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A story about the damage our youth incurs when we prioritize competition over mental and physical health.

Thank you @harpercollins.bsky.social and @marinerbooks.bsky.social for the #ARC.

creativerunnings.com/books/this-is-not-about-running-mary-cain

#BookReview #BookRecommendations #amreading

26.01.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Okay… so this was awesome.

#AnnieBot #SierraGreer @marinerbooks.bsky.social #BookSky

03.02.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE!

Listen to Anna Kovatcheva discuss her debut novel, SHE MADE HERSELF A MONSTER, with @vitcavage.bsky.social wherever you get your podcasts from.

Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/08vt... @marinerbooks.bsky.social

12.02.2026 17:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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dug out these photos of little me at the Palisades home I was born into, lived in until I was around five, and that burned down in the Palisades Fire. in FIRESTORM I write all about my memories of the house and seeing it in ruins, but I hadn’t found these photos until last week.

26.02.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 340 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 0
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β˜… The propulsive debut novel from T Kira Madden, author of the memoir 'Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls', explores the aftermath of child sexual abuse. This is unforgettable. @marinerbooks.bsky.social buff.ly/XxWyVNc

12.12.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Review of Alex Hutchinson's The Explorer's Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map Mariner Books, 2025

I reviewed Alex Hutchinson's THE EXPLORER'S GENE (@marinerbooks.bsky.social) for The Turned Page Review; Hutchinson digs into why we explore, why we should explore, and what it means to explore; thanks to @nowatnpl.bsky.social: turnedpagereview.substack.com/p/review-of-...

14.12.2025 02:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Grateful and honored to be part of this great collection. Makes a great gift for the mystery/suspense/noir reader in your life! Big thanks to @donwinslow.bsky.social, @stephcha.bsky.social and @edridgley.bsky.social. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social Get your copy today: bit.ly/4drzg5P

23.12.2025 00:39 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In his riveting FIRESTORM, NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff recounts his time reporting on the front lines of the 2025 LA wildfires. @marinerbooks.bsky.social

07.01.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of the cover of the book The Crown’s Silence, by Brooke Newman,

Picture of the cover of the book The Crown’s Silence, by Brooke Newman,

Very excited to have received my copy of the new book by @brookenewman.bsky.social Already deep into this timely, deeply researched and truly significant work.

26.01.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Just dropping this source material here for anyone paying attention. bit.ly/4qPvI2Y

09.01.2026 23:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Firestorm My new book.

some thoughts on the release of my new book, FIRESTORM. jacobsoboroff.substack.com/p/firestorm

09.01.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 86 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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thank you Spotify. listen to FIRESTORM now: open.spotify.com/genre/0JQ5IM...

09.01.2026 21:22 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
US cover of Louise Wallace's debut novel, Ash

US cover of Louise Wallace's debut novel, Ash

I spy the US cover of Louise Wallace's Ash, out in May 26 from @marinerbooks.bsky.social! www.harpercollins.com/products/ash...

17.10.2025 10:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
The cover of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by Nnedi Okorafor: lots is colorful circles on a black background.

The cover of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by Nnedi Okorafor: lots is colorful circles on a black background.

The book open to the page that contains my story, β€œThe Witch Trap”

The book open to the page that contains my story, β€œThe Witch Trap”

Aahh it’s release day for BASFF! Look at this gorgeous cover 😍 Thanks again to @gavingrant.bsky.social and @kellylink.bsky.social for pubbing ”The Witch Trap” in LCRW, and to @johnjosephadams.com and @nnedi.bsky.social for selecting it for this book 😭πŸ₯ΉπŸ©΅

@marinerbooks.bsky.social

21.10.2025 13:07 πŸ‘ 61 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 0
2025 Table of Contents

Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 contains the following stories.
FANTASY

    Look at the Moon by Dominique Dickey
    from Lightspeed
    The Witch Trap by Jennifer Hudak
    from Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet
    Ushers by Joe Hill
    from Amazon Original Stories
    Country Birds by Kij Johnson
    from Sunday Morning Transport
    The Wonders of the World by β€˜Pemi Aguda
    from Ghostroots: Stories
    Also, the Cat by Rachel Swirsky
    from Reactor
    What Happened to the Crooners by Russell Nichols
    from Nightmare
    The River Judge by S.L. Huang
    from Reactor
    A Stranger Knocks by Tananarive Due
    from Uncanny
    An Ode to the Minor Arcana in a Triplet Flow by Xavier Garcia
    from Death in the Mouth, Vol. 2

SCIENCE FICTION

    The Three Thousand, Four Hundred Twenty-Third Law of Robotics by Adam-Troy Castro
    from Lightspeed
    The Weight of Your Own Ashes by Carlie St. George
    from Clarkesworld
    We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read by Caroline M. Yoachim
    from Lightspeed
    Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole by Isabel J. Kim
    from Clarkesworld
    The Forgetting Room by Kathryn H. Ross
    from FIYAH
    The Audit by Olivie Blake
    from Januaries
    Yarns by Susan Palwick
    from Asimov’s
    Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! by T.J. Klune
    from In the Lives of Puppets
    Fuck Them Kids by Tatiana Obey
    from FIYAH
    The Sort by Thomas Ha
    from Clarkesworld

2025 Table of Contents Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 contains the following stories. FANTASY Look at the Moon by Dominique Dickey from Lightspeed The Witch Trap by Jennifer Hudak from Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet Ushers by Joe Hill from Amazon Original Stories Country Birds by Kij Johnson from Sunday Morning Transport The Wonders of the World by β€˜Pemi Aguda from Ghostroots: Stories Also, the Cat by Rachel Swirsky from Reactor What Happened to the Crooners by Russell Nichols from Nightmare The River Judge by S.L. Huang from Reactor A Stranger Knocks by Tananarive Due from Uncanny An Ode to the Minor Arcana in a Triplet Flow by Xavier Garcia from Death in the Mouth, Vol. 2 SCIENCE FICTION The Three Thousand, Four Hundred Twenty-Third Law of Robotics by Adam-Troy Castro from Lightspeed The Weight of Your Own Ashes by Carlie St. George from Clarkesworld We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read by Caroline M. Yoachim from Lightspeed Why Don’t We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole by Isabel J. Kim from Clarkesworld The Forgetting Room by Kathryn H. Ross from FIYAH The Audit by Olivie Blake from Januaries Yarns by Susan Palwick from Asimov’s Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! by T.J. Klune from In the Lives of Puppets Fuck Them Kids by Tatiana Obey from FIYAH The Sort by Thomas Ha from Clarkesworld

BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2025, edited by me and guest editor @nnedi.bsky.social is now available! See the cover and full TOC in the attached image. This is volume 11 (!!!) of BASFF.

www.harpercollins.com/products/the...
@marinerbooks.bsky.social

21.10.2025 13:55 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 7
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Today’s furlough read

Thank you!! @marinerbooks.bsky.social
@tim-weiner.bsky.social

@shaneharris.bsky.social

21.10.2025 14:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
On the right, a book (w/text: The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2025, edited by Nnedi Okorafor) with geometric dot pattern design on the cover. On the left, text that says "Featuring my story "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" On Sale October 21"

On the right, a book (w/text: The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2025, edited by Nnedi Okorafor) with geometric dot pattern design on the cover. On the left, text that says "Featuring my story "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" On Sale October 21"

BEST AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY 2025 (eds @nnedi.bsky.social & @johnjosephadams.com) is out today!

Link: tinyurl.com/3asj9f26

This volume includes my IGNYTE-AWARD WINNING story "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read"

@marinerbooks.bsky.social

21.10.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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It’s truly a dream to have my story β€œAngelo” selected by Celeste Ng for this year’s edition of Best American Short Stories! Special thanks to Nicole Lamy and @marinerbooks.bsky.social and to Laila Lalami and Ladette Randolph for selecting it for @pshares.bsky.social (where it first appeared)!

21.10.2025 15:27 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Best American Sci fi and Fantasy - featuring my story!

Best American Sci fi and Fantasy - featuring my story!

Yooooo I can't believe this day is finally here! A story of mine is going to be in Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 by @marinerbooks.bsky.social
of HarperCollins! One of the Big 5! I'm tripping out, man! Buy the book and read my horror love letter to hip hop!

21.10.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 4

You are adorable! Congratulations!

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My copy of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 stands next to Marlowe, a black cat with green eyes who is cat loafed on the carpet. (My cats weren’t being not being terribly cooperative models today, but I tried.)

My copy of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 stands next to Marlowe, a black cat with green eyes who is cat loafed on the carpet. (My cats weren’t being not being terribly cooperative models today, but I tried.)

The first page of my science fiction story β€œThe Weight of Your Own Ashes” in BASFF.

The first page of my science fiction story β€œThe Weight of Your Own Ashes” in BASFF.

It’s Publication Day for BASFF 2025!

So grateful to be included in such an amazing anthology with so many fantastic writers. Thank you to Nnedi Okorafor and John Joseph Adams, and also to Neil Clarke for first publishing this story in @clarkesworldmagazine.com

@marinerbooks.bsky.social

21.10.2025 18:44 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy pub day to this year’s edition of Best American Science & Nature Writing, out now from @marinerbooks.bsky.social. Thanks to editors extraordinaire Susan Orlean and @jaimealyse.bsky.social for including my @smithsonianmag.bsky.social feature on the art and science of wildlife tracking.

21.10.2025 19:05 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Available for sale now.
I love how it felt in my hand. Many more stories to come.
@yourimpossiblevoice.com @marinerbooks.bsky.social
@koneensaatio.fi

22.10.2025 19:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Can’t Wait Wednesday – Whidbey by T. Kira Madden @tkiramadden @tkiramadden.bsky.social @marinerbooks @marinerbooks.bsky.social @harperaudio #Whidbey #CantWaitWednesday Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have…

Can’t Wait Wednesday - Whidbey by T. Kira Madden @tkiramadden @tkiramadden.bsky.social @marinerbooks @marinerbooks.bsky.social @harperaudio #Whidbey #CantWaitWednesday bluemoodcafe.com/2025/10/22/c...

22.10.2025 21:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Big congrats to all the great authors who made the BAMS '25 Distinguished List! Get your copy today: bit.ly/4drzg5P @marinerbooks.bsky.social #bams25

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We're thrilled to see so many HarperCollins titles among Amazon Editors’ Best Books of the last 25 years. Explore the collection: bit.ly/3WUcDPW

23.10.2025 18:58 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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hi from the studio β€” recording the audiobook for FIRESTORM, out January 6 and available for preorder now. cannot wait for you to read or listen.

preorder now: a.co/d/j9eGjHv

24.10.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 213 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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Autocrats vs. Democrats \"A history, an analysis, and a set of prescriptions for the greatest geopolitical challenge of our time: the threat to the democratic world posed by C...

My new book -- AUTOCRATS VS DEMOCRATS -- is out next week! I write about the struggle between autocrats and democratic forces between countries and within them.

Preorder now and save a few dollars: www.harpercollins.com/products/aut...

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Congratulations to Angela Flournoy! Her novel, The Wilderness, has been longlisted for the National Book Award in Fiction. bit.ly/angelaflourn...

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