#bona books

[a-kind-of-merry-war]

Call for submissions!

Writer friends! Bona Books, who you may remember from their debut anthology last year, I Want that Twink Obliterated, are open again for submissions for their new anthology, Wrath Month.

From their website:

We’re seeking fantasy, science-fiction, and horror short stories that embrace punk and queer rage. There’s a glass ceiling in SFF representation, and we want you to throw a brick through it. Bring us the coven that burned Salem and your roaring bear-serkers. We want gangs of acid-wash werewolves, furious bipyromancers, flesh-eating femmes, and vengeant celestial bois—a cast of the downtrodden who make ruins of their oppressors. Wrath lies at the heart of queer liberation—it can be a spur to action and the only righteous response to a world that would prefer we didn’t exist. So crash mainframes, collapse empires, and break normativity. Pride month is over. It’s time for— Wrath Month

I chatted to the team at MCM London last year, and they were super cool. I really love the work they're doing, and you can submit/learn more here:

[masonhawthorne]

Bona Books has another awesome queer anthology kickstarting soon!

[malcolmschmitz]

Hey, gang! I'm excited to announce I've got a new short story traditionally published in Bona Books' new anthology, I Want That Twink Obliterated!

"Hazard Pay" is a pulp fantasy yarn about a transmasc gentleman thief who must take an ever-so-difficult job and climb a lich's tower. It's a little bit He-Man, a little bit Nimona, and a big bit Queer As Fuck.

It's coming out Summer 2024- I can't give an exact date, but if you want to keep tabs on the news, subscribe to my mailing list. Alternatively, if you want to make sure you've got a copy, you can simply...

~Preorder now!~

*~jazz hands~*

[sforzesco]

revisiting crassus, clodius, and the bona dea scandal! but this time with a new composition and a limited color palette

originally when I drew the first version of this idea, it was back when I thought that crassus would be a week long fixation at most (lmao), and instead he just. took up permanent residence in my mind. it seemed like a fun thing to go back to an earlier idea and see what changed now that I've spent a lot more time with everyone involved in this era!

also the way these two interlocked politically. I am. biting into it.

The Defeat of Rome: Crassus, Carrhae and the Invasion of the East, Gareth C. Sampson

Crassus: the First Tycoon, Peter Stothard

Crassus: A Political Biography, B. A. Marshall

Crassus, Clodius, and Curio in the Year 59 B.C., Robert J Rowland, Jr.

bsky ⭐ pixiv ⭐ pillowfort ⭐ cohost

[chocolatepot]

Ugh, I feel so conflicted about Good Omens all the time now - like, every time you see a piece of fanart I've reblogged, just assume there's a solid minute of indecision about queuing it.

Part of me wants s3 to get canceled (and s2 of Sandman as well) and everyone to just forget about his cultural impact, because it would fucking serve him right. Part of me is like, well, these things don't just represent fame and money to him, they're jobs for hundreds of other people, and a big break for at least one or two - plus it's Terry Pratchett's legacy, supposedly the plot they'd worked out together. And then I get suspicious of myself and accuse myself of only wanting to see how GO was going to be wrapped up.

[prosedumonde]

Elle préfère le silence, et saisir avec son pinceau la mélancolie des existences, dont rien ne reste ou presque, que le souvenir des instants, heureux ou malheureux, mais dont le caractère éphémère fait tout le prix.

Dominique Bona, Berthe Morisot

[isa-ah]

the way this fic builds the tension so gradually that you genuinely DONT EXPECT IT when it SNAPS on you oh my god. oh my god. "that careful character of terus was not returning." followed by "yesterday was thursday, isari." guess ill just. guess ill just jump off the fucking roof. guess ill jsut rip my shirt open and yell

[roman-writing]

the rules of scarcity (3/4)

Fandom: The Wheel of Time

Pairing: Seonid Traighan / Alliandre Maritha Kigarin

Rating: E (smut)

Wordcount: 13,243

Summary: A young Lady Alliandre attends the Crown High Council of Ghealdan and discovers new faces around the table.

Author's notes: Once again this chapter got away from me in length and I felt like I was rushing the ending. Long story short, we’re at 4 chapters now. Last time I split a chapter i stg

read it here on AO3

[whisperofthewaves]

the good thing about 1st person narration, especially when written in a form of recollection/memoir is that when the author for the 16th time in so many chapters reminds you of something the character did/how he came in possesion of something you can squint your eyes and magnanimously assume the narrating character is just a git in love with his own voice

[bkenber]

All-Time Favorite Trailers: 'Little Children'

A lot of movie trailers are scored with certain kinds of music to where certain themes are used over and over in them such as the ones from “Black Rain” and “Requiem for a Dream.” But for the “Little Children” trailer, however, the images we see are instead scored to the sound of a locomotive train which is about to reach its desired destination, and it proves to be the perfect illustration of…

[emilianadarling]

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[wornoutspines]

The Count of Monte-Cristo (2024) Movie Review | Revenge Served Cold: A Riveting Revival of a French Classic

The Count of Monte Cristo is a visually stunning, emotionally charged adaptation that brings Dumas' tale of betrayal and revenge to life. Don’t miss this gripping take on a timeless classic! 🎬 #MonteCristo #MovieReview #FrenchCinema

The latest French adaptation of Alexandre Dumas‘ classic The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Alexandre de la Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte, is a cinematic gem that captivates from start to finish. Starring Pierre Niney as Edmond Dantès, the film breathes new life into this timeless tale of betrayal, revenge, and redemption. Bastien Bouillon (The Night of the 12th), Anaïs Demoustier (The…

[dreamofbona]

bona had her pyramid game premiere last night (2/26 i think in korea)

first of all she looked stunning

secondly some of the wujus showed up!!

eunseo, luda, and yeoreum all showed up to the premiere! and we got eunseo and bona walking together and hugging!! this is everything!

also dawon posted a pic of bona from the premiere to her ig story and called her pretty

[various-stormsnsaints]

#106

[twilight-skies]

YOOOO LOOK

Unexpected acknowledgement of Esperanto in the book I’m reading!!!

[whentheynameyoujoy]

Look, I love Harrow but nothing will be funnier than the first book spending an entire chapter on hyping her up as this Erzebet Bathory of necromancy, a bona fide sadist who's a subject of cultish adoration, and when she appears you can hear the Drearburh bell go dun-dun-duuun-you're-fuuuuuucked, everyone drops into awed whispers and kisses the ground and her blacker-than-evil-itself robe sweeps the floor soooo majestically.... and then she opens her mouth and you go, 'Oh. It's Regina George. Because of course it is. Because this is narrated by a literal teenager.'