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Jim X Dodge (he/him) @jimxwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Here's our recent book haul. So much to look forward to!

#booksky

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Jim X Dodge (he/him) @jimxwrites.bsky.social · 8d

My copy came in last week. It's three down in my TBR pile.

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Jim X Dodge (he/him) @jimxwrites.bsky.social · 8d

Erogenous Jones: Private Dicktective is a neo-noir bizarro fantasy that you'll never forget! Available from Anxiety Press and Amazon!

#booksky

a.co/d/hKowId2

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Erogenous Jones: Private Dicktective is a neo-noir bizarro fantasy that you'll never forget! Available from Anxiety Press and Amazon!

#booksky

Do not read this book if you're allergic to Vegemite or have problems logging into Netflix. Side effects may include midlife crises, ego death, and/or spiritual enlightenment by way of explosive diarrhea.

https://a.co/d/hKowId2

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 22d

Dreamy queer bookshops. Some do coffee too. Some also have *very* cute dogs/cats/pets.

Follow and support however you can.

go.bsky.app/G321HCf

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Jim X Dodge (he/him) @jimxwrites.bsky.social · 22d

If only we could be so lucky...

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Lorraine Carey @lalawriter71.bsky.social · 22d

Praise for "Between the Realms". Imagine being sent back into your past unwillingly, only to discover you're part of a dark spell cast by your ex-boyfriend to include you in his selfish agenda!
#timetravel #Romance #BookSky
#darkromance #RomanticSciFi #RomanticSuspense

books2read.com/u/3nMAB8

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Jim X Dodge (he/him) @jimxwrites.bsky.social · 22d

Set in the Florida Panhandle, The Bite is a zombie novel like no other!

Available from Earth Island Books, Bookish Boutique in downtown Panama City, your favorite locally-owned bookstore, or your favorite online bookseller.

a.co/d/aAKRC7P

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When the dead rose, the world was plunged into darkness. Though many people survived and some even thrived, the majority perished and joined the ranks of the undead. But there's hope, in the form of 13-year-old Mitzie Collins, a girl who claims to be immune to the zombie virus (though you shouldn't use the z-word, it's bad luck). Her lie quickly turns fatal to the people she needs most and, in the end, a mission of hope could end in tragedy. Set in the Florida Panhandle, The Bite is a zombie novel like no other!

Available from Earth Island Books, Bookish Boutique in downtown Panama City, your favorite locally-owned bookstore, or your favorite online bookseller.

https://a.co/d/aAKRC7P

#booksky

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · Sep 10

Charlie Kirk spent his life‘s work and all of his energy and time targeting out-groups while arguing for a world in which gun massacres would be easy to enact, plentiful, and inevitable, and he became famous and wealthy doing it, and we’re now not supposed to mention that because it’s not polite.

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L-ooo-eee-s Manghost 👻🧙‍♀️ @louisemangos.bsky.social · Sep 10

#Ebook #readers : Last day at 99p!
#Bargain
READ NOW➡️ mybook.to/SOABeb ⬅️

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Jim X Dodge (he/him) @jimxwrites.bsky.social · Sep 10

My work is peppered with Ramones references.

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Jim X Dodge (he/him) @jimxwrites.bsky.social · Sep 10

It looks to me like you're doing pretty well. Keep going.

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · Sep 9

It's release day for ROOTS OF MY FEARS, edited by @manylittlewords.bsky.social

This is a beautiful gathering of authors, and I'm proud to have as part of it my story "Crepuscular," about two mothers journeying to heal their daughter of a telekinetic disease.

titanbooks.com/72017-roots-...

Roots of My Fears, edited by Gemma Amor, showing a sinister family tree

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Matthew King @matthewkingauthor.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEED ART FOR YOUR BOOK? WIN SOME!
1. Review my book.
books2read.com/MatthewKing
2. Re-Post this & message me your review
before Halloween 2025.
3. Halloween, I'll post a video randomly drawing 1 author to work with me on cover art for their book, FREE OF CHARGE!
Thank you everyone and good luck!💪🔥

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Dianna Gunn Does (Fictional) Murders 🇨🇦 @diannalgunn.bsky.social · Sep 8

Sacrificed to demons. Killed by velociraptors. Hacked to pieces by axe murderers.

Read these deaths and more in Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder

Buy on Itch: diannagunn.itch.io/killer-debt

And elsewhere: books2read.com/u/bO9Ne9

Cover for Killer Debt: An Anthology of Murder on one side of a red blood splatter image. The other side of the image features the words “An incredibly unique idea eerily birthed this collection of fun, gross, and fun-gross ways to die. The short story at the end was *chef’s kiss* with one of the best titles ever!” -- Cait Gordon, award-winning co-editor of Nothing Without Us Too

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Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · Sep 8

Offering ARC copies of this if anyone would like one.

Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · Sep 7

Demisexuality: a complex little understood sexuality, often confused with idealised social expectations.

I came out three years ago. This collection of poems and essays is a personal and intimate look at my personal journey.

🌈📚💙📚👀📢📚💙📚🪐♠️🌈📚

PREORDER HERE
mybook.to/beingdemi
books2read.com/beingdemi

Grey background shows scrunched up paper. Text reads: Being demi. Acrostic poetry and essays on life before and after coming out.

Book cover mock up shows same background and text. Author name MG Mason. Cover also shows a black triangle pointing downwards with a white, grey, and purple ace of spades inside

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Rick R. Reed @rickrreed.bsky.social · Sep 8

Beware of looking for love in all the wrong places... www.amazon.com/Toxic-Rick-R... #catfishing #Seattle #thriller #PsychologicalThriller

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Proud Geek LGBTQ+ Bookshop @proud-geek.co.uk · Sep 8

Trans werewolves?!? Yes please! THE TRANSITION by @transhorrors.bsky.social is a fast-paced YA werewolf horror, following a trans teen who’s bitten by a werewolf while recovering from top surgery.

It comes out on 11th of September, but you can pre-order it here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

Book cover for The Transition by Logan-Ashley Kisner

Blurb:

Hunter’s life is at a turning point: After years of fighting his father for it, he’s gotten top surgery. He’s finally starting to feel comfortable in his own skin... only to be attacked by a strange creature in his backyard.

The encounter should kill him, but his best friend Gabe intervenes, and Hunter is able to walk away from the incident with his life - and new body - mostly intact. Still, something isn’t right. First, his wounds are healing quickly - too quickly. Then there are the feverish nightmares, the sudden return of his period, and his teeth... they’re falling out of his head.

Enter Mars, Hunter’s other best friend. A horror movie devotee, Mars points out the obvious: That mysterious creature was a werewolf, and Hunter is becoming one too - unless they can figure out a cure, which basically means they have to kill the creature that bit him.

Now, Hunter, Gabe, and Mars are in a race against time. A voice that could only belong to the creature itself is worming its way into Hunter’s head, and as the days pass, it’s only getting louder. It promises revenge on Hunter’s transphobic peers if he succumbs to his lycanthropic transformation. Or he can reject the monster and fight alongside his friends before the body he’s fought so hard for slips away for good. The choice is Hunter’s.

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Ivanka Fear @ivankawrites.bsky.social · Sep 7

Where you can find me. Stop by if you are in the area and want a personalized copy of one of my mystery/thriller books.

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Nick Snape 💙🐉⚔️🪐📚 @nicksnapeauthor.bsky.social · Sep 7

Warriors of Spirit and Bone Trilogy is on sale at 0.99 per book worldwide. A blend of the fantastical vision of Moorcock with the darker edges of action fantasy. Only realms that veil themselves from the soul-vampire artificers survive. #booksky #fantasybooksky 💙🐉⚔️📚 books2read.com/DragonoftheV...

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · Sep 6

MONDAY is the last day!!! 😁🦄

Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · Aug 25

PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! We can't wait to read your stories!!! buff.ly/xB0IZOX

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Elizabeth Price @chaosonpaper.bsky.social · Sep 4

Get into the Halloween spirit with the cast of Haunted Ends & their ghost-host, Sam!
amz.run/9J58
espwriter.com
#GhostStory #CozyMystery #HauntedHotel #Mustread #SpookyReads #Halloween #Ghosts #paranormalFiction #MYSTERY #spooky

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Suzy Henderson @suzyhenderson.bsky.social · Sep 6

📚✨ The Shadow Code — A gripping WWII historical thriller, packed with espionage, betrayal, and buried secrets.
Inspired by a true story & real heroes.

mybook.to/TheShadowCode

#TheShadowCode #histfic #KU #Booksky #womensfiction

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · Sep 6

Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Casey Weldon.

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D.C. (Desi) Heart @desiheart.bsky.social · Aug 27

Trying to grow my Kobo sales (because I really like the platform so far as an alternative to KU). So if you have Kobo plus and enjoy Castlevania and Supernatural, consider giving my book (Blood) a read (and maybe a review).

💙📚

kobo.com/en/ebook/blo...

Blood ebook by D.C. Hart - Rakuten Kobo

Read "Blood" by D.C. Hart available from Rakuten Kobo. Drago Dracul has always been a complicated creature. Though they say time heals all wounds, time has only added to the w...

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