Been busy doing work things last few days.
My next interview in my ongoing interview series with @mrbullbull.bsky.social is with author @mannytorres.bsky.social
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Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous
The new edition of my fourth book Cabrones Perros includes the short story “Razorblade Pussy” as a bonus. Out on October 15th.
I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve read The Place of Dead Roads.
Thanks, Gabino! Honored to remind you that my story BAD MAN DOWN pubbed by The Yard: Crime Blog has made it into BAMS 2025 edited by
@stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social from @marinerbooks.bsky.social Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4drzg5P #bams2025
Have you read American Muse, the Starlite Pulp Review anthology which contains my novella The Idiot Caper?
I managed to pack so much action, comedy and criticism of gentrification in 25k words. Get it from here www.starlitepulp.com/product-page...
Or here:
mannytorresnovelist.com
This is a book I did not write but instead inspired. 15 extraordinary tales written by 15 exceptional authors. I consider them ‘canon’ and have since piggybacked/inserted a few of them into Bishop’s narrative.
Get it before it’s gone. #BookSky
www.bishopriderbooks.com
Still very much love this movie.
New record from Tortoise. Touch. Due out October/November.
Spooky season is here! You can grab my illustrated horror collection, Mad Days: Stories and Curses, which is nothing but October vibes. I also have a haunted house horror novella from @infestedpublishing.bsky.social called Never Leaving!
Mad Days
bit.ly/4lZImtq
Never Leaving
bit.ly/3Xu1HJz
MY BOOK'S OUT TODAY!
books2read.com/MatthewKing
Four killers meet for dinner, but what do they find? Friends? Murder?! LOVE?! This Horrormance reveals relatable killers whose amusing banter is playful and thought-provoking, tackling issues like gender identity, discrimination, and feminism.🖤🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈💀
Several of my books take place in or around East Atlanta Village but the bookstore in EAV refused to carry my books 🤷🏽♂️
Most of these are full sized canvases. All painted by me. The paintings are out there. On walls, private collections, my own private stash. As bright and psychedelic as the day I painted them. #abstractart #ᴘsʏᴄʜᴇᴅᴇʟɪᴄᴀʀᴛ
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Cabrones on sale. You know where. This is like 1980s paperback rack cheap.
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Got my author copies of THE SPACE CAT graphic novel! Due out Aug 12 from First Second Books.
It’s gorgeous, chunky and solid. What a year it’s been.
Cozy catfuturist comics. 🌌🐱
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I’m back, baby! I wore pants! Go on, get some @briankeene.bsky.social @mannytorres.bsky.social @keithrosson.bsky.social @bamawriter.bsky.social @steveweddle.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social @cbbernard.com @robdsmith.bsky.social & @laurelhightower.bsky.social
This week, while a certain online place has their sales, consider local alternatives. To be clear, most of my royalties come from you buying through online entities. But this week try buying directly from the sources:
www.starlitepulp.com/shop
www.outcast-press.com/shop-1
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The book that inspired Blood Meridian. It’s been out of print for years with originals going for $$$. But the book is public domain now so this publisher had the prudence to republish it.
Hey, here’s some books I liked. You might like them too. Go on, get some @laurelhightower.bsky.social @keithrosson.bsky.social @erykpruitt.bsky.social @cmattwrite.bsky.social @meganabbott.bsky.social @fayesnowden.bsky.social and @mannytorres.bsky.social
#BookSky 📚🪓
#SummerRecs
For all new readers following me, check out mannytorresnovelist.com for info and links to all of my books and anthologies.
Writers: when posting that you have available work to submit to open calls, do you get responses?
I’m sitting on five completed, unpublished novels that need homes. Any potential editors can send me a message. Thank you.