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HALLOWEIRD @johnnymains.co.uk · 15h

My *major* occult discovery POSSESSED, a novel by Rosalie and Edward Synton (real surname Corse-Scott), has a cover! It's out on December 4 - I'm *really* excited for you to read the book and my 5,000 word introduction which gives life to the authors and a critical overview of the novel.

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KDS 📖 🎲 🎮 🎃 @kdsbooks.bsky.social · 15h

Book 76: Randalls Round by Eleanor Scott

Nearly done with this apart from the bonus stories. My third from the “13 neglected masterpieces of macabre” list and one that deserves wider reading

No dense prose and up there with masters like Blackwood, James and Machen

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Takes if the weird edition. A circle of flames around a circle of hooded people, with a devil inside looking at a shrouded person on an altar

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Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings @kaggsy59.bsky.social · 20h

On the Ramblings today, more Golden Age Crime! This time, a new title from @blpublishing.bsky.social the wonderfully atmospheric Scandalize My Name! Really enjoyed this one - more here: kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/h...

“…hatred, fear envy; which will it prove to be this time…” #GAcrime

I’m gradually making my way through the most recent set of review copies kind provided by British Library Publishing, and was moved towards the end of August to pick up “Scandalize My N…

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BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · 6d

🌊 Dive into myths and folklore of the sea. Serpent, Siren, Maelstrom & Myth explores ancient stories from Polynesia to Scandinavia, alongside stunning British Library illustrations.

Out now in paperback shop.bl.uk/products/ser....

Serpent, Siren, Maelstrom & Myth: Sea Stories & Folktales from around the World, against a stormy sea background.

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Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 7d

*unearthly shrieking intensifies*

TALES OF THE WEIRD MERCH IS GO

@blpublishing.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social #TalesOfTheWeird

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Melissa Edmundson @melissae.bsky.social · 10d

Violet Hunt born #otd in 1862. Novelist, poet, journalist, biographer, translator, memoirist, and short story writer. Suffragist, social activist, and literary hostess.

The Tiger Skin and Other Tales of the Uneasy out now, published by @blpublishing.bsky.social

Black and white photo of the author Violet Hunt wearing a rather large hat.

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BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · 12d

Happy birthday John Buchan, writer of famous spy-thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps and lesser known stories of weird fiction...

The Strange Stories of John Buchan is a collection of his most intriguing and obscure spooky tales 👻.

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The Strange Stories of John Buchan

Celebrate the 150th birthday of Scottish author John Buchan with this playful collection of his most intriguing strange stories. Curated by weird fiction expert James Machin, this volume brings togeth...

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BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · 13d

Mystery in White was the cosy crime that kickstarted our Crime Classics series in 2014, becoming an instant Sunday Times bestseller. Get this dazzling special edition with new introduction by Martin Edwards.

Pre-order: shop.bl.uk/products/mystery-in-white-a-christmas-crime-story-special-edition

Mystery in White: A Christmas Crime Story hardback special edition with foiled cover, stood up against a pale blue and white sparkling background with snowflakes.

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BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · 15d

🎶🎷 The Philosophy of Jazz explores a vibrant music genre that has captured audiences for over a century. Explore what it means to be a jazz musician and the alchemy between audience and player, through history to the current jazz scene.

Available online today: shop.bl.uk/products/the...

The Philosophy of Jazz book, standing up on musical sheets, with a red curtain in the background and musical notes going across the backdrop too.

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Dan Doody @doodydan.bsky.social · 19d

I'll have to wait a few more months before I put in my next semi-annual @blpublishing.bsky.social order, but this volume is easily the one I'm most anticipating. And this might be the best cover of the series so far.

Melissa Edmundson @melissae.bsky.social · 19d

📚 Now available! 📚 THE TIGER SKIN AND OTHER TALES OF THE UNEASY, published by @blpublishing.bsky.social

I’ve wanted to bring Violet Hunt’s supernatural fiction back for a while now, so am happy to see these stories reach a wide audience again.

Please share!

Yellow and black front cover of The Tiger Skin and Other Tales of the Uneasy by Violet Hunt. Published by The British Library.

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Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 19d

I’ve got my copy through and it looks like a great collection on an author I know pretty much nothing about. Got a few things to get out of the way but looking forward to The Tiger Skin.

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Melissa Edmundson @melissae.bsky.social · 19d

📚 Now available! 📚 THE TIGER SKIN AND OTHER TALES OF THE UNEASY, published by @blpublishing.bsky.social

I’ve wanted to bring Violet Hunt’s supernatural fiction back for a while now, so am happy to see these stories reach a wide audience again.

Please share!

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𝐀𝐫𝐤𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐰 🎬 @arkhamattic.com · 20d

Love the 'Tales of the Weird' series from The British Library. May have a few of them...

BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · 20d

The Tiger Skin: And Other Tales of the Uneasy is a collection of uncanny and supernatural stories by the famed literary salon hostess, writer, and feminist Violet Hunt. Available online today: shop.bl.uk/products/the...

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HALLOWEIRD @johnnymains.co.uk · 20d

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HALLOWEIRD @johnnymains.co.uk · 20d

The British Library have just sent me photos of ILLUSIONS OF PRESENCE - it has been printed!!!

EMINENT ANTHOLOGIST

Aww yeah.

#FESTIVESHINYSHINY

Book out October 16, pre-order your copy from links below:

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BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · 20d

The Tiger Skin: And Other Tales of the Uneasy is a collection of uncanny and supernatural stories by the famed literary salon hostess, writer, and feminist Violet Hunt. Available online today: shop.bl.uk/products/the...

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BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · 22d

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Pride and Prejudice first edition facsimile is stunning - and also out TODAY! Read Darcy and Elizabeth's story as the first ever readers would have in 1813.

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JacquiWine @jacquiwine.bsky.social · 23d

Who doesn’t love a festive mystery? #BookSky 💙📚

BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · 23d

Announcing the cover for our Christmas Crime Classic, Death in Ambush: A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery. This rediscovered tale is a country-house murder with a clever mystery at its heart. Originally published in 1952, it will be an instant festive favourite.

Pre-order:🌨️ shop.bl.uk/products/dea...

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BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · 23d

Announcing the cover for our Christmas Crime Classic, Death in Ambush: A Lost Christmas Murder Mystery. This rediscovered tale is a country-house murder with a clever mystery at its heart. Originally published in 1952, it will be an instant festive favourite.

Pre-order:🌨️ shop.bl.uk/products/dea...

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BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · 23d

Have seen!

BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social · 23d

E. M. Forster could have George Lazenby play Bond (he died in 1970).

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KDS 📖 🎲 🎮 🎃 @kdsbooks.bsky.social · 24d

This is very true. My tbr of classic era women writers of gothic weird is growing and that’s not even taking into account Ann Radcliffe. Also included here in Francis Steven’s (Gertrude Burnett) from my Bison Books collection

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#weird #gothic #womenwriters
#booksky

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A stack of collections for violet hunt, Charlotte Riddell, Mary Wilkins, May Sinclair, Francis Stevens and a mixed anthology

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Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · 23d

A couple of new spooksters for the shelves, courtesy of @blpublishing.bsky.social (and @weirdwalk.bsky.social)

#TalesoftheWeird
#Weird #Horror #Fictions #Books

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KDS 📖 🎲 🎮 🎃 @kdsbooks.bsky.social · 25d

My monthly book mail from @blpublishing.bsky.social is September’s Tales of the Weird

The Tiger Skin and Other Tales of the Uneasy by Violet Hunt

Edited by @melissae.bsky.social

Cover by Mauricio Villemayor and Sandra Gomez

Might start this weekend!

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Book, info card, art card of two people starting down a well and bookmark. Cover shows a gorilla and a ghostly boy on a grand staircase

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