Huge thanks to @brackenmacleod.bsky.social for the kind praise for @joanneanderton.bsky.social's PIXERINA, coming later this month. Pre-order this urban-gothic masterpiece wherever books are sold.

Thank you @unstablebooks.bsky.social for the early review of PIXERINA: A Haunting by @joanneanderton.bsky.social. If you love Del Toro's Spanish-language films, this quiet haunting is for you. Pre-order wherever books are sold.

Thank you to Amanda Niehaus for lending me this one. Incredible writing, and relevant to my current boxing obsession 😅

This was sweet and funny and just what I needed

Singapore souvenir book and I enjoyed it very much! Thank you @devinjeyathurai.bsky.social for the recommendation!

Far too many words and a complete mess, but that's what first drafts are for

I enjoyed this! It was a little odd, but I liked the way the stories pulled together into one bigger mystery.

Well. That was fucking amazing

Some more Pixerina inspiration from the Norman Lindsay gallery! These beautiful fierce women haunt and inhabit the gardens. They're mythological and real and every single one watches you as you wander past...

Some real Terror vibes. Thanks @angelaslatter.bsky.social for lending me this one!

Thank you @alanbaxter.bsky.social !!

Such fun!

Love a battered old library book full of highlighting and notes in the margins. Also, fascinating

I have stories for you! A few days late, but maybe you want something a little spooky this fine Thursday. This week our stories are from @joanneanderton.bsky.social and @cjtavares.bsky.social howsweetthewords.com/two-fic-tues...

Okay so I didn't hate it 🤷

Such a wonderful evening with the always amazing @angelaslatter.bsky.social launching A Forest, Darkly. Sadly I didn't get to throw things, but a great time was still had 😁

At the Thomas Dixon Centre: @joanneanderton.bsky.social launching @angelaslatter.bsky.social’s A Forest Darkly for Pulp Fiction books at the Thomas Dixon Centre

Enjoy 20% PIXERINA (a Haunting) by @joanneanderton.bsky.social when you shop our FLASH SALE through Sunday. Illustrated by @tomsbrown.bsky.social. Can a person haunt a ghost? badhandbooks.com/purchasedire...

Just finished reading. More creepy boat and bad weather horror.

Posting so I can remember which movies we've seen 😅 I really enjoyed this! Moments of gruesome horror balanced with humour. Danny Elfman score a tad overpowering tho. Power going off in the theatre right in the middle only added to the experience

The most important member of the household is finally back from a trip to the repair shop! 🎉 I missed you coffee machine never leave again!

Pixerina comes out soon and in preparation I visited the Norman Lindsay gallery! That beautiful house with its gardens inhabited by magical statues was in my mind while writing this book. Like this woman, watching over the pool. Imagine swimming out there, wouldn't you feel safe under her gaze?

I enjoyed this very much! Family secrets, a possessed house, some seriously creepy moments, and beautiful writing.

Behold this cushion I got at IKEA. It is my new favourite thing. Look at this ridiculous little guy. LOOK AT HIM!

“TAILORED REALITIES is good place to start if you’re intimidated by the vast number of books in Sanderson’s catalogue, and an enjoyable side trip if you’re already a fan.” Joanne Anderton reviews Brandon Sanderson

Just finished reading this gorgeous magical heartbreaking book by @manuscriptgal.bsky.social Been on my to read pile since the launch in, when was it, July last year (?) Anyway, far too long. But worth the wait.

Fun evening at the tennis!

Very cool to start the year with a reprint in The Dark! Check out 'Three on a Match' in the newest issue (and support an incredible magazine while you're there) www.thedarkmagazine.com/issues/janua...

Paging @elliottgish.bsky.social @kaychronister.bsky.social @joanneanderton.bsky.social @nicholasroyle.bsky.social @charlieratpig.bsky.social

Bought this at world fantasy from the wonderful team at @tachyonpub.bsky.social and just devoured it. Loved it! Perfect boxing day reading

Just finished reading this delightfully dark novella sized folk horrory bite from @angelaslatter.bsky.social

First I had to reread Witch King, obviously. But now caught up and finished reading Queen Demon!

I want see too

Exciting book acquisitions I forgot to post about! 😅 Not one, but TWO new books by @angelaslatter.bsky.social!! And a contributors copy of Midnight Echo edited by @martydyoung.bsky.social !

Another interior illustration from Pixernia by @joanneanderton.bsky.social. Deep, haunting, beautifully written. You want it. (as I said, I only illustrate books I love) From @badhandbooks.bsky.social , naturally. badhandbooks.com/preorders/pi...

See creators highlighted in HWA November Seers’ Table column: @joanneanderton.bsky.social, @jordankurella.com, @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social horror.org/the-seers-ta...

April next year!!

I was thrilled to be hosting some exceptional horror authors at The Cold Shiver @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social We discussed the mechanics of fear and how we can keep our readers on their toes. @hildur.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @sarajaynetownsend.bsky.social @joanneanderton.bsky.social

Just finished reading. Interesting structural contrast to Blood Cruise 🤔 some genuinely creepy moments.

New review for @aunz.theconversation.com! Andrew Roff's 'Here Are My Demands', a near future SF about politics, activism, and hope, set in a 2058 Australia.

Very exciting book delivery today from @undertow.bsky.social! What a wonderful TOC to be a part of! 😍

Just finished reading! Kinda for research, I guess. But mostly just for fun

In exciting news my Murderbot essay 'Nice Safe Emotions' from @speculativeinsight.bsky.social won the William Atheling Jr Award over the weekend! So unexpected and exciting!

I'm so pleased to be a part of the 20th issue of Midnight Echo! (Feels poetic cuz I was in issue 2 all those years ago) Thank you @martydyoung.bsky.social and the AHWA and have a wonderful launch at Conflux! Wish I could be there.

Two weeks to go! Come and join me for this online writing workshop. We're going to talk horror and do some writing and have a fun (and hopefully creepy...) time. Monday 13 October 2025 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Online via Zoom

So excited to have found this set at Relove today!! I can practice my hiragana 😁 (also the 'absolutely rooted clock', which did not come home with me but I love)

At Avid Reader! @damonyoung.com.au interviewed by @joanneanderton.bsky.social about Immortal Gestures, followed by introductory poetry by @shastradeo.bsky.social , preceded by short readings by salon panel of young writers (some from my classes:)

Today's book delivery! In preparation for the Brisbane Writers Festival!

Just finished reading The Deep. Really enjoyed it. Creepy Titanic and Britannic. Historical cruise ship horror, I guess

If Melbourne University Publishing doesn’t want to keep publishing Meanjin, they should hand over the journal to someone worthy of the responsibility. Me in The Conversation theconversation.com/the-decision...