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eldritchexarch.bsky.social @eldritchexarch.bsky.social · 3h

Its once again time for Friends of @lairdbarron.bsky.social! This time: @johnlangan.bsky.social's masterpiece "Technicolor!"

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Friends of the Barron Read-Along 5: "Technicolor"

Note: I was really hoping to record this one, do a neat audio-visual representation with powerpoint, but alas, I have a face and voice meant for writing rather than radio and film.

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Lev Butts @levbutts.bsky.social · 5h

My pal @cheriepriest.com ‘s second Eden Moore novel, the sequel to Four and Twenty Black Birds, is on sale. Get it now!

www.amazon.com/Wings-Kingdo...

Wings to the Kingdom (Eden Moore Book 2)

Amazon.com: Wings to the Kingdom (Eden Moore Book 2) eBook : Priest, Cherie: Kindle Store

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Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 5h

This is today! Come say hi if you’re near Algonquin. I love this Barnes & Noble. It’s my local one. 💜

Event Details

IN STORE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025 11:00 AM CT
Book Signing with author Lauren Bolger
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Thiller/Horror author Lauren Bolger will be in store (from 11-1) signing copies of her newest book, The Barre Incidents.

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Meg Elison @megelison.bsky.social · 6h

I pre-ordered this and so can you!

LittlePuss Press @littlepuss.net · 1d

NEW 📗!

PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (@ravineangel.bsky.social)

In which a trans woman discovers porn of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil

"The year's great work of literary horror."
—Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable.bsky.social)

PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements — Debut trans horror — LittlePuss Press

"The best book I've read in years." —Gretchen Felker-Martin

www.littlepuss.net

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John Langan @johnlangan.bsky.social · 6h

Clive the Nightmare Carnival Barker.

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Jedidiah Ayres @maybejed.bsky.social · 6h

Hey spooky book fans, my man @johnhornor.bsky.social will be at The Lobby on Delmar today at 4pm with books made available from The Novel Neighbor

thenovelneighbor.com/events/35844...

John Hornor Jacobs | The Night That Finds Us All | The Novel Neighbor

Discover your next favorite book at The Novel Neighbor, an independent bookstore and community space in St. Louis, MO. Where books, art and people meet.

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

If you want to understand why the ICE facility in Portland is such a hotbed of protest, this story is all the context you need...

Sean Woods @seanwoods.bsky.social · 1d

"They disappeared her." This story from @timdickinson.bsky.social is so upsetting. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Her Kids Are U.S. Citizens. Trump's Admin Disappeared Them Anyway

Donald Trump's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) disappeared an immigrant mom living in Portland and her four U.S. citizen children.

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Swan River Press @swanriverpress.bsky.social · 1d

I really love this adaptation of the classic Bradbury tale for the Ray Bradbury Theater (1986). Terrifying. This one stars Jeff Goldblum.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=duWI...

"The Town Where No One Got Off" (1986) - Ray Bradbury Theater,

YouTube video by LionHeart FilmWorks

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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 1d

“Putting your political opponents in jail because they are your opponents—not because of what they did—is the heart of tyranny. It is an obviously impeachable offense,” says @chrislhayes.bsky.social on the indictment of NY AG Tish James on Trump-ordered charges.

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Greg Greene @igreggreene.bsky.social · 1d

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THE FISHERMAN | Nepenthe Press

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Talking Scared Podcast @talkscaredpod.bsky.social · 1d

A self-indulgent moment on Talking Scared. @natcassidy.bsky.social and @rachelharrison.bsky.social come onboard to grill ME about my debut GOOD BOY.

We talk about the inspirations, the struggles, the characters, and what I’ve learned in 5 years of talking to authors.

All podcast platforms

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Republicans won’t show up to vote on paying our troops during the shutdown because avoiding a vote on the Epstein files to protect Trump and his friends is more important.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

"The Supreme Court has made clear that it will allow Trump to violate every constitutional prohibition, removing any obstacle in his way, and crediting the most farcical legal argument."

Trump is the insurrection

And the Supreme Court's conservatives are his shock troops.

www.publicnotice.co

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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 1d

my God! poor Tashtego

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 1d

This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.

I am not fearful — I am fearless.

We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..

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John Langan @johnlangan.bsky.social · 1d

Ahem. SIR: this needs to be finished. Promptly.

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Matthew Jaffe @mrj81.bsky.social · 1d

Did I love “Andy Kaufman Creeping Through The Trees”? No, it unsettled me like nothing else I had ever read, so much so that I had to paint a picture of Andy as Tony Clifton to exorcise it from my system. Never finished it, but Julie Vellum was alongside with him
in the basement covered in fungus

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Latest Goodreads review of @claymcleod.bsky.social's Stoker-nominated novella KILL YOUR DARLING says, "The writing is taut, vivid, and at times cruelly funny in the way real tragedy can be. This book won’t make you feel better, but it will make you feel."

www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Titles by @brackenmacleod.bsky.social @jfdt.bsky.social @tomsnig.bsky.social and @jsuretteacheson.bsky.social @timlebbon.bsky.social @lairdbarron.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @inkwellmonster.bsky.social @michaelwehunt.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social & more.

Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know? You can purchase our eBooks directly from us! We've updated our purchase page with our latest releases. Cut out Bezos, etc. and buy direct.

badhandbooks.com/ebooks

eBooks — Bad Hand Books

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

The latest Goodreads review of NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT by @lairdbarron.bsky.social says, "The master of modern weird fiction is still at the top of his game."

www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

Goodreads

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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 1d

Happy, Crazy, American Animals and a Man and Lady at My Place — John Wilde, 1961
oil on wood
12 x 17 7/8 in. (30.4 x 45.3 cm.)
americanart.si.edu/artwork/happ...

Description by the Smithsonian: "John Wilde paints in painstaking detail, filling his small images with real and imagined creatures. He incorporates nude female figures to symbolize nature, and in this work the running woman echoes the galloping pronghorn antelope beside her. Wilde's careful technique makes all the animals appear frozen in time, but it is easy to imagine them coming back to life at any moment, screeching and thumping their way through the house. The artist himself stands in the very back of the scene, watching the madness unfold with a calm expression as if he is controlling every movement. "

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

YouTube video by The Onion

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Regime Accountant, CPA ☠️🎢 @regimecpa.bsky.social · 1d

Sure, everything might be getting worse all the time, but at least we will be poorer forever

delrayser @delrayser.bsky.social · 1d

everything is on fire these days, sure, but how is it that 50% of all news stories are not about how I just spent $20 on a bag of store brand coffee at fucking costco

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Greg Greene @igreggreene.bsky.social · 1d

The fine press edition of @johnlangan.bsky.social's contemporary classic THE FISHERMAN looks AMAZING! Preorders start October 23 at 4pm UKT. (See link in thread below.)
nepenthepress.co.uk/so/84Pd9KmJb...

A TEASER.....

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Caroline Casey @cacasey.bsky.social · 2d

the absolutely terrific @ndbooks.bsky.social is responsible for every happy english speaking nerd (on this continent) right now

László Krasznahorkai

New Directions was founded in 1936, when James Laughlin (1914–1997), then a twenty-two-year-old Harvard sophomore, issued the first of the New Directions anthologies.

www.ndbooks.com

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