THINK WEIRDER 2 IS OUT The best book I've ever edited, with stories by @aptshadow.bsky.social, @gregegansf.bsky.social, @isabel.kim, Peter Watts, @tiatashiro.bsky.social, Nancy Kress, @thomasha.bsky.social, @daviddlevine.com, @lynnesargent.bsky.social,@kojiadae.bsky.social, @aviburton.bsky.social
Just read "Spare Parts for the Mind" by Greg Egan, the second story on this TOC. Really enjoyed it! It's a great balance of tech and humanity. Long enough to sink into.
Joe Stech@thinkweirder.com · 2w agoTable of contents and cover reveal for volume 2 is now up at thinkweirder.com! This will be the best book I've ever released, with stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Isabel J. Kim, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Thomas Ha, and others. I keep re-reading the stories, they're all so good.
Think Weirder Volume 2 arrives Oct 29th and my short story "Jennifer Does Pushups" (originally published in @analogsf.bsky.social) made the cut. I'm excited - this is my first time in an anthology, and I'm sharing space with some really excellent SF/F authors. thinkweirder.com/index.html
Think Weirder Volume 2: The Year's Best Science Fiction Ideas
The best concept-driven science fiction of 2025, featuring the Hugo and Locus Award-winning "In My Country" by Thomas Ha. Coming October 29, 2026.
thinkweirder.com
the people who told me eight pound steel cubes are useless must be feeling pretty silly after seeing my new bookmark in action
New volume of Think Weirder! :D
Joe Stech@thinkweirder.com · 2w agoTable of contents and cover reveal for volume 2 is now up at thinkweirder.com! This will be the best book I've ever released, with stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Isabel J. Kim, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Thomas Ha, and others. I keep re-reading the stories, they're all so good.
THINK WEIRDER 2: THINK WEIRDERER
Joe Stech@thinkweirder.com · 2w agoTable of contents and cover reveal for volume 2 is now up at thinkweirder.com! This will be the best book I've ever released, with stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Isabel J. Kim, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Thomas Ha, and others. I keep re-reading the stories, they're all so good.
A cool thing full of cool stories by cool people!!
Joe Stech@thinkweirder.com · 2w agoTable of contents and cover reveal for volume 2 is now up at thinkweirder.com! This will be the best book I've ever released, with stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Isabel J. Kim, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Thomas Ha, and others. I keep re-reading the stories, they're all so good.
gonna be honest because i always tell the truth, i am a terrible door guard, and they should have hired two liars who know how to fight
Celebrating this excellent collection that includes multiple stories I've taught in the classroom. An excellent book for anyone looking for idea-driven fiction that speaks to today's concerns.
Joe Stech@thinkweirder.com · 2w agoTable of contents and cover reveal for volume 2 is now up at thinkweirder.com! This will be the best book I've ever released, with stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Isabel J. Kim, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Thomas Ha, and others. I keep re-reading the stories, they're all so good.
actually to sincerepost for a moment, i think the project of a "best of" anthology is kind of herculean, and i love the angle that joe takes on it re: idea-forward SF. so pls consider supporting it and buying a copy for urself or to hand to ur most ideapilled friend :)
Joe Stech@thinkweirder.com · 2w agoTable of contents and cover reveal for volume 2 is now up at thinkweirder.com! This will be the best book I've ever released, with stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Isabel J. Kim, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Thomas Ha, and others. I keep re-reading the stories, they're all so good.
There’s a new edition of Think Weirder coming out! I was in the first one and the table of contents for this second edition is absolutely *stacked*
Joe Stech@thinkweirder.com · 2w agoTable of contents and cover reveal for volume 2 is now up at thinkweirder.com! This will be the best book I've ever released, with stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Isabel J. Kim, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Thomas Ha, and others. I keep re-reading the stories, they're all so good.
This anthology is going to be great, like all 742,915 of Joe's projects! I'm really excited for it and you should be too.
Joe Stech@thinkweirder.com · 2w agoTable of contents and cover reveal for volume 2 is now up at thinkweirder.com! This will be the best book I've ever released, with stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Isabel J. Kim, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Thomas Ha, and others. I keep re-reading the stories, they're all so good.
please consider thinking weirder its got a killer lineup also i am here w/ wire mother. ok bye.
Joe Stech@thinkweirder.com · 2w agoTable of contents and cover reveal for volume 2 is now up at thinkweirder.com! This will be the best book I've ever released, with stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Isabel J. Kim, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Thomas Ha, and others. I keep re-reading the stories, they're all so good.
Hello there! Great collection of stories with authors I admire. Honored to be a part of it. Joe tends to pick an interesting list of SFF that doesn't neatly overlap with other anthos, so if you like these authors as much as I do, this is worth checking out.
Joe Stech@thinkweirder.com · 2w agoTable of contents and cover reveal for volume 2 is now up at thinkweirder.com! This will be the best book I've ever released, with stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Isabel J. Kim, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Thomas Ha, and others. I keep re-reading the stories, they're all so good.
Boosting this, Joe is a great editor and this is a hell of a collection l.
Joe Stech@thinkweirder.com · 2w agoTable of contents and cover reveal for volume 2 is now up at thinkweirder.com! This will be the best book I've ever released, with stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Isabel J. Kim, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Thomas Ha, and others. I keep re-reading the stories, they're all so good.
Table of contents and cover reveal for volume 2 is now up at thinkweirder.com! This will be the best book I've ever released, with stories by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Peter Watts, Isabel J. Kim, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Thomas Ha, and others. I keep re-reading the stories, they're all so good.
Think Weirder Volume 2: The Year's Best Science Fiction Ideas
The best concept-driven science fiction of 2025, featuring the Hugo and Locus Award-winning "In My Country" by Thomas Ha. Coming October 29, 2026.
thinkweirder.com
The first two were SO much fun, looking forward to continuing the ride!
David (W) Goodman@davegoodman.bsky.social · 4w agoI'm absolutely delighted to announce that @headlinebooks.bsky.social have acquired my new book A TRAITOR'S CALL in a two-book deal! Jamie Tulloch and the Legends team return in May 2027, tackling a threat much closer to home... cc @dhhlitagency.bsky.social @harryillingworth.bsky.social
If you follow me online, you've probably seen my daynotes (since I post them... uh, near daily) and my monthly newsletter. I love writing them. Indeed, it's probably my favourite thing to do aside from writing books. So - I've got a bit of news! www.davidgoodman.net/announcing-m...
Announcing my new membership programme
Yes, we've had first newsletter. But what about second newsletter? (or third?)
davidgoodman.net
CONGRATULATIONS @hhpak.bsky.social! YOU ARE THE YOUNGEST-EVER WINNER OF A HUGO AWARD IN A PROSE CATEGORY! YOU BEAT THE RECORD HELD BY GEORGE R.R. MARTIN WHO WAS 26 YEARS AND 10 MONTHS OLD WHEN HE WON FOR "A SONG FOR LYA" IN 1975!
PSA turns out the fastest way to write a short story is by using it to procrastinate on writing a novel
Introduce yourself as what almost killed you. Hi, I'm some loose gravel on a turn in Sunshine Canyon. Heh heh heh, these idiot road bikes are going to hit me going 45mph...
Management Lessons from The Lord of the Rings is out now@drfionamoore.bsky.social · 3mo agoIntroduce yourself as what almost killed you. Hi! I am a Volvo turning right across a poorly lit intersection that made it very difficult for the driver to see cyclists. The city council put in a traffic light some months later.
ive heard about a rerelease of a similar story. but we all know I HAVE NO BUTT AND I MUST POUND is the science fiction classic everyone is talkin about
“Fantasy author” is a fake job created by Big Hat to sell big black hats.
I love that the image strongly suggests that at some point in their chequered history Bilbo and Gollum solved crimes together, and that Bilbo was the maverick and Gollum did things by the book.
Kotaku@kotaku.com · 3mo agoOh no, he's hot! https://kotaku.com/the-hobbit-magic-the-gathering-bilbo-baggins-2000721931
I must not discourse. Discourse is the mind-killer. Discourse is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I'll be on some Worldcon panels at the end of this month! Talking about alternative energy, problems with data centers in space, and AI. Here's the schedule if you'd like to attend: guide.lacon.org/people/c7c48... And DM me if you just want to meet up to say hi
PONY UP, PEOPLE
Clarkesworld@clarkesworldmagazine.com · 5mo agoBetween now and October (our 20th anniversary issue), we're running a subscription drive and dedicating all new revenue toward improving pay for our staff, writers, artists, and contractors. Details on how to subscribe can be found here: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.