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I wrote about language, lying & world-building for the NYTBR as expressed in 3 extraordinary & very different books: THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION by qntm, THE MISHEARD WORLD by Aliya Whiteley, & THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS by SL Huang.

And there you have it: the full line-up for our adventure into time and place at the next edition of Writing the Occult. It's our biggest yet - but will you be brave enough to join the journey? Details 🧵⬇️

Had a wonderful time reading Home Sick by Rhiannon Grist a wonderful modern folk horror for the socially awkward of us with a dark side. Tense, emotional and wonderfully told it works even on a very warm day to chill this reader. Review to come

Not only can you now pick up a signed copy of @mikebrooks668.bsky.social's excellent This Is Where The Future Bleeds @waterstonesipswich.bsky.social, but the author has dropped off bookmarks, slydewasp stickers and BEER MATS from the inn in the story (!) to give away when you buy a copy! 🪐📚💙 #SFF

The Salt King by @natashapulley.bsky.social is a gorgeous and creepy fusion of folk horror with biblical lore, centred on the cult of the Salt King in East Anglia and the Jesuit priest dispatched by the Vatican to get to the bottom of it as rumours of miracles appear... Out end of Aug! 💙📚🪐 #SFF

Listening to this book of short stories, and it's so incredible. (Yet another superb choice in my Anton Hur Translated This Libby tags. This tag has never ONE TIME steered me wrong.) #SFF

The Dungeon Book by @mytholder.bsky.social is out early next month! An epic yet heartfelt tale following Bait, a girl raised by dungeon monsters after she was stolen by a dragon as a baby. It's going to be a must-read for anyone who loves D&D and sword & sorcery fantasy! ⚔️ 💙📚🪐 #Preorders #SFF

Properly delighted to have unpacked our first #EdenBookSociety edition today! The Rednexorcist by Frank Sloane (you must read the synopsis as it sounds quite something) - a classic rediscovered in the archives of the mysterious Society by @deadinkbooks.bsky.social, or.... #Horrorsky 💙📚🪐

It's so nicely produced. Even the little slightly weathered stamp on the inside made me smile. Hopefully we'll get the whole 1993 set!

... Or! is it a cunning ruse in which you can snag some truly original short fiction by some of today's hottest horror talents writing under pseudonyms? Either way you should check it out. The Rednexorcist: "He’ll hit you so hard you'll pray... FOR DEATH!!" #Horrorsky 💙📚🪐 #SFF

Properly delighted to have unpacked our first #EdenBookSociety edition today! The Rednexorcist by Frank Sloane (you must read the synopsis as it sounds quite something) - a classic rediscovered in the archives of the mysterious Society by @deadinkbooks.bsky.social, or.... #Horrorsky 💙📚🪐

Reading for the Hugo Awards? Uncanny Magazine is a finalist for Best Semiprozine & Michael Damian Thomas is a finalist for Best Editor, Short Form! You can find all of the 2025 Uncanny Magazine issues online & in the Hugo Award Packet! www.uncannymagazine.com

Phew, welcome back @bigbeardedbookseller.com! Hope you've had a good break. (Didn't help that I forgot the proper tag when I tried it, and as BBB had properly vanished I couldn't search for it on his posts!)

Hannah Kaner, author of Godkiller, has a new fantasy epic out this week: A Snake Among Swans sees the heir of a conquered land trying to bring down an ageing warlord's court from within. Duty, magic, deception, and female rage 💙📚🪐 #Preorders #SFF

#ACOTAR fans! Today sees the release of a whole bunch of gorgeous themed goodies, from notebooks to bookmarks, iridescent tote bags to mugs. They're sure to be popular so make sure you buy yours before they disappear! #SFF 💙📚🪐

If you ever wanted to hear my thoughts about Seek the Traitor's Son, this is the interview to read!

Happy Monday #Booksky, what have you all been reading over the weekend? I've been finishing @mikebrooks668.bsky.social's very fun This is Where The Future Bleeds: a diviner, a street duellist, and a mismatched crew try to solve a murder and get entangled in something far larger... 💙📚🪐 #SFF 📚🌈

That did look intriguing. Who *hasn't* felt like they might be from a different planet?

My bookseller brain just went straight for vertical, but actually now I think about it I suspect flat is probably better 😅

This morning I’m finishing off the great Harbour of Hungry Ghosts by Eliza Chan