Karen Lord
@drkarenlord.bsky.social
Author of THE BLUE, BEAUTIFUL WORLD. Home: Barbados, West Indies 🇧🇧. More info on me and my books at karenlord.wordpress.com
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Karen Lord@drkarenlord.bsky.social · 5d agoArriving next week! THE ANGEL AT THE GATES, my latest novel, about trauma, hospitality, sanctuary, and our duty to keep striving to heal and atone. Described by my fave preteen reviewer as ‘beautiful and horrible’ but she loved it regardless. Order it now! www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/the-...
Available tomorrow!
Karen Lord@drkarenlord.bsky.social · 5d agoArriving next week! THE ANGEL AT THE GATES, my latest novel, about trauma, hospitality, sanctuary, and our duty to keep striving to heal and atone. Described by my fave preteen reviewer as ‘beautiful and horrible’ but she loved it regardless. Order it now! www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/the-...
JOMA was entirely free (and ad-free), run on human volunteer labour for the 10+ years it was online. We wanted anyone interested in mythic arts to be able to access it, and to connect with others interested in it too. The "community & connection" focus of early internet circles made that possible.
I agree completely with Malka's thread. I was co-editor of a web journal (The Journal of Mythic Arts) back in the 1990s, when every single page of it had to be coded by hand. It was hard work, but worth it to connect with a wide variety of other writers and artists working with myth & folklore.
Doctora Malka Older@older.bsky.social · 2d agowe fucking loved it, even when there was basically nothing on it, and let me tell you something else: we loved it because of human connection, human diversity, human creativity. WE DON'T NEED A SINGLE THING ANY OF THESE COMEMIERDAS HAVE MADE AND TRIED TO SELL US IN ORDER TO HAVE A GREAT INTERNET.
Hurray! Congrats to @older.bsky.social @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and authors! Glad to share this honor with you all.
The Ignyte Awards@theignyteawards.bsky.social · 3d agoThe #2026IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works goes to WE WILL RISE AGAIN: SPECULATIVE STORIES AND ESSAYS ON PROTEST, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social (Saga Press) See the contributor list in the alt text
It's Slime Mold Autumn, and the book tour for A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD starts this Tuesday 10/6 in San Francisco! Join me to hear more about sentient slime mold graduate students who travel across the galaxy to visit ancient Pompeii. I'll be in Chicago, Boston, NYC, Burlington VT, and Ottawa!
😘❤️💕 congratulations and thanks to the contributors and interviewees!
Doctora Malka Older@older.bsky.social · 3d agoMany thanks to everyone who voted for us, this is overwhelming! thank you to all our amazing contributors, & the activists who shared with us, and for @annaleen.bsky.social @drkarenlord.bsky.social 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
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The Ignyte Awards@theignyteawards.bsky.social · 3d agoThe #2026IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works goes to WE WILL RISE AGAIN: SPECULATIVE STORIES AND ESSAYS ON PROTEST, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social (Saga Press) See the contributor list in the alt text
WE WILL RISE AGAIN won the Ignyte!! I'm so grateful for the little community that made this anthology real: the authors, our agents, & our amazing editor Sareena Kamath. And of course my magnificent co-editors @drkarenlord.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social 💕🚀🥹
Karen Lord@drkarenlord.bsky.social · 3d ago🎉🎉🎉🍾 yay @annaleen.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social !! Thanks to everyone who voted for WE WILL RISE AGAIN!
🎉🎉🎉🍾 yay @annaleen.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social !! Thanks to everyone who voted for WE WILL RISE AGAIN!
The Ignyte Awards@theignyteawards.bsky.social · 3d agoThe #2026IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Anthology/Collected Works goes to WE WILL RISE AGAIN: SPECULATIVE STORIES AND ESSAYS ON PROTEST, RESISTANCE, AND HOPE edited by @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and @older.bsky.social (Saga Press) See the contributor list in the alt text
I have to say, I really enjoyed writing ‘Take Three’ because I got to discuss the history and future of music as an institution with musicians, and also get their feedback on the draft. (I’m not a musician, just a music-enjoyer.)
@imaginationasu.bsky.social · 4d agoThis week’s #FreeFictionFriday is “Take Three” by @drkarenlord.bsky.social. As humanity ventures to new extraterrestrial locations, our relationship with music evolves closely behind us. Read here: csi.asu.edu/story/orches...
I have been remiss in noting that a new issue of Locus is our! My reviews this month: good novels by Karen Lord, Adam Roberts, and Caskey Russell, and a mixed but interesting collection of Nordic Nightmares locusmag.com/2026/10/issu...
Issue 789 Table of Contents, October 2026
The October 2026 Locus magazine, issue #789, has interviews with Stephen King, Tananarive Due, and Paul Tremblay. The issue includes a feature on horror with spotlights by K. Ancrum, K-Ming Chang, …
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This week’s #FreeFictionFriday is “Take Three” by @drkarenlord.bsky.social. As humanity ventures to new extraterrestrial locations, our relationship with music evolves closely behind us. Read here: csi.asu.edu/story/orches...
An alien civilization from beyond the galaxy meets ancient Pompeii. Do you want to know MOAR about how I did the bonkers worldbuilding in A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD? Here's my tale. You can pre-order the book and get it nice and fresh on Tuesday! us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
Arriving next week! THE ANGEL AT THE GATES, my latest novel, about trauma, hospitality, sanctuary, and our duty to keep striving to heal and atone. Described by my fave preteen reviewer as ‘beautiful and horrible’ but she loved it regardless. Order it now! www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/the-...
The Angel at the Gates
A man’s quest to resolve an inherited family trauma leads him to an enigmatic priory in a war-ravaged region, from which he’s not sure he will be able to flee Now available for preorder. All preord...
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This book is a perfect example of why I think Zen Cho is a literature genius.
Ancillary Review of Books@ancillaryreviewofbooks.org · 6d agoIn Defence of the Delightful: for the latest Small Press Dispatch, @chloroformtea.bsky.social reads Zen Cho's THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO (@homewardbooksco.bsky.social)
1/5 We join the international arts community in mourning the passing of Slinger Francisco, The Mighty Sparrow, legendary calypsonian, musician, and beloved mentor. .../2 Photo: David Gonzalez, The New York Times
Legend indeed. The novelette ‘The Mighty Slinger’ by me and @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social (about calypsonians in space) was titled in homage to the Mighty Sparrow (real name: Slinger Francisco). nationnews.com/2026/09/27/c...
Calypso legend Mighty Sparrow dies at 91
Trinidad and Tobago's calypso fraternity is mourning the loss of one of its most celebrated figures, Slinger Francisco, the legendary performer known
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Well shit, thank you community. I got us into a two week short term let while we figure out our next steps. once got all our stuff moved over I just collapsed and went to sleep. Woke up and saw what you all have done and I am eternally grateful. I’ll be updating the page after I eat and find laptop
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So, here's some reading: Kamla did a smaller version of this in 2011 that was so rife with controversy, both about its power and about the police's management itself, that I couldn't help but add the barest flavour of sci-fi to document how oppressive, silly, and revealing of corruption it was.
fallenangel.dll by Brandon O’Brien
Our December story is by Brandon O’Brien, a writer of fiction and poetry from Trinidad & Tobago, and the poetry editor of FIYAH. Brandon is one of my favorite new SFF writers, and his wor…
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3 days ago I wrote 12K in a day and now I am finally recovered so it basically averaged out to about 4K a day which I could have done without killing myself and thats why inspiration is bullshit to be avoided at all costs
You know things are bad when your doctor is shocked you're still taking your cancer meds because the hospital hasn't had any in months. Then the light dawns. "Are you buying it?" Why, yes. It's not like I have a choice. I'd like to continue my treatment. Anyway, I'd appreciate any help, thanks.
R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD)@rsagarcia.bsky.social · 4w agoIt's been quite a couple weeks. My levels are elevated again. I've been back & forth to clinic & my doctors getting treated & tested, & conferring with them. This is not cheap, & I have more to do. If you could help out with anything, I'd be grateful. Thanks. www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
Also delighted to have an interview about (mostly) WICKHILLS up on the lovely @paulsemel.bsky.social 's blog! Thank you Paul! 🌃 paulsemel.com/exclusive-in...
Wickhills · Premee Mohamed · Exclusive Interview · paulsemel.com
Exclusive Interview: "Wickhills" Author Premee Mohamed \ In which she talks about this fantasy spy thriller novel.
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It's been quite a couple weeks. My levels are elevated again. I've been back & forth to clinic & my doctors getting treated & tested, & conferring with them. This is not cheap, & I have more to do. If you could help out with anything, I'd be grateful. Thanks. www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...
Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar
Hi everyone, I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses
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AND ALSO I had a book come out THIS VERY TUESDAY! How can that be?! Would love to see folks picking up WICKHILLS -- a ? magical Cold War fantaspionage in a magical city ? I don't know -- but, you know, without blowing your cover. Cover illo by the amazing Tom Roberts! 🤩
Wickhills
In the dangerous magical city of Wickhills, a streetwise secret agent is tasked with protecting a foreign defector from his pursuers... even at the threat of...
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