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Tamika Thompson
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Author | THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS (Erewhon/Kensington, 2026) & Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner, UNSHOD, CACKLING, and NAKED. she/her/hers
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I have to sit down for this one. Literary titan
@tananarivedue.bsky.social has recommended THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS in @peoplemag.bsky.social.
I'm stunned and honored.

Link to her full quote in comments. Preorder link in comments.
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
***ONE WEEK LEFT TO ENTER!***
#Booksky
Excited to share that @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social and I are partnering with Goodreads to give away 100 ARCs of my debut gothic novel THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS. From today through Jan. 13, visit the link in comments to enter!

#TheCurseOfHesterGardens #TamikaThompson
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I'm starting the new year with gratitude. This time to the incomparable, award-winning author @christinogle.bsky.social for these kind words about my debut novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS. It is an honor to have this advance praise.

As always, preorder link in comments.

#Booksky
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Excited to share that @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social and I are partnering with Goodreads to give away 100 ARCs of my debut gothic novel THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS. From today through Jan. 13, visit the link in comments to enter!

#TheCurseOfHesterGardens #TamikaThompson
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Get a jump on your 2026 reading goals with the B&N sale happening now! Preorder my debut gothic novel THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS at @BNBuzz today and get 25% off. Use PREORDER25 at the link in comments. 

@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
December 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thrilled to share that the brilliant @leemurraywriter.bsky.social called my debut gothic horror novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS 'a modern classic.' Truly an honor.

Preorder link below.
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social
@kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

#GothicHorror #HorrorCommunity #booksky
December 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I have to sit down for this one. Literary titan
@tananarivedue.bsky.social has recommended THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS in @peoplemag.bsky.social.
I'm stunned and honored.

Link to her full quote in comments. Preorder link in comments.
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This week, I must take a moment to express my gratitude for @nytebird45.bsky.social. Linda embodies sisterhood, support, care, knowledge-sharing, mentorship, she is a force that commands every room she enters, and I can't heap enough praise onto her for this blurb.
November 25, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I'm speechless. Literary icon @tananarivedue.bsky.social has graced THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS with the most incredible blurb. To have someone I admire so deeply say such wonderful things about my debut novel is a dream come true.
@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
Link below.
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I am humbled and speechless (and choked up, if I'm being honest).

Full video: www.instagram.com/reel/DQhrPN_...

@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social @beccapodos.bsky.social

H/t to @sistahscifi.bsky.social for making sure I saw this. ❤️
November 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
If you haven't checked out the cover to my debut novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS, or read the excerpt, head on over to @peoplemag.bsky.social for the exclusive first look!

people.com/see-the-cove...

@erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

#horrorbooks #gothic #suspensenovel
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Thrilled to unveil the cover of my debut horror novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS, coming 2026 from @erewhonbooks.bsky.social! See the full cover and read an excerpt in @peoplemag.bsky.social (link in comments!)

@kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
@dianapho.bsky.social
@beccapodos.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Watch this space. The cover art for THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS is coming this week. Just in time for Halloween!
October 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I had a blast last night sharing space with Kristina Sergeevna Ten, Cynthia Gomez, and M.M. Olivas at Tally Ho Bookstore. We shared our work and had a spirited Q&A session. There was even a small "campfire" and fog! Be sure to add these brilliant authors to your reading lists.
October 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
TONIGHT!
Got your pre-Halloween plans sorted? Add this to the agenda: "Scary Stories by the Campfire!"
​I'll be reading alongside @kristinaten.bsky.social, Cynthia Gomez, & @olivasthewriter.bsky.social THIS FRIDAY, 10/24 at Tally Ho Bookstore.

Join us! You won't regret it... probably.

#HorrorReads
October 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Got your pre-Halloween plans sorted? Add this to the agenda: "Scary Stories by the Campfire!"
​I'll be reading alongside @kristinaten.bsky.social, Cynthia Gomez, & @olivasthewriter.bsky.social THIS FRIDAY, 10/24 at Tally Ho Bookstore.

Join us! You won't regret it... probably.

#HorrorReads
October 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
My new ghost story, "The Creak on the Attic Stairs," is officially out in The Rack II: More Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks! I got my contributor's copy of this all-star anthology. Get yours today!

Link in comments.

#TheRackII #Horror #GhostStory #Halloween #BookRecommendations
October 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
What if you discovered your memories weren't recollections at all but dreams that you'd mistaken for reality? My new short story, "The Other Reality," is OUT NOW in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine, Issue #99.

Link in comments.
October 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
​Still buzzing from the "Feminist Futurism" panel at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art on how spec fiction is a vital tool for liberation. Huge thanks to Faith Adiele, @angeladalton.bsky.social, @charliejane.bsky.social, & @sistahscifi.bsky.social's Isis Asare for an amazing talk. Audience Q&A was 🔥!
October 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Heading to MarinMOCA this Sat., 9/27, for a panel on "Feminist Futurism vs. Project 2025." I'll be discussing how, with speculative fiction, we can build toward a better future. Joined by a powerhouse of authors: Faith Adiele, Angela Dalton, and Charlie Jane Anders. Don't miss this!
#MarinMOCA
September 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Final day to save!
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September 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Haven't preordered your copy of THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS? B&N Rewards Members, you can snag it for 25% off when you preorder through Sept 5th. Just use code PREORDER25 at checkout. Go, go, go! 🏃‍♀️ is.gd/gDfLKm
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September 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The Rack II cover is here! I'm beyond excited that my work is included in this incredible anthology edited by Tom Deady. The cover art by @lynnehansenart.bsky.social is perfection.

Pre-order link in comments.
Full cover at @horrordna.bsky.social.

#HorrorAnthology #HorrorCommunity #VintageHorror
August 28, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Got to chat with the brilliant Kat Trinidad on her Books en Vogue podcast. We explored the world of my speculative fiction collection, and we even re-enacted her favorite scene from my book!

Link in comments.

#HorrorAuthor #AuthorsofBluesky #SpeculativeFiction #Podcast #BookCommunity
August 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Thrilled that my new short story, "The God Bot," is out now in the latest issue of @penumbricmag.bsky.social. It follows Javonte, who finds a mysterious app on his phone that claims to be God, wanting him to make "better" choices, or else.

This issue is FREE to read online.

Link in comments!
August 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Check out my recent interview with Vincent Midgard of "The Dark Mind" podcast. From creature features to societal collapse, we went through each story in my collection and discussed them in depth. It is unlike any interview I’ve done, and it was a blast.

Full interview link in comments.
July 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM