Cover for The Many by Sylvain Neuvel
If the world doesn't end in the next 48 hours, I will have a new book out. Yes, I'll be glad the world doesn't end for other reasons, but also the book. There's still time to pre-order! (And then there'll be time to order without the pre-.) neuvel.net/books/the-ma...
What a stunning cover. Congrats on the release!
It's Lesbian Visibility Week 🏳️🌈👩❤️👩
So...
Go ahead: perceive me, textually!
(I'm happy to say, there are dykes as far as the eye can see in every book I've written: horror dykes; con artist dykes; Dykes To Watch Out For, Lest They Turn Into Werefoxes...
You can't go wrong)
#Booksky 📚💙
TL Bodine: you know, Mt Everest is so big
Bodine: you might even say that the mountain is a cosmic horror
Lovecraft: what???
Lovecraft: no no no
Lovecraft: that doesn't make sense!
Lovecraft: it doesn't even have tentacles!
This is 65% funded -- I think we can get this to 100% today, what do you say?
Hey #booksky random poll for all you readers in the house:
When was the last time you bought a book from a new-to-you author, *not* based on a recommendation/review/podcast etc? How did you find it? What made you pick it up?
Yeah it makes zero sense, it makes the entire story pointless, and also unnecessarily homophobic *and* ableist, somehow?? Like. Why.
Blood Red Ox frustrated the shit out of me recently. Putting certain plot twists on a high shelf until people can reliably think up new ideas.
Christ, yeah. I was on board for most of that room and then the twist took all my good will, shat on it, then lit it on fire. Seriously f that movie.
Not only is it racist af, but the cannibalism is so nonsensical. No part of the way that meat is prepared and cooked makes any sense. No one would do it that way. Threw me out of the movie entirely.
Sometymes evil doth seeme so powerful that the heart groweth sick. But ther ys comfort yn the fact that evil ys an aberration. Our default settinge ys lovinge each othir and lookinge out and takinge care. We smyle at children. We give somebodye bus fare. We share advyce. Kyndenesse ys braverye.
The Haunting of Alejandra by V Castro
What do you do when you're bored at the casino waiting on your husband to bust? Start the book you forgot you had in your bag, that's what.
I wish I'd never gotten rid of my manual typewriter. I think I'm going to splurge on getting myself another one, as soon as I can find one with a reasonably easy to obtain ribbon. I really love the idea of typing zines that way.
Mother of Madness by Martin Shannon
Finished reading this today and let me just say, that was quite the mindfuck.
We already have cars and trains and airplanes and rockets. A machine that moves faster than people isn't exactly exciting.
You know, not to be a disgusting optimist about the rise of AI, but I'm old enough to remember when people were certain that ebooks would destroy the print market and that bookstores would die.
And now indie bookstores are making a comeback and becoming cool community spaces.
We adapt. We survive
You know what's fucked up? When you follow the rules of a program the letter, receive grant money, and then have that grant money ripped from you for no fault of your own. That's what happened to my buddy @rhaven.bsky.social. Chip in a few bucks to prevent financial disaster?
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TL Bodine: submitted for the approval of the midnight society, i call this the tale of neverest
Bodine: as in
Bodine: never rest on mt Everest
Bodine: a little mountaineering safety tip for ya all
Brb I have to look something up.
....ok yeah that's going on the TBR
Misread this at first that they were sentenced *to* bear suits. Like, Midsommar style.
Okay hear me out. Maybe the reason current events feel both cruel and stupid, and also like some weird mash-up of 1984 + Diary of Anne Frank, is the simulation we're trapped inside is actually just the mind of an 8th grader.
A hammer-headed bat, propped up on its feet and wings on a wood floor. Showing off its big rectangular head, strange muzzle situation and big red eyes. Adorable.
The face of a hammer-headed bat. Its nostrils and lips are all this intertwined filigree situation that's difficult to describe. Looks like decorative scrollwork except it's a bat's face.
Hammer-headed bat being held in profile. Long rectangular head seen in profile. Big shiny orangish eyes, pointy ears, and delicate scrollwork nostril/lip thing going on again.
It's International Bat Appreciation Day so take a minute to appreciate my personal favorite, the Hammer-headed Bat
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer-...
Ohhh that is some BS.
Is there any way I as a US-American can help make some noise about this on a policy level?
You know what's fucked up? When you follow the rules of a program the letter, receive grant money, and then have that grant money ripped from you for no fault of your own. That's what happened to my buddy @rhaven.bsky.social. Chip in a few bucks to prevent financial disaster?
gofund.me/e0f749c23
Also, this is now free for everyone. Please come enjoy my in-depth thoughts on erotic bug girls, featuring upsetting science facts, Japanese mythology, D&D, and true crime. A special Friday treat.
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Thank you! It takes some effort but it's worthwhile imo, not least because it beats back those damn Amazon scalpers selling copies for $80 (and let's be real, if they even HAVE a copy. I bet they're lying liars)
I'll write more in coming days about what the hell this book is, why it's special to me, why it went out of print and why I'm resurrecting it. And I'll disseminate some links as they become available for folks who want a copy.
But for now, enjoy the pretty cover reveal :)
This new edition sports beautiful cover design by @martinshannon.bsky.social (using the same art from Emz Warren), updated interior layout, and some original bonus content.
But the story remains by and large identical to what I released in 2013.
Nezumi's Children - Returning to Print May 1 Abandoned by the humans they once worshipped as gods, the rats of Rocco's Pet Emporium must survive a disaster on their own. But they are not alone. The Wild Ones, long kept subdued by the threat of humans, have emerged tot ake over their rightful territory. And they'll kill anyone who gets in their way.
All right, now that the site appears to be functional, allow me to announce:
NEZUMI'S CHILDREN is returning to print after nearly a decade.
