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K.A. Doore
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Insufferable Morning Queer - She/they
Author of THE CHRONICLES OF GHADID trilogy (queer assassins save the day!)
Shouter of queer sff books.
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K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · Jul 21
It's time for a new pinned post!
Hi, I'm Kai (yes that rhymes), author of the Chronicles of Ghadid trilogy aka queer assassins save the day!
I also put together an annual queer sff books list, shout about queer books, and lift.
Queer SFF Books: kadoore.com/2025/11/26/2...
Books: kadoore.com/novels/
A cartoon person with short teal hair showing off the cover of the Perfect Assassin. Beside the cover are a tea cup, an asexual pride flag, and a dagger. Below it is the following text: "a reluctant assassin must find—and stop—a murderer before the victims become personal; all while evading angry ghosts, holding down a dayjob, and having tea with the cute guy in the pub" A cartoon person with short teal hair showing off the cover of the Impossible Contract. Beside the cover are three camels, one of which is crossed out with a big red X, and the lesbian pride flag. Below it is the following text: "the daughter of the infamous Serpent has her first contract... for an asshole who is surprisingly difficult to murder. Can she kill this guy while dodging undead, wooing a cute healer, and stopping an ancient evil?" A cartoon person with short teal hair showing off the cover of the Unconquered City. Beside the cover are a skull with glowing eyes, a pansexual pride flag, and a bronze metal cuff. Below it is the following text: "turns out the only guy who can stop the hordes of undead from overrunning the city has a dangerous secret and there’s no limit to what you’ll sacrifice to stop the past from repeating" Outtakes. For the Perfect Assassin: "maybe the real treasure were the murders we stopped along the way." For the Impossible Contract "when the mark is a wanker but--ugh--needs to be alive to help save the world." For the Unconquered City: "oops, all trauma."
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Om nom nom
Four small apple cider muffins with cinnamon sugar topping and two apples in the background because the photographer was trying
September 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Today it is ever so slightly cooler than yesterday, so I declared it fall already and made a batch of apple cider muffins from Sprinkle Bakes.
They are absolutely delicious.
Apple Cider Donut Muffins - Sprinkle Bakes
Bake cozy apple cider donut muffins with a cinnamon-sugar topping—an easy fall recipe that tastes like your favorite cider mill treat.
www.sprinklebakes.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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eliaseells.bsky.social
NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about BODIES OF MAGIC by Freya Marske. A medical magical mystery that draws you into the travails of young healers on the cusp of their careers. Queer, smart, enthralling fantasy. Our drink is the Lantern Night, frosty and refreshing!
BODIES OF MAGIC by Freya Marske alongside a blue-green-grey cocktail in brilliant late summer light.
September 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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melissacaruso.bsky.social
OKAY SO this trilogy has got:

Pragmatic bi MC
Broken magic
Political intrigue
Found family
Plot twists
Secrets
Murder
Dashing international magic troubleshooting squad
Sinister mysterious animal friend
Everyone is hot and gay
Swordfights
Explosions
Dysfunctional magical family
Beloved spooky castle
September 11, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Yaay! My copy arrived yesterday and both kids were excited to hold their friend Marissa's book 💜💜💜
marissalingen.bsky.social Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 1d
IT'S TODAY!!! My fantasy novella, A DUBIOUS CLAMOR, is out today! From here on out, if you suddenly have the urge to read about harpies, opinionated weapons, and a bunch of misfits fighting the fash, you can just DO THAT! Order direct or from bookstores: hornedlarkpress.com/product/a-du...
Happy author Marissa Lingen, a long-haired white woman, holds up a copy of her book, A DUBIOUS CLAMOR
September 15, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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The low is going to be below 75F tomorrow fucking finally 😭
It's RUNNING SEASON birches 🏃‍♂️
(Don't ask about the high)
September 15, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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marissalingen.bsky.social
An interview with me on all sorts of topics! Friends and regular readers will be shocked to find I have opinions.
September 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
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Honestly, Doulas Adams was a bit dated even when I was introduced to his stuff oh... 20 years ago? I liked it regardless, but I bet it's a harder sell with the Kids These Days.
The beautiful thing is, that's why we continue to need new books by new authors. Someone else will capture that spark.
scalzi.com John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 2d
Elsewhere on Bluesky folks are noting that The Kids These Days aren't much into Douglas Adams. As someone who is much into Douglas Adams (and in fact wrote an intro to new edition of his works) allow me to remind folks that it's not actually surprising when The Kids aren't into decades-old stuff.
September 14, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Once you understand the corporate culture of AI hyperscalers is everyone cooking their brains by locking themselves in the bathroom, holding flashlights under their chins, and saying "Aaaaaaaaaay Eyeeeeeee" until they wet themselves in terror, things snap into focus:

pluralistic.net/2023/06/04/a...
A cutaway view of a stone tower containing an elaborate water-powered medieval geared machine. Rising out of the machine is a rainbow-tinted, pixelated God with the robes, beard and all. To one side of this scene is a cluster of tiny people in Jesus-era robes, falling about themselves in religious ecstasy all over a stone staircase, atop of which stands a robed priest with his hands upraised. The background is a set of shining golden rays, emanating from pixel-God.
September 12, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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raenbowpunk.bsky.social
One book you should have on your radar next week is ⚔️DUBIOUS CLAMOR⚔️ by @marissalingen.bsky.social, from
@hornedlarkpress.com!

🦅a sapphic ex-harpy
💞ALL the misfits
🗡️a magic sword with Opinions
🫠cowards facilitate fascists actually
🍰good pastry is IMPORTANT

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟!

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Sunday Soupçons #56 - Every Book a Doorway
A traveller's guide to fantastical cities, and an ex-harpy taking down fascists with a sword of uncertainty!
buff.ly
September 13, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Two weeks late, but birthday beachening achieved
Dunes covered in greenery and tall grasses against an almost empty blue sky, a small wedge of blue ocean barely visible beyond
September 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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When my whole family tussles me up and throws me into the nearest gator-infested pond, I'll be yelling "US CPSC told me to do it!!" the entire time
cpsc.gov U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 3d
If you're headed to work right now, thanks. If you're already at work, thanks again. If you're just waking up, there's nothing more exhilarating than testing the fire alarm at 7AM.
September 13, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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Me, yesterday: Not right now, 9yo. Maybe we can play the game later.
9yo, forlornly: I just lost The Game. :(

So I guess I've successfully passed that millennial pastime onto the next generation >:)
September 13, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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It's (much) too far for me to make it, but if you're in the area, go! Marissa *and* Naomi chatting for an hour?? That is going to be a fun convo.
marissalingen.bsky.social Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 3d
Some of my neighbor friends were surprised to hear that the nervous feeling of "nobody will come and also there won't be enough food" is not just for throwing "regular" parties, it's also for book launch parties. But it sure is. Oh geez. It sure is. So...Thursday evening at 6:00 at Moon Palace....
September 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM
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I initially parroted the received wisdom that bright colors are important for a baby's development in the comments, but now that I'm trying to find that research... of course it's turning out be a bit more complicated.
dopestatistics.bsky.social Mollz (ballz) @dopestatistics.bsky.social · 4d
NO NO NO NO NO NOOOOOO
News channel fb post: The Little Tikes Company is giving some of its most popular toys a modern makeover, launching a collection which "reimagines the brand's best-selling classics in a sophisticated, trend-forward palette of soft neutrals designed to complement today's homes." Photos show typical toddler toys such as the table, wagon, and car, but now made with no colors.
September 12, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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That's a sprint triathlon exactly 6 months from now... 👀👀👀
kadoore.com K.A. Doore @kadoore.com · 5d
I've started running after I bike the kids to school, which is fine, except now when I jump back onto my bike afterwards I've started wanting to stop by the city pool for a few laps.
...is this how it starts
September 12, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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*grabby hands* I have a neeeeeed
bron.bsky.social Bronwyn @bron.bsky.social · 5d
I don't know who exactly, but I feel confident that some of you want to know about this skirt with a design showing development of the Proto-Sinaitic script into many descendant scripts, including modern Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic, and Hebrew scripts. princess-awesome.com/products/adu...
Adult "Prototype" Writing Systems Origins Skirt With Pockets
Description Specifications In this design featuring the development of writing systems from Proto-Sinaitic to the present, the evolution of letter forms spirals out from the mother script (Proto-Sinai...
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September 11, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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I've started running after I bike the kids to school, which is fine, except now when I jump back onto my bike afterwards I've started wanting to stop by the city pool for a few laps.
...is this how it starts
September 11, 2026 at 2:16 PM
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There are very real safety concerns we need to address with generative LLMs. Deepfakes, privacy, AI psychosis, etc

We don't need to entertain goofy nonsense from people claiming they're inventing the torment nexus from the science fiction classic "Dipshit That's Not The Torment Nexus Go Outside."
September 11, 2026 at 12:14 AM
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ohnoaskelton.bsky.social
My very first Publishers Marketplace announcement!

I'm unbelievably excited to bring this story about trans rage, werewolves, and evil bigots getting what they deserve to you in Fall 2027!!
Publisher's Marketplace announcement. Reads: Petra Skelton's TWO STICKS AS TINDER, a horror debut about a trans teen abandoned by her family to an alt-right conversion camp and the monstrous transformation she accepts to free herself and fellow queer youth from harm, to Tamara Grasty at Page Street Kids, in a nice deal, for publication in fall 2027, by Morgan Wilson at Belcastro Agency (world). TV/Film: morgan@belcastroagency.com
September 10, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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Folks are sleeping on The Imaginary Corpse
wiswell.bsky.social John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 6d
Lathe of Heaven, The Princess Bride, and The Last Unicorn are all classics for good reason.

But more recently Tyler Hayes wrote The Imaginary Corpse, a noir detective story starring a stuffed triceratops toy and it is absolutely brilliant.
September 10, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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He does *such* a good job.
nome.bsky.social Nome @nome.bsky.social · 6d
Listening to the Abhorsen audio books for the first time, read by Tim Curry.

For someone who's such a big theatrical force, his narration is so... warm. Comfortable.

I'm glad that, even after his passing, I can keep finding and being moved by the art he made.
September 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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This morning I saw a claim that trans women have "taken" 900 medals and championships from cis women (no, those are not the terms they used, how did you know?).

I did something I don't usually do: I went to the TERF source.
September 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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Apparently quitting my dayjob and taking a 2-year sabbatical to spend time with my family, help my wife survive tenure-times, and recover from burnout
karenattiah.bsky.social Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 7d
What are you doing with your midlife existential crisis? No wrong answers. Just trying to see something, as the kids say.
September 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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It's B&N Preorder time! "But wait, didn't you just have a new release yesterday?" I DID but that was for my YA portal fantasy, and THIS is for my adult "haunted house but the real horror is capitalism" book THE HAUNTING OF SANTO DOMINGO STREET.

Preorder URL: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-haunti...
September 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM