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Nicholas Kaufmonster

@nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social

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Bestselling author of 100 FATHOMS BELOW, THE HUNGRY EARTH, THE MIND WORMS and more!

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Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · Sep 4

Reintroduction thread:

Yeah, I'm this guy.

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Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 34m

One week from today! Come see us at the Haverhill Public Library and get your spooky books signed!

Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival

The full lineup for this year's Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival. October 18th, 2025. 10am-4:30pm. (You may want to sit down.) **It's alphabetical, as that seemed the only rational way to...

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Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 58m

"...This inequality includes areas such as right to education/access to education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care, and protection from discrimination, violence against women and unfree child marriage." You have my support! (3/3)

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 58m

Today is also International Day of the Girl, which was started in 2012 and "supports more opportunity for girls and increases awareness of gender inequality faced by girls worldwide based upon their gender..." (2/3)

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 58m

It's National Coming Out Day! I believe one of the best things you can do for yourself is embrace who you are in a positive way. I hope for those who are still afraid or unable to show their true face you will finally be able to soon. (1/3)

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 59m

Not if I savor every word!

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 14h

Phew, I finally finished the rough draft of my next novel, a thriller titled NO ONE IS COMING TO SAVE US! Currently, it's about 82k, but I expect it'll grow a bit on my next draft.

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Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 17h

*make sure

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 18h

They watch everything Monty does to make it's safe for them to do, too.

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Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 22h

I appreciate your direct answer!

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Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 22h

I'm not a huge fan of the series, but I was thinking of watching this one for the Halloween vibes. Is it worth it?

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 1d

I had a whole set of Hitchcock's anthologies for young readers!

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 1d

#FridayReads I'm just starting THE QUEEN OF SATURN AND THE PRINCE IN EXILE by @erricknunnally.bsky.social

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 1d

Imagine their mockery if a liberal group had done something like this.

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 1d

Find out this season on "Only Murders in the Sewer"!

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Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 1d

My pleasant thoughts about how autumnal it is outside today were interrupted by finding a dead rat on the sidewalk. New York City!

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Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 2d

"My own brother, a goddamn, shit-sucking vampire!" is the show-stopper!

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 2d

I am embarrassingly under-read when it comes to @rachelharrison.bsky.social. Which of her novels do you think would be a good introduction to her work?

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 2d

I know this is going to be terrible, but I really want to see it! Or maybe that's *why* I want to see it!

'The Lost Boys' Broadway Musical Is Actually Happening

Based on the hit 1987 vampire movie starring Kiefer Sutherland, the musical just announced its opening date and main cast.

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National Council of Jewish Women @ncjw.bsky.social · 2d

We are filled with cautious hope over tonight’s news of an agreement that will bring home the rest of the living people held hostage by Hamas and move us closer to ending this devastating war.

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Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 2d

They're fishing. If one person pays them out of every hundred emails they send, it's worth it to keep doing it.

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 3d

They're not even trying anymore.

Subject line: Loved what you’re doing with your book

From: Samantha Honour
9:07 AM

I came across [Book Title] and really liked how you [mention something you genuinely liked]. I help authors like you reach more readers with behind-the-scenes strategies that fit their tone and story.

Would you be open to a short idea that could help?

Warmly,
Samantha

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Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 3d

Last night's panel discussion at the NYPL with Becky Siegel Spratford, @rachelharrison.bsky.social, @victorlavalle.bsky.social, @claymcleod.bsky.social, and Grady Hendrix was one for the ages, all in celebration of Spratford's WHY I LOVE HORROR! I'm so glad I could be there and get my copy signed!

The five authors sitting on a dais at the NYPL in front of a large crowd.

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Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 3d

It was a great discussion, and I'm so honored the back of my head made it into the video!

Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 4d

Happy book birthday to my pal @christaqua.bsky.social, whose new novel HOW TO FAKE A HAUNTING hits bookstores today!

How to Fake a Haunting

Amazon.com: How to Fake a Haunting eBook : Carmen, Christa: Books

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Nicholas Kaufmonster @nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social · 4d

A difficult day of remembrance today. Sometimes, I feel the October 7th massacre--the deadliest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust, when over 1200 people were killed, mostly civilians, mostly young progressives at a music festival and on a kibbutz--gets forgotten in the larger discussion about the war in Gaza. So, even as I continue to hope for a lasting peace, I remember the victims today.

The anniversary also falls on Sukkot this year, a holiday that commemorates the Israelites' 40 years of travel through the wilderness after their liberation from slavery in Egypt and before they reached the Promised Land. I think a lot of us Jews feel like we're lost in the wilderness right now when we see news story after news story of vandalism and deadly attacks against Jews and Jewish institutions all over the world while our friends stay silent, or worse, imply that it's okay because of the war.

But still, I hope this latest peace plan is the one that sticks, I hope the remaining hostages come home, and I hope there will be a lasting peace in my lifetime.