Julia O’Connell
@juliajoyce.bsky.social
Publicity Director at Penzler Publishers; Freelance editor; Book blogger at The Gothic Library. She/her ✡️📚
THE VILLA ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo.
I appreciate reading about people being trapped inside by a tropical storm, instead.
I appreciate reading about people being trapped inside by a tropical storm, instead.
January 25, 2026 at 7:31 PM
THE VILLA ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo.
I appreciate reading about people being trapped inside by a tropical storm, instead.
I appreciate reading about people being trapped inside by a tropical storm, instead.
Happy birthday 🎉🦇
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Happy birthday 🎉🦇
Is there an official pub date yet? Or just “fall”?
January 2, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Is there an official pub date yet? Or just “fall”?
How do you track your short stories? I want to start tracking mine this year.
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 AM
How do you track your short stories? I want to start tracking mine this year.
This was my first Rachel Harrison! Definitely going to pick up more of her books.
December 31, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This was my first Rachel Harrison! Definitely going to pick up more of her books.
That fluffy mane!
December 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
That fluffy mane!
Gotta take some of those extra fingers and swap them for candles…
December 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Gotta take some of those extra fingers and swap them for candles…
3) AI loves lists. The description will be filled with lists of adjectives and towards the end of the email, there’s always a bulleted list (with or without actual bullet formatting) of 3-5 things that you will get out of being “featured” in this “book club”
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
3) AI loves lists. The description will be filled with lists of adjectives and towards the end of the email, there’s always a bulleted list (with or without actual bullet formatting) of 3-5 things that you will get out of being “featured” in this “book club”
2) They will always give a person’s name and book club name, and if you google them they may very well be real. But these emails never seem to contain links to the group’s website or social media pages.
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
2) They will always give a person’s name and book club name, and if you google them they may very well be real. But these emails never seem to contain links to the group’s website or social media pages.
But if you’re not familiar yet, here are some tips for recognizing this particular scam:
1) They will explain the plot of your book back to you and/or list themes as though writing an analysis paper for school
1) They will explain the plot of your book back to you and/or list themes as though writing an analysis paper for school
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
But if you’re not familiar yet, here are some tips for recognizing this particular scam:
1) They will explain the plot of your book back to you and/or list themes as though writing an analysis paper for school
1) They will explain the plot of your book back to you and/or list themes as though writing an analysis paper for school
“I was wandering through Amazon in my usual suspicious manner when your book suddenly appeared like a clue that absolutely did not want to be ignored….”
Anyway, as soon as you see like 3 of these, you’ll be able to instantly recognize them by the ChatGPT cadence.
Anyway, as soon as you see like 3 of these, you’ll be able to instantly recognize them by the ChatGPT cadence.
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“I was wandering through Amazon in my usual suspicious manner when your book suddenly appeared like a clue that absolutely did not want to be ignored….”
Anyway, as soon as you see like 3 of these, you’ll be able to instantly recognize them by the ChatGPT cadence.
Anyway, as soon as you see like 3 of these, you’ll be able to instantly recognize them by the ChatGPT cadence.