Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now)
@almakatsu.bsky.social
NYT bestselling novelist. Former intelligence professional, tech futurist.
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Woooo! Hope you enjoy it
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Woooo! Hope you enjoy it
I’m not sure why
I made this graphic except maybe to shock myself with my low productivity in 2025.
Next year will be different.
I made this graphic except maybe to shock myself with my low productivity in 2025.
Next year will be different.
December 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I’m not sure why
I made this graphic except maybe to shock myself with my low productivity in 2025.
Next year will be different.
I made this graphic except maybe to shock myself with my low productivity in 2025.
Next year will be different.
Know the assignment, Kenneth
@almakatsu.bsky.social returns to Postcards from a Dying World to talk about her modern horror novel Fiend. What if the ultra-wealthy were calling on a demon for their powers... We talk about knowing the assignment. Audio available where ever you pod.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Know the assignment, Kenneth
Taking a break from crashing on edits for INCARNATE for an appointment & pesky errands like making sure there is food in the house
December 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Taking a break from crashing on edits for INCARNATE for an appointment & pesky errands like making sure there is food in the house
My last official podcast in support FIEND is up: @davidagranoff.bsky.social & I discuss what it means when a writer "understands the assignment". podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode #191: Interview with Alma Katsu for Fiend
Podcast Episode · Postcards from a Dying World · 12/04/2025 · 58m
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December 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My last official podcast in support FIEND is up: @davidagranoff.bsky.social & I discuss what it means when a writer "understands the assignment". podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Reposted by Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now)
"The artist deals in what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words."
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
"The artist deals in what cannot be said in words. The artist whose medium is fiction does this in words. The novelist says in words what cannot be said in words."
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula K. Le Guin
"Zoom Revenue Accelerator" is a real thing: yet another unintended use of a transformative technology
Do you know Zoom & other companies are encouraging discrimination against employees for things like "pausing too long" or not sounding sufficiently "charismatic"? Read all about our dystopian present in my new paper, out today in JASA!
(Seriously, read it. It's important)
doi.org/10.1121/10.0...
(Seriously, read it. It's important)
doi.org/10.1121/10.0...
Socially prescriptive speech technologies: Linguistic, technical, and ethical issues
Speech technology tools can be powerful and transformative for individuals, businesses, and governments. Socially prescriptive speech technology (SPST) systems
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December 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"Zoom Revenue Accelerator" is a real thing: yet another unintended use of a transformative technology
This is true, but as someone married to a guitarist, I'm here to tell you that this will not stop guitarists from buying more amps
December 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This is true, but as someone married to a guitarist, I'm here to tell you that this will not stop guitarists from buying more amps
What ppl working in this Admin should have learned by now is that they have to secretly tape every meeting they’re in to cover their ass
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
What ppl working in this Admin should have learned by now is that they have to secretly tape every meeting they’re in to cover their ass
Today’s rewrites coming to you thanks to tea in my WV mug and unseen heater running under the desk
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today’s rewrites coming to you thanks to tea in my WV mug and unseen heater running under the desk
I'll say it again: the best part of writing is when everything clicks into place and you see that it really is a story and not a pile of gibberish
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I'll say it again: the best part of writing is when everything clicks into place and you see that it really is a story and not a pile of gibberish
First Pluribus, now The Beast in Me: what's up with writers as MCs in TV shows? almakatsu.substack.com/p/how-tv-dep...
December 1, 2025 at 4:35 PM
First Pluribus, now The Beast in Me: what's up with writers as MCs in TV shows? almakatsu.substack.com/p/how-tv-dep...
Finally it can be told: FIEND is in the November Abominable Book Club box! I signed all these bookplates months ago and managed not to let the cat out of the bag. Please enjoy & send pics of your unboxing @titanbooks.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Finally it can be told: FIEND is in the November Abominable Book Club box! I signed all these bookplates months ago and managed not to let the cat out of the bag. Please enjoy & send pics of your unboxing @titanbooks.bsky.social
I will make 3 out of 7
cooking.nytimes.com/article/2025...
cooking.nytimes.com/article/2025...
These 7 Cookies Will Be the Life of Every Party
This year’s Cookie Week recipes are inspired by the flavors of treats we love, like mint chocolate chip ice cream, Vietnamese coffee and gingery Dark ’n’ Stormy cocktails.
cooking.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I will make 3 out of 7
cooking.nytimes.com/article/2025...
cooking.nytimes.com/article/2025...
Just did a podcast with the always delightful and insightful David Agranoff
November 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Just did a podcast with the always delightful and insightful David Agranoff
Small Business Saturday! If you can, please support your local small businesses, particularly indie bookstores. Important now more than ever.
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Small Business Saturday! If you can, please support your local small businesses, particularly indie bookstores. Important now more than ever.
Every time I think it's futile to send another post pushing my book & then I get a Black Friday email from a place selling make-your-own-potholder supplies, and I think, eh, why not
November 28, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Every time I think it's futile to send another post pushing my book & then I get a Black Friday email from a place selling make-your-own-potholder supplies, and I think, eh, why not
This #BlackFriday, looking for the perfect gift for your relatives? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734363...
November 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
This #BlackFriday, looking for the perfect gift for your relatives? www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734363...
You know what helps you focus on what your WIP really means? Try coming up with a tagline for the cover. Or the epigram. That'll focus your mind
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
You know what helps you focus on what your WIP really means? Try coming up with a tagline for the cover. Or the epigram. That'll focus your mind
First fire in almost two years
November 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
First fire in almost two years
I'm thankful for all the readers who picked up Fiend. I'm thankful for the folks who read my newsletter. I'm thankful for all my friends in the book community. I'm thankful for all the kindness that came my way on tour. I have no much to be thankful for.
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm thankful for all the readers who picked up Fiend. I'm thankful for the folks who read my newsletter. I'm thankful for all my friends in the book community. I'm thankful for all the kindness that came my way on tour. I have no much to be thankful for.
Great reading for your post-turkey coma www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
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November 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Great reading for your post-turkey coma www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
Tempting...
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November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Tempting...
Can't be with loved one this Thanksgiving? Miss the family drama? Read this and you won't miss them at all www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734363...
Fiend by Alma Katsu: 9780593714348 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Historical horror maven Alma Katsu turns her talents to the modern world for the first time, in this terrifying tale about an all-powerful family with an ancient evil under its thumb. "If you liked.....
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November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Can't be with loved one this Thanksgiving? Miss the family drama? Read this and you won't miss them at all www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/734363...
Read the first chapter of FIEND almakatsubooks.com/wp-content/u...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Read the first chapter of FIEND almakatsubooks.com/wp-content/u...