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We love the look of a fully stocked Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine!!! After selling out of World of Wakanda by @RoxaneGay74, we stocked #NubiaTheAwakening by @ClarenceAHaynes and @OmarEpps signed by Omar Epps. @penguinrandomhouse // @delacortepress We also restocked #EscapingExodus by @NickyDrayden after the title sold out two weeks ago. @harpercollins // @harpervoyagerus We also wanted to let everyone know that there are only two copies left of Dream Journal by Bay Area based author @HellaSpiritualOakland. If you are at the Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine, and want to learn more about a title each book has a QR that you can scan for more information 😀. @OaklandiaCafexBakery is open M to F from 7AM to 5PM. If you live in Downtown Oakland, it's a great location to meet for coffee, pastry, and lunch 😋 👌🏿 😀. Let us know in the comments if and when you want to visit, and our CEO @IsisAsare will try to meet you!!! #OmarEpps #nickydrayden #SistahScifi #DreamJournal #downtownoakland #oaklandiacafexbakery (at Oaklandia Cafe) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpn44o8PJGy/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We’re going to be discussing The Prey of Gods by @nickydrayden in episode 3 (coming to a podcast platform near you March 3!) so I’m settling down to read it with the pugs. Have you read it? Let us know your thoughts! BOOK SUMMARY: In South Africa, the future looks promising. Personal robots are making life easier for the working class. The government is harnessing renewable energy to provide infrastructure for the poor. And in the bustling coastal town of Port Elizabeth, the economy is booming thanks to the genetic engineering industry which has found a welcome home there. Yes—the days to come are looking very good for South Africans. That is, if they can survive the present challenges: A new hallucinogenic drug sweeping the country . . . An emerging AI uprising . . . And an ancient demigoddess hellbent on regaining her former status by preying on the blood and sweat (but mostly blood) of every human she encounters. It’s up to a young Zulu girl powerful enough to destroy her entire township, a queer teen plagued with the ability to control minds, a pop diva with serious daddy issues, and a politician with even more serious mommy issues to band together to ensure there’s a future left to worry about. . . . #saturdayvibes #amreading #thepreyofgods #nickydrayden #podcast #bookpodcast #literature #goodreads #bibliophile #puglife #bookworm #sff #fantasy #scifi #book #booklover #bookphotography #bookstagram #fictionfans #fictionfanspodcast https://www.instagram.com/p/CLhpPDzMlix/?igshid=101k7sxwpr8i8

Thanks to Angela Yuriko Smith for the heads-up, and of course to Nicky Drayden for writing her wonderful story “The Simplest Equation”.

More Escaping Exodus swag! I ordered this book so long ago, this is definitely getting me hyped that it’s almost here! If you like the little trading cards, let me know! I have a stack and haven’t decided on homes for all of them yet, I am hoping to drop them in the mail (with maybe some other bookish nerdish goodness I’ve acquired) this week. . And reminder, if you want a pair of earrings to match a book you’ve written, a book someone you love has written, or just a book you’ve loved — I am open for commissions! Base price is $42 (more to include premium beads like crystals, precious metals, or glow-in-the-dark, less if we work out some sort of swap!) DM me if you are interested! . . #escapingexodus #nickydrayden #bookswag #booklove #blacksf #wocauthor #bookcovercoordinated #handmadeearrings #openforcommissions https://www.instagram.com/p/B2wucDggAHg/?igshid=1740eebfoohvy

Finished my pair of #bookcovercoordinated earrings for Nicky Drayden’s upcoming Escaping Exodus this weekend. Swipe for earring closeup. I love all the purples and greens in these — I liked the more pastel version, too, but I’m glad I tried this bolder version! (Sometimes it’s difficult to predict how translucent beads will look in a piece — how they look in a vial is NOT how they look in beadwork, which can depend on the color of the thread, the beads around them, etc.) . Also, I can’t wait for this book to come out! . AVAILABLE. $42, including U.S. shipping. DM to reserve or request a commission! . . #nickydrayden #escapingexodus #fanart #beadedearrings #handmadeearrings #brickstitchearrings #fringeearrings #danglyearrings #seedbeadearrings #purpleandgreen #madeinmichigan #lansingartist https://www.instagram.com/p/B1oRSUDAWds/?igshid=rnus4de2aedd

I CAN’T DECIDE — which set of colors to commit to? The slightly more pastel combination on top earring? Or the bolder colors on the bottom earring? . . #bookcovercoordinated #designproblems #beaderproblems #escapingexodus #nickydrayden https://www.instagram.com/p/B1gfzxTAzGF/?igshid=lkqu4725dnvq

My first pre-order swag! I love this sticker so much that it may be work to convince myself to put it on something rather than horde it in a box somewhere forever. And look! Little trading cards! How will I decide who to send them to? If you want this swag, too, I *think* there is some still available — follow @nickydrayden on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook for more info. But of course mostly, I can’t wait for the BOOK. . . #nickydrayden #escapingexodus #bookswag #preorderswag #booknerd #booklife #read https://www.instagram.com/p/B1cMdEQgSpS/?igshid=1thmqzowj3b6o

Weekend used books haul. Did I go to the bookstore knowing that I had no room on my non-fiction shelves? Yes. Did I end up buying just as many non-fiction books as novels? Also, yes. For the record, I blame my father for both non-fiction purposes. And the Good Lord Bird, actually, since it was my dad that lent me that John Brown biography that he is NEVER GETTING BACK. As for The Prey of Gods, I picked it up idly because I’ve been seeing Drayden’s name around a lot, and then LOOK AT THAT LITTLE GIRL’S FACE — IT IS SO FANTASTIC, HOW COULD I NOT BUY IT?? . . #bookhaul #usedbooks #thepreyofgods #nickydrayden #theprofessorandthemadman #simonwinchester #destinyoftherepublic #candacemillard #thegoodlordbird #jamesmcbride #tbr https://www.instagram.com/p/BteD-o9HXmr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17n0p52c7snyu