I do not need to add to my TBR. I do not. But also . . . look at this!
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 4d agoMy upcoming book Monsters of Ohio has gotten a nice blurb from someone who knows a little bit about both monsters and Ohio:
Melissa Marr
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I write books (Wicked Lovely, Bunny Roo, Remedial Magic, The Strange Case of Harleen & Harley, etc) for adults, teens, & kids + photography (Book: Wild Horses). Wife to Amber. Mother to Chaos. Pronouns: she/her
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 4d agoBizarre to realize that I wrote this series 20 years ago & it's reaching new readers under a new cover & in KU today. . .
Also, in the spirit of birthdays, I'm going to do some self-promo by pointing out that I have a ton of cheap predesigned book covers available. I enjoy doing them, but I cannot sell predesigned covers for the life of me. :/ ravven.com/predesigned-...
Been out sick again, so I'm late sharing, BUT there was a Q&A with a group of authors (incl me) about fantasy & romance. bookstr.com/article/5-ro...
5 Romantasy Authors On How Fantasy Escalates Emotional Stakes
Join us as we chat with 5 romantasy authors about the emotional role and impact that fantasy has on romance within the genre.
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I've written a longer piece on the book that's been pulled due to "AI" use allegations, what that means particularly for newer authors, and what, if anything writers can do in the "AI" era to prove their work is their own: whatever.scalzi.com/2026/07/31/a...
Another Reason Not to Use “AI” For Your Writing
Back in February I did a long post about “AI” and why I wouldn’t use it for my own writing, and one of the reasons I gave was “the fact that ‘AI’-generated text …
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I bought my house 10 years ago. In the 1st 2 yrs? A mess of things to fix. 10yr in? A new flurry: garage door broke (trapping the car inside it), pipe fracture (repiping the house-to-street), water softener needed replaced, & now the pool pump died. Hoping this means 10yr to next flurry.
For no reason whatsoever, I checked my voter registration today, and if you are a US citizen I encourage you to do the same/update that voter registration if necessary/register to vote if you have not already done so: www.vote.org
Everything You Need to Vote - Vote.org
Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.
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My cat is napping w a cricket in the tub. Again. I keep relocating crickets back outside, yet here we are. I'm starting to hope it's the same cricket & they are communicating in some cricket-cat way my puny human brain doesn't understand. It's a cat/cricket version of How to Tame Your Dragon...
Two of my books are in this fabulous giveaway. In total, there are 🏳️🌈 60 book giveaways (ebooks, paperbacks, hardbacks & audiobooks) 🏳️🌈 25 free ebooks 🏳️🌈 30 book gift cards & other bookish prizes Enter here: jae-fiction.com/give-somethi...
Give Something Away Day 2026
If you love sapphic books, join us for Give Something Away Day. Download free sapphic books and win books & book gift cards in a giveaway!
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My Wild Horses joins several other books I've read (yes, I still read picturebooks as an adult) on this list of 8 Hoof-tastic books. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/the-read-dow...
Hoof-tastic Picture Books About Horses | Penguin Random House
If your child is horse crazy, then they’ll want to read ALL the horse books on this list of hoof-tastic picture books!
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QSFer Melissa Marr has a new FF historical fantasy book out: A Treason of Magic. In a world where magic, desire, and duty collide, it is beauty who is fated to kill the beast in a lush historical fantasy ... www.queerscifi.com/new-release-... fantasy, Historical @melissamarrwriting.bsky.social
New Release: A Treason of Magic – Melissa Marr
QSFer Melissa Marr has a new FF historical fantasy book out: A Treason of Magic. In a world where magic, desire, and duty collide, it is beauty who is fated to kill the beast in a lush historical fant...
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Excerpt of next week's release: thenerddaily.com/a-treason-of...
Read An Excerpt From 'A Treason of Magic' by Melissa Marr | The Nerd Daily
In a world where magic, desire, and duty collide, it is beauty who is fated to kill the beast in a lush historical fantasy of secrets and star-crossed love by New York Times bestselling author Melissa...
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You all-- I never thought I'd see the day, but library peeps, strap in for a fight. The Author's Guild is going after us as the reason why authors are making less money. I don't think they understand who they are dealing with: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Authors Guild Looks at Why Author Incomes Are in Decline
A survey commissioned by the Guild found that only 25% of print books and e-books read in the past month were bought new or through a paid subscription, with readers increasingly turning to low- or no...
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Just 10 more days to enter for a copy of A Treason of Magic, my ballgowns & beheading, historical fantasy with a monster and with a romance. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Book giveaway for A Treason of Magic by Melissa Marr May 25-Jun 22, 2026
Enter to win one of 100 free copies available. Giveaway dates from May 25-Jun 22, 2026. Enter for a chance to win a Kindle edition of A Treason of Magic...
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What lovely words about my new book! A TREASON OF MAGIC "feels like stepping into a lush, thorn-wrapped fairytale where desire hums beneath every choice....[It's] a sweeping, slow-burn queer romance that balances aching vulnerability with feral, defiant hope." manhattanbookreview.com/queer-summer...
Queer Summer Romance Books - Manhattan Book Review
Sun-warmed pages, stolen glances, and love stories that shimmer just a little brighter under a rainbow sky—this list of queer summer romances delivers all the
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Completed intake of pharma trial. Consequently NOT having heart surgery this summer. Think "not placebo" thoughts for me. I REALLY want the real medicine even if all it does is fix my heart drama. (Note to Powers That Be: I will also accept supervillain powers. Thank you & please.)
Goodreads giveaway now open: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
Book giveaway for A Treason of Magic by Melissa Marr May 25-Jun 22, 2026
Enter to win one of 100 free copies available. Giveaway dates from May 25-Jun 22, 2026. Enter for a chance to win a Kindle edition of A Treason of Magic...
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Happiness is seeing Yungblud and The Warning. The concert was sheer perfection. Wife & eldest child & I **all** loved it. HIGHLY recommend.
#DEAL ALERT! One clickers unite because GRETA GETS THE GIRL @melissamarrwriting.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle US until the 24th at 11:59pm PDT! amzn.to/3PXXLQN #GretaGetstheGirl #amazoncom #ad
Greta Gets the Girl
NY publishing is Greta Clayborne’s life, and she’s on a high since she edited a hot new series that was just adapted for television.
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GIVEAWAY! Dead Weight is coming out next week and to celebrate I'm giving away two copies that have been personally bitten by Uggi and will be personally signed by me and shipped to the winners wherever they live! To enter just like and share this post and I'll select the winners on May 26th!
We're less than $30 away from $7k!! 😲 Just under two weeks left to fund year 6 of Tales & Feathers, and add our inaugural PRINT EDITION to your shelves! Back and share to help us get there! 💚
Tales & Feathers Magazine@talesfeathers.bsky.social · 3mo agoFriends, we have ✨🌟SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED YEAR 5 OF TALES & FEATHERS🌟✨ THANK YOU for supporting us so far; we're incredibly excited to bring you more slice of life fantasy in 2027. 🪶 BUT WE'RE NOT DONE! We're still funding: -T&F Year 6!🌠 -T&F Print Edition! 📚 Back & share to help us get there! 💚
I absolutely love seeing a school think this way! I paid my college w loans (that I paid off w book advances) & scholarships. Then went to a grad school that offered an assistantship bc I couldn't afford PhD program I desperately wanted. And STILL supplemented my TA cash by running a biker bar.
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · 3mo agoAS SOMEONE WHO HAD TO PAY HIS OWN WAY THROUGH THE U OF C WITH STUDENT LOANS this is great and I approve www.wbez.org/education/20...
It’s hard to be this wrong about EVERYTHING in one quote. The syringes are tiny. Autism has never been linked to vaccines. And clearly he never went to a well child check for his kids 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3mo agoTrump: "I look at these beautiful little babies and they get a vat, like a big glass, of stuff pumped into their bodies. I think it's a very negative thing to do. I would love to see much smaller shots, like four visits to the doctor. And I think you would have a much better result with the autism."
#DEAL ALERT! Calling all one-clickers because FRAGILE ETERNITY @melissamarrwriting.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle US until the end of the month! amzn.to/4d9yTwY #FragileEternity #WickedLovely #ad #amazoncom
Fragile Eternity: The Third Young Adult Fantasy Where Mortal Love Collides with Immortal Destiny in the Faery Courts (Wicked Lovely Book 3)
Seth never expected he would want to settle down with anyone, but that was before Aislinn.
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Read this whole thread. Anne Ursu makes essential points about why this kind of rhetoric is dangerous at this time, especially. IMNSHO, she is 100% right.
Anne Ursu@anneursu.bsky.social · 3mo agoIt's weird to watch people to post and enthusiastically endorse the national ambassador's comment that nearly 95% of kidlit is crud (lol so true!), and then when people get upset, say that the quote was taken out of context.
In my ongoing attempts to contain email, here is the form for REVIEWERS (request review copies), STORES (bookplates or bookmarks or review copies), EVENTS or something else. forms.gle/qMXDp8MmHNKV...
Melissa Marr’s Request Form (Reviews, Bookstores, Events, or Influencers)
This form is for current and future releases. If you would like to help boost and share it would be greatly appreciated!
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I get jury duty summons like clockwork. 7 in 12 yrs. (My record is 22 months without jury duty.) My daughter? 1 ever. Adult son? 1. Today my wife got her 2nd one in 10 years. Maybe I won't get one this year! (I don't usually write thrillers, but I have pondered this as an entry to one.)
Good advice on yet another scam. (Fake) book clubs, (fake) publicists for people, (fake) invitations... so many scams, & they use real names, real events, so ALWAYS check the email address.
Tobias S. Buckell@tobiasbuckell.bsky.social · 4mo agoA whole new scam aimed at writers: - get an email from a writers conference asking for you as a speaker - google the conference: it's real - say 'yeah, let's do it' - the 'fee' is mentioned for the first time - you check with friends listed for the event and find out the email reply address is fake