Shiraki Press

LIGHT & EARTH & MARROW is out TODAY! #cottagecore #horror Hedge witch Tilly Reinicke tries to guide her new neighbors to respect the paranormal world, but their contempt threatens everyone, and the Others will soon walk the Paths again. Grab your copy here: shirakipress.com/lem

Thrilled to have this one picked up for an Uncanny cover!

In the lead up to our Día de los Muertos & Samhain event on Nov 1st at Friday Afternoon Tea, we’re recommending sips and snacks! Title: Accelerated Growth Environment by @teffeau.bsky.social Tea: Jasmine Chun Hao by @fridaytea.com Treat: Cardamom bun from Sea Wolf Bakery Remember to RSVP!

Last day of @wfc2026.bsky.social ! Come by and buy the paperback/ebook bundle for your traveling home entertainment! $85/$45 (basically buy 4 get one free!)

Emily O’Malley Liu and @millieabecassis.com are signing books right now @wfc2026.bsky.social !

Our 2026 titles are now an ebook bundle too! They make a great gift or a nice treat for yourself. Five queer-normative sci-fi/fantasy novellas for just $45. If you’ve been wanting to read more before the end of the year, this is a great way to get back in the habit! Reading is hopepunk.

Brought to you by the Leaf Arranging Committee* *me, it me; colour credit: the local Venerable Pear plus a splash of green from its neighbouring hornbeam

All set up at World Fantasy! Also selling this little snake guy original. 🐍 🐍 🐍

Shhhhhh, they’re scheming 🤫🤫🤫 Art by hungryghost on BlueSky #booksky #characterart #fantasybooks #queerbook #cozyfantasy

Four years ago, when we got married, we never would have predicted this future. Today we’re celebrating by being small business owners and tabling at World Fantasy Con. 🫣 Thank you for being on this journey with us and believing in the hope for a better future. 🫰🤟🖖

Our 2026 titles are now a bundle! They make a great gift or a nice treat for yourself. Pick up these five queer-normative sci-fi/fantasy novellas for just $85. If you’ve been wanting to read more before the end of the year, this is a great way to get back in the habit! Reading is hopepunk.

This weekend is @milehicon.bsky.social--Denver, Colorado's annual SF/F/H convention. Find me on panels, readings and more! Hope to see you there! #MileHiCon

Oh hey! One of the subplots from Accelerated Growth Environment! laurencteffeau.com/accelerated-...

In the lead up to our Día de los Muertos & Samhain event on Nov 1st at Friday Afternoon Tea, we’re recommending sips and snacks for your enjoyment. Title: The Color of Time by @millieabecassis.com Tea: Serpent’s Garden by @fridaytea.com Treat: fresh baguette from Sea Wolf Bakery Remember to RSVP!

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Im excited for my silly little gay book. F*ck the algorithm. You can’t win against it and it seems to get worse every day, so you might as well hype yourself up! #booksky #writerlife #queerauthor #indieauthor

Remember- if you do want or don’t want a certain future, it’s your job to vote and participate in your community. Know your voting rights: vote.gov

Two weeks from today is November 1st: Día de Los Muertos or Samhain. Join us at @fridaytea from 6:00 - 8:30 pm to celebrate and commemorate the past year and those who have gone on before us. Free to attend but please RSVP for headcount! www.eventbrite.com/e/dia-de-los...?

You can also support us via bookshop.org/shop/shirakipress You can check out our recommendations and here’s a glimpse of what other folks have bought that we’ve earned a commission from.

My friends are so sick of me at this point Art by emberwick #booksky #fantasybooks #queerbook #cozyfantasy #lgbtbooks

Help pls Subscribe www.patreon.com/ShirakiPress? Order our books at shirakipress.com or your preferred retailer. Order other books via bookshop.org/shop/shirakipress Ask your library to order them! Share them. Gift them to other readers! Attend our events. Keep believing in better tomorrows!

FALL IS UPON US! 🍂 Soon, the Others will walk the Paths again ... shirakipress.com/products/lig... #booksky #horror #sff #fantasy #sapphic

This is how Becky Chambers feels about AI. ME TOO. I hadn’t thought about the sentience issue and damn if it doesn’t make AI “owners” more evil. Print your own at otherscribbles.com/aizine

Story Island starts in ONE month! We're excited to talk about genre-blending, diverse character representation, indie/trad publishing, and how our first year of publishing has gone at this brand new writing conference. Register today at storyislandpnw.com !

bots are down I'm a queer author with a small indie press and I'm putting out my first book in March and I really love it but I also really suck at online marketing bullshit but it's really gay and they fight the cops like literally be gay do crime but as a stupid campy fantasy story k that's it bye

Want FALL VIBES? Dark nights? Spooky stuff? Tea? Candles? Harvest rituals? We got em in this book! shirakipress.com/products/lig... #booksky #ssf #fantasy #folklore #sapphic

Another indie book review! This time for the sapphic sci-fi fairytale retelling, "The Color of Time," by Millie Abecassis! #booksky #bookreview #bookblog

Save the Date! Our next online Shiraki Press Book Club will be for Accelerated Growth Environment by @teffeau.bsky.social on November 12th at 5 PM Pacific time! RSVP via eventbrite at www.eventbrite.com/e/1998022418...

THE COLOR OF TIME got a very nice writeup from the Bay Area Reporter 🤩 www.ebar.com/story/171022...

Less than 2 hrs to go!

TODAY!! Join us for a book club / AMA / chat hour 🫖 Informal! Cosy! Bookish! Come yell at me for FREE 😁 #booksky

Our next Shiraki Press Book Club will be tomorrow at 10 AM! We'll be discussing Light & Earth & Marrow by @jeanniemarschall.bsky.social RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/shiraki-pr...

It’s usually a pretty small turnout (sample size of 1 🫣), so it’s a great chance to ask Jeannie your questions!

THIS SATURDAY: Join Shiraki Press and author Jeannie Marschall online to discuss her cozy folk horror novella LIGHT & EARTH & MARROW. 10am Pacific, RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/shiraki-pr... #bookclub #smallpress #horror

We've just posted a quick recap of our whirlwind Portland/Seattle tour last week! shirakipress.com/blogs/news/p... #publishing #smallpress

TITLE: Light & Earth & Marrow @shirakipress.com GENRE: sapphic fantasy/folk-horror 3 feelings it evokes: wonder, rage, & THEY HAD IT COMING

Please judge me by my cover. #booksky #queerauthor #queerbook #fantasybooks #cozyfantasy

Sometimes (like all the time) you just have to toot your own horn. We're incredibly proud of the books that we've published this year and we think you should all read them. So we added them to the @sfwa.bsky.social recommended reading list on sfwa.org Go check it out and add your own if you're able!

T'is my be-candled author copies!! 😍

What light through yonder box-gap shines?? #booksky #fantasy #sff #horror #author #amwriting #queer #novella #folklore

I’m almost TOO excited about my TBR #booksky #reading #amrreading

Congratulations to Lauren!!

Also featuring @hubcitypress.bsky.social, @shirakipress.com, @modernartistpress.bsky.social, @spiegelandgrau.bsky.social, @riverriverbooks.bsky.social, and @artepublico.bsky.social! www.clmp.org/news/books-l...

Went to a book event last night and met the wonderful @ianpattersonauthor . Excited to crack into this book once I finish my current read.

Join us tomorrow at 7 PM at Third Place Books Ravenna for a joint book event! @ianpattersonauthor.bsky.social and @inezraybooks.bsky.social will be discussing Fruits of Our Labor and Buzzard. RSVP at thirdplacebooks.com/event/ian-pa...

For Sapphic September, support women's rights (and rites, in the case of dis witch) AND ALSO women's wrongs 😈 📚💙 (and indie presses, o'course!) shirakipress.com/products/lig...