Usually I choose to read longer books in audio but I decided to go the print route with Devil’s Creek by @toddkeisling.com. It took me exactly one month to finish it but it was well worth it. Not only is it my favorite book I finished this year but it would make my top 10 of the past 10 years.

Great start to my day! @badhandbooks.bsky.social

Study: Mosquitos More Attracted To People Branded With Mosquito God’s Rune Of Punishment https://theonion.com/study-mosquitos-more-attracted-to-people-branded-with-mosquito-gods-rune-of-punishment/

Hey it's me!! Also on the subject of what you can do with a poli sci degree... fiction is indeed the only thing I do for money related to my poli sci degree. Which is kind of hilarious considering I went through a "what if I drop out of college to become a writer" period that really upset my mom.

7-Year-Old Has Seen Way Deeper Deep Ends https://theonion.com/7-year-old-has-seen-way-deeper-deep-ends-1846936965/

Sam Raimi didn't strap a Super 8 camera to a 2x4 so you could tell me that AI is "inevitable."

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

I know this has been pointed out many times by many people but I just want to reiterate: Anthropic is basically using Kurt Vonnegut's drawing of an asshole as the Claude logo

oh my god

🪐 THE SIXTH NIK is out today 🪐 Catch me at my most deranged. DESTINY CANNOT BE IMPLANTED

valve could change the world overnight if these pages included a giant blurb at the top that says "this price increase is because of AI causing component shortages" and their intended price next to that

"But they'll just use 'AI'" - Then let them use "AI," and fucking boo them loudly and in public for doing so, anyone using "AI" should be fucking ashamed for paying a billionaire for words instead of an actual writer, plus the writing they get will be bland and boring. Pay a real fucking writer!

I'll also note that my position on this has not softened over the intervening years; if anything, it's hardened. It's *fucking hard* for anyone to make a living being a writer these days. None of us should be cutting the legs out from under any other writer by driving down compensation.

"Fuck You, Pay Me" is a phrase most associated with Harlan Ellison, although many other writers have echoed the sentiment including me. I did write an essay a number of years ago in which "Fuck You, Pay Me" is prominent, and here it is for future reference: whatever.scalzi.com/2012/12/09/a...

Curated, not calculated. Because your reading life deserves more than an algorithm. #ShopIndie #ShopSmallForABigImpact

Curated, not calculated. Because your reading life deserves more than an algorithm. #ShopIndie #ShopSmallForABigImpact

Just received the first print proof for the new Killer VHS branding. This is going to be a great looking series! TRACKING DEATH by @spinetinglers.bsky.social, the 8th book in the series, is out August 25th! shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/trac...

Hey, we made a beautiful thing… Just got my copies of the limited edition “soft flotsam, tender jetsam” chapbook from Rapture Publishing, written by me, featuring art by Chris Panatier. THERE ARE ONLY 8 LEFT. I’ve got a handful to sell at events, but after that they’re GONE FOREVER: bit.ly/4dt7VCn

Welp, I've spent 30 hours typesetting and designing it and more money than I like to admit to have it printed to bring a chapbook giveaway to Camp Necon, but here what it'll look like, pretty much. I spoke with Jeffrey Alan Love and he gave me permission to nick his style for this project

If you can get it, you should probably get it. What a bunch of stories!

I know many self-pubbed folks who work twice as hard as Big Five pubs. The bias is bullshit.

working my last shift at this bookstore right now. just ran the numbers. since we opened in 2023 we've sold 14k books. no idea how that compares to other stores, but considering our first 2 years were in a shit location, I'm proud of that. 14k books that we put into readers' hands. hell of a thing.

Going to lengths to exclude self-published authors from lists, awards, and more is becoming dated and is upsetting for those of us who put as much work as a small publisher. There are plenty of us out here who do not engage in use of generative AI and who are writing compelling speculative fiction.

The limited edition of @lairdbarron.bsky.social's amazing collection, Not A Speck of Light, arrived today from @badhandbooks.bsky.social It features all new illustrations by @slimyswampghost.bsky.social. And when you're the designer, you even get your own custom lettered edition. 😉

Don't forget to enter our giveaway for one of 10 paperback copies of DEVIL'S CREEK by @toddkeisling.com. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Queer POC take note!! This is tomorrow!

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I had a ton of fun hosting this week's episode over at @pseudopod.org and it only took me 37 takes to get it right! :-)

GHOULISH BOOKS CO-FOUNDER @interrobangbus.bsky.social IS MOVING TO MINNESOTA. WE HAVE LISTED MANY USED (AND RARE!) BOOKS FROM MAX’S PERSONAL COLLECTION IN OUR WEBSTORE. ALL PROCEEDS GO TOWARD MOVING & LIVING COSTS. BOOKS: ghoulish.rip/product-cate... MOVIES: www.ebay.com/usr/maboot-6...

Couldn't sleep last night. Happens sometimes. And sometimes, moments like those call for a short story like a nightcap. Which is why, at 3 in the morning, you have to re-read "The Broadsword" by @lairdbarron.bsky.social. Because goddamn, folks. The nightmares are exquisite.

Coming in 2027: The debut collection by @kaseylansdale.bsky.social! Pre-order GRIM AT HEART today. badhandbooks.com/purchasedire...

Bear witness to the Old Ways and the loving god below shall bless thine heart. Hallelujah, brothers and sisters. Let us pray...

GOODREADS GIVEAWAY! Enter to win one of 10 paperback copies of @toddkeisling.com's DEVIL'S CREEK. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

And we are thrilled to have it.

It's been exactly 6 years since this book changed my life, and its corruption is still spreading. Multiple editions and languages, a Bram Stoker nomination, countless signings and events, and out of print twice. And yet it still lives, thanks to @badhandbooks.bsky.social. Solve et coagula, folks.

The Kickstarter for my folk horror novel Wellspring ends at 8PM EDT tonight. The good news is that it’s funded at over 800%. The better news is I’m gonna STFU about my damned book for a while.

Today is my 46th birthday. It's also publishing day for INHALATION. If it's alright with you guys, I'd like to talk about why this book exists, as well as spend some time thanking the folks who made this possible

Happy birthday / pub day, Michael!

So, uh... If the owner of the small press you are signed with has publicly stated she will continue using author royalty money for operating costs and now is stamping around social media calling everyone who's ever disagreed with her a fascist, you maybe ought to look into rights reversions.

😈 Are you ready for the first event drop of Dark Ink 2026? 📣 We are thrilled to announce our Dark Ink 2026 Kickoff event, Devils and Fiends, with @ChuckWendig.bsky.social & @ClayMcLeod.bsky.social, 8/21/26 at 7pm. 🎟️ There are multiple ticket options available. 🔗 buff.ly/e8cRm3r

CALL FOR COVER ARTISTS Myself and @thunderstormbooks.bsky.social are seeking a cover artist. Professional payment. Anyone welcome to submit. Details here: www.briankeene.com/news/call-fo...

When people ask me what I do for a living, I’m gonna show them this picture. Photo: Lily Chambers.

Add to this to your TBR. Have I ever steered you wrong? No. I’ve got impeccable taste in books, and this is my favorite book I’ve read this this year.

We have no money. You know this. Why do you keep asking why we’re not doing things we used to do? It’s because we have no money. We. Have. No. Money. We have no money. There is no money left. It’s all gone. None of us have it. No money. Nope. Money gone. We don’t have it. No.

Pssstt....it me! 🥃🌊

The latest Goodreads review of DEVIL'S CREEK by @toddkeisling.com says, "If you like gothic small-town horror with religious undertones and occult themes, this one is absolutely worth the read!" GET IT. www.goodreads.com/book/show/66...