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The Book Witch is a blog about speculative fiction and comics featuring reviews, lists, and other bookish musings written by @kellylynnthomas (she/her). bookwitch.blog Pittsburgh, PA Joined February 2021-
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The way the book bans are impacting authors & kids is so insidious. I've had to scrub my email from my website because of all the harassment I'm getting from parents "concerned" about me including gay characters in my books so now kids who love my books can't write to me anymore
TFW you want to keep reading, but you need to go to bed, so you somehow wind up scrolling Reddit for 3 hours.
Happy #IndieBookstoreDay! To celebrate, I'm featuring @SistahSciFi and @MystGalaxyBooks on my blog today. Give them both a follow and read more about them here: bookwitch.blog/2023/two-indie…
I read an honest-to-goodness romance novel and... didn't hate it, but didn't love it. Got any suggestions for speculative romance (but not paranormal)?
Well, Twitter is still here, so I guess I am, too.
I'm at #AWP22 for my day job, but I've got some galaxy book pins to hand out starting tomorrow, too!
This is an excellent thread if you're willing to blow up your TBR.
This is an excellent thread if you're willing to blow up your TBR.
Been quiet because of health + dog emergency, hope to get back into things soon. When it rains, it pours, as they say.
The truck carrying the new issue of Saga to my local comic shop got delayed because of weather. At lunch time they told me it should arrive shortly, so now I'm just endlessly refreshing my email waiting for the notification that it's ready for me to pick up. 👀
I have Ghüs. I am ready for the pain (I am not ready for the pain). #SagaComic
It's new blog post day! Today I've got a review of @asimonereid's THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN, out from @HarperVoyagerUS. Check it out here: bookwitch.blog/2022/review-th…
I am acutely aware that publishers need to make money to survive, but charging libraries ridiculously high eBook prices is not the way to do it. MD is trying to fix this, but is getting pushback from the (surprise) Association of American Publishers: buff.ly/3tDzlyv
Found my Valentine's Day read. 👀
Found my Valentine's Day read. 👀
I found this list because of work (it includes one of our poets), but I'm legit about to order a bunch of these books for myself. Thanks, @neonpajamas! neonpajamas.com/blog/2021-favo…
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In my decades of frequenting @WaltDisneyWorld never have I had the most frustrating and miserable experience with @WDWGuestService as I did yesterday. I've been calling Starcruiser NON-STOP for the last few days trying to snag a cancellation to the point where Cast Members
The way the book bans are impacting authors & kids is so insidious. I've had to scrub my email from my website because of all the harassment I'm getting from parents "concerned" about me including gay characters in my books so now kids who love my books can't write to me anymore
Welcome to Scion. No safer place… Rediscover Samantha Shannon’s debut novel #TheBoneSeason as you’ve never seen it before, in the lavishly reimagined Tenth Anniversary Special Edition ✨ Pre-order your SIGNED hardback edition from Waterstones now: bit.ly/43yrYqR
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Happy #IndieBookstoreDay! To celebrate, I'm featuring @SistahSciFi and @MystGalaxyBooks on my blog today. Give them both a follow and read more about them here: bookwitch.blog/2023/two-indie…
Congratulations to our 2022 Lammy Finalists in LGBTQ Speculative Fiction! 🪐 @ArkadyMartine 🪐 @CadwellTurnbull 🪐 @itsneonyang 🪐 @__goldenmole 🪐 @dedreytnien 🪐 @Honni_van_Rijs 🪐 #Lammy2022 #lammyfinalist #LGBTQbooks #LGBTQspecfic Full list here: lambdaliterary.org/awards/current…
What are some beautifully-written speculative fiction books that you love?
Hey. Just wanted to let you know. This is really difficult. You're doing a good job.
Today is finally the day!!!! ANATOMY: A LOVE STORY is out in the world and I am so excited for people to be able to read it. read.macmillan.com/lp/anatomy-a-l…
Stealing this for my next author bio. "N. K. Jemisin. Exhausted." Just that, nothing else.
One of my favourite kids was on the news tonight in Toronto and I have officially died. I’m dead. The name plate alone. Gold.
@bookwitchblog So happy to hear that! Cheers
@bookwitchblog @BNBuzz @SmithsonianBook @ImageComics We're excited to see Gilgamesh in this #BookHaul!
@bookwitchblog That's a perfect spot for it!! Hope you enjoy :)
Authors stressing on document formatting, we PROMISE you won't be rejected for setting up your margins wrong or using a font we don't like. Those practices are hostile to disabled writers and those new to the industry. If your submission is unreadable, we'll reach out about it.
The new list is out! SFF books by BIPOC writers coming out in the next nine months: bipocwritersofsff.com/2021/07/01/sum…
but apparently Henry Miller was 43 when he published his first book, as a total outsider, which is inspiring
This is looking like a popular idea! I’ll get back to you all when I’ve sorted out the details. 👻 ❤️🌈
Anyone up for an anthology of queer supernatural love stories?
Do you know any queer people who love plants? We 100% guarantee you do. Pass it along—we're launching a new anthology! 🌿🌷🌵🌶️🌱🍄🪴🌻☘️🌾🌳🌸 kickstarter.com/projects/specu…
From Uproar Books: The Worlds of Light and Darkness is a collection of the best speculative fiction from the pages of DreamForge and Space & Time magazines, including short stories by Jonathan Maberry, Jane Lindskold, Scott Edelman, and more. bit.ly/WorldsofLighta…
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