On the treadmill this morning, I started the audiobook of The Dragon Has Some Complaints by @wiswell.bsky.social , and it is an utter DELIGHT.

"I don't understand why you, a fantasy writer, don't appreciate the value of making bargains with the fae."

John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 2d ago

Every now and then someone takes a run at me along the lines of "I don't understand why you, a scifi writer, don't appreciate 'AI'," and I'm all, motherfucker, it's *because* I'm a science fiction writer I have the positions I have, how many times do we have to fucking yell "torment nexus," my dude

The 2026 World Fantasy Awards finalists have been announced! Lots of fantastic new fiction and some of our favourites from the last year have made it on, so do have a look. Congrats to all the finalists! locusmag.com/2026/08/2026... #SFF 🪐📚💙

2026 World Fantasy Awards Finalists

The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2025 has been announced. The awards will be presented during the 2026 World Fantasy Convention, scheduled for October 22-25, 2026 in Oakland C…

locusmag.com

One to put on your wishlists ASAP! A Wolf and His King was *excellent* so I'm very much looking forward to this. #SFF 🪐📚💙 #Mythology

Finn Longman is only here occasionally@finnlongman.com · yesterday

COVER REVEAL! My next novel, The Animals We Became, retells the medieval Welsh tale 'Math fab Mathonwy'. It's a book about gender, trauma, and compulsory heterosexuality expressed through non-consensual animal transformations and some deeply unreliable narration... finnlongman.com/books/the-an...

The Demon Star by @jvawrites.bsky.social is a relentlessly pacey new scifi/fantasy/horror: an epic of gods, demons, aliens, cults and unsettling body horror! And it's a beautiful hardback too: just look at the cover art and details. Out now! 🪐📚💙 #Horrorsky #SFF

Ooooohhhh!!! That's on my next bookshop-visit buy list. Recommend Ian Green to both science fiction and/or fantasy fans -- have enjoyed everything he's written so far in both genres and TBH there's crossover anyway so go for any of them.

Bookish Scifi & Fantasy@bookishsff.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Deep and the Drowned, an action-packed seafaring fantasy adventure by @ianthegreen.bsky.social is out this week: beneath a sky ruled by gods and monsters is a drowned land. For a decade Killian has sailed between these thousands of scattered isles trading, making money- and enemies... #SFF 💙📚🪐

Good morning Blue Sky! Today I’m currently reading the last few chapters of This Is Where The Future Bleeds by Mike Brooks and it is an excellent smart and funny fantasy. What are you reading at the moment? Replies may be delayed as at the beach this morning - I suffer deep down

Death, resurrection, hunger, and rage... A gorgeous and gothic queer love story following the desires and dreams of a trio of enigmatic young women, V.E. Schwab's BURY OUR BONES IN THE MIDNIGHT SOIL is Waterstones' Science fiction & Fantasy Book of the Month for August! #WBOTM 🦇🩸 #SFF 🪐📚💙

I wrote about language, lying & world-building for the NYTBR as expressed in 3 extraordinary & very different books: THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION by qntm, THE MISHEARD WORLD by Aliya Whiteley, & THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS by SL Huang.

New Science Fiction About Truth and Lies in an Age of War (Gift Article)

Three recent novels explore the use of deception by both invaders and the invaded.

nytimes.com

And there you have it: the full line-up for our adventure into time and place at the next edition of Writing the Occult. It's our biggest yet - but will you be brave enough to join the journey? Details 🧵⬇️

Had a wonderful time reading Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist a wonderful modern folk horror for the socially awkward of us with a dark side. Tense, emotional and wonderfully told it works even on a very warm day to chill this reader. Review to come

Not only can you now pick up a signed copy of @mikebrooks668.bsky.social's excellent This Is Where The Future Bleeds @waterstonesipswich.bsky.social, but the author has dropped off bookmarks, slydewasp stickers and BEER MATS from the inn in the story (!) to give away when you buy a copy! 🪐📚💙 #SFF

Listening to this book of short stories, and it's so incredible. (Yet another superb choice in my Anton Hur Translated This Libby tags. This tag has never ONE TIME steered me wrong.) #SFF

Properly delighted to have unpacked our first #EdenBookSociety edition today! The Rednexorcist by Frank Sloane (you must read the synopsis as it sounds quite something) - a classic rediscovered in the archives of the mysterious Society by @deadinkbooks.bsky.social, or.... #Horrorsky 💙📚🪐

Properly delighted to have unpacked our first #EdenBookSociety edition today! The Rednexorcist by Frank Sloane (you must read the synopsis as it sounds quite something) - a classic rediscovered in the archives of the mysterious Society by @deadinkbooks.bsky.social, or.... #Horrorsky 💙📚🪐

Reading for the Hugo Awards? Uncanny Magazine is a finalist for Best Semiprozine & Michael Damian Thomas is a finalist for Best Editor, Short Form! You can find all of the 2025 Uncanny Magazine issues online & in the Hugo Award Packet! www.uncannymagazine.com

#ACOTAR fans! Today sees the release of a whole bunch of gorgeous themed goodies, from notebooks to bookmarks, iridescent tote bags to mugs. They're sure to be popular so make sure you buy yours before they disappear! #SFF 💙📚🪐

If you ever wanted to hear my thoughts about Seek the Traitor's Son, this is the interview to read!

Reactor Magazine@reactorsff.bsky.social · last wk.

Divergent introduced dystopian fiction to a legion of young adult readers. Now, @veronicarothbooks.com returns to the genre with Seek the Traitor's Son. In this new interview with @mcflycahill90.bsky.social, Roth discusses dystopian fantasy, yearning, and the moment when a character becomes real:

Happy Monday #Booksky, what have you all been reading over the weekend? I've been finishing @mikebrooks668.bsky.social's very fun This is Where The Future Bleeds: a diviner, a street duellist, and a mismatched crew try to solve a murder and get entangled in something far larger... 💙📚🪐 #SFF 📚🌈

This morning I’m finishing off the great Harbour of Hungry Ghosts by Eliza Chan

Stay cool and read some books! Get our latest terrific anthologies available now from @starsandsabers.bsky.social! For #horror fans, OF DREAD, DECAY, AND DOOM. For Oz fans, OMNIBOZ: TALES FROM THE LAND OF OZ (not a children’s book)! Order from your favorite bookshop and escape! #fantasy #books

Happy Monday #Booksky, what have you all been reading over the weekend? I've been finishing @mikebrooks668.bsky.social's very fun This is Where The Future Bleeds: a diviner, a street duellist, and a mismatched crew try to solve a murder and get entangled in something far larger... 💙📚🪐 #SFF 📚🌈

HELLO I better see everybody AND THEIR RICH FRIENDS supporting Neon Hemlock because WHOMST ELSE IS OUT THERE publishing such fine novellas? novellae? NOVELLOSITIES. NOBODY, THAT'S WHOMST

Neon Hemlock@neonhemlock.bsky.social · 2w ago

Pre-order now in Vol. 7 of the Neon Hemlock Novella Series: www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

Back in Ipswich for my event at Geek Retreat later, and it’s always good to see the native Suffolk wildlife in Christchurch Park:

It's today! Join us at Geek Retreat Ipswich at 1.30 for this event with #SFF author @mikebrooks668.bsky.social! #Booksky

Waterstones Ipswich@waterstonesipswich.bsky.social · last mo.

Delighted to announce that author @mikebrooks668.bsky.social will be joining us on 25th July, 1.30pm at Ipswich Geek Retreat for an author Q&A and signing to celebrate the release of his new fantasy novel This is Where the Future Bleeds! Get in touch to reserve your copy in advance 🪐📚💙 #SFF

Ooh, a new literary horror festival for the the east of England you say? 👀 @writerscentre.bsky.social is launching Darkest Chapter festival this November in Norwich: nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/writing-hub/... #Horrorsky #SFF 💙📚

A new flagship horror book festival for the East of England

National Centre for Writing announce the launch of Darkest Chapter, a new flagship literary festival dedicated to horror storytelling.

nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk

Our event with author @mikebrooks668.bsky.social is tomorrow afternoon! Do come along if you're in the area. And if you're not, you can still request a copy to be signed on the day from @waterstonesipswich.bsky.social #SFF #NewBooks 💙📚🪐

Bookish Scifi & Fantasy@bookishsff.bsky.social · 3w ago

Very excited to be hosting author @mikebrooks668.bsky.social on 25th July, 1.30pm at Geek Retreat Ipswich for an author Q&A and signing to celebrate This is Where the Future Bleeds! Get in touch to reserve your copy of the book in advance, and do spread the word 💙📚🪐 #SFF #NewBooks

A Planet Called Happy by @rileyaugust.bsky.social is now out, and we have just a handful of signed copies in the shop for the first few lucky customers. It explores the meaning of happiness, corporate power, and inequality through a fun wild ride of a #scifi tale! #SFF 💙📚🪐

Bookish Scifi & Fantasy@bookishsff.bsky.social · 3mo ago

From the author of bestselling The Last Gifts of the Universe @rileyaugust.bsky.social comes another delightfully cosy #SF tale, as restless Ellis embarks on an eventful space shuttle ride to a hedonistic paradise in A Planet Called Happy. #Signed preorders: www.waterstones.com/book/a-plane... 💙📚🪐

Good morning #Booksky! You have until the end of today to take advantage of the massive 25% off sale on thousands of preorders on the @waterstones.bsky.social website. Treat your future self and support your favourite authors: win-win! www.waterstones.com/campaign/jul... #SFF #NewBooks

A fae #romantasy inspired by Robin Hood? What's not to love? Wench by Erynne Rivers is a bold and enchanting tale with lush prose, and perfect for anyone who never got over Robin Hood as a handsome fox in the Disney version! Out now #SFF 💙📚🪐