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Charlie Jane Anders is an author Author, Promises Stronger Than Darkness (out 4/11!) Writing New Mutants: Lethal Legion miniseries for @Marvel. Co-host, @OOACpod. 🖼️: @ten_bandits/@RoStein404

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Book Cover for: Skin Deep Magic: Short Fiction, Craig Laurance Gidney

Skin Deep Magic: Short Fiction

Craig Laurance Gidney
PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!

Also! Out today is The Nectar of Nightmares by @ethereallad! A whole new short story collection by the author of the beautiful Skin Deep Magic? Yes please! https://www.underlandpress.com/nectar.php

Paperback, 2014

$16.95Member price:$15.26 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Counterfeit, Kirstin Chen

Counterfeit

Kirstin Chen
PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!

Don't forget! Writers With Drinks is coming up next Saturday (6/11). Featuring Julia Serano (Sexed Up), Kirstin Chen (Counterfeit), Jon Papernick (I Am My Beloveds) and Shelly Oria (I Know What's Best For You). $5 to $20. Masks/vax required. 7 PM @MakeOutRoomSF! 🍸🖊️🎙️📚👏 https://t.co/IpgeaQf3LP

Paperback, 2023

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: In Between Places, Lauren L. Wheeler

In Between Places

Lauren L. Wheeler
PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!

One week from Saturday: Writers With Drinks! Featuring: Vanessa Hua (Forbidden City) Juba Kalamka (Son of Byford) Naseem Jamnia (The Bruising of Qilwa) Lauren Wheeler (In Between Places) Adele Bertei (Why Labelle Matters) All proceeds: @shantiprojectsf https://t.co/EKDr49NtIe https://t.co/nWn8rawpXN

Paperback, 2022

$21.00Member price:$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Pillow Book of SEI Shonagon, Sei Shonagon

The Pillow Book of SEI Shonagon

Sei Shonagon
PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!

The Pillow Book of Sei Shonagon was a huge innovation. If you got sleepy while reading, you could easily convert it from "book" to "pillow" and have a nap

Paperback, 2013

$26.95Member price:$24.25 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: The Women Could Fly, Megan Giddings

The Women Could Fly

Megan Giddings
PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!

An absolute triumph... Giddings conjures up a world that feels familiar, despite the increasingly creepy hints of dystopia. And along the way, she shows what the anti-witch crusaders really fear most: our ability to create a better world if we work together.

Paperback, 2023

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Infomocracy: Book One of the Centenal Cycle, Malka Older

Infomocracy: Book One of the Centenal Cycle

Malka Older
PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!

I just bought my mom a copy of THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES by @m_older for her birthday. My mom loved Malka's novel Infomocracy, and she's also a lifelong fan of Dorothy L. Sayers mysteries. So I know she'll love this murder mystery set on Jupiter — and I bet you will too!

Paperback, 2017

$22.99Member price:$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches: A Romantic Cozy Fantasy, Sangu Mandanna

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches: A Romantic Cozy Fantasy

Sangu Mandanna
PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!

Mika is an engaging protagonist, full of snark and fire, yet constantly startled whenever anybody actually cares about her. Reading about Mika’s slow healing from the wounds of her lonesome is a healing experience for the reader, too.

Paperback, 2022

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Empire!, Jordan Red Arobateau

Empire!

Jordan Red Arobateau
PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!

Damn. I just found out that Red Jordan Arobateau died in November. He was a pioneer of trans writing, but also of trans speculative fiction. He was publishing SFF novels starting with 2006's Empire!, and he paved the way for all of us. https://t.co/T1ECHB0WC2

Paperback, 2007

$21.96Member price:$20.86 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: The Story of the Hundred Promises, Neil Cochrane

The Story of the Hundred Promises

Neil Cochrane
PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!

Happy book birthday to The Story of a Hundred Promises by @ItsNeilCochrane! I love this gorgeous trans fairytale so much, and I can't wait for y'all to check it out. Also, next Weds. 10/12 at 8 PM ET, join Neil and me in conversation at @Loyaltybooks! <3

Paperback, 2022

$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Why Labelle Matters, Adele Bertei

Why Labelle Matters

Adele Bertei
PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!PROMISES STRONGER THAN DARKNESS is out *now*!

One week from Saturday: Writers With Drinks! Featuring: Vanessa Hua (Forbidden City) Juba Kalamka (Son of Byford) Naseem Jamnia (The Bruising of Qilwa) Lauren Wheeler (In Between Places) Adele Bertei (Why Labelle Matters) All proceeds: @shantiprojectsf https://t.co/EKDr49NtIe https://t.co/nWn8rawpXN

Paperback, 2021

$18.95Member price:$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book