Jeffrey Canino
@jeffreycanino.bsky.social
Writer and book enthusiast ✍️💀
BESTIES: PRANK WAR available now! SET SAIL out 11/11/25 📚 www.jeffreycanino.com
BESTIES: PRANK WAR available now! SET SAIL out 11/11/25 📚 www.jeffreycanino.com
Masterpieces of menace.
A NEW LEAF AND OTHER STORIES by Jack Ritchie (Dell, 1971) cover art by George Ziel
Alongside the recent 4k disc of the title story’s Elaine May film adaptation from Cinematographe
A NEW LEAF AND OTHER STORIES by Jack Ritchie (Dell, 1971) cover art by George Ziel
Alongside the recent 4k disc of the title story’s Elaine May film adaptation from Cinematographe
September 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Masterpieces of menace.
A NEW LEAF AND OTHER STORIES by Jack Ritchie (Dell, 1971) cover art by George Ziel
Alongside the recent 4k disc of the title story’s Elaine May film adaptation from Cinematographe
A NEW LEAF AND OTHER STORIES by Jack Ritchie (Dell, 1971) cover art by George Ziel
Alongside the recent 4k disc of the title story’s Elaine May film adaptation from Cinematographe
I mumbled, “Bummer.” My brain echoed, “Bummer.” I knew I was living the complete bummer summer.
😔☀️
BUMMER SUMMER by Phyllis Green (Crosswinds, 1988)
😔☀️
BUMMER SUMMER by Phyllis Green (Crosswinds, 1988)
August 26, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I mumbled, “Bummer.” My brain echoed, “Bummer.” I knew I was living the complete bummer summer.
😔☀️
BUMMER SUMMER by Phyllis Green (Crosswinds, 1988)
😔☀️
BUMMER SUMMER by Phyllis Green (Crosswinds, 1988)
The dark sensual love story as it has never been told before!
PHANTOM by Susan Kay (Dell/Island, 1993)
PHANTOM by Susan Kay (Dell/Island, 1993)
August 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The dark sensual love story as it has never been told before!
PHANTOM by Susan Kay (Dell/Island, 1993)
PHANTOM by Susan Kay (Dell/Island, 1993)
Tap, bottled, sparkling, or witch?
WITCHWATER by G. M. Wilson (Digit, 1963)
WITCHWATER by G. M. Wilson (Digit, 1963)
August 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tap, bottled, sparkling, or witch?
WITCHWATER by G. M. Wilson (Digit, 1963)
WITCHWATER by G. M. Wilson (Digit, 1963)
Stories from the Midnight World…
MISTY ANNUALS (Fleetway, 1979-1986)
MISTY ANNUALS (Fleetway, 1979-1986)
August 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Stories from the Midnight World…
MISTY ANNUALS (Fleetway, 1979-1986)
MISTY ANNUALS (Fleetway, 1979-1986)
Cape Cod, beach dinners, and dogs.
THE PHANTOM COTTAGE by Velda Johnston (Dodd Mead, 1970) jacket design by Tim Gaydos
THE PHANTOM COTTAGE by Velda Johnston (Dodd Mead, 1970) jacket design by Tim Gaydos
August 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Cape Cod, beach dinners, and dogs.
THE PHANTOM COTTAGE by Velda Johnston (Dodd Mead, 1970) jacket design by Tim Gaydos
THE PHANTOM COTTAGE by Velda Johnston (Dodd Mead, 1970) jacket design by Tim Gaydos
Happy TOD Day to all who celebrate
May 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Happy TOD Day to all who celebrate
WHERE?? 😠
WHERE’S THE HORSE FOR ME? By Lurlene McDaniel (Willowisp, 1984) cover photo by Bischel Morris
WHERE’S THE HORSE FOR ME? By Lurlene McDaniel (Willowisp, 1984) cover photo by Bischel Morris
May 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
WHERE?? 😠
WHERE’S THE HORSE FOR ME? By Lurlene McDaniel (Willowisp, 1984) cover photo by Bischel Morris
WHERE’S THE HORSE FOR ME? By Lurlene McDaniel (Willowisp, 1984) cover photo by Bischel Morris
“Stories meant to tantalize, not traumatize the teen-age reader”
TEEN-AGE GHOST STORIES edited by A. L. Furman (Lantern Press, 1961) cover art by Carol Cobbledick
TEEN-AGE GHOST STORIES edited by A. L. Furman (Lantern Press, 1961) cover art by Carol Cobbledick
April 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
“Stories meant to tantalize, not traumatize the teen-age reader”
TEEN-AGE GHOST STORIES edited by A. L. Furman (Lantern Press, 1961) cover art by Carol Cobbledick
TEEN-AGE GHOST STORIES edited by A. L. Furman (Lantern Press, 1961) cover art by Carol Cobbledick
This April Fool’s Day, photobomb your own bookcases with copies of BESTIES: PRANK WAR. They have it coming.
April 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
This April Fool’s Day, photobomb your own bookcases with copies of BESTIES: PRANK WAR. They have it coming.
Reposted by Jeffrey Canino
New story out!
Bourbon Penn 35 is live with brand new stories by Benjamin Parzybok, Steve Toase, Margaret Roach, Josh Pearce, Gretchen Tessmer, Andrew Zhou, and Jennifer Hykes.
@sparkwatson.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social @margaretroach.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
@sparkwatson.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social @margaretroach.bsky.social @fictionaljosh.bsky.social
Bourbon Penn 35
Stories by Benjamin Parzybok, Steve Toase, Margaret Roach, Josh Pearce, Gretchen Tessmer, Andrew Zhou, and Jennifer Hykes. Cover art by Lisa Lach-Nielsen.
www.bourbonpenn.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:12 PM
New story out!
PRANK WAR in the wild!
March 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
PRANK WAR in the wild!
Reposted by Jeffrey Canino
Besties: Prank War— the new graphic novel illustrated by Sarah K. Turner and written by @jeffreycanino.bsky.social and I— is out today!!! 🥳
Let the prankening begin!
Let the prankening begin!
March 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Besties: Prank War— the new graphic novel illustrated by Sarah K. Turner and written by @jeffreycanino.bsky.social and I— is out today!!! 🥳
Let the prankening begin!
Let the prankening begin!
Reposted by Jeffrey Canino
Besties: Prank War is almost here!!! This brand new graphic novel from @jeffreycanino.bsky.social, Sarah K. Turner, and yours truly comes out next week!
I’m so excited to unleash Trent, Sawyer, and their many pranks on the world! 😋
I’m so excited to unleash Trent, Sawyer, and their many pranks on the world! 😋
February 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Besties: Prank War is almost here!!! This brand new graphic novel from @jeffreycanino.bsky.social, Sarah K. Turner, and yours truly comes out next week!
I’m so excited to unleash Trent, Sawyer, and their many pranks on the world! 😋
I’m so excited to unleash Trent, Sawyer, and their many pranks on the world! 😋
“Words, words, words…”
Bookplate from the library of Margaret Warren, in THE CROOKED HINGE by John Dickson Carr (Harper & Brothers, 1938)
Bookplate from the library of Margaret Warren, in THE CROOKED HINGE by John Dickson Carr (Harper & Brothers, 1938)
January 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
“Words, words, words…”
Bookplate from the library of Margaret Warren, in THE CROOKED HINGE by John Dickson Carr (Harper & Brothers, 1938)
Bookplate from the library of Margaret Warren, in THE CROOKED HINGE by John Dickson Carr (Harper & Brothers, 1938)
10 favorite prose reads of 2024, in no particular order
December 31, 2024 at 7:15 PM
10 favorite prose reads of 2024, in no particular order
RIP Barry Malzberg, writer, critic, neglected visionary.
When he learned he was the subject of my MA thesis, Barry wrote to me, quoting Theodore Sturgeon, “You write and you write, feeling mostly in a wilderness. And then something like this happens and you realize you weren’t”
When he learned he was the subject of my MA thesis, Barry wrote to me, quoting Theodore Sturgeon, “You write and you write, feeling mostly in a wilderness. And then something like this happens and you realize you weren’t”
December 20, 2024 at 3:12 PM
RIP Barry Malzberg, writer, critic, neglected visionary.
When he learned he was the subject of my MA thesis, Barry wrote to me, quoting Theodore Sturgeon, “You write and you write, feeling mostly in a wilderness. And then something like this happens and you realize you weren’t”
When he learned he was the subject of my MA thesis, Barry wrote to me, quoting Theodore Sturgeon, “You write and you write, feeling mostly in a wilderness. And then something like this happens and you realize you weren’t”
SHE HAD THE POWER…
TULE WITCH by Jane Toombs (Avon, 1973)
TULE WITCH by Jane Toombs (Avon, 1973)
December 8, 2024 at 6:02 PM
SHE HAD THE POWER…
TULE WITCH by Jane Toombs (Avon, 1973)
TULE WITCH by Jane Toombs (Avon, 1973)
“…hellish spawn that nursed on blood and fed on the minds of the insane.”
SPAWN by Shaun Hutson (Leisure, 1983)
SPAWN by Shaun Hutson (Leisure, 1983)
November 17, 2024 at 2:32 PM
“…hellish spawn that nursed on blood and fed on the minds of the insane.”
SPAWN by Shaun Hutson (Leisure, 1983)
SPAWN by Shaun Hutson (Leisure, 1983)
Calling all lovers of slime, glitter bombs, and well-times whoopee cushions: BESTIES: PRANK WAR is out 3/4/25! Preorder a signed copy here: www.oblongbooks.com/kaylamiller
November 12, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Calling all lovers of slime, glitter bombs, and well-times whoopee cushions: BESTIES: PRANK WAR is out 3/4/25! Preorder a signed copy here: www.oblongbooks.com/kaylamiller
Have a very merry last gasp of summer.
xoxo,
The Beach Girls
🏖️ 👙 ☀️
xoxo,
The Beach Girls
🏖️ 👙 ☀️
August 23, 2023 at 9:43 PM
Have a very merry last gasp of summer.
xoxo,
The Beach Girls
🏖️ 👙 ☀️
xoxo,
The Beach Girls
🏖️ 👙 ☀️
Slime, or How I Spent My Summer Vacation
SLIME by William Essex (Leisure, 1988)
SLIME by William Essex (Leisure, 1988)
August 22, 2023 at 11:56 PM
Slime, or How I Spent My Summer Vacation
SLIME by William Essex (Leisure, 1988)
SLIME by William Essex (Leisure, 1988)