Elias Eells- Bar Cart Bookshelf
@eliaseells.bsky.social
Kentucky-based author, writer of the fantastic and delectable. Host of Bar Cart Bookshelf. COCKTAILS AND CONSOLES (Fall '24). Freelance publicist. He/him 🏳️🌈
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COCKTAILS AND CONSOLES is here!! Thank you so much to everyone who has loved this book so far and thank you to everyone who is discovering it. I am so grateful.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/elias...
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PASHA THE STORM comes out at the end of June, 2026. It will be published a month after @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social's AMINA EL-SIRAFI sequel and two months before @victoriaaveyard.bsky.social's TEMPEST.
PASHA in between two hot pirate women?? Do NOT save her, she's exactly where she wants to be.
PASHA in between two hot pirate women?? Do NOT save her, she's exactly where she wants to be.
Pasha the Storm
Check out Pasha the Storm - <b><i>Moby-Dick </i>meets <i>The Bone Shard Daughter</i> in this swashbuckling queer fantasy adventure packed with piracy, political intrigue, and the eternal souls of the ...
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January 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
PASHA THE STORM comes out at the end of June, 2026. It will be published a month after @shannonchakraborty.bsky.social's AMINA EL-SIRAFI sequel and two months before @victoriaaveyard.bsky.social's TEMPEST.
PASHA in between two hot pirate women?? Do NOT save her, she's exactly where she wants to be.
PASHA in between two hot pirate women?? Do NOT save her, she's exactly where she wants to be.
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Nothing more chic than a hilly city. The people long for Pittsburgh, for Chongqing, for Cincinnati.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Nothing more chic than a hilly city. The people long for Pittsburgh, for Chongqing, for Cincinnati.
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I surely will! I had the great pleasure of reading a couple chapters this weekend alongside one of our Amur tigers here in Louisville!
January 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I surely will! I had the great pleasure of reading a couple chapters this weekend alongside one of our Amur tigers here in Louisville!
What do I have to do karmically to come back as a zoo animal?
January 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM
What do I have to do karmically to come back as a zoo animal?
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Tome season is upon us, so it's time for a #SundayShelfie! I love my bookcase for classic SFFH and all the more so with my little lights and trinkets. Hope you're having a cozy afternoon curled up with a good book!
November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Tome season is upon us, so it's time for a #SundayShelfie! I love my bookcase for classic SFFH and all the more so with my little lights and trinkets. Hope you're having a cozy afternoon curled up with a good book!
I want the chance to write enough Peacock Wizard to have an illustration omnibus edition some day.
what is the biggest writerly goal you are willing to cop to publicly? I would like to be nominated for a Lammy
January 18, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I want the chance to write enough Peacock Wizard to have an illustration omnibus edition some day.
Spending my Sunday posting all the thoughts that occurred to me while driving during the week. Wyd
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Spending my Sunday posting all the thoughts that occurred to me while driving during the week. Wyd
Nothing more chic than a hilly city. The people long for Pittsburgh, for Chongqing, for Cincinnati.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Nothing more chic than a hilly city. The people long for Pittsburgh, for Chongqing, for Cincinnati.
It’s a shame Gen Z never got a Spring Awakening revival.
January 18, 2026 at 4:15 PM
It’s a shame Gen Z never got a Spring Awakening revival.
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Summer in the House of the Departed is a novella close to my heart. I’d love more folks to check it out and help spread the word. For fans of ghosts and grief and occult rituals and town-swallowing portals and melancholy vibes.
psychopomp.com/summer-in-th...
psychopomp.com/summer-in-th...
Summer in the House of the Departed by Josh Rountree - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
Summer in the House of the Departed, by Josh Rountree
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January 18, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Summer in the House of the Departed is a novella close to my heart. I’d love more folks to check it out and help spread the word. For fans of ghosts and grief and occult rituals and town-swallowing portals and melancholy vibes.
psychopomp.com/summer-in-th...
psychopomp.com/summer-in-th...
I have always hated Millennial Gray. I am very brave.
January 18, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I have always hated Millennial Gray. I am very brave.
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What’s your favorite book set in springtime? Or a book that feels like a spring book
January 10, 2026 at 9:35 PM
What’s your favorite book set in springtime? Or a book that feels like a spring book
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This is a great series. Good mysteries, nicely drawn depiction of midcentury queerness; neither sadsack nor starry eyed.
NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about MIRAGE CITY by Lev A.C. Rosen. The latest Andy Mills queer historical mystery, this exploit is a roadtrip down to sunny sinister Los Angeles on a missing persons case. Our drink is the Bacchanal, for motorcyclists & Mattachines alike!
![[Image desc: a hardcover copy of MIRAGE CITY by Lev A.C. Rosen on a coffee table alongside a reddish purple-pink drink in a stemmed glass.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ry77yg67bhrjsh4h5ptccng6/bafkreihbhqg6y5lhstnkmiw3s5itgjpybtymg24uytzefj4ljwwndr77yi@jpeg)
January 14, 2026 at 12:55 AM
This is a great series. Good mysteries, nicely drawn depiction of midcentury queerness; neither sadsack nor starry eyed.
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What do you mean it's been a week and a half since I got a little bookie in the mail?!
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
What do you mean it's been a week and a half since I got a little bookie in the mail?!
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Yes, I got books I'll be slow to read in the mail yesterday, but have you considered that I should also get books I'll be slow to read in the mail today?
November 5, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Yes, I got books I'll be slow to read in the mail yesterday, but have you considered that I should also get books I'll be slow to read in the mail today?
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It is heartening to look back at old mail stacks and see what has become a Bar Cart Bookshelf book since then. The system works.
September 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It is heartening to look back at old mail stacks and see what has become a Bar Cart Bookshelf book since then. The system works.
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First mail of the year!! I’m excited to dig in on the latest from Neon Hemlock’s novella series, the final book of the Cities of the Weft trilogy, a super cool anthology on one of my favorite topics, TWO fabulous Appalachian titles, plus some science & history as a treat. What looks good to you??
January 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
First mail of the year!! I’m excited to dig in on the latest from Neon Hemlock’s novella series, the final book of the Cities of the Weft trilogy, a super cool anthology on one of my favorite topics, TWO fabulous Appalachian titles, plus some science & history as a treat. What looks good to you??
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I call this stack “So you want something weird?” Here’s a fun constellation of books I think can be enjoyed together, thinking about the relationship between the self & body, society & the alien. Divine sci-fi, clones & planet-sized AI, botanical science fantasy, the ethics of first contact. Enjoy!
![[image desc: a stack of books. From bottom to top, EXORDIA, THE DAWNHOUNDS, THE ALL-CONSUMING WORLD, and THE ARCHIVE UNDYING]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ry77yg67bhrjsh4h5ptccng6/bafkreigt2sgjcg5ujizxw5yv7jv2fpg7pwbrtb3ohpcqbfsdu4lv6cbwq4@jpeg)
February 9, 2024 at 4:43 PM
I call this stack “So you want something weird?” Here’s a fun constellation of books I think can be enjoyed together, thinking about the relationship between the self & body, society & the alien. Divine sci-fi, clones & planet-sized AI, botanical science fantasy, the ethics of first contact. Enjoy!
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It’s Mailbag Monday! This week we have gothics, gays, and scholars, sword and sorcery and planet and the madness of the mind, fallen temples and magical libraries, ghosts and serpents and evil gods. Wonderful reading for my winter break! What looks good to you?
![[A stack of books (bottom to top): Issues 1-7 of New Edge Sword and Sorcery ed. Oliver Brackenbury, THE TEETH OF DAWN by Marina Lostetter, HONOR & HERESY by Max Francis, THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo, THE ESSENTIAL PATRICIA MCKILLIP by Patricia McKillip, THE HAUNTING OF WILLIAM THORN by Ben Alderson]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ry77yg67bhrjsh4h5ptccng6/bafkreieivw3kwmsd7wjk7l5gdaczy4ajh2nnqx4q5cb64fghgkaqta74hu@jpeg)
December 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
It’s Mailbag Monday! This week we have gothics, gays, and scholars, sword and sorcery and planet and the madness of the mind, fallen temples and magical libraries, ghosts and serpents and evil gods. Wonderful reading for my winter break! What looks good to you?
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Another frigid week! When it’s cold like this, I long for hotter climes, for the heat shimmer of a desert. In that spirit, please enjoy this stack of hot hot faves: from my beloved Sharakhai & Arrakis, to worlds of monsters, dragons, & djinn. If you need me, I’ll be warming up by the smokeless fire.
January 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Another frigid week! When it’s cold like this, I long for hotter climes, for the heat shimmer of a desert. In that spirit, please enjoy this stack of hot hot faves: from my beloved Sharakhai & Arrakis, to worlds of monsters, dragons, & djinn. If you need me, I’ll be warming up by the smokeless fire.
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Dragons dragons
I just found out that it’s Dragon Appreciation Day, so I had to pull together a stack quick as flame. I love dragons (I mean, who doesn’t?) & whether they’re being ridden, slain, studied, or swooned over, I’m eager to add their stories to my hoard. What are your favorite dragon books?
January 17, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Dragons dragons
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My novelette "Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead" is eligible!!
A friendly reminder for HWA members: the deadline to recommend/nominate works for the Stoker Awards is January 15! Get your recs in now!
bramstokerawards.horror.org
bramstokerawards.horror.org
The Bram Stoker Awards – Horror’s premier literary award
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January 15, 2026 at 11:38 PM
My novelette "Courtney Lovecraft's Book of the Dead" is eligible!!
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I just found out that it’s Dragon Appreciation Day, so I had to pull together a stack quick as flame. I love dragons (I mean, who doesn’t?) & whether they’re being ridden, slain, studied, or swooned over, I’m eager to add their stories to my hoard. What are your favorite dragon books?
January 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I just found out that it’s Dragon Appreciation Day, so I had to pull together a stack quick as flame. I love dragons (I mean, who doesn’t?) & whether they’re being ridden, slain, studied, or swooned over, I’m eager to add their stories to my hoard. What are your favorite dragon books?
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Ten highlights from my reading year! Short fiction has really dominated my mind in 2025, along with the Eternal Champion, blood-soaked operas redolent with perfume, and the Saints of Night. Plus some ecology, of course! Here's to another year of great reads!!
December 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Ten highlights from my reading year! Short fiction has really dominated my mind in 2025, along with the Eternal Champion, blood-soaked operas redolent with perfume, and the Saints of Night. Plus some ecology, of course! Here's to another year of great reads!!
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NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about MIRAGE CITY by Lev A.C. Rosen. The latest Andy Mills queer historical mystery, this exploit is a roadtrip down to sunny sinister Los Angeles on a missing persons case. Our drink is the Bacchanal, for motorcyclists & Mattachines alike!
January 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
NEW VIDEO ALERT! Today on Bar Cart Bookshelf we're talking about MIRAGE CITY by Lev A.C. Rosen. The latest Andy Mills queer historical mystery, this exploit is a roadtrip down to sunny sinister Los Angeles on a missing persons case. Our drink is the Bacchanal, for motorcyclists & Mattachines alike!