Amy Avery / Avery Ames

Reintroduction post! I'm Amy, a SFF author who occasionally dabbles with horror elements. - Fave author is Robin Hobb - Fan of rpg video games, especially the Dragon Age series - I love writing messy, complicated relationships - Graphic designer/prepress by trade - Bossed around by a tuxedo cat

Honored for THE THORNS WE WEAR INSIDE to be included in this roundup!

It's the book birthday of Halls of The Dead by @smhallow.bsky.social and I am so hype to read this one. 😍 Necromancy? Gothic vibes? Queer? SOLD. #booksky

A heart is a heavy burden 🔥 #art #howlsmovingcastle

finally, more deets about the virtual event! don't forget to register to receive the Zoom link (and if you registered previously, the tickets are fixed to correctly reflect this event): www.eventbrite.com/e/em-anderso...

Did you know I also have a podcast where I chat with other writing folks about various topics in the world of writing and publishing? Today's episode is with author Solar Hoàng on writing political fantasy! anditswriting.com

If you ever read one of my books from the library, I would be so excited! Never feel guilty about it. I love my local library and use them frequently. Libraries are amazing. 😍

I have watched this movie an embarrassing number of times.

A whole bundle of amazing queer books are up for sweepstakes, including an ARC of The Thorns We Wear Inside! 👀 #booksky #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks

Nothing like copyedits to make you question your entire grasp of the English language 😂

Today's the last day for the Barnes & Noble pre-order sale to get The Thorns We Wear Inside! A sapphic, gothic fairy tale of a witch and a vampire trying to escape a cursed castle, while their two parasitic demons will stop at nothing to keep them apart. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-thorns...

OMG! Y'all are amazing! You really looked at our original goal and said "cute. we can do better!" 💋 So let's go! Down to go for $75K? 😝 📚🌟 https://tinyurl.com/qllpride

our gay agenda?? the most queer books you’ve ever seen together in one place & the more $$ we raise in our annual fundraiser the faster we’re able to add to our collection (givebutter.com/qqlls-pride-...)

Difficult choice. There are a few I could choose, but I love this one front to back. Muse: Absolution

Meet Mir and Raye, the witch and vampire from my dark, queer gothic fairy tale THE THORNS WE WEAR INSIDE. Book coming November 2026. averyames.com/the-thorns-w...

Quiet Reading Day at the local cider brewery! Only about 60 pages left in this book and it's so good. 😍 Perfect gothic ominous vibes.

🚨 NOW AVAILABLE ON NETGALLEY UK!🚨 World Fantasy Award winner @julietmarillier.bsky.social 's THE AMBER OWL - book 1 in new lyrical eco-fantasy THE HEARTWOOD DUOLOGY - has landed on Netgalley UK and is available to request now! Request: https://geni.us/SolarisNG Preorder: https://geni.us/amberowl

🌈 Book scavenger hunt, Pride Edition! ❤️ Red: Carmilla 🧡 Orange: A Long Time Dead 💛 Yellow: Kushiel's Mercy 💚 Green: Direct Descendant 💙 Blue: Voyage of the Damned 💜 Purple: Tales From the Flat Earth: The Lords of Darkness

it's been three years since I last asked for help with this, SO LET'S TRY AGAIN since I have a bunch of new followers and still haven't found this book - it was published BEFORE 2020, probably before 2018, and possibly before 2016 - the gingersnaps are a MUST bc they're the only detail I remember

Name a TV show you're positive no one remembers but you.

Another day, another announcement of job cuts at our uni. We're both employed there, and both in jobs at risk of being made redundant. Feeling pretty hopeless and bereft, both for ourselves and for the wider community/city. Anyway, buy/pre-order our books? geni.us/needfire geni.us/avisl

Went to a local Pride Bash Party today and had a blast!

Ong Bak. An underrated martial arts fave of mine.

Today is the biggest day for Ellipsus since we launched in 2023! 🎉. 🧵👇 youtu.be/WEd5I5bLrfA

Also I missed most of the library discussion yesterday, but I want to go on record that I love my local library so much and will never turn on libraries. I am both a book buyer and library user. If you check out any of my books from the library, I'm elated 💙

My local indie bookstore had a sidewalk sale today and I snagged a few new reads 👀 The Wolf and the Woodsman is already a fave, but I didn't have this beautiful edition. The other three are new reads that caught my eye. #fantasybooks #bookhaul #booksky

This pride month, if you're looking for an atmospheric fantasy read with lyrical prose and haunting fall vibes, check out THE LONGEST AUTUMN. Featuring a queer-positive society, a bi and polyamorous MC, and her allosexual but aro BFF. Find out more here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Oh hey! That's me talking about aromantic representation over on Publishers Weekly! 💚✌️ www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Day 11 #LGBTQWriteAThon So many, but especially @itsawaymont.bsky.social has talked me down from so many writing cliffs, is the best rubber-duck writing pal anyone could ask for, and is always there for me. And is a super talented writer whose work I can't wait to have on my shelf. 💙

The new, rebooted "...and it's writing" podcast is right around the corner! Our first episode drops on Monday, where I chat with @monatewari.com about the ups and downs of your publishing debut year. Check out the links at anditswriting.com to subscribe on your service of choice!

Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente Twice, because I initially bought the standard paperback and then later a special limited edition.

Portals #1 drops in October and will open to submissions on June 22nd! It will be co-edited by the incredible Angel Leal and Jess Cho, who are looking for horror fiction/poetry by trans authors. All proceeds from sales of this installment will go to Trans Lifeline. 🏳️‍⚧️ (3/8)

Tim Curry as Darkness, no contest. (Although technically not the biblical devil, I say it counts)

The Way It Haunted Him Review: Laura R. Samotin’s Dark Academia Horror Is the Real Thing https://gnofhorror.com/the-way-it-haunted-him-review-laura-r-samotin/

[Bill Nye voice] DID YOU KNOW THAT... this bundle is over, but you can get all my current short stories on Itchio in PDF or EPUB for name-your-price? that means free (although tips are appreciated)! elizmanderson.itch.io

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about THE PERILOUS LIFE OF JADE YEO by Zen Cho. A frothy epistolary novella, this literary comedy of manners dazzles and delights in true effervescent style. Utterly charming! Our drink is an Artistic Education, a bright bubbly mocktail.

everyone who makes a little game or a little comic or a little zine or a little website is beautiful in my eyes.

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! It’s time for our next artist reveal for the July Roll for Romance crate! Next up is Cynthia @cynicaldrawings.bsky.social who illustrated the Dust jacket for Non-Player Character by Veo Corva! 🧵

#LGBTQWriteAThon June 9: I can join on day 9, right? 😂 I've been dabbling in 🐻 APPALACHIAN ROMANCE so: 🛏️SCHITT'S CREEK vibe in small-town TN 💕 Bi/poly MMC and single mom FMC 🐻 Body positivity, love with soft/saggy bits 🍆 Middle-aged shenanigans, because the fun doesn't stop when you hit 30

Started painting book edges again! A creepy forest design to match the cover of THEY FEAR NOT MEN IN THE WOODS by @gretchenmcneil.bsky.social

The newest member of my little cactus family!

Realm of the Elderlings tv series.

🌈 Hey Reading Rainbows! Our February Here There be Dragons photo challenge is officially underway! Entries are open until June 15th! 🧵

NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about TALES OF NEVÈRŸON by Samuel Delany. A sword-and-sorcery classic, this first volume of the landmark saga sets the stage with five tales of a mythic past. Grandly expressive, deeply queer, intensely thoughtful, our drink is the Kolhari.

This morning's reading (and my reading buddy who is not very helpful). HOW TO FAKE IT IN SOCIETY by @kjcharleswriter.com - it's so utterly charming and I'm loving it so far 😍

📢 Hey friends and fiends! 📢 I'm (finally) working on the 2026 Queer SFF Book list and I want to make sure I don't miss YOUR book! So if you have a adult SFF book coming out this year (2026) that has a queer MC, please take this opportunity to SHOUT IT OUT in the comments or QTs!! 📚❤️🧡💛💚💙💜📚