Wendy N. Wagner 🎃

"Give us stories of satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars.

Give us gossip wicked and vital, dinner parties salacious and droll, debutantes vile and intrepid.

Give us unforgivable rudeness and oppressive etiquette, scathing asides and dire gaffes."

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It looks super cool!!

Cover of She Isn't Herself Tonight by Hailey Piper, art by Caroline Johnson, depicting a woman caught between neon lights, her face fracturing into reflections of itself. Beneath the title is a quote from Rachel Harrison calling the novel "Blissfully twisted and genuinely heartfelt."

Cover reveal day!

I'm thrilled to announce my new novel coming from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social, SHE ISN'T HERSELF TONIGHT

Alien abductions, a break-up from hell, and what we become when our worst enemies are ourselves.

Light your skies, October 27th 🛸

www.simonandschuster.com/books/She-Is...

That's so cute.

Sheesh, the CAT is growling at the letter carrier now. These pets are so antisocial!

You might also mention it to your vet! They might see folks who don't want to keep a cat with calicivirus.

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Sent out March updates on my free Patreon newsletter: patreon.com/WendyNWagner.
(And yes, the March updates include a cute cat picture.)

Such a fancy kitty!!

<3!!

also @karnythia.bsky.social
@dianapho.bsky.social
@wnwagner.bsky.social
@silviamg.bsky.social
@cypheroftyr.bsky.social

Mikio Murakami is so talented!!

The cover of Crawl Space by Steve Toase, with artwork by Mikio Murakami

As Crawl Space is now out (available to order from @journalstone.bsky.social ;) ) I wanted to highlight the wonderful cover by Mikio Murakami, and some of their other amazing art. Obviously, you should also go and check out these books. 1/9

<3!!

Thank you!!!!

Five women in SFFH who inspire me (only five?):

@premeemohamed.com
@wnwagner.bsky.social
@yasmeenfahmy.bsky.social
@jordanrhirsch.bsky.social
@pintsncupcakes.bsky.social

Happy International Women's Day!

Oh my goodness, this sounds AMAZING!!

Horror authors @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @gemmafiles.bsky.social, @tanyapell.bsky.social, @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social, @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social for sure!

an American timeline

Five women in SFFH who inspire me (this list could be SO SO SO much longer):

@vanessafogg.bsky.social
@premeemohamed.com
@ecatherine.com
@angelaslatter.bsky.social
@wnwagner.bsky.social

Happy International Women's Day! Who's on your list?

5 women in SFFH (out of a myriad) who inspire me:
@nalohop.bsky.social
C.J. Cherryh
@eileengunn.bsky.social
Pauline Hopkins
@jhameia.bsky.social

La Sirena’s Blessing of Belonging V.M.

The Sunday Morning Transport paddles away from the city today with a story from V.M. Ayala (@spacevalkyries.bsky.social) that invites us to visit the ocean and make a wish. Read a sample or subscribe for the whole story!

Wow, Nate -- thank you!!

It was good of your family to try to warn folks!

I have two books events coming up and at least one or two more to be announced! If you're in Brooklyn or New Jersey, come say hi! I'm excited to sign copies of Shiva and talk about horror with you. 🖤

5 women in SFFH who inspire me:
@cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
@silviamg.bsky.social
@gemmafiles.bsky.social
@cheriepriest.com
@mariahaskins.com

Bet! Per the OP's instrux, here is a list of five women in SFFH who inspire me. This is an EXTREMELY truncated list:

@ecatherine.com
@aijiang.bsky.social
@cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social
@meganeokeefe.bsky.social
@alexbrownwrites.bsky.social

Happy International Women's Day! Who's on your list?

The H Word: Horror Needs Hoodoo - Nightmare Magazine Raised in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, known for the uncanny woods one oughta avoid at night, I know fear. Growing up, fireside ghost stories (i.e., oral horror storytelling) felt too r...

Thanks for sharing this! @beatriceiker.bsky.social had an awesome essay about hoodoo and its closed, ancestral nature up at Nightmare last year (www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/t...). Super important stuff.

As a total aside, thanks for all your hard work over the years! I really appreciate your insights and research, and your newsletters and social media streams are truly bright lights.

Yes, thank you -- I've been thinking about that last part quite a bit!

Girls mature faster than boys; so tell your boys to look to them for leadership - and trust them to be strong.