10p represent! A big ol' round of hails to: @kojiadae.bsky.social @rascalhartley.bsky.social @jacymorris.bsky.social @goresorcerer.bsky.social @hazelzorn.bsky.social For their showings here! Wanna know more about their semifinalist-nominated books? Oh you know we gotchu⬇️

It's interesting to see people who sell hundreds of thousands of books talk about how they feel about a negative review. Mostly, because they get to feel about it in this detached, theoretical way -- in a way that doesn't hold the weight of their next book or the sales of their current book.

It’s an honor to have Casual listed among so many great books.

I wrote a second blog post about Butter, this one talking about its themes of sexuality and desire, the frustration of female desire and the modern serial killer, and how it compares to Chelsea Summer's A Certain Hunger: kojiadae.ink/concepts-of-...

I've read a lot of interesting books about both cults and serial killers over the past year. But the most interesting thing I've seen is that it seems we want to forgive and understand the serial killer while having no such feeling towards cult leaders. And I wonder why that is?

kojiadae.ink/the-societal... Butter may be one of my new favorite books.

The quiet sound of the [washing] machine whirring and the sound of young girls' voices seemed to chase each other round and round, catching up with each other and blending together. _ Butter, Asako Yuzuki I'm almost done reading Butter, and I feel completely wrecked.

🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Queer Bookstore x Indie Horror pop-up! It’s Portland Book Week and we’re teaming up with @alwaysherebooks.bsky.social tomorrow for an event showcasing Tenebrous’ LGBTQIA+ community! 4555 N. Williams Ave Noon-4pm Join us🖤☠️

Finished Casual by @kojiadae.bsky.social recently. This one took me a while to really get into, but I don't mind that. There's a certain point where you get to see all the threads of the narrative coming together and I find that very rewarding. (Comments that will be spoilery follow...) #booksky

I hadn't realized 10p had so many queer titles. So happy to be among them. store.tenebrouspress.com/collections/...

You can't argue with this!

Every damn day for sure :)

🏳️‍🌈Pride Month Reads—Everydamnday Reads—From Tenebrous🏳️‍⚧️ CASUAL by @kojiadae.bsky.social Nommed for the Philip K Dick Award! A dystopian future disturbingly like our present, w/themes of bodily autonomy & mental health struggles in a divided world. Get it: store.tenebrouspress.com/products/cas...

Serious question: Why do most editors not include price ranges for their services on their websites? And should I be more wary of those that do or those that don't? Or is it just a personal preference thing?

Does anyone have good spotify playlists for writing? Or just types of dark, atmospheric but melodic music? Usually I'm Billie Eilish, Paris Paloma, Amelie Farren, Biship Briggs, Georgi Kay... But I need something new and a bit different...

I listened to The Shadow Over Innsmouth the other day, and I couldn't help but critiquing it as an allegory for mental health and the way it complicates our relationships.

Ohhhh happy birthday!!!

The story so far... Happy anniversary to @tenebrouspress.bsky.social. Five years and going strong!

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... I'd be happy to stop seeing his name and face everywhere...

Somedays writing is a 5k emotional spree -- and it's fantastic. Other days it's precision work on two paragraphs that just aren't saying what they need to -- and it's also fantastic.

Just realized two of my favorite books I read this past year (A Certain Hunger and The Faceless Thing We Adore) are both compared to Eat, Pray, Love. Why, then, do I not like Eat, Pray, Love?

Finished listening to The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steel. What a beautiful, heartbreaking book -- and one that really uses the concept of a cult to its fullest in fiction.

Incredible thread

Casual has gotten a lot of love this year! But a reminder that I ALSO have two novellas: Mazi is erotic isolation horror about a woman coming to terms with her identity and mental health. Features polyam, bdsm, and woodwork that watches you.

“The difference between aren’t you silly for thinking I won’t love you and aren’t you stupid for thinking anyone else would.” is maybe my favorite line from The Faceless Thing We Adore

*Silent screaming* Just got the 10p newsletter, and Midwestern Chrome by Michael Bettendorf is up for preorder. This is seriously SUCH a good collection. Go order it. Then read it. Then share it. Then read it again. store.tenebrouspress.com?utm_source=s...

I am about halfway through The Faceless Thing We Adore by Hester Steel, and I've got thoughts. Mostly, I'm wondering if this is going to actually lean sympathetic towards the cult... because right now they feel as manipulative as any other cult.

Looking for recommendations for my series on cult literature. I am looking for fiction novels that feature a male main character in a cult. I'd especially be interested if someone has recommendations for a fiction book that features the manosphere as cult.

Changing a relationship dynamic in the book I am working on... yes, it took me an hour to work out two paragraphs. No, I don't love them. Yes, it's worth it.

Using a plot twist to explore identity dissolution in high-control groups: The Night We Burned by SF Kosa

Does anyone have recs for books where a cult is somehow portrayed in a positive light? Thinking like Dexter or Butcher and Blackbird for serial killers... but for cults.

I'm so ANGRY at the book I'm reading today. Which... is still a feeling?

Today's writing: That frustration when you know you have to seed a concept earlier in your novel, but your beginning is so tight you're not sure how to loosen it up to make room for the pieces you need.

As someone who cares a lot about psychedelic research, let me just remind the world that Peter Thiel owns a majority of the main companies researching ibogaine for clinical use. The same Peter Thiel who contributed significantly to the rise of both Trump and Vance.

"When I need to wipe my face I use the back of my hand And I like to take up space Just because I can And I use my dress To wipe up my drink You know, I care less and less What people think" - Dilate, Ani DiFranco This is my crone goal… and I wish it had been my 20-year-old girl goal.

Take two on my thoughts on Godshot by Chelsea Bieker: how the things we leave out in our writing can trigger the social imagination and create a more impactful reader experience

Today I learned... one of my meds would disqualify me from getting my pilot's license and the other would require me to get special issuance. Do I want to fly? No. But it's helpful in putting into perspective how much the psychiatric drugs we take may be affecting our awareness/judgment/responses.

And she’s a PHILIP K DICK AWARD NOMINATED AUTHOR, so she would know 🖤☠️

New author thread! This week I'm featuring Grant Collier @grantcollier.bsky.social 1. Why You Should Read (WYSR) "The Best Version of Yourself" @clarkesworldmagazine.com More and more people are deciding to ascend to Nirvana, even Maria’s mother. inkfoundry.net/review/why-y...

I'm finally home from Norwescon, which was an absolute blast. I met so many enthusiastic people -- which was just the drink my soul needed. And then there were all the fun items weighing down my suitcase on the way back. Stickers by @mossandpiglets.bsky.social

It was so cool to see some of 10p in person. Also, you guys have to stop making such amazing covers. (Except, don’t)

Post-con exhaustion but holy wow was NorWesCon the best intro to cons. Met so many interesting and enthusiastic people. The world seems just a bit better after all those smiles.

So well deserved. This book is fire.

2026 Philip K. Dick Award Winner Announced file770.com/2026-philip-...

Slept in my Ani DiFranco shirt last night and woke up Not a Pretty Girl.

My latest cult read was Godshot by Chelsea Bieker. This book was so bleak but in an amazing way and, imo, really pushes what you can do emotionally with literature about cults. kojiadae.ink/the-bittersw...

Next book: survivor by chuck palahniuk.

I could write a novel about Godshot. The book was brutal but beautiful. And as far as cult-books goes, it makes cult-life so surreal that it feels real.

One interesting thing about revising my book. MOST passes get faster. So when I first wrote it I was three months between inciting incident and the end. Then two months. Then a month. Eventually it will be a week.

Currently reading: Godshot Current mood: Absolutely, utterly devastated. I didn't expect this from this book, and it's almost physically painful to read it. But also, it's so well-written and amazing.