#2023 Books

[mayasynth]

My beautiful unhinged daughter, Mary Elizabeth Frankenstein <3 I know this was not at all how the scene actually went, but humour me

(Pssssst everyone please read Our Hideous Progeny, pleaseee 🙏)

[purplebass]

2023 books a darker shade of magic by v.e. schwab (reread)

Magic was a living thing---that, everyone knew---but to Kell it felt like more, like a friend, like family. It was, after all, a part of him (much more than it was a part of most) and he couldn't help feeling like it knew what he was saying, what he was feeling, not only when he summoned it, but always, in every heartbeat and every breath. He was, after all, Antari.

[somerabbitholes]

2023 in books, minus e-books, audiobooks, and borrowed and lent ones. a crisper list of favourites is on the rabbit hole

[wormwoodandhoney]

some 2023 books read: the goblin emperor, katherine addison

It was the first time in his life Maia had been surrounded by people who were like him instead of only snow-white elves with their pale eyes, and he missed several names in the effort not to faint or hyperventilate or burst into tears.

[elizmanderson]

free shipping with BookShop.Org this Prime Day

on July 11 & 12, 2023, BookShop.Org will offer free shipping to entice book buyers to buy from them rather than Amazon. BookShop is an independent seller owned by a small group of investors, the American Booksellers Association, and employees, and they donate to and partner with independent bookstores around the U.S. to benefit brick-and-mortar indies.

(you can read their "about" here.)

unfortunately, BookShop only ships within the U.S., although they do have a UK branch. (I'm not sure whether the UK branch is offering free shipping for Prime Day, but if you're UK-based it's worth checking!) but if you're U.S.-based and would like to buy The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher (or any other books) with free shipping and WITHOUT supporting Amazon this Prime Day, you can order through BookShop!

additionally, Edna's fantastical journey canonically begins on July 11 - the same day the free shipping starts. what better time to buy the book than the very day it begins?

orders over $100 will also receive a BookShop branded tote bag, which according to the email I received about this whole thing is their first-ever merch.

(I am not associated with BookShop. although I did sign up as an affiliate and do get a small commission when people buy through my affiliate links, which the buy links in this post are. but they didn't ask me to advertise. I'm just an author whose book starts on July 11, just like the free shipping.)

anyway, this Prime Day please consider buying The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher through not-Amazon. the book is an adult contemporary fantasy about an 83-year-old who leaves the nursing home for fantastical adventure and gets oodles of found family.

hardcover | paperback

[sardinesinthegarden]

My fave reads of 2023 in a collage zine :•)

[tianawarner]

5 sapphic ✨ graphic novels ✨ launching in 2023

Here are five graphic novels featuring a sapphic romance launching this year! Enjoy!

1. Mermaid Huntress (Ice Massacre graphic novel, Volume 2)

A forbidden romance. A battle for control of the seas. Will Meela choose to save her people or the mermaid she loves?

2. Cosmoknights (Volume 2)

Sapphics in space!

3. Belle of the Ball

High school wallflower Belle Hawkins ends up in a love triangle after tutoring the girlfriend of her crush.

4. Grand Slam Romance

A second-chance romance, softball-playing babes, and magical girl drama.

5. The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich

In this romcom, Lady Camembert wants to live life on her own terms, without marriage. Well, without marrying a man, that is.

Please add any I missed! :)

[hsincerely]

BOOKS READ IN 2023: the raven boys by maggie stiefvater

“The road isn’t awake.” “The … ley line?” Blue suggested. A little wistfully, she added, “But that doesn’t explain why only you and Noah can hear it.” The trees murmured, Si expergefacere via, erimus in debitum. “If you wake the line, they’ll be in your debt.”

[terrypratchettestate]

✨ A magical guide ✨

Tiffany Aching's Guide to Being a Witch by Rhianna Pratchett and Gabrielle Kent, illustrated by Paul Kidby, is out now!

Read more.

[shinigami-striker]

Danny Phantom 2023 | Thursday, 05.18.2023

In two months, Danny Phantom returns with a new graphic novel entitled "Danny Phantom: A Glitch in Time".

release date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023

[apolline-lucy]

marketing my book is so hard because I don’t wanna be like ‘hey I wrote this cute but kinda spooky sapphic fantasy with witches and monsters and mystery, please add it to your tbr on Goodreads and buy it next month when it comes out’ but at the same time that’s exactly what I should be doing lol oh to be a writer in this economy

[redxluna]

2023 books ∞ a taste of gold and iron, by alexandra rowland

[purplebass]

2023 books - divine rivals by rebecca ross

I prefer sunsets over sunrises, but only because I love to watch the constellations begin to burn. My favorite season is autumn, because my mum and I both believed that’s the only time when magic can be tasted in the air.

[aroaessidhe]

 2023 ACE & ARO books - part 2

LOVE LETTERS FOR JOY - June 6 - pan ace MC

A SONG OF SALVATION - July 11 - demi MC

ETHERA GRAVE - July 18 - ace MC , sequel

THIS DARK DESCENT - Sep 26 - ace-spec MCs

BEING ACE - Oct 10 - ace anthology

LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD - Oct 17 - ace lesbian MC

part 1 / part 3 / part 4

[c-e-mcgill]

It's UK paperback day!

Hi all! Briefly breaking my self-imposed social media ban (it's Deadline City, over here :') ) to tell you that the paperback of Our Hideous Progeny is out!* 🥳

* If you're in the UK/Europe/commonwealth! Sorry, rest-of-the-world, you'll have to wait 'til May! 😅

Also, it's time for soooooome:

✨ Giveaways! ✨

(UK only) - My publisher is giving away copies of OHP, plus an ammonite-shaped lamp(?!!) (I want one too, now 😂) on Instagram - ends Feb 4th at midnight!

(UK only) - My lovely publicist Izzie also has 10 copies of OHP to give away - if you're a book reviewer or blogger, DM her about receiving a copy!

Open to everyone: I'll be doing a free online reading Feb 2nd at 12pm EST with six other authors as part of 'Strong Women, Strange Worlds,' a group which highlights the work of authors of marginalized genders in SFF. I'll be doing a giveaway at the end for one copy of OHP, plus a bookmark and sticker!

✨ ...and an eBook sale! ✨

If you're an eBook fan (and based in the UK - sorry again, rest-of-the-world 🥲) you can grab OHP this month on Kindle, Kobo, or Google Play for just £0.99! A steal, I say, a steal!!

That's all for now - happy February!

[elizmanderson]

happy Edna Fisher release day to all who celebrate!!

You're never too old for adventure.

When you’re a geriatric armed with nothing but gumption and knitting needles, stopping a sorcerer from wiping out an entire dragon-fighting organization is a tall order. No one understands why 83-year-old Edna Fisher is the Chosen One, destined to save the Knights from a dragon-riding sorcerer bent on their destruction. After all, Edna has never handled a magical weapon, faced down a dragon, or cast a spell. And everyone knows the Council of Wizards always chooses a teenager—like the vengeful girl ready to snatch Edna’s destiny from under her nose.

Still, Edna leaps at the chance to leave the nursing home. With her son long dead in the Knights’ service, she’s determined to save dragon-fighters like him and to ensure other mothers don’t suffer the same loss she did. But as Edna learns about the abuse in the ranks and the sorcerer’s history as a Knight, she questions if it’s really the sorcerer that needs stopping—or the Knights she’s trying to save.

“Beyond the utterly charming premise of this wonderful book, you will find dazzling wit, a cast of delightful characters, and a plot that will sweep you away. At heart, this is a love story, but one that shows the depth and complexity of love in all its permutations. But my very favourite thing about this book is how it makes me believe in a kinder, better world.” - SJ Whitby, author of the Cute Mutants series

buy The Remarkable Retirement of Edna Fisher now, rsvp to a book event, or preorder the audiobook!