Gabriella Buba

Biracial Filipino Author and chemical engineer keeping things riding the explosive limit. I write anti-colonial filipino epic fantasy. SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW coming June 2024 🇵🇭🇨🇿🇺🇲🏳️‍🌈 she/her Gabriella's Linktree

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Hi Tumblr I'm an Asian fantasy author fleeing the sudden death of all my other social media sites 👋 I've used Tumblr for years as a fandom lurker and rarely posted but in light of all my other communities imploding I guess I'll have to figure out how to be actually active on Tumblr and find bookish and writerly folks here 💜 say hi if that's you 🥺

If you love diverse filipino fantasy with bipoc leads, angry bi women clawing for space in a world that's always rejected them and soft boys who'd do anything for them, awesome elemental magic based on early Filipino shaman/ babaylan/katalonan mythologies and the Tagalog creation story, and the Bakunawa/Laho the 🇵🇭 sea dragon 🐉 and drowning colonizers then I hope you'll keep an eye out for SAINTS OF STORM AND SORROW coming in June 2024 from Titan Books

Gabriella Buba | Twitter, Instagram, TikTok | Linktree

Writing for bold, bi, brown women who deserve to see our stories centered🇵🇭

[reynard61]

Let's ambush mama! 😼

[dvandom]

"Why do Pallas cats always look grumpy?"

"Pallas kittens."

[waywardmartian]

The sheer roundness of this kitten must be admired.

[do-you-have-a-flag]

I'm curious about what books people consider apart of the canon for tumblr users? not just popular but also that you associate specifically from discussions on this site

like, dracula daily emails ensured a lot of people here read dracula, and i will always associate not just sherlock holmes but the pastiche hound of the D'Urbervilles with my time on tumblr. but i wanna know what other books, old, new, whatever, that people associate with tumblr

i feel like there's a big overlap with early 2010s booktubers favourites, and i would be interested in any genre and style contrasts with booktok too.

[teawitch]

I feel like tumblr is a hang out for lots of lit and classics majors. This place can handle anything from Dr. Chuck Tingle to a Pliny the Eld er joke.

Tolkien

Jane Austen

Terry Pratchett

Jeeves and Wooster

Sherlock Holmes (Note - Granada Holmes not modern Sherlock)

Poirot (David Suchet)

Untamed was big for a time

Tumblr is just a place where people read.

[sorchaivy]

Also Tumblr authors!

@thebibliosphere with Hunger Pangs (and some truly excellent Batman fics).

@seananmcguire and all if the EVERYTHING!

@xiranjayzhao with Iron Widow and Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor.

@travisbaldree got me drinking coffee and enjoying it, with Legends and Lattes!

@caffeinewitchcraft constantly astonishes me with both short and long-form fiction across a great spread of genres.

And that's just the authors I know of. How many more have I yet to discover? Sound off, let me know!

[distinguished-shipper]

@drchucktingle was already mentioned, but also trots here.

@pangur-and-grim does cool art, poetry, and I've got their upcoming book "Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die" on preorder!

@dduane has written A LOT-a lot. From her Young Wizards series to oodles of Star Trek to DuckTales and My Little Pony.

@petermorwood's Diane's late husband (GNU Peter Morwood), who both co-authored a fair bit of work with her and wrote series like Horse Lords and Tales of Old Russia.

I'm sure there are more!

[labelleizzy]

Don't forget @inkskinned !!

[scarlet-rosepetals]

@natalieironside also deserves a mention and her books deserve a read (or two, or ten)

[them-faetale]

You missed @derinthescarletpescatarian , who can emotionally destroy you in under 1000 words, and also make time disappear for 24 hours at a time with their expansive web serials that eventually become equally addictive novels.

Oh, and @marlynnofmany , who writes the most delightful and charming and engaging stories about a universe of weird aliens getting along in interesting ways with The Token Human out there in space.

[engineerlady]

@inkcurlsandknives has Filipino based fiction, and is now on at least her 3rd book

[inkcurlsandknives]

When I tell my friends I'm✨️resting✨️ after killing myself to meet my writing deadlines.

But then I get an idea for the next revision 🤣

Really enjoying lying unmoving after getting Alchemist of Bohemia turned around, would like it even more if my brain would be silent and empty for like 3-5 business days, though

[inkcurlsandknives]

This wasn't a true 1st draft - more an overhaul of my draft 0/1 that had to happen from the ground up 😅😂

The Alchemist of Bohemia comes out next May and I cannot wait to introduce you to Lady Darina and Father Conn and a Castle rumored to seal a portal to Hell

[libraford]

Googled something about quick hydration and it suggested big jug of water, couple tbsp pickle juice, dash of lime juice.

Its surprisingly tasty????

[libraford]

Pleased to report that after a day of this i am not longer craving caper brine and my mouth is not dry as usual. There's some good suggestions in the notes too that I want to try.

-ancient roman posca: water, red or white wine vinegar, honey, salt, herbs (coriander, mint, thyme)

-switchel: water, ginger, vinegar, sweetener, lemon, salt

-ayran: yogurt, water, salt, mint

-Agua pepino: water, cucumbers, lime, sugar, optional mint.

[libraford]

I have been reminded of:

-shrub: vinegar, sida water, elderberry (or other berry), sugar.

[libraford]

I have now been informed of

-sekanjabin: honey, vinegar, mint, water.

[libraford]

"Wow, I wonder why this post was popular this week."

-sees the reports of the heatwave in Europe-

"... ah."

[vivitur-moritur]

the sewing machine is a delicate breed of horse

[fondesmode]

I think flinching is such a hit or miss reflex. Like yea a tiny bit of boiling water touched my hand but i dont think reflexivly throwing the water everywhere is a good defensive measure perhaps. might be even worse actually

[inkcurlsandknives]

She's here!!! The Cover reveal for THE ALCHEMIST OF BOHEMIA coming out May 2027 with @titanbooks

In this shadowy gothic tale of magic, mystery, and madness, a brilliant chemist travels to the remote castle of her ailing aunt, which legend has it guards a portal to hell.

Atmospheric dark academia fantasy with a heavy helping of romance and inspired by Czech folklore, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Babel and Alchemised.

Alchemist brings together my love of history is weirder than fiction and the folklore that made up my bedtime stories with my professional love affair with chemistry, and I cannot wait to bring you with me as women of science and men of faith chase ambition all the way to the mouth of hell.

Shout out to @reactorsff for kicking off the cover reveal for THE ALCHEMIST OF BOHEMIA and my amazing cover designer the talented Andy Bodrenkova

Head to the link in my bio to add Alchemist to your goodreads shelf, or even get in pre-orders (UK and int'l links are up! US ones incoming soon)

Gabriella Buba | Author

Adult Epic Fantasy Writer | Gabriella Buba | Official Author Website

[inkcurlsandknives]

Cover reveal for Alchemist of Bohemia is tomorrow! Stay tuned!!

I am so excited to share this atmospheric Czech gothic dark academia fantasy which follows a woman of science and man of faith chasing ambition into a castle which legend has it guards a portal to hell.

Plus a heavy helping of bi for bi romance its perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Babel and Alchemised.

Add it on Goodreads!

The Alchemist of Bohemia

In this shadowy gothic tale of magic, mystery, and madn…

[inkcurlsandknives]

Cover reveal incoming for The Alchemist of Bohemia this Thursday!! Watch this space, cuz you know me I'm cooking up a new booklook to go with it!! ✨️✨️✨️

In this shadowy gothic tale of magic, mystery, and madness, a brilliant scientist travels to the remote castle of her ailing aunt, which legend has it guards a portal to hell. 

Atmospheric dark academia fantasy with a heavy helping of romance and inspired by Czech folklore, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Babel and Alchemised.

Releasing on May 5th 2027!

[inkcurlsandknives]

To celebrate Pride, I will be running a week by week audiobook giveaway through out June. I am giving away 2 Free audiobook codes for Saints of Storm and Sorrow and Daughters of Flood and Fury featuring @dantebasco as my Male Narrator as a well as @danicecabanela @krysjanae and @ferdellecapistrano

(4 winners, one announced each week in June)

The Stormbringer Saga Duology is my Filipino mythology Avatar the Last Airbender EXCEPT the Avatar is NOT a Pacifist epic fantasy

Enter here: https://gabriellabuba.com/#giveaway

Or follow the link in my bio

This Giveaway is open to anyone 18+ in a Spotify Audiobook Availibility Region: check https://support.spotify.com/us/authors/article/audiobooks-availability/ to confirm.

When you enter you will be automatically signed up for my author newsletter. Additional entries in the giveaway will be awarded for requesting Saints or Daughters at your library, leaving a review or adding my books on Goodreads and following me on my Socials - Good Luck and Happy Reading!

#bookstagram #giveaway #audiobook

[mysticalcoffeequeen]

When you thought it would be easy peasy lemon squeezy but it turns out to be difficult difficult lemon difficult.

[switchnx]

Wait that’s actually really good, gonna pop this out of the tags

[itsreallystupid]

[teaboot]

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[inkcurlsandknives]

Alon is NOT an MMC who hates everyone, but the FMC

More like an MMC who loves this city, his people and, his family so deeply it's shredding him apart trying to do his duty by all of them.

Who realizes he's ready to throw it all to ruin if she asks it of him.

Alon is narrated by Dante Basco (OG Prince Zuko) in Saints of Storm and Sorrow my Filipino Mythology inspired Avatar the Last Airbender EXCEPT the Avatar is NOT a Pacifist

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Still looking for your Zuko fix?

Have you heard this Excerpt of Dante Basco (OG Prince Zuko) narrating the MMC in my Filipino Mythology Avatar the Last Airbender EXCEPT the Avatar is NOT a Pacifist epic fantasy duology?

Continue listening to Saints of Storm and Sorrow by Gabriella Buba on Spotify or anywhere you get your audiobooks

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