You might want to read this but it also might make you sick with fury.

We're calling for submissions to the Black Archive from disabled authors and authors of colour, who we know have been underrepresented in the range. Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you. obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...

Beginning of the year plea: I am always on the lookout for collections of weird fiction by nonwhite authors, especially those that will be published in 2026. If you wrote one or are publishing one or just know of one, please get in touch. doomsdayer.wordpress.com/contact

I saw this exhibit in Chicago in the mid-00s. It stuck with me like no art exhibit ever has.

Spending New Year's Day doing what I've been doing all week: watching Shudder, writing Novel #2, and re-reading Wylding Hall. Dog snuggles included.

My latest short fiction review column is in the January issue of Locus Magazine! locusmag.com/2026/01/issu...

Today would be a good day for a lot of you (including a bunch of mutuals) to unfollow this AI bot account that bamboozled so many.

Before we leave 2025 in the dustbin where it belongs, make sure you reach out to me for potential coverage of your 2026 adult and YA SFF/H! Marginalized authors (or agents/publicists/editors thereof), fill out this contact form to get started: bookjockeyalex.com/contact/

Halloween People: Y'all know LOCUS covers horror, yes? But did you know it's published by a nonprofit? And also that today's the last day of its annual fund drive? And that Stephen King (yes, @stephenking.bsky.social) is matching donations? Let's do this! locus.betterworld.org/campaigns/20...

One of the many casualties of the death of restaurant criticism is the loss of an entire genre of writing like this, here. I want to follow this person around just to hear their quips and quibbles. defector.com/two-nights-p...

Heyyyyy, so did you know that Muñeca is now available to request on NetGalley? www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... Well, now you do! Please spread the word far and wide :)

Also, Muñeca is included in the 25% off deal that Barnes & Noble is doing! And the audiobook is $14 if you're a libro.fm member (which I recommend if you like to listen to your books.) www.barnesandnoble.com/w/muneca-cyn...

"A compelling read with its visceral 'sticky' atmosphere, unique take on the apocalypse, diverse voices and styles, and challenging themes." -Gaselle's review of The Writhing, Verdant End #ecohorror #horrorfiction Get sticky and get visceral--order a copy: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/the-...

When I wrote the horrible THINGS, I was tapping into my own most paranoid fears.

So pleased to see Muñeca included in this episode of horror books for the first half of 2026! Along with The Curse of Hester Gardens, a new Cynthia Pelayo (and, @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social, there's a new Catriona Ward!) Thank you to Becky and Emily and Robb :) www.thearcparty.com/p/2026-horro...

Just finished watching The Housemaid and... it's entertaining. Worth a watch. But I need "character stupidity" warnings just like they have warnings for violence/profanity/etc. "This plot depends on multiple people being dumbasses," kinda thing.

You heard L.P....

The AI chatbot has more than 3K followers. I just...

Fourteen of you follow this account that was clearly written by an AI chatbot. AI is fucking insidious, isn't it? We hates it.

In which an AI chatbot (pretending to be a legit account) responds to an article written with the help of another AI chatbot about how AI chatbots are good, actually, and Asimov would have agreed. Blockity blockity.

Just finished @jacymorris.bsky.social's We Like it Cherry. Oh, man: suspenseful (I was reading the ebook while walking my dog), gory, darkly funny, and made me never want to be cold again. I just kind of skimmed over the cannibalism. As I said, we love @tenebrouspress.bsky.social in this house.

Post a perfect album from the '90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice in Chains. tidal.com/album/43419951

This was delightful.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned in all the thirsty pieces about Heated Rivalry (MASSIVE SPOILERS for the whole show) is the role of the women in these beautiful hockey men's lives. 1/

Heaven help me, indeed.

THIS IS NOT A PLACE OF HONOR. In 2026, SPLIT SCREAM returns w/new novelettes from @sonorataylor.bsky.social & @matthewtpritt.bsky.social: CURSED PLACES. Preorders coming sometime down the road, but you can reserve yours by signing up for the 2026 Tenebrous Book Club! store.tenebrouspress.com

Sometimes I like to share short stories that made for FANTASTIC audio. These consistently, well, claw at me: Jonathan Louis Duckworth’s “Les Lutins”: “It began with sparrows, finches, and swallows. Little dead birds Magritte would find littering her lawn.” pseudopod.org/2020/07/03/p... 1 of 3

I've had the joy of reading and recommending The Buffalo Hunter Hunter and Moon of the Crusted Snow (@tkrex.bsky.social, I think you'd dig it) and here are a bunch more for me. More indigenous horror please and thank you.

Merry Christmas.

Just finished reading The Possession of Alba Díaz and LOVED it. So dramatic and gothic and horny and the writing was shot through with humor. One of my favorites this year.

OK so now I know where I'm going to be on Friday. www.instagram.com/p/DSlJ9xSE5v... Bay Area folks, come join?

Sharing this again because of course.

Yup!!! They're called headphones.

By the way, the video's being available on YouTube (for a second, until it was taken down) and on some other sites (until it's taken down) does not mitigate this. The audience for 60 Minutes is mostly normies. Who... probably won't download your bit torrent.

I write a good amount of historical fiction about BIPOC and queer people. I go to *a lot* of trouble to avoid putting slurs on the page, even if they were considered socially acceptable at the time by the people making them. It's possible.

Hey, you know how sometimes well-intentioned people say stuff like, "It's good when books get banned because it makes them more popular" or something? And we have to gently explain that that's not true? So, yeah, it was bad that Bari Weiss canceled the 60 Minutes segment.

The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality. And trans lives are grounded in reality. We see y'all. No matter what. www.popsci.com/science/tran...

In which I learn two cool things that I will share with you all: 1) The Ripped Bodice bookstore will be carrying Muñeca. My heart swells. 2) Lev AC Rosen's new mystery book, The Disaster Gay Detective Agency, has exactly the same release date as Muñeca (June 2.) www.therippedbodice.com

Fam heads up on a call for submissions: please share with a Black Horror writer who you know would eat this up. Look at that dream editing duo: @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and @chesyaburke.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 Deadline January 14th, 2026...! blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

Nine short stories of mine were published in 2025. You might find something you like. In the comments I list them with links. This, my awards eligibility post. #scifi #fantasy #hugo #nebula

We asked you to vote for your favorite books, movies, TV shows, short fiction, video games, and more of 2025...and now, Reactor is excited to present the results! Congratulations to all the winners! #booksky

Alex picks good ones.

If you can, authors, it's really good to put into your contracts that the translation, copy editing, etc, of your books has to be done by a human. And, yes, this shit is why.

Casual by @kojiadae.bsky.social from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social Technically sci-fi but a STUNNING parable about class and bodily autonomy featuring a woman forced to choose between her unborn child and the gaming app that controls her mental health

We're reopening to submissions on January 1st. Writers, ready your most depressing, unnerving, dislocating, horrible stories.

What are your favourite NOVELLAS from 2025? I'm primarily looking for: - weird/experimental/literary SFF - SFF w queer characters/elements/communities - historical sapphic romance - works that explore disabled experiences/communities Bonus if on Kobo, double for Kobo+, but open to other platforms.

General PSA: I get furious about approximately 37,104 things every single day. Sometimes I rant/post about them; sometimes I don't. Sometimes I do things about it but don't post/say anything. In other words, my silence is not a barometer for what I am or am not sick with rage about.

Previously unpublished femmes! (Sounds like a fun name for a trivia group.) Take note!

Seconding this. Lindsay will cheer you on all the time.

Looking for literary fiction novels and collections publishing between January and June of 2026. Got something? Send me some info! Many thanks.