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#WritingCommunity reposts book publication news, great reviews, literary nominations & awards, and new work in journals, magazines & anthologies. Founded & curated by Rod Mannix. Also see: @rodmannix.bsky.social https://LiteraryRetweet.com
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Writing Community @writingcommunity.bsky.social · Oct 12
#WritingCommunity reposts book publication news, great reviews, literary readings & book signings, nominations & awards, and new work in magazines, journals & anthologies.
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Huntsville Independent Press @hiphuntsville.bsky.social · 3h
The kind of book that finds you right when you need it. Message From a Blue Jay is a gift of resonance and grace.

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#Books #AmReading #BookTok #ReadingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter
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Bruce Buchanan @bbuchananwomble.bsky.social · 9h
So excited to be this week's guest on the @writeitscared.bsky.social Podcast! I discuss how I gave up on my writing dreams three times before finishing my debut novel. www.buzzsprout.com/2312242/epis...
From Quitting All Together to Finishing: How Bruce Buchanan Wrote His Debut Fantasy Novel - The Write It Scared Podcast
Feeling like giving up on your novel?Don’t. In this episode, I talk with fantasy author Bruce Buchanan about how he went from years of false starts to giving up entirely to finally publishing his...
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Stone Circle Review @stonecirclereview.bsky.social · 3h
I'm always happy to have a chance to share good news about Stone Circle contributors. Sophia Carroll (@torpor-chamber.bsky.social), who we also nominated for the 2026 BotN, recently published her first chapbook. Find out more about it here: bottlecap.press/products/ith...
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Sophia Carroll @torpor-chamber.bsky.social · 8d
I am thrilled to announce that I was nominated for Best of the Net a second time by Joe Pickard at Pulp Poets Press! Thank you, Joe!

Check out my nominated poem "Freezer Spell" here

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#poetry
Freezer Spell, by Sophia Carroll - Pulp Poets Press
Make a list of things you dislike about him—the pettier, the better. Cross each day you don’t talk off on your paper calendar, like an alcoholic marking sobriety. Be glad it’s January. Correct the mis...
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Sophia Carroll @torpor-chamber.bsky.social · 8d
Two of the poems in my new chapbook have just been nominated for Best of the Net! Come for the poems, stay for the amazing art by @volapardus.bsky.social

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#poetry #indie #smallpress #art #writingcommunity #writing #books
I think we should be louder at Dyke March, by Sophia Carroll
Poetry, chapbook, 48 pages, illustrated, from Bottlecap Features. I think we should be louder at Dyke March is a collection born out of the chaos and upheaval of a Saturn return. The twin blows of a s...
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Rod Mannix #WritingCommunity @rodmannix.bsky.social · 6h
#WritingCommunity
It's #Thanksgiving in Canada. Perfect time to check out the work of these authors from Canada.
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Check out the work of these highly-rated writers.
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Author: David J Bushman and Willow 🐰 @davidjbushman.bsky.social · 5h
Complete Four Book Series
Available on Audible and Kindle Unlimited!

Darklands Online
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Strange Worlds of Jason Kilgore - Author @worldskilgore.bsky.social · 5h
I was interviewed by author and podcaster Jennifer Chambers. Listen to it here!

We discussed the #author life, branding yourself, marketing your books, where ideas come from, and much more.

#writingcommunity #booksky

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The Strange Worlds of Jason Kilgore
Author Jason Kilgore on Building Worlds and Becoming A Full-Time Writer
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Kelly Cressio-Moeller @poetkellycm.bsky.social · 6h
Thank you so much to West Trestle Review for this Best of the Net art nomination for my piece "Childhood Faultlines", honored to be included in this company ♥️
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Robert Nazar Arjoyan @robertarjoyan.bsky.social · 6h
LA people!

We’ve got copies of SILK & SINEW at @vromansbookstore.bsky.social in Pasadena and @barnesandnoble.com in Glendale! Get em while they’re hot off the @badhandbooks.bsky.social press.
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Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social · 6h
My interview with @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social up in @bendinggenres.bsky.social thank you @rgvaughan.bsky.social bendinggenres.com/interview-wi...
Interview with Patricia Q. Bidar about her forthcoming book, Pardon Me for Moonwalking
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Mary Mackey, author @marymackeyauthor.bsky.social · 15h
The Year the Horses Came

“I was surprised by the story and really enjoyed book one of the series. I wasn't very far into the book when I knew I was hooked on the story and had to have the other two books to the series "The EarthSong Trilogy".

-Amazon review

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Leon Stevens @linesbyleon.bsky.social · 15h
First lines!
Book One: He awoke to the sound of the alarm—although it didn’t quite sound like his alarm. It was…too loud and too shrill.
Book Two: He pulled up the covers to tuck in his son, then sat beside the straggly-haired eight-year-old.
Book Three (WIP): Darkness.

💙📚 #booksky #scifi
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 14h
It’s Thanksgiving in Canada and one thing I’m thankful for are the people who’ve taken time out of their lives to read my novelette ahead of its release in February. Blurbs are starting to come in and I’m thrilled early readers are enjoying it. Here are a couple of the nice things they’re saying.
Praise for Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl "It's impossible not to fall in love with Shoeshine Boy's earnest hope and Cigarette Girl's scrappy sweetness. A charming retrofuture Toronto is the perfect backdrop for the story of this delightful couple. P.A. Cornell promises us the moon, and she definitely delivers!" - Julia Rios, Hugo and Bram Stoker Award-winning editor "Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl feels like a classic tale with a delightful sprinkling of retro space dreams. In this zingy and charming story, you can't help but fall in love with Cigarette Girl and Shoeshine Boy and will quickly find yourself rooting for their sweet nature against the harsh realities of the world. The writing is filled with vivid descriptions that make the story pop right off the page." - Jesse Reid, author of Bran Finds His Feathers
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AA Abbott @aaabbottstories.bsky.social · 14h
"A gripping psychological thriller that you'll find hard to put down"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Readers' Favorite

Dare you start reading? Preorder LIES BETWEEN FRIENDS at the special launch price, and get it on Wednesday!

£1.99 UK
$2.99 USA
€2.99 Europe

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#reading #suspense #thriller #books
An image of AA Abbott's new thriller book Lies Between Freinds, published on 15 October at the special price of £1.99 and avaialble to preorder
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Elizabeth Everett | Educator & Kidlit Author 📚 @elizabetheverett.bsky.social · 14h
Join me for some storytime fun at the WOW! Children's Museum!
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A. A. Rubin @thesurrealari.bsky.social · 14h
Out today in honor of ##indigenouspeoplesday #, The #SABR #book of #NativeAmerican Major Leaguers. I am honored to have contributed the bio of Ike Kahdot. If you’re interested in #baseball #history, you need to #read this book.

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#bookrelease #mlbhistory
Book Cover: Brown background with five rows of old baseball cards featuring Native American ball players. Text reads: NATIVE AMERICAN MAJOR LEAGUERS EDITED BY ROB DAUGHERTY AND BILL NOWLIN ASSOCIATE EDITORS LEN LEVIN AND CARL RIECHERS
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Holly Magill @hollyannepoet.bsky.social · 14h
I'm sure you poetry people are going to keep @clairewalkerpoetry.bsky.social busy. Poems already popping up in our inbox.
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Atrium @atriumpoetry.bsky.social · 1d
Submissions are now OPEN for new poems until midnight on Sunday 19th October.

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Gary Kruse @garykruseauthor.bsky.social · 12h
Always nice to see a new 5 star review! This one’s for my supernatural mystery, Bleak Waters.

Thanks Matt H! 😎🤙🏻

Intrigued? Check out the book here:

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#booksky #writingcommunity #horror #HorrorAuthor
An Amazon review of Bleak Waters.
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Helen Grant @helengrantsays.bsky.social · 8h
Out now!! NIGHTMARE ABBEY 9, with a host of weird and spine chilling tales, including a new one from yours truly.
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Nightmare Abbey 9
Nightmare Abbey 9 [English, Tom, Bestwick, Simon, Duffy, Steve, Grant, Helen, Tem, Steve Rasnic, Probert, John Llewellyn, Gavin, Richard, McMahon, Gary, Hughes, Rhys, Navroth, John M] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Nightmare Abbey 9
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Steve Griffiths @writersteve.bsky.social · 8h
I’m a bit stunned.
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Beach Book Press @beachbookpress.bsky.social · 9h
For two weeks running, "Kill Sequence" by the amazing @writersteve.bsky.social remains in the top five of both the Thrillers/Suspense and Thrillers/Technoligical ICG Best Seller lists! Congratulations to Steve!
#BookSky
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#KillSequence
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Beach Book Press @beachbookpress.bsky.social · 8d
It’s a massive category and Kill Sequence is in great company - congratulations to Steve Griffiths! @writersteve.bsky.social
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Lindz McLeod - THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 8h
Did you know that the audiobook for my sapphic pirate horror QUEEN O'NINE TAILS' just dropped? 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈

If you like snarky, good-with-their-hands spies who are Definitely, For Sure, Not At All attracted to the hot but unhinged pirate queens who capture them, then this is going to (ahem) float your boat.
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Mandy Eve-Barnett @mandyevebarnett.bsky.social · 9h
Mark your calendars. 50 authors will be attending this event so make sure you visit. #books #gifts #crafts #music #prizes #SilentAuction and more. Community Center, 401, Festival Lane, Sherwood Park, Alberta. Free entry. 10:00 - 4:00 pm Everything for a #reading and those who love #books. #bookfair
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hubbsd.bsky.social @hubbsd.bsky.social · 7h
Two new poems up at Revolution John. A big thanks to Neil and AnneMarie for running these:

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October 13, 2025: Two Poems by Damon Hubbs
We’re in Ocean City/ listening to ABBA/ and some guy nicknamed/ Jesus at the Beach leans on a shovel/ in front of the Plim Plaza Hotel./ He just finished sculpting the Last Supper…
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Mike Davis Writes @mikedaviswrites.bsky.social · 13h
#SteppingOff
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A young boy and girl, sitting on a roof ledge above a London street. Above are the words "She said if we held hands and stepped off, it could all be over." Beneath are the words "At eight years old, I already knew her scars ran much deeper than mine."
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