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Hello lovely people!❤️

If you'd like to get your mum a copy of Tiny Moments of Joy for Mother's Day we're getting onto the last days for ordering your copies to make sure they arrive on time (making allowances for current global shenanigans!):

https://www.swashbucklerpress.com/tiny-moments-of-joy

Or if you think your mum would gleefully read a piratical detective story set in a post Tudor fantasy world, there's also OverLondon. It's rather good. I promise😊:

https://www.swashbucklerpress.com/overlondon

Thank you for reading my bookish promotional tomfoolery! ❤️🪻😊

Beáta reviews "Inkbloom" by E.D.E. Bell

"What really sold this book for me is Xelle’s arc of refusing to pledge herself to a single tower, and how she slowly comes to the realization that she can belong to multiple places without being worth any less than her peers. Such a delightful, queer take on that trope... I am sold on this series."

https://www.queerscifi.com/review-inkbloom-e-d-e-bell/

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You can find Queen of Swords Press titles at your local library or request them via Libby or Hoopla! Print from IngramSpark and audiobook from Overdrive as well! Read some great queer small press books this week! https://www.overdrive.com/publishers/queen-of-swords-press?page=1

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I finished "There is No Antimemetics Division" by qntm late last night.

It was on the TBR shelf for quite some time, but I'm glad I finally gave it a chance. I expected the narration to be a bit less straightforward than it turned out to be. Strong recommendation for anyone looking for a more cerebral, thought provoking, metafiction type read (also pleasantly surprised at the amount of horror).

I put this in the same category as Gnomon by Nick Harkaway and Interstellar (the movie), because at its heart, it's a novel about ideas and memory and where they come from and where they go. Love that shit.

I'll be honest: I feel like there three distinct parts. The first and third parts moved along swimmingly, the middle part was a bit slower in comparison.

Cool note: This book was birthed …

Book cover for There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm. Large geometric black shapes overlay a warm sunset landscape with trees. The title appears in spaced, minimalist white lettering across the image. The contrast between the natural background and stark abstract shapes gives it a mysterious, sci-fi tone.

A STARFARING COZY MYSTERY combines echoes of Golden Age detective fiction, queer sensibility, a touch of screwball comedy, and a far-future generation ship on its way to settle New Earth. Lots of fun, some sharp insights about tech and ethics. B PLUS

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/nobodys-baby-olivia-waite/1147243822?ean=9781250342263

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There's still time to join us tomorrow night for the VANISHING CULTURE book launch! 📖

Celebrate, meet the contributors, and hear why corporate interests, shifting distribution models, and cyber attacks are threatening public access to our shared cultural history. 📖

📅 Thu, April 23
🕠 5:30 pm: Doors open & entertainment
📍 300 Funston Ave, SF
🎟️ https://blog.archive.org/event/vanishing-culture-book-launch/

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A promotional banner for the Vanishing Culture Book Launch at the Internet Archive. On the left, bold text reads "Vanishing Culture Book Launch, Thursday April 23, Doors @ 5:30pm, Program @ 6pm, Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave., San Francisco." On the right, a graphic illustration depicts cultural artifacts including a VHS tape, an open book, a film reel, a vinyl record, and a CD, all dissolving into a cascade of black and white pixels, evoking the loss of digital and physical media. A pixelated pointing hand cursor and the word "SAVE" appear at the bottom, alongside the Internet Archive logo.