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Lawrence Allan @writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com · 8d

Y'all... the #audiobook for book three is OUT. Take a listen! Get yer copy today!

www.audible.com/pd/B0FT8Z6MK...

#booksky #mysterybook

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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 8d

While we were on with @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social, you all rocketed this baby up to #7. Thank you!

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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley) @shelkubitz.bsky.social · 8d

@writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com and I are excited for Oct. 1. Submissions open for DAYDREAM BELIEVER. More info here: shotgunhoney.com/submissions/...

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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley) @shelkubitz.bsky.social · 16d

Excited about this!

Lawrence Allan @writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com · 16d

Hey writers! Here's a #submissionopportunity!

Daydream Believer: Crime stories inspired by the music of The Monkees. Submissions open Oct 1st go to
shotgunhoney.com/submissions/... for more information!

@michellekubitz.bsky.social and I are editing!
#writing #crimewriters #mysterytwriters

A colorful poster with the words:
Coming in 2026 from Shotgun Honey
DAYDREAM BELIEVER
Crime stories inspired by the music of The Monkeers
Edited by Lawrence Allan and Michelle Kubitz
Submssions open Oct 1.
For more info: shotgunhoney.com/submissions/monkees/

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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley) @shelkubitz.bsky.social · 24d

I just backed The Speculative Detective Agency on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

The Speculative Detective Agency

A Curious Collection of Mysterious Cases

www.kickstarter.com

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hey, the ebook of House of Bone and Rain is only $3.99 for a limited time wherever you buy ebooks! A Stoker, Locus, and Goodreads finalist. Glowing reviews in the NYT and NPR. Friendship, grief, magic, vengeance, and monsters.

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CP...

bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley) @shelkubitz.bsky.social · Sep 1

Lawrence Allan & Michelle Kubitz are teaming up to curate DAYDREAM BELIEVER, crime stories inspired by the songs of The Monkees & will benefit the American Library Association.
Submissions (3-5k) for this anthology will open on Oct. 1 and close on Nov. 1.

Publishing next fall from Shotgun Honey!

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · Jul 21

Giveaway time!
Enter for the chance to WIN a copy of ✨THE MYTH MAKER✨ by @aliedh.bsky.social from
Red Carpet Crash! Giveaway ends July 25.

loom.ly/kDtxy1g

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jul 11

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley) @shelkubitz.bsky.social · Jun 20

But did you sing "Shoop?"

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C.W. Blackwell @cwblackwell.bsky.social · Jun 19

Desperation. Dead ends. Pathos. Blood.

WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN hits shelves in 30 days!

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Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social · Jun 16

My book drops in 2 months!
“This is an essential, long-overdue guide, and a wonderful read.” -Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter @sgj.bsky.social
Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/7576/97988...
Barnes: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/feral-and-...

FERAL
AND
HYSTERICAL
MOTHER HORROR'S ULTIMATE
READING GUIDE TO DARK AND DISTURBING
FICTION BY WOMEN

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Lina Chern @linachern.bsky.social · Jun 16

Chicago folks! Join us for the launch of TRICKS OF FORTUNE on 7/1 at About Time Bookstore in Libertyville! I'll be chatting with @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social, so get ready for a good time. Space is limited, so please register below:

www.eventbrite.com/e/tricks-of-...

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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley) @shelkubitz.bsky.social · Jun 15

Same. And at this point it's a running joke between my husband and I, so chances are slim it will happen. 🤣

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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley) @shelkubitz.bsky.social · Jun 15

A watched coffee pot doesn't brew any faster, but you're damn right I'm gonna try. ☕️

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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley) @shelkubitz.bsky.social · Jun 12

Part of my moral compass. Especially the "fighting N*zis" part.

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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley) @shelkubitz.bsky.social · Jun 5

Before he died, David Lynch told me he understood how my 1990s preteen Midwestern mind worked. Ergo ...

Lawrence Allan @writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com · Jun 4

Before he died, David Lynch told me his pitch for Return of the Jedi.

Christa Faust @christafaust.bsky.social · Jun 4

Before he died, David Lynch gave me this and said “your guess is as good as mine.”

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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley) @shelkubitz.bsky.social · Jun 4

Damn. 🔥🔥

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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley) @shelkubitz.bsky.social · Jun 4

Proud to be part of this group. Proud to be part of #teamjake

Jake Johnson @jakejohnsonmn.bsky.social · Jun 3

Last night, we had our volunteer kickoff meeting, with over 50 southern Minnesotans ready to jump into the work! Thanks to everyone who showed up! Join us if you haven't already: volunteer.jakejohnsonforcongress.com. Let's do this! 💪

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · Jun 2

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.