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This is Allyween

@allymalinenko.bsky.social

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She/her 🏳️‍🌈 @Horrorwriters #SpookyMG Rep'd by @renarossner. GHOST GIRL, the Bram Stoker nominated THIS APPEARING HOUSE, THE OTHER MARCH SISTERS and the upcoming BROKEN DOLLS (9/30/25)

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 10m

Just a reminder that today (and yesterday and tomorrow) is a great day to get a book from your local indie book shop

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 37m

Signed copies of Broken Dolls are at Books Are Magic on Montague Street

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Melissa Bergum @writingbubbly.bsky.social · 1h

Ally is giving me some good reads to look into, some I've read, some are on my TBR, some I've never heard of!!

This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 7d

Okay let's do this - Oct 1 - middle grade horror books you should read DAY ONE

When i decided i wanted to write middle grade, I knew I needed to read some modern ones and this was the first book I picked up. It was incredible.

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 1h

Oct 8 - Middle Grade Horror Books You Should Read Day 8 - The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier. A Victorian ghost story with shades of Washington Irving and Henry James. More than just a spooky tale, it’s also a moral fable about human greed and the power of storytelling.

This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 1h

I understand that a lot of kidlit authors stopped writing cause their books were banned, but also, kids need your books. For every school admin that bans them there's a teacher or a librarian getting them into kid's hands and that HAS to matter more

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 2h

Steve is in my inbox telling me, again, how much he loves my book so I need to have a lie down now

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 5h

It part 1 has been added to the seasonal watchlist. Skarsgård bless you

a black and white photo of a scary clown from it .

ALT: a black and white photo of a scary clown from it .

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 5h

This is very funny tho

Garrett Martin @garrettmartin.bsky.social · 11h

Super Mario’s design is based on PJ Soles’s character in Carrie

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 14h

Yes yes you are

This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 19h

This. Baker and Taylor also supplies many many libraries

Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 23h

Distribution is THE under-reported story in book publishing (outside of the trade publications) and losing B&T is going to have untold ripple effects on the industry, small presses, and authors.

Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 23h

seems very bad www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 22h

grief and rejections do not go well together

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 22h

Totally unfair. I need thicker skin I guess

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 22h

Rejection still stings

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Book Birthday Jenny!

Jenny Kiefer @jennykiefer.com · Mar 21

CRAFTING FOR SINNERS releases October 7! Pre-order a signed copy here: www.horrorbookstore.com/product/craf...

The cover for CRAFTING FOR SINNERS, featuring hand-crocheted art

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 1d

Oct 7 - Middle grade Horror Books You Should Read Day 7 Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie. A ghost story about a malevolent spirit, an unlucky girl, and a haunting mystery that will tie the two together. Come for the boy on the bus, stay for Claire

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for reading! I hope you like Kaye's story!

This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 1d

i need the horror community to know the Monroeville Mall is being torn down

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 1d

When you said my book scared you I nearly cried. All I wanted to do was terrify children but adults are a bonus 😂

This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 1d

Between the launch with @claymcleod.bsky.social and recent podcasts with @annarosereads.bsky.social I’ve heard so much good news about middle grade horror. I’m so honored to be a part of this community

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 1d

Of course!

This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 1d

Oct 6 - Middle grade Horror Books You Should Read Day 6 Deephaven by Ethan M. Aldridge The story follows nonbinary student Nev Tallow, who attends Deephaven Academy and becomes drawn to the school's forbidden east wing, where a mysterious, shadowy presence seems to reside.

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 1d

I will cry

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 2d

Cat Ward’s new book is in my inbox 🤯

This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 2d

Tonight’s viewing

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This is Allyween @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 2d

My neighborhood is feeling the season