I was just emailing to your publicist about promoting. So excited for you. And Happy Birthday.

Twisted Spine is the best. They do great events. Mine was so fun.

STARRED REVIEW Booklist Like Charlie Manx's Christmasland in Joe Hill's NOS4Az, Pelayo portrays Pan's Neverland as the horror it truly is. - Booklist STARRED REVIEW • IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND @CYNTHIAPELAYOAUTHOR 06 • 09 • 26

Booklist awarded IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND a starred review 🌟

“Like Charlie Manx’s Christmasland in Joe Hill’s NOS42, Pelayo portrays Pan’s Neverland as the horror it truly is.”
—Booklist, starred review

The full Booklist review will be available in the May 1st edition of Booklist.

Publisher's Marketplace announcment: Dave V. Riser's NOT ONLY WILL THIS KILL YOU BUT IT WILL HURT THE WHOLE TIME YOU ARE DYING, in which a trans street kid turned necromancer trying to bring about the end of the world is captured by rival cultists from across the ocean, but traps them in turn in his crumbling tower surrounded by cosmic storms, only for the three to find themselves locked in a tender erotic cannibalistic stalemate with each other and the Old Ones, to Alex Woodroe at Tenebrous Press, for publication in summer 2027.

SIGNING ANNOUNCEMENT!

"O Tenebrous, WHY haven't you released more tender necromantic trans erotic cannibalism-tinged Weird Fantasy WHYYY"

Well we heard you, friends. We heard you.

NOT ONLY WILL THIS KILL YOU BUT IT WILL HURT THE WHOLE TIME YOU ARE DYING by @davevriser.bsky.social.

Summer 2027🖤☠️

Oh I do. Emailing

35 Writers to Watch | Guild Literary Complex The Guild Complex’s 35 Writers to Watch list celebrates the Guild’s 35+ years of innovative programming by featuring local writers whose careers represent the future of the literary arts in Chicago, a...

This is cool! Two authors from our Chicago anthology (Jotham Austin II and Tina Jenkins Bell) and the afterword writer of our Frank London Brown book (Nile Lansana) on this list.

guildcomplex.org/35-writers-t...

This year’s virtual #StokerCon has some of the best panels we’ve held, at a low cost of $75. Register at www.StokerCon.com/registration.

We have so many examples and levels of experience here.

The State of AMERICA’S LIBRARIES: a Snapshot of 2025. FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF READERS. FOR THE CORNERSTONES OF OUR COMMUNITIES. FOR ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR ALL. FOR THE FREEDOM TO READ. FOR THE PEOPLE WHO POWER POSSIBILITY. FOR THE FUTURE OF LEARNING. FOR OUR LIBRARIES. ALA150 American Library Association

From threats to (and victories for) intellectual freedom, to increasing services for incarcerated people, to a whirlwind of legislative and legal battles, 2025 proved pivotal for our nation's libraries.

Read more in our State of America's Libraries Report: A Snapshot of 2025: https://bit.ly/3ORpvpE

Local Event: Library Foundation Celebration for National Library Week Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

Local news article:

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Library Foundation Celebration Did you know the library building will turn 20-years-old in November 2027? To celebrate this milestone and guide the library into its next 20 years, a group of supporters, including former board membe...

Also if you live near me, I am hosting this event on Saturday. Free food included.

lagrangelibrary.org/library-foun...

Welcome to National Library Week and EveryLibrary's New Resource You Have to Checkout Click this image to enter the National Library Week landing page   Welcome to National Library Week , an annual celebration highlighting the...

Happy National Library Week. I am reminding you, the library worker, to be aware of the @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social marketing, media, and new patrons who may come in this week. Plus a link to the new Read. Lead. Run resources from @everylibrary.bsky.social

raforall.blogspot.com/2026/04/welc...

Virtual StokerCon tickets are still available. We have a unique slate of only virtual programs plus there are streaming rooms at the live event. And the virtual ticket includes Final Frame Film Festival ACCESS!!!

Info is here: www.stokercon.com/registration

Screen shot of the panelist "So You Want to Edit an Anthology." 2 row of 3. Going left to right and listing the names each person included on screen. Top row: Becky Siegel Spratford (she/her), Jamal Hodge- Bestiary f Blood, Richard Thomas he/him, KC Grifant, James Chambers, Kristy Park Kulski (she/her).

Recorded the Virtual StokerCon panel "So You Want to Edit and Anthology" yesterday with this crew. Can't wait for people to see it. Thanks to @igreggreene.bsky.social for running the show. @kcgrifant.bsky.social @richardthomas.bsky.social, Kristy Park Kulski, James, Chambers, and Jamal Hodge.

a picture of me holding a Night Worms mug with a pile of books

My second-ever BookTube video is LIVE! A 2026 Horror Book Preview:
youtu.be/TJZO5daSZIQ?...

Every example used to push the "men are lonely" narrative makes me think "no, men are not lonely enough."

Silence won't protect you from Donald Trump.

So you might as well fight back.

It's the weekend! Did you know that @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social is also a small press? We're freshly restocked on all of our titles! Stop by either location and let us show off the goodness. 😁🧡👻📚

Weekend listeners, don't miss our chat with Kailee Pedersen and Briana N. Cox!

New @pewresearch.org Report on Reading Habits Is Great, Yes, But Don't Sleep On All Their Reports.

An example of how my blog (in general) alerts you to a news item and then I explain how and why it is important for your work as a resource:

raforall.blogspot.com/2026/04/new-...

Attending #Bookcon in NYC this weekend? Check out our author events at the show! More info here: bit.ly/4cmUX6V

@haileypiperfights.bsky.social

Last night I started reading ANGEL DOWN by Daniel Kraus, and I’m that horrified kind of obsessed that’s in awe of what he’s doing with the story. It’s raw, and vivid, and super disturbing, but also an amazing act of storytelling.

Megan Abbott, Brandy Colbert, Kevin Wilson, Jade Song, Stacey Lee, Erin Entrada Kelly, Daniel Kraus, and I believe soon it'll also include Kate Folk.

Yup. Same boat here.

Heyyyyy Bay Area folks! I'll be celebrating the launch of my book Muñeca at Pegasus Books, one of my favorite bookshops since I was a Cal student. I'd love to see a bunch of you there.

pegasusbookstore.com/gomez

Sending thank yous to our wonderful author panel for taking the time chat about horror last night @natcassidy.bsky.social, Rory Power, Lisa Springer, and Andrew Joseph White. Thank you @raforall.bsky.social for being the coolest moderator ever!

PAPER CUTS: Becky Spratford, Allison Nellis, And Kate Federiconi on "SUMMER SCARES 2026" (PODCAST) — Macabre Daily We were overjoyed to have creators and organizers Becky Spratford, Allison Nellis, and Kate Federiconi from the "SUMMER SCARES" reading program join us to discuss the fascinating process of choosing w...

Exciting @summerscares.bsky.social news! The first of a planned series of @macabredaily.bsky.social Paper Cuts podcasts hosted by @bgpcpodcast.bsky.social is now LIVE! Featuring me and my pals Kate and Allison from NYPL.

www.macabredaily.com/articles/pap...

PW Summer Reads 2026: An Epic Year Round Resource The PW Summer Reads 2026 database is now live! Always the first one of the year to pop up, PW's  Summer Reads is also one   of the best YEAR...

.@publisherswkly.bsky.social Summer Reads 2026: An Epic Year Round Resource:

raforall.blogspot.com/2026/04/pw-s...

#HorrorForLibraries Giveaway: She Waits Where Shadows Gather by Michelle Tang @sbkslibrary.bsky.social

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#HorrorForLibraries Giveaway: She Waits Where Shadows Gather by Michelle Tang @sbkslibrary.bsky.social

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PW Summer Reads 2026: An Epic Year Round Resource The PW Summer Reads 2026 database is now live! Always the first one of the year to pop up, PW's  Summer Reads is also one   of the best YEAR...

.@publisherswkly.bsky.social Summer Reads 2026: An Epic Year Round Resource:

raforall.blogspot.com/2026/04/pw-s...