Zach Kocanda
@zacharykocanda.bsky.social
Illinois’s favorite son.
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Preorders help small presses and authors tremendously but that’s not why they’re important on a soul level. Preorders matter because they’re acts of faith. You trust the order will come through, the book will be good, which means something in this low-trust society we’re trapped in.
January 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Kill Radio has 69 reviews which is kinda funny (and so cool) to me. Here’s a link! A crystal radio opens a portal to hell. It’s got Romance, bad decisions, witchy shit, and is my love letter to John Constantine and Saga of the Swamp Thing.
Kill Radio — Malarkey
April 2023. Lauren Bolger finds the right frequency for horror with her absolutely frightening novel KILL RADIO. Turn on, tune in and get ready to be terrified. —Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Gho...
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January 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Kill Radio has 69 reviews which is kinda funny (and so cool) to me. Here’s a link! A crystal radio opens a portal to hell. It’s got Romance, bad decisions, witchy shit, and is my love letter to John Constantine and Saga of the Swamp Thing.
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Have you heard the news? KICKING YOUR ASS has returned for a third round of your favorite literary beatdown, featuring poetry from Jo Gatford, Tara Labovich, @neonpajamas.bsky.social, Rowan Tate, and an interview with @bobsykora.bsky.social
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January 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Have you heard the news? KICKING YOUR ASS has returned for a third round of your favorite literary beatdown, featuring poetry from Jo Gatford, Tara Labovich, @neonpajamas.bsky.social, Rowan Tate, and an interview with @bobsykora.bsky.social
kickingyourass.org
kickingyourass.org
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This has quietly become one of the coolest things in the world, at least in our world.
Made a few changes to @malarkeybooks.bsky.social’s Mealarkey guidelines. In times like these we need good art and good food more than ever. And even anarchists have a cookbook.
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Guidelines — Malarkey
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January 12, 2026 at 12:05 AM
This has quietly become one of the coolest things in the world, at least in our world.
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Made a few changes to @malarkeybooks.bsky.social’s Mealarkey guidelines. In times like these we need good art and good food more than ever. And even anarchists have a cookbook.
malarkeybooks.com/mealarkey/20...
malarkeybooks.com/mealarkey/20...
Guidelines — Malarkey
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January 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Made a few changes to @malarkeybooks.bsky.social’s Mealarkey guidelines. In times like these we need good art and good food more than ever. And even anarchists have a cookbook.
malarkeybooks.com/mealarkey/20...
malarkeybooks.com/mealarkey/20...
⏰ SUBS CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT ⏰
King Ludd’s Rag submissions are open for the next two weeks! Short stories 4,000 words and up. oleada.io/publication/...
Oleada - A Submission Platform
A submission platform for small presses and magazines.
oleada.io
January 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
⏰ SUBS CLOSE AT MIDNIGHT ⏰
Tonight!
Doors 👉 6
Words 👉 6:30
Jazz 👉 9
Doors 👉 6
Words 👉 6:30
Jazz 👉 9
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Tonight!
Doors 👉 6
Words 👉 6:30
Jazz 👉 9
Doors 👉 6
Words 👉 6:30
Jazz 👉 9
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I submitted to this call, and you can too (at least for the next couple of days) if you have a longer piece between 4 and 10k words. Good luck!
King Ludd’s Rag submissions are open for the next two weeks! Short stories 4,000 words and up. oleada.io/publication/...
Oleada - A Submission Platform
A submission platform for small presses and magazines.
oleada.io
January 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I submitted to this call, and you can too (at least for the next couple of days) if you have a longer piece between 4 and 10k words. Good luck!
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We have a few tote bags hanging around and will make you this deal: order The Barre Incidents, Hair Shirt, Boxcutters, and My Ardent Love for the Pencil and we’ll send a free tote bag. $76 for four books and a quality tote. Will delete if we run out.
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malarkeybooks.com/store
Bookstore — Malarkey
You can order signed books through this website. Feel free to request a signature and a friendly note.
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January 11, 2026 at 4:36 PM
We have a few tote bags hanging around and will make you this deal: order The Barre Incidents, Hair Shirt, Boxcutters, and My Ardent Love for the Pencil and we’ll send a free tote bag. $76 for four books and a quality tote. Will delete if we run out.
malarkeybooks.com/store
malarkeybooks.com/store
Pre-9/11 Borders receipt for Jesus’ Son.
January 11, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Pre-9/11 Borders receipt for Jesus’ Son.
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So excited to share a cover reveal for Terrestrial, out May 2026! I've admired Angelo's book covers for other Malarkey books and I'm thrilled it was my turn to need one. I love what he designed for it.
So happy to share the cover for @suzyeynon.bsky.social’s forthcoming novella, Terrestrial (May 2026, preorders open now and copies will be signed by the author). As ever, @angeelio.bsky.social gave us something special.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:14 PM
So excited to share a cover reveal for Terrestrial, out May 2026! I've admired Angelo's book covers for other Malarkey books and I'm thrilled it was my turn to need one. I love what he designed for it.
Excited to be reading at Raging Opossum Press’s first reading of the year later this month!
January 7, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Excited to be reading at Raging Opossum Press’s first reading of the year later this month!
Thanks for all your submissions so far! Still open for a little over a week.
King Ludd’s Rag submissions are open for the next two weeks! Short stories 4,000 words and up. oleada.io/publication/...
Oleada - A Submission Platform
A submission platform for small presses and magazines.
oleada.io
January 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Thanks for all your submissions so far! Still open for a little over a week.
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It is a cold dreary Chicago winter and we want you to read some Algren with us about it. February 8th at the Empty Bottle.
January 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM
It is a cold dreary Chicago winter and we want you to read some Algren with us about it. February 8th at the Empty Bottle.
January 5, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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January 3, 2026 at 11:36 PM
goff rental systems, springfield, illinois, 1980
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Our resolution is to process more than 1,000 direct orders through our website this year. This means we need to average 2.7 orders per day. We are currently averaging 2 orders per day so are naturally freaking out. Help us find peace!
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Bookstore — Malarkey
You can order signed books through this website. Feel free to request a signature and a friendly note.
malarkeybooks.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Our resolution is to process more than 1,000 direct orders through our website this year. This means we need to average 2.7 orders per day. We are currently averaging 2 orders per day so are naturally freaking out. Help us find peace!
malarkeybooks.com/store
malarkeybooks.com/store
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We have dropped the monthly price for book club to $10/month. If you’re already a subscriber there’s nothing you need to do; the new rate should go into effect automatically. If you’re not a subscriber the only thing you need to do is sign up. It’s just $10/month!
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Malarkey Book Club — Malarkey
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January 2, 2026 at 3:26 PM
We have dropped the monthly price for book club to $10/month. If you’re already a subscriber there’s nothing you need to do; the new rate should go into effect automatically. If you’re not a subscriber the only thing you need to do is sign up. It’s just $10/month!
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Poets, we’re planning on wrapping up selections this month but our poetry EPs project is open if you want to sneak in!
oleada.io/publication/...
oleada.io/publication/...
Oleada - A Submission Platform
A submission platform for small presses and magazines.
oleada.io
January 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Poets, we’re planning on wrapping up selections this month but our poetry EPs project is open if you want to sneak in!
oleada.io/publication/...
oleada.io/publication/...
Still there (westbound).
January 1, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Still there (westbound).
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Send us your long-ass stories!
King Ludd’s Rag submissions are open for the next two weeks! Short stories 4,000 words and up. oleada.io/publication/...
Oleada - A Submission Platform
A submission platform for small presses and magazines.
oleada.io
January 1, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Send us your long-ass stories!
King Ludd’s Rag submissions are open for the next two weeks! Short stories 4,000 words and up. oleada.io/publication/...
Oleada - A Submission Platform
A submission platform for small presses and magazines.
oleada.io
January 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM
King Ludd’s Rag submissions are open for the next two weeks! Short stories 4,000 words and up. oleada.io/publication/...
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On this last day of 2025 you can take 25% off any order with code 2025 at checkout.
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Bookstore — Malarkey
You can order signed books through this website. Feel free to request a signature and a friendly note.
malarkeybooks.com
December 31, 2025 at 4:20 PM
On this last day of 2025 you can take 25% off any order with code 2025 at checkout.
malarkeybooks.com/store
malarkeybooks.com/store
The only countdown that matters.
King Ludd’s Rag will be open for submissions (fiction 4,000 words and up) the first two weeks of January for our 2026 zines! You’ll be able to submit on the @malarkeybooks.bsky.social Oleada page: oleada.io/publication/...
Oleada - A Submission Platform
A submission platform for small presses and magazines.
oleada.io
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The only countdown that matters.