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I am honored to have been asked by Strange Horizons for this essay on what is going on in US genre spaces and what can be done about it. I love our spaces more than anything - how can we enjoy them while staying silent on or not wanting to hear about exclusion? strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...

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🌞 Good morning! 🌞 New #BookReview today for GREENTEETH by Molly O’Neill. 🪐📚💙 A “fantasy quest with quirky creatures that abuts ancient myth and legend with that from King Arthur’s era.” Thanks @orbitbooks.bsky.social for the free ARC. aliteraryescape.com/2025/02/24/g...

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This was a fun session I attended..!!!

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Folks, we have our first 5 Star read of 2025! Absolutely devoured THE RAVEN SCHOLAR by Antonia Hodgson. This book has so many great elements: -murder mystery -court politics -secrets SO MANY SECRETS -a magnificent POV narrator -competition for the throne This is pretty much a lock for my Top 5!

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The Memory of the Ogisi by @mosesoseutomi.bsky.social is up on Netgalley and I’m praying to all the book gods that I can get it in my hands… such an unforgettable novella series 🤩🤩🤩🤩

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Definitely the best adaptation news of this year and a balm to the soul in these despair inducing times..

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Because we're in #HugoAward nominating season, I want to remind you that @aliettedebodard.com is overdue for a Hugo Award win. She's been on the shortlist 11 times, hasn't won, and the fiction she published in 2024 was really excellent. Blog: hugoclub.blogspot.com/2024/09/alie...

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Hopefully my fav readathon will help me read more again 💜💜💜

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people asked me once what my thoughts are on worldbuilding, and I said I would make a youtube thing explaining that. then I did not do that. for like a year or two. finally I cowboyed up and made it happen. give it a watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZIk...

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I'm helping raise funds for the Free Libraries Network with the offer below. Please donate so that @freelibsnet.bsky.social can continue to do the amazing work they do!

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It’s been years since I read this short story but I can never forget it.. brilliant and haunting writing !!

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🪐📚💙 #justfinishedreading #fantasy #romantasy Haven’t managed to read much this year yet, so very glad to finish my first fantasy of 2025. The author takes a story I know too well since childhood and gives it her own spin, making for a very fun and angsty read.

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The "Science" in Contemporary Global and Indian Science Fiction - a talk delivered at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) on 30 Jan 2025: www.youtube.com/live/9zj9sEf...

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2 more hours to go for the Hyderabad lit fest. It’s my first time and I’m so excited, especially to meet @gautambhatia88.bsky.social and @sridala.bsky.social !!!!

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What a lovely interview with Ted Chiang. “Life is more than an engineering problem” — lareviewofbooks.org/article/life...

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Xiao Zhan is 🔥🔥🔥

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On its 4th anniv, I'm reposting for bsky my most popular Twitter thread: a defense of the "inactive protagonist," which birthed the essay below, in exactly the way it was written. But first I need to contextualize how and why it was written. psychopomp.com/fantasy/augu... +

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This really is the most accurate and funny description of Lost You Forever S1… and why I love it so much 😍😍😍 can anyone guess who I shipped 😜😜😜 #LostYouForever

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Time to ring in the new year with my 2024 Wrap-Up! Come by for all my juicy stats and discussion of how my reading life has changed in 2024. https://realmsofmymind.wordpress.com/2025/01/01/the-year-in-review-a-look-back-at-2024-and-a-look-forward-at-2025/

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Your new year resolve should be to give my blog more SEO hits. You can even start off strong by visiting it today: readeratworkblog.wordpress.com

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With respect to the last line - that THE SENTENCE is unavailable outside India - it’s not been for want of trying (i.e. querying!). That said, I’ve just started re-querying it, going through the usual procedures, BUT if you do know any agents/publishers who may be interested, please let them know!

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ICYMI…

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#cdrama #EYDC2024 Day 31 - Favorite of the year Despite how many ever dramas I liked later in the year, my first love of 2024 is The Double and it’s still my top fav. I just completely fell in love with Wang Xingyue and Wu JinYan’s characters 😍😍😍

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I'm calling it: my favourite reads of 2024, three of which are even 2024 releases (remarkably, given how few new releases I read). Joint honours to We Are All Ghosts In The Forest and He Who Drowned The World for Read of the Year. Devastatingly good. onemore.org/2024/12/31/t...

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It’s finally time to wrapup my reading year and make some goals for 2025. Wanna see some colorful graphs about my reading? Checkout my wrap post! And let me know if there are any yearly reading challenges you think I might like to participate in 😊😊 myworldofbooks5.wordpress.com/2024/12/31/2...

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One last shameless plug for my #BookBlog this year— If you’re a 🧚‍♀️ fantasy/romantasy 🧚‍♀️ reader, give my blog a follow! I also occasionally review books from other genres. 😊 #BookBlogger aliteraryescape.com

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#cdrama #EYDC2024 Day 30- Was 2024 a good drama year? Duke Su in all his glory, Zhang Wanyi in 3 amazing characters, YiBo going on his daring adventures, and ending with the amazing Blossom - I can say this has been a good year, though I did watch much less dramas than before.

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#cdrama #EYDC2024 Day 29 - Anticipated dramas of 2025 Zang Hai Zhuan An He Zhuan Fox Spirit Matchmaker : Wang Quan

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#cdrama #EYDC2024 Day 28 - Something I want more of in dramas Less toxic and cold MLs, more healthy communication in relationships, better parent-child bonds, especially less horrible mother figures.

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After missing for almost 6 months on the blog, I’m back with my Favorite Books of 2024 post, which surprisingly has more nonfiction than SFF on it this year.. Do checkout and let me know if any of these are your favorites too …!!! myworldofbooks5.wordpress.com/2024/12/28/f...

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#cdrama #EYDC2024 Day 27 - Drama too few ppl watched I only checked MDL numbers and apparently very few ppl have watched Revenge of the Reborn Princess, but I found it to be beautifully shot, tightly plotted, with great leads and some lovely soulful music

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#cdrama #EYDC2024 Day 26 - Disappointing drama While it wasn’t a bad drama, I guess I had too many expectations from it bcoz of Wu Lei. It was just slow and slightly boring and overall okay.

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Sarah is, and I say this unhappily, one of our top Cassandras. Read up.

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#cdrama #EYDC2024 Day 25 - Fav romance Can’t choose between these two amazing couples.. #thedouble #blossom

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