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VILE LADY VILLAINS (UK: Penguin Michael Joseph, April 2026/ US: Union Square & Co, May 2026) ✨Rep: Lauren Bieker✨Editor: khōréō ✨Assistant Lit. Agent: Tobias Literary Agency✨she/they🏳️🌈🇬🇷
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It’s here: the cover for the UK edition of VILE LADY VILLAINS, coming out April 02 2026 by Penguin Michael Joseph🖤
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Great question! It’s going to take either exactly 20 minutes or approximately 4 months, depending on which side of ADHD I’m looking at it.
December 26, 2025 at 2:23 PM
How long will this task take?
Great question! It’s going to take either exactly 20 minutes or approximately 4 months, depending on which side of ADHD I’m looking at it.
Great question! It’s going to take either exactly 20 minutes or approximately 4 months, depending on which side of ADHD I’m looking at it.
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Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! In This City, Where it rains by
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
December 26, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! In This City, Where it rains by
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
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I have not written/published much this year, but if you're looking for a horror flash tale about being a mom and dealing w trauma with a wintry twist, give "My Heart in a Snow Globe" a read!👇
ICYMI: My latest horror flash out in @pseudopod.org featuring:
🔮 enchanted snow globes
👩🎨 a helicopter mom
🎨 art & crafts
☃️ winter vibes
If you're looking for a short, creepy read do check out "My Heart in a Snow Globe" in the July issue! ❄️
🔮 enchanted snow globes
👩🎨 a helicopter mom
🎨 art & crafts
☃️ winter vibes
If you're looking for a short, creepy read do check out "My Heart in a Snow Globe" in the July issue! ❄️
❄️🔮I haven't written much in a while but an old horror flash of mine "My Heart in a Snow Globe" resurfaced in @pseudopod.org last month. It's a lil dark, twisty tale about motherhood as an art & the things we'd do to protect our loved ones. I hope you enjoy reading it!
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p...
December 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I have not written/published much this year, but if you're looking for a horror flash tale about being a mom and dealing w trauma with a wintry twist, give "My Heart in a Snow Globe" a read!👇
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Our next submission call is right around the corner. Check out our guidelines to learn more: https://bit.ly/3FZcgMA
December 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Our next submission call is right around the corner. Check out our guidelines to learn more: https://bit.ly/3FZcgMA
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Seeing people use generative AI is extremely embarrassing. They're like tiny children being given controllers that aren't plugged into the gaming system and they're smashing buttons shouting, "I'm winning!" Only they're adults, fully capable of playing but they want the unplugged controller.
December 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Seeing people use generative AI is extremely embarrassing. They're like tiny children being given controllers that aren't plugged into the gaming system and they're smashing buttons shouting, "I'm winning!" Only they're adults, fully capable of playing but they want the unplugged controller.
I spend so much more time with cats than I do with humans. Which unfortunately means that, if we meet up close, you’re absolutely getting a “ooh big stretch” from me at some point.
December 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I spend so much more time with cats than I do with humans. Which unfortunately means that, if we meet up close, you’re absolutely getting a “ooh big stretch” from me at some point.
I’m so incredibly happy that this beautiful, haunting, rain-soaked book found its perfect home with Bindery Books and @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social and that the world will get to read it in 2027. Huge congratulations to all!
The news is out!! I fell in love with Bram Stoker Award nominated author @garnetonwinter.bsky.social ‘s hauntingly beautiful horror story and I can’t wait to share it with the world! To keep up date and get a behind the scenes look at pub, join my bindery! boozhoo.binderybooks.com
December 23, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I’m so incredibly happy that this beautiful, haunting, rain-soaked book found its perfect home with Bindery Books and @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social and that the world will get to read it in 2027. Huge congratulations to all!
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The news is out!! I fell in love with Bram Stoker Award nominated author @garnetonwinter.bsky.social ‘s hauntingly beautiful horror story and I can’t wait to share it with the world! To keep up date and get a behind the scenes look at pub, join my bindery! boozhoo.binderybooks.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The news is out!! I fell in love with Bram Stoker Award nominated author @garnetonwinter.bsky.social ‘s hauntingly beautiful horror story and I can’t wait to share it with the world! To keep up date and get a behind the scenes look at pub, join my bindery! boozhoo.binderybooks.com
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Excited. Honored. And absolutely delighted to be part of @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social 's Boozhoo Books at Bindery. So very proud to announce CRACKS IN AN OCEAN OF GLASS has found a wonderful home!!!
The news is out!! I fell in love with Bram Stoker Award nominated author @garnetonwinter.bsky.social ‘s hauntingly beautiful horror story and I can’t wait to share it with the world! To keep up date and get a behind the scenes look at pub, join my bindery! boozhoo.binderybooks.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Excited. Honored. And absolutely delighted to be part of @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social 's Boozhoo Books at Bindery. So very proud to announce CRACKS IN AN OCEAN OF GLASS has found a wonderful home!!!
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The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
SFWA members and general SFF community:
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
December 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The survey is open to non-members (I am not one) and to readers (who here is not &c.) so I encourage you to share your feelings on the matter. Don't assume that everyone already understands that AI is bad or why! I mean, people *should*, but you could say that about a lot of things.
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I'm glad @sfwa.org listened to their members and apologized. Also important to note the organization included a survey for members and the greater SFF community to send "feedback on what you are seeing in terms of LLM use in creative writing across mediums."
SFWA members and general SFF community:
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
In this press release, our Board of Directors apologizes for recent events.
Feedback from writers is strongly welcomed in the survey.
SFWA Members: Write to office@sfwa.org to support our Emerging Tech Committee.
www.sfwa.org/2025/12/22/p...
December 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I'm glad @sfwa.org listened to their members and apologized. Also important to note the organization included a survey for members and the greater SFF community to send "feedback on what you are seeing in terms of LLM use in creative writing across mediums."
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Queue update: we're reading a little slower over the holidays. You likely won’t get a response from us until the final days of the year as our team takes a break this week!
Reprints close Jan 1, BUT original fiction/poetry open that same day! Nonfiction will stay open for the foreseeable future!
Reprints close Jan 1, BUT original fiction/poetry open that same day! Nonfiction will stay open for the foreseeable future!
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Queue update: we're reading a little slower over the holidays. You likely won’t get a response from us until the final days of the year as our team takes a break this week!
Reprints close Jan 1, BUT original fiction/poetry open that same day! Nonfiction will stay open for the foreseeable future!
Reprints close Jan 1, BUT original fiction/poetry open that same day! Nonfiction will stay open for the foreseeable future!
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 71616:
If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.
If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.
December 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 71616:
If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.
If you're struggling to stay creative during the dark part of the year, go back to what you love. Re-read, re-watch, rediscover old favourites. Remind yourself why you're doing this. Find your joy.
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For anyone in the US or Canada, Wooing the Witch Queen is on sale for $2.99 on Amazon, Kobo, and B&N for just 7 days, starting today.
Enjoy!
www.amazon.com/Wooing-Witch...
www.kobo.com/us/en/search...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wooing-the...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/wooing...
#romancelandia
Enjoy!
www.amazon.com/Wooing-Witch...
www.kobo.com/us/en/search...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wooing-the...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/wooing...
#romancelandia
December 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
For anyone in the US or Canada, Wooing the Witch Queen is on sale for $2.99 on Amazon, Kobo, and B&N for just 7 days, starting today.
Enjoy!
www.amazon.com/Wooing-Witch...
www.kobo.com/us/en/search...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wooing-the...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/wooing...
#romancelandia
Enjoy!
www.amazon.com/Wooing-Witch...
www.kobo.com/us/en/search...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wooing-the...
www.indigo.ca/en-ca/wooing...
#romancelandia
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Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: January-June 2026
I, in the Shadows by Tori Bovalino (January 13th) Maybe this is possession; maybe this is truly what it is to be haunted. There’s a ghost hanging out in Drew Larpin’s new room. He’s a fellow Pine Hollow high schooler named Liam, and…
I, in the Shadows by Tori Bovalino (January 13th) Maybe this is possession; maybe this is truly what it is to be haunted. There’s a ghost hanging out in Drew Larpin’s new room. He’s a fellow Pine Hollow high schooler named Liam, and…
Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: January-June 2026
I, in the Shadows by Tori Bovalino (January 13th) Maybe this is possession; maybe this is truly what it is to be haunted. There’s a ghost hanging out in Drew Larpin’s new room. He’s a fellow Pine Hollow high schooler named Liam, and technically, it’s his old room. Now he’s stuck haunting it―unsure of how he died or why he hasn’t moved on to the afterlife.
lgbtqreads.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: January-June 2026
I, in the Shadows by Tori Bovalino (January 13th) Maybe this is possession; maybe this is truly what it is to be haunted. There’s a ghost hanging out in Drew Larpin’s new room. He’s a fellow Pine Hollow high schooler named Liam, and…
I, in the Shadows by Tori Bovalino (January 13th) Maybe this is possession; maybe this is truly what it is to be haunted. There’s a ghost hanging out in Drew Larpin’s new room. He’s a fellow Pine Hollow high schooler named Liam, and…
Happy Yule! May your fires burn bright on this, the darkest night of the year.
I always take my tarot cards out this time of year—I’ve been doing tarot readings since 2016. If you want some clarity for the New Year, I’m offering some readings on a pay-what-you-will basis. Reach out.
I always take my tarot cards out this time of year—I’ve been doing tarot readings since 2016. If you want some clarity for the New Year, I’m offering some readings on a pay-what-you-will basis. Reach out.
December 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Happy Yule! May your fires burn bright on this, the darkest night of the year.
I always take my tarot cards out this time of year—I’ve been doing tarot readings since 2016. If you want some clarity for the New Year, I’m offering some readings on a pay-what-you-will basis. Reach out.
I always take my tarot cards out this time of year—I’ve been doing tarot readings since 2016. If you want some clarity for the New Year, I’m offering some readings on a pay-what-you-will basis. Reach out.
To my US bookseller and publishing peeps:
Vile Lady Villains is now up on Edelweiss (cover not final)
www.edelweiss.plus#keywordSearc...
Vile Lady Villains is now up on Edelweiss (cover not final)
www.edelweiss.plus#keywordSearc...
Edelweiss+
Edelweiss, by Above the Treeline, is the book industry’s platform to sell, discover, and order new titles.
www.edelweiss.plus
December 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
To my US bookseller and publishing peeps:
Vile Lady Villains is now up on Edelweiss (cover not final)
www.edelweiss.plus#keywordSearc...
Vile Lady Villains is now up on Edelweiss (cover not final)
www.edelweiss.plus#keywordSearc...
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A house that wakes? 👀🏚
Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! In This City, Where it rains by
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
December 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
A house that wakes? 👀🏚
I met Matt @chaoticauthor.online a while back.
We didn’t talk a lot, but I remember feeling he was a safe space to talk about mental health and what it means to be a survivor.
I remember he liked Greece, and Doctor Who. Mostly that he was a kind, warm, welcoming person to all.
#MGMasonrocked
We didn’t talk a lot, but I remember feeling he was a safe space to talk about mental health and what it means to be a survivor.
I remember he liked Greece, and Doctor Who. Mostly that he was a kind, warm, welcoming person to all.
#MGMasonrocked
December 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I met Matt @chaoticauthor.online a while back.
We didn’t talk a lot, but I remember feeling he was a safe space to talk about mental health and what it means to be a survivor.
I remember he liked Greece, and Doctor Who. Mostly that he was a kind, warm, welcoming person to all.
#MGMasonrocked
We didn’t talk a lot, but I remember feeling he was a safe space to talk about mental health and what it means to be a survivor.
I remember he liked Greece, and Doctor Who. Mostly that he was a kind, warm, welcoming person to all.
#MGMasonrocked
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On Friday we'll be posting about our lovely Matt @chaoticauthor.online ! Share memories or recommend his books here on #MGMasonRocked
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December 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
On Friday we'll be posting about our lovely Matt @chaoticauthor.online ! Share memories or recommend his books here on #MGMasonRocked
📚💙
📚💙
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Hello #HorrorWritersChat
The funeral of our community originator, Matt Mason @chaoticauthor.online, is on Friday.
As not everyone can make the funeral, we're inviting people to share their memories of Matt or a review of his books here on Bluesky between Friday and Sunday using #MGMasonRocked
🤍🕯️
The funeral of our community originator, Matt Mason @chaoticauthor.online, is on Friday.
As not everyone can make the funeral, we're inviting people to share their memories of Matt or a review of his books here on Bluesky between Friday and Sunday using #MGMasonRocked
🤍🕯️
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Hello #HorrorWritersChat
The funeral of our community originator, Matt Mason @chaoticauthor.online, is on Friday.
As not everyone can make the funeral, we're inviting people to share their memories of Matt or a review of his books here on Bluesky between Friday and Sunday using #MGMasonRocked
🤍🕯️
The funeral of our community originator, Matt Mason @chaoticauthor.online, is on Friday.
As not everyone can make the funeral, we're inviting people to share their memories of Matt or a review of his books here on Bluesky between Friday and Sunday using #MGMasonRocked
🤍🕯️
Getting to talk about Vile Lady Villains in Greek is a fever dream I never want to wake up from! Thank you to Anubis Books for giving it the perfect home!
December 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Getting to talk about Vile Lady Villains in Greek is a fever dream I never want to wake up from! Thank you to Anubis Books for giving it the perfect home!
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They want to pretend that books and only books are made in some utopian dream while we're living in a dystopian nightmare
December 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
They want to pretend that books and only books are made in some utopian dream while we're living in a dystopian nightmare
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Writing books is work.
Authors write books.
Authors are people who live under capitalism.
Capitalism requires people to make money to live.
Authors need money to live and they do WORK.
"Capitalism is evil so you should pirate books" isn't the "activism" you pretend it is.
Authors write books.
Authors are people who live under capitalism.
Capitalism requires people to make money to live.
Authors need money to live and they do WORK.
"Capitalism is evil so you should pirate books" isn't the "activism" you pretend it is.
December 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Writing books is work.
Authors write books.
Authors are people who live under capitalism.
Capitalism requires people to make money to live.
Authors need money to live and they do WORK.
"Capitalism is evil so you should pirate books" isn't the "activism" you pretend it is.
Authors write books.
Authors are people who live under capitalism.
Capitalism requires people to make money to live.
Authors need money to live and they do WORK.
"Capitalism is evil so you should pirate books" isn't the "activism" you pretend it is.
Me watching the news: “Okay, I’m gonna go to bed and read a horror novel to relax.”
December 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Me watching the news: “Okay, I’m gonna go to bed and read a horror novel to relax.”