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Laura Blackwell (she/her)I'm reading for the excellent Strong Women, Strange Worlds next Thursday, March 20 at 4:00 PDT/7:00 EDT—with all these fantastic writers of speculative fiction! These online readings are free—and there are prizes! Sign up at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-women-strange-worlds-33460611105" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/o/strong-women-strange-worlds-33460611105</a> to attend. See you there? <a href="https://mastodon.social/@Writing_Norse" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Writing_Norse</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FreeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBooks</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/AuthorReading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AuthorReading</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/WomenAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomenAuthors</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/EnbyAuthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EnbyAuthors</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horror</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/FantasyFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FantasyFiction</a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/HorrorFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HorrorFiction</a>

InkicanThis haven of quirky and offbeat independent scifi stories lets me take narrative risks and avoid conventional sci-fi tropes.<a href="https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter-independent-science-fiction-short-stories-sci-fi-short-stories-creator-economy-escape-narratives/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter-independent-science-fiction-short-stories-sci-fi-short-stories-creator-economy-escape-narratives/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freebooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/giveaway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#giveaway</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amreading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifiart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scifiart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberpunk</a>

InkicanThanks for the tip, @DarleneCypser! <a href="https://inkican.com/gsbcw-more-silent-book-club-options/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inkican.com/gsbcw-more-silent-book-club-options/</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freebooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/giveaway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#giveaway</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amreading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifiart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scifiart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberpunk</a>

Lydia SchochThe Metallurgy of Graham Rhenium by Alastor Velazquez: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1719825" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1719825</a>Happy reading, everyone! <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceFiction</a>

Lydia SchochThe Darkness in the Cyclone by Barnabas Soon & hyperhop: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1727022" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1727022</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horror</a>

Lydia SchochHeart of Water and Stone by EE Ottoman: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1727297" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1727297</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Romance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a>

Lydia SchochApis by Liz Boysha is free to read today: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1491181" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1491181</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a>

Lydia SchochThe books I’m sharing are free as of today in Canada and usually the United States of America, too. If you do not live in those countries or are reading this after March 13, 2025, I do not know if they are free or available for you. Please tag me if you want a boost for your lists of free speculative fiction books from other parts of the world. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SpeculativeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Horror</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paranormal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Paranormal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ScienceFiction</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Fantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBooks</a>

Queer Sci FiEvery month, we do this cool thing on QueerSciFi.com to support indie writers. We share 4 of their books with our readers for free, and then add those readers (only with permission) to the author lists. It's a great way to get some new reads, "meet" a few up and coming authors, and forge new connections. :)This month's books are below. Grab 'em here (we send them out around the 3rd of next month):<a href="https://queerscifi.com/join-our-maillist/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://queerscifi.com/join-our-maillist/</a><a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/queerscifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerscifi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/gayscifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gayscifi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/queerfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#queerfantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/gayfantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gayfantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/giveaway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#giveaway</a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/freebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freebooks</a>

Lydia SchochThe Ring and the Knife by Benjamin Parsons is free to read today: <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1360983" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1360983</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBooks</a>

Sax Brightwell 🌸Midweek reminder that Low Dawn is FREE and High Dusk and High Dawn are 50% off until Saturday on <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/Smashwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smashwords</a>! Get into a new indie series of steamy, queer, romantic sci-fi 🪐📚🌶 💙📚💕 <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookstodon</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/freebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freebooks</a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/ebookweek25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebookweek25</a> <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1462381" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1462381</a>

River J. HopkinsHappy Read an Ebook Week! 🥳 To help you find a book to celebrate, you can find both books in <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/TheOutcrossedSeries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TheOutcrossedSeries</a> for FREE at @Smashwords from March 2 - March 8. Find my books and many more at:<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/ebookweek" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.smashwords.com/ebookweek</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/ebookweek25" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ebookweek25</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/Smashwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Smashwords</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/FreeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBooks</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/FreeEBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeEBooks</a> <a href="https://writing.exchange/tags/DarkFantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DarkFantasy</a>

InkicanWelcome a haven of Independent Science Fiction Short Stories for sci-fi enthusiasts and independent thinkers seeking refuge from the chaos of everyday life. <a href="https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter-independent-science-fiction-short-stories-sci-fi-short-stories-creator-economy-escape-narratives/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inkican.com/emergency-reality-shelter-independent-science-fiction-short-stories-sci-fi-short-stories-creator-economy-escape-narratives/</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/freebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freebooks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/giveaway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#giveaway</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#amreading</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bookish</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scifi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#sciencefiction</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifiart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#scifiart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fantasy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#space</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cyberpunk</a>

AnderlandbooksWho is <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/GabrielZurmuehlen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GabrielZurmuehlen</a> ?<a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/freebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freebooks</a> <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/kindle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kindle</a> <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a><a href="https://mybook.to/CountsServant" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mybook.to/CountsServant</a>

zinedezines<a href="https://infosec.exchange/@tinker" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tinker</a> for ressources in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fran%C3%A7ais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#français</a> and in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Montr%C3%A9al" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Montréal</a> check Boite de livre à Montréal - you can add your own box to the map for free, as opposed to the free little library map. I say Montréal because it's well documented but it could be used for any city <a href="https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/fr/map/boites-a-livres-de-montreal-tiotiake-free-librarie_542900#15/45.5357/-73.5810" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/fr/map/boites-a-livres-de-montreal-tiotiake-free-librarie_542900#15/45.5357/-73.5810</a>Zines radicaux en français <a href="https://infokiosques.net/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://infokiosques.net/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/zine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#zine</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/montrealzinester" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#montrealzinester</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/livreadonner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#livreadonner</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/freebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freebooks</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/anarchie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#anarchie</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/solidarit%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#solidarité</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/communaut%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#communauté</a>

Robert KingettHonestly? Some of the best books lately, all DRM Free, have been free fanfiction books I've downloaded from Archive of Our Own. <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/FanFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FanFiction</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/DRM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DRM</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/DRMFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DRMFree</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/EBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EBooks</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bookstodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/reading" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@reading</a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/FreeBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FreeBooks</a>

AnderlandbooksWho is <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/GabrielZurmuehlen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GabrielZurmuehlen</a> ?A historical novel set in the late 1600s...<a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/freebooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freebooks</a> <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/kindle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kindle</a> <a href="https://bookstodon.com/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writingcommunity</a><a href="https://mybook.to/CountsServant" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mybook.to/CountsServant</a>

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