Hails to The Line-Up! They agree that @rascalhartley.bsky.social's DEAR STUPID PENPAL is a must-read. This unique blend of sci-fi, cosmic horror, buddy comedy & romance is one of the best things you'll read all...ever. Out next Tuesday, order now here: store.tenebrouspress.com

From today's newsletter: "Not as many people will read DEAR STUPID PENPAL as *should*. But the ones who do? Get ready to hear them talking about it a whole lot, for a long time to come. This book changes people. It changed me." Preorder @rascalhartley.bsky.social's debut: store.tenebrouspress.com

I like to think that, every few books, we yeet a new one into existence that catches even our core audience off guard; the ones who put their full faith in us, knowing that the ride will at least be memorable. @rascalhartley.bsky.social's DEAR STUPID PENPAL is one. I'm dying to see yr reactions🖤☠️

I'm at it again with the book reviews. Check out my adoring rambles about Dear Stupid Penpal by @rascalhartley.bsky.social, published by @tenebrouspress.bsky.social: www.leootherland.com/post/dear-st...

Test pressing looks damn gorgeous. @rascalhartley.bsky.social’s genre-blurring Cosmic Sci-Horror Queer Romance epistolary novel DEAR STUPID PENPAL is out in less than two weeks! Preorder it here: store.tenebrouspress.com

"A joyously weird tale...that even the most jaded cynic can't help but get swept up in" - @ideofmarch.bsky.social Thrilling Sci-Fi, Cosmic Horror, & Love that spans light years🚀💀 @rascalhartley.bsky.social's brilliant DEAR STUPID PENPAL launches November 11: store.tenebrouspress.com

Our 35th(?!) book is out next month. Here’s the full cover wrap for @rascalhartley.bsky.social’s DEAR STUPID PENPAL, featuring stellar art by @carlydraws.bsky.social Cosmic Horror x Queer Romance in an entirely epistolary story. You gotta read it to believe it🖤☠️ Preorder: store.tenebrouspress.com

Hate when I have two ideas for a scene and one is obviously better but the other has a very funny joke. Like how am I meant to choose in these conditions

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Terror in the cards. Terror in the stars. Still to come this year, incredible fiction from @momoshaty.bsky.social & @rascalhartley.bsky.social! CLAIRVIOLENCE: TALES OF TAROT AND TORMENT is out October 21st. DEAR STUPID PENPAL is out November 11th. Preorder: store.tenebrouspress.com

🐺 A downtrodden ex-soldier. 🦭 A lost inn-owner. ❤️ Blossoming feelings. 🗡️ A dead body. 🏝️ An island, where justice is deadly. Selkie x werewolf Urban fantasy! Buy direct: tinyurl.com/DPPSalt duckprintspress.itch.io/the-salt-in-... GR: tinyurl.com/ys57r2rm TSG: tinyurl.com/2shv5aed 📚🌈📚💙📚🪐

Graphic design is my passion. Preorder today! store.tenebrouspress.com/products/dea... store.tenebrouspress.com/products/dea...

[Smacking Finch on the top of his head] this bad boy can fit so much anxiety in him

In the spirit of preorders opening, please enjoy this collage I made for my blorbos like. ages ago. Aku and Finch my beloveds

Preorders for my debut novel are open! [SNL voice] it's got everything... astronauts, Lego nerds, aroace characters, Taco Bell, existential dread, letters between two people separated by time and space, the Snarkiest Man You've Ever Met, and uh [checks smudged writing on hand] a vodka grandma!

Cosmic Horror. Sci-Fi time shenanigans. And… …Tenebrous finds LOVE??? 🖤🖤🖤💀💀💀 It’s true. @rascalhartley.bsky.social’s DEAR STUPID PENPAL is up for preorder now! store.tenebrouspress.com Stunning cover art by @carlydraws.bsky.social

Okay so: What if Weird Cosmic Horror... ...but also QueeRomance? We've got you covered, don't fret. DEAR STUPID PENPAL, an epistolary Sci-Horror novel, out this November from @rascalhartley.bsky.social Preorders coming soon🚀👁️📡💀 Cover art by @carlydraws.bsky.social

This art is such a knockout, as is the story it represents. Preorders for @rascalhartley.bsky.social's DEAR STUPID PENPAL are coming next month! 🖤☠️

DEAR STUPID PENPAL A recent book cover for DEAR STUPID PENPAL by @rascalhartley.bsky.social with @tenebrouspress.bsky.social charcoal with digital colour wanted to capture a quiet atmosphere, packets of data messages, the feel of waiting and soft hum of consoles #art #bookcover

🎉💀COVER ART REVEAL💀🎉 DEAR STUPID PENPAL, the debut from @rascalhartley.bsky.social is out November 11, & we're so stoked to be sharing this gorgeous art, courtesy of @carlydraws.bsky.social An existentially terrifying, all-epistolary Cosmic Sci-Horror novel about Weird Love. As you do🖤☠️

THIS IS WHAT I GET FOR FORGETTING TO CHECK MY SOCIALS FOR MONTHS. I WAS INCLUDED IN A LIST. I'M BEING VERY NORMAL ABOUT THIS. lithub.com/our-33-most-...

Dear Stupid Penpal by @rascalhartley.bsky.social might still be a little way away, but we promise there's every reason to get excited. This one's a crier. And a laugher. And a mortifier? Follow the author & us to hear more or get in on the book club now. (tenebrouspress.com/blog/2024/12...)

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My most beloved and amazing people! Pre-orders for "The Salt in the Sea" my m|m bittersweet romance story between a werewolf and a selkie on an island with a murder is NOW LIVE! 📚💙📚💫🚀📚🌈📚🪐 Get your copy and merch now! Candle! Cover art print! duckprintspress.com/the-salt-in-...

yes your honour i did curse him with my evil orb, but in my defence, i thought it would be sick as fuck

Five days left to win 1 of 10 copies of SPLIT SCREAM: OFF THE MAP featuring two New Weird Eco-Horror novelettes from @ideofmarch.bsky.social @johnkpeck.bsky.social & L. Mahler! Just add OFF THE MAP to your Goodreads To-Read pile and you're entered! Info here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

Here’s an exhausted gremlin selfie to tell you that my book about being an exhausted gremlin is coming out in a month! Waaaah!You can preorder it now: books2read.com/u/m00Ja0 If you like accessible but ruthless poetry about disability,heartbreak, & world rage, you might enjoy it😊 #disabled #booksky

Me, after a full day of activities: okay now I will lay on the couch and write The sudden and overwhelming urge to just fall asleep right here instead: 👀

#booksky 💙📚 It is officially #AromanticAwarenessWeek!!! All my short stories are 50% off _everywhere_! maybarros.com.br/aroweek-2025/

Little baffling why we just got followed by a swath of Pro-AI “writers”. Boy they’ll be disappointed when they find out that’s uh…not really our thing. If you’re one of em & you see this, we invite you to read some real life humans👇 Say it loud & proud: Fuck AI in the arts🚫🤖 tinyurl.com/2ekxutmk

Me: maybe if I make a moodboard, this plot bunny will be more solid and less just vibes (Spoiler alert: it's now just even more vibes)

GUESS WHAT CAME IN TODAY

Ok, Bsky - a MISSION for you. We want as many subs to Wrath Month as possible, from as diverse an array of voices as possible. POC voices, disabled voices, neurodiverse voices, trans voices, ace and aro voices - everyone. Scream it from the rooftops, folks!

Fancy banner comes later. Well for reasons, my debut novel is now on sale for 0.99c til the weekend! Keep dreaming! jdrivers.itch.io/the-edge-of-... 🪐📚💙📢📚🌈

Tomorrow, the second issue of THE SKULL & LAUREL is out! Put your creepy little eyeballs on THE BEST NEW WEIRD FICTION BEING WRITTEN TODAY. Submit to the will of the Skull and the Laurel. Hail the Minotaur: store.tenebrouspress.com

Today's goal: hit 63k in this wip Tomorrow's goal: uh... probably the same thing

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN!! Send us your flares and see guidelines for how to submit here: flaremagazinecom.wordpress.com #chronicillnessawareness #disabilities #mentalhealth #writingcommunity Please repost!

a whoooole shelf of 'um on Goodreads. www.goodreads.com/review/list/...

So, this is like the coolest thing ever

You can absolutely preorder each individual title, but if you want to get the full sensory New Weird 10p experience, our Book Club is your best bet! Exclusive extras + you can't put a price on the smug sense of self-satisfaction that comes from supporting indie Weirdos🖤☠️ store.tenebrouspress.com