Jeffrey Canino

Masterpieces of menace.

A NEW LEAF AND OTHER STORIES by Jack Ritchie (Dell, 1971) cover art by George Ziel

Alongside the recent 4k disc of the title story’s Elaine May film adaptation from Cinematographe

Lazy Bones.

I mumbled, “Bummer.” My brain echoed, “Bummer.” I knew I was living the complete bummer summer.

😔☀️

BUMMER SUMMER by Phyllis Green (Crosswinds, 1988)

The dark sensual love story as it has never been told before!

PHANTOM by Susan Kay (Dell/Island, 1993)

Tap, bottled, sparkling, or witch?

WITCHWATER by G. M. Wilson (Digit, 1963)

Stories from the Midnight World…

MISTY ANNUALS (Fleetway, 1979-1986)

Cape Cod, beach dinners, and dogs.

THE PHANTOM COTTAGE by Velda Johnston (Dodd Mead, 1970) jacket design by Tim Gaydos

Happy TOD Day to all who celebrate

WHERE?? 😠

WHERE’S THE HORSE FOR ME? By Lurlene McDaniel (Willowisp, 1984) cover photo by Bischel Morris

That’s amazing!! Please report back when/if you visit!

You bet I do! I’m a big fan of everything that publisher put out during that period

“Stories meant to tantalize, not traumatize the teen-age reader”

TEEN-AGE GHOST STORIES edited by A. L. Furman (Lantern Press, 1961) cover art by Carol Cobbledick

This April Fool’s Day, photobomb your own bookcases with copies of BESTIES: PRANK WAR. They have it coming.

New story out!

PRANK WAR in the wild!

A front facing copy of the graphic novel Besties: Prank War leaning against a stack of the same book with the spine showing. The cover depicts two tween boys making a plan to prank a classmate by drawing notes and diagrams while surrounded by prank supplies: fake bugs, silly string, ketchup packets, caution tape, skateboard. One boy holds a whoopee cushion.

Photograph of Kayla Miller and Jeffrey Canino holding copies of Besties: Prank War and smiling

Besties: Prank War— the new graphic novel illustrated by Sarah K. Turner and written by @jeffreycanino.bsky.social and I— is out today!!! 🥳

Let the prankening begin!

Photograph of the graphic novel Besties: Prank War on a table surrounded by “pranking supply” props that are also present around the two tween boy main characters on the cover including drawn diagrams, tape, markers, and ketchup packets.

Slime drips from the top of the image and confetti falls in the background as illustrations of two boys cheer. Text reads: “Fans of the series will enjoy the humor, mischief, and heart at the core of this story.” -School Library Journal

Slime drips from the top of the image and confetti falls in the background as illustrations of two boys smile at each other excitedly. Text reads: Lessons to learn, friendships to mend, and “prankening” aplenty to chortle over.” -Kirkus

Besties: Prank War is almost here!!! This brand new graphic novel from @jeffreycanino.bsky.social, Sarah K. Turner, and yours truly comes out next week!

I’m so excited to unleash Trent, Sawyer, and their many pranks on the world! 😋

“Words, words, words…”

Bookplate from the library of Margaret Warren, in THE CROOKED HINGE by John Dickson Carr (Harper & Brothers, 1938)

10 favorite prose reads of 2024, in no particular order

RIP Barry Malzberg, writer, critic, neglected visionary.

When he learned he was the subject of my MA thesis, Barry wrote to me, quoting Theodore Sturgeon, “You write and you write, feeling mostly in a wilderness. And then something like this happens and you realize you weren’t”

SHE HAD THE POWER…

TULE WITCH by Jane Toombs (Avon, 1973)

“…hellish spawn that nursed on blood and fed on the minds of the insane.”

SPAWN by Shaun Hutson (Leisure, 1983)

Books!

Calling all lovers of slime, glitter bombs, and well-times whoopee cushions: BESTIES: PRANK WAR is out 3/4/25! Preorder a signed copy here: www.oblongbooks.com/kaylamiller

Have a very merry last gasp of summer.

xoxo,
The Beach Girls

🏖️ 👙 ☀️

Slime, or How I Spent My Summer Vacation

SLIME by William Essex (Leisure, 1988)

Happy International Cat Day 😼😈

SATAN’S PETS edited by Vic Ghidalia (Manor, 1972)

Ahhh! Now I must track down the others 🤩

I’ll stick to Q*Bert

👾👾🕹️👾👾

SPACE DEMONS by Gillian Rubinstein (Archway, 1989) cover art by Frank Morris