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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 17h

I hear Bookshop is doing free shipping and hey, they've got my two books there and everything! bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Bookshop.org US

bookshop.org

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 15h

🙏🖤🙏

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 16h

No time to use your eyes? I feel you. Just a reminder that Spotify was kind enough to produce the hell out of my debut. You can grab it there or anywhere else you grab stories to feed your ears.

open.spotify.com/show/6gQbdvC...

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 16h

grab it, friends

Elford Alley @elfordalley.bsky.social · 17h

This review from @peterrosch.bsky.social for Mad Days is just wonderful. You can pick up the collection today, and if you use Bookshop shipping is free!

Amazon
bit.ly/4lZImtq

Bookshop
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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 3d

the rumors are true! YOU could be the 100th Goodreads rating today. 🫡 thank you if you do www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

#whatthedeadcando

Goodreads screenshots of What The Dead Can Do showing cover and 99 ratings with a 3.96 average.

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 3d

having fun with this over on TikTok and Instagram. not sure it’ll play here but nonetheless…:

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 5d

bet it’s killer.

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 5d

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Just finished it yesterday. Thoughts soon. Put it on your TBR now!

Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 5d

"twisty, pacy thriller/horror novel is part BRING HER BACK plus THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET, crossed with BEETLEJUICE."

"stands out as the most original ghost story I’ve ever enjoyed, even among the hundreds I’ve read."

Pretty big bookclub picked it up this month, so can you! a.co/d/hdmfDhF

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 5d

@kdbwrites.bsky.social I'm so stoked to hear them. THANK YOU for the shout-out, thank you for your time, too. 🖤🙏🖤

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Stephanie Campisi @stephcampisi.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks, Gabino! FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL DIRECTOR (by me, as Hazel Graves) is 99c in ebook all month!

It's Freaky Friday x Six Feet Under x Legally Blonde and probably the funniest thing I've written :)

💍 🪦 🥀 ⚰️

www.amazon.com/dp/0008770476

The book Four Weddings and a Funeral Director in an ereader, with confetti in the background

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Vincent Lore [Coffee] @vincentlore.bsky.social · 5d

Spooky month is here, as are my queer short stories. Need a quick and scary break from reality? I think you'll like these

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two book covers and black text on a blue-white background. Over each book cover is their title: Friend of the Damned and Lock the Last Door. In between the covers are the words: trans masc detective MCs in historic inspired horror. Over the cover of Friend of the Damned is the genre: gaslamp gothic horror. To the left of the cover are the tropes: 1890s inspired, ghosts and mediums, women's wrongs, and letter to the villain. Beneath the cover are the content warnings: mild transphobia, violence, death, alcohol use. Over the cover for Lock the Last Door is the genre: Cthulhu Mythos Noir. To the right are the tropes: flapper era, crime lord rival, creepy old house, and scary bubbles. Beneath the cover is the content warnings: minor transphobia, violence, death, body horror

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Daniel A. Olivas @danielolivas.bsky.social · 5d

Happy #FridayReads, hermano! Pallas Gutierrez of The Coachella Review interviewed me about my new book, Waiting for Godínez: A Tragicomedy in Two Acts (University of New Mexico Press). Enjoy! thecoachellareview.com/2025/10/02/t... #playwriting #writinglife

TCR Talks to Daniel A. Olivas, author of Waiting for Godínez

By Pallas Gutierrez The last time The Coachella Review checked in with Daniel A. Olivas, we published a review of his short story collection My Chicano Heart, a work that we described as both experi...

thecoachellareview.com

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Glen Cadigan @glencadigan.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you, sir! New this week, for lovers of horror, mystery, and thrillers! #FridayReads

amzn.to/3TSPOus

Cover of The Strawman novel by Glen Cadigan

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The Scary Stuff Podcast @scarystuffpodcast.com · 5d

Thanks so much Gabino!

Our host @shoutingstreet.bsky.social has a new novel THE LAST SUMMER out now as part of the Systema Paradoxa series of cryptid tales. The book can be purchased directly from @especbooks.bsky.social at the link below!

especbooks.square.site/product/the-...

The cover for the novel THE LAST SUMMER from ESpecBooks, with text overlaid over a background of sepia-toned forest.

"THE LAST SUMMER
As Accounted By Jacob Jones-Goldstein

Systema Paradoxa
Volume 26

ESpecBooks.com"

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Kurt Phillips @kurtphillipstx.bsky.social · 5d

For your Spooky Season pleasure, here is:
Boris Karloff‘s Guacamole Recipe.

Click below for more! 🖤💀🖤💀

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A newspaper clipping of Boris Karloff‘s guacamole recipe. A photo of Mr. Karloff included.

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C. J. Daley (BestGhost Out Now!) @cjdaleywrites.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks Gabino! Tales From Cemetery’s preorder is live now! Out 10/7 and will be KU! A horror short story collection just in time for the spooky season!
books2read.com/u/br8AgE

My debut crime thriller, Welcome to Cemetery, is on KU too!

A little dark. A little spooky
books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l

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Mike Zimmerman @zimwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks, Gabino. I'll have a new short fiction collection coming in 2026 but lest we forget the one that came out a few months ago!

Darkness Doubled, 16 tales that inspire endless synonyms for WTF dude. Enjoy!

zimwrites.com/new-book/

NEW BOOK! (in fact, TWO!)

A bitter man vows to commit every major crime in one day. A scarred teen asks Santa for her heart’s desire: Vengeance. A mob boss unleashes a new breed of hitman. An ordinary man achieves the perfe…

zimwrites.com

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Victor De Anda @victordeanda.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks, Gabino! Honored to remind you that my story BAD MAN DOWN pubbed by The Yard: Crime Blog has made it into BAMS 2025 edited by
@stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social from @marinerbooks.bsky.social Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4drzg5P #bams2025

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Zakariah Johnson 🪕 @zakariah.bsky.social · 5d

Enjoying the hell out of ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER: A CLIMATE CHANGE CRIME FICTION ANTHOLOGY, a 15-author project with stories from around the globe. Out this week from @rhppress.bsky.social & editor @curtisippolito.bsky.social
#FridayReads "Crime Fiction that matters."
bsky.app/profile/meag...

Meagan Lucas @meaganlucas.bsky.social · 7d

My family and I survived Hurricane Helene last year.
I wrote this story to process my anger, grief, and confusion. I'm grateful to @rhppress.bsky.social and @curtisippolito.bsky.social for giving it a home. I'd love you to buy this Antho, but even more I want you to vote.

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Nat Cassidy @natcassidy.bsky.social · 5d

You rule, Gabino!!

If anyone’s looking for a fast-paced book with starred reviews from LJ, Booklist, and PW, raves from Stephen King, Rachel Harrison, and ✨Gabino Iglesias✨, AND that’s seasonally-appropriate (𝐇⃥⃒̸𝐚⃥⃒̸𝐥⃥⃒̸𝐥⃥⃒̸𝐨⃥⃒̸𝐰⃥⃒̸𝐞⃥⃒̸𝐞⃥⃒̸𝐧⃥⃒̸ 𝐦⃥⃒̸𝐚⃥⃒̸𝐬⃥⃒̸𝐤⃥⃒̸𝐬⃥⃒̸), I got something for ‘em!

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 5d

Morning, Gabino. Thanks!

For those wondering, yes, the rumours are true. @laurelhightower.bsky.social and I will be at @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social on Sunday, November 2nd from 1-3 pm for a book signing. If you can, come say hi. I hear there might be snacks! #FridayReads #BookSky

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Ryan Leslie @ryan-leslie.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks, Gabino!
Today! @scribeofhades.bsky.social and I will be at BookPeople in Austin promoting our new books, Shitshow and The Garden of Before. If you're around, we'd love to see you! If not, give 'em a read and join the club!
@bookpeople.com

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V.Castro @vlatinalondon.bsky.social · 5d

I am so so close to earning out on this one. Like finish line in sight and not many books to sell. It could really help me at this juncture in my career.
Grab a copy 🙌🏽🙌🏽 it’s still Latinx Heritage Month and perfect for Halloween.

bit.ly/4dQ103C

Thx @gabino.bsky.social

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🐣 Migi ➡️ book announcements soon @tdcloud.bsky.social · 5d

My birthday is tomorrow so i've discounted my 5 book fae romantasy series on the 'zon! Grab the whole series for less than $5 and help me and Brontide both enjoy our bdays bsky.app/profile/tdcl...

🐣 Migi ➡️ book announcements soon @tdcloud.bsky.social · 5d

To celebrate my birthday I'm discounting the entire five-book Tempest Series for the weekend! Grab all 5 titles for less than $5 and enter autumn with a series that truly exemplifies the season.

For summaries, warnings, and links: www.tdcloudofficial.com/tempest

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When Falls the Coliseum @thecoliseum.bsky.social · 5d

A new comic at When Falls the Coliseum:

“Help! My Teenage President is Out of Control!”

whenfallsthecoliseum.com/2025/10/02/h...

A cartoon showing a mom calling on a phone for help with a sullen teenage Trump

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