Kristin Temple 🎈
@kristintemple.bsky.social
Associate EdiTOR at Tor Nightfire. Chaotic neutral, horror fan, cat mom, and "little bisexual gremlin". Opinions my own. she/her. 💖💜💙
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Weekend read is here: OUR CUT OF SALT by Deena Helm. Thank you @kristintemple.bsky.social @deenahelm.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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She's Publisher's Marketplace official! ♥️🇵🇸
If you're interested in book about a haunted house that fights back against its occupiers - and the three generations of Palestinian women who are bound to it - then look out September 2026 from Tor Nightfire and Orbit UK!
If you're interested in book about a haunted house that fights back against its occupiers - and the three generations of Palestinian women who are bound to it - then look out September 2026 from Tor Nightfire and Orbit UK!
July 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
She's Publisher's Marketplace official! ♥️🇵🇸
If you're interested in book about a haunted house that fights back against its occupiers - and the three generations of Palestinian women who are bound to it - then look out September 2026 from Tor Nightfire and Orbit UK!
If you're interested in book about a haunted house that fights back against its occupiers - and the three generations of Palestinian women who are bound to it - then look out September 2026 from Tor Nightfire and Orbit UK!
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Convincing you to read my new novella by the first few sentences. Share yours if you want!
So begins Dead Weight (which comes out in May).
So begins Dead Weight (which comes out in May).
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Convincing you to read my new novella by the first few sentences. Share yours if you want!
So begins Dead Weight (which comes out in May).
So begins Dead Weight (which comes out in May).
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Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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you can win without billionaires supporting you
you can win without party leadership endorsing you
you can win unapologetically standing with every persecuted minority pundits say are too politically toxic to touch
we could do everything about this process differently if we wanted to
you can win without party leadership endorsing you
you can win unapologetically standing with every persecuted minority pundits say are too politically toxic to touch
we could do everything about this process differently if we wanted to
Can’t stop thinking about all the robber baron fucks that held secret meetings and spent MILLIONS AND MILLIONS in bribes and campaign investments and attack ads and media manipulation trying to tank Mamdani currently having the dawning realization that their money is completely and utterly useless.
November 5, 2025 at 3:03 AM
you can win without billionaires supporting you
you can win without party leadership endorsing you
you can win unapologetically standing with every persecuted minority pundits say are too politically toxic to touch
we could do everything about this process differently if we wanted to
you can win without party leadership endorsing you
you can win unapologetically standing with every persecuted minority pundits say are too politically toxic to touch
we could do everything about this process differently if we wanted to
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i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
November 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
i can’t believe a good thing happened we should do this more often
The bar next to my building has ERUPTED into cheers 🥹🍾
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The bar next to my building has ERUPTED into cheers 🥹🍾
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FUCK YEAH NEW YORK!! That’s my city!! That’s my MAYOR!!!
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
FUCK YEAH NEW YORK!! That’s my city!! That’s my MAYOR!!!
Waiting for these election results is excruciating
a man wearing a black shirt that says " i 'm very anxious about it "
Alt: GIF of David Rose from Schitt’s Creek saying "i'm very anxious about it”
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Waiting for these election results is excruciating
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Happy November 1st! Welcome to second October. Things are dying. Night comes sooner, hungrier than in the summer. The cold is here. Things haunt the woods. Snow can trap you, Donner Party your plans. Colds and flus awake, go hunting. Yeah, it’s still spooky season. It’s always spooky season.
November 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Happy November 1st! Welcome to second October. Things are dying. Night comes sooner, hungrier than in the summer. The cold is here. Things haunt the woods. Snow can trap you, Donner Party your plans. Colds and flus awake, go hunting. Yeah, it’s still spooky season. It’s always spooky season.
Happy Halloween, ghouls! 👻
Offering up an assortment of the spooky books on my Nightfire list, with a special shoutout to three originals that pubbed this year 🕯️✨
Can’t wait to keep adding to this pile 😈
Offering up an assortment of the spooky books on my Nightfire list, with a special shoutout to three originals that pubbed this year 🕯️✨
Can’t wait to keep adding to this pile 😈
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Happy Halloween, ghouls! 👻
Offering up an assortment of the spooky books on my Nightfire list, with a special shoutout to three originals that pubbed this year 🕯️✨
Can’t wait to keep adding to this pile 😈
Offering up an assortment of the spooky books on my Nightfire list, with a special shoutout to three originals that pubbed this year 🕯️✨
Can’t wait to keep adding to this pile 😈
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i am so excited to announce that POPPY CREEK will be published by tor nightfire in spring 2027!! 🔥
thank you to everyone who has helped me get here—but especially my agents @stutitelidevara.bsky.social and pete knapp, and my editors kristin temple and jo thompson ❤️
🔗 to know more below!!
thank you to everyone who has helped me get here—but especially my agents @stutitelidevara.bsky.social and pete knapp, and my editors kristin temple and jo thompson ❤️
🔗 to know more below!!
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM
i am so excited to announce that POPPY CREEK will be published by tor nightfire in spring 2027!! 🔥
thank you to everyone who has helped me get here—but especially my agents @stutitelidevara.bsky.social and pete knapp, and my editors kristin temple and jo thompson ❤️
🔗 to know more below!!
thank you to everyone who has helped me get here—but especially my agents @stutitelidevara.bsky.social and pete knapp, and my editors kristin temple and jo thompson ❤️
🔗 to know more below!!
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We’re thrilled to announce Poppy Creek, the debut novel by Ivy Fang!
This darkly funny twist on a haunted house tale follows Laurel Meng, a Chinese American con woman posing as an exorcist, and will be published by Tor Nightfire in 2027.
reactormag.com/book-announc...
This darkly funny twist on a haunted house tale follows Laurel Meng, a Chinese American con woman posing as an exorcist, and will be published by Tor Nightfire in 2027.
reactormag.com/book-announc...
Announcing Poppy Creek by Ivy Fang - Reactor
A tense, atmospheric horror novel arriving in 2027 from Nightfire
reactormag.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
We’re thrilled to announce Poppy Creek, the debut novel by Ivy Fang!
This darkly funny twist on a haunted house tale follows Laurel Meng, a Chinese American con woman posing as an exorcist, and will be published by Tor Nightfire in 2027.
reactormag.com/book-announc...
This darkly funny twist on a haunted house tale follows Laurel Meng, a Chinese American con woman posing as an exorcist, and will be published by Tor Nightfire in 2027.
reactormag.com/book-announc...
The news is out!! I can't wait to invite you all to Poppy Creek.... you'll never want to leave
October 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The news is out!! I can't wait to invite you all to Poppy Creek.... you'll never want to leave
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i wonder if
haunted houses
ever dream
that they could have been
more than a vessel
less than a haunting
something that grew and changed
shouted loud its shape
never had to whisper
never had to wither
never once sealed off its hallways
from footsteps
and instead shone brightest
in the toothless dark
haunted houses
ever dream
that they could have been
more than a vessel
less than a haunting
something that grew and changed
shouted loud its shape
never had to whisper
never had to wither
never once sealed off its hallways
from footsteps
and instead shone brightest
in the toothless dark
October 30, 2025 at 6:37 AM
i wonder if
haunted houses
ever dream
that they could have been
more than a vessel
less than a haunting
something that grew and changed
shouted loud its shape
never had to whisper
never had to wither
never once sealed off its hallways
from footsteps
and instead shone brightest
in the toothless dark
haunted houses
ever dream
that they could have been
more than a vessel
less than a haunting
something that grew and changed
shouted loud its shape
never had to whisper
never had to wither
never once sealed off its hallways
from footsteps
and instead shone brightest
in the toothless dark
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"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
June 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
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When we were deciding on a cover for Dead Weight, there were a few colour options to choose from. My only input was that it had to be a colour that looked nice with Uggi’s fur, because I know my audience.
(PS this is an arc, not the finished copy)
(PS this is an arc, not the finished copy)
October 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
When we were deciding on a cover for Dead Weight, there were a few colour options to choose from. My only input was that it had to be a colour that looked nice with Uggi’s fur, because I know my audience.
(PS this is an arc, not the finished copy)
(PS this is an arc, not the finished copy)
Might get to share some publishing news tomorrow 🤔
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Might get to share some publishing news tomorrow 🤔
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do you have a horror/horror-ish book coming out in 2026? tell me about it here, please! I'm working on the 2026 horror list and while I'm very good at sniffing out new books, I still miss things - help me help you!
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2025-2026 Horror Master List Book Submissions
Because I'm out of my mind, I maintain a running list of the year's new horror releases. If you're an author/editor/marketer/publicist/agent who'd like one of your books included, please fill out the ...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
do you have a horror/horror-ish book coming out in 2026? tell me about it here, please! I'm working on the 2026 horror list and while I'm very good at sniffing out new books, I still miss things - help me help you!
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Someone on threads expressed bafflement that horror becomes popular during trying political times but it's pretty simple as far as i'm concerned: engaging in horror you control by walking away or fast forwarding or turning it off is a way of controlling fear versus a world that blasts you with it.
October 22, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Someone on threads expressed bafflement that horror becomes popular during trying political times but it's pretty simple as far as i'm concerned: engaging in horror you control by walking away or fast forwarding or turning it off is a way of controlling fear versus a world that blasts you with it.
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now that she's real, she gets to sit in the hallowed place between my terrarium, hot peppers, and the skull i found in a creek last month
thanks to @tornightfire for getting them to me so quickly!
cover art by the incredible @emeraldbarkley
thanks to @tornightfire for getting them to me so quickly!
cover art by the incredible @emeraldbarkley
October 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
now that she's real, she gets to sit in the hallowed place between my terrarium, hot peppers, and the skull i found in a creek last month
thanks to @tornightfire for getting them to me so quickly!
cover art by the incredible @emeraldbarkley
thanks to @tornightfire for getting them to me so quickly!
cover art by the incredible @emeraldbarkley