Tomorrow! NYC, don't miss this reading with me, @amandacockrell.bsky.social @ellenkushner.bsky.social and @michaelswanwick.bsky.social at @bklynbooksbooze.bsky.social! I'm going to be reading from my upcoming STARTUP HELL, so this is your chance for a sneak peek! MORE: BrooklynBooksBooze.com

Had a dream in which I was a new super villain. 100% of the dream was shopping at a store focused on supervillain costumes run by a drag queen, trying to pick out the perfect combo of leotards, boots, and accessories. I'd just made it to the dressing room when I woke up. Didn't get to see my combo!

Hellebore cake! Chocolate cremeux, chocolate mousse, Ultimate Chocolate Cake from Love & Olive Oil. Really happy with how the two tone petals came out!

I'm watching Culinary Class Wars, a Korean cooking competition on Netflix, and my biggest takeaway is wow, there are a lot of Korean and Chinese cooking techniques and dishes I'm unfamiliar with. I need to fix that!

Our characters earn a fresh start - the ones who aren't dead, at least! It's Chapter 19 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 428, "Dark Wizard Cleaner" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/49H2Hzp #readalong #bookclub

Instead of ending the constitution and murdering people, we could have high speed trains and universal health care.

Why is it that every darn time I send a newsletter, it has a new exciting way to be a headache? (This one included the chocolate-covered cherry chocolate cookie recipe I promised in Dec. You can still find the recipe in the bonus material archive if you missed it. www.caitlinrozakis.com/contact)

Almond base, chocolate mousse, raspberry and persimmon decorations. No, I'm not avoiding rewriting this one scene, why do you ask?

Lotta people talking about how much 2026 is gonna suck. I'm not hearing much on what they're planning on doing to try to make it suck less. Commit to reasonable action, find out ways to help locally, and bring others into the fold. It is gonna suck, how much it's gonna suck is up to all of us.

I am so excited about next week. Partially because this is the first time I'll be reading from STARTUP HELL for a local audience. But maybe mostly for this drink 😆

Just read this story about @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social. Charlie’s is a lovely gem of a bookstore and holiday sales make up a huge chunk of the yearly revenue for bookstores. www.fox13seattle.com/news/seattle...

Sad you didn't win the ARC drawing for STARTUP HELL? ARCs are now available to request from @titanbooks.bsky.social on NetGalley (both UK and US)! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...

Soon!

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So my favorite family Thanksgiving story. I'm at my in-laws one year, and we're all chatting nicely over the cheese and crudite and pigs-in-blankets, when there's suddenly an uproar on the side of the room.

In extremely low stakes outrage, my friend's daycare has declared that tomorrow is "everything but a bag!" day. They're supposed to send the kids (babies! toddlers!) in with all their stuff in anything other than a bag.

And the winner is... @sherronmeinert.bsky.social ! Thanks so much, everyone who liked, reposted, and added to their TBRs!

Maybe the day I bumped up my upper body strength training was not the day to be drawing the maps for this book I'm working on. *arm twitches*

Last chance!

John Cage, submitting the sheet music for "4'33"" to his publisher: What do you think? Publisher: No notes.

So, what story are we telling ourselves today?

Can't wait to read with these fine folks. NYC area folks, come on by for a sneak peek at my next book, STARTUP HELL!

I'm watching People We Meet on Vacation and I do not remember Book!Poppy being this insufferable.

The most heroic of bungling causes everything to go badly for everyone. It's Chapter 18 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 427, "He Walked the Chicken Walk" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/4jDPj3M #readalong #bookclub

TFW when you finish your first draft. WOOO! TFW when you remember the giant running list of "go back and fix"...

A story about a fish.

Here's a news headline you'll WANT to read: BBB returns on 1/20 at 7pm for our first reading of the year with awesome authors @amandacockrell.bsky.social @ellenkushner.bsky.social @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social & @michaelswanwick.bsky.social ! Sip & savor with us! 🍸📖🎙️ More: BrooklynBooksBooze.com

Obligatory slightly awkward awards eligibility post. I only have the one novel out in 2025, but if you're nominating for Best Novel in one of the many awards out there, and you liked THE GRIMOIRE GRAMMAR SCHOOL PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION, please keep it in mind?

Do you like corporate satire, sexy demons, or crow familiars who want to steal your tortilla chips? I have an ARC of my upcoming book, STARTUP HELL, from @titanbooks.bsky.social. It's signed, with a doodle. And it wants a home (in the US because of the realities of shipping).💙📚

Do you like corporate satire, sexy demons, or crow familiars who want to steal your tortilla chips? I have an ARC of my upcoming book, STARTUP HELL, from @titanbooks.bsky.social. It's signed, with a doodle. And it wants a home (in the US because of the realities of shipping).💙📚

In continuing the theme of "wow my dreams are meta" last night I skimmed some of my dream and so I had to go back and redream it, and then could skip ahead when I hit chunks I remembered.

Last of the holiday bakes - shameless GBBO ripoff. Meringue trees with nutmeg creme patissiere and mixed berry jam, pomegranate decorations.

Random hot take: Mr. Bennett is every bit as frivolous and shallow as his wife, but all his failures are male-coded so we're culturally primed to like him while finding her silly.

Hey NYC folks - I'm going to be doing a reading in Brooklyn on 1/20 with some other delightful authors. Hope to see you there!

Some folks are infuriated by the B2B marleting jargon in this set of subway ads that's impenetrable to most riders. Me? It's the logo. Look at "clay" - extremely basic typeface but every letter is just the tiniest bit off-kilter. Kerning, leading, the y is actually rotated like 3 degrees or so.

Taking advantage of the last days of staycation for a matinee - Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York was hilarious. Since it's basically a two person show that could be done in a balck box, expect to see this forever 😆

A fake ritual descends into madness, while the real one turns into a tense standoff. It's Chapter 17 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 426, "The Wonderful Chaos" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/3Li99ob #readalong #bookclub

155 books in 2025 (although Goodreads thinks it's 153 because a couple ARCs I blurbed aren't up yet).

A random techical question brought on by French toast. If you are a restaurant that serves French toast for weekend brunch (so you don't have challah/brioche on your weekday menu) - what day is your challah delivery?

Aon my way to a party themed "This Shit is Bananas" because wtf 2025, where most of the food involves exotic fruit. What do you think, close enough to meeting the brief?

One day left, if you missed!

Like every other author with a release coming up, it's your annual reminder about the B&N preorder sale!💙📚

I'm taking a brief break from trying to iron out the difficulties with the climax of the next book to work on a project that I can't talk about but is So. Much. Fun. I entertain myself far too easily. All I can tell you at the moment is that it involves a cowtopus.

One of my favorite gifts this year - this incredible piece of art by @jodiharveyart.bsky.social. Carved out of a copy of DREADFUL, it has a level of detail that's amazing. Thr garlic suit! The two-headed dragon! Chicken! Tentacles!

Nothing says festive like drinking a tiki-style drink out of a dinosaur's butt!

People are posting their year in books, and I'm like - the week between Christmas and New Years is my biggest reading week! What do you think I asked for for Christmas? You think all these new books are going to wait for the new year?😆

No literary agent who is going to get you a deal is going to charge you upfront. They make a percentage. That is how it works. If someone says otherwise or tries to "upsell" you, they are scammers.

Freaking love this city and all the people in it so much….a bunch of people went and turned the 4 train into the Polar Express giving out toys to kids along the way from the Bronx to Brooklyn….shoutout to the @newyorkers.live account on IG for doing this 🙏 www.instagram.com/reel/DSnsvWS...

People coming through doors and cases of mistaken identity. It's Chapter 16 of "Dreadful" by @caitlinrozakis.bsky.social! Episode 425, "It Would Be a Farce" is now available wherever podcasts can be found! bit.ly/4pg30qC #readalong #bookclub

We're making Cornish hens. I've got 6, which came in packs of 2. The giblet packs are COMPLETELY RANDOM. Each has a different assortment of 2-3 parts, no pattern we could see. If you only got 1 package, total crapshoot on which parts you'd end up with.