Peter Rosch
@peterrosch.bsky.social
author of WHAT THE DEAD CAN DO (out 08.26.25 from @crookedlanebks) / FUTURE SKINNY / MY DEAD FRIEND SARAH / rep'd Jake Lovell at SDLA / co-host of WWKWWD on 94.3 KWVH in Wimberley, TX
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NEXT WEEK:
Chris Panatier (@scribeofhades.bsky.social) joins the show to talk about his new @sobelobooks.bsky.social release SHITSHOW, and we ring in the holiday season with a double dose of GREMLINS movies!
Episode drops 11/26 at Noon Central!
Chris Panatier (@scribeofhades.bsky.social) joins the show to talk about his new @sobelobooks.bsky.social release SHITSHOW, and we ring in the holiday season with a double dose of GREMLINS movies!
Episode drops 11/26 at Noon Central!
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
NEXT WEEK:
Chris Panatier (@scribeofhades.bsky.social) joins the show to talk about his new @sobelobooks.bsky.social release SHITSHOW, and we ring in the holiday season with a double dose of GREMLINS movies!
Episode drops 11/26 at Noon Central!
Chris Panatier (@scribeofhades.bsky.social) joins the show to talk about his new @sobelobooks.bsky.social release SHITSHOW, and we ring in the holiday season with a double dose of GREMLINS movies!
Episode drops 11/26 at Noon Central!
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Hate corporations and/or C-suite execs? My workplace thriller meets creature feature Unfold is releasing on Dec 15. a.co/d/a0lH1Bt
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November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hate corporations and/or C-suite execs? My workplace thriller meets creature feature Unfold is releasing on Dec 15. a.co/d/a0lH1Bt
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Thanks, Gabino! Happy #FridayReads, everyone. Rough day today, so any help is appreciated!
What can you expect from THE WITNESS?
Action? ✅️
Mystery? ✅️
Intriguing protagonist? ✅️
a.co/d/1wwV1mZ
What can you expect from THE WITNESS?
Action? ✅️
Mystery? ✅️
Intriguing protagonist? ✅️
a.co/d/1wwV1mZ
November 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Thanks, Gabino! Happy #FridayReads, everyone. Rough day today, so any help is appreciated!
What can you expect from THE WITNESS?
Action? ✅️
Mystery? ✅️
Intriguing protagonist? ✅️
a.co/d/1wwV1mZ
What can you expect from THE WITNESS?
Action? ✅️
Mystery? ✅️
Intriguing protagonist? ✅️
a.co/d/1wwV1mZ
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Thanks Gabino!
I have a new crime story out over at The Yard:
A mother must save her kidnapped daughter in "Nefarious".
theyardcrimeblog.com/2025/11/09/n...
It's a quick read, it's free - some feedback, maybe right here, would be much appreciated.
#fridayreads #crimefiction
I have a new crime story out over at The Yard:
A mother must save her kidnapped daughter in "Nefarious".
theyardcrimeblog.com/2025/11/09/n...
It's a quick read, it's free - some feedback, maybe right here, would be much appreciated.
#fridayreads #crimefiction
Nefarious - The Yard: Crime Blog
A mother goes to great lengths to protect her child.
theyardcrimeblog.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thanks Gabino!
I have a new crime story out over at The Yard:
A mother must save her kidnapped daughter in "Nefarious".
theyardcrimeblog.com/2025/11/09/n...
It's a quick read, it's free - some feedback, maybe right here, would be much appreciated.
#fridayreads #crimefiction
I have a new crime story out over at The Yard:
A mother must save her kidnapped daughter in "Nefarious".
theyardcrimeblog.com/2025/11/09/n...
It's a quick read, it's free - some feedback, maybe right here, would be much appreciated.
#fridayreads #crimefiction
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Thanks Gabino! As we just had trans awareness week, I'd love more folx to check out my very trans, very queer urban fantasy books STRAW SONG and STRAW SOUL, based around a darker land of Oz! Perfect for fans of WICKED or darker romantasy: bsky.app/profile/grav...
You need more #queer dark Oz #urbanFantasy in your life! A subtly transmasc Scarecrow with heart as well as brains, a modern punk witch, a coup in a deadly dangerous faeryland! STRAW SONG: Needle & Straw Book 1 #authors https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C36M95N3?binding=kindle_edition&ref_=ast_author_bsi
November 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Thanks Gabino! As we just had trans awareness week, I'd love more folx to check out my very trans, very queer urban fantasy books STRAW SONG and STRAW SOUL, based around a darker land of Oz! Perfect for fans of WICKED or darker romantasy: bsky.app/profile/grav...
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Thanks, Gabino! My weird, Twin Peaks X House of Leaves novel is finally out in the world and wants to take up space in your brain.
diachroneitybooks.com/Imperfect-Cr...
diachroneitybooks.com/Imperfect-Cr...
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Thanks, Gabino! My weird, Twin Peaks X House of Leaves novel is finally out in the world and wants to take up space in your brain.
diachroneitybooks.com/Imperfect-Cr...
diachroneitybooks.com/Imperfect-Cr...
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Are you neurodivergent and tired of RFK and his brain worm viciously attacking autism? Do you want to read a book that dares to flip the mental health narrative on its head and empower the neurodivergent rather than knock them down?
I have you covered:
books2read.com/u/m27rzr
I have you covered:
books2read.com/u/m27rzr
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Are you neurodivergent and tired of RFK and his brain worm viciously attacking autism? Do you want to read a book that dares to flip the mental health narrative on its head and empower the neurodivergent rather than knock them down?
I have you covered:
books2read.com/u/m27rzr
I have you covered:
books2read.com/u/m27rzr
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It remains awesome that you use your platform to boost other artists. We have Jennifer Lee Rossman's ALLOSAURUS IN WONDERLAND, which tells the story of a world where dinosaurs and cowgirls and medieval LARPers interact. December 16.
frombeyondpress.com/books/allosa...
frombeyondpress.com/books/allosa...
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
It remains awesome that you use your platform to boost other artists. We have Jennifer Lee Rossman's ALLOSAURUS IN WONDERLAND, which tells the story of a world where dinosaurs and cowgirls and medieval LARPers interact. December 16.
frombeyondpress.com/books/allosa...
frombeyondpress.com/books/allosa...
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Riding THE EL for #FridayReads. Available everywhere across platforms. Great full cast on the audio, too. Thanks, @gabino.bsky.social!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738830...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738830...
The El by Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.: 9780593686768 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHIRBY AWARD IN FICTION • From the co-editor of the bestselling anthology Never Whistle at Night, a semi-autobiographical novel that follows a group of teenage gang members as...
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November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Riding THE EL for #FridayReads. Available everywhere across platforms. Great full cast on the audio, too. Thanks, @gabino.bsky.social!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738830...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738830...
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Thanks, Gabino! Four Weddings and a Funeral Director is a very silly, very weird romcom that channels the Barbie X Goth House meme. 💍 🪦
It's currently just 99p on the UK Amazon store: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DK8L8BHV.
Also, the print version is half price on the TikTok store!
It's currently just 99p on the UK Amazon store: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DK8L8BHV.
Also, the print version is half price on the TikTok store!
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Thanks, Gabino! Four Weddings and a Funeral Director is a very silly, very weird romcom that channels the Barbie X Goth House meme. 💍 🪦
It's currently just 99p on the UK Amazon store: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DK8L8BHV.
Also, the print version is half price on the TikTok store!
It's currently just 99p on the UK Amazon store: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DK8L8BHV.
Also, the print version is half price on the TikTok store!
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I'm always late to the party since my day starts later, but my first collection could use more readers! I have heard it's a fun time. Thank you! x
mybook.to/AllsWell
mybook.to/AllsWell
All's Well That Ends Well
Read it now
mybook.to
November 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I'm always late to the party since my day starts later, but my first collection could use more readers! I have heard it's a fun time. Thank you! x
mybook.to/AllsWell
mybook.to/AllsWell
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As always, thanks, Gabino!
#Novellavember will be wrapping up soon, and I know some of you are still looking for new books to round out the month.
Want a bittersweet love story? Or an ineffable space horror? Maybe both?
linktr.ee/authorlevai
#Novellavember will be wrapping up soon, and I know some of you are still looking for new books to round out the month.
Want a bittersweet love story? Or an ineffable space horror? Maybe both?
linktr.ee/authorlevai
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
As always, thanks, Gabino!
#Novellavember will be wrapping up soon, and I know some of you are still looking for new books to round out the month.
Want a bittersweet love story? Or an ineffable space horror? Maybe both?
linktr.ee/authorlevai
#Novellavember will be wrapping up soon, and I know some of you are still looking for new books to round out the month.
Want a bittersweet love story? Or an ineffable space horror? Maybe both?
linktr.ee/authorlevai
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Happy #FridayReads! Darcroft Island, my cosmic crime noir novel available in paperback and ebook. Get the bundle and save 40% for a signed copy and bookmark. darkgodspress.com/books/
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy #FridayReads! Darcroft Island, my cosmic crime noir novel available in paperback and ebook. Get the bundle and save 40% for a signed copy and bookmark. darkgodspress.com/books/
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Love fun space opera like Cowboy Bebop and Guardians of the Galaxy? Try The Chained Space Series!
A salvage crew just wants to make some cash, but keeps getting tangled up in galactic adventures. They battle gangsters, an alien cult, and the worst junk food in space!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP9TZ69D
A salvage crew just wants to make some cash, but keeps getting tangled up in galactic adventures. They battle gangsters, an alien cult, and the worst junk food in space!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP9TZ69D
The Chained Space Series
Visit Amazon's The Chained Space Series Page and shop for all The Chained Space Series books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of The Chained Space Series
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Love fun space opera like Cowboy Bebop and Guardians of the Galaxy? Try The Chained Space Series!
A salvage crew just wants to make some cash, but keeps getting tangled up in galactic adventures. They battle gangsters, an alien cult, and the worst junk food in space!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP9TZ69D
A salvage crew just wants to make some cash, but keeps getting tangled up in galactic adventures. They battle gangsters, an alien cult, and the worst junk food in space!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FP9TZ69D
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Happy #FridayReads, hermano Re-upping my recent Literary Hub essay, "Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System," which sadly becomes more relevant each passing day.
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Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System
Forty-one years ago, I was a 25-year-old third-year student at the UCLA School of Law when I wrote a piece for what was then called the Chicano Law Review in response to factory raids. Dubbed with …
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Happy #FridayReads, hermano Re-upping my recent Literary Hub essay, "Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System," which sadly becomes more relevant each passing day.
lithub.com/howling-into...
lithub.com/howling-into...
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Thanks, Gabino!
If anyone is in the NYC area we have an infie book fair happening on Saturday, with a reading the following night! Invest in some physical medka!
If anyone is in the NYC area we have an infie book fair happening on Saturday, with a reading the following night! Invest in some physical medka!
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Thanks, Gabino!
If anyone is in the NYC area we have an infie book fair happening on Saturday, with a reading the following night! Invest in some physical medka!
If anyone is in the NYC area we have an infie book fair happening on Saturday, with a reading the following night! Invest in some physical medka!
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Thanks, Gabino! My latest story, "Price Is Right Rules" appears in Dark Yonder this month, and is part of a great ToC. If you like what you see below, get yourself a copy today: amzn.to/498eU1s
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Thanks, Gabino! My latest story, "Price Is Right Rules" appears in Dark Yonder this month, and is part of a great ToC. If you like what you see below, get yourself a copy today: amzn.to/498eU1s
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My forthcoming speculative short story collection is up for pre-order. There's monsters, outer space, pie, and more!
bookshop.org/p/books/ever...
bookshop.org/p/books/ever...
Every Galaxy a Circle
Check out Every Galaxy a Circle - <p>An Intriguing Journey through the Cosmos of Human Experience</p><p></p><p>In <em>Every Galaxy a Circle</em>, Chloe N. Clark masterfully intertwines memories, ghost...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My forthcoming speculative short story collection is up for pre-order. There's monsters, outer space, pie, and more!
bookshop.org/p/books/ever...
bookshop.org/p/books/ever...
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The very first fiction I ever had accepted for publication was selected/edited by Gordon Lish in 1995. Yes, *that* Gordon Lish. Here's the story/the story behind the story, which includes details about the famous editor's edits and how I learned that an acceptance does not always mean publication.
The story of a story: “The Stacker”
First, the story, then the story behind the story.
The Stacker
by Scott Stein
The stack was developing as a sort of snowflake, with a symmetry as unconventional
whenfallsthecoliseum.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The very first fiction I ever had accepted for publication was selected/edited by Gordon Lish in 1995. Yes, *that* Gordon Lish. Here's the story/the story behind the story, which includes details about the famous editor's edits and how I learned that an acceptance does not always mean publication.
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There's a bunch of free short fiction on my site, some of it published in various markets over the last 20+ years, some of it self-published. Mostly SF and fantasy, if you like that sort of thing.
patrickjohanneson.com/fiction/
patrickjohanneson.com/fiction/
Patrick Johanneson
Hi, I'm Patrick Johanneson. I write science fiction & fantasy, I build websites, and I take photos, mostly after dark.
patrickjohanneson.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
There's a bunch of free short fiction on my site, some of it published in various markets over the last 20+ years, some of it self-published. Mostly SF and fantasy, if you like that sort of thing.
patrickjohanneson.com/fiction/
patrickjohanneson.com/fiction/
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Thank you so much for doing this ❤️. Two weeks ago the cozy mystery anthology Cooking Up Death came out, featuring one of my short stories. Amazon.com: share.google/pudDWDJuDU9y...
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thank you so much for doing this ❤️. Two weeks ago the cozy mystery anthology Cooking Up Death came out, featuring one of my short stories. Amazon.com: share.google/pudDWDJuDU9y...
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First, this thread might be of interest to writers. Some good suggestions for writing craft books in the comments.
bsky.app/profile/sste...
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Starting to go through writing craft books for a novel story/structure/strategy MFA course I’m creating.
#academicsky
#academicsky
November 21, 2025 at 3:33 PM
First, this thread might be of interest to writers. Some good suggestions for writing craft books in the comments.
bsky.app/profile/sste...
bsky.app/profile/sste...
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THE QUEEN OF SATURN AND THE PRINCE IN EXILE, a short novel, Black nerd coming of ages story set in the 1970s includes funk, girls, comics, rollerskating, a mother who claims extraterrestrial origins, and fits in a stocking.
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indiepubs.com/products/the...
The Queen of Saturn and the Prince in Exile
A Black nerd coming-of-age novel set in 1970s Boston about a boy who struggles to learn the truth behind his mother’s claims of otherworldly origins in the smoldering aftermath of the Civil Rights era...
indiepubs.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
THE QUEEN OF SATURN AND THE PRINCE IN EXILE, a short novel, Black nerd coming of ages story set in the 1970s includes funk, girls, comics, rollerskating, a mother who claims extraterrestrial origins, and fits in a stocking.
indiepubs.com/products/the...
indiepubs.com/products/the...
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My collection The Daylight Will Not Save You contains some of my favorite pieces.
www.amazon.com/Daylight-Wil...
www.amazon.com/Daylight-Wil...
The Daylight Will Not Save You
The Daylight Will Not Save You - Kindle edition by Gunnells, Mark Allan. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Daylight Will Not Save You.
www.amazon.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
My collection The Daylight Will Not Save You contains some of my favorite pieces.
www.amazon.com/Daylight-Wil...
www.amazon.com/Daylight-Wil...
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Hi Gabino! My debut poetry collection Time Travel Is Easy is now available! Dinosaurs and Deep Time as thematic mirrors of modern life, queer embodiment, and generational trauma. (Non-Amazon links will be coming soon.) www.amazon.com/dp/B0G344X8L7
Time Travel Is Easy
Amazon.com: Time Travel Is Easy: 9798274963558: Hollon, Rick: Books
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November 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hi Gabino! My debut poetry collection Time Travel Is Easy is now available! Dinosaurs and Deep Time as thematic mirrors of modern life, queer embodiment, and generational trauma. (Non-Amazon links will be coming soon.) www.amazon.com/dp/B0G344X8L7