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Writes Cesare Aldo historical thrillers set in Renaissance Italy • SHADOW OF MADNESS coming July 9th, pre-order here: https://linktr.ee/D.V.Bishop • Free newsletter: https://dvbishop.substack.com • Rep: @jennybrownagency.bsky.social • Ex-Tharg
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Welcome to the lifeboat party! I'm D. V. Bishop, author of the Cesare Aldo historical thrillers set in Renaissance Italy. Love books, reading, and helping other writers.

In my Copious Spare Time™ I write comics, lead three creative writing programmes, and am trying to finish a PhD.

My fave film?
a close up of a person 's face with makeup and pearls
Alt: Amid flashing lights Dr Frank N Furter looks up in triumph and shouts Oh, Rocky! It's a scene from The Rocky Horror Picture Show starring the delectable Tim Curry. Love that the auto-suggested caption is "a close up of a person 's face with makeup and pearls". I used to go see TRHPS at least once a month at the Hollywood Cinema in Avondale. Dressed up, throw rice, the works. I can still shout most of the audience participation lines unprompted.
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so funny that his publisher felt this way about In the Hills, The Cities, one of the best horror short stories ever written
The funniest part about this line of thinking is later Clive Barker revealed just how homophobic his publisher was, and I think about the number of times this has happened that we will never hear about. www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/clive-b...
February 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Mooch my arse!
February 13, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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We are STUNNED at how perfect the paperback version of Emberclaw looks next to Dragonfall. The final book of the Dragon Scales duology will have you captivated with the dragons, fantasy, and romance of it all.

Preorder now, available February 24

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February 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Just in time for #GraniteNoir 2026?
February 12, 2026 at 7:50 PM
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Isabella Wranå won gold for curling, but should've for this video
February 11, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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Fuck Otis.
February 11, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Honestly throught that was the Death Star.
A diagram of all the stages of the Apollo 11 mission from launch to landing on the moon, ascent and landing back on Earth
February 10, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Fill yer boots...
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 PM
My favourite cover of the year so far - amazing!
Absolutely in love 😍 with these Korean copies of The Space Between Us, published by Moonhak Soochup. So beautiful.
@orendabooks.bsky.social
@agentphil.bsky.social
February 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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February 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Published #OTD 27 years ago, @2000ad.bsky.social Prog 1131 features a fully painted Jason Brashill homage to Gone With the Wind with rogue Nikolai Dante taking the place of Rhett Butler as a Valentine's Day spoof, complete with smirking side-eye.
February 10, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Never knew cupcakes could be metal AF:
February 10, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Revealed in this week's free newsletter: how I drop hints for my future Cesare Aldo historical thrillers, and why I retrospectively reinvent characters from past books in the series...
dvbishop.substack.com/p/breadcrumb...
Breadcrumbs and Ret-cons
Joys & challenges of writing a series
dvbishop.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Zombie: basically Tetris with death.
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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Simon is the best! Comic editors, hire him!
After 22 years as a letterer, I now only have enough regular lettering work to keep me busy for 2 days per week. So if you’re staffing a new project, please keep me in mind as your letterer! Or request me via your editor! Recent clients include DC, Marvel, BOOM, Dark Horse, 2000AD, etc.
Thank you 🙏🏻
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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After 22 years as a letterer, I now only have enough regular lettering work to keep me busy for 2 days per week. So if you’re staffing a new project, please keep me in mind as your letterer! Or request me via your editor! Recent clients include DC, Marvel, BOOM, Dark Horse, 2000AD, etc.
Thank you 🙏🏻
February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
An "author' is bragging in the NYT about having AI excrete 200 romance texts last year for publication online. Collectively, these sold 50,000 copies - that's only 250 copies each - yet she made six figures.

Never mind the quality, feel the width...
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
****ing hell, this is bleak!
My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Can we now stop pretending we care about American Football for another twelve months?
February 9, 2026 at 1:53 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn’t from “Star Wars”, “Star Trek”, “Dr. Who”, or “Transformers.”
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 If they ask you to pay money it's a scam 👏👏
🎵 that is not your favorite author or a stunning book club offer
🎵 They are asking you for money=it's a scam 👏👏
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 AM
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Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.

One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.

Abolish the billionaire class:
Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee
Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees
www.gofundme.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:37 AM
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Chatting about music with @tommeadauthor.bsky.social and came across the title of @dvbishop.com's next book
February 8, 2026 at 9:25 AM