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Alex Shvartsman

@alexshvartsman.bsky.social

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Bookwright & raconteur. Editor of the Unidentified Funny Objects annual anthology series. 2014 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction winner. Cheesy humorist.
www.alexshvartsman.com

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@alexshvartsman.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 9:51 PM

No, I think the novel isn't in the public domain still, so I never posted it. Happy to share it privately though as I said it's not that good. :)

@alexshvartsman.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 5:59 PM

In my not-very-good translation of the poem I avoided using either. :)

@alexshvartsman.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 5:06 PM

Come see me at the New York Comic Con! I will be at the Maya Narrative Universe booth (# 3325) Thursday through Sunday during dealer room hours. You can purchase copies of the MAYA novel, get them signed by the co-author Zain Maman, check out the new TRIALS OF MAYA board game, & also buy my books!

@aimeecozza.comOct 5, 2026, 4:04 PMReposted by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

It's the 5th of the month... It's time for another #5Star5th reminding you to review your recent reads! Invented by @sambeawesome.bsky.social I'm just helping propagate ;)

#Writer #IndieAuthor #Booksky #BookReviews #Reviewers

5th of the month, 5 star reminder. Many authors rely on reviews to find new readers! Here's your monthly reminder to review your recent reads. #5star5th
@atsayre.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 1:31 PMReposted by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

Today at noon I'll be doing a stream interview with my good friends Lancelot Schaubert and @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

You can check it out here: buff.ly/ADFVh5D

Come watch how much these two talk intellectual circles around me.
#speclit

@alexshvartsman.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 10:11 PM

I hereby promise no medieval poetry!

@rachelcordasco.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 3:41 PMReposted by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

@alexshvartsman.bsky.social on activist translation, @cristinajurado.bsky.social's interview w/Korean-to-English co-translators Sellar & Park, my interview w/ @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social about the Locus Awards' new translation category, Clelia Farris on reading my translations of her stories...

@rachelcordasco.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 3:39 PMReposted by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

Small Planet: The #SFinTranslation Magazine, brings you news and analysis about speculative fiction you won't find anywhere else, including:

@amandaghelms.bsky.socialAug 20, 2026, 2:40 PMReposted by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

✨✨✨COVER REVEAL✨✨✨
I'm delighted with my cover design and art by Caroline Teagle Johnson, who nailed the retro, campy vibes I requested for my debut, THE UPPER TENTACLE!

TUT publishes 02 09 27 from Union Square &. Co, but preorders are available now! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/amand...

On a faded background of a green tentacle on a pink backdrop, the cover for THE UPPER TENTACLE shines in all its pink, green, and red glory! A green tentacle coils upward, and a silhouette of a woman dangles one-handed from its tip. Title THE UPPER TENTACLE, in red, interweaves with the upper portion of the tentacle, and the author's name, also in red, is at the bottom. "February 9, 2027" is above the cover, and "Preorders available" is below it.
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@alexshvartsman.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 3:06 PM

Tonight! Come listen to Ken say smart things after I ask him stupid questions.

@alexshvartsman.bsky.socialSep 15, 2026, 7:00 PM

Your reminder that the entire ~40 min chapter 1 of The Best of All Possible Planets audiobook narrated by Eli Schiff and Lewis Black is on YouTube free of charge. Give it a listen!

youtu.be/vK9d3hCI0_4

@kyliu99.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 9:24 PMReposted by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

I'll be in NYC on Wednesday, 9/16, to talk about THE PASSING OF THE DRAGON with @alexshvartsman.bsky.social at the Asia Society. Come see us and get your signed book!

asiasociety.org/new-york/eve...

@kradec.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 4:06 PMReposted by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

This Saturday in Building 6 of Industry City it's Brooklyn Books & Booze Book Fair #2: Electric Book-aloo! I'll be there selling and signing books -- including my new release, THE INFLICTORS: COME TOGETHER -- along with dozens of other word-slingers. Come on by!

Details at brooklynbooksbooze.com

@ruadanbooks.bsky.socialSep 13, 2026, 2:07 AMReposted by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

INFECTION POINTS by @hellena.bsky.social delivers a "layered and complex" take on vampires—and their place in our ecosystem—in this eco-horror novella.

Pre-order the novella now; it's out 11.10.26!

🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/IP

(Thank you, @alexshvartsman.bsky.social!)

#BookSky #HorrorSky

The background image of a person in a yellow hazmat suit and wearing a respirator features a centered text box with the following text: “‘Infection Points is layered and complex, much like the relationship between humans and vampires that it posits.’—Alex Shvartsman, author of The Best of All Possible Planets.” A fusion of the biohazard symbol and the alchemical symbol for silver break up the text. Beneath the box, further text reads, “Infection Points, Elena Pavlova, 11.10.26.” The Ruadán Books logo appears centered at the top.
@bklynbooksbooze.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 5:06 PMReposted by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

A mere 9 days away -- BBB's Author Book Fair No. 2: The Bookening is coming to Barrow's Intense in #IndustryCity ! Over 30 authors selling/signing books, a day of panels and pitch sessions! Take home your next favorite book and meet fab writers!

#books #bookfair

More here: tinyurl.com/mvuwznfz

Brooklyn Books & Booze  author book fair adAuthors slated to appear at BBB Author Book Festival on 9/19
@alexshvartsman.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 8:06 PM

I have this awesome sticker from Spud Publishing, and now, so can you!

spudpub.com/products/sp-...

@alexshvartsman.bsky.socialSep 3, 2026, 2:40 PM

Folklore Horror from @flametree.bsky.social is out today! It includes my domovoi story "A Thousand Cuts" This is a gorgeous hardcover book.

amzn.to/4zVxipd

@alexshvartsman.bsky.socialSep 1, 2026, 5:48 PM

Very much enjoyed your column in this issue! I think I've only seen 4 of the 5 films. I'm curious, does it clearly come through in English that Kin-dza-dza is an absurdist comedy? In Russian it's not just strange, it's hilarious.

@alansmale.bsky.socialAug 31, 2026, 10:03 PMReposted by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

Blown away to have won my third Sidewise Award today!! -- for "Caesar at Sea", from the ZNB anthology SKULL X BONES, edited by David B. Coe and @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social. Alas, I couldn't be at Worldcon for the presentation, but all props to @alexshvartsman.bsky.social for accepting in my stead.

@rachelcordasco.bsky.socialAug 31, 2026, 1:37 PMReposted by @alexshvartsman.bsky.social

It includes a ton of exciting content: - @alexshvartsman.bsky.social on activist translation - @cristinajurado.bsky.social's interview with Korean-to-English co-translators Gord Sellar & Jihyun Park - my interview w/ @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social about the Locus Awards' new translation category

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