Framed citation "A Special Citation of Excellence: UNCERTAIN SONS AND OTHER STORIES.
Friends, am delighted to hear that @thomasha.bsky.social 's 'Uncertain Sons and Other Stories' has received a Special Citation of Excellence from the Philip K. Dick Memorial Award. Congratulations, Thomas!
So happy for you!!
UNCERTAIN SONS AND OTHER STORIES got the special citation for the PKD award! Bit of a blur but pretty sure I remembered to thank @undertow.bsky.social, @carolynmk.bsky.social, @megapolisomancy.bsky.social, @topferarts.bsky.social and others. Congrats again to winner M.R. Carey and all the finalists!
Book cover of Salt Slow by Julia Armfield
I'm enjoying the collection Salt Slow by Julia Armfield.
Especially The Great Awake read on a night with insomnia.
What are you reading?
#Womeninhorrormonth
$2 eBook alert! I said $2!!
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Good Morning,
I'm reading I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman.
Reminder you can really help us out by pre-ordering our 2026 titles.
Thank you!
Weird Horror #12 (Shipping March)
Weird Horror #13 (Shipping August)
Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 2 (Shipping November)
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Friends! Our 2026 titles are up for pre-order. And our 2025 print titles are on sale. Pre-orders help us immensely. Take a look at our site for all the details. I hope you'll consider grabbing something, if you're able. Thank you all so much.
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Hey friends, can I ask you all to give our @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social Crowdfundr a look? Any amount helps us with our workspace renovation plans, if you're not able (which I understand!), if you could share the link that would be amazing. Love you all! 🤗🧡 👻📚
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Book cover for UNCERTAIN SONS and text: Undertow Publications congratulates Thomas Ha 2025 Philip K. Dick Award Nominee Uncertain Sons and Other Stories
We're so proud and happy to hear that @thomasha.bsky.social is a 2025 Philip K.Dick Award Nominee for UNCERTAIN SONS.
Congratulations, Thomas!
Do better, Libby.
This is beyond disappointing.
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Happy to see 13 stories from issues 8 & 9 of Weird Horror magazine make Ellen Datlow's recommendation list:
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January 2026 cover for Locus magazine. Text: Tom Holt aka K.J. Parker, viking killer zombies. Kamilah Cole, arcane inheritance. John Varley, 1947-2025. spotlight on Michael Kelly & best weird fiction.
Welp! Something I never envisioned in all my wildest dreams — my name on the front of Locus magazine.
Blue, cyan-tinged photo of hazy, fog-topped trees with white text: Chloe N. Clark Roy Graham Rick Kennett Annika Barranti Klein Aliya Whiteley Rajiv Moté Russell Nichols Rory Say R.L. Summerling D. Matthew Urban
The following weird fictioneers will appear in Weird Horror 12 early next year. @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social @grayhaem.bsky.social @noirbettie.bsky.social @rajivmote.bsky.social @russellnichols.bsky.social @rlsummerling.bsky.social @breathinghead.bsky.social
Covers of issues 10 & 11 of Weird Horror. Issue 10, left has an orange banner and artwork depicting a robed figure with a dandelion for a head in an open entrance way. Issue 11, right, has a cyan banner and artwork of a blue figure kneeling and sprawling backwards, clutching a dagger, with a sword in his chest as a colorful plume erupts from the wound.
Delighted to learn that 4 Weird Horror stories are on the HWA Bram Stoker Award® Reading List. Reminder that Weird Horror is free to read and that if you are still reccing year-end stories our 2025 issues, #'s 10 & 11 can be read here:
www.weirdhorrormagazine.com
Friends, the Blog Without a Face have named their top 10 horror books of the year and @thomasha.bsky.social's UNCERTAIN SONS comes in hot at #8.
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PRAISE "...an affecting and tragic portrayal of a man struggling and failing to communicate and connect with those around him. Highly recommended..." - Starred Review, Booklist “Masterful ... darkly magical ... a stunning ending.” — Gary K. Wolfe, Locus “The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie grabbed me from the first page. Quark is an indelible main character who I will continue to think about and love.” — Dan Chaon, author of Ill Will “The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie by M. Rickert is a powerful evocation of an imaginary place, both magical and mundane; the tribulations of a good hearted hapless giant; and a compelling mystery. Dark and humorous and deep.” — Jeffrey Ford, Author of Big Dark Hole “Fans of M. Rickert's singular blend of the mundane and the monstrous will be drawn deep into the briny, haunted world of Bellfairie.” — Sofia Samatar, Author of A Stranger in Olondria, and Tender “Awash in sea rain, ghosts and the stories they trail, the sound of submerged bells from offshore (or their echo, or their memory), Bellfairie and its denizens are M. Rickert creations through and through—meaning magical, mournful, mysterious, profoundly human.” — Glen Hirshberg, Author of The Motherless Children Trilogy “The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie is a dark, dream-like, psychologically astute novel about the outsider as threat and victim, about the power of crowds, and the betrayal of innocence, replete with uncanny secrets, signs, and symbols that echo and reverberate, intimations of an unseen, sublunary world.” — Douglas Glover, Author of Elle, and Savage Love
We're revisiting our back catalogue and the ONLY original novel we've published—M. Rickert's "The Shipbuilder of Bellfairie." This exquisite mystery is an amalgam of Frankenstein, and A Confederacy of Dunces. We want you to read it. The eBook is on sale for just $2.
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"Uncertain Sons and Other Stories," by @thomasha.bsky.social is a New York Public Library's 'Best Of' 2025.
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@taskmaster.tv I am still waiting for the season 20 final on Taskmaster Supermax+.
Cover for issue 12 of Weird Horror. Cover shows art by Marc Potts called "Frost Witch". Blue/Grey color scheme of witch floating or moving above the grounds as their harir and garments trail
Coming Spring 2026, issue 12! Art by @marcpotts.bsky.social Design by Vince Haig. Words by @rajivmote.bsky.social @grayhaem.bsky.social @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social @breathinghead.bsky.social @noirbettie.bsky.social @rlsummerling.bsky.social and more.
Pre-orders will go up early in the new year.
@alexhorne.bsky.social I am trying to watch the season 20 final in the Taskmaster app. It's not there Alex. It's on YouTube already.
Sad in Canada.😢
Photo of my TV screen with the World Fantasy Awards live stream
Waiting for the awards.
Good luck to @undertow.bsky.social ! #worldfantasyawards
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Youtube?
Reminder to haunt our friends @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social in the @canconsffh.bsky.social dealers room this weekend to grab Uncertain Sons by @thomasha.bsky.social and Best Weird Fiction Vol. 1. Plus other great titles!
huge thanks to all the folks reaching out or posting about Uncertain Sons these first couple weeks. it's been really touching. if you have a goodreads or amazon account, and you don't mind leaving a rating/review there, it's much appreciated. might help reach new folks or alert demons to my presence
Poster for Little Ghosts Festival. Oct. 4 & 5, Noon to 5 pm. Tranzac Club, Toronto. Vendors. Readings. Panels. Films.
Coming soon! We'll be @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social Festival, Oct. 4 & 5. Come see us and all the fab vendors and creators.
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