Notices by Rachel A. Rosen (youseeatortoise@wandering.shop)

New episode day! In which we talk to Julian Gunn about the Epic of Gilgamesh, problematic queer icons, inscrutable ancient Sumerian jokes, and Hobby Lobby: https://wizardsandspaceships.ca/2025/06/15/season-2-episode-2-the-ur-pisode-the-queer-heart-of-the-epic-of-gilgamesh-ft-julian-gunn/
#writerscommunity #podcast

Blight is OUT! You should be able to buy it and order it for your local bookstores and libraries in both paperback and ebook.
Amazon: mybook.to/blight
Other online retailers: https://books2read.com/u/mYVl9P
Direct from the publisher: https://bppress.ca/shop/ (1/2)

It's pretty timely right now, given *gesturing wildly at the state of the world* and I want to get it into as many hands as possible. Buy one for yourself, buy one for a friend (or enemy), talk it up, write a review, invite me on your podcasts—word of mouth is so vital to getting weird, queer, left-wing books out there. (2/2)

Blight launches in THREE DAYS. I'm so psyched for you all to read the next chapter in the Sleep of Reason saga. Now's a great time to pre-order, and remember, small press books live or die by reviews, so if you've read it and didn't hate it, please let the world know!
https://books2read.com/u/mYVl9P or https://bppress.ca/shop/

I've been doing some character illustrations for Blight, which comes out June 15th. You can pre-order it now, though:

https://books2read.com/u/mYVl9P or https://bppress.ca/shop/

And here is my favourite of the Blight illustrations that I did. Want context? Pre-order the book at https://books2read.com/u/mYVl9P or https://bppress.ca/shop/

#ScribesAndMakers May 25 How does photography shape your perception of the world? What subjects or moments do you find most captivating to capture?

I'm a quite decent photographer; it's just another art form for me, but one that allows for instant gratification. My favourite thing is people in urban decay settings.

@cstross I hate that you're so good at predicting the future.

Help us Sad Bastards!

Amazon in all its wisdom has taken down the Sad Bastard Cookbook. They won't tell us why. They won't tell us how to fix whatever tripped the algorithm. They won't seem to let us appeal. Reaching a human at Amazon is a Kafkaesque experience that we haven't yet managed to do.

Not only does this affect our ability to distribute it free to depressed, disabled, and broke folks, but the paperback is a big source of income for us. Anyone fought the 'Zon and won? Help!

#Wordweavers Day 1: Introduce your story as if it were a high budget film or series coming soon.

In lieu of saying something witty, I will refer you to my book trailer, which has tentacles in it and didn't get enough love when it came out:

https://youtu.be/oTfUTtjsZtw?si=vkoI0gkavrH50n6o