546 - GENRE MATTERS Podcast Episode · Screenwriters' Rant Room · February 9 · 1h 30m

I loved this episode and @hilliardguess.bsky.social’s interview with @onemoorer.bsky.social and Lekethia Dalcoe. Thanks to @victorlavalle.bsky.social for recommending this cool podcast!

Book cover for Above the Fire by author Michael O’Donnell features a cabin in the snowy mountains with a light shining from the window. A fire flame licks the corner of the cover.

Discovered a new author this weekend. Above the Fire from
@blackstonepub.bsky.social is amazingly good!

It’s #FridayReads on Friday the 13th! Let’s share some books and boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Sharing a nightmare full of murder, revenge, ghosts, and creatures from beyond the reef…

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Book cover of Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson with a black and red background. A large yellow skull with sharp fangs has a winding, black roadway with white dash lines intersecting through it.

Coffin Moon by @keithrosson.bsky.social. I just posted about this on my profile but I’ll share it here too. This guy is a genuine writer.

Book cover of Coffin Mood with black and red background. A large yellow skull with sharp fangs has a winding, black road with white dash lines intersecting through it.

Wow! Coffin Moon by @keithrosson.bsky.social is a helluva book! I’m so glad I picked this up and I’m so looking forward to reading Rosson’s other novels. What an amazing writer!

Here's how to enter the LitConnect soft launch giveaway:

1. Follow us on Bluesky or X
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That's it. All four prizes. All entrants eligible. More details on the prizes this week.

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We are thrilled to share that Titan Books will be publishing INCARNATE, a terrifying modern reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray for the internet age, by the award winning @almakatsu.bsky.social! 📱🖤

Coming October 2026!

This is stunning writing here by Cristina Rivera Garza. A true work of powerful and magnificent art @feministpress.bsky.social

When Healthcare Isn’t Hearing You: The Need for Accessibility This article underscores the urgent need for better accessibility and patient-centered communication. in healthcare facilities

My article for Ability Central @abilitycentral.bsky.social is featured in USA Today’s @usatoday.com new Disability Empowerment Campaign!

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Your monthly reminder:

Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs your stories.

Book cover of The Hunger novel. A covered wagon pulled by horses crosses the dry plains toward a dark mountain.

Reading The Hunger by @almakatsu.bsky.social and it’s so good, with Ravenous vibes. The kind of novel I wish I could write!

“Human Written.” Why Sarah Hall Put a Maker’s Mark on Her New Novel Helm is my tenth work of fiction, and the front jacket of the novel will feature a Human-Written maker’s mark—one of the first in the book trade. I’m not exaggerating when I say this novel took dec…

Saw this article this morning from @literaryhub.bsky.social

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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

Becky in her hotel room wearing her StoryFest badge

WHY I LOVE HORROR takes on StoryFest. Live at Noon today with @claymcleod.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social.

Let’s do this!

Thank you, I needed this today. Your inspiration and motivation is awesome!

Dogs are wonderfully, imaginative creatures.

Hoping to get more done with my manuscript this week and closer to a complete first draft! ☺️

I’m looking forward to reading this one!

7 Queer Experimental Horror Novels That Will Unnerve You - Chicago Review of Books A tour through several spine-tingling queer experimental horror novels to ring in spooky season.

It's almost October, and @dylanwardwriter.bsky.social's got seven queer writers with experimental horror novels that will definitely unnerve you this Halloween, check 'em out below!
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Next week, Kosoko Jackson (THE MACABRE) and Sam Rebelein (GALLOWAY’S GOSPEL) join me for a magical, dark fantasy filled Fearmongers. Wednesday, September 24th at 8 PM/ET. Register via Zoom: bit.ly/4mMnQ0x @kosokojackson.bsky.social @rebelsam94.bsky.social

I hope you really don’t. If I was in the area I’d definitely stop by. But Sam is too cute to have you eat his face off. 😬

Some exciting news!

I've been selected to participate in the fall 2025 ALA/Writer's Guild Initiative workshops. I'll have the exclusive opportunity to participate in writing workshops mentored by professional writers.

I am so looking forward to this!

writersguildinitiative.org

#WGI
#ALAOF

A Wild Corner of Ireland, Through the Eyes of Dylan Thomas

A Wild Corner of Ireland, Through the Eyes of Dylan Thomas www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/t...

Please welcome the National Association of Black Bookstores. Today we mark the launch of a new literary institution: the National Association of Black Bookstores. A nonprofit collective and member-based organization, the NAB2 looks to “amplify Black vo…

The National Association of Black Bookstores seeks to “amplify Black voices, and preserve Black culture by increasing the visibility, sustainability, and impact of Black bookstores and booksellers.”

Recording tomorrow; if you have a goodbye message for us that you'd like to get on the show, please send it in by tonight (feel free to send in later too... it just won't make the cutoff for recording)

Save Our Signs Save Our Signs: Celebrate All-American History

Support the National Park Service and efforts to document and archive our accessible history for all.

promo image featuring author photos of Athena Dixon, Wendy Fontain, Me, Alexis Paige, Rae Pagliarulo, and TBA. Header: An Evening W/ The Editors. Sunday 8/17, 6-8 PM online. More details: hippocampusmagazine.com/events

Hey, I'm going to be speaking on this awesome panel as part of the @hippocampusmag.bsky.social HippoCamp Online weekend. If you don't sign up for me, at least do it for TBA (it could be ANYONE)

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A Virginia public library is fighting off a takeover by private equity. Photo from The Samuels Public Library After being targeted by anti-LGBTQ book banners and having their funding pulled, a local library in Virginia successfully stopped a threatened takeover by a pr…

A local library in Virginia has successfully stopped a takeover by a private equity group.

Book cover image of Accessing Parenthood: Stories By and About Parents with Disabilities. Image includes vague figure standing on a pink hill and a white dandelion.