Rachel A. Rosen's Blog

Ever wonder what happens if you jump out of a spaceship without a suit? Find out the answer to this and other SFFH questions from two actual scientists, Rob & Jon Mound: https://wizardsandspaceships.ca/2025/...

In the latest episode of Wizards & Spaceships, Nick Mamatas goes to war on entire subgenres, rejoices in feel bad fiction, and nerds out with me about 80s music and publishing. Check it out (and buy his books): https://wizardsandspaceships.ca/2025/...

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/

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.

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/...

It's Launch Day for the ANTIFA LIT JOURNAL, Volume 1: WHAT IF WE KISSED WHILE SINKING A BILLIONAIRE’S YACHT? from Not A Pipe Publishing. You can check out the title anthology, by yours truly, along with the work of many other talented authors, artists, and poets.

More info and buy-links here: bit.ly/ALJVol1
Back the Kickstarter for Volume 2 here: bit.ly/ALJKick

It's our one-year anniversary and we're talking about my new novel on the podcast! Season 2, Episode 1: Blight

It's cover reveal and Kickstarter day. The first volume, "What If We Kissed While Sinking a Billionaire's Yacht?" (named after the story I have in it!) drops May 31, and the Kickstarter for Volume 2 is available now.

Join Rachel A. Rosen for the launch of Blight, the second book in her Sleep of Reason trilogy. Rachel will talk about how a fantasy featuring demons and sea monsters and wizards (oh my!) is relevant to life in 2025, speculative fiction as a terrain for resisting fascism, and writing about future events before they become historical events.

There will be a reading, conversation, and Q&A.

The event is free and open to the public. Glad Day serves a delicious selection of food and drink.

When: Thursday, July 3, 2025

When: 6:30-8:30 PM

Where: Glad Day Bookshop, 499 Church St, Toronto, ON M4Y 2C6 | Phone: (416) 901-6600

The BumblePuppy Press and Rachel Rosen gratefully acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts through The Writers' Union of Canada, and thank Glad Day Bookstore for hosting this event.

RSVP here!

Wizards & Spaceships season 1 finale! https://wizardsandspaceships.ca/2025/...

Happy one-year anniversary to us! We're celebrating with what I think is our best episode yet: Robert J. Sawyer on AI and transhumanism.

New Wizards & Spaceships episode! https://wizardsandspaceships.ca/2025/...

Also, if you are eligible to vote in the Aurora Awards, please consider nominating us for Best Fan Related Work! https://www.csffa.ca/2025/03/nominati...