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Book Review: Fate's Bane by C. L. Clark
A forbidden romance and an exploration of the complexities of duty.
@chloroform_tea has the review at the NOAF blog
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http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/09/book-review-fates-bane-by-c-l-clark.html
Book Review: Of the Emperor's Kindness by Chaz Brenchley [ from @WTPress ]
A new and modern approach to fantasy of manners.
@Princejvstin has our review at the NOAF blog.
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-of-emperors-kindness-by.html
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Did you know that misunderstanding books is a fun and easy activity you can do at home 😜😂 But don't worry metaphors are hard for everyone 😊
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It’s SPOOKY SEASON, and these books are free to read if you’re a Kobo Plus subscriber!
https://books.bookfunnel.com/spookyseasonkoboplus/z5p28bouj7
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The problem is that whatever dumbass thing I think of to do some more creative dumbass has already ruined it by forcing someone to make a rule against it 🤔😂
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That's why I write #SpeculativeFiction things are always right if I'm making everything up 😜😂
Also, did you know to create a fictional world from scratch you have to start with creating the #Multiverse? At least that's what I've been told... 😅
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I've finished: Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer
It's been a while since I read Born and The Strange Bird.
I was immediately reminded how much I like his prose. Inscrutable as it is.
Adding a multiverse aspect to a the incomprehensible mess that is The City doesn't help one keep track of what is going on, and letting it go and just listening to the characters tell their stories is the way I chose to enjoy Dead Astronauts.
Out of all the convoluted weirdness rises one main theme, it is the story of those that were hurt by The Company and their attempts to stand up to their tormentor.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/49f43fd4-5837-483c-80be-8c3a9869344a
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New report from PEN America: The Normalization of Book Banning (published Oct 1, 2025)
"In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the country. Never before have so many states passed laws or regulations to facilitate the banning of books, including bans on specific titles statewide. Never before have so many politicians sought to bully school leaders into censoring according to their ideological preferences, even threatening public funding to exact compliance. Never before has access to so many stories been stolen from so many children."
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FREE SHORT STORY for SPOOKY SEASON! An unemployed witch mourns her father.
https://youtu.be/z66WS1lNUSI?si=MCnw4MKdMuaArZZL
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Five stars for The Last Hour Between World by Melissa Caruso! A new year's party that slips through time and space. One competent investigator trying to solve the mystery. If anyone has a rec with similar vibes, please share. Looking forward to reading the sequel. #bookstodon #bookreview #thiswitchreads @bookstodon https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/9ecb54dc-8e0c-405d-bd12-28ee185dafed
Countries and US States I’ve Been To https://www.katherinevillyard.com/2025/10/01/countries-and-us-states-ive-been-to/ #fantasy #bookstodon @bookstodon
I am rereading "The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern" now in preparation for its sequel. I wanted something fun to read before bed. If you are looking for a imaginative Lunarpunk YA adventure, I highly recommend it!!
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From: @jendiagammon
https://wandering.shop/@jendiagammon/115300837241530734
Do you want a book like Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles--vampire protagonists, historical backstory, queer characters--but maybe more multicultural and less morally gray?
Do you want a story about surviving prejudice, overcoming grief, and found family?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/villyard/immortal-gifts-hardcover-paperback-and-audiobook
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FREE SHORT STORY! La Divina Commedia, written by me and read by Kyle Akers. https://youtu.be/CaQKHLa-bKY?si=rCTxw1w02SPk_XJ3
This library needs an "interesting smells" section 🤔😁
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Five stars:
The Enchanted Greenhouse by Sarah Beth Durst (2025) is the second book in the Spellshop fantasy series. This one answers the question, what happened to the librarian who was turned into a statue.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2025/comments_10/enchanted_greenhouse.html
Five stars:
Hand Drawn Victoria by Emma FitzGerald (2024) is a short meditation on the capital of British Columbia as presented through ink, watercolor, and text. It was written during the COVID lockdown and was released last year.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2025/comments_10/hand_drawn_victoria.html
Five stars:
Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz (2025) is set in a near future, post civil war, San Francisco. The main characters are an oddball collection of sentient robots who had been working in a ghost kitchen that has now been abandoned by the owner corporation.
https://www.pussreboots.com/blog/2025/comments_10/automatic_noodle.html
"Political Scientist #LalehKhalili joins us to discuss her new book, #ExtractiveCapitalism: How Commodities and Cronyism Drive the Global Economy, out now from Verso."
https://thisishell.com/interviews/1861-laleh-khalili
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Loved the characters, the setting and the food, but the actual mystery was not great. 3.5 stars for Calypso, Corpses, and Cooking by Raquel V. Reyes #bookstodon @bookstodon #bookreview #cozymystery https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/0ffb4ed5-2706-4272-a264-57fa8239c37a
Yay! A non-fiction anthology to which I contributed an essay detailing the world building process for my #solarpunk stories in the Yat Madit (Big Tree) world, has won The Ignyte Awards.
There are some good books here if you are looking for something to read!
https://ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/2025-results/
https://jaylit.com/african-writers-among-2025-ignyte-award-winners/
Shout out to people who love ebooks but hate Amazon:
Bookshop.org has started doing eBooks! They have an app! They have classics for free! They have daily 99p deals!
Much excite!
New review: Lechuguilla Cave features otherworldly photos and high production values, providing an unforgettable trip into one of the world's most extraordinary caves.
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Anthropic Settlement: What Authors Should Know
A free webinar hosted by the Authors Guild
Thursday, October 16, 2025 - 6:00 pm Eastern
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https://authorsguild.org/event/anthropic-settlement-what-authors-should-know/