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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 12h

It was so much fun and wonderful to see you!

A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 1d

Happiest of book birthdays to @kristinaten.bsky.social ! Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine is a dark and gorgeous collection. I highly recommend you add it to your TBR pile!

Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 1d

Today is pub day for Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine! However much writing can be a solitary act, putting a book out definitely isn’t. Thanks to Stillhouse Press and all of Tell Me Yours’ many champions.

My first book is out now. I hope you like it.

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 1d

Join the heist crew tonight at Main Point Books in Wayne!

Fran Wilde @franwilde.bsky.social · 1d

Where to find me this week: At Main Point Books in Wayne Pa tonight w. @acwise.bsky.social! On Thursday I’m at the Enoch Pratt Library in Baltimore! And I’m over at my Patreon talking about favorite heists, lessons learned & hosting a free write-in on Wednesday. Join me! www.patreon.com/c/franwilde

Main point books 6:30 pm 10/7 with A.C. Wise

October what I love and where I’ll be News on Patreon

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 1d

The @thedeadlands.com annual fundraiser is here! Get a gorgeous custom coin, plus cool singed books, including the fancy German editions of Wendy, Darling and Hooked!

The Deadlands @thedeadlands.com · 2d

it's here, The Deadlands fundraiser 💀

buy your very 2026 coin for the ferryman and help support us

we've got signed books, deadlands issues + psychopomp book bundles, and more coming soon!

please like + RT this to help spread the word

psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

behold!

Illustration of a white skull partially obscured by colorful mushrooms and plants. Different fungi sprout from and around the skull, including red mushrooms with white spots, yellow fan-shaped mushrooms, gray cluster mushrooms, and orange bulbous mushrooms, with green and purple plants filling the background. A ribbon at the bottom of the skull reads “ADMIT ONE.”

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Carpe Librum Bookstore and Art Gallery @carpelibrum.bsky.social · 2d

We're running a sale on the website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout. One of the books we have in stock is The Ultra Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves the World Again by @acwise.bsky.social. It's new, $18, and is recommended by the dog.
carpelibrumbaltimore.com/products/the...

The dog recommends The Ultra Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves the World Again.

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 2d

Philly area folks! I'll be at Main Point Books tomorrow evening, in conversation with @franwilde.bsky.social about her fabulous new novel, A Philosophy of Thieves. We'd love to see you there!

mainpointbooks.com/event/2025-1...

Fran Wilde with guest A.C. Wise

Become a member! Get the The Main Point Bookshopper Tote Bag, up to 20% off all purchases, and more

mainpointbooks.com

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 3d

Exciting! It's a fabulous cover and I can't wait to read the collection!

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 4d

The Otherwise Awards are now open for recommendations of works originally published in 2024 and 2025.

otherwiseaward.org/award/2025-o...

2025 Otherwise Award Recommendations « Otherwise Award

Recommend works here for the Otherwise Award jurors to consider!

otherwiseaward.org

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 5d

Hello hello! I hope you're doing well.

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 5d

Drinking coffee out of my @apexmag.bsky.social mug this morning, which is the perfect reminder that they're running a Kickstarter right now to support another year of fabulous art, fiction, essays, and reviews!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you!

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 6d

Sure, on one hand, it's only October 2nd, but on the other hand...Hallowine!

The image shows a hand holding a bottle of 19 Crimes Hard Chard: The Mummy, with a stylized label evoking the classic Boris Karloff portrayal of the mummy.

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 6d

In case you missed it, on Tuesday, 10/7, I'll be in conversation with @franwilde.bsky.social at Main Point Books in Wayne. Seeing the pictures from Fran's other Philosophy of Thieves events so far, I know it's going to be fabulous!

mainpointbooks.com/event/2025-1...

Fran Wilde with guest A.C. Wise

Become a member! Get the The Main Point Bookshopper Tote Bag, up to 20% off all purchases, and more

mainpointbooks.com

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 7d

In case you missed it, my latest Words for Thought review column is available to read online, discussing stories from @reactorsff.bsky.social, @3lobedmag.com, @undertow.bsky.social, @titanbooks.bsky.social and @bourbonpenn.bsky.social. Happy reading!

www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

Words for Thought: Short Fiction Review

This time around, I’m looking at uneasy stories, the kind that leave you with the creeping feeling of something unsettling happening...

www.apexbookcompany.com

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 7d

Ha! So true! It's the real, inner me, literally.

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 7d

Ha! I do that all the time, which absolutely includes people I know well and hang out with in real life on a regular basis!

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 7d

Psst! In honor of the spookiest month, you can grab a bundle of eerie ebooks from @undertow.bsky.social for just $10! The bundle includes my collection, The Ghost Sequences, along with several other wonderful titles!

Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 7d

It's October! Hurrah!

I've specially curated 5 of our spookier titles, and discounted the eBooks to just $2. Grab a couple, or all 5 for $10. It's your choice.

@seanbirnie.bsky.social @acwise.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social

undertowpublications.com/ebooks

5 book covers: Shadows & Tall Trees, Vol. 8 (Michael Kelly, ed.) - Finalist for the World Fantasy; Shirley Jackson; and British Fantasy Awards. Reprints in 2 'Best Ofs'. Featuring Kay Chronister, Krisit DeMeester; Brian Evenson, M. Rickert, and more.

Aickman's Heirs (Simon Strantzas, ed.) - Winner of the Shirley Jackson Award. Finalist for the World Fantasy, and British Fantasy Awards. Reprints in 5 'Best Ofs'. Featuring Nadia Bulkin, Brian Evenson, John Langan, Lynda E. Rucker, and more.

The Ghost Sequences, by A.C. Wise - Finalist for the World Fantasy; Locus; Bram Stoker; and British Fantasy Awards.

To Drown in Dark Water, by Steve Toase - Reprints in 2 'Best Ofs'. Praise from Booklist, and Rue Morgue.

I Would Haunt You if I Could, by Seán Padraic Birnie - Reprints in 2 'Best Ofs'. Praise from The Toronto Star, and Library Journal.

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you so much! 💀🖤💀

A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 7d

Next Tuesday, October 7 at 6:30 pm, I'll be at Main Point Books in Wayne, PA with @franwilde.bsky.social, talking about her fantastic new novel, A Philosophy of Thieves. Hope to see you there!

The image shows a digital event poster with author photos of Fran Wilde and A.C. Wise and the cover image for Wilde's novel, A Philosophy of Thieves.

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 8d

I really love that story and also the way it ties so nicely with Jocelyn Szczcepaniak-Gillice's story. I read them both around the same time and it really feels like they could be in direct conversation!

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