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Carolyn Macdonell
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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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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
November 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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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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Uncertain Sons and Other Stories — Undertow Publications
Sept. 2025 Cover art by Ove Tøpfer Trade paperback (284 pages) Uncertain Sons is a startling and masterful collection exploring familial love and trauma; societal and technological anxieties; ...
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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@taskmaster.tv I am still waiting for the season 20 final on Taskmaster Supermax+.
November 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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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.
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
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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@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.😢
November 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Waiting for the awards.
Good luck to @undertow.bsky.social ! #worldfantasyawards
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Photo of my TV screen with the World Fantasy Awards live stream
November 2, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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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!
undertow.bsky.social Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · Oct 15
Are you going to @canconsffh.bsky.social ? We're not, sadly, but friends @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social will have copies of The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 1, and @thomasha.bsky.social's Uncertain Sons, and Other Stories. Grab 'em both!!
October 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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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
September 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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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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Poster for Little Ghosts Festival. Oct. 4 & 5, Noon to 5 pm. Tranzac Club, Toronto. Vendors. Readings. Panels. Films.
September 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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It's UNCERTAIN SONS and @thomasha.bsky.social all the time now. Apologies, but reviews are dropping. Please check out this fab one from @williamshaw.bsky.social at Strange Horizons.

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Uncertain Sons and Other Stories by Thomas Ha
Ha’s current slippery and enigmatic style emerges from a firm grasp of genre fundamentals.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Most of you have already received your copies of @thomasha.bsky.social's UNCERTAIN SONS, but official pub day is 2 weeks today on the 16th. Still enough time to get a copy.

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Uncertain Sons and Other Stories — Undertow Publications
Sept. 2025 Cover art by Ove Tøpfer Trade paperback (284 pages) Uncertain Sons is a startling and masterful collection exploring familial love and trauma; societal and technological anxieties; ...
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September 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Ooh, paging @thomasha.bsky.social
theseaboardreview.ca The Seaboard Review of Books 🇨🇦 📚 @theseaboardreview.ca · Aug 21
James' review of UNCERTAIN SONS is coming soon, but all indications are it's a 5 star #weirdfiction collection.
undertow.bsky.social Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · Aug 20
And if you pre-ordered, I have started mailing copies!!
August 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Hey! I'm doing a small Uncertain Sons event at North Fig Bookshop next month. Brian Evenson will be there, which is wild and very nice of him! I think there will be tacos. Maybe we'll talk about Wolfe and weird horror. If you live in LA stop by. Will be chill and mainly my cousins. 9/20, 7 pm.
Banner says book launch Thomas Ha in conversation with Brian Evenson Uncertain Sons and Other Stories
August 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Good luck🤞
Aurora Awards Ceremony.
1st time nominee @undertow.bsky.social
Photo of Michael Kelly with caption "Best Related Work Nominee:
August 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Final proofing is being done on this. Pre-orders include the print AND e-book. Said eBook will be delivered early, thus making you the envy of all your friends and enemies.

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Cover for THE BEST WEIRD FICTION OF THE YEAR, VOL. 1. Odilon Redon art of a face in the middle of an areola/sun/aura thing.
August 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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NOTE - It'll soon be up at Amazon, BN, Bookshop, etc. But for now you can pre-order direct. Price includes the physical book, plus eBook, and free shipping. Help us keep this series going.

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July 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Happy Canada Day! Our Canadian-authored eBooks are on sale for just $1 each!

8 books! Grab them all or just the ones you don't have. The sale is for 3 days only—starting July 1 and ending at midnight July 4.

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Graphic showing these 8 books: No One Will Come Back for Us, by Premee Mohamed; Northern Nights (Michael Kelly, ed.); The Ghost Sequences, by A.C. Wise; Helpmeet, by Naben Ruthnum; The Talosite, by Rebecca Campbell; grotesquerie, by Richard Gavin; Nothing is Everything, by Simon Strantzas; All the Things We Never See, by Michael Kelly.
July 1, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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"Saving Thornwood" is AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER in paperback, hard cover and e-book from Barnes & Noble.
A story of two friends who break the rules of time and space to fight cruelty and save the ones they love.
YAP Books/Haverhill House Publishing. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/saving-tho...
June 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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More kind words about David Surface's and my latest novel, SAVING THORNWOOD, available for pre-order (Kindle). Paperback and hard cover coming soon! Thank you @cbarzak.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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I was lucky to be an early reader of this book. It's a great story.
#booksky
juliarust.bsky.social Julia Rust @juliarust.bsky.social · May 23
'SAVING THORNWOOD' IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER!!! (Kindle version now, paperback and hard cover soon!) Can't wait for you all to read it! @mcilveen.bsky.social
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May 23, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Wild that people spend a little money to buy books written by obscure authors published by a small press based out of some guy’s house and then they get the books in the mail one day and read them and like them and in many cases go back to the website and order more books.
May 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Look what showed up at the Library today!!!

@undertow.bsky.social was kind enough to send over ARCs of @thomasha.bsky.social’s debut collection, Uncertain Sons, for us to share on Librarians Day at this years StokerCon!!!

This collection is phenomenal and you don’t want to miss it!!!
A photo of ARCs of Thomas Ha’s debut collection, Uncertain Sons.
May 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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COVER REVEAL TIME! Check out Errick Nunnally’s gorgeous cover for David Surface and my upcoming novel, SAVING THORNWOOD published by YAP Books! Pre-order coming soon. @mcilveen.bsky.social @erricknunnally.bsky.social
May 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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It's a new day, a new month, and we continue to seek joy.

Announcing the inaugural volume of The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, coming November.

Details:

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Cover art for The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, featuring Odilon redon art of a face in a dark sun ringed by a corona. Pink, ochre, and blue hues.
May 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Ever procrastinate finishing a book because once you do, there will be no more? That's where I'm at with @thomasha.bsky.social's brilliant collection, UNCERTAIN SONS

Trust me - preorder it from @undertow.bsky.social. You won't be disappointed

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Uncertain Sons and Other Stories (PRE-ORDER) — Undertow Publications
Sept. 2025 Cover art by Ove Tøpfer Trade paperback (284 pages) Uncertain Sons is a startling and masterful collection exploring familial love and trauma; societal and technological anxieties; ...
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May 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM