seat at the table first. I know better 'players' than me who never got that far.
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2mo agoI tell people all the time that I got lucky with my career and it annoys a lot of them. "No, but you're good," they will say, and I will say, yes, I am good, and also here are all these people who write as well as I do but did not get the same break, so being good isn't the issue, being lucky is.
How men feared women! she thought, walking among the late-flowering roses. Not as individuals, but women when they talked together, worked together, spoke up for one another - then men saw plots, cabals, constraints, traps being laid.
