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Hi, I'm Jason and I run this ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ indie book publishing imprint. Check out our videos tab for the Random Page series and more. Representation is key, let's connect. silkrhodebooks.com

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Ad for the book PONDS: An Illustrated Guide, showing the book cover, and part of a colorful pond food web diagram.

Ad for the book PONDS: An Illustrated Guide, showing the book cover, and part of a colorful pond food web diagram.

My PONDS book is now shipping from Amazon! :-)
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๐Ÿงช๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸŒŽ๐Ÿชถ๐Ÿก #ponds #lakes #freshwater

10.03.2026 01:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Gold Mine, by Wilbur Smith (1970)
#randompage #fiction #vintage #booksky #drama

10.03.2026 02:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Trope tree around the book cover of the Full Moon Problem by Kay Claire. Text, from top clockwise: cosy autumn romance. Small town romance. Fated mates. Family grief. available on kindle unlimited. Cottagecore. Trans MC. M/M romance. Werewolf romance.

Trope tree around the book cover of the Full Moon Problem by Kay Claire. Text, from top clockwise: cosy autumn romance. Small town romance. Fated mates. Family grief. available on kindle unlimited. Cottagecore. Trans MC. M/M romance. Werewolf romance.

Background: digital art of tropical leaves
Book cover: All Roads Lead to This by Kay Claire. Two men standing in front of a yellow van holding plants. 
Tropes around the cover, clockwise: Proudly South African; childhood friends; anxiety rep; pining; m/m with trans mc; available from multiple platforms; friends to lovers; plants; only one bed; road trip romance

Background: digital art of tropical leaves Book cover: All Roads Lead to This by Kay Claire. Two men standing in front of a yellow van holding plants. Tropes around the cover, clockwise: Proudly South African; childhood friends; anxiety rep; pining; m/m with trans mc; available from multiple platforms; friends to lovers; plants; only one bed; road trip romance

Book cover of A Mutual Connection by Kay Claire on a pastel holographic pattern background. Text around cover from top clockwise: Proudly South African, ADHD rep, they/them pronouns, pan4pan, hidden identity, available from multiple platforms, preorders now open, e/em/eir pronouns, T4T, tattoo studio, online friends

Book cover of A Mutual Connection by Kay Claire on a pastel holographic pattern background. Text around cover from top clockwise: Proudly South African, ADHD rep, they/them pronouns, pan4pan, hidden identity, available from multiple platforms, preorders now open, e/em/eir pronouns, T4T, tattoo studio, online friends

Surprise cover reveal, Finding Bliss by Kay Claire. Text along right side: Domme woman x sub man, shibari, Autistic trans woman, AuDHD trans man. Text on left side: T4T couple, tattoo artist x apprentice, opposites attract, 28K words

Surprise cover reveal, Finding Bliss by Kay Claire. Text along right side: Domme woman x sub man, shibari, Autistic trans woman, AuDHD trans man. Text on left side: T4T couple, tattoo artist x apprentice, opposites attract, 28K words

I have 4 romance books with trans masc MCs! The Full Moon Problem - trans M/Cis M, All Roads Lead to This - trans M/cis M, A Mutual Connection - trans masc/trans femme enbies, Finding Bliss - trans W/trans M.

05.03.2026 12:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Promo picture of 7 ebooks by Karen Lykkebo. Top row: The Palace of Winds trilogy. Too the right: Heir to The Sun. Bottom row: Dirt You Shall Become, Now and the Hour of Death, Drowned Hearts. 
Text: Web shop opening SALE. 65% off ebooks. www.karenlykkebo.com

Promo picture of 7 ebooks by Karen Lykkebo. Top row: The Palace of Winds trilogy. Too the right: Heir to The Sun. Bottom row: Dirt You Shall Become, Now and the Hour of Death, Drowned Hearts. Text: Web shop opening SALE. 65% off ebooks. www.karenlykkebo.com

Book sale !!

Epic fantasy, portal fantasy, short horror stories ๐Ÿ–ค

I opened my own webshop and to celebrate my books are heavily discounted!

Go check it out: www.karenlykkebo.com/category/all...

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™

05.03.2026 19:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Night Songs, by Charles L. Grant (1984)
#randompage #fiction #vintage #booksky #fantasy

03.03.2026 03:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Time for a #writerslift #ShamelessSelfpromoSunday
Drop to your #books, #blogs, #poems, #shorts, #articles, etc.
#readersoftwitter BUY A BOOK!
#BookBoost #BooksWorthReading #writerslife #amwriting #BookRecommendations #booksky

01.03.2026 14:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Scooby-Doo and the Masked Magician, by James Gelsey (2001)
#randompage #fiction #vintage #booksky #kids #mystery

22.02.2026 18:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover for โ€˜Enlil and Aris: The Complete Collection by Rebecca Crundenโ€™. Cover is purple, yellow and orange with white font. Image shows two silhouettes of men with a crow above them, the sun behind.

Cover for โ€˜Enlil and Aris: The Complete Collection by Rebecca Crundenโ€™. Cover is purple, yellow and orange with white font. Image shows two silhouettes of men with a crow above them, the sun behind.

๐Ÿง™ wild witches
๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ› a crow (or two)
๐Ÿ”ฎ portal fantasy
๐Ÿˆโ€โฌ› a cat who wanders in
๐Ÿ‘จโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ‘จ true love
๐Ÿ—ก๏ธ revenge
๐Ÿ‘‘ evil faeries

๐Ÿ”– universal link: mybook.to/rlEOgP
๐Ÿ’Œ itch.io link: rebecca-crunden.itch.io/enlil-aris-t...
๐Ÿ“– goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

[ #booksky ]

20.02.2026 01:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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King Kobold Revived, by Christopher Stasheff (1983)
#randompage #fiction #vintage #booksky #fantasy

18.02.2026 01:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My THIRD 5-star review is on Amazon and I'm super-happy with it! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜

The Honeymaker's Daughter SPECIAL DEAL Kindle (only 77p/99c!): mybook.to/honeymakerbr...
The Honeymaker's Daughter paperback: mybook.to/honeymakerbr...

17.02.2026 15:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Flash" as in "appear briefly in the prologue without much context", not "get naked", lol

16.02.2026 16:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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15.02.2026 04:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Indigenous FMC
Disaster Lesbians
Scottish Love Interest
Trans Rep
Cafe Owner x Writer
Light Angst
Cafe Guardians (cats)
Meet Cute
Nerdy Couple

Indigenous FMC Disaster Lesbians Scottish Love Interest Trans Rep Cafe Owner x Writer Light Angst Cafe Guardians (cats) Meet Cute Nerdy Couple

โœจEARLY ACCESS BOOK BOXโœจ

Did you miss out on a PR box? There are a few copies of JAVAWOCKY left for sale in a Deluxe Book Box!

Get a signed copy, your choice of stuffie and other crochet goods, bath bomb, journal, bookish goodies, and more!

spilledinkcoffee.com

#booksky #lesfic #sapphic

13.02.2026 19:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beginner's Guide to Black Science Fiction & Fantasy part iii This is a beginner's guide to black science fiction and fantasy.

Gerald L. Coleman comes through once again with a comprehensive collection of Black Fantastic fiction to check out for Black History Month and beyond. Please share.
geraldcoleman.com/beginners-gu...?

10.02.2026 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Platoon, by Dale A. Dye (1986)
#randompage #fiction #vintage #booksky #drama

07.02.2026 22:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Time for a #writerslift #ShamelessSelfpromoTuesday
Drop to your #books, #blogs, #poems, #shorts #articles, etc.
#readersoftwitter BUY A BOOK!
#BookBoost #BooksWorthReading #writerslife #amwriting #BookRecommendations #booksky

03.02.2026 15:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yours is next, bud! Steven and I will get you something awesome.

03.02.2026 15:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Book cover artwork for "The Girl Who Didn't Go: A Private I.D. Mystery". We see the haunting and shadowy figure of a young girl pressing her hand against a wall of ice and an overlay of a frosty empty highway at night with sobering streetlights overhead.

Book cover artwork for "The Girl Who Didn't Go: A Private I.D. Mystery". We see the haunting and shadowy figure of a young girl pressing her hand against a wall of ice and an overlay of a frosty empty highway at night with sobering streetlights overhead.

My client Stephanie's detective novel is fully edited, so now it's time to wrap up layout and attributions, and this one's ready for publishing very soon. Big shout out to my friend Aaron who does amazing work with cover art! #booksky #fiction

03.02.2026 04:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
BABEL ON CALLISTO

Querying February 2025 

@saraduranauthor
sara.duran@bsky.social

COMPS 
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler, labeled โ€œisolated research stationโ€ and โ€œphilosophical alien threat.โ€
The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw, labeled โ€œqueer, visceral horrorโ€ and โ€œlove as a consuming force.โ€
The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei, labeled โ€œpsychological unravelingโ€ and โ€œfracture under mission pressure.โ€

PITCH 
โ€œOn a lunar prison outpost, two exiled men uncover a cosmic presence waking beneath the ice.

As their uneasy alliance against it twists into something tender and terrifying, they are confronted with the one thing they never expected to find on a dead moon: a reason to live.

But the ice is thinning.โ€

TASTE 
โ€œNeither spoke as Elias bypassed the security protocol on the keypad. The metal hatch shuddered as it unlocked, slinking back to hidden panels in the wall.

They cleared the first few floors with carrion precision, methodical as Dermestidae stripping a carcass to bone. In Eliasโ€™s imagination, the gore thinned into something vasterโ€”the time-lapse unraveling the ruin from above. Wordlessly, corridors were scoured to nothing as he and Jack moved like insects beneath an overhead lens.

As the hours dissolved, their work became abstracted into a cold anatomy, intimacy pared away as cleanly as flesh from the frame until only the architecture of survival remained. When Jack hacked into the collapsed doorway to the next stairwell, Elias marveled at the contradiction: how those same brutal hands had, only that morning, traced him with the delicacy of a scalpel.โ€

BABEL ON CALLISTO Querying February 2025 @saraduranauthor sara.duran@bsky.social COMPS The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler, labeled โ€œisolated research stationโ€ and โ€œphilosophical alien threat.โ€ The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw, labeled โ€œqueer, visceral horrorโ€ and โ€œlove as a consuming force.โ€ The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei, labeled โ€œpsychological unravelingโ€ and โ€œfracture under mission pressure.โ€ PITCH โ€œOn a lunar prison outpost, two exiled men uncover a cosmic presence waking beneath the ice. As their uneasy alliance against it twists into something tender and terrifying, they are confronted with the one thing they never expected to find on a dead moon: a reason to live. But the ice is thinning.โ€ TASTE โ€œNeither spoke as Elias bypassed the security protocol on the keypad. The metal hatch shuddered as it unlocked, slinking back to hidden panels in the wall. They cleared the first few floors with carrion precision, methodical as Dermestidae stripping a carcass to bone. In Eliasโ€™s imagination, the gore thinned into something vasterโ€”the time-lapse unraveling the ruin from above. Wordlessly, corridors were scoured to nothing as he and Jack moved like insects beneath an overhead lens. As the hours dissolved, their work became abstracted into a cold anatomy, intimacy pared away as cleanly as flesh from the frame until only the architecture of survival remained. When Jack hacked into the collapsed doorway to the next stairwell, Elias marveled at the contradiction: how those same brutal hands had, only that morning, traced him with the delicacy of a scalpel.โ€

Coming soon to agent inboxes!

โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข

ANNIHILATION x BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

๐Ÿ’ซtwo exiled men (and their secrets)
๐Ÿ’ซone lunar prison (and its horrors)
๐Ÿ’ซa cosmic entity that wants them dead
๐Ÿ’ซthe love theyโ€™ll lose if they donโ€™t survive

#SF #H #R #LGBT #amquerying #QuestPit

31.01.2026 05:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 213 ๐Ÿ” 114 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Traditional Publishing: The Brutal Truth Every Author Should Know
Traditional Publishing: The Brutal Truth Every Author Should Know YouTube video by Alkira Publishing, Editing & Book Design

...or, just reach out to Silk Rhode Books. The choice is yours! lol
youtube.com/shorts/mBRhw...

30.01.2026 05:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The shop does look great! Wait, are you shutting it down? It's just so hard as a small retail shop to get exposure, and also algorithms bury you and redirect to like Amazon. Also, in this administration no one has disposable income.

27.01.2026 15:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Away and Beyond, by A.E. van Vogt (1952)
#randompage #fiction #vintage #booksky #scifi

25.01.2026 22:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How the Government Shutdown is Affecting Publishers When the government shuts down, most of the attention goes to headlines about federal employees, national services, and legislative negotiations. But the effects reach into quieter corners of daily li...

Silk Rhode Books has been waiting over six weeks at this point for several catalog numbers (LCCN), which normally take two weeks to process. The portal shows these requests aren't even pending yet. Was the LoC defunded or something? #booksky
waldenhousepublishers.com/f/how-the-go...

22.01.2026 03:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The original SMB did the princess so dirty, poor thing!

21.01.2026 20:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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All Emergencies Ring Super, by Ellen Emerson White (1997)
#randompage #fiction #vintage #booksky #mystery

19.01.2026 02:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love the Odeum! Glad you had a great time, Chris, didn't realize you were local. Happy new year

14.01.2026 19:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Crafters: Blessings and Curses, Book 2, by Christopher Stasheff & Bill Fawcett (1992)
#randompage #fiction #vintage #booksky #fantasy

14.01.2026 03:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Now in paperback! An instant national bestseller โœจ

She sheltered a wounded enemyโ€”and risked losing what little she had left. THE JACKALโ€™S MISTRESS is a heart-pounding Civil War love story.

Grab your copy today! Available wherever books are sold.

#onsalenow #historicalfiction #newbooks

13.01.2026 15:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Flesh and Bone: an MM horror romance novella by Arden Powell. Cover art: yellow silhouettes of two cowboys on horseback ride inside the body of a huge black dog on a crimson background under an outline of the Rocky Mountains.

Supernatural wild west, horror romance, short novella, gross werewolf body horror, queer Canadian author, historical Canadian setting.

Flesh and Bone: an MM horror romance novella by Arden Powell. Cover art: yellow silhouettes of two cowboys on horseback ride inside the body of a huge black dog on a crimson background under an outline of the Rocky Mountains. Supernatural wild west, horror romance, short novella, gross werewolf body horror, queer Canadian author, historical Canadian setting.

On Monday Jan 12 I'm joining @romgothsam.bsky.social at Romancing the Gothic's book club to chat about my western-gothic novella FLESH AND BONE. Two cowboys in 1889 Canada are hunted under the full moon...

2-3pm EST, virtual, completely free to join!

RSVP: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-discu...

08.01.2026 14:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Out now: An A-Z of Beatrix Potter by @drpennybradshaw.bsky.social

A fresh insight into #BeatrixPotterโ€™s writing and legacy through twenty-six interconnected, alphabetically arranged essays on her published and private works.

๐Ÿ“˜Get your copy: https://bit.ly/4s5kOY9

08.01.2026 16:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0