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Pre-Orders — Bad Hand Books

Have you checked out our pre-orders page lately? Lots of updates.

badhandbooks.com/preorders

A group of ghosts sit on the floor while one reads aloud. The text says “WORK IN PROGRESS READING NIGHT June 13th 6-8pm. Writers of all skill levels encouraged to attend!”

Hey local horror authors!

Work in Progress Night is ON this upcoming Friday the 13th! Get spooky with us by sharing your writing and getting feedback from peers and editors. Space is limited so sign up on the website and join our monthly workshop.

🖤👻📚

www.littleghostsbooks.com/events

oh - hi! Yes, I likely need to do this

Cover for Stephen Graham Jones' MONGRELS. There's a giant wolf in black with red highlights on its face and body. There's a silhouette of a boy/young teen with his hands in his pockets under the belly of the wolf. The background is yellow, and MONGRELS is in black above the wolf. If you've never read Jones, this is a perfect place to start.

#kindle deal! @sgj.bsky.social's MONGRELS is just $1.99! #horror #ad #amreading #amreadinghorror #booksky #ebookdeals

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"I want people to appreciate my stories as art that doesn’t leave you indifferent." 💚💚💚

We LOVED reading this fantastic interview with Apex author @cristinajurado.bsky.social about her ecohorror novella! Don't miss it!

A historical-themed graphic featuring a sepia-toned photograph of a placid forest lake surrounded by pine trees. In front of the photograph is an image, a black woodcut of an ornate picture frame. Above the frame in serif font, reads: "THE APEX ARCHIVE ADVENT CALENDAR. I." Within the frame, in the same serif font, reads: "Advertising at the End of the World" by Keffy R.M. Kehrli. Issue no. 3"

And so it begins ❄️❄️❄️

The first day of our advent calendar is September 8th, 2009: all the way back to Issue 3!

"Advertising at the End of the World"

by Keffy R.M. Kehrli

Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

Graphic which features a pull quote from Lesley's review, which reads: "Told through the perspectives of a grandmother and granddaughter, this novel explores generational trauma and classism that takes a horrifying turn."

💬 "I know I’m going to want to reread this book many times over to revisit the gorgeous language."

New review by lesleyconner.bsky.social: "Book Review: Layla Martinez's Woodworm"

Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

Well, hello there. Sorry, I am not on sm much these days. Life is busy and life is good.\

Still reading and enjoying but the reviewing has kind of taken a backseat. I'll get back into it. Drop new books I need below!!

Horror, romance, romantasy, anything...

Some photos from last night's @bklynbooksbooze.bsky.social with @randee.bsky.social, @atsayre.bsky.social, @megelison.bsky.social, and @jsbreukelaar.bsky.social!

🚨PROMO ALERT🚨

Provide proof that you've pre-ordered Danger Slater's STARLET, & @dangerslater.bsky.social himself will recreate the poster art of your favorite movie with crayons & then mail it to you to hang on your fridge (US residences only). Name one other author doing this. You can't.

You need this book. Your friends need this book. Please check it out

the cover of She Who Knows: Firespitter

Happy Book Birthday to SHE WHO KNOWS: Firespitter, the first book in the SHE WHO KNOWS novella trilogy.

"Small, intimate, up close, and deceptively quiet, this is the beginning of the Kponyungo Sorceress." 🐲

WHOO!!!! Shout out to DAW Books, Astra Publishing, Greg Ruth, and Betsy Wollheim. ❤

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Hello hello! My latest short story collection, RECREATIONAL PANIC, is out now from Cemetery Gates Media.

Here’s a link where you can see the books I’ve reviewed—and—the ones I write 😃

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Hey! I have a poetry collection! I have a cool second edition cover coming out, soon, but here is the first version!

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I’ve got an autobiography out 5-12 from Anuci Press:
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I have a haunted house novel (plz don’t judge the cover I had no say and I do not condone AI art)
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But, I’m really proud of my Medusa retelling:
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Well, this place is just looking better and better. Hello, fellow book nerds. Hope all is well. Give me some book recs! Authors - plug in your links!!

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#horrorbooks #reading

2023 Recommended Reading List   Welcome to the annual Locus Recommended Reading List! Another spin around the ole ball of fire and we’re back to our annual Recommended Reading List for 2023! Published in Locus magazine’s …

The 2023 Recommended Reading List is up. Thank you all for a wonderful year of fiction!

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Happy Black History Month 2024! Happy Black History Month! Like the other eleven months, it’s an excellent time to buy queer books by Black authors! For even more recs, check out previous years’ posts! Books to Read Now Ale…

Happy Black History Month 2024! lgbtqreads.com/2024/02/01/h... 🌈📚

Haven't read that one - good? I was going to try for some more current sci fi or horror. Looking into The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, too

Revealing Coup De Grâce by Sofia Ajram - Reactor A terrifying psychological nightmare from a powerful new voice in horror.

We are both thrilled and chilled to help reveal the cover and an excerpt of Coup de Grâce, a psychological horror novel following a young man trapped in an infinite subway station, for fans of House of Leaves and Piranesi...

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Someone on X said (basically) that I shouldn't replace a classic read with a contemporary read because I am supposed to teach students how to think critically.

I....🫠

That's okay. I added after you commented, I think.

I loved Ring Shout and would likely add it as an independent reading choice. Haven't read that LaValle and will soon. Thanks!

Novella length please

Good rec. They read it as 10th graders here

I think I am going to replace Of Mice and Men on my English 11 syllabus with Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones. I'm reading it now.

Thoughts?

Or any other contemporary, diverse, horror/scifi recs? 16-17yr old audience (and their parents)

I read 118 books in 2023. Here are my favorite 32! Please share and tag away so all can see. More in comment

Thanks to the authors for the words and worlds.

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