January 1 — “The Only Writing Advice You’ll Ever Need to Survive Eldritch Horrors” by Aimee Picchi. Maintaining a relationship is hard when you have a secret identity. #storyaday2025

Without downloading any new pics what's your energy going into 2025?

One of my reading goals for 2025 is to read more short stories. What are your favorite short stories, friends? 📚

Let's talk books, kittens. What book did you read this year that you loved with the heat of a thousand suns? What 2025 book releases are you most excited about?

Spent a couple of days with the greatest group of people you could want to hang out with: horror lovers. Talking books with writers and attendees did my soul a world of good. Book people are the effin' best.

My favorite way to spend the last day of the year: Get your TBR ready—here are my favorite books of 2023! I love making these each year, and I can't wait for the clock to strike midnight so I can start reading next year's candidates. Happy new year, star bits. ❤️ www.instagram.com/p/C1iJ1NvSle...

Without downloading any new pics, what’s your energy going into 2024?

It’s a secret still! But I have written the dedication, the introduction, and the acknowledgments. That’s about everything you need, right? 😅

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This weekend wraps up 2023. What do you think your last read of the year will be? 📖

My Christmas present to myself arrived! To celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, Abacus Books in the UK released a special edition of the novel. In February, I will be reading The Secret History for the 32nd time, while hoping 2024 brings news of a new book.

For those looking for short story recommendations

Happy Tuesday (even though I keep thinking it’s Monday!) Here is my book mail from the last few weeks. I’ve finally decided on the book I want to read first in 2024: The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma. What are you excited to read, friends? What do you think your first book will be in 2024?

There’s options ranging from direct monthly or annual support to joining their book clubs and a monthly subscription book box also. I’m joining also.

TFW you slide the scissors through the whole piece of wrapping paper without it catching.

Happy 10th anniversary to this quote from John Waters in the NYT. Reposting it each year is my only holiday tradition. 🎁

we have preorder links and we have cover copy!!! readjumpscares.com/horror-for-w...

🤖 deadline.com/2023/12/alex...

It was hard to pick, but here are 36 upcoming titles to add to your TBR! 🎉 I will post about SO many more as the weeks go by, but this will get you started. Featuring Jami Attenberg, Morgan Talty, Kelly Link, Maurice Carlos Ruffin, R.O. Kwon, Lisa Ko, and Rufi Thorpe! 📚 bookriot.com/new-book-rel...

Check me out, I'm fabled. www.npr.org/2023/12/09/1...

I’m having a horror-fying weekend! 👻 I have decided to throw myself a little horror readathon this weekend. These are the upcoming horror and thriller releases I plan to read. What horror books are you excited about? What are you reading this weekend? 📚❤️📚

Entering the period in which I will have to skeet about my novel a fair amount & I understand if anyone wishes to mute me for a period of time. Having said that, there's a giveaway on Goodreads! If you'd like to try for a galley of The Book of Love, here's the link: goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

As previously mentioned, I am very much still working in December, and I have openings for editing clients. I do developmental editing of novels and novellas. More info here: www.kathowardbooks.com/editing Reposts very much appreciated - thanks.

Pretty psyched to be in swell company here: crimereads.com/the-best-cri...

Surprise surpriiiiiiise! Episode 1 is now available in most places! Not sure why Google is so slow 🤷🏾‍♀️ Apple & Spotify are on top of it, though! eedapod.com/episode-1-br...

Over the moon about this.

Good morning, star bits! What are you reading these days?

I’ve read about half of these & EVERY SINGLE ONE of those is a book I love & still think about, this is a tremendous deal (but also if you saw me raving about Saint of Bright Doors & haven’t read Sofia Samatar you need to get on that immediately, ALL THREE OF THESE HERE)

Delighted to see Sarah Pinsker's collection Lost Places gracing this Slate 10 Best Books of 2023 list from Dan Kois: slate.com/culture/2023... @sarahpinsker.bsky.social

Good morning, star bits! Let's talk books. Tell me about an upcoming book you're excited to read. 📚

IT'S HERE! My new possession horror isolation thriller novel THE FOLLY is OUT TODAY!! Morgan always knew her father never murdered her mother. When he is acquitted and released from prison, the pair become caretakers of a remote Folly tower by the sea in idyllic Cornwall...

Hey all, I've started a new column at Atlas Obscura! It's called "Eerie Feeling," and it takes Mark Fisher's definition of the "eerie" as a jumping off point to delve into some of the weirder aspects of history. You can read the first installment, on the Mad Gasser of Mattoon, Illinois, here:

At last, my favorite crime novels of 2023, all at this gift link:

I have a new story out from @subpress.bsky.social - "White Horse, Red Fruit." The amazing cover art is by Galen Dara. A sin eater, a bone horse, and secrets that won't stay buried. Get the free ebook here: subterraneanpress.com/newsannounci...

Hello, new friends! And thank you to Lyndsie for including me on this great list. bookriot.com/authors-and-...

Please enjoy this homemade book trailer for my next book THE STARDUST GRAIL: www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8fTmXk5/ K thx bye 😅

Hey, large publication, that obituary you linked to was written by AI and uses unconfirmed information and insensitive language. Do better.

Thanks to @libertyhardy.bsky.social's newsletter I now know that there is a new Robin Sloan novel coming next year and it sounds fabulous: bookshop.org/p/books/wiza...

Song a day! Day six of covid. 😢 Here's Remedy by The Black Crowes. What song are you loving these days? www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYyR... Check out every SAD so far on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3bK...

Song a day! Day five of covid. 😢 Here's Down with the Sickness by Disturbed. What song are you loving these days? www.youtube.com/watch?v=09LT... Check out every SAD so far on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3bK...

Song a day! Here's I Wish It Would Rain Down by Phil Collins. What song are you loving these days? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc_m... Check out every SAD so far on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3bK...

Song a day! Here's Sick of Myself by Matthew Sweet. What song are you loving these days? www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNfo... Check out every SAD so far on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3bK...

Song a day! Here's Machinehead by Bush. What song are you loving these days? www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzjE... Check out every SAD so far on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3bK...

Song a day! Here's No Children by The Mountain Goats. What song are you loving these days? www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqGK... Check out every SAD so far on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3bK...

Song a day! Here's Run from Me by Timber Timbre. I fell in love with this song on Good Girls, and was delighted to hear it on S2 of Our Flag Means Death. What song are you loving these days? www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbit... Check out every SAD so far on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3bK...

Song a day! Here's Make It ’Til Monday by The Verve. What song are you loving these days? www.youtube.com/watch?v=saWW... Check out every SAD so far on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3bK...

Song a day! Here's Go It Alone (Diplo Remix) by Beck. What song are you loving these days? www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeCa... Check out every SAD so far on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/3bK...