Malcolm Devlin
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Leigh Loveday
11 days ago
Bookmail! October sale pickups! From Influx Press! They arrived over a week ago but the cats liked sitting on the parcel and it is illegal to move them!
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Groke AI
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Fantastic news, this. Nina Allan wins the Prix Médicis étranger for The Good Neighbours.
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17 days ago
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Niall Harrison
22 days ago
As if by magic, this review (the Swift one, aka read this everyone) is now online.
locusmag.com/review/when-...
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Solaris Books
about 1 month ago
Feb 2026 brings a new standalone novel from the Queen of Speculative Fiction: Arthur C. Clarke award-nominated Aliya Whiteley! Here's what
@oliverklangmead.bsky.social
@manuscriptgal.bsky.social
@timjmajor.bsky.social
&
@catamaroon.bsky.social
thought of it! Preorder
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Verity Holloway
about 1 month ago
15% off all Cloisterfox zines from now until Halloween! We've got stories by Robert Shearman, Ally Wilkes, Malcolm Devlin, and many more. Give one to a child instead of sweets and completely derail their psychological development.
www.etsy.com/shop/cloiste...
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Half price for Halloween. You Will Grow Into Them, Engines Beneath Us and a whole lot of other excellent Influx paperbacks including Joel Lane, Elizabeth Hand and more.
about 1 month ago
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Half price for Halloween. You Will Grow Into Them, Engines Beneath Us and a whole lot of other excellent Influx paperbacks including Joel Lane, Elizabeth Hand and more.
about 1 month ago
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Influx Press
about 1 month ago
www.thebookseller.com/news/indie-p...
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Indie presses in ‘existential crisis’ call for trade support
More than 20 independent publishing houses – including Bluemoose Books, Tilted Axis Press and Influx Press – have written an open letter calling for the trade to “work together to ensure the longevity...
https://www.thebookseller.com/news/indie-presses-in-existential-crisis-call-for-trade-support
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E. J. Swift
about 1 month ago
When There Are Wolves Again is out in the UK today! I wrote something about the book, and keeping going, and some personal stuff I dithered over but, well, it's been A Year. I'm so glad the book is out there and thank you so much to everyone who has supported it 🐺🤍
ejswift.co.uk/2025/10/09/w...
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Helen Marshall
about 2 months ago
Like Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita? The Lady, The Tiger, and the Girl Who Loved Death weaves together magic, political spectacle, and the power of storytelling in a world where reality and illusion blur dangerously together. Out from
@titanbooks.bsky.social
now!
#DarkFantasy
#CircusBooks
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MK Hardy
about 2 months ago
Thanks to
@argonautbooks.bsky.social
for sending M home with this one last month; she inhaled it this evening in the pub with a soundtrack of 90s and 00s Britpop, which was apparently "A++ vibes" for this unsettling little read.
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This is absolutely wonderful news.
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about 2 months ago
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Gottle of gears. Very happy that this one has had a new lease of life.
about 2 months ago
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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (StinaMarie)
2 months ago
💙📚🩸 You will start & finish this in a day. It's equally chilling and heartfelt, immediately grabs you, and has much to say on reality and perception. An incredibly relevant, compelling, and scary book ⬇️
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Just putting this here. Again.
2 months ago
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Helen Marshall
2 months ago
These are some of my favorite films and if you love them too, my novel is absolutely made for you! THE LADY, THE TIGER AND THE GIRL WHO LOVED DEATH has all the magic, drama, and political edge you crave🔥 Out from
@titanbooks.bsky.social
(and thanks to
@cathtrechman.bsky.social
for the fab edits!)
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Locus Magazine
3 months ago
“At its core, THE LADY, THE TIGER AND THE GIRL WHO LOVED DEATH is a story about stories.”
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reviews
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The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death by Helen Marshall: Review by Ian Mond
The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death, Helen Marshall (Titan 978-1-80336-951-8, $18.99, 368pp, tp) June 2025. I’m a big fan of Helen Marshall’s fiction, both short and long, including he…
https://locusmag.com/2025/08/the-lady-the-tiger-and-the-girl-who-loved-death-by-helen-marshall-review-by-ian-mond/
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Helen Marshall
3 months ago
Life imitating art: Reading about Moscow’s surreal detachment from war while people live in carefully constructed unrealities reminds me why I wrote The Lady, The Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death—a story about power, illusion, and the lies we tell ourselves
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/w...
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Croquet, Anyone? Making Moscow a Vast Fun Zone to Divert Minds From War.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-summer-in-moscow.html
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Come for the three glorious stories, stay for the exquisite tailoring on the trenchcoat.
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3 months ago
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Free delivery, though, so that's nice.
3 months ago
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Nina Allan on Jonathan Buckley's excellent One Boat:
www.ninaallan.co.uk?p=7111
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Summer of Booker #2: One Boat by Jonathan Buckley – The Spider's House
https://www.ninaallan.co.uk/?p=7111
4 months ago
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Glorious book, this one.
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4 months ago
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Kathleen Jennings
4 months ago
At the launch of
@manuscriptgal.bsky.social
‘s THE LADY, THE TIGER, AND THE GIRL WHO LOVED DEATH! Kris Knees introducing.
@angelaslatter.bsky.social
and Helen, at Avid Reader
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Ian Mond
4 months ago
Rant ahoy. Not about the book. I loved the book.
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Books Read: The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death by Helen Marshall
A rant that has next to nothing to do with the excellent novel that you should definitely read.
https://ianmond.substack.com/p/books-read-the-lady-the-tiger-and?r=92f5v
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Helen Marshall
4 months ago
🐅 Join me July 24 at Avid Reader (6:30pm) as Angela Slatter & I dive into The Lady, The Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death - a dark tale of grief, revenge & the dangerous allure of the circus. Can't wait to share this story!
avidreader.com.au/pages/11648-...
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Helen Marshall
4 months ago
We're LIVE! AMA happening now on r/Fantasy! Ask me about Putin's theater director, revenge-plotting tigers, twenty drafts, circus magic, or anything else about The Lady, The Tiger, and the Girl Who Loved Death!
www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...
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From the Fantasy community on Reddit: I'm Helen Marshall, author of The Lady, The Tiger, and the Girl Who Loved Death - a dark fantasy about circus magic, political spectacle, and the stories we tell ...
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https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/1lxk17q/im_helen_marshall_author_of_the_lady_the_tiger/
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Helen Marshall
4 months ago
📚 Join my Reddit AMA on July 11 at 5pm EST / 8am AEST! Happy to chat about The Lady, The Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death, the writing process, or anything else on r/Fantasy. Looking forward to your questions! 🎭
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Helen Marshall
5 months ago
🐅 Doing a Reddit AMA about my fantasy novel "The Lady, The Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death" 📅 July 11th, 5 PM EST 🌍 (July 12th, 8 AM Brisbane time) r/Fantasy Come ask me anything about world-building, writing process-indeed, anything!
#FantasyBooks
#AMA
#WritingCommunity
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show
5 months ago
A few weeks ago, we interviewed the wonderful @manuscriptgal.bsky.social on her newest novel, The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death. If you do nothing else, buy the book. But also: listen to the interview! It's delightful. Audio and video version right here:
skiffyandfanty.com/p...
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Helen Marshall
5 months ago
After years of writing this story close to my heart, The Lady, The Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death launches Thursday! Join Angela Slatter & me at Avid Reader 6.00pm for circus magic, dark fantasy & hopefully some great conversation. See you there!
avidreader.com.au/pages/11648-...
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Influx Press
5 months ago
‘Understood and expertly exploited the connection between exterior and interior landscapes like no other.’ – Paul Tremblay All Joel Lane titles currently 30% off in our sale! A perfect time to get acquainted with this master of the weird. Discount code: INFLUXSUMMER25
www.influxpress.com/sale
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Influx Press
5 months ago
Our Summer Sale starts today, and is running all week til July 2nd! All titles are 30% off in paperback (+P&P) and eBook. Just use discount code INFLUXSUMMER25 at checkout.
www.influxpress.com/sale
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Coming soon to Oxford. The excellent Helen Marshall and the brilliant Sarah Brooks talk about their novels with very long titles. The tremendous Chris Sugden will be there and so will I. 17th June, Caper, Magdalen Rd., Oxford. Tickets here:
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5 months ago
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Helen Marshall
6 months ago
TODAY'S THE DAY! The Lady, The Tiger, and the Girl Who Loved Death is officially out in the world! I'm overwhelmed with gratitude for everyone who helped bring this story to life. Time for a gratitude thread... 1/12
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Cath Trechman
6 months ago
The very happiest of book birthday to
@manuscriptgal.bsky.social
and the incredible THE LADY, THE TIGER AND THE GIRL WHO LOVED DEATH - brilliant, complex, deadly dark and with the sharpest of claws...
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Titan Books
6 months ago
Happy book birthday to THE LADY, THE TIGER AND THE GIRL WHO LOVED DEATH by Helen Marshall (@manuscriptgal.bsky.social)! A young woman is seduced by the glamour of the circus and drawn into a dangerous world of violence, cruelty and revenge 🌟 Out now!
https://tinyurl.com/yc4r4apu
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Engines spotted in the excellent
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6 months ago
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Engines in the wild.
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Summer in The Crescent. Engines Beneath Us, surfacing via
@influxpress.bsky.social
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6 months ago
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Influx Press
6 months ago
Recent Influx releases: ENGINES BENEATH US – Malcolm Devlin COMMEDIA MORTALE – Wayne Holloway DELIVERYWOMAN – Eva wyles LOCAL HAUNTS – Adam Scovell LANDSCAPES – Christine Lai I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT'S KILLING US BOTH – Mariah Stovall All available now!
influxpress.com/shop
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Influx Press
6 months ago
'Confirms Devlin’s place at the forefront of Weird fiction.’ — Ginger Nuts of Horror ENGINES BENEATH US by
@malcolmdevlin.bsky.social
www.influxpress.com/shop/engines...
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Engines Beneath Us – Paperback — Influx Press
Rob is a Crescent kid. Born and raised in the sheltered circle of grey semis, built to house the employees of The City Works and their families. Under the eye of the reclusive Mr Olhouser, the residen...
https://www.influxpress.com/shop/engines-beneath-us-paperback
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Resurfacing today, thanks to
@influxpress.bsky.social
, my back-to-front-folk-horror-but-in-a-town novella, Engines Beneath Us with a new cover by Luke Bird. First published by TTA Press. (And yes, I have been watching too much Play School with the three-year-old.)
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6 months ago
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Turnaround Books
6 months ago
A powerful and unsettling novella of how the individual spirit is crushed by the pressure to conform, from a contemporary master of weird fiction... THE ENGINES BENEATH US is out tomorrow from
@influxpress.bsky.social
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uk.bookshop.org/p/books/engi...
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What an extraordinary book this is.
6 months ago
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Engines Beneath Us, my upside-down folk-horror-ish novella, resurfaces courtesy of
@influxpress.bsky.social
, with an absolutely stunning cover by Luke Bird. Read the book my mum described as "quite miserable"!
8 months ago
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Her Alberta? YOUR Alberta. You can read my Weird Horror story online, courtesy of
@undertow.bsky.social
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www.weirdhorrormagazine.com/her-alberta
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8 months ago
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Complex emotions on learning that even Meta AI's ravenous book stealing bots couldn't be arsed to read my second collection.
8 months ago
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