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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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Danai Christopoulou | Pre-order VILE LADY VILLAINS @danaiwrites.bsky.social · Jun 12
VILE LADY VILLAINS is coming to the US and Canada!
🥀🖤🗡️
I can’t begin to tell you how deeply grateful and excited I am that my sapphic, Gothic, Greek myth meets Shakespeare horromantasy will be published in the US and Canada by the fantastic team over at Union Square & Co!
A screenshot of Publishers Marketplace featuring the sale of Danai’s book, Vile Lady Villains, to Union Square & Co for publication in summer 2026. The screenshot is adorned with character art of the book’s MCs, done by Marina Charalambides
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A GOOD YEAR (Fairlight Moderns, 2022, available from all book retailers)

Cheating by posting 2 sentences. ✨
"She'd heard the story from her father, who'd heard it from his father, who'd heard it from his grandfather. On the outskirts of the village, old Yakoumis came face to face with one of the creatures. It was after vespers on the twelve "
November 11, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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I'll play. Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Add yours if you'd like
First sentence (and then another) of CLUB CONTANGO. (Chapter title: After) "When I think about Chance and our time together on Freeport Station, I remember the birds. And I remember Chance pushing me over the edge."
November 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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franmoldaschl.bsky.social
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! Show me yours if you want.

When the Giants Passed Through - coming next year 👀
A screenshot of a text document which says "An hour ago, the world had been different. An hour ago, Eadlin had been furious. Now… Now she was just frightened. That horror of a noise that had come from her throat when the light had gone out had been so far from human that she wondered if she had dreamed it. "
November 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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wordsofrablack.bsky.social
Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! Show me yours if you want
The four walls of his cell had become Lucky’s closest companions. Four grey walls, cold hard stone
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! Show me yours if you want

Fright on Stage Right 🎃🎭💀
Excerpt from Fright on Stage Right by G. B. Ralph. Chapter 1. It was all for show. Nobody would be getting slaughtered tonight.
November 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! Show me yours if you want

THE UNIDENTIFIED, ebook release this Saturday, Nov 15
screenshot of first page of The Unidentified by Rae Mariz. Chapter heading: "X - PRESS START" (like a video game start screen) First lines: "If reality TV cameras were installed in my high school, they would be focused directly on the Pit. That’s where all the drama plays out."
November 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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Convincing you to read my novel by the first sentence! Show me yours if you want

VILE LADY VILLAINS, cover reveal this Friday
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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MAKE ME BETTER is my forthcoming novel about the horrors of community. It is about cults, wellness, control, and the things we will do to escape grief.

Sometimes it hurts to grow -- but your community believes that you can be made pure.

It comes out in May.

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
The cover of MAKE ME BETTER features a feminine figure in the middle of a series of distorted concentric rings. The field is black, and the lettering, figure, and rings are all in bright hypercolor. Will Staehle is the artist who created this and I would die in battle for him
November 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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fozmeadows.bsky.social
SFF author Nia Davenport has tragically lost her husband; please consider contributing to her GoFundMe www.gofundme.com/f/support-ni...
Donate to Support Nia and Her Children After Tragic Loss, organized by Lindsey Hart
Our hearts are with Nia, a beloved friend, author and advocate who has pou… Lindsey Hart needs your support for Support Nia and Her Children After Tragic Loss
www.gofundme.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
danaiwrites.bsky.social
Last night I dreamt of slowly turning into an alligator.

Seems my subconscious was looking for new, creative ways to ruin the workplace.
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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What’s your beverage situation today?
A picture of Danai’s desk where two mugs (one shaped like a skull, the other featuring a print or Danai’s PM announcement for Vile Lady Villains) sit side by side. A water bottle can be seen further back, along with a selenite lamp
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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New Book Review: Psychopomp & Circumstance Review: Eden Royce’s Haunting Novel

"a beautiful exploration of grief, not as something to be feared, but as a process that connects us to the past "

gnofhorror.com/psychopomp-c...

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Psychopomp & Circumstance Review: Eden Royce's Haunting Novel - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Our review of Eden Royce's Psychopomp & Circumstance. We explore the Gullah Geechee-inspired magic, the eerie Southern Gothic setting, and the powerful coming-of-age story at its heart.
gnofhorror.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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davegoodman.bsky.social
Really pleased to get my contributor copies for the new THINK WEIRDER anthology, put together by Joe Stech. My story ‘Best Practices for Safe Asteroid Handling’, first published in Analog magazine, appears alongside stories from a host of industry legends and fellow new writers. thinkweirder.com
Two copies of the Think Weirder anthology on my bookshelf.
November 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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dancarpenter.bsky.social
My debut collection HUNTING BY THE RIVER is massively discounted today on Amazon. You can pick it up for less than £3!

www.amazon.co.uk/Hunting-Rive...
Hunting by the River : Carpenter, Daniel: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Hunting by the River : Carpenter, Daniel: Amazon.co.uk: Books
www.amazon.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:37 AM
danaiwrites.bsky.social
It’s that time of the year again! If you’re voting for the Hugos, the Nebulas or any other SFF awards, I hope you will consider my two very Greek, very angry offerings. Both free to read!
Short story: translunartravelerslounge.com/2025/02/15/1...
Non-fiction essay: www.khoreomag.com/non-fiction/...
With the Acropolis as the background, text reads: Danai Christopoulou awards eligibility 2025 Short story: “12 Things No One Will Tell You About Being a Demigod” Translunar Travelers Lounge Non-fiction essay: “These marbles were never white” khōréō A screenshot of 12 Things No One Will Tell You About Being a Demigod, a short story by Danai Christopoulou Screenshot of “These Marbles Were Never White” a non-fiction essay by Danai Christopoulou
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
danaiwrites.bsky.social
You would think, judging by the look on her face, that I was the one who kept her up all night not the other way around
A close up of Buffy, Danai’s white calico cat, looking mighty annoyed
November 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
danaiwrites.bsky.social
May I offer thee a teaser of the VILE LADY VILLAINS cover? 😈😇
Tune in on November 14 for the reveal! And let me tell you, I have gazed upon the final cover and it’s so sapphic and stabby and perfect 🤩
An image of green foliage and red roses, torn in the middle to reveal a teaser from Danai’s book, VILE LADY VILLAINS. Text reads: COVER REVEAL SAVE THE DATE NOVEMBER 14
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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There's now 6 months before my supernatural romcom YOU'RE DEAD TO ME, REED WALKER hits shelves on 5/5/26!

To celebrate, here are 6 reasons to add this sweet & haunting story to your TBR

(Goodreads & preorder 🔗's in BI0)

#WritingCommunity #amreading #booklover #booksky @fiercereads.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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I read this glorious collection by @vanessafogg.bsky.social who is one of my favorite short story writers. A collection that thrives in the negative space. In what the characters don’t say. Words missing or left untold. Connections waiting to be made. ✨
November 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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reactorsff.bsky.social
Good news for fans of magical bookshops, murdered kings, and The Black Company: November 2025 is packed full of excellent new books, and you can find a list of all of them here!
All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in November 2025 - Reactor
November's fantasy books take us to cozy bookshops and candy stores, as well as a college for necromancers…
reactormag.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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After demanding to know why Mr Darcy never saw her as a potential match, Miss Caroline Bingley receives an answer more truthful than she'd like. Wounded, she turns to his sister, Georgiana, to help her become a kinder, sweeter version of herself... and finds a real romance along the way ❤️
The cover of THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY by Lindz McLeod. Two women in regency dress sit on a pink picnic blacket. The blonde woman in the light yellow dress offers a bright red apple to the dark-haired woman in the purple dress. Behind them we can see a lake and in the far distance, two horses stand in front of a grand house.
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Natasha Siegel's historical fantasy debut AS MANY SOULS AS STARS is out this week from Bloomsbury and to celebrate, Natasha has penned a brilliantly informed guest post on fantasy and the female gothic and it influenced her work!

Read more: tinyurl.com/2vp8au2x

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November 4, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Death in the Spires ebook is on cheap at Amazon UK in November! Get your Edwardian academia murder mystery with extra pining right here!

(I do not control sales for this book, I don't know if it will price drop anywhere else, sorry.)

www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Spires...
Flyer advertising Death in the Spires at 99p for a limited time
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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whistberry.bsky.social
Sometimes you make a drawing you love, but it is an extremely awkward and impractical shape 🤷🏻‍♂️
Drawing against a stark black background of an aged looking human skeleton covered in red flowers and various flying and crawling insects.
November 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
danaiwrites.bsky.social
In truth, so much of publishing is about The Void.

Crafting words out of The Void.
Sending emails into The Void; following up in defeaning silence.
Waiting, suspended in The Endless Void where time loses all meaning.

You need to love The Void enough to keep screaming at it. Sometimes, it listens.
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM