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Gabino Iglesias

@gabino.bsky.social

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Writer/reader/speaker/music lover/book reviewer (NPR, Locus, etc)/freelancer/photographer/PhD/New York Times horror columnist. Words in many places. I want to do all the things, so invite me! https://linktr.ee/gabinoiglesias

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 11h

Mosley is a legend.

Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 11h

Man always brings it.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 13h

What are y’all reading and watching this weekend?

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 17h

Good move.

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This is the way.

Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 17h

Only one that matters for the CV, right?

Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 17h

It was time for new shoes, so I got the same ones for the fifth time because no other pair feels “right” and they make me wanna take them off. This means all my friends on the spectrum will laugh and, once again, crack “undiagnosed” jokes and probably a few Tylenol comments.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 18h

Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Jason Limon.

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Here’s some Santos Shelton art to make your Friday a little better.

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Basile Lebret writes The Void After You @evoripclaw.bsky.social · 1d

On October 15th, ROF Publishing's first anthology Season's Grivings will release. It features work by @hvpatterson.bsky.social @catvoleur.bsky.social and other talented folks as well as my haunted sapling short story All is Bright and this beautiful art 😍: www.amazon.com/Seasons-Grie...

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graveyard dirt @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · 1d

i have a new collection og poetry dropping in a few days, but id rather you post this, as october is also black speculative fiction month... many of these writers dont need the shine but a few are outstanding, up-and-coming folks.

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graveyard dirt @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · 10d

16 various titles for October, Black Speculative Fiction Month

#BlackSpeculativeFictionMonth —

photo of 16 books by black authors spread across the yellow blanket on our bed in a 4 x 4 grid of books —

wizard of the crow by ngūgī wa thiong'o; unshod, cackling, and naked by tamika thompson; shigidi and the brass head of obalufon by wole talibi; none but the righteous by chantal james; the ballad of perilous graves by alex jennings; rosewater by tade thompson; out there screaming (horror anthology) edited by jordan peele; my life in the bush of ghosts by amos tutuola; skin folk by nalo hopkinson; black leopard, red wolf by marlon james; dhalgren by samuel r. delany; the ballad of black tom by victor lavalle; nigerians in space by deji bryce olukotun; how long 'til black future month? by n.k. jemisin; black sci-fi short stories (gothic fantasy) edited by tia ross; and everfair by nisi shawl.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 1d

The next novel contains some of the most emotional scenes I’ve ever written. There’s also a bit of violence in there and some shadows with teeth.

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David Swinson @dswinson.bsky.social · 1d

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 1d

It’s #FridayReads time! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect read for Latine Heritage Month AND spooky season! Monsters from the deep, dark magic, revenge, friendship, a bloodthirsty spirit, and 45% off! Get some.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, Gabino. My quiet folk horror, Harrowfield came out recently. #FridayReads

The pagan v the occult compete for newcomer to Harrowfield, Derwenna Parry, in the isolated borderline between Wales and England.

mybook.to/Harrowfield

Full cover for Harrow field novel. Lower half a dark green, almost black, field, with a slushy green sky above. Front cover has a solitary tree sheltering two standing stones. Back cover shows a standing stones and two ravens flying above.

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Friday, Gabino and everyone!

I don't know about you, but by us the weather is finally getting that crisp autumn feel.

Whatever your weather, one of my novels will probably be the perfect pairing.
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My two novellas against a starry background: THE NIGHT LIBRARY OF STERNENDACH: A VAMPIRE OPERA IN VERSE, and THE GLASS GARDEN. The first has batwings, fangs, and a book on the cover. The other has white letters on a kaleidoscope image.

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Kev Harrison @kevharrison.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, Gabino!!
My second novel, Pyres, dropped last Friday, and people are loving it so far. So, I'd be so happy for its brand of burning rage to find its way into more hands.
books2read.com/pyresnovel

It also got this crazily wonderful blurb from Lee Murray🔥🔥🔥

Ebook and paperback copies of Pyres with a blurb from award-winning author Lee Murray and a burning match in the background

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Dale Jacobs @tigerpride.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #FridayReads, Gabino! As always, thanks for doing this.

ON COMICS AND GRIEF is me examining the comic books of 1976, as well as my memories about my mother and grief around her death. The book combines analysis and memoir in ways that are experimental, asking the reader to make connections.

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Daniel A. Olivas @danielolivas.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #FridayReads, hermano! My new book, Waiting for Godínez: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts, received a lovely review from Wendy J. Fox of Electric Literature: electricliterature.com/15-small-pre...

15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Fall - Electric Literature

These books ask what it means to belong, to stay or leave, or to exist in-between

electricliterature.com

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Viva La Vivian @vivalavivian.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!
My collection is up for pre-order! Out on Halloweenie!

mybook.to/AllsWell

All's Well That Ends Well

Read it now

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J.D. Buffington @jdbuffington.com · 1d

Thank you, Gabino!
In the House of In Between is NOW (finally!) available in ebook format as well as paperback wherever you like to buy books!
Except Amazon.
They suck. Bookshop.org supports local and indie bookstores, even with ebooks!

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In the House of In Between

Check out In the House of In Between - <p>The Backlund House is haunted, but no one knows why. No violence has taken place there, no one has died inside its walls. Over the course of a century, what-o...

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 1d

is my debut selling well? I’m told it’s steady. obvious joke aside, I’m thrilled to see the ratings and review numbers this far on Goodreads. “..stands out as the most original ghost story I’ve ever enjoyed…” -GRR / WTDCD is the spooky season book you didn’t know you needed. Thx @gabino.bsky.social

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🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, Gabino!

I'm now 10 days into my effort to write a new essay on John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN every day in October. Everyone can check it out over on my newsletter!

matthewjacksonwrites.com/tag/tracing-...

Tracing The Shape - Matthew Jackson and The Scares That Shaped Us

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Beverley Lee @beverleylee.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, Gabino ❤️
My coming-of-age folk horror, The Haunting of Wounded Birds, is out in one month. If dark English forests, black birds, old rituals, and haunted boys make your autumn heart beat faster, preorder today!
mybook.to/woundedbirds

Book cover. A young jackdaw on a dark misty background with red fly agaric mushrooms to the foreground. The Haunting of Wounded Birds by Beverley Lee.

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Michael Wegener @michaelwegener.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Gabino!
Out now as ebook and audiobook (paperback coming later this month) from cohesionpress.com - SNAFU: Contagion, an anthology packed with truly "sick" stories of military action and horror, including one of my own, "Black Hell Rising."
Had a ton of fun with this one.

a.co/d/dmsyLIV

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