It's publication day for A Scrap of Moss & Magick! Officially out in the world, with @dfbstoryhouse.bsky.social. It feels at once wildly thrilling & strangely distant. (Alt Text for extended thanks! Links in bio!) Good luck, little book, out in the world! Go well! #ukkidlit #kidlituk #middlegrade
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Announcing A Game of Poisons, Thorne & Hayes 1! It's a buddy cop police procedural and a P.I. Tracy Hayes spin-off. Murders and lots of drama. Out on December 6th! Some preorder links are up and there's an unedited sample chapter too. susannashore.com/gameofpoisons… #crimefiction #bookstodon
Princess Ata Glyndŵr is the main character of Raven & Bear. While she hasn't had a romantic relationship on page yet, she will. The first volume follows her from ages ten to fifteen so its all in the later half. [Art by @nushdeco.bsky.social] #QueerPrompts #Raven+Bear #queer #lgbtq+writers #LGBT
Urban Rituals, Street Food, and No Streets at All: Annalee Newitz’s 'Four Lost Cities'. reactormag.com/urban-rituals-s…
How far would you go to right a wrong? ‘The House With 46 Chimneys’ is a spooky adventure story for younger readers involving a two-century-old family mystery and the haunting of Dunmore Park, a ruined house in central Scotland. What lies beyond the yellow door? More than you might think, and much more than the book’s young characters expect as they explore the neglected and heavily overgrown ruined stable block at Dunmore Park. Find out more: arachnid.scot/book-h46c/index.… #Books #Bookstodon
It's Book Quote Wednesday, and this week's word is *push.* Here's a snippet from A Waltz of Sinister Import, in which Margaret has been gifted a mysterious cloak from an unknown benefactor...and you can preorder the ebook now to have it on your e-reader in just 1 week! books2read.com/waltzSinister (Alternately, of course, you can subscribe to my Patreon at the Dragon Ruler level to read it today: patreon.com/stephanieburgis ) #romance #bookqw #fantasy
I'm proud of my three collections of ghost stories and weird fiction, not least because together they've apparently created a sense of what Newmanesque might mean. Get them here: www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Ray-N...
My final book this year is THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT, a mix of #fantasy and #sciencefiction! It also marks the end of a trilogy that is my most award-nominated set of books. I hope to be talking about it over the next few weeks. I do have a book launch for it on November 1 at Underdog Bookstore. #books
ICYMI: While preparing for the launch of my first-ever crowdfunding effort, I did a series of posts on Ko-fi to better establish my presence there. Here's one of my favorites, all about why I review books as an author. Have a look at all of them! ko-fi.com/post/Why-I-Review-Ot… #specfic #scifi #horror #thriller #spookyseason #blog #blogpost #bookreview #bookreviews #bookrec #bookrecs #booksofmastodon #bookstodon #readers #read #reads #reading #readingcommunity #blogposts #whattoread #bestreads #books
My romantic thriller is now available! I wrote FALSE FLAG to inform casual fans of disinformation "entertainment" about the dangers of pseudoarchaeology. An archaeologist risks everything to stop a disinformation podcaster from using his influence to incite violence. Buy now: geni.us/FalseFlag
Of dreams, memories, and the imagination: Slow Elephants of Milan by Ángel Bonomini Imagine the sight: on a foggy February morning in Milan, the modest and apologetic narrator of the title story of this long overdue translation of short fiction by the enigmatic Argentinian writer Ángel Bonomini (1929–1994), is surprised to see two elephants emerge from the mist on the Via Manin. As a visitor passing through this elegant city, he is at a loss to explain his reaction to… roughghosts.com/2026/10/06/of-…
Meet Alabi, who's just left home and is about to discover the resistance. THE CITY OF FACTORIES, @naomieselojor.bsky.social's debut steampunk novella sent in an alternative Nigeria, is out in SIX DAYS. Direct pre-orders come with a cover art card: ⚙ links.ruadanbooks.com/TCOF #BookSky #TBR
Readers say: If you like Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, you’ll love sleuthing with Kate and the Coffee Shop Irregulars! “I love the amateur detective sisters solving the crimes along with their friends and family who help them. There is lots of witty banter and interesting situations that keep this story moving along at a fast pace.” “Readers will eagerly wait for more sleuthing with Kate and the Coffee Shop Irregulars!” storyoriginapp.com/collections… #books #mystery
Despite The Ambivalence Chronicles heavily featuring a vehicle named in honour of the King of the tyrant lizards, the word lizard only appears in Bit#4: The Dragon Download, in reference to a dragon. So here it is. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #TheAmbivalenceChronicles
The temple was open. Waiting. And she had no choice but to enter. Above its crown, lightning stitched the sky into a broken tapestry, flash after flash, yet still no sound, no thunder, only silence. SOL DYSIS 20 October 2026 #horror #readers #horrorbook #books #horrorcommunity #darkfiction #news
Now shipping! Demonstrating why providing health information services are a natural part of what libraries do, alongside straightforward advice for effective interactions, this guide will empower you to help patrons find and use information to make informed decisions: alastore.ala.org/PLhealthQs. #librarianship #libraries #healthliteracy #librarytrends #reference #librarianlife #libraryservices #publiclibraries #libraryworker #ALA #AmericanLibraryAssociation #LIS #MLIS #InformationScience #library
New Review - an effective monster story that perhaps owes too much to the 80s awaits in The Siren of Groves Peak by Glenn Rolfe out now www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/10...
🕵️ Espionage. Betrayal. Political intrigue. In From Terror to Valor, Jack Debaut is drawn into a dangerous world of covert operations where allies become enemies and secrets could change everything. ⚡ A fast-paced espionage thriller packed with action, suspense, and twists. 📖 books2read.com/fromterror2valor #EspionageThriller #SpyFiction #ThrillerBooks #AmReading
📚 Our book this month at the Tog Science Fiction Book Club is I Am Legend by Richard Matheson. With Halloween just around the corner, we’ve picked a classic that sits right between science fiction and horror. 🧛 We’ll be meeting in person on Monday, October 26th at 7:30pm at Tog Hackerspace. New people are always welcome. meetup.com/tog-dublin-hackersp… #ScienceFiction #BookClub #IAmLegend #TogHackerspace #Dublin
#WritersCoffeeClub 7 Oct Does your editing process tend towards addition or reduction? A great deal of my editing process is about character and continuity. My first draft, I usually don't have the characters' voices and vocabulary clearly distinguished in my head, so they all tend to sound the same; and other things like 'does she have this item with her on this day? Have I established the room layout of the third floor? What phase is the moon? journeyman.cc/blog/posts-outpu…
#slowBookClub is finishing reading Fight Like Hell - The Untold History of American Labor luma.com/chwiawi1 our 3rd/last session will be Tues Nov 3 at 6p Pacific The chapters stand alone really well, so this is still a fine time to drop in - just read some of chapters 10-13. Or if you've read the book and want to discuss, this is a great time to join. (for the planners amongst us, our book for December will be Everything Is Tuberculosis by John Green everythingistb.com - it seems short enough to read in a single month)
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Spookymonth! We House-of-Usher* the month in with the Story Hour debuts of Grace Daly and Nicole Givens Kurtz! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! *Not a content hint; just a Poe sense of humor. #Horror #HorrorFiction #GraceDaly #NicoleGivensKurtz #Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading storyhour2020.com/
anyone at Fantasycon where I am reading from one book, launching another and being moderate and balanced about AI ("die die die in the fire of a million suns") Fantasycon 2026 Around, Friday 5-6pm reading from “Terror“, Malin Saturday LAUNCH 9.00am (!!!), Orkney Wizards Tower Press Wiz-4 (“the story of my heart”) 11.00 am Death to AI Panel (Panel Room 2) Sunday am, Around #books #glasgow #SFF #murder #aliens
Ebook and paperback: books2read.com/TheNextHorizon Amelia and The Book of Newts are in conflict. She wants to explore her feelings. It wants to explore space, taking back the gift for mathematics and piloting it gave her. She’s left unable to plot a direct course home. She’s desperate to see the man she loves, lest she lose him forever and The Book is in her way… @bookstodon #author #indieauthor #writing #fantasy #scifi #sciencefiction #sff #sciencefantasy #scifi #actionadventure #fiction #books
That’s what it feels like when you Like millions of tiny universes being born and then dying in the space your finger and my skin. I forgetGet up, Shahrzad.
For #BannedBooksWeek I’m sharing some of the resources I’ve put together over the years. This one is on #Queer books that have been banned. #lgbtq #BannedBooks #BookBans #reading #books underground-bookshelf.com/reso…
I'll be running a free workshop about book design as part of New Mexico Writers’ Rising Writers program — whether you’re doing your own, contracting, or working with a publisher, learn how the decisions you make about the cover and interior can market your book […] [Original post on ohai.social]
My next translation is out this month from Faber Books! Minihorror is good as hell, and perfect for Halloween (and for all-year-round creepiness).
My "Two Writers, No Hook" podcast with Michael Pinkus episode 27 is up. This time in addition to the usual progress reporting we talk about exposition vs. dialog. BONUS: The podcast is now available in audio-only format on a plethora of podcast providers. See the link at the bottom of the article. alanlangford.com/2026/10/06/wr… #writing #WritingCommunity
people ask me for horror recs and I have exactly one right now. Still Here. Amy Reynolds. go in cold. Still Here, by Amy Reynolds. Free on Kindle Unlimited: docatcdi.com/go/book?s=masto #books #horror #bookstodon
To celebrate #BookshopDay on Saturday 10th October, our lovely partners at Libro.fm Audiobooks have sent us a wonderful Golden Ticket! If you visit us on Saturday and can find where the ticket is hidden you’ll win a YEAR of free audiobooks! What better way to celebrate the joy of books? Good luck and happy listening!
Night road leads me to a town of ghosts I'm beckoned by the glow Of kerosene and tumble weeds They're calling out, forevermore Worth fighting for.
Presenting – Search for the Lost J. Scott Coatsworth and Kim Fielding has a new MM romantasy book out, Chaos and Order book two: Search for the Lost. SOMETIMES ORDER BECOMES CHAOS... Leopold Lane—after being “collected” for the Office of the Lost by Crispin Eladrin Moss’caladin—is tucked away cozily with his beloved office fae in their treehouse. Happily ever after, right? Not so fast. Before Leo can even get settled, Crispin’s mother disappears, leaving Crispin in… sherylrhayes.com/2026/10/07/pr…
#ScribesAndMakers Oct 7: Create a four line rhyming poem that includes the word goose. Get out of town. Run for your life. Sun's going down, And the goose has a knife.
From the British Fantasy Society: When Andrew Knighton’s publisher announced its closure, it could have—should have—spelled the end of his fantasy adventure series still in progress. But never say never in the world of fantasy! britishfantasysociety.org/brin… #fantasy #fantasyadventure #writers #writing #books #publishing #indiepublishing #secondchance #fantasycon
We sold out on the first day of publication. US friends, you don't want to sleep on this book - one of the perks of owning the store is that I got my copy, and so can attest that it's one of the most fun books I've read this year. Go get it!!!!!!!!
“Those windows will be the death of us when the zombies rise up,” Cal had warned. Aaron replied, “I’m pretty sure when the zombies rise up, I’ll be ready to check out anyway.” “I don’t necessarily want to join the world after a zombie apocalypse, but I don’t want to join the zombies either. I figure we could store enough food in here to keep us eating for a year. And then we could find a way to off ourselves.” medium.com/prismnpen/a-gay-cou… #LGBTQ #Fiction #QueerFiction #Zombies #HorrorFiction
Write Now with Scrivener, Episode No. 67: Jaima Fixsen, Mystery and Thriller Author Jaima Fixsen's latest novel, Don't Look Close, is a historical mystery set in Canada in the 1950s. kirkville.com/write-now-with-s…
Christopher Kennedy’s Stealing Marquee Moon moves through punk, memory and loss Rose Books lists October 6 as the publication date for Christopher Kennedy’s debut novel Stealing Marquee Moon. The independent publisher identifies the edition with ISBN 9798987581896. mythscribe.cloud/blog/stealing… #Mythscribe #Books #Indie
11 King: the vampire advanced, his eyes sparkling with the dead avidity of a stuffed moose Poe: that doesn't make sense steve King: it's called a metaphor Poe: yes but Poe: are you aware of what a metaphor is for, steve? King: it sounds cool? Poe: sometimes but Barker: this does not sound cool steve
#WIPSnips The word for October 8 is LIZARD There are no lizards on Ibis 2. Other than the nomari and humans, only invertebrates inhabit the planet. But Kate recalls lizards in other places... and the reptilian cold-bloodedness is not inappropriate. #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #SFF
Here's a couple paras from the HKK piece I've been working on. It should feel visceral & overwhelming in 3rd person omniscient perspective with choppy point-of-view internal monologue & a strong sense of character accent/voice. Also, very sweary which is character & scene-appropriate. #LitHodgepodge
Reading for LGBTQ+ History Month A collection of stories tracing how queer people have built communities, challenged norms, and preserved their histories. daily.jstor.org/reading-for-lg… #books #literature #lgbtq
Search for the Lost (Chaos and Order 02) by J. Scott Coatsworth and Kim Fielding #ShadowPost #NewRelease #OtherWorldsInk #LGBTQ+ #Romance #Fantasy #Gay #GuestPost J. Scott Coatsworth and Kim Fielding has a new MM romantasy book out, Chaos and Order book two: Search for the Lost. SOMETIMES ORDER BECOMES CHAOS... Leopold Lane—after being “collected” for the Office of the Lost by Crispin Eladrin Moss’caladin—is tucked away cozily with his beloved office fae in their… eloreenmoon.com/2026/10/07/sea…
Here's my #flashfictiondrawchallenge story for October: authorjeffbaker.com/2026/10/07…
Read “It Is Upon Us Again (The Book Bazaar)“ #BookBazaar26 by SpookyxPickle on #Medium. #indiebooks medium.com/indie-vations/it-is…
Me: Are you working on your novel again? Crystal: Actually, I'm writing some sci-fi as a palate cleanser. The pre-readers complained that Not-Aspyce was too rich to be relatable. Me: What. Crystal: "Her dress alone could feed so many starving children." Me: Starving children eat latex now!?
Join us for Dialogue and Dialect, a craft-focused webinar for sharpening your dialogue skills & learning how to best represent dialect on the page through short lectures and hands-on exercises led by author, editor, and WtO co-author Nisi Shawl. 📅 Nov 21 🕘 10a–3:30p Pacific 💰 $175 - Scholarships available! 💖 #WritingCommunity! Give us a 🚀 and share, please! 🙏🏾 champ.ly/s-BLWlm_
#WIPSnips | lizard No lizards so far, but snakes I do have - here, Viola's getting a sudden reminder that she should really talk to her brother more when it comes to haring off into danger ( saranadosfiction.com/2021/03/20/s... )
Looking for a spooky Halloween read? My new book Atlas Gothica explores 50 gothic destinations around the world, including vampiric graveyards, magical museums, mummy-stuffed catacombs, eerie libraries, cursed highways, and a whole city modelled on the Chinese underworld. Grab it here: mybook.to/atlasgothica #folklore #gothic #history #Halloween #weird #wyrdwednesday #books #reading #paranormal #ghosts #vampire #vampires
