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THE CROWDFUND FOR ⚔️SOMETIME LOFTY TOWERS⚔️ IS LIVE Discover our first novel, an anti-colonial warrior-philosopher of a tale told by Sword & Sorcery veteran David C. Smith. Remember: You aren't charged until the campaign ends, so claim your pledge today! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

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Another day, another book promotion ... this time with phenomenal results! I'm delighted to say that my historical horror novel MOUNTAIN FAST is currently riding high at #1 in Medieval Historical Fiction. Still available for only $0.99!

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Suzan speaks the truth, but forgot the geese. We shall not forget the geese.

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My upcoming dark fantasy novel 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒 will be released July 24. Today I'm featuring a wonderful blurb I received from the original garden goth, Suzan Palumbo / @sillysyntax.bsky.social‬, author of Countess. 🙏 #darkfantasy #tkog

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Today's impulse purchase - THONGOR AND THE DRAGON CITY. Not Thong War, as my friend misheard (though he may not be far off.)

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My upcoming dark fantasy novel 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒 will be released July 24. (T-1 month!) Today I'm featuring a fantastic blurb I received from indie horror's resident mental archeologist, Coy Hall / @coyhall.bsky.social‬ , author of The Owl Men of Shanidar. #darkfantasy #tkog

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Adam Roberts /‪ @adamroberts.bsky.social‬ only writes high-concept sci-fi and I’m always in awe of his ambition. The Lake of Darkness is the tenth book of his I’ve read, and once again he’s knocked my socks off. 1/

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NEWS: We've sold more than 11,000 copies of NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT by @lairdbarron.bsky.social. Named one of 2024's best horror titles by @nytimes.com, Esquire, @npr.org. Stoker nominee. If you don't have this landmark collection, you might consider picking it up. www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

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Having more fun today poking around old books. (In case you hadn't noticed, the internet is amazing.)

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Hi later today we read!

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Even though I have a book coming out next month, I'm looking ahead to the Weird Eastern I plan to release in 2026. I spent part of yesterday looking through old books for illustrations and I found some good ones.

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The end of the old folks' home.

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No setting is more deeply ingrained in horror lit than cemeteries, graveyards, & gravesites. Here’s Horror from the Grave recommendations Day 1 @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social @cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social @quillandcrow.com @journalstone.bsky.social @flatironbooks.bsky.social

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Six weeks out from the launch of my new dark fantasy novel 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒 and the official TKOG™ bookmarks have landed. #booksky #bookmark #sopractical #darkfantasy #fantasy #TKOG

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Cover reveal! Here's your first look at Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions, the new collection of cosmic horror from Bram Stoker Award-winning author John Langan coming in early August, featuring this haunting cover art by Matthew Jaffe! www.wordhorde.com/books/lost-i...

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This book is just awesome. Go get it, y'all.

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It has geese!

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Behold, the official trope map for my upcoming dark fantasy novel 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒! I had a dickens of a time trying to figure out which way to point my arrows, but I think I nailed it. Pre-order 🔗 below. #darkfantasy #fantasy #booksky

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So great to see Tim McGregor's remarkable Eynhallow shortlisted for the Shirley Jackson Award! Well deserved!

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I'll likely never read this book, but I had to pick it up because it's such a mid-century beauty. The last words are particularly wonderful (and accurate): "... and the horizons were dark."

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The world smells like a wood stove today.

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I’m playing Sundered with my son and really enjoying the techno-Cthulhu aesthetic of this beautiful Metroidvania. As someone who wasted his youth constructing fantasy languages, I’ve been impressed with its made-up Lovecraftian language, which is fantastically voice acted. #KeepingItRlyeh

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My mini-book haul from yesterday's excursion to ‪@bakkaphoenix.bsky.social‬: Lake of Darkness by @adamroberts.bsky.social‬ Once was Willem by M.R. Carey

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Book Review: @gemmafiles.bsky.social 'Experimental Film' is a densly layered story about family, film & an odd discovery that threatens to undo all that is good. This book was a tough, but rewarding read. Utterly fantastic storytelling. stevestredauthor.ca/2025/06/04/b...

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Beautiful day at the bookstore, even more so because we were recently restocked on one of my current faves! Why yes, that IS another sci-fi/horror novella, why do you ask? 🧡👻📚 @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social @drewhuff.bsky.social

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"BUY MY BOOK"

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Psyched that A GAME IN YELLOW got a STARRED REVIEW in Library Journal 🤩 Lovely seeing Carmen, Blanca, and Smoke draw folks in as much as my concepts of what the cursed play The King in Yellow would be like! Out August 12 from Saga 💛 www.libraryjournal.com/review/a-gam...

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Today I'm working through edits on the Weird Eastern I plan to release in 2026. (Thank God for editors.)

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COVER REVEAL & PRE-ORDER ANNOUNCEMENT The lands are barren, kept alive only by the tears of those left behind: the damned and the unfortunate. The Deadlands Omnibus is a special limited edition hardcover featuring all 3 books in the Deadlands series: Undead Folk, Dead Folk, and Nothingland. 🧵 💙📚

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A strange abandoned world where faith is a disease and help is light-years away. The Owl Men of Shanidar, my sci-fi weird tale, is 99 cents at Kobo & Amazon!

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It's me and Ben and we are reading queer Caribbean SFF with fabulous Meg!

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The Temptation of St Anthony, by Martin Schongauer, 1470. The engraving inspired many artists including Michelangelo who copied it in his earliest known painting when just 12 or 13 yrs old (see 2nd image). Buy as a print here: https://buff.ly/2nT5bb1

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"There is no point speaking until Gionet arrives. Instead they drink." 🍷 New fiction today by Rich Larson: "Lies as the Natural State of Things" Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

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#buymybooks TURN, my spandex gothic horror novella about vampires and indie wrestling death matches. Just reupped stock so I’ll have copies at StokerCon (perfect for the Mass Author signing AND after the Wrestling with Horror panel).

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It is Pride and it is ALSO Caribbean Heritage Month! Guess whose books are in the middle of that Venn diagram? You can celebrate both Caribbean folklore and history AND Lesbians at the same time! This is like some BOGO or something! ecwpress.com/products/cou... www.neonhemlock.com/books/skin-t...

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