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Josh Rountree @joshrountree.bsky.social · 4d

Fantastic event last night at @bookpeople.com! Always great to see @ryan-leslie.bsky.social and @scribeofhades.bsky.social Stop by for copies of their badass books!!

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

"toilet wormholes"

homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in the grass with the words ewww .

ALT: homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in the grass with the words ewww .

media.tenor.com

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

If you miss this, you'll regret it for the rest of your life. Probably.

Chris Panatier @scribeofhades.bsky.social · 5d

I HAVE PROMISED TO BUST OPEN THE LID ON A TEN THOUSAND YEAR CONSPIRACY TO KEEP THE TRUTH OF TOILET TELEPORTATION A SECRET.

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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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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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Elford Alley @elfordalley.bsky.social · 5d

Mad Days: Stories and Curses is the perfect reading for Halloween. A terrifying collection of tales and illustrations, available on Amazon and Bookshop, ebook is only $1.99!

Amazon
bit.ly/4lZImtq

Bookshop
bit.ly/41USpIQ

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Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff" @authorlevai.bsky.social · 5d

Top of the mornin', Gabino!

Want some bittersweet coming of age/deconstructed romance that rhymes? I got you. 'Tis the season.

Poetry not your thing and you'd rather have modern, ragtag salvors investigate a beautiful, terrifying anomaly on a distant planet? I got that, too!
linktr.ee/authorlevai

My books against a starry background.
The Night Library of Sternendach features a book, fangs, and red bat wings.
The Glass Garden has futuristic white text over a kaleidoscopic image.

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TC Parker Is Horrific Enough Already (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks Gabino! My urban legend-meets-surveillance tech novelette The Nine O'Clock Horses is free all month, in honour of Creepy Season

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. ...

payhip.com

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 5d

It’s #FridayReads time and still Latine Heritage Month! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) Stoker/Locus/Goodreads finalist that’s perfect for spooky season: dark magic, old gods, revenge, blood, and ghosts.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 12d

It’s a great day to buy 3 books, minimum. You heard me. In fact, I aim to grab five. Why the fuck not?!? I love them. You do too. Maybe you buy mine, maybe you don’t. You should buy one min from your favorite Latina or Latino author first and run amok from there! Thnx @gabino.bsky.social 🖤🙏🖤🙏

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Ryan Leslie @ryan-leslie.bsky.social · 15d

Many thanks, my man!

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Ryan Leslie @ryan-leslie.bsky.social · 15d

For the afternoon crowd. It's release day of The Garden of Before!

Ryan Leslie @ryan-leslie.bsky.social · 15d

🚨🚨🚨 It's pub day for THE GARDEN OF BEFORE, the sequel and conclusion to THE BETWEEN! What a journey these books have been. Please help me spread the word and give this book a huge sendoff into the world of readers! 🚨🚨🚨@parliamentbooks.bsky.social

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Ryan Leslie @ryan-leslie.bsky.social · 15d

🚨🚨🚨 It's pub day for THE GARDEN OF BEFORE, the sequel and conclusion to THE BETWEEN! What a journey these books have been. Please help me spread the word and give this book a huge sendoff into the world of readers! 🚨🚨🚨@parliamentbooks.bsky.social

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Ryan Leslie @ryan-leslie.bsky.social · 16d

I'll never make that mistake with Shitshoe.

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Ryan Leslie @ryan-leslie.bsky.social · 16d

Can you imagine a more entertaining way to spend next Friday evening? Can you?!

Chris Panatier @scribeofhades.bsky.social · 16d

October 3rd at 7pm @ryan-leslie.bsky.social and I will be doing an event @bookpeople.com in Austin to celebrate the release of our new books, THE GARDEN BEFORE and SHITSHOW!

(I may even be sharing a message from the illuminati).

Free tickets here: www.facebook.com/events/75868...

Flier with all the information from the Bluesky message. 10/3 at 7pm and photos of two handsome gentlemen.

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Ryan Leslie @ryan-leslie.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you! It's been a long time coming.

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S. J. Krandall @sjkrandall.bsky.social · 19d

Spooky season is coming! Time for some spooky reads.

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🐣 Migi ➡️ book announcements soon @tdcloud.bsky.social · 19d

My big queer vampire crime thriller is discounted to just $1.99 on the 'zon this weekend as part of an SYK event! bsky.app/profile/tdcl...

🐣 Migi ➡️ book announcements soon @tdcloud.bsky.social · 20d

This weekend, LETIFER is just $1.99 as part of the Monsters and Magic SYK event! The next book in this universe drops next month, so grab its companion title now to prepare 😈

The full list of participating titles: monstersandmagicsykd.wordpress.com

Snag LETIFER directly: amazon.com/dp/B09KNCWNQ3

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Peter Rosch @peterrosch.bsky.social · 19d

new review just dropped. while in line to pick up my son. no hidden meaning to this picture i used. It’s my leg in the car. still attached to my body. dragonfruit Red Bull. anyway… hugs. 🙏🖤🙏🖤 thanks @gabino.bsky.social 🙏 a.co/d/9u44AAf 🫡

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Ryan Leslie @ryan-leslie.bsky.social · 19d

These books are wonderful. If you haven't read them, pick them up pronto!

Josh Rountree @joshrountree.bsky.social · 19d

The ebooks for my novels The Unkillable Frank Lightning and The Legend of Charlie Fish are both just $7.99 right now.

I’d love help spreading the word and giving them both a boost!

www.amazon.com/dp/B0F84FWVT...

The Unkillable Frank Lightning

The Unkillable Frank Lightning - Kindle edition by Rountree, Josh. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Unkillable Frank Lightning.

www.amazon.com

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Dale Jacobs @tigerpride.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks, Gabino! ON COMICS AND GRIEF combines a look at the comic books from 1976 with creative nonfiction about the place of those comics in my childhood, memories of my mother, and writing about grief.

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Madeleine Swann @madeleineswann.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks again!!
I was just nominated for an award!!! bsky.app/profile/made...

Madeleine Swann @madeleineswann.bsky.social · 19d

In case you forgot haha!! madeleineswann.com

My book Reality But More Fun with 'Wonderland Award nominee' on the cover

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Elford Alley @elfordalley.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you!

Only $1.99, people!

Mad Days: Stories and Curses is the perfect reading for Halloween. A terrifying collection of tales and illustrations, available on Amazon and Bookshop.

Amazon
bit.ly/4lZImtq

Bookshop
bit.ly/41USpIQ

Mad Days: Stories and Curses

Amazon.com: Mad Days: Stories and Curses eBook : Alley, Elford: Books

bit.ly

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Ryan Leslie @ryan-leslie.bsky.social · 19d

When I was in high school, I read Clive Barker's Weaveworld and was forever changed. THE BETWEEN is my homage to Weaveworld. The 2nd half of The Between's duology is out next Tuesday! THE GARDEN OF BEFORE (killer title, eh?)

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