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Writer 📝 Gladly reposting publication news for the writing community. Also see: @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social https://LiteraryRetweet.com

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Rod Mannix #WritingCommunity @rodmannix.bsky.social · Oct 12

Paying it forward by reposting book publication news, great reviews, nominations & awards, poetry readings & book signings, and work in magazines, journals & anthologies.
Also see:
@writingcommunity.bsky.social
@literarycommunity.bsky.social
@literarybulletin.bsky.social
@literaryreport.bsky.social

My accounts used to support the writing community:
@rodmannix.bsky.social
@writingcommunity.bsky.social
@literarycommunity.bsky.social
@literarybulletin.bsky.social
@literaryreport.bsky.social
@literaryhalcyon.bsky.social
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Alexandre Aurelius @alexandre1.bsky.social · 8h

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The digital version is already available; the printed one will be out soon on Amazon.

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Eibhlís Carcione @eibhliscarcione.bsky.social · 7h

Lovely to see Black Gables on this fab list! Thanks @bookcraic.bsky.social 👻🏫🍁🖤💀🍂🧌
bookcraic.blog/2025/10/11/s...

Spooky Season Recommendations …

Over the last year, I’ve read lots of books that are just perfect for spooky season so I thought I’d bring together some of my favourites. I’m sharing them in the order I read the…

bookcraic.blog

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hudsonal.bsky.social @hudsonal.bsky.social · 6h

Books, Books & more Books. Discover new Authors. Books make wonderful Gifts. Get signed copies directly from the author. It will be fun, I promise. Drop by our website - www.gmrdbookfair.ca Learn more.

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PJScribbansAuthor @pjscribbansauthor.bsky.social · 5h

My First Ever Poem!

Pulled from Death is the first poem ever written for The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier. It captures the tone of the series with mystery, desire, and the pull between duty and fate. The verse offers a glimpse beneath the surface of the story. Inspired by the haunting legend of…

My First Ever Poem!

Pulled from Death is the first poem ever written for The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier. It captures the tone of the series with mystery, desire, and the pull between duty and fate. The verse offers a glimpse beneath the surface of the story. Inspired by the haunting legend of the Claife Crier and the wild beauty of England’s Lake District, it hints at what is still to come.

pjscribbans.co.uk

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Joy Mutter @joymutter.bsky.social · 5h

CARAVAN OF NIGHTMARES, my second short story collection, is free with KU. My first collection is Her Demonic Angel. There are 14 stories in each book.
“An entertaining and witty collection with a hint of darkness.”
My 24 Kindles (free with KU), paperbacks + audiobooks are on Amazon.
bit.ly/3ENJqRv

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AA Abbott @aaabbottstories.bsky.social · 5h

Join me to launch 'LIES BETWEEN FRIENDS'!

Online - Tues 14 October, 8pm*- book free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lies-betwe...
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Shirehampton #Library - Weds 15 October, 7pm, FREE! No need to book.

"A gripping psychological thriller that's hard to put down"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Readers' Favorite

*UK time

Details of free book launch events for a book, 'LIES BETWEEN FRIENDS'!

Online - Tues 14 October, 8pm
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Shirehampton #Library - Weds 15 October, 7pm

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Dave Blackwell @daveblackwell.bsky.social · 4h

The pandemic was only the beginning...

books2read.com/thehospital

#preorder December 2025

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Hana Carolina @hanacarolina.bsky.social · 3h

New review @strangehorizons.bsky.social!

An obscure folk band is thrust into fame in a horror novel about the perils of social media. How do you preserve creative joy in a world that commodifies art and feeds obsession?

Thanks to @danhartland.bsky.social for taming this monster of a review.

Dan Hartland @danhartland.bsky.social · 2d

One for the weekend at SH today: @hanacarolina.bsky.social doing some proper thinking about Joey Batey’s It’s Not A Cult (@bloomsburyraven.bsky.social).

She argues that the novel’s particular “aesthetic approach … challenges the romanticisation of artists … and sensationalisation of relationships.”

It’s Not a Cult by Joey Batey

It’s Not a Cult is obsessed with mediation.

strangehorizons.com

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Kip Knott @kiptain.bsky.social · 3h

It’s always a pleasure to work with the terrific editors at 101 Words. Many thanks to them for publishing my new microfiction, “Three-Day Thaw.” Click this link to visit their site: 101words.org

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Anne Brooke Books @annebrookebooks.bsky.social · 2h

Look, everyone! I sold a paperback book today, woohoo!!! I am super thrilled! 🥳🥳🥳 #books #readers #indieauthor

The Friday Friendship Club Paperback: mybook.to/FridayFriend...
The Friday Friendship Club Kindle: mybook.to/FridayFriend...

**FREE at Kindle Unlimited!**

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D.W. Baker @lowermelody.bsky.social · 2h

New review up at @variantlit.bsky.social! On OUR HUMAN SHORES by @burrowtongue.bsky.social (@blackoceanbooks.bsky.social), a "sprawling, kaleidoscopic mass of untitled poems" which "offers hope in ... human agency, despite the waves of damage now impacting our shared material realities."

Residuum and Reclamation: On Our Human Shores by Josh Fomon

Our Human Shores (Black Ocean: 2025) is a dense yet lyrical examination of the limits and imperatives of human agency during the anthropocene. The book’s sprawling, kaleidoscopic mass of untitled p…

variantlit.com

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The Harlow Circle of Poetry @harlowstanza.bsky.social · 1h

📣POETS OF HARLOW ❗
Our next meeting is on 30.10.25 & will be on the theme-ECLIPSES.
You may interpret this as you wish...🌝
Please remember that although our stanza is free to attend, we must respect the space that hosts us by buying a refreshment as they are a public cafe.
Thank you-WE CAN'T WAIT!🙂

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 1h

⚔️ Power. Loyalty. Survival. Jasper – Book Two of the Tudor Trilogy takes you deep into the perilous world of 15th-century England, where every choice shapes a dynasty.

mybook.to/JasperBook2

#Tudors #HistoricalFiction #KindleUnlimited

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Beth Brooke @bethbpoet.bsky.social · 17h

Whoop whoop 🙌

Damien B Donnelly @eatthestorms.com · 19h

Tomorrow from 3pm
on your preferred podcast platform,
it’s back!

Eat the Storms, the poetry podcast!

With guests @bethbpoet.bsky.social Chris Campbell, Giles Watson & @suefinch.bsky.social

Hosted and produced by Damien B, Donnelly

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Kerrie Faye, Author of Dead Girl @kerriefayebooks.bsky.social · 16h

#scbwibookstop
Howdy! I write young adult fantasy books! Check out my debut novel, Dead Girl! It’s perfect for fans of Buffy and Supernatural! 💫 #booksky

Click on the link in my bio to check out my books! I support the kidlit community! SCBWI BOOKSTOP

Author Kerrie Faye holding her young adult supernatural thriller debut, Dead Girl.

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Timothy Forner @timothyforner.bsky.social · 15h

We'll be at Chapters Nanaimo on Saturday, Oct 18th!
If you're in the area...

👋 Come say hi!
🔎 Play an in-store detective game.
🐶 Meet Montgomery Schnauzer P.I. in person!
📚 I will also be there, signing books.

October 18, Noon to 5 PM, Chapters, Woodgrove Centre, 6670 Mary Ellen Drive.

Book Signing Event!

Chapters Nanaimo
Saturday
October 18, 2025
Noon to 5:00 PM

Meet the author!
... and Monty!
Play a detective game!
Get free stuff!

Chapters - Woodgrove Centre - 6670 Mary Ellen Drive

@ChaptersNanaimo
@IndigoKids
@MontgomerySchnauzer
@TimothyForner

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AuthorJamesL.Rickard @jameslrickard.bsky.social · 14h

Earth is invaded. Can Zoe stop them? www.amazon.com/dp/B0FMPJQBTP

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Bob Freeman @h2liftship.bsky.social · 13h

Looking for signed copies of an epic Space Opera with Solar Sails and octopus navigator?
Who isn't?
Meet me at Comic Con in Blue Lake, Ca Oct 18-19.
Can't make it?
The USPS is close by and they ship signed copies to your front door.
Just saying.

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 20h

The undead were changing. Evolving. Acting and reacting together in a kind of hive-mind.

STAGE 3: DELTA - The latest in the Stage 3 series
mybook.to/stage3delta

FREE on #kindleunlimited

Also on #audiobook

#horror #WalkingDead #zombie #audible #zombies #audiobooks
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Dr. Colleen S. Harris 💙📚 #booksky #libraries #spoonie @warmaiden.bsky.social · 15h

AAAH! Editor Budd of The Orange Rose let me know they nominated my #poem What You Don't Learn as a New York Catholic" for a #Pushcart!!!!!! They publish gorgeous work, so I'm crazy proud! Read it:
theorangeroselitmag.com/2025/08/22/w...
#poetry 📖 #writing 📝 #booksky 💙📚 @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

“What You Don’t Learn as a New York Catholic” by Colleen S. Harris

Priests don’t tell you that Eveis from Eastern Kentucky,land of harvest-gold hillsand homemade apple pie shine.That if you’re not baptized in it,or born of the landwhere the trees bear the fruit,yo…

theorangeroselitmag.com

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Linda Watkins @lindawatkins.bsky.social · 1d

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book, & heartily recommend it to readers of Robert Ludlum’s Bourne thrillers & fans of the TV series ‘the Blacklist’."

THE EMPTY SPACE, A KATE POMEROY MYSTERY
books2read.com/u/3GVdKO

#thriller #thrillerseries #suspense #psychologicalthriller #writingcommunity

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Paige E. Ewing @paigeewing.bsky.social · 15h

Liliana sees the future, but who wonders if a werewolf will accuse you of murder today? The CID scientist, the handsome Fae prince, & the machine gun-toting fairy all say Liliana did it. She has to find the real killers & fight giant spiders. Maybe even socialize!

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T.L. Simpson @tlsimpson.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing and awesome. So honored to be selected.

Flux Books @fluxbooks.bsky.social · 1d

We are honored that STRONG LIKE YOU by @tlsimpson.bsky.social is the 2026 Teen All Iowa Read! Thanks to the State Library of Iowa for selecting Simpson's thrilling YA debut. 🧡 statelibraryofiowa.gov/news/2025-10...

2026 All Iowa Reads Selections Announced

The 2026 All Iowa Reads selections were announced Oct. 9 on Iowa Public Radio’s Talk of Iowa program with host Charity Nebbe.

statelibraryofiowa.gov

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Layla Hawke - author @laylahawke2.bsky.social · 1d

My upcoming book in the Navigations series. Genetic Karma #17

Cover of Genetic Karma, upcoming novel in the Navigations series.

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Louise Longson @louisepoetical.bsky.social · 1d

Lovely to have a poem in here with so many talented poets. Will be terrific!

Peter Devonald @pdevonald.bsky.social · 2d

Delighted to have work in Broken Spine’s wonderful Rites & Trials: Coming-Of-Age Poetry — coming soon

Edited by @alanparrywriter.co.uk. Amazing poets include Sam Szanto, @louisepoetical.bsky.social, C. Oulens, Susan Richardson, Paul Brookes and many more
@brokenspinejournal.bsky.social #brokenspine

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