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Patch Zircher @patrickzircher.bsky.social · 1d

I can tell you what Blink cuts out:
Everything that makes a book worth reading.
A plot synopsis isn't a novel-- and a plot synopsis has never made anyone Feel anything.

Carry on, world. Wonder why there's no meaning in your life.
I'll continue reading whole books written by people.

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 2d

Abridging has always been in vogue. Now, apps like Blinkist take entire books and crunch them down to a series of what are called Blinks—which amount to around 2,000 words. “Is that what books are coming to, a handy social lubricant?” Anthony Lane asks.

Can You Read a Book in a Quarter of an Hour?

Phone apps now offer to boil down entire books into micro-synopses. What they leave out is revealing.

www.newyorker.com

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Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, thank you very much!

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Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social · 4d

Well, thank you very much!

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Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social · 5d

Hope you like it!

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Strange Studies of Strange Stories @strangestudies.bsky.social · 7d

At the recommendation of our pal @ramseycampbell.bsky.social, we're covering Blind Man's Buff by H.R. Wakefield, featuring the worst escape room of all time! FREE SHOW! (link in comments)

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

me on September 30 me on October 1

Amy Madigan on the red carpet next to her as Aunt Gladys in Weapons

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Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social · 9d

And a delight in person!

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 9d

Anna Smith Spark is a brilliant author

Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 9d

New Review - A Brilliant tale of magic, family and great storytelling I strongly recommend A Sword of Bronze And Ruin by @annasmithspark.bsky.social out now! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/...

A Sword of Gold and Ruin by Anna Smith Spark — Runalong The Shelves

Publisher – Flame Tree Press Published – Out Now Price – £20 hardback £3.82 ebook The sequel to the masterpiece folk horror high fantasy A Sword of Bronze and Ashes, a lyrical blend of epic m...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 9d

Here it is, my lovelies. A massive in-depth interview with @davebjeffery.bsky.social and @leemurraywriter.bsky.social about creating an anthology that tackles mental health in horror.

It's a brilliant anthology and dare I say a brillaint interview

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When Horror Meets Mental Health: This Way Lies Madness An Interview With Lee Murray And Dave Jeffery - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

"This Way Lies Madness" delivers empathetic horror on anxiety, grief, and more. Editors explain its role in destigmatizing mental health via global stories.

gnofhorror.com

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The Tiny Bookcase Podcast @tinybookcase.bsky.social · 10d

# 232- Legendary Horror writer @ramseycampbell.bsky.social reads his story 'Stick-In-The-Mud' and then chats with us about storytelling. A truly unmissable episode! Listen here:

pod.link/1524142040/e...

Ramsey's site: www.ramseycampbell.com

#horror #author #RamseyCampbell #shortstory

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Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social · 19d

News to me.

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Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social · 22d

It’s a comedy.

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Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social · 26d

Ah, the great and much-missed Tanith! We were honoured to know her, and I prompted her to write a tale for an anthology many years ago.

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James Everington @jheverington.bsky.social · 28d

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Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social · 28d

Mind you, I was reading The Residence at Whitminster when I was six…

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Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social · Sep 8

Come if you can!

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Edge-Lit 11 | Derby QUAD

View our latest event: Edge-Lit 11. See what the available times are for this event.

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Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social · Sep 5

A bargain!

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Roots of My Fears|Paperback

British Fantasy and Bram Stoker-nominated author Gemma Amor brings together a unique line-up of 13 authors to explore heritage and horror, featuring stories from Gabino Iglesias, Erika T. Wurth and ma...

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Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social · Sep 1

@cullenbunn.bsky.social Just watched The Empty Man and enjoyed it a great deal - Lovecraftian uncanny dread and PKD’s sense of the impermanence of reality, but very much its own disquieting self.