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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 3h

Here’s some Santos Shelton art to make your Friday a little better.

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Basile Lebret writes The Void After You @evoripclaw.bsky.social · 5h

On October 15th, ROF Publishing's first anthology Season's Grivings will release. It features work by @hvpatterson.bsky.social @catvoleur.bsky.social and other talented folks as well as my haunted sapling short story All is Bright and this beautiful art 😍: www.amazon.com/Seasons-Grie...

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soft, black underbelly @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · 5h

i have a new collection og poetry dropping in a few days, but id rather you post this, as october is also black speculative fiction month... many of these writers dont need the shine but a few are outstanding, up-and-coming folks.

bsky.app/profile/upfr...

soft, black underbelly @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social · 9d

16 various titles for October, Black Speculative Fiction Month

#BlackSpeculativeFictionMonth —

photo of 16 books by black authors spread across the yellow blanket on our bed in a 4 x 4 grid of books —

wizard of the crow by ngūgī wa thiong'o; unshod, cackling, and naked by tamika thompson; shigidi and the brass head of obalufon by wole talibi; none but the righteous by chantal james; the ballad of perilous graves by alex jennings; rosewater by tade thompson; out there screaming (horror anthology) edited by jordan peele; my life in the bush of ghosts by amos tutuola; skin folk by nalo hopkinson; black leopard, red wolf by marlon james; dhalgren by samuel r. delany; the ballad of black tom by victor lavalle; nigerians in space by deji bryce olukotun; how long 'til black future month? by n.k. jemisin; black sci-fi short stories (gothic fantasy) edited by tia ross; and everfair by nisi shawl.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 6h

The next novel contains some of the most emotional scenes I’ve ever written. There’s also a bit of violence in there and some shadows with teeth.

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David Swinson @dswinson.bsky.social · 7h

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 11h

It’s #FridayReads time! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect read for Latine Heritage Month AND spooky season! Monsters from the deep, dark magic, revenge, friendship, a bloodthirsty spirit, and 45% off! Get some.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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Stephanie Ellis @stephellis.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks, Gabino. My quiet folk horror, Harrowfield came out recently. #FridayReads

The pagan v the occult compete for newcomer to Harrowfield, Derwenna Parry, in the isolated borderline between Wales and England.

mybook.to/Harrowfield

Full cover for Harrow field novel. Lower half a dark green, almost black, field, with a slushy green sky above. Front cover has a solitary tree sheltering two standing stones. Back cover shows a standing stones and two ravens flying above.

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 9h

Happy Friday, Gabino and everyone!

I don't know about you, but by us the weather is finally getting that crisp autumn feel.

Whatever your weather, one of my novels will probably be the perfect pairing.
linktr.ee/authorlevai

My two novellas against a starry background: THE NIGHT LIBRARY OF STERNENDACH: A VAMPIRE OPERA IN VERSE, and THE GLASS GARDEN. The first has batwings, fangs, and a book on the cover. The other has white letters on a kaleidoscope image.

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Kev Harrison @kevharrison.bsky.social · 9h

Thanks, Gabino!!
My second novel, Pyres, dropped last Friday, and people are loving it so far. So, I'd be so happy for its brand of burning rage to find its way into more hands.
books2read.com/pyresnovel

It also got this crazily wonderful blurb from Lee Murray🔥🔥🔥

Ebook and paperback copies of Pyres with a blurb from award-winning author Lee Murray and a burning match in the background

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Dale Jacobs @tigerpride.bsky.social · 9h

Happy #FridayReads, Gabino! As always, thanks for doing this.

ON COMICS AND GRIEF is me examining the comic books of 1976, as well as my memories about my mother and grief around her death. The book combines analysis and memoir in ways that are experimental, asking the reader to make connections.

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Daniel A. Olivas @danielolivas.bsky.social · 10h

Happy #FridayReads, hermano! My new book, Waiting for Godínez: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts, received a lovely review from Wendy J. Fox of Electric Literature: electricliterature.com/15-small-pre...

15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Fall - Electric Literature

These books ask what it means to belong, to stay or leave, or to exist in-between

electricliterature.com

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Viva La Vivian @vivalavivian.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you!
My collection is up for pre-order! Out on Halloweenie!

mybook.to/AllsWell

All's Well That Ends Well

Read it now

mybook.to

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J.D. Buffington @jdbuffington.com · 10h

Thank you, Gabino!
In the House of In Between is NOW (finally!) available in ebook format as well as paperback wherever you like to buy books!
Except Amazon.
They suck. Bookshop.org supports local and indie bookstores, even with ebooks!

#FridayReads

In the House of In Between

Check out In the House of In Between - <p>The Backlund House is haunted, but no one knows why. No violence has taken place there, no one has died inside its walls. Over the course of a century, what-o...

bookshop.org

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 10h

is my debut selling well? I’m told it’s steady. obvious joke aside, I’m thrilled to see the ratings and review numbers this far on Goodreads. “..stands out as the most original ghost story I’ve ever enjoyed…” -GRR / WTDCD is the spooky season book you didn’t know you needed. Thx @gabino.bsky.social

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🎃 Matthew Jack-o'-lantern 🎃 @awalrusdarkly.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks, Gabino!

I'm now 10 days into my effort to write a new essay on John Carpenter's HALLOWEEN every day in October. Everyone can check it out over on my newsletter!

matthewjacksonwrites.com/tag/tracing-...

Tracing The Shape - Matthew Jackson and The Scares That Shaped Us

matthewjacksonwrites.com

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Beverley Lee @beverleylee.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks, Gabino ❤️
My coming-of-age folk horror, The Haunting of Wounded Birds, is out in one month. If dark English forests, black birds, old rituals, and haunted boys make your autumn heart beat faster, preorder today!
mybook.to/woundedbirds

Book cover. A young jackdaw on a dark misty background with red fly agaric mushrooms to the foreground. The Haunting of Wounded Birds by Beverley Lee.

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Michael Wegener @michaelwegener.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks Gabino!
Out now as ebook and audiobook (paperback coming later this month) from cohesionpress.com - SNAFU: Contagion, an anthology packed with truly "sick" stories of military action and horror, including one of my own, "Black Hell Rising."
Had a ton of fun with this one.

a.co/d/dmsyLIV

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Oddity Prodigy Productions @oddityprodigy.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks so much Gabino! Our new anthology WHERE LEGENDS WALK, a collection of superhero tales with a foreword by the amazing J.M. DeMatteis, is now available for preorder on Bookshop & other online outlets. The book will be out on November 18th, and folks can visit wherelegendswalk.com for more info!

The cover for WHERE LEGENDS WALK (an anthology of superhero prose tales, featuring five superheroes in varying costumes standing before a cityscape) is laid over a yellow radial background with comic halftones. Text reads as follows:

"Now available for preorder!

Bookshop.org
Barnes & Noble
Books-A-Million

WhereLegendsWalk.com"

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🐣 Migi ➡️ book announcements soon @tdcloud.bsky.social · 11h

I think it's a great day for some award winning erotic gothic horror, don't you? bsky.app/profile/tdcl...

🐣 Migi ➡️ book announcements soon @tdcloud.bsky.social · 28d

Your Next Gothic Read And Why It Should Be OSSUARY:

🩸 Survival Horror Made Horny
💀 QIA's Best Novella of 2023
🩸 As Above, So Below x The Descent
💀 Magic vs The Supernatural
🩸 Gothic with a capital "G"
💀 The sickest cover you've ever seen

🩸 tdcloudofficial.com/books

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Amy "Gory" Grech @amygrech.bsky.social · 11h

www.amazon.com/Shadow-Your-...

A Shadow of Your Former Self

A Shadow of Your Former Self [Grech, Amy, Buddha, Alien] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Shadow of Your Former Self

www.amazon.com

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Zakariah Johnson 🪕 @zakariah.bsky.social · 11h

This week I read an anthology I was blessed enough to be in: ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER: A CLIMATE CHANGE CRIME FICTION ANTHOLOGY. Stories focus on the fact that the disaster isn't coming, it's here. Features a who's who of award-winning indie crime writers.
www.rockandahardplacemag.com/on-fire-and-...

Cover of the book paired with an author photo of contributor Zakariah Johnson.

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Elford Alley @elfordalley.bsky.social · 11h

Mad Days: Stories and Curses is the perfect reading for Halloween. A terrifying collection of tales and illustrations, available on Amazon and Bookshop, ebook is only $1.99!

Amazon
bit.ly/4lZImtq

Bookshop
bit.ly/41USpIQ

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Josh Hanson @doomglossary.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks, Gabino.

I'd love everyone to consider preordering my novel, Caliope Street. I think this is the best work I've ever done, and I can't wait to get it into people's hands.
A hallucinatory ahunted house/portal fantasy freakout. www.moonstruck-books.com/shop/p/calli...

Calliope Street by Josh Hanson — Moonstruck Books

A new psychedelic horror novel by author Josh Hanson

www.moonstruck-books.com

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 11h

It’s #FridayReads time! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect read for Latine Heritage Month AND spooky season! Monsters from the deep, dark magic, revenge, friendship, a bloodthirsty spirit, and 45% off! Get some.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 11h

Nice!

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