Leila Taylor
@leilataylor.bsky.social
creative director, library booster, writer, purveyor of gloomth, future crone.
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Just making sure @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social see this
November 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Just making sure @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social see this
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A stunning response (i.e., more than just a review) of GHOSTING, by Tyran Grillo. If you don't have the time or inclination to read the book, this serves as an excellent bluffer's guide to something we all deal with, at some point.
Dominic Pettman: Ghosting (Book Review)
Ghosting: On Disappearance is a treatise of nonbeing—or, perhaps more precisely, of unbeing. It is not merely about disappearance but about the existential tremors that ripple outwar…
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November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A stunning response (i.e., more than just a review) of GHOSTING, by Tyran Grillo. If you don't have the time or inclination to read the book, this serves as an excellent bluffer's guide to something we all deal with, at some point.
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Just skipping down Bourbon St. in NOLA crying and wanting to shout at total strangers “He won!” ❤️❤️❤️ @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Just skipping down Bourbon St. in NOLA crying and wanting to shout at total strangers “He won!” ❤️❤️❤️ @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Got a Lift after visiting Anne Rice’s final resting place. Turns out my driver was also a location scout for The Mayfair Witches. I love New Orleans.
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Got a Lift after visiting Anne Rice’s final resting place. Turns out my driver was also a location scout for The Mayfair Witches. I love New Orleans.
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Authors Catriona Ward, Michael Cisco, Greg F. Gifune & Leila Taylor join tQ writers Sean Kitching and Mat Colgate to bring you what they consider to be the best novels, short stories and graphic novels in the genre
The 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st century so far…
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The 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st century so far…
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October 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Authors Catriona Ward, Michael Cisco, Greg F. Gifune & Leila Taylor join tQ writers Sean Kitching and Mat Colgate to bring you what they consider to be the best novels, short stories and graphic novels in the genre
The 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st century so far…
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The 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st century so far…
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
🏠 Why do some buildings just feel somehow wrong?
🎃 Why are some houses just plain spooky?
👻 What do horror movies say about our anxieties at home?
🏛️ Is Birmingham haunted by the ghost of Telly Savalas?
All of these questions and more, with our guest @leilataylor.bsky.social.
🏠 Why do some buildings just feel somehow wrong?
🎃 Why are some houses just plain spooky?
👻 What do horror movies say about our anxieties at home?
🏛️ Is Birmingham haunted by the ghost of Telly Savalas?
All of these questions and more, with our guest @leilataylor.bsky.social.
October 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
🏠 Why do some buildings just feel somehow wrong?
🎃 Why are some houses just plain spooky?
👻 What do horror movies say about our anxieties at home?
🏛️ Is Birmingham haunted by the ghost of Telly Savalas?
All of these questions and more, with our guest @leilataylor.bsky.social.
🏠 Why do some buildings just feel somehow wrong?
🎃 Why are some houses just plain spooky?
👻 What do horror movies say about our anxieties at home?
🏛️ Is Birmingham haunted by the ghost of Telly Savalas?
All of these questions and more, with our guest @leilataylor.bsky.social.
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We’re excited about our next episode with the amazing @leilataylor.bsky.social.
There is also some carving to be done…
There is also some carving to be done…
October 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
We’re excited about our next episode with the amazing @leilataylor.bsky.social.
There is also some carving to be done…
There is also some carving to be done…
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If you want to see my current show, and can't make it to New York, you can get a look here:
NAYLAND BLAKE | Matthew Marks Gallery
Matthew Marks is pleased to announce Nayland Blake ,
the next exhibition in his galleries at 522 and 526 West 22nd Street.
For decades, Nayland Blake has made vital contributions to contemporary
a...
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October 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If you want to see my current show, and can't make it to New York, you can get a look here:
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Anyway, I loved what this book had to say about Gray Gardens -- among other things. Highly recommend @leilataylor.bsky.social's latest.
October 17, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Anyway, I loved what this book had to say about Gray Gardens -- among other things. Highly recommend @leilataylor.bsky.social's latest.
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Come get a tiny bit weird! With a mention to @leilataylor.bsky.social 's awesome book Sick Houses!
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For the Weekend Warriors, Weirdos & Whackjobs - Issue #98
Cloudy with a chance of curious
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October 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Come get a tiny bit weird! With a mention to @leilataylor.bsky.social 's awesome book Sick Houses!
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Jane Goodall died on Wednesday at 91 after a life spent revolutionizing the study of primates and then bringing her global fame to the cause of conservation.
Here are snapshots from her life and career.
Here are snapshots from her life and career.
Jane Goodall: A Life in Pictures
The primatologist gained scientific acclaim for her work with chimpanzees and then later used her fame to champion conservation.
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October 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Jane Goodall died on Wednesday at 91 after a life spent revolutionizing the study of primates and then bringing her global fame to the cause of conservation.
Here are snapshots from her life and career.
Here are snapshots from her life and career.
Also I got a cat! Introducing Miss Purrleen Mouse aka Mousie. She's really into this bag from Marshall'shjgewo(
Ko9p0... that was her walking across my laptop. As I was saying she really loves this bag.
Ko9p0... that was her walking across my laptop. As I was saying she really loves this bag.
September 29, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Also I got a cat! Introducing Miss Purrleen Mouse aka Mousie. She's really into this bag from Marshall'shjgewo(
Ko9p0... that was her walking across my laptop. As I was saying she really loves this bag.
Ko9p0... that was her walking across my laptop. As I was saying she really loves this bag.
So excited to be reading with some excellent company at @rallyreading.bsky.social This Thursday at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn.
September 29, 2025 at 12:07 AM
So excited to be reading with some excellent company at @rallyreading.bsky.social This Thursday at Pete's Candy Store in Brooklyn.
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Dears! We have an amazing lineup of AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION tour stops starting next week! We begin @astoriabookshop.bsky.social on release day, 9/30 with the inimitable @leilataylor.bsky.social! RSVP here, NYC! 🖤
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AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC by Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes, in conversation w/ Leila Taylor | Astoria Bookshop
Books of all kinds for readers of all ages, located in central Astoria, Queens. Established 2013.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Dears! We have an amazing lineup of AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION tour stops starting next week! We begin @astoriabookshop.bsky.social on release day, 9/30 with the inimitable @leilataylor.bsky.social! RSVP here, NYC! 🖤
astoriabookshop.com/events/32552...
astoriabookshop.com/events/32552...
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9/30! Launch Day! Join us at the lovely @astoriabookshop.bsky.social where we'll be in conversation with one of our favorite authors, @leilataylor.bsky.social, so you can get AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC signed at the same time as Leila's latest, SICK HOUSES, which makes an amazing pairing:
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Coming up:
9/18: @lisaspringer.bsky.social
9/21: @ariekaplan.bsky.social
9/24: Hidden Gems book club
9/29: @megjoneswall.bsky.social
9/30 am: @nicoleharoutunian.bsky.social with Barrie Miskin
9/30 pm: @leannareneehieber.bsky.social & @andreajanes.bsky.social
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9/18: @lisaspringer.bsky.social
9/21: @ariekaplan.bsky.social
9/24: Hidden Gems book club
9/29: @megjoneswall.bsky.social
9/30 am: @nicoleharoutunian.bsky.social with Barrie Miskin
9/30 pm: @leannareneehieber.bsky.social & @andreajanes.bsky.social
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Upcoming Events at the Astoria Bookshop 📚
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September 17, 2025 at 11:43 PM
9/30! Launch Day! Join us at the lovely @astoriabookshop.bsky.social where we'll be in conversation with one of our favorite authors, @leilataylor.bsky.social, so you can get AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC signed at the same time as Leila's latest, SICK HOUSES, which makes an amazing pairing:
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A tragedy has occurred today.
Please, let us mourn one of our best, taken from us too soon.
Please, let us mourn one of our best, taken from us too soon.
Maru the Box-Loving Cat, Once the Most Viewed Animal on YouTube, Dies at 18
Maru the cat, a Scottish Fold feline, died at the age of 18 following a decline in health and a cancer diagnosis. The feline is famous for squeezing into boxes, antics that were documented in popular ...
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September 11, 2025 at 2:56 AM
A tragedy has occurred today.
Please, let us mourn one of our best, taken from us too soon.
Please, let us mourn one of our best, taken from us too soon.
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Fifteenth-century handwriting as seen in The History of Ink (1860), a book including beautiful samples of penmanship from 1500 BC to 1834 AD: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-history-of-ink-including-its-etymology-chemistry-and-bibliography-1860
September 9, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Fifteenth-century handwriting as seen in The History of Ink (1860), a book including beautiful samples of penmanship from 1500 BC to 1834 AD: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-history-of-ink-including-its-etymology-chemistry-and-bibliography-1860
I never thought I’d see his name and Drexcyia in the same sentence but apparently even imagining a world where the slave trade never happened is un-American.
Trump criticises Smithsonian over Drexciya-inspired Afrofuturism exhibition
The White House listed the exhibition as an example of "anti-American propaganda" for its depiction of an Afrofuturist utopia populated by the descendants of slaves
mixmag.asia
September 8, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I never thought I’d see his name and Drexcyia in the same sentence but apparently even imagining a world where the slave trade never happened is un-American.
It’s opening day at Twisted Spine, NYC’s first horror bookstore, and the line is all the way down the block! Faith in humanity restored. 🖤📚🦇
September 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
It’s opening day at Twisted Spine, NYC’s first horror bookstore, and the line is all the way down the block! Faith in humanity restored. 🖤📚🦇
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@leilataylor.bsky.social Sick Houses is so freaking insightful, witty, cutting, deeply researched and I cannot put it down. I love this book!
August 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
@leilataylor.bsky.social Sick Houses is so freaking insightful, witty, cutting, deeply researched and I cannot put it down. I love this book!
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Starting Wednesday season 2 reminded me (bc I do think an aesthetically amazing show that didn’t have bad politics is possible, but probably not with Tim Burton) of @leilataylor.bsky.social’s amazing book, “Darkly: Black History and America’s Gothic Soul.” www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609185...
Darkly by Leila Taylor: 9781912248544 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A fascinating journey into the dark heart of the American gothic that analyzes its connections to race and racism in 21st-century America Haunted houses, bitter revenants and muffled heartbeats unde...
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August 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Starting Wednesday season 2 reminded me (bc I do think an aesthetically amazing show that didn’t have bad politics is possible, but probably not with Tim Burton) of @leilataylor.bsky.social’s amazing book, “Darkly: Black History and America’s Gothic Soul.” www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/609185...
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recently announced: THE FILMS OF LARRY FESSENDEN VOLUME 1, from @vinsyn.bsky.social , featuring some incredible exras, including an audio comentary on HABIT with me and the amazing @leilataylor.bsky.social . Now available to preorder! vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
The Films of Larry Fessenden: Volume 1 - Habit & No Telling
2025 Subscribers: This is included in your subscription package.
This special limited edition 4-disc, 2 x 4K UHD/2 x Blu-ray, set comes with a spot gloss hard slipcase + dual slipcover combo (designed
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August 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
recently announced: THE FILMS OF LARRY FESSENDEN VOLUME 1, from @vinsyn.bsky.social , featuring some incredible exras, including an audio comentary on HABIT with me and the amazing @leilataylor.bsky.social . Now available to preorder! vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
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My latest @bookriot.bsky.social post is live, in which I talk about @leilataylor.bsky.social's magnificent book Sick Houses: Haunted Homes & The Architecture of Dread.
Add this book to your TBR asap!
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Add this book to your TBR asap!
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The Vibes Are Off: Horror and Foreboding Architecture
We've all come across a room, house, or building that gave off bad vibes. This book is a fascinating look about the architecture of dread.
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July 30, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My latest @bookriot.bsky.social post is live, in which I talk about @leilataylor.bsky.social's magnificent book Sick Houses: Haunted Homes & The Architecture of Dread.
Add this book to your TBR asap!
bookriot.com/sick-houses-...
Add this book to your TBR asap!
bookriot.com/sick-houses-...
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If you’ve ever wanted to read a book about a Palestinian haunted house that fights back against its occupiers—and the three generations of Palestinian women who are connected to it—then be on the lookout for Deena Helm’s debut!
Coming to you in Sept 2026 from Tor Nightfire! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Coming to you in Sept 2026 from Tor Nightfire! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
July 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
If you’ve ever wanted to read a book about a Palestinian haunted house that fights back against its occupiers—and the three generations of Palestinian women who are connected to it—then be on the lookout for Deena Helm’s debut!
Coming to you in Sept 2026 from Tor Nightfire! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
Coming to you in Sept 2026 from Tor Nightfire! 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸