I am honored! Thank you @candacenola.bsky.social and @elizabethbroadbent.bsky.social for this feature! #BookSky

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I'm grateful for the inclusion of THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS on this @crimereads.bsky.social list of "The Most Anticipated Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of 2026." Links in comments. @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social #booksky #thecurseofhestergardens #tamikathompson

One week left to enter! @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #thecurseofhestergardens #tamikathompson

Goodreads, @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social, and I are back at it with another giveaway of 100 Advance Reader Copies of my debut gothic novel THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS. Enter now through 2/9 at the link in comments (US Entrants only). #TheCurseOfHesterGardens #TamikaThompson @erewhonbooks.bsky.social

You've all been warned! 😆

This praise from @v-e-tirado.com means everything to me. Authors send our work into the world in the hopes that someone will connect with it, so receiving kind words about my debut from a brilliant, talented, and critically acclaimed author like Tirado is an honor. Link in comments. #BookSky

It is an honor to have multi-award-winning author @geneveflynn.bsky.social, who also happens to be a wonderful soul, say such kind things about my debut novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS. I feel blessed. Preorder link in comments. #BookSky @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

Final day to enter this Goodreads giveaway! #booksky

Congratulations to editor @horrortom.bsky.social! I feel honored to have a story in this Splatterpunk Award-nominated anthology. If you haven't spun the rack yet, now is the time. Get your copy at the link in comments and be sure to check out my tale, "The Creak on the Attic Stairs." #horror

***Two Days Left to Enter!*** Excited to share that @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social and I are partnering with Goodreads to give away 100 ARCs of THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS. Now thru 1/13, visit the link in comments to enter. #TheCurseOfHesterGardens #TamikaThompson @erewhonbooks.bsky.social #booksky

Advanced Reader Copies of my debut novel have arrived! I am over the moon! Preorder link in comments! @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social #thecurseofhestergardens #tamikathompson

***ONE WEEK LEFT TO ENTER!*** #Booksky

I'm starting the new year with gratitude. This time to the incomparable, award-winning author @christinogle.bsky.social for these kind words about my debut novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS. It is an honor to have this advance praise. As always, preorder link in comments. #Booksky

Excited to share that @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social and I are partnering with Goodreads to give away 100 ARCs of my debut gothic novel THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS. From today through Jan. 13, visit the link in comments to enter! #TheCurseOfHesterGardens #TamikaThompson @erewhonbooks.bsky.social

Get a jump on your 2026 reading goals with the B&N sale happening now! Preorder my debut gothic novel THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS at @BNBuzz today and get 25% off. Use PREORDER25 at the link in comments.  @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

Thrilled to share that the brilliant @leemurraywriter.bsky.social called my debut gothic horror novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS 'a modern classic.' Truly an honor. Preorder link below. @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #GothicHorror #HorrorCommunity #booksky

I have to sit down for this one. Literary titan @tananarivedue.bsky.social has recommended THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS in @peoplemag.bsky.social. I'm stunned and honored. Link to her full quote in comments. Preorder link in comments. @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

This week, I must take a moment to express my gratitude for @nytebird45.bsky.social. Linda embodies sisterhood, support, care, knowledge-sharing, mentorship, she is a force that commands every room she enters, and I can't heap enough praise onto her for this blurb.

I'm speechless. Literary icon @tananarivedue.bsky.social has graced THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS with the most incredible blurb. To have someone I admire so deeply say such wonderful things about my debut novel is a dream come true. @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social Link below.

I am humbled and speechless (and choked up, if I'm being honest). Full video: www.instagram.com/reel/DQhrPN_... @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social @beccapodos.bsky.social H/t to @sistahscifi.bsky.social for making sure I saw this. ❤️

If you haven't checked out the cover to my debut novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS, or read the excerpt, head on over to @peoplemag.bsky.social for the exclusive first look! people.com/see-the-cove... @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #horrorbooks #gothic #suspensenovel

Thrilled to unveil the cover of my debut horror novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS, coming 2026 from @erewhonbooks.bsky.social! See the full cover and read an excerpt in @peoplemag.bsky.social (link in comments!) @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social @beccapodos.bsky.social

Watch this space. The cover art for THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS is coming this week. Just in time for Halloween!

I had a blast last night sharing space with Kristina Sergeevna Ten, Cynthia Gomez, and M.M. Olivas at Tally Ho Bookstore. We shared our work and had a spirited Q&A session. There was even a small "campfire" and fog! Be sure to add these brilliant authors to your reading lists.

TONIGHT!

Got your pre-Halloween plans sorted? Add this to the agenda: "Scary Stories by the Campfire!" ​I'll be reading alongside @kristinaten.bsky.social, Cynthia Gomez, & @olivasthewriter.bsky.social THIS FRIDAY, 10/24 at Tally Ho Bookstore. Join us! You won't regret it... probably. #HorrorReads

My new ghost story, "The Creak on the Attic Stairs," is officially out in The Rack II: More Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks! I got my contributor's copy of this all-star anthology. Get yours today! Link in comments. #TheRackII #Horror #GhostStory #Halloween #BookRecommendations

What if you discovered your memories weren't recollections at all but dreams that you'd mistaken for reality? My new short story, "The Other Reality," is OUT NOW in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine, Issue #99. Link in comments.

​Still buzzing from the "Feminist Futurism" panel at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art on how spec fiction is a vital tool for liberation. Huge thanks to Faith Adiele, @angeladalton.bsky.social, @charliejane.bsky.social, & @sistahscifi.bsky.social's Isis Asare for an amazing talk. Audience Q&A was 🔥!

Heading to MarinMOCA this Sat., 9/27, for a panel on "Feminist Futurism vs. Project 2025." I'll be discussing how, with speculative fiction, we can build toward a better future. Joined by a powerhouse of authors: Faith Adiele, Angela Dalton, and Charlie Jane Anders. Don't miss this! #MarinMOCA

Final day to save!

Haven't preordered your copy of THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS? B&N Rewards Members, you can snag it for 25% off when you preorder through Sept 5th. Just use code PREORDER25 at checkout. Go, go, go! 🏃‍♀️ is.gd/gDfLKm @barnesandnoble.com

The Rack II cover is here! I'm beyond excited that my work is included in this incredible anthology edited by Tom Deady. The cover art by @lynnehansenart.bsky.social is perfection. Pre-order link in comments. Full cover at @horrordna.bsky.social. #HorrorAnthology #HorrorCommunity #VintageHorror

Got to chat with the brilliant Kat Trinidad on her Books en Vogue podcast. We explored the world of my speculative fiction collection, and we even re-enacted her favorite scene from my book! Link in comments. #HorrorAuthor #AuthorsofBluesky #SpeculativeFiction #Podcast #BookCommunity

Thrilled that my new short story, "The God Bot," is out now in the latest issue of @penumbricmag.bsky.social. It follows Javonte, who finds a mysterious app on his phone that claims to be God, wanting him to make "better" choices, or else. This issue is FREE to read online. Link in comments!

Check out my recent interview with Vincent Midgard of "The Dark Mind" podcast. From creature features to societal collapse, we went through each story in my collection and discussed them in depth. It is unlike any interview I’ve done, and it was a blast. Full interview link in comments.

As promised when I participated on the #StokerCon2025 panel "Horror Podcasts: Conversations that Feed the Genre," here’s the list of my favorite #horror podcasts as well as ones everyone should be listening to in the genre. Please let me know your favorites as well! Link in comments. #stokercon

Today is the final day to save on a @barnesandnoble.com preorder of my debut novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS. Use promo code PREORDER25. Link in comments. @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

My debut novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS, is available for preorder now!!! @barnesandnoble.com is running a special sale July 8-11! B&N Rewards Members get 25% off all preorders (35% off for premium members!) when you use the promo code PREORDER25! Please share far and wide! Link in comments.

My pre-order from @bookshop.org just arrived, and I can't wait to read the latest from @marksarvas.bsky.social!

How do writers resist? How do authors get their work published in troubling times? I discussed publishing in times of unrest in the June 2025 issue of THE WRITER'S CHRONICLE. Link in comments.

My 2025 #StokerCon Horror Prom was amazing! Congratulations to all of the winners, especially Monika Kim, @dianapho.bsky.social , and @erewhonbooks.bsky.social for THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART. @victormanibo.com Jamal Hodge @sumikoska.bsky.social Joyce Carol Oates @lmariewood.bsky.social

And the #StokerCon Authentic Representation in Horror Panel was insightful and a lot of fun. I love how every answer Rob Costello gave drew applause. Logan Johnson Rae Knowles @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social @aarondries.bsky.social @gabytriana.bsky.social

A highlight of this #StokerCon was going off site for lunch with my editor @dianapho.bsky.social and my @erewhonbooks.bsky.social author sibling @victormanibo.com. I'm grateful they didn't make me walk there in my heels!

My #StokerCon2025 author reading is in the books! @jpbehrens.bsky.social started us off with an amazing reading, I shared Yusef's story from "Bridget Has Disappeared," and I got to experience @claymcleod.bsky.social's emotional and dramatic performance of his Stoker-nominated work. Wow. #stokercon

I always get placed next to my favorite authors at the #StokerCon Mass Author Signing. What luck! @paultremblay.bsky.social @sonorataylor.bsky.social

The #StokerCon Horror Podcasts panel with Guest of Honor Scott Edelman was amazing. Wonderful discussion and great questions from the audience. Be on the lookout for my list of podcasts that everyone in the genre should be listening to, including ones from the dozen or so I've appeared on.

It's my favorite time of year, when I visit with my fellow Halloween People at StokerCon and attend Horror Prom! This year in Stamford, CT, you can find me in the Dealers' Room, at the Mass Author Signing, at my author reading, and on a mix of in-person and virtual panels. Join me! #StokerCon