Jules Nickerson
@julesnickerson.com
Writer of horror and dark academia
Rep: Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass
https://julesnickerson.com/
Rep: Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass
https://julesnickerson.com/
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
"According to Circana BookScan, mass market unit sales plunged from 131 million in 2004 to 21 million in 2024, a drop of about 84%, and sales this year through October were about 15 million units."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
"According to Circana BookScan, mass market unit sales plunged from 131 million in 2004 to 21 million in 2024, a drop of about 84%, and sales this year through October were about 15 million units."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
"According to Circana BookScan, mass market unit sales plunged from 131 million in 2004 to 21 million in 2024, a drop of about 84%, and sales this year through October were about 15 million units."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
"According to Circana BookScan, mass market unit sales plunged from 131 million in 2004 to 21 million in 2024, a drop of about 84%, and sales this year through October were about 15 million units."
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Congrats Zilla!! The blood and sweat was worth it🩸🩸🩸
They say the final act is the hardest to survive. After a lot of blood, sweat, and eleventh-hour decisions, I’m beyond thrilled to announce that I’m now represented by @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social at Mad Woman Literary Agency!
I can't wait to work on making Hotel Adair even more deadly.
I can't wait to work on making Hotel Adair even more deadly.
December 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Congrats Zilla!! The blood and sweat was worth it🩸🩸🩸
Taking a break from the keyboard this week...
December 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Taking a break from the keyboard this week...
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
Excited to announce that Our Elsewhere has won the general fiction category for the 2025 Book Pipeline Unpublished contest! bookpipeline.com/winners
Honored they recognized Our Elsewhere--a speculative fiction where a widow journeys across worlds via death to find and save her husband.
Honored they recognized Our Elsewhere--a speculative fiction where a widow journeys across worlds via death to find and save her husband.
December 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Excited to announce that Our Elsewhere has won the general fiction category for the 2025 Book Pipeline Unpublished contest! bookpipeline.com/winners
Honored they recognized Our Elsewhere--a speculative fiction where a widow journeys across worlds via death to find and save her husband.
Honored they recognized Our Elsewhere--a speculative fiction where a widow journeys across worlds via death to find and save her husband.
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I'm going to do a little thread on how the money from books works for traditionally published authors because people have questions, and this is always useful info to share IMO. First, a big disclaimer that every contract is different, and there are a million factors that can change things. 1/
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
Sourcebooks is the fifth-largest trade publisher as measured by print books sold, breaking the dominance of the biggest conglomerates for the first time since Bookscan started>
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/11/sour...
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/11/sour...
Sourcebooks Cracks the Big Five - Publishers Lunch
For the first time in decades, there’s a challenge to the hegemony of the biggest trade publishers in the US. As Sourcebooks continues to grow, it is now the fifth largest publisher in the country by ...
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Sourcebooks is the fifth-largest trade publisher as measured by print books sold, breaking the dominance of the biggest conglomerates for the first time since Bookscan started>
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/11/sour...
lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2025/11/sour...
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
TALK TO ME x THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE x CABIN IN THE WOODS
* dual timeline
* tarot & ouija boards & seances
* OBX setting
* bachelorette weekend with a body count
* best friends forever (as a curse)
* dual timeline
* tarot & ouija boards & seances
* OBX setting
* bachelorette weekend with a body count
* best friends forever (as a curse)
November 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
TALK TO ME x THE GIRLS ARE ALL SO NICE HERE x CABIN IN THE WOODS
* dual timeline
* tarot & ouija boards & seances
* OBX setting
* bachelorette weekend with a body count
* best friends forever (as a curse)
* dual timeline
* tarot & ouija boards & seances
* OBX setting
* bachelorette weekend with a body count
* best friends forever (as a curse)
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
Simon & Schuster Executive Fiction Publisher @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social joins us to talk about the decisions that go into acquiring and marketing books. Plus, what happens in auctions and why she started The Honest Editor Substack!
Watch now: youtu.be/SJXs6kut_EU
Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
Watch now: youtu.be/SJXs6kut_EU
Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
November 14, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Simon & Schuster Executive Fiction Publisher @phoebeannmorgan.bsky.social joins us to talk about the decisions that go into acquiring and marketing books. Plus, what happens in auctions and why she started The Honest Editor Substack!
Watch now: youtu.be/SJXs6kut_EU
Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
Watch now: youtu.be/SJXs6kut_EU
Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
“TWC Live! Literary Agents on Publishing in a Time of Unrest” premieres TONIGHT at 7:00 p.m. ET! See @frecklywench.bsky.social, of Aevitas Creative Management, Danya Kukafka of Trellis Literary Management, and @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social of Neighborhood Literary on AWP’s YouTube channel.
TWC Live! Literary Agents on Publishing in a Time of Unrest
TWC Live! returns November 13, and this time literary agents will be expanding on June’s Big Conversation in the magazine: “Publishing in a Time of Unrest.”
www.awpwriter.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“TWC Live! Literary Agents on Publishing in a Time of Unrest” premieres TONIGHT at 7:00 p.m. ET! See @frecklywench.bsky.social, of Aevitas Creative Management, Danya Kukafka of Trellis Literary Management, and @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social of Neighborhood Literary on AWP’s YouTube channel.
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
would love to expand my CP network! esp for my adult fantasy: WILL OF THE MANY X NAUSICAA
After conjuring the ghost of bone magic's inventor, uni student Aris attracts the attention of an undead professor who would kill to keep the secret of magic's origins buried.
#FiFRevPit #WritingCommunity
After conjuring the ghost of bone magic's inventor, uni student Aris attracts the attention of an undead professor who would kill to keep the secret of magic's origins buried.
#FiFRevPit #WritingCommunity
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
would love to expand my CP network! esp for my adult fantasy: WILL OF THE MANY X NAUSICAA
After conjuring the ghost of bone magic's inventor, uni student Aris attracts the attention of an undead professor who would kill to keep the secret of magic's origins buried.
#FiFRevPit #WritingCommunity
After conjuring the ghost of bone magic's inventor, uni student Aris attracts the attention of an undead professor who would kill to keep the secret of magic's origins buried.
#FiFRevPit #WritingCommunity
I am so thrilled to announce that I am now represented by Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency! I am looking forward to working together on IVORY TOWER, a psychological horror and dark academia novel.
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I am so thrilled to announce that I am now represented by Katie Shea Boutillier at Donald Maass Literary Agency! I am looking forward to working together on IVORY TOWER, a psychological horror and dark academia novel.
What I’m reading this weekend: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
It’s a horror novel about a woman who returns from a catastrophic deep-sea mission but is no longer the same.
#BookSky
It’s a horror novel about a woman who returns from a catastrophic deep-sea mission but is no longer the same.
#BookSky
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What I’m reading this weekend: Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield
It’s a horror novel about a woman who returns from a catastrophic deep-sea mission but is no longer the same.
#BookSky
It’s a horror novel about a woman who returns from a catastrophic deep-sea mission but is no longer the same.
#BookSky
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
Want to work on tension, character & querying - for free?
Check out our #MSWL live replay from last week!
One attendee said “I feel like I just had an entire MFA course. Except MFA programs get snooty about 'genre fiction.' "
Check it out! manuscriptacademy.com/mswl-live-ag...
Check out our #MSWL live replay from last week!
One attendee said “I feel like I just had an entire MFA course. Except MFA programs get snooty about 'genre fiction.' "
Check it out! manuscriptacademy.com/mswl-live-ag...
November 4, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Want to work on tension, character & querying - for free?
Check out our #MSWL live replay from last week!
One attendee said “I feel like I just had an entire MFA course. Except MFA programs get snooty about 'genre fiction.' "
Check it out! manuscriptacademy.com/mswl-live-ag...
Check out our #MSWL live replay from last week!
One attendee said “I feel like I just had an entire MFA course. Except MFA programs get snooty about 'genre fiction.' "
Check it out! manuscriptacademy.com/mswl-live-ag...
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
Manuscript wishlists are live! We recommend popping over to our website to peruse mentor profiles before mentee applications open on Nov 6th 👀
Important note: Contrary to previous rounds, we are only accepting complete manuscripts this year!
www.roundtablementor.com/mentors
Important note: Contrary to previous rounds, we are only accepting complete manuscripts this year!
www.roundtablementor.com/mentors
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Manuscript wishlists are live! We recommend popping over to our website to peruse mentor profiles before mentee applications open on Nov 6th 👀
Important note: Contrary to previous rounds, we are only accepting complete manuscripts this year!
www.roundtablementor.com/mentors
Important note: Contrary to previous rounds, we are only accepting complete manuscripts this year!
www.roundtablementor.com/mentors
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
October 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Not to be THAT dictionary, but…
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
It’s ‘per se,’ not ‘per say.’
It’s ‘dog-eat-dog world,’ not ‘doggy-dog world.’
It’s ‘hunger pangs,’ not ‘hunger pains.’
It’s ‘one and the same,’ not ‘one in the same.’
It's 'buck naked,' not 'butt naked.'
October 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
On an alternate Earth, two chemists must race against time, corporations, and cultists to prevent global famine. But their feelings for one another are as explosive as their experiments...
CHEMPORTAL is The Love Hypothesis x Project Hail Mary x Pride and Prejudice. With bats.
#DVPit #A #SF #R
CHEMPORTAL is The Love Hypothesis x Project Hail Mary x Pride and Prejudice. With bats.
#DVPit #A #SF #R
October 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
For his thesis, Aris is researching Weston Rane, inventor of bone magic. After accidentally conjuring West’s ghost, they strike a deal: Aris will find the tomb West’s friends buried him in and West will help Aris find the answers to preserve the magic that’s quickly running out.
#DVpit #A #F #LGBT
#DVpit #A #F #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The NYPL horror committee read more than 150 titles published since last Halloween to select their 20 favorites:
#BookSky #horror
www.nypl.org/books-more/r...
#BookSky #horror
www.nypl.org/books-more/r...
Best New Horror of 2025 for Adults
Our expert horror committee read more than 150 titles published since last Halloween to select their 20 favorites. There's something for everyone here—whether you're looking for jeepers, creepers, sca...
www.nypl.org
October 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The NYPL horror committee read more than 150 titles published since last Halloween to select their 20 favorites:
#BookSky #horror
www.nypl.org/books-more/r...
#BookSky #horror
www.nypl.org/books-more/r...
What I’m reading this weekend: The Extra by Annie Neugebauer.
10 people head out on a backpacking trip, but the first night 11 set up camp. Everyone remembers everyone else. Who's the extra?
#BookSky
10 people head out on a backpacking trip, but the first night 11 set up camp. Everyone remembers everyone else. Who's the extra?
#BookSky
September 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
What I’m reading this weekend: The Extra by Annie Neugebauer.
10 people head out on a backpacking trip, but the first night 11 set up camp. Everyone remembers everyone else. Who's the extra?
#BookSky
10 people head out on a backpacking trip, but the first night 11 set up camp. Everyone remembers everyone else. Who's the extra?
#BookSky
I think I need this cafe where they harass writers until they finish their writing...
japantoday.com/category/fea...
#WritingCommunity
japantoday.com/category/fea...
#WritingCommunity
Tokyo’s Manuscript Writing Cafe only allows writers on a deadline, and won’t let them leave until finished
Many of Japan's themed cafes are centered around some fun activities to keep you busy, such as playing with micro pigs in an "Alice in Wonderland" setting, or admiring a recreated "Cowboy Bebop" world. A cafe located in the Koenji district of Tokyo that's been causing a buzz online has a…
japantoday.com
September 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I think I need this cafe where they harass writers until they finish their writing...
japantoday.com/category/fea...
#WritingCommunity
japantoday.com/category/fea...
#WritingCommunity
Reposted by Jules Nickerson
What I'm reading this weekend: Leigh Radford's One Yellow Eye 👁️
A horror novel about a scientist seeking a cure for her undead husband.
#BookSky
A horror novel about a scientist seeking a cure for her undead husband.
#BookSky
August 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
What I'm reading this weekend: Leigh Radford's One Yellow Eye 👁️
A horror novel about a scientist seeking a cure for her undead husband.
#BookSky
A horror novel about a scientist seeking a cure for her undead husband.
#BookSky