It should have won best picture

Gonna hold on to this croissant metaphor for the rest of my creative life

So I guess it was either World War III or drag queens reading books to our children.

Monstrilio By Gerardo Sámano Córdova

Gerardo Sámano Córdova’s literary horror debut Monstrilio is a quiet examination of the universal struggle to find love and belonging as a monster.
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The art of translation and why it matters | The Booker Prizes As Tomb of Sand wins the 2022 International Booker Prize, readers and translators tell Sarah Shaffi how translated literature can help us learn more about ourselves and each other

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Big hugs 🤗🤗

Society for Unusual Books | Online Bookstore | New and Preloved Books The Society is a bookstore specializing in fantasy, horror, romance, sci-fi, nonfiction, and other genres. We place particular emphasis on small press and independently published titles. We also curat...

My mom sent me a link to this bookshop website that curates interesting and unusual books. Great looking selection, here.

societyforunusualbooks.com

Why Literature Needs a Punk Rock Mindset The Washington Post shutting down its books coverage is a reminder that we have to do it ourselves

"Screw the platforms. Ignore the stuff that you think sucks. Find books and art you love. Share them. Review them. Recommend them to friends. Make your own art. Share it. Hope it finds people who love it. What else can we do?"

Thyme Travellers An anthology of Palestinian speculative fiction edited by Sonia Sulaiman

Explore science fiction and fantasy through a Palestinian lens (and try reading "The Generation Chip") without crying.

A parody book cover entitled, "How long can Jason hold his breath: a Camp Crystal Lake Companion"

Happy Friday the 13th
#PulpSabotage

When that Man is Dead and Gone (1941) - Protest song against Hitler (Live Take) YouTube video by Lizzy & the Triggermen

The YouTube algorithm sensed I could use some hope and inspiration 😌

A rabbit in overalls and a goat in pants are sitting on the ground drawing pictures. The rabbit is saying “ART POSES A THREAT TO CORPORATOLRATIC SYSTEMS BECAUSE A PURPOSE OF ART IS TO REMIND THE INDIVIDUAL OF THEIR INHERENT AUTONOMY.”, the goat adds “THEIR HUMANITY.”

Make Art (1/4)

An image wth a bald Black woman vampire wth red eyes and eyeshadow licking a trickle of blood from the right corner of her mouth. She is wearing a pearl headress inspired by the traditional beaded headwear of the Samburu people in Kenya. She has large teardrop ruby and pearl earrings, and a smallet tearfrop ruby in the center of her forehead. Behind here is a black and gray background with victorian drawings of bats. There is read blood splatter in the foreground. A sharp looking red font says "Black Vampire Books."

The book covers for "Slay: Stories of Vampire Noire" edited by Nicole Givens Kurtz and "House of Hunger" by Alexis Henderson.

The book covers for "The Gild Stories" by Jewelle Gomez and "My Soul to Keep" by Tananarive Due.

The book covers for "The Promise Keeper" by L. Marie Wood and "Blood Slaves by Markus Redmond."

Happy Black History Month! I'll be celebrating by watching "Sinners" again. And speaking of "Sinners", why not check out these Black vampire books by such talented authors (and editors) as @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social, @tananarivedue.bsky.social, @lmariewood.bsky.social, and @markusredmond.bsky.social

The Fake Ghost By Nuzo Onoh

New year, new post 🎉 Nigerian-British author Nuzo Onoh's satirical ghost story mixes topical social commentary with a coming-of-age narrative.

Two Lines’ Twinned Releases Revive a Mexican Literary Icon Jazmina Barrera’s The Queen of Swords (tr. Christina MacSweeney) and Elena Garro’s The Week of Colors (Megan McDowell), both released on November 11, introduce different sides of a pioneering Mexican…

Jazmina Barrera’s The Queen of Swords (tr. Christina MacSweeney) and Elena Garro’s The Week of Colors (tr. Megan McDowell), both released by Two Lines Press on November 11, introduce different sides of a pioneering Mexican author to English-language readers.

Ballet Folklorico de Riverside dancers -- always one of the best parts of the celebration

A realistic human skull sculpture with inscriptions on it

Marigold blossoms

A brightly painted skull sculpture lit by a candle, sitting next to a skull shaped tea light holder

A skull shaped candle holder

Bits and bobs from my altar, which I built with extra care this year because 2025 has been a year of loss. I've let The Planchette fall by the wayside, but I'm dusting myself off and looking forward to writing more in the new year.

A person with a blank face stands at a good stall at night. The awning is blue and white checks.

Nopperabo is a strange supernatural phenomenon from #JapaneseFolklore. This yokai appears just like any normal human, but it is far from ordinary because it has no face. Generally nopperabo aim to scare unsuspecting victims out of their wits. They lurk...
#WyrdWednesday
🎨Matthew Meyer @yokai.com
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This sounds like a dream job (if I had any artistic ability). I really miss the elaborate illustrations on magazines and book covers

This was maybe the first time I paid any attention to rhythm in language and it's still so satisfying

Happy summer solstice! Only 94 days left until fall 🍂

Poster for Miss Juneteenth starring Nicole Beharie

Poster for THE BLACKENING

Poster for Horror Noire - an audience watching movies

Post for the Horror Noire anthology film

Your Juneteenth watchlist

* Miss Juneteenth

* The Blackening

* Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror

* Horror Noire - the @shudder.com anthology film I bet you never saw! Includes my first adaptations: "The Lake" and "Fugue State" (co-starring Tony Todd!!!)

Analog horror from @kgcttv on TikTok

But! Credit where it's due to Cathey Ryder and the Protect Huntington Beach organization for educating voters on these measures. Local politics matter!

This MAGA-led California city council just lost its fight on banned books Huntington Beach voters support repealing a community board that bans library books.

Huntington Beach is a mess...a loss for their city council is a win for all of us

Sundown in San Ojuela is excellent, one of my favorite reads so far this year!

We need answers about what happened on Alderaan and assurances from the Empire that it won’t happen again.

Every single word of this

Ok according to the people in power, I should say