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@blaft.bsky.social

An independent publishing house based in Chennai, India. Indian pulp novels in translation, ghostlore, anti-caste sf, graphic novels, street signs, weird stories, & picture books about young women in love with gruesome monsters. https://blaft.com

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$115 to go!!!

08.03.2026 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This looks incredible and right up my alley

08.03.2026 02:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! We hope you love the books

07.03.2026 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Backed this + grabbed 'Ghosts, Monsters and Demons of India' (which I saw some glowing reviews for)

07.03.2026 10:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

um yes yes please! this is PEAK

07.03.2026 13:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of course the @blaft.bsky.social Kickstarter includes a DRM-free ebook tier! ๐Ÿ’œ

07.03.2026 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Stupid Guy Goes to India front cover

Stupid Guy Goes to India front cover

Priyanka Paul's "Jokes lol" zine

Priyanka Paul's "Jokes lol" zine

The Bandigoat

The Bandigoat

We tabled outside the Pondicherry University Literature Seminar event this week. Bestselling titles:

๐Ÿ’ฅBANDIGOAT: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales
๐Ÿ’ฅPriyanka Paul's JOKES LOL
๐Ÿ’ฅYukichi Yamamatsu's STUPID GUY GOES TO INDIA

www.blaft.com/collections/...

07.03.2026 10:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the monsters are sad you won't give them three hundred bucks. don't make monsters sad.

07.03.2026 08:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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We've added a bunch of excellent zines to our OTHER INDIE STUFF page. Work by Pith.Bull, Prrrbutt, Prasanna Venkatesh, Malvika Raj, Priyanka Paul, Kokaachi & more! 0% billionaire-produced art! Hook up your friends

www.blaft.com/collections/...

07.03.2026 04:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Our* gah

07.03.2026 04:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Kumari and a creature with many eyes and tentacles sit lovingly in a park. She's holding a slate and teaching it how to write

Kumari and a creature with many eyes and tentacles sit lovingly in a park. She's holding a slate and teaching it how to write

We're at 50 backers and just $259 left to reach out target!

Help us reprint Kumari Loves a Monster!

(You can donate some copies to the Free Libraries Network while you're at it!)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...

07.03.2026 03:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for the order!

07.03.2026 03:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Art Life signboard from Kolkata - a graphic design / xerox offset shop

Art Life signboard from Kolkata - a graphic design / xerox offset shop

India Street Lettering by Pooja Saxena

India Street Lettering by Pooja Saxena

Live your best ART LIFE!

Pooja Saxena's INDIA STREET LETTERING is full of inspiration!

www.blaft.com/products/ind...

07.03.2026 03:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every reskeet helps more weird art to exist in the world!

06.03.2026 17:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kumari Loves a Monster Reprinting a romantic picture book about South Indian women who are in love with gruesome monsters. Bilingual English & Tamil.

We're one top-tier backer away from reaching our target!

C'mon folks, you know you want the custom Shyam portrait+monster painting

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...

06.03.2026 08:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Kuzhali Manickavel: Writing English in India by The Artist's Statement In this episode of The Artist's Statement, we feature short fiction writer Kuzhali Manickavel, whose work has been described as surreal, sci-fi, absurdist, and weird. Manickavel, who calls in from Ban...

this is an interview i did with davin malasarn. i did it almost immediately after getting discharged from the hospital for some mysterious, gnarly lung infection

creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

06.03.2026 07:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kumari Loves a Monster Reprinting a romantic picture book about South Indian women who are in love with gruesome monsters. Bilingual English & Tamil.

We're one top-tier backer away from reaching our target!

C'mon folks, you know you want the custom Shyam portrait+monster painting

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...

06.03.2026 08:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Storybundle Ebooks! You can read details at the link!

Storybundle Ebooks! You can read details at the link!

Kumari Loves a Monster -- pink cover with title in English and Tamil

Kumari Loves a Monster -- pink cover with title in English and Tamil

37 hours left for the In Translation storybundle!

storybundle.com/translation

10 days left for the Kumari Loves a Monster Kickstarter! (and just $408 to go!)

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...

04.03.2026 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales

Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales

March is #WomenInHorror Month and we're offering 20% off on:

* BANDIGOAT: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales *

Featuring stories by 6 women authors + 1 by the late great & sorely missed Jugal Mody (who did some amazing reels in drag, just saying)

www.blaft.com/products/ban...

04.03.2026 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธMONSTER ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธFICTION ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

03.03.2026 08:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

please give some money to the monsters

03.03.2026 08:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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StoryBundle's In Translation bundle to benefit Global Voices Lingua: Interview My primary goal was that the bundle be representative of our broader world, without a focus on the regions most already represented in collections of translation.

Want to explore storytelling written from within different cultures, not filtered through outsiders, and strengthen GV Linguaโ€™s global translation community at the same time? 3 days left to get the In Translation StoryBundle!

storybundle.com/translation

02.03.2026 12:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just came across ANOTHER blatant AI ripoff of one of our book covers.

Chasing this stuff is not fun, guys. Please make original art. Don't plagiarise. People will like you better. The art will BE better.

28.02.2026 12:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF

The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF

The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction Vol. 3 featuring cover art by Shyam

The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction Vol. 3 featuring cover art by Shyam

Bandigoat - A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales

Bandigoat - A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales

There are some great books available as add-ons, too, featuring work by Rashmi and/or Shyam...

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...

28.02.2026 07:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Kumari Loves a Monster Reprinting a romantic picture book about South Indian women who are in love with gruesome monsters. Bilingual English & Tamil.

The Kumari Loves a Monster reprint is a Kickstarter "Project We Love"

Help us get to the finish line!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla...

28.02.2026 07:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales edited by Rakesh Khanna 144 pages. 8.25" x 5.5". 300 g.Paperback ISBN: 9789380636788 Included on Locus Magazine'sย 2025 Recommended Reading List! Seven Indian authors. Seven stories of the eerie, the g...

Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales, edited by @blaftrakesh.bsky.social (Blaft Publications)

Indian folk horror with bite, humor, these stories have everything. They all felt commissioned for this project even though several are reprints! Very strong editorial vision ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

24.02.2026 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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StoryBundle's In Translation bundle to benefit Global Voices Lingua: Interview My primary goal was that the bundle be representative of our broader world, without a focus on the regions most already represented in collections of translation.

How would you like to read 12 books from across the Global Majorityโ€”some newly translated just for this projectโ€”while contributing to Global Voices? 7 days left to get the In Translation StoryBundle for GV Lingua!

lingua.globalvoices.org/202...

storybundle.com/translation

26.02.2026 13:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Letโ€™s go! โšก

27.02.2026 10:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lots of amazing stuff in the bundle! 12 ebooks for $25!

storybundle.com/translation

27.02.2026 06:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover to The Aayakudi Murders by Indra Soundar Rajan translated by Nirmal Rajagopalan, several ominously peering faces through an abstract background in warm and black tones.

Cover to The Aayakudi Murders by Indra Soundar Rajan translated by Nirmal Rajagopalan, several ominously peering faces through an abstract background in warm and black tones.

From Tamil, The Aayakudi Murders by Indra Soundar Rajan translated by Nirmal Rajagopalan #India

"Pulp fiction at its best." โ€“ New Asian Writing

โžก๏ธ storybundle.com/translation ๐Ÿ“ฒ

26.02.2026 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2