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Just want to say thanks to both Victor Manibo and The Strand Bookstore for letting me join in the fun tonight for the release of THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED, which hits shelves tomorrow. This lush gothic horror is gorgeous and grotesque and so good @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @strandbookstore.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Just want to say thanks to both Victor Manibo and The Strand Bookstore for letting me join in the fun tonight for the release of THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED, which hits shelves tomorrow. This lush gothic horror is gorgeous and grotesque and so good @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @strandbookstore.bsky.social
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My deepest thanks, Clay! What a spectacular night. I’m so glad we got to do this
Just want to say thanks to both Victor Manibo and The Strand Bookstore for letting me join in the fun tonight for the release of THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED, which hits shelves tomorrow. This lush gothic horror is gorgeous and grotesque and so good @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @strandbookstore.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
My deepest thanks, Clay! What a spectacular night. I’m so glad we got to do this
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Read Victor’s book!
Happy #bookbirthday to THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by @victormanibo.com! 🎉
"Manibo has written a chilling gothic tale, using classic tropes to explore history, corruption, and injustices, both of the nation and the family"
—Library Journal
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"Manibo has written a chilling gothic tale, using classic tropes to explore history, corruption, and injustices, both of the nation and the family"
—Library Journal
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The Villa, Once Beloved – JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc
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November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Read Victor’s book!
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HAPPY THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED DAY @victormanibo.com
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I wrote some words about THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by @victormanibo.com because if there's a gothic you want to add to your TBR, this sure is it
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I wrote some words about THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by @victormanibo.com because if there's a gothic you want to add to your TBR, this sure is it
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ARC Review: THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo (2025)
OUT ON NOVEMBER 25th, 2025: An adult gothic horror about a family grappling with the death of its patriarch, whose ties to the Marcos regime makes this a modern gothic which understands the genre a…
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November 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
HAPPY THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED DAY @victormanibo.com
Happy #bookbirthday to THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by @victormanibo.com! 🎉
"Manibo has written a chilling gothic tale, using classic tropes to explore history, corruption, and injustices, both of the nation and the family"
—Library Journal
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"Manibo has written a chilling gothic tale, using classic tropes to explore history, corruption, and injustices, both of the nation and the family"
—Library Journal
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The Villa, Once Beloved – JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc
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November 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Happy #bookbirthday to THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by @victormanibo.com! 🎉
"Manibo has written a chilling gothic tale, using classic tropes to explore history, corruption, and injustices, both of the nation and the family"
—Library Journal
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-v...
"Manibo has written a chilling gothic tale, using classic tropes to explore history, corruption, and injustices, both of the nation and the family"
—Library Journal
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OMG BEST LIST
Navigational Entanglements on this list of Weird Jellyfish books
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Thank you Judith Tarr!!!
(and thanks to K1 for the biologically accurate space jellyfish)
Navigational Entanglements on this list of Weird Jellyfish books
reactormag.com/the-lore-and...
Thank you Judith Tarr!!!
(and thanks to K1 for the biologically accurate space jellyfish)
The Lore and the Weird Magic of the Jellyfish - Reactor
Even as sea creatures go, the jellyfish is especially alien...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
OMG BEST LIST
Navigational Entanglements on this list of Weird Jellyfish books
reactormag.com/the-lore-and...
Thank you Judith Tarr!!!
(and thanks to K1 for the biologically accurate space jellyfish)
Navigational Entanglements on this list of Weird Jellyfish books
reactormag.com/the-lore-and...
Thank you Judith Tarr!!!
(and thanks to K1 for the biologically accurate space jellyfish)
It's the year of the witch — THE BEWITCHING by @silviamg.bsky.social and WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix are both featured on @npr.org's Books We Love 2025 list! ✨
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It's the year of the witch — THE BEWITCHING by @silviamg.bsky.social and WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix are both featured on @npr.org's Books We Love 2025 list! ✨
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ICYMI: HarperVoyager has preempted Caitriona Moran’s “searing” debut, The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow, a fantasy novel in which a woman arrested for providing illegal abortions awaits trial under the guardianship of a high priest 👇 #BookSky
HarperVoyager pre-empts Catriona Moran’s ‘searing’ debut
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November 23, 2025 at 9:50 AM
ICYMI: HarperVoyager has preempted Caitriona Moran’s “searing” debut, The Trial of Magdalena Overmorrow, a fantasy novel in which a woman arrested for providing illegal abortions awaits trial under the guardianship of a high priest 👇 #BookSky
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TONIGHT TONIGHT
LAUNCH EVENT! Join me at the Strand as we usher into the world my gothic horror child, with one of my horror idols @claymcleod.bsky.social (Jsyk, his delicious new book Acquired Taste pairs well with mine, so go pick it up).
More book tour stops coming soon but if you’re in NY, grab your tix now ⬇️
More book tour stops coming soon but if you’re in NY, grab your tix now ⬇️
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
TONIGHT TONIGHT
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Can someone go in my stead? This book fucking ruled and I wish Victor a very happy release week
LAUNCH EVENT! Join me at the Strand as we usher into the world my gothic horror child, with one of my horror idols @claymcleod.bsky.social (Jsyk, his delicious new book Acquired Taste pairs well with mine, so go pick it up).
More book tour stops coming soon but if you’re in NY, grab your tix now ⬇️
More book tour stops coming soon but if you’re in NY, grab your tix now ⬇️
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Can someone go in my stead? This book fucking ruled and I wish Victor a very happy release week
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This arrived in the mail today. @themonstersknow.com's work is always so solid. If you're not familiar, my gosh, why not? #rpg #ttrpg #themonstersknow
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This arrived in the mail today. @themonstersknow.com's work is always so solid. If you're not familiar, my gosh, why not? #rpg #ttrpg #themonstersknow
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The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo is a compelling gothic horror complete with an atmospheric estate, a mysterious family legacy involving a curse, and an innocent young woman at the center. #BookSky TY #NetGalley, @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social, & @rbmediaco.bsky.social for the ARCs.
The Villa, Once Beloved — CandiKat Horror
The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo is a compelling gothic horror complete with an atmospheric estate, a mysterious family legacy involving a curse, and an innocent young woman at the center.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Villa, Once Beloved by Victor Manibo is a compelling gothic horror complete with an atmospheric estate, a mysterious family legacy involving a curse, and an innocent young woman at the center. #BookSky TY #NetGalley, @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social, & @rbmediaco.bsky.social for the ARCs.
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I've got a poem in NO BRAIN THE SAME. I'm so excited for everyone to see this special book next year!
Proofs! NO BRAIN THE SAME, the third book in our young activists series with @lindsayhmetcalf.bsky.social and @jbradley.bsky.social coming June 2 to a shelf near you. The poems: inspirational. The art: spectacular. 💕📚💕
#NBTS #poetry #pb #neurodivergence #edusky #librarians #teachers #allies #book
#NBTS #poetry #pb #neurodivergence #edusky #librarians #teachers #allies #book
November 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I've got a poem in NO BRAIN THE SAME. I'm so excited for everyone to see this special book next year!
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ANOTHA ONE
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
ANOTHA ONE
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Thanks to @athenascalzi.com & @scalzi.com for the chance to talk about a Big Idea involving my novel Exo over at Whatever. It's all about writing adaptability and exploring different paths through the story woods. Because there's more than one way to tell a story.
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The Big Idea: Colin Brush
When writing a novel, a lot of people think of the process as sort of rigid. You have a specific story to tell and it needs to be an unchanging vision all the way through. Author Colin Brush, howev…
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November 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Thanks to @athenascalzi.com & @scalzi.com for the chance to talk about a Big Idea involving my novel Exo over at Whatever. It's all about writing adaptability and exploring different paths through the story woods. Because there's more than one way to tell a story.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/20/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/20/t...
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Good morning, Philadelphia! And, uh, merry Christmas 🫤
I'll see you at noon in the #PAXUnplugged Autographing Area, if not sooner!
How to spot me in the wild:
- dressed like a professor
- Bag of Holding
- hauling suitcases of inventory around like a goddamn ant
Friendly greetings welcome #PAXU
I'll see you at noon in the #PAXUnplugged Autographing Area, if not sooner!
How to spot me in the wild:
- dressed like a professor
- Bag of Holding
- hauling suitcases of inventory around like a goddamn ant
Friendly greetings welcome #PAXU
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Good morning, Philadelphia! And, uh, merry Christmas 🫤
I'll see you at noon in the #PAXUnplugged Autographing Area, if not sooner!
How to spot me in the wild:
- dressed like a professor
- Bag of Holding
- hauling suitcases of inventory around like a goddamn ant
Friendly greetings welcome #PAXU
I'll see you at noon in the #PAXUnplugged Autographing Area, if not sooner!
How to spot me in the wild:
- dressed like a professor
- Bag of Holding
- hauling suitcases of inventory around like a goddamn ant
Friendly greetings welcome #PAXU
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Recommended plus ultra.
Seriously. One of the few books I re-Read.
Seriously. One of the few books I re-Read.
Miserere sitting in some good company here. If you liked one of these, then you might like Miserere! If you want to give it a go, you can buy it here: awfulagent.com/ebooks/miser...
November 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Recommended plus ultra.
Seriously. One of the few books I re-Read.
Seriously. One of the few books I re-Read.
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Miserere sitting in some good company here. If you liked one of these, then you might like Miserere! If you want to give it a go, you can buy it here: awfulagent.com/ebooks/miser...
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Miserere sitting in some good company here. If you liked one of these, then you might like Miserere! If you want to give it a go, you can buy it here: awfulagent.com/ebooks/miser...
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ICYMI: There are some new Jonathan Carroll audiobooks available!
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Published by Brilliance.
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Published by Brilliance.
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
ICYMI: There are some new Jonathan Carroll audiobooks available!
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Published by Brilliance.
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Published by Brilliance.
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Still on a Bluesky hiatus but popping by because the cover for my next novel, THE INTRIGUE, has now been revealed. Jacket design Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde. This noir about a con artist sifting through lonely hearts ads is out July 2026. Pre-order now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760821...
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Still on a Bluesky hiatus but popping by because the cover for my next novel, THE INTRIGUE, has now been revealed. Jacket design Drusilla Adeline/Sister Hyde. This noir about a con artist sifting through lonely hearts ads is out July 2026. Pre-order now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760821...
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ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji is a Booklist’s Editors’ Choice: Adult Books, 2025 🥳 This sci-fi thriller is a must-read as it plumbs the depths of a seemingly impossible crime rooted in racism, intergenerational trauma, and an inhuman concept of justice.
Booklist Online: Leading Book Discovery
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November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji is a Booklist’s Editors’ Choice: Adult Books, 2025 🥳 This sci-fi thriller is a must-read as it plumbs the depths of a seemingly impossible crime rooted in racism, intergenerational trauma, and an inhuman concept of justice.
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By Suzanne Palmer, the Ode to the Half-Broken ARCs are here and they're so lovely! We can't stop drooling over the pages, and we're sure Atticus, the cyborg dog, would too! 🐾🐾
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November 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
By Suzanne Palmer, the Ode to the Half-Broken ARCs are here and they're so lovely! We can't stop drooling over the pages, and we're sure Atticus, the cyborg dog, would too! 🐾🐾
buff.ly/TzNkGal
buff.ly/TzNkGal
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ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji is a @ala-booklist.bsky.social's 2025 Editors' Choice pick!
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Out now, published by @arcadiabooks.bsky.social in the UK.
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Out now, published by @arcadiabooks.bsky.social in the UK.
@awfulagent.bsky.social
Booklist Online: Leading Book Discovery
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November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
ESPERANCE by Adam Oyebanji is a @ala-booklist.bsky.social's 2025 Editors' Choice pick!
www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
Out now, published by @arcadiabooks.bsky.social in the UK.
@awfulagent.bsky.social
www.booklistonline.com/products/981...
Out now, published by @arcadiabooks.bsky.social in the UK.
@awfulagent.bsky.social
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Shabbat Is and Just Shy of Ordinary made this list!
Gift Guide: Chanukah/Hanukkah 5786
Give a loved one celebrating the Festival of Lights the joy of queer Jewish literature! Kids Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown – to the library, to the dentist, even…
Give a loved one celebrating the Festival of Lights the joy of queer Jewish literature! Kids Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown – to the library, to the dentist, even…
Gift Guide: Chanukah/Hanukkah 5786
Give a loved one celebrating the Festival of Lights the joy of queer Jewish literature! Kids Just Like Queen Esther by Ari Moffic and Kerry Olitzky (text) and Rena Yehuda Newman (illustration) Atara loves to wear her crown – to the library, to the dentist, even to her swim lessons. It gives her confidence, and shows the world that she is a girl, not a boy, like everyone thought at first.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Shabbat Is and Just Shy of Ordinary made this list!