Celebrating NEW BOOKS today! Full list in the alt text! @sagapressbooks.bsky.social @sarahgailey.bsky.social @adamgodfreyauthor.bsky.social @spmiskowski.bsky.social @moniqueasher.bsky.social @teaganoliviawrites.bsky.social @raforall.bsky.social

Happy pub day to Becky Spratford with WHY I LOVE HORROR, a collection of essays by so many exciting writers working today. I’m in there too, writing about how I left horror behind, in college, and found my way back.

@benjaminpercy.bsky.social joins The Bad Signal to discuss The End Times, a monthly newspaper subscription about a town surviving post-apocalypse. Ben discusses the inspiration for The End Times, how @stephenking.bsky.social got involved as a contributor, and working with @badhandbooks.bsky.social!

Remember to screech “WHYYYYYY” at the setting sun tonight if you’re unlucky enough to see it.

Today is the day! You can read WHY I LOVE HORROR with 18 of today's best Horror authors. In their essays they ALL bring their personal connection to Horror directly to you, their readers. A post to celebrate with the full table of contents is below. raforall.blogspot.com/2025/09/why-...

Happy Rapture Day to all who celebrate. Or something.

@jfdt.bsky.social is gonna fuck up soup for me, isn't he?

recent ghosts

Sooooo afraid of books. So scawy. Might give me a papercut. Anyways, I really, really want this one. I'm reeeally into punk poetry and antifacist poetry.

Antifa was designated a domestic terrorist organization. We're not terrorists, unless you're afraid of books. Then we're really scary people. badhandbooks.com/preorders/i-...

Behold the full-cover spread of ALL THE STARS DIE by @jfdt.bsky.social! This stunning collection of cosmic-horror novellas is coming soon. Art by @arayaart.bsky.social. Layout by @toddkeisling.com. With a foreword by @johnlangan.bsky.social. Pre-order: badhandbooks.com/preorders/jo...

Acclaimed author @benjaminpercy.bsky.social guests on The Bad Signal to discuss THE END TIMES, his upcoming collaboration with Stephen King. Listen to the deep dive conversation! And then pre-order THE END TIMES. open.spotify.com/episode/57Xa...

Speaking of the wonderful @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, did you know we're going to release a new edition of her novel NO GODS FOR DROWNING next year? Add it to your TBR. www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

Hey, look! We've passed 500 Goodreads ratings for CRANBERRY COVE by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social. www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

Late to the party, but 28 YEARS LATER is rully good.

Received the synopsis for the new GRIM DEATH book. THE CLOCK STRIKES MURDER is going to be a blast. If you haven't read the first book in the series, get on that! www.amazon.com/Grim-Death-B...

We'll share the link to a new episode of The Bad Signal and reveal the full-cover spread for @jfdt.bsky.social's ALL THE STARS DIE in tomorrow's issue of The Bad Handout. Sign up for our newsletter here. Get first dibs on everything and frequent discounts: badhandbooks.com/contact-bad-...

If you are wondering about the vibes at Bad Hand HQ today. Alice hasn’t left our side. I think she missed us during our travels. Same, Alice. Same. Ya big lug.

Breaking news: after two years of thinking about buying a new hoodie, I bought a new hoodie.

Irish friends! I can't wait for this event at Chapters Bookstore in Dublin in conversation with filmmaker David Merriman! I hope to see you there!

Variety calls THE RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR a “wickedly funny, bloody and unapologetically queer film.” I’ll take it! Congratulations, Glenn, and everyone who had a, ahem, hand in bringing our story to life: bit.ly/3KcM4T8 #fantasticfest #therestorationatgraysonmanor

TOMORROW: @benjaminpercy.bsky.social joins The Bad Signal to talk about his collaboration with Stephen King, THE END TIMES. Subscribe to our official podcast on Apple or Spotify.

This is the best kind of mail …

A friendly reminder from THE MANAGEMENT. Reading is rebellion.

"Well I'm a punkrocker, yes I am."

Superman battles a cult of tech bros who set masked thugs on the populace to disappear people in the absence of due process, abuse dogs, spread conspiracy theories and collaborate with foreign dictators to commit genocide. Nailed it.

Prepped a deck for my call with the sales team at my distributor. Tally ho.

I wrote the introduction for the Horror Writers Association's Latinx Heritage in Horror Month series. Please read it and the work of the authors we are celebrating all month. Thank you HWA for this opportunity. horror.org/an-introduct...

While I'm working on upcoming titles...our youngest, Franny, is conducting a Zoom meeting with a friend to choreograph a dance they're going to try on the playground tomorrow. There are diagrams. She is her father's daughter.

Man...I just ate some Vermont cheddar with crackers and slices of a Honeycrisp apple I picked from my front yard and I'm thinking that's the best stuff in life.

Pretty respectable Honeycrisp harvest from our one small, producing tree.

This looks fun

Benjamin Percy and Stephen King collaborate to bring you THE END TIMES: A short, post-apocalyptic novel told over monthly newspaper issues delivered to your door. Seems like something @pattonoswalt.bsky.social and @joshruben.bsky.social would be into. badhandbooks.com/preorders/th...

Happy birthday to @stephenking.bsky.social! Thank you for all the stories.

Look: I love badass genre fiction, my family, gardening, and our Constitutional republic. That’s mostly what you’ll get here.

Been away from the garden since the 5th. Lots of tomatoes waited for me. Apples next.

A message from The Management. Disobey.

Love for The Hunger at The Lineup in their great list of historical horror w/ @victorlavalle.bsky.social & more the-line-up.com/books-like-b...

Get in at book one!!

Once, long ago, Constance Evermore fought the darkness and failed. Find out why--and what she plans to do about it--in NIRA: A Constance Evermore Story by @tomsnig.bsky.social and @jsuretteacheson.bsky.social. Fully illustrated by @tomsbrown.bsky.social.

Not the first to observe it but it bears repeating: If artists didn’t matter so much, they wouldn’t come after us first. Stay safe as best you can. Keep working.

Heads on swivels. Middle fingers up.

Impacted titles will be Father Gaetano’s Puppet Catechism and All The Stars Die. More soon regarding release dates.

Good thought. I'm doing ok from paid illo work but there are a lot of brilliant creators you can back, also, order the entire catalogue from @badhandbooks.bsky.social . That will keep you entertained for a while!

Remaining dates on the tour for FIEND! Please note a line-up change for Oct 1, Frederick MD: the wonderful @jamieflanagan.com will be joining me!

One of our email subscribers just used their code to save 20% on the Shadow Saga by @cgolden.bsky.social. Check your inboxes and get in on this. The code expires this Sunday. badhandbooks.com/preorders/th...

The end is nigh! Benjamin Percy teams up with Stephen King for a short, post-apocalyptic novel delivered in monthly newspapers. Featured in FORBES, FANGORIA and more! Thanks to demand, we've expanded the print run. Get in on this. badhandbooks.com/preorders/th...

TUESDAY: @benjaminpercy.bsky.social joins THE BAD SIGNAL for a deep dive about THE END TIMES. Subscribe to our official podcast on Apple or Spotify.

Proud of @cybergodwrites.bsky.social for penning I WAS A TEENAGE ANTIFASCIST. It’s the kind of work we all need. badhandbooks.com/preorders/i-...

Stephen Colbert: “Tonight we’re all Jimmy Kimmel…. With an autocrat, you can’t give an inch. If ABC thinks that this is going to satisfy the regime, they are woefully naive, and clearly they've never read The Children's Book If You Give a Mouse A Kimmel.”