My mom sent me a link to this bookshop website that curates interesting and unusual books. Great looking selection, here. societyforunusualbooks.com

"Screw the platforms. Ignore the stuff that you think sucks. Find books and art you love. Share them. Review them. Recommend them to friends. Make your own art. Share it. Hope it finds people who love it. What else can we do?"

Explore science fiction and fantasy through a Palestinian lens (and try reading "The Generation Chip") without crying.

Happy Friday the 13th #PulpSabotage

The YouTube algorithm sensed I could use some hope and inspiration 😌

Make Art (1/4)

Happy Black History Month! I'll be celebrating by watching "Sinners" again. And speaking of "Sinners", why not check out these Black vampire books by such talented authors (and editors) as @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social, @tananarivedue.bsky.social, @lmariewood.bsky.social, and @markusredmond.bsky.social

New year, new post 🎉 Nigerian-British author Nuzo Onoh's satirical ghost story mixes topical social commentary with a coming-of-age narrative.

Jazmina Barrera’s The Queen of Swords (tr. Christina MacSweeney) and Elena Garro’s The Week of Colors (tr. Megan McDowell), both released by Two Lines Press on November 11, introduce different sides of a pioneering Mexican author to English-language readers.

Ballet Folklorico de Riverside dancers -- always one of the best parts of the celebration

Bits and bobs from my altar, which I built with extra care this year because 2025 has been a year of loss. I've let The Planchette fall by the wayside, but I'm dusting myself off and looking forward to writing more in the new year.

Nopperabo is a strange supernatural phenomenon from #JapaneseFolklore. This yokai appears just like any normal human, but it is far from ordinary because it has no face. Generally nopperabo aim to scare unsuspecting victims out of their wits. They lurk... #WyrdWednesday 🎨Matthew Meyer @yokai.com 1/4

This sounds like a dream job (if I had any artistic ability). I really miss the elaborate illustrations on magazines and book covers

This was maybe the first time I paid any attention to rhythm in language and it's still so satisfying

Happy summer solstice! Only 94 days left until fall 🍂

Your Juneteenth watchlist * Miss Juneteenth * The Blackening * Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror * Horror Noire - the @shudder.com anthology film I bet you never saw! Includes my first adaptations: "The Lake" and "Fugue State" (co-starring Tony Todd!!!)

Analog horror from @kgcttv on TikTok

Huntington Beach is a mess...a loss for their city council is a win for all of us

We need answers about what happened on Alderaan and assurances from the Empire that it won’t happen again.

Every single word of this

This is exactly what I keep thinking -- every historical event that I was taught growing up was a sign or symptom of fascism is happening. The exact same stuff. But for some reason now it's ok.

This kind of nonsense is exactly why reading a lot, reading widely and encouraging others to do the same is so much more important than ever now

Chang-Yu Ko's eerie ghost story Whisper is one for Asian horror lovers

I sure do love KING KONG VS GODZILLA (1962), I mention for no particular reason

"All true democracies place a high value on freedom of expression in the arts and humanities, as have all U.S. presidential administrations until now."

Saw it today and I was blown away -- scary, substantive, moving, just everything

A summary of Sinners in 18 seconds or less Probably_NotChris:

A long overdue new post: I was granted my first ARC! Look for Zoë Apostolides' quietly haunting The Homecoming this July:

Absolutely phenomenal Twilight Zone retrospective that's WELL worth checking out!

i'm so stoked for the murderbot show for a number of reasons but chief among them is that it's pretty rare that SFF written by not-men gets optioned and then actually adapted and filmed and released and i want to see this succeed so that there can be more

All objectively true facts

It's come to my attention that some people believe you can't buy a new book until you've read the books you already have. Let me assure you, as both a lawyer and a writer, that this idea is legally and morally WRONG and BAD. Buy more books.

One of my fav things about Dracula is that the reader is in on what's happening, but you're watching everyone assemble their respective puzzle pieces until they get it. Nosferatu is a masterpiece for a lot of reasons, but esp. the portrayal of folklore.

Here’s some Philip Bosmans art to make your Monday a little better.

A cartoon for @theguardian.com books.

Libraries are a precious resource and I really fear their future in this country. Growing up I saw them as a source of free entertainment but as an adult it's become clear that they're so much more than that.

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks 
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available." www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/...

Godzilla's co-creator novelized the first two movies in 1955, and these books are now available to English-speakers via Jeffrey Angles' wonderful translation:

Anyone who loves books should recognize this historically accurate fact. #Bluesky #Booksky

Ghosts, magic, class conflict and street justice: the modern world is a haunted house in Layla Martínez's debut novel.

The Planchette's first review! #pinkskyPost

IT'S ALIVE! The Planchette officially has its first-ever post. Come read about the magical creatures lurking around 19th century Norway: