Did you know Eden Robinson has an epic fantasy novel coming out later this month? THE SORCERESS OF SKY SERPENTS hits shelves September 29th and feels like an Indigenous Game of Thrones. Grateful to have read it early for a blurb! Preorder it today and tell your local library to order copies too.

Morning my lovelies. Sadly, as some of you know, we lost my father in law Graham last week very suddenly. We're trying to put together a game bundle to raise funds to cover a simple, dignified funeral for him. If you are able to donate some games it would be hugely appreciated 🙏🕯️💔

Funeral Costs Mutual Aid Bundle for Graham

A game jam from 2026-09-14 to 2026-09-20 hosted by Fabian Blake. Sadly, Fabian's father in law, Graham, passed away last week. He was a disabled man living in sheltered accommodation with very little ...

itch.io

this charming game that uses embroidery to make little birds to send to friends is just out from the inimitable @glitzydemon.itch.io ! He and his child designed it to honor their Roma identity and history

Fabian Blake(he/him)My heart has joined the thousand💔@glitzydemon.itch.io · 2mo ago

tukla čirikli - "bird buddies" is a cosy game where friends make and send birds to each other, each bird carrying a quest. I designed it with my 11 year old to celebrate and preserve our Roma tradition of sacred embroidery. Deep meaning lies in every stitch💖 glitzydemon.itch.io/tukla-irikli...

The spiders are creating ephemeral orbs beyond my comprehension. And it's not even the orbweavers...

But also here's a list I put together of Indigenous horror. redpopnews.com/13-must-read...

13 Must-Read Indigenous Horror Books That Will Haunt You Long After the Last Page

Indigenous horror may seem new to many, but it is ancient. It is born from stories that carry lessons, warnings, and survival through generations. What is new is seeing those stories retake their righ...

redpopnews.com

the journalists who dunked so hard on Jason Arday will probably not give even a moment’s thought to the role they played in his death It should haunt them, but it won’t

Thrilled to announce this new YA duology from the brilliant @tlotlotsamaase.bsky.social! THE BLOODWINDS will sweep you away into a dystopian Botswana, where Earth is fighting for its life, releasing deadly winds and vicious sprites, and a young girl holds the future in her hands…

Oh hey do you need dark and high drama beach books? You need dark and high drama beach books

Aliette de Bodard@aliettedebodard.com · 8mo ago

New US edition of Dominion of the Fallen! Deliciously gothic atmosphere & queer characters from around the world in a ruined Paris Out March 10 2026 awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h... Preorder (or buy UK edition) & get EXCLUSIVE ebook www.aliettedebodard.com/2026/01/23/d... Covers @fringe-element.net

Roma Holocaust memorial month is coming up, so I've changed my profile picture in remembrance of all those who were murdered and all those who endured but survived. The sunflower is the symbol of our people - joy & resistance. "Main dikh he na bister" - "I look and do not forget" 💚❤️💙

The good people at @stanfordstravel.bsky.social have seen my beautiful new paperback even before I have and I am very envious as I’m on a train in Japan. Please get your pre-orders in for Moonlight Express for the end of this month!

Looking forward to reading @monisharajesh.bsky.social book about train travel. Esp as I’m thinking to do some trips around

Monisha Rajesh@monisharajesh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Thrilled to announce that Moonlight Express is a Waterstones Book of the Month for August! lots of signed copies available for armchair travellers..

One of my friends asked WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT and I said 🤗 it's in the comiiiiiiic and they're like 👀 okay now I HAVE to read it

Kayla Shaggy@kaylawayla20.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#art #oc my tiny daughter who's never done anything wrong or accidentally almost killed someone <3

good morning! finally started The Roma: A Traveling History – A Deeply Personal Memoir Celebrating Romani Culture and Survival by Madeline Potter @madelinepotter.bsky.social it is an excellently written and engaging book from a wonderful author. She also writes about gothic literature

Don't watch this fake mockumentary bullshit - please write to channel four and tell them to take this racist, offensive, and harmful content down www.channel4.com/4viewers/con...

Dr James Peate@jamesepeate.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Yet another program to reinforce stereotypes that get applied to all British Romani, Roma & Irish Traveller people. Media such as this is so damaging & sets up society to laugh & judge marginalised groups. 4 stars says a lot about the Guardian too www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

It's Leo Season! 👑🦁 I've put my birthday goal back up on my Kofi. ko-fi.com/kobanya/goal...

Buy Basil a Coffee

Become a supporter of Basil today!

ko-fi.com

NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE OR WHAT TIME IT IS, THE SUN IS SHINING BECAUSE IT’S ARC FOUR FINALE DAY

You can help Suad, who was a nurse before displacement, care for her little son Omar under Israel's genocide by sharing & donating. He's severely malnourished, and they're sick, homeless, and all alone. Give them some hope:

An urgent humanitarian appeal to save Suad and her child Omar after the war destroyed their lives.

My name is Liz and I reside in the US; Suad has asked me to manage this campaign on her behalf and all funds raised will go directly to her.

chuffed.org

liz 🍉 ليز@lizardry.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Can you bear to see your child in pain every day and be powerless to ease their suffering? It breaks my heart to see him suffer while I stand helpless before his needs He suffers from malnutrition his body is getting thinner every day I appeal to your humanity and compassion😭👇🏼 tinyurl.com/4rdnwyzx

good morning! nearing the end of the wonderful Apple and Knife by Intan Paramaditha (Stephen J. Epstein: trans) I saw it in your thread last week : ) a very cool Indonesian fairy-tale, horror, myth reworking. i would pair it w the excellent Song of the Mango and Other New Myths by Vida Cruz Borja

also started Buffalo Tiger: A Life in the Everglades. a very captivating & interesting memoir by the former Miccosukee leader Buffalo Tiger. lots of stories about his childhood in the 1920s before there was a reservation. and how he became a leader of his tribe.

Morning. Anon, from Anvār-i Suhaylī, 1847.

Greetings! I'm an illustrator working with some of the best authors and publishers in the world thomassbrown.com and exactly one half of Tattercat studio. thomas-brown-1.sumupstore.com Whimsey here, that is not afraid of the dark.

#art #oc The unedited, original pencils for the cover of Death Becomes Her Issue 6

This is the ONLY Strahd content I'm gonna recommend you play! Emi has done a FLAG SHIP job here of ripping out the racism from the original CoS and designing a first class vampire horror module that you can feel safe playing (while your characters most certainly are not!🤭🔥🧛)

Emi (they/them)@queeringsmite.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The draft of Draw Steel Against Strahd: Arc C - Into the Valley is up on Patreon! The heroes meet Strahd, see their fates, and face new enemies. $5+ patrons now have everything needed to run the full first act of Draw Steel Against Strahd! www.patreon.com/posts/161819...

Last day of our Summer call - celebrating the Kingdom of Plantae. Bin shuts 8pm (UK time) so lob those green-loving words over 🦝 Flash 100-750, Shorts up to 2000 Any genre Plantae must be there, and shine 💚 We've seen lots of forests, what else you got? trashcatlit.com/summer-mood/

Summer Mood

To celebrate the Kingdom of Plantae, we are wheeling out our green bin for this summer general submission call. Stories do not have to be set in summer – but they do have to be GREEN in some …

trashcatlit.com

Submissions for our sapphic anthology "The Monstrous & The Divine" featuring updated sapphic goddesses and monsters across pantheons is still open until July 31! Check @faerywhimsy.bsky.social's MSWL and 1 month roundup for ideas. #queerwriters www.scyllapublishing.com/adivineblog/...

The Divine Blog - 1 Month Submissions Roundup — Scylla

It’s been a month since we opened submissions, and wow do we have some Greeks! So many Greeks. And not much from our wish list. Read on for the hot tips on getting accepted into The Monstrous & The Di...

scyllapublishing.com

Morning! I’m really liking this cool Nigerian fantasy The Bone River by @nkereuwxm.bsky.social It has a sapphic magical monster-hunting mercenary that operates between the two worlds of magical warriors and regular people. There’s death magic and river beings and impossible to find occult shops.

This Saturday (6/13), l’m raising money on @unpreparedcasters.com for Trans Lifeline! 💖 I’m playing 99_MILFs, who totally isn’t some random gay person’s Elden Ring character… and I’m fighting a 5v1 😳 Donate at the link below so 99_MILFs can crush this cheesy gank squad once and for all! 😈

🖤🖤🖤🖤🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

ShinyFluff@shinyfluffdnd.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Also finally started White Horse by Erika Wurth @erikatwurth.bsky.social An Indigenous horror that is starting out strong! I loved her The Haunting of Room 904

Morning! I've just finished such an interesting new short book by @onyemajuneononye.bsky.social Efe: Musings of a Filly set in Urhrobo-land & Lagos,Nigeria, we get taken on a journey thru villages, markets & consequences by an unreliable narrator 🤩 its masterfully done to draw you into the POV