It's FRIDAY, and we are in love! The Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter is 91% funded with just 5 days to go!!! WE ARE SO CLOSE, SPACE UNICORNS!!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc...
William Alexander
@willalex.bsky.social
National Book Award-winning author of unrealisms, mostly for young readers. SUNWARD (my first novel for grownups) was a finalist for the 2026 Philip K. Dick Award and is a current finalist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize. He/him. www.willalex.net
For fantasy/spec-fic kidlit, @anneursu.bsky.social's CRONUS CHRONICLES trilogy, @sayantani.bsky.social's KINGDOM BEYOND books, @traceybaptiste.bsky.social's JUMBIES series, @willalex.bsky.social's books, Rick Riordan’s books, plus books published under his imprint: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Ri...
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i am honestly distraught "To be careful with people and with words was a rare and beautiful thing." RIP to one of the greats.
Bestselling Author Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Who Famously Penned ‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,’ Dies at 71
Bestselling Texas author Benjamin Alire Sáenz, who is best known for writing ‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’ and ‘Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club;’ died on T...
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We are getting closer and closer!!! CAN WE FULLY FUND BY AUGUST 1?!?
Uncanny Magazine@uncannymagazine.bsky.social · last wk.Thursday's Space Unicorn has far to go! The Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter is 77% funded!! WE ARE GETTING SO CLOSE TO MAKING YEAR 13 HAPPEN, SPACE UNICORNS!!! buff.ly/YXbF3WP
"Writers have been using me long before AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actually cold, and worn year-round by screenwriters. I am not new here. I am not novel. I’m the cigarette you keep saying you’ll quit."
The Em Dash Responds to the AI Allegations
“Writers have been using me long before the advent of AI. I am the punctuation equivalent of a cardigan—beloved by MFA grads, used by editors when it’s actua...
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Turns out the most punk rock things you can do are support your local library, be brave enough to make bad human art, and love the bees
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey draws inspiration from Emily Wilson's 2017 translation of The Odyssey; today, we're revisiting a conversation between Wilson and @franwilde.bsky.social on mistranslations, movie casting, and interpreting the voices of heroes long past:
All The Voices of The Odyssey: Emily Wilson On Language, Translation, and Culture - Reactor
I recently finished another great boat-centric book that contained the hallmarks of modern action-adventure fantasy: shipwrecks, monsters, intrigue, heroes, a complicated good guy, evil-smashing, regr...
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Thrilled to announce The Strange Architect series over at Variety. There were several possibilities, but thankful to FSG for stepping up and creating a home for it. variety.com/2026/biz/new...
‘The Strange Architect,’ New Series by ‘Annihilation’ Author Jeff VanderMeer, Sells to Farrar, Straus and Giroux in Seven-Figure Deal (EXCLUSIVE)
'The Strange Architect,' a four-part series by 'Annihilation' author Jeff VanderMeer, has sold Farrar, Straus and Giroux in a seven-figure deal.
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We are only ONE Backer away from the arbitrary but awesome number 550! WHO WILL BE THE SPACE UNICORN HERO WHO MAKES THAT HAPPEN?!L
Uncanny Magazine@uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 2w agoWe got a long way to go, and a short time to get there, Space Unicorns! The Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter is 62% funded! HELP US MAKE ANOTHER YEAR OF UNCANNY MAGAZINE HAPPEN! buff.ly/36qOb2U
I'm starting a collaborative book blog! If you're an educator, librarian, or bookseller with a @leaflet.pub acct (free acct is fine) who is interested, pls read this post & let me know if you're interested.
Seeking educators, librarians, booksellers to contribute to this blog
Please help me experiment with a book blog built on AT Protocol?
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As I work on the revision for Book 3, the final Saint Death book, I feel very emotional, and this reminder that, eventually, a book gets done and someone likes it, lands squarely on my chest.
Solaris Books@solarisbooks.bsky.social · 3w agoA wonderful review for SAINT DEATH'S HERALD in @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org! "With the passing of Terry Pratchett, @csecooney.bsky.social has assumed the crown and title of Queen of the Fantasy Footnote." Buy the World Fantasy Award winning series now! #1 geni.us/zEYJqx #2 geni.us/stdherald #📚💙🪐
#Booksky At Will Alexander @willalex.bsky.social’s terrific reading in Minneapolis last night, we had a nice follow-up convo about how great a sequel would be! We hope you’re considering that too, @sagapressbooks.bsky.social!
Locus Magazine@locusmag.bsky.social · 6mo agoFrom the 2025 Recommended Reading List: Sunward by William Alexander locusmag.com/2026/02...
#Booksky #Minneapolis The A/C at DreamHaven Books has gone kaput so the store is temporarily closed. However, Will Alexander @willalex.bsky.social’s reading is still ON TONIGHT at 7PM! Sisters Sludge on 38th Street is hosting us - come by early and grab dinner!
Queen of Swords Press@qospress.bsky.social · 3w ago#Booksky Here’s a nice piece of South Minneapolis solidarity! The A/C at DreamHaven Books died and it’s hella hot this week so our lovely neighbors at Sister Sludge across the street are hosting us and the awesome @willalex.bsky.social tomorrow night 7/15 at 7PM! facebook.com/events/s/wil...
#Booksky Here’s a nice piece of South Minneapolis solidarity! The A/C at DreamHaven Books died and it’s hella hot this week so our lovely neighbors at Sister Sludge across the street are hosting us and the awesome @willalex.bsky.social tomorrow night 7/15 at 7PM! facebook.com/events/s/wil...
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John Wiswell@wiswell.bsky.social · 3w agoIt's release day for THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS! Garrodigh is a wild dragon who pretends to be tame so he can eat for free at the local dragon-riding academy. But what's waiting for him up there is far stranger than he imagines. I'm so proud of my dragon for finally escaping into the world!
PLEASE REPOST AND SHARE WIDELY!!! We need your help once again, you magnificent Space Unicorns! Behold the Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! Kickstarter!!! buff.ly/Gab1zWu
On July 2nd national book banning bill HR 7661 was placed on the Union Calendar making it eligible for full consideration on the floor of the House. We don't KNOW if it will be, but the timing suggests they're trying to sneak it in during a relatively quiet time of the year. So it's time to act...
Weirde & obscure wordes are not an elitist control thinge. Thei have hidden all thys tyme, & thei carrye wyth them great poweres & unforeseen futures. Wordes you have to looke up are wordes that businesse hath not bent ynto sad smooth chains to harness desyre. Lookinge up wordes ys rebellion.
All those centuries of people trying not to get possessed and now we just lie down and let it happen saying, this demon will save me a lot of time and labor. Come on in demon, here is my brain, my heart, my dreams. No I’m not using them. It’s fine.
Montreal people, don't forget, Everybody's Perfect book launch this evening at Argo, with masks!
People have asked about the mask aliens in Everybody's Perfect, so here is a Laodikan (left) and a Zanguo enjoying Venice.
Fellow authors! Without any context, what’s the first line of your WIP? “The isthmus between our two continents is variously referred to as the Great Bridge, the Fist of Kings, and the Endless Cockfight.”
A couple of federal book ban bill updates and ways you can stay on top of these. First: HR 7661, the national book banning bill, has been placed on the House Union Calendar as of 7/2. This means it is eligible to be heard in front of the whole floor. Get into the ears of your House Reps here.
Pre-order THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY here, on sale for all— bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Speculative Detective Agency: Case Files of the Supernatural and Fantastic
Case Files of the Supernatural and Fantastic
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#Booksky Insider tip: I just happen to know that @willalex.bsky.social, author of many great words, including 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize finalist, SUNWARD, will be reading and signing his books at DreamHaven Books in Minneapolis on 7/15 at 7PM. 🎉🎉🎉
Ursula K. Le Guin@ursulakleguin.com · last mo.We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
🎶Haaaaappy belated BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOK DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY toooooooooooooooooooo YOOOOOOOOOOOOU🎶
C. L. Polk@clpolk.com · last mo.Hey THE FEYWILD JOB is out in less than a week but if you haven't preordered this is a great time to do it no matter where you like to shop for books. I hear B&N is having a sale, I think that's cool, and it's hardcover so a discount could be nice there is also an audiobook release too! VICO ORTIZ!
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