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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 9h

So two big announcements just came down from the boss, so, in light of that, I'm gonna take the time to share how I plan marketing stuff over the next couple of days until the announcements actually break. So yeah. Be prepared for rambling. Hahaha. (And also major book announcements.)

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 9h

Heyyyy I accidentally took like 4 days off because my IRL stuff got a little crazy.
Did you read anything good this week?
Are you reading anything fun this weekend?
I think I'm going to start When the Moon Hatched this weekend! #amreading

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for all the love yesterday. If you could share this post and convince your friends to buy a copy of Liminal, that would be great!
Admin is taking today off. 🤍
#newrelease #buymybook #horrorbook

Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Book Birthday to Raphael Ness and their debut horror novel LIMINAL!! You can get your own copy on itch, kobo, and B&N and we would LOVE to see your eBooks!! #booksky #bookrelease #bookbirthday #buymybook #horrorreads
linktr.ee/KerfuffleBooks

A spooky, cobwebbed image of a wall with a light at the bottom. The cover for LIMINAL by Raphael Ness, which is a hand-painted hallway with a shadow person standing off-center, sits in a blue summoning circle with the words "AVAILABLE NOW" above and a link tree link at the bottom. A small traditional sheet like ghost image touches the side of the book, and it looks like it is happy.

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you for all the love yesterday. If you could share this post and convince your friends to buy a copy of Liminal, that would be great!
Admin is taking today off. 🤍
#newrelease #buymybook #horrorbook

Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Book Birthday to Raphael Ness and their debut horror novel LIMINAL!! You can get your own copy on itch, kobo, and B&N and we would LOVE to see your eBooks!! #booksky #bookrelease #bookbirthday #buymybook #horrorreads
linktr.ee/KerfuffleBooks

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 3d

We're all remote so I got a snack cake to celebrate! Happy book birthday Liminal! I can't wait to read you again!
Linktr.ee/kerfufflebooks

A chocolate covered snack cake and the cover for liminal on an iPad as a celebration of the book's release!

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Book Birthday to Raphael Ness and their debut horror novel LIMINAL!! You can get your own copy on itch, kobo, and B&N and we would LOVE to see your eBooks!! #booksky #bookrelease #bookbirthday #buymybook #horrorreads
linktr.ee/KerfuffleBooks

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 4d

Aaaahhh!!!
LIMINAL is live now!!
I'm going to bed!!
Y'all should go buy a copy so I can have a bigger celebration tomorrow!
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 5d

OMG LIMINAL is out tomorrow.
Please go buy a preorder copy for me?👉👈
And share this post so everyone can get a copy! Thank you! #buymybook #indieauthor #booksky #newrelease
Linktr.ee/kerfufflebooks

The cover for the book LIMINAL. It is a hand-painted (digitally) abandoned hallway with a glitchy shadow person standing in the doorway.

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K.S. Nightingale (Kai) @ksnightingale.bsky.social · 5d

Aaaahhhh 2 hours til it's available! Preorders are closed on itch but open on kobo and b&n and id be really appreciative if everyone could go and pick up a copy! If I can sell 10 copies on opening day, I get a little bonus 👉👈

Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 5d

TOMORROW! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
New book alert!
Liminal is out and y'all can FINALLY read it!
Grab a copy at your preferred retailer: linktr.ee/KerfuffleBooks
#bookrelease #booksky #indieauthors #buymybook

A spooky text surrounded by yellow squiggles on a black background with cobwebs reads : TOMORROW OCT 6, 2025!
A small yellow circle has text inside that reads: LIMINAL by Raphael Ness releases into the wild!
In the right bottom area, a small version of the LIMINAL cover sits. It has a painted background of an abandoned hallway with a shadow figure standing in it. At the bottom it reads LIMINAL and Raphael Ness

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 5d

TOMORROW! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
New book alert!
Liminal is out and y'all can FINALLY read it!
Grab a copy at your preferred retailer: linktr.ee/KerfuffleBooks
#bookrelease #booksky #indieauthors #buymybook

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 5d

Would it be wrong/weird to celebrate Liminal's release with like... twinkies or something instead of a cake since we're all remote and admin is on a diet and therefore cannot eat a whole cake? Or birthday cake Oreos?

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 5d

Liminal got an ARC review! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Still not sure if you want to read it? Check out this #review and the. Follow the link to get yourself a copy!
linktr.ee/kerfufflebooks

A screenshot of the first review for LIMINAL, titled "Maddening in a good way"
The review reads:

I read the review copy of this book, and I could not stop thinking about it when I had to put it down. The descriptions are thoroughly detailed and disturbing in the best way! I adore how the scenes are laid out to where you can visualize them in your mind. The story telling is fun, and the way Neil goes about things makes me want to throw him, but at the same time give him a warm hug because holy heck do things amp up. This is definitely a book to enjoy reading with a cozy blanket for the fall season.

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 5d

Why is LIMINAL releasing on a Monday?
Because it's the full supermoon moon for October and we thought it would be fitting to release a scary story on that date!
Liminal is Groundhog Day in purgatory, with a grumpy protagonist causing trouble.

Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 6d

I don't think that I'll ever stop posting about Liminal. This novella is so fun and weird and just the right amount of unsettling, I'm lucky I got to read it as admin! Have you snagged a copy yet? The book releases on Monday with the full blood moon!
linktr.ee/KerfuffleBooks

The cutscene from Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild where the blood moon is rising. On the platform where the Bokoblins usually respawn, the cover to the book LIMINAL has been placed.

The subtitle has had the word "blood" replaced with "book" so it now reads: "The book moon rises once again" and beneath that it reads, "Liminal releases October 6, 2025 - preorders now open"

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 5d

OMG LIMINAL is out tomorrow.
Please go buy a preorder copy for me?👉👈
And share this post so everyone can get a copy! Thank you! #buymybook #indieauthor #booksky #newrelease
Linktr.ee/kerfufflebooks

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 6d

I don't think that I'll ever stop posting about Liminal. This novella is so fun and weird and just the right amount of unsettling, I'm lucky I got to read it as admin! Have you snagged a copy yet? The book releases on Monday with the full blood moon!
linktr.ee/KerfuffleBooks

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 7d

Friday at last!
What are you plans for the weekend??
Admin has some IRL stuff to attend to unrelated to Kerfuffle, so... that's what I'm doing! (Also I'm sending out ARCs for LIMINAL so y'all should get those review requests in...)
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LIMINAL ARC reader application

Interest check for content creators, reviewers, and anyone who would like to read and ARC/early DIGITAL copy of our upcoming title LIMINAL. LIMINAL is a short story about a place in between death an...

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 7d

3 days until Liminal is released into the wild! Have you got your copy yet? Groundhog Day in Purgatory, with elements of the backrooms and The Exit 8! #bookrelease #horrorbooks #horrorwriters
linktr.ee/kerfufflebooks

An old style abandoned bed in black and white, with the words "fear the spaces in between" above the bed. In the corner it reads:
October 6, 2025
https://kerfufflebooks.itch.io
LIMINAL

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 8d

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 8d

If you want to read a #free #preview of LIMINAL, you can find the first 2 chapters at the following link!

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LIMINAL Sample

This is a sample of the work Liminal, by Raphael Ness, provided to everyone to read. You may not copy, sell, or otherwise distribute this work except to copy the link provided to encourage others to r...

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 8d

#promosky hi there! We're Kerfuffle Books! We like reading, writing, and books in general!

Our upcoming new release is on October 6, 2025, and we'd LOVE to get it into your hands! You can preorder a copy on B&N, Kobo or itch! #buymybook #booksky #horrorsky
linktr.ee/KerfuffleBooks

A black and white photo of an abandoned room that could have been a hospital or school. Words overlaid read:
A man with more questions than answers.
A place without time.
A game with no rules.
A space between life and the afterlife.
LIMINAL
preorders now open!
October 6, 2025
https://kerfufflebooks.itch.io

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K.S. Nightingale (Kai) @ksnightingale.bsky.social · 10d

You should definitely go check out the free sample, and then pick up a copy to read more because this book is fun and weird and fun, and perfect for a quick weekend read!

Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 13d

It's all about the vibes today.
Liminal releases October 6, 2025 and you should check out our free preview to decide if the vibes are right!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Please comment and share, let's spread the work for Raphael Ness's debut book! #indiebooks #horrorsky #booksta

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 9d

LIMINAL releases in 6 days, right on the full moon! Now is the best time to pick up a copy of our creepy little book. Shares are appreciated! #scaryreads #bookrelease #indieauthors
2 chapter sample: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Find the shop links here: linktr.ee/KerfuffleBooks

An abandoned room with a white framed bed with no mattress makes up the background., On the left side, a tan box displays the words:
Waking up in the rom he'd been assigned to was the worst part of the endless loop of the institution. Being dead was boring, frankly, and the uncomfortable bed and scratchy sheets made it worse. It didn't appear to matter what Neil did. Everything he touched, any changes he made, were erased upon waking. He woke up wearing the same shirt and jeans every day. He never had socks or slippers, and he vaguely wondered why his shoes were missing.

The right side above the bed reads: LIMINAL
preorders now open!
October 6, 2025
https://kerfufflebooks.itch.io

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 10d

Can we get 20 sales of our next book before launch?
LIMINAL is a creepy, atmospheric story about a man living the same day over and over. Think Groundhog Day in purgatory.
Please share!
#bookrelease #booksky #booktok #horrorsky

Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 22d

#CoverReveal for our next book, LIMINAL.
Set in an afterlife that isn't *quite* right, Liminal is the story of Neil Beckett and his attempt to escape! Available for pre-order now.
Itch: kerfufflebooks.itch.io/liminal
B&N: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/liminal-ra...
Kobo: www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

A title card that reads COVER REVEAL in big letters, the background looks like broken, brown concrete. Beneath it, it says "October 6, 2025" and https://kerfufflebooks.itch.io -- On the right side of the image, a cover featuring a painted hallway with a shadowy figure in the doorway, all in browns, blacks, and tans, with the title "LIMINAL" and the author Raphael Ness, sits in a frame that looks like an ipad or Kindle eReader

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 10d

Our last question with Raphael Ness!
Thank you for following along this week.
Please do pick up a copy of Liminal, we think you'll like it.
linktr.ee/KerfuffleBooks

Question 10: What's next for you?

A: Next? A nap. If we're talking about my next books, then I'm working on what I have dubbed "the bad ending" book, and am plotting out a trapped in an abandoned space because of supernatural tomfoolery book similar to Liminal, thematically. Hoping to sell those in the next little while.

Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 10d

Question 9 with Raphael Ness.
Thank you for joining us this week as we get ready to welcome LIMINAL into the world! Buy our book! Linktr.ee/Kerfufflebooks

Question 9: If you were going to write a different genre, what would it be?

A: A different genre than what I'm currently writing? I think that I would try my hand at urban fantasy. It isn't TOO different than what I'm writing, so I think that I could really do something fun with weird things in the city.

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Kerfuffle Books @kerfufflebooks.bsky.social · 10d

Question 8 with Raphael Ness incoming!
If you have any other questions you'd like to ask them, please let us know!!
And check out LIMINAL, available for pre-order now!
linktr.ee/KerfuffleBooks
#Booktok #Booksky #horrorbooks

Question 8: What is your favourite superstition or myth?

Answer: Huh, that's a good question. I think any of the weird ones that "give you bad luck" are fun. Like walking under a ladder, or breaking a mirror. They make no sense. Bloody Mary is also a good one, that's the right kind of creepy.

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