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victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
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I love cats, comics, and houseplants. She, her. SFWA member. Writer of "A Place of Refuge" hopepunk space opera: https://books2read.com/rl/aplaceofrefuge
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victoriajanssen.eurosky.social @victoriajanssen.eurosky.social · Jun 17
Former rebel guerillas find their lost beloved friend and go to ground on a utopian planet. There's banter, bakeries, gaming, therapy, a lot of snow, and a solstice celebration.

#hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐

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100,000 words of Cozy Hopepunk. 3 books in a boxed set with covers by Augusta Scarlett; volume 1 features a beautiful black woman with a shaved head, against a blue background featuring a spaceship and a planet. Volume 2 features a smiling white woman, and Volume 3 features a stern black woman with gold inlays at her throat.
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srblomquist.bsky.social
Book 30! We’re looking at Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey. This one is technically a Novella, but it was so good! A queer fantasy western!
October 5, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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thismanyyearsago.bsky.social
116 years ago, on the 5th of October 1910, the Portuguese Republic was proclaimed. King Manuel II fled to England. He had become king in 1908, at 18 years old, after his father and older brother were murdered in an attack he himself was also present for. #otd #history 🗃️
Colour lithography by artist Cândido da Silva depicting the revolutionary events on the night of 3 October 1910 that led to the proclamation of the Portuguese Republic.
October 5, 2026 at 5:00 AM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
Former rebel guerillas find their lost beloved friend and go to ground on a utopian planet. Friends to lovers! There's banter, bakeries, gaming, therapy, a lot of snow, and a solstice celebration. Reviews welcomed!

#hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐

books2read.com/rl/aplaceofr...
100,000 words of Cozy Hopepunk. 3 books in a boxed set with covers by Augusta Scarlett; volume 1 features a beautiful black woman with a shaved head, against a blue background featuring a spaceship and a planet. Volume 2 features a smiling white woman, and Volume 3 features a stern black woman with gold inlays at her throat.
October 5, 2026 at 7:58 PM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
Fantasy story bundle! 16 books for $30!

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Newsletter - StoryBundle
Pay what you like and get a bundle of awesome ebooks and more!
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October 4, 2026 at 8:34 PM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
Former rebel guerillas find their lost beloved friend and go to ground on a utopian planet. Friends to lovers! There's banter, bakeries, gaming, therapy, a lot of snow, and a solstice celebration. 100,000 words.

#hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐

books2read.com/rl/aplaceofr...
100,000 words of Cozy Hopepunk. 3 books in a boxed set with covers by Augusta Scarlett; volume 1 features a beautiful black woman with a shaved head, against a blue background featuring a spaceship and a planet. Volume 2 features a smiling white woman, and Volume 3 features a stern black woman with gold inlays at her throat.
October 2, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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melissacaruso.bsky.social
Discoverability for new SFF books seems way down these days, especially outside of bestsellers and certain subgenres. I'm noticing this as both a reader and a writer. Great stuff is in danger of sinking without a trace.

Please post about new/recent books you love or are excited for!!! I'll start:
September 29, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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jolantru.bsky.social
Includes some YA, embroidery template and even a game.

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Visit Joyce Chng's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
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September 29, 2026 at 1:10 PM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
Punk Spec Fic Bundle on Itch! 24 books for $24.
Cyberpunk, bio & nano tech/punk.
Steampunk & Dreampunk. Hopepunk for dark times!
Ecologically sustainable Solarpunk.
Aether/ Arcanepunk with magic tech. Elfpunk & dragons!

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Punk Spec Fic Books by Elise Carlson and 24 others
Punk Spec Fic Books: 24 items for $24.00
itch.io
September 29, 2026 at 1:29 PM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
Sapphic Treats: character-driven erotic shorts by Victoria Janssen, collected from anthologies including Best Lesbian Erotica; Thunder of War, Lightning of Desire; & Lipstick on Her Collar. #sapphicseptember 💙📚 🌈📚 🧡🦄📚 ⏳📚 🤏📚

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A pale-skinned woman in slingback heels wears a short, ruched black dress; she stands with one foot lifted high. There is a billowing red scarf in the background. A pale-skinned woman with bare feet wears a black mesh leotard; she poses with one foot slightly lifted. There is a billowing blue scarf in the caramel-colored background. She has three snazzy black straps buckled around her thighs.
September 29, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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qospress.bsky.social
#Booksky Wrapping up #SapphicSeptember with some great reads? Let us help! We have books by Catherine Lundoff, Heather Rose Jones, Dee Holloway, Emily L. Byrne and more!
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September 29, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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philippagrey.bsky.social
Twelve free books for September by some wonderful sapphic fiction authors.

Find your next sapphic romance read from:
@bexbenjamin.bsky.social
@rebabale.bsky.social
@alysonrootauthor.bsky.social
@reneedahlia.bsky.social
@fionazedde.bsky.social
and others.
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Sapphic Short Stories
Sapphic Short Stories for women who love women. Tender glances. Quiet confessions. The soft ache of almost and the warm certainty of finally. These short stories celebrate the quiet magic between wome...
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September 17, 2026 at 1:20 PM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
Sapphic Treats: character-driven erotic shorts by Victoria Janssen, collected from anthologies including Best Lesbian Erotica; Thunder of War, Lightning of Desire; & Lipstick on Her Collar. #sapphicseptember #wlw 💙📚 🌈📚 🧡🦄📚 ⏳📚 🤏📚

books2read.com/rl/bedtimestories
A pale-skinned woman in slingback heels wears a short, ruched black dress; she stands with one foot lifted high. There is a billowing red scarf in the background. A pale-skinned woman with bare feet wears a black mesh leotard; she poses with one foot slightly lifted. There is a billowing blue scarf in the caramel-colored background. She has three snazzy black straps buckled around her thighs.
September 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
Hoo. Well.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.
www.motherjones.com
September 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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historleans.bsky.social
"Nearly two millennia ago, a wealthy Roman commissioned an intricate, multicolored floor mosaic that depicted two beloved household animals: a cat named Emerald and a dog named Ocean." 🗃️ #Archaeology www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Stunning Roman-era mosaic discovered in Turkey features 'Emerald' the cat and 'Ocean' the dog
A cat named Emerald and a dog named Ocean were memorialized in a Roman mosaic over 1,800 years ago.
www.livescience.com
September 20, 2026 at 5:29 PM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
Oracle Data Privacy Settlement: $37.42. I feel safer already. 🫠
September 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
The newbie's going to have to learn fast and not die.

Breathless adventure! Former telepath Talia struggles with trauma while embroiled in a perilous mission on an icy planet, and working to trust her new compatriots.

#specfic #sf #sapphic #QueerBooks 💙📚 🌈📚 🪐📚 🧡🦄📚

books2read.com/b/rattri
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Dissenter Rebellion: The Rattri Extraction by Victoria Janssen and Kalikoi Books
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September 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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Escape to Refuge! Former rebel guerillas go to ground on a utopian planet. There's banter, bakeries, gaming, therapy, a lot of snow, and a solstice celebration. 💙📚 🌈📚 🪐📚 🧡🦄📚

#sapphicseptember

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victoriajanssen.itch.io
100,000 words of Cozy Hopepunk. 3 books in a boxed set with snazzy covers by Augusta Scarlett; volume 1 features Talia, a telepathic black woman with a shaved head, against a blue background featuring a spaceship and a planet. Volume 2 features genius engineer Miki, a smiling white woman, and Volume 3 features pilot and soldier Faigin, a stern black woman with gold inlays at her throat, part of her augmentations.
September 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
Escape to Refuge! Former rebel guerillas go to ground on a utopian planet. There's banter, bakeries, gaming, therapy, a lot of snow, and a solstice celebration. 💙📚 🌈📚 🪐📚 🧡🦄📚

#sapphicseptember

books2read.com/b/aplaceofre...
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
victoriajanssen.itch.io
100,000 words of Cozy Hopepunk. 3 books in a boxed set with snazzy covers by Augusta Scarlett; volume 1 features Talia, a telepathic black woman with a shaved head, against a blue background featuring a spaceship and a planet. Volume 2 features genius engineer Miki, a smiling white woman, and Volume 3 features pilot and soldier Faigin, a stern black woman with gold inlays at her throat, part of her augmentations.
September 15, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
Sapphic Treats: character-driven erotic shorts by Victoria Janssen, collected from anthologies including Best Lesbian Erotica; Thunder of War, Lightning of Desire; & Lipstick on Her Collar. 💙📚 🌈📚🪐 #contemporary #historical #sciencefiction #fantasy #sapphic #wlw

books2read.com/rl/bedtimestories
A pale-skinned woman in slingback heels wears a short, ruched black dress; she stands with one foot lifted high. There is a billowing red scarf in the background. A pale-skinned woman in bare feet wears a black mesh leotard; she poses with one foot slightly lifted. There is a billowing blue scarf in the caramel-colored background. She has three snazzy black straps buckled around her thighs.
August 28, 2026 at 2:53 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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edmorland.bsky.social
As we're getting into the back half of 2026 do think about whether there's any works you'd recommend for the Otherwise Award for SFF "that expands or explores our understanding of gender".

The jury can't consider works they aren't aware of so do give them a heads up of stuff they shouldn't miss.
2026 Otherwise Awards Recommendations « Otherwise Award
Recommend works here for the Otherwise Awards jurors to consider!
otherwiseaward.org
September 13, 2026 at 11:54 AM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
My August #Reading Log is sparse because I was mostly reading my #TBRChallenge book for the month (The Hundred Days by Patrick O'Brian).

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My August Reading Log | Victoria Janssen
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September 13, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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Indie Authors,
If you've got punk subgenres on Itchio this article👇 lists under; Cyberpunk
Retrofuture
Earthbound
Cultural/ Historical
Mythical/ Fantastical/ Supernatural
OR Wild, Wonderful & Wonderfully Weird punk

Let me know if you'd like to join my Punk Spec-Fic Itchio bundle!
September 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
Today's theme song.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqrK...
The HU - Warrior Chant (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The HU
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September 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
victoriajanssen.eurosky.social
US Folks!
September 10, 2026 at 4:09 PM