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The Book Seller @thebooksellergv.bsky.social · 1d

Preordering from your indie (or any indie) is a great way to not only support your local bookshop and favorite authors, it also tells indies what books people want (so they can order more of them)!

Alexandra Rowland @alexandrarowland.bsky.social · 1d

Getting some genuinely FASCINATING results from this survey. I had no idea how many people (23%) aren't interested in reading excerpts before the book comes out! :O

(Also shout out to the 40% of people who report that they preorder from indie bookstores. [fistbump] hell yeah)

Alexandra Rowland @alexandrarowland.bsky.social · 2d

There's a lot of received wisdom about what motivates readers to preorder, but I've been wondering if cold hard data can back that up -- so I'm doing SCIENCE!

Got ~20 minutes to do a survey on your preorder habits (or non-habits)? forms.gle/RhfegAyrAWcM...
Please signal boost for sample size! 📖✨

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 1d

Oh wow! They didn’t distribute many of our books, fortunately for us, but this is a big hit for a lot of presses, authors, libraries, etc. :-(((
Consider buying a book or two direct from an author or press if you can (Us too, of course). We all get paid faster and more when you do this.

Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, Baker and Taylor is shutting down. Not good news. The big question is how much they owe to publishers:

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down

At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 1d

And don't forget: you can order Nefarious Bat titles in at the bookstore of your choice!

We're especially partial to @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social, @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social, @ghoulish.bsky.social and the Tottenham Ct Rd Forbidden Planet... but really, they're all kind of awesome :)

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 1d

It's Prime Day... so please consider buying your books direct from (ideally indie) bookstores and publishers today, instead of from the Big River that's gouging us all into penury

We'd love you to grab one of our books, from our estore or as a signed paperback

But really: any indie is good :)

Nefarious Bat Press

We're a female-owned independent publisher specialising in queer horror, crime and dark fiction

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 2d

Love this book! The investigative style and social commentary are brilliant.
#booksky

George Sandison @georgesandison.bsky.social · 2d

Had a great time with TRADWIFE by @tcparker.bsky.social. True crime social horror bringing The Handmaid’s Tale even closer to home, extremely smart riffs on the reportage style/structure to boot. Thank you @almakatsu.bsky.social for the nod!

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George Sandison @georgesandison.bsky.social · 2d

Had a great time with TRADWIFE by @tcparker.bsky.social. True crime social horror bringing The Handmaid’s Tale even closer to home, extremely smart riffs on the reportage style/structure to boot. Thank you @almakatsu.bsky.social for the nod!

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 3d

Flagging up @rachelharrison.bsky.social's 'Black Sheep' and @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social's 'Tradwife' too!

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you!

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 5d

TBR always has room for one more. Especially a free TC Parker. Go. Get it. 💙📚

Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 5d

Creepy Season is upon us... and to celebrate, we've made recent Nefarious Bat Single The Nine O'Clock Horses free all month

Like urban legends filtered through a surveillance-tech prism? 🐴🤖🦇

It could be for you...

The Nine O'Clock Horses: A Nefarious Bat Single

"Mind how you go, and make sure you're home in time for bed, or the Nine O'Clock Horses will get you. And the sound of horses' hooves on the cobblestones outside... that's how you know they're about. ...

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Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 5d

Maybe this will convince you to read FIEND?

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 5d

Creepy Season is upon us... and to celebrate, we've made recent Nefarious Bat Single The Nine O'Clock Horses free all month

Like urban legends filtered through a surveillance-tech prism? 🐴🤖🦇

It could be for you...

The Nine O'Clock Horses: A Nefarious Bat Single

"Mind how you go, and make sure you're home in time for bed, or the Nine O'Clock Horses will get you. And the sound of horses' hooves on the cobblestones outside... that's how you know they're about. ...

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 7d

You should check out the anthology "Good For Her." That should scratch your itch! www.amazon.ca/Good-Her-Ant...

Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Rage

Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Rage eBook : Jules, Sarah, Mc Eleney, Shauna, Kenny, Leigh, Nola, Candace, Jiang, Ai, Mars, MJ, Cooper, S. H., Parker, T C, O'Brien, Emerald, Joseph, R. J.: Amazon.ca: Books

www.amazon.ca

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks for the shoutout - and glad the rage got it done for you :)

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 17d

Have you added @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS to your Goodreads TBR yet?

If not... we'd love it if you would :)

🦇📚🧟‍♂️

The Denizens

Just because it’s dead doesn’t mean it’s allowed to res…

www.goodreads.com

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 19d

Buy our books, get our politics

Yes, it's fucking political. Everything's political

TC Parker Is Horrific Enough Already (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 19d

Just FYI, for the avoidance of doubt

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 19d

To anyone who might be reviewing awards: can confirm, Plague Daughter is bloody brilliant

S.H. C🎃🎃per @pippinacious.bsky.social · 19d

It's getting to be that time of year, so just tossing out I have three works that are eligible for award consideration:

REAP, SOW, self-published novelette

BOTTLING HIS GHOSTS, @rdspress.bsky.social, novella

PLAGUE DAUGHTER, @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social, short story, pub'd in GOOD FOR HER antho

S.H. C🎃🎃per @pippinacious.bsky.social · 29d

A very gothic year 👻 It's not a phase, Mom!

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S.H. C🎃🎃per @pippinacious.bsky.social · 19d

It's getting to be that time of year, so just tossing out I have three works that are eligible for award consideration:

REAP, SOW, self-published novelette

BOTTLING HIS GHOSTS, @rdspress.bsky.social, novella

PLAGUE DAUGHTER, @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social, short story, pub'd in GOOD FOR HER antho

S.H. C🎃🎃per @pippinacious.bsky.social · 29d

A very gothic year 👻 It's not a phase, Mom!

A graphic bordered in purple featuring 3 book covers with text denoting their publisher/self-published and sub-genre of Gothic horror.

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 23d

Hello Lunchtime a tale of horror, grief and insects for you today

Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 24d

New Review - it’s a Monday and so let’s have a suitable horror tale with grief and insects in the very interesting Phengaris by Anna Orridige. www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/...

Phengaris by Anna Orridge — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank Nefarious Bat Press for a copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Nefarious Bat Press Published – Out Now Price – £7.99 paperback £2.99...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 23d

Hello Evening Crowd a dark but really interesting take for you today

Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 24d

New Review - it’s a Monday and so let’s have a suitable horror tale with grief and insects in the very interesting Phengaris by Anna Orridige. www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/...

Phengaris by Anna Orridge — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank Nefarious Bat Press for a copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Nefarious Bat Press Published – Out Now Price – £7.99 paperback £2.99...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · 24d

New Review - it’s a Monday and so let’s have a suitable horror tale with grief and insects in the very interesting Phengaris by Anna Orridige. www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/...

Phengaris by Anna Orridge — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank Nefarious Bat Press for a copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Nefarious Bat Press Published – Out Now Price – £7.99 paperback £2.99...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 24d

This looks very exciting 🖤

Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · Aug 27

Now @kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social's incredible cover for @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS is out in the world... we're very happy to share what some early readers have to say about it

You might recognise some of them :)

"Mesmerizing, with a quiet but profound sense of dread"
Rachel Harrison,
USA Today
Bestselling author of
PLAY NICE and
SO THIRSTY

"Brennan LaFaro builds dread with the best of them, and The Denizens is a creeping and macabre passage through grief and regret, terror and devotion, hope and pain. What lurks on the outskirts of Maylene's Hollow will come for you no matter how prepared you think you might be."
Christa Carmen, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of
THE DAUGHTERS OF BLOCK ISLAND and
HOW TO FAKE A HAUNTING

"Brennan LaFaro delivers a haunting Southern Gothic where grief, small-town secrets, and ancient horrors converge. In Maylene's Hollow, the living and the damned walk side by side-and once you enter, the denizens never let you leave. Exceptionally terrifying!"
Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Shoemaker's Magician

Promo image for THE DENIZENS, showing the cover art - a dense forest containing a settlement of houses, a tunnel and a quarry seen from overhead, the aerial effect creating the appearance of a human skull

Text reads: COMING FEBRUARY 2026

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Benjamin Langley @benjaminlangley.bsky.social · 23d

Thrilled to receive this package this morning. Thank you so much @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 23d

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TC Parker Is Horrific Enough Already (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 29d

It's come to my attention that a lot of people enjoy The Magnus Archives as much as I do

To those people, I say: get yourself a copy of Prison Cooking, a TMA-inspired bit of body horror nastiness

It's 99p, it's a novelette (so won't take you long to read)... and it'll put you off your lunch

Prison Cooking: A Nefarious Bat Single

"There were other things too. Things I promise you weren't human, or even animal."Vani can't sleep. Just lies awake every night watching cooking videos on her phone.They relax her. But one of the vide...

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Brennan LaFaro @brennanlafaro.bsky.social · Sep 8

You heard the man. Grab the book, let me decimate you. Let me resurrect you. Let me do it again.

Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · Sep 8

What's this? Could it be... the awesome @claymcleod.bsky.social saying lovely things about THE DENIZENS?

Promethean grief horror, with zombies. Out February, courtesy of @brennanlafaro.bsky.social

"The Denizens destroys you from the get-go, then has the audacity to
resuscitate you with a simple flip of the page. LaFaro has the uncanny
knack to equally decimate and resurrect his readers, chapter after
chapter, a grief-stricken Prometheus, weighing his writing down with
an ache that just keeps us coming back for more." -- Clay McLeod
Chapman, author of Wake Up and Open Your Eyes

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