Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now)
@almakatsu.bsky.social
NYT bestselling novelist. Former intelligence professional, tech futurist.
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Great review of FIEND--you nailed it! Thank you so so much
Here are three new horror books that will make your nerve endings sizzle. You don't want to miss out on any of them. Featuring @almakatsu.bsky.social @douglasford.bsky.social and Richard Beauchamp.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Great review of FIEND--you nailed it! Thank you so so much
Looks delicious!
Beervent Day 6: Darker
Succession + paranormal horror = FIEND, a deliciously sharp novel by the excellent @almakatsu.bsky.social, one of the best working today in *many* genres.
Pair with mystery beer 6, Founders Porter, one of my favorites in the style.
#beervent
#booksky
#bookvent
Succession + paranormal horror = FIEND, a deliciously sharp novel by the excellent @almakatsu.bsky.social, one of the best working today in *many* genres.
Pair with mystery beer 6, Founders Porter, one of my favorites in the style.
#beervent
#booksky
#bookvent
December 7, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Looks delicious!
Getting to the bottom of revisions for INCARNATE. It's more mental adjustment than heavy lifting. That means ferreting out all the places were a tiny adjustment is needed. Now looking at the very end to see if the resolution still works.
December 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Getting to the bottom of revisions for INCARNATE. It's more mental adjustment than heavy lifting. That means ferreting out all the places were a tiny adjustment is needed. Now looking at the very end to see if the resolution still works.
God, I'd forgotten all about those BRIDESHEAD teddies.
I did make some good teddies, though
I did make some good teddies, though
December 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
God, I'd forgotten all about those BRIDESHEAD teddies.
I did make some good teddies, though
I did make some good teddies, though
Btw Club Calvi, in addition to recommending FIEND, posted a chapter that hasn't been featured elsewhere www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
"Fiend," "The White Hot" and "The Weekend Crashers" are Club Calvi's quick read suggestions
Mary Calvi and book club producer Danielle Parker talk about three books: "Fiend" by Alma Katsu, "The White Hot" by Quiara Alegría Hudes, and "The Weekend Crashers" by Jamie Brenner
www.cbsnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Btw Club Calvi, in addition to recommending FIEND, posted a chapter that hasn't been featured elsewhere www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Watched SALTBURN last night at urging of @sadiehartmann.bsky.social. I know, what took me so long? The most interesting part to me is that it's a 21st century retelling of Brideshead Revisited. Now, I was besotted w/the TV series when it came out in 1981. Completely besotted...
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Watched SALTBURN last night at urging of @sadiehartmann.bsky.social. I know, what took me so long? The most interesting part to me is that it's a 21st century retelling of Brideshead Revisited. Now, I was besotted w/the TV series when it came out in 1981. Completely besotted...
ICYMI: Club Calvi recommends FIEND! youtu.be/7NHk4NVc3pA?...
Club Calvi shares new books for your weekend and holiday getaways
YouTube video by CBS New York
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December 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICYMI: Club Calvi recommends FIEND! youtu.be/7NHk4NVc3pA?...
Someone really knows the story
Ain’t no party like a Donner party cause a Donner party don’t stop til most of them are dead and the most hated cannibalistic survivor ends up opening a hotel and restaurant in Sacramento because I guess he really knows how to cook meat.
Donner sure knew how to party.
December 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Someone really knows the story
Hey, Club Calvi has an excerpt of FIEND up, one that hasn't been shared elsewhere www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
"Fiend," "The White Hot" and "The Weekend Crashers" are Club Calvi's quick read suggestions
Mary Calvi and book club producer Danielle Parker talk about three books: "Fiend" by Alma Katsu, "The White Hot" by Quiara Alegría Hudes, and "The Weekend Crashers" by Jamie Brenner
www.cbsnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Hey, Club Calvi has an excerpt of FIEND up, one that hasn't been shared elsewhere www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
WOO! When was the last time you saw a horror novel recommended by a big time book club? youtu.be/7NHk4NVc3pA?...
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
WOO! When was the last time you saw a horror novel recommended by a big time book club? youtu.be/7NHk4NVc3pA?...
"Get this prop girl away from me"
December 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"Get this prop girl away from me"
Nick objecting to being subjected to this charade
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Nick objecting to being subjected to this charade
This is the best we got with Nick. The rest are all blurry as he tries to avoid the book...
December 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
This is the best we got with Nick. The rest are all blurry as he tries to avoid the book...
ISN'T THIS THE CUTEST??? Photo shoot with the dogs, Ash in Dolly Parton santa hat. Such a good boy
December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
ISN'T THIS THE CUTEST??? Photo shoot with the dogs, Ash in Dolly Parton santa hat. Such a good boy
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
podcasts.apple.com
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