Jamie M. Boyd

I’m thrilled to announce (and simultaneously resisting the urge to change into a wolf and run through a deep, dark forest howling) that my weird fantasy story “The Wilding Year” is out now in Strange Horizons. 🦇👾🐶🦁🫏🦜🐞🐺🐠 strangehorizons.com/fiction/the-wi…

Making my way through the new December issue of Luna Station Quarterly! 👀🥰👇

Congrats @lunaquarterly writers: Asa West Sarah Magaharan KJ Chien Fija Callaghan Emma Schmid Elly McFadden Atalandi Evripidou @architamittra Karen L. Kobylarz @LavaKobylarz Diana Deverell Elizabeth Davis @gemmakchurch Hannah Birss @chloelynnwriter Marlaina Cockcroft

Favorite Speculative Novels/Novellas I Read in 2024: Someone You Can Build a Nest In by @Wiswell The Saint of Bright Doors by @_vajra Whoever You Are, Honey by Olivia Gatwood Rose/House by @ArkadyMartine A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.

I once asked the amazing Margaret Atwood what the hardest part of writing was for her. Rejection, she said. Just a reminder we all deal with it, even our idols. And why no this repost is not because I got 2 rejections this weekend. 😂 More on that talk: jamiemboyd.com/blog/handling-…

If you unsubscribed to the Washington Post or are just concerned abt our country consider donating that $ to @HaitianTimes_. The editor was swatted for their Springfield coverage. She’s an amazing journalist & former colleague of mine who deserves better. cnn.com/2024/09/18/med…

What a beautiful, heartbreaking story. 🔭💔🌜🌊

ALL OF THEM were categorized as literary! I love *both* categories and I love even more when boundaries between categories blur. I imagine PM defines these somewhat differently than, say, a bookstore. Anyone know? Also congrats to those authors making those sales!

The story of a woman who becomes convinced she was one of King Solomon’s 700 wives in a past life. The answer ….. ?

I’m always fascinated by what fiction is categorized as “literary” and what is marketed as SFF/genre. So here’s a fun quiz: Which of the following deals were listed under the literary category in Publishers Marketplace, *not* under sci-fi/fantasy/or horror categories ...

Gruesome yet heartwarming. Hilarious yet deep. I finished Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell over the weekend and can attest it’s as good as everyone says. Get on the cozy, spooky bandwagon, my friends!

Hope all in Milton's path are able to evacuate & stay safe. As an ex-reporter it's surreal to be home rn, a weird mix of relief & regret I won’t be covering the storm. Gratitude to 1st responders. Respect to journalists esp those at my old papers Tampa Bay Times & Sun-Sentinel.

Thought I’d be tired from the marathon of panels I attended for @FlightofFoundry but instead I was weirdly productive & inspired & have so many amazing book recs I think this account will just be me reading them & telling you guys what I think until the end of time. Sound good?

Mind blowing to see two hurricanes, #HurricaneJohn on the left (west coast of Mexico), and #HurricaneHelene (Big Bend region of Florida) on the right, both making landfall at nearly the same time. #Helene #John

Not an easy thing to do ...

@leverus Nyxia by Scott Reintgen. It's a very similar concept (teens in space, deadly competition to survive) but with a more diverse cast (POC, strong female characters), and it's part of a series, so if he likes it, there is more to sink his teeth into.

My younger son (12) isn't much of a reader. He craves Roblox, Youtube Shorts, Fortnite, anything but a book. So I gave him the most brutally addictive novel I could think of, ENDER'S GAME ... and it's working. I think. But I can't think what to give him next. Suggestions?

Today I learned ...

Man, the ending on this story. 💀 Great work by Constantine Singer. "A hapless ministry student encounters a man who now doubts that whatever power has been alerting him to imminent suicides so he can prevent them is truly benevolent." mysteriononline.com/2024/08/the-in…