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Laura Cranehill

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Strange motherings and odd bodies. Weird horror written by a weird horror. 🌈 WIFE SHAPED BODIES coming in 2026 from Saga Press Lauracranehill.com

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Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · 11d

Goodreads giveaway for Wife Shaped Bodies, my queer mycological horror novel! 🍄🖤 Enter to win a digital copy, giveaway ends 10/14

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Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · 1d

Hello New York Comic Con attendees! There's a Daily Secret Word you can whisper to the Saga Press booth and they will give the first two people with the password a free galley of my queer mycological body horror Wife Shaped Bodies!

The password for October 9th giveaway is: "mushroom" good luck! 🤞🍄🫶

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Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · 2d

sounds awesome!!!

Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · 11d

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Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · 11d

Goodreads giveaway for Wife Shaped Bodies, my queer mycological horror novel! 🍄🖤 Enter to win a digital copy, giveaway ends 10/14

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Kristal Stittle @kristalstittle.bsky.social · 14d

At last it's been revealed! I've been wanting to show people since I saw it. Thank you so much @kerissonlp.bsky.social, it's amazing! And oh my gosh, what kind words from @sonorataylor.bsky.social, @lauracranehill.bsky.social, and @davidmoody.bsky.social!

Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 14d

🔥COVER ART REVEAL🔥

Subscribers to our newsletter got a first look yesterday at @kerissonlp.bsky.social's stellar work for 2026's KAYAK by @kristalstittle.bsky.social!

NIGHT OF THE COMET x A QUIET PLACE, it's an epic extraterrestrial creature feature—Tenebrous style—out next February🖤☠️

Cover art by Kerisson Wemerson; illustration, birds eye view of a lone kayaker drifting into an inlet of trees and shrubs shaped like the gaping-jawed skull of a monster.

Favorable blurbs for KAYAK from Sonora Taylor, David Moody and Laura Cranehill

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Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · 14d

Was such a pleasure reading it, congrats on the book!

Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · 14d

Tomorrow!

Samuel M. Moss @perfidiousscript.bsky.social · 14d

Tomorrow at Lost Avenue book in Portland, OR will be the release reading for my first book 'The Veldt Institute'!

With @lauracranehill.bsky.social and an exclusive new track from @pulseemitter.bsky.social

6pm

'The Veldt Institute' book release poster

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Samuel M. Moss @perfidiousscript.bsky.social · 16d

This Saturday at Lost Avenue books in Portland Oregon!

The release and reading for my first book 'The Veldt Institute' with @lauracranehill.bsky.social and an exclusive new track inspired by the book from @pulseemitter.bsky.social!

Be there or be square.
Or be both. It is a book release after all.

Samuel M. Moss @perfidiousscript.bsky.social · 18d

'The Veldt Institute' book release!
This Saturday @ 6pm!
Lost Avenue Books!
Portland, OR!

'The Veldt Institute' book release poster: Saturday September 27th at Lost Avenue Books in Portland Oregon with Samuel M. Moss and Laura Cranehill

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Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · 23d

This books looks sooooooo good, I ordered my copy already

The Midnight Society @midnightpals.bsky.social · 23d

this is the worst possible time to do this, since i need to be promoting my debut horror novel moonflow. so hey if you miss my sardonic jibes during my uneventful absence, consider getting yourself a copy! (or request it from your local library) www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/bitte...

Moonflow

"A bizarre and fiercely original splatterpunk phantasmagoria of queerness. Deranged and gleefully weird as f*ck, this is an impressive debut from a singular...

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Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · 27d

Hello Portland people! I’m doing a reading with Samuel M. Moss for his new book The Veldt Institute

Samuel M. Moss @perfidiousscript.bsky.social · 27d

'The Veldt Institute' book release in Portland w/ Laura Cranehill at Lost Avenue Books on September 27th!

A sonic literary experience to celebrate the release of The Veldt Institute a novel by the writer Samuel M. Moss with support from Laura Cranehill and sound by Pulse Emitter Hosted by Lost Avenue. 6PM, Saturday September 27th. 2732 MLK Jr. Blvd Portland, OR 97212

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Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · Sep 7

Hey! It’s a full moon. It’s a lunar eclipse. It’s a giveaway! Win an annotated copy of HIGHER MAGIC and some moon-themed stickers! 🌚 Details in thread.

A signed, annotated copy of HIGHER MAGIC propped up against a stack of other copies of HIGHER MAGIC with some moon- and magic-themed stickers.

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Allison Pottern @apottern.bsky.social · Sep 2

Just booked a writing retreat, so, er, I'd love to fit in a couple more clients/workshops for fall to help offset the cost!

I'm a writer, editor, & marketing coach. My sweet spot is helping authors w forthcoming titles navigate the book marketing engine + plan for launch. (pottern.com) 🧵

"Writing and Marketing consults with Allison Pottern Hoch. You've spent years crafting your book to get it out into the world — and I've spent 20+ years helping authors develop and market theirs. Now let me help you! Does publishing or marketing overwhelm you?
Are you a debut author with book launch jitters?
Does it feel like your publisher isn't giving you the marketing guidance you need?
Do you need help getting your speculative fiction novel over the finish line?
Are you struggling to figure out what publishing path is right for you?
Book a consult today: pottern.com/book-a-session"

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Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · Sep 3

Congrats!

Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank you!

Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · Aug 28

How exciting, I hope you enjoy!

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Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · Aug 21

Same lol 🤞

Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · Aug 21

Oh I think it might be…. Another announcement about another announcement 😅 I do love them though and hopefully it’s soon 🤞

Laura Cranehill @lauracranehill.bsky.social · Aug 21

OMG IS THIS FOR REAL?!!!???

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C.R. Kellogg @crkellogg.bsky.social · Aug 19

I finished the first draft of my WIP right before WorldCon and it got me thinking about the parallels with my other hobby: sewing. Check out 4 things I've learned from sewing and applied to drafting a novel.

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