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This was an amazing and fun interview experience, where Hilary from @folklorepod.bsky.social 100% got the enchanting folk horror and folklore vibes of the book. Join us under the waves talking about merfolk and mystical birds… 🌊 #folklore #folkhorror #cornwall

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Can't wait for you all to get to know Alex. Her writing (and account!) is an absolute treat for all fans of folklore and the Gothic!

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MEET THE AUTHOR Alexandra Beaumont Listen free at www.thefolklorepodcast.com/alexandra-be... or on your podcast app Watch the interview on YouTube at youtu.be/9MQ2apxjUBg We chat with @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social about Cornish folklore and her novel The Dissonance of Birdsong #folklore #Cornwall

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Excited to chat with A.K. Blakemore about The Glutton soon. The poetic language of this text is at odds with the horrific content within, much the same way as it was in The Manningtree Witches. This is a truly startling story that does right by the source material. Bon appétit. 🍽️

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I think you need to see this Muppet today.

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@abeaumontbooks.bsky.social So happy to see you here more often!

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Currently reading Polybius by @collinarmstrong.bsky.social Armstrong has captured the paranoiac 80s vibe that makes this urban legend one of my favorites. A wild ride from the start, rife with nostalgia without being indulgent and perfect pacing that will have you begging "just one more level!"

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At the library to charge my devices (over 48 hours without power now) and this guy keeps screaming no at the top of his lungs at unpredictable times. Honestly? Same, bro.

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Currently reading Holy Waters: Searching for the Sacred in a Glass by @thebeatcroft.bsky.social This book is a journey across the world examining the intersection between alcohol and religion. Each chapter is accompanied by a Holy Flight, complete with tasting notes, if you'd like a taste.

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Currently reading The Dancing Plague, an anthology put out by the wonderful @speculationpub.bsky.social This small collection tugs at that wild passion within all of us. How little would it take to let the frenzy consume us again? Come to think of it, I think I might've seen it at a few concerts...

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We need more werecreatures in our lives! Luckily @candacenola.bsky.social has us covered with BISHOP. Get this tale and 19 more in the Horror Short Reads #storybundle. storybundle.com/horror

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Jewish Horror! Orrrr half-Jewish Horror bc the protag is half Jewish. There may or may not be a haunted Yartzeit candle based on a true story. You should preorder it.

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The Barre Incidents is available for preorder w/ @malarkeybooks.bsky.social !! Cosmic Horror with Dark Fantasy. It's got romance under the shadow of grief, and a haunted-town love letter to books like The Mothman Prophecies. The cover is by the amazing Matthew Revert and preorder link in comments

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Hardcover book available at Barnes and Noble and Amazon. This is my 7th book. Horror poetry collection. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/daughters-... www.amazon.com/dp/B0DWZQ7F7...

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Join authors Alexandra Beaumont, Anna Stephens & Kit Whitfield as they discuss modern diverse fantasy! 18th Feb, 6-8pm, Waterstones Covent Garden Ticket: tinyurl.com/rainbowsarrows Sponsored by the BFS. @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social @annasmithwrites.bsky.social @kitwhitfield.bsky.social

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We'll be welcoming @abeaumontbooks.bsky.social onto the Folklore Podcast next week, as we discuss Cornish folklore, a sense of place, and her folklore fantasy writing including (see below) BIRDS!! This episode will be out a day or so later than usual, due to my being at the UK Ghost Story Festival

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About time we returned to the #10thKingdom isn't it? Why not listen in on my chat with Scott Cohen, Wolf himself? And yes, we do talk a bit about #ThePenguin too.

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Currently reading the beautiful Haunted Ecologies by @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social Been a fan of his for years without even realizing it. These stories are great, they get under your skin and stick in your head. If you think we don't need Haunted Ecologies now you haven't been paying attention.

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Currently reading Glass Stories by the wonderful @ivygrimes.bsky.social as the rain falls outside. Just a few pages in and I already feel transported by these spectral tales. The comparison to @kellylink.bsky.social is apt - these are fascinating fables and I feel lucky to get to read them!

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Come see me in Fredericksburg, VA today at Possum-bilities! I'll have two hedgehogs and a rat with me. I have it on good authority that some of my favorite opossums will be there today, too.

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COVER REVEAL! It’s been 3 years in the making, but at long last, I can share THE INTERMEDIARIES! A history of hormones, of #LGBTQ+ and #transrights and the fight of science against Nazi propaganda in the shadow of the Third Reich! Please share! 🧪🗃️ www.amazon.com/Intermediari...

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Because they still have Black History Month in the Federation.

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You can buy t-shirts and other swag with this awesome design by @tombofnull.bsky.social that benefit Huntsville's Free LGBTQ+ Closet. www.greenpeapress.com/shop/p/prote...

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Ronald D. Moore was smarter about this stuff even when he was writing a (deeply flawed) fundamental counterpoint to Star Trek’s utopia.

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Against the odds the hawk that my friend caught is still alive. There are no injuries, but something is clearly off. If you hunt, please don't use lead bullets. This is the result: many dead or severely injured birds.

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Dark Horse takes seriously the allegations against Neil Gaiman and we are no longer publishing his works. Confirming that the Anansi Boys comic series and collected volume have been cancelled.

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Tariffs will implode the book industry in 2025, probably canceling thousands of titles if they affect importing printed works from Chinese, Canada, and Europe. Very few books by unit volume are printed in the United States due to labor costs.

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I am going insane. This company will lose $10bn this year! Generative AI has peaked! There isn't a sustainable business model, and the products are mediocre and error prone and don't even do anything cool despite costing billions and accelerating climate change and stealing everybody's artwork!

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Here is a photo of a trans non-binary biologist (me) holding a bird (Eastern Towhee) that is likely a bilateral gynandromorph-- a fusion of cells with female-type chromosomes and cells with male-type chromosomes in one bird! Biological sex and human gender diversity is real and wonderful ❤️🏳️‍⚧️

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As the transgender community continues to fight for civil rights in the U.S., one of the most common arguments against progress is that transgender people are a recent phenomenon. But it’s a fight that’s been happening here for decades and around the world for centuries. ⤵️

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