Austin Shirey

Feast of the Pale Leviathan (Signed Copies) - Evening House Books A man falls asleep on a river raft tube and drifts out to sea, where he is found and devoured by a titan of unbelievable size. But rather than death, what Owen finds inside is a community of fellow su...

It's August, which means release month for FEAST, my horror adventure novel about a kaiju Hobbes' Leviathan, the sea-stranded devoured souls surviving inside its belly and their rebellion against the beast + the cult that feeds it to sustain an astral Atlantis

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Thanks so much for reading and reviewing!

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4💀s. Sitting at the intersection between weird fiction and Noir mysteries. @austinshirey.bsky.social CITY OF SPORES, will grow on you quickly , and leave you wanting more adventures with the protagonist. See full review on Goodreads

Now available on audiobook via Audible and iBooks!

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Thanks so much, Matt!

Just signed the contract, so now I can officially announce that my bizarro coming-of-age novella, PALLBEARERS, will be coming out in 2026 with Madness Heart Press!!! 🥳🎉

The CITY OF SPORES audiobook (narrated by the incredible Kerie Darner) is available on Audible NOW! **If anyone would like to review the audiobook, please reach out for a promo code!**

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The CITY OF SPORES audiobook (narrated by the incredible Kerie Darner) is available on Audible NOW! **If anyone would like to review the audiobook, please reach out for a promo code!**

www.audible.com/pd/B0F642NPQ...

Of course! Love this book!

Such an amazing book! Be sure to grab a copy!

Book on a mossy rock with some green leaves. Book title - The Ghost of Blaubart Mansion. The cover features a young woman approaching an ominious-looking house.

Book on a mossy rock next to a little gray dog that is looking up. Book title - The Ghost of Blaubart Mansion. The cover features a young woman approaching an ominious-looking house.

OUT TODAY - THE GHOSTS OF BLAUBART MANSION!

Thanks to @cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social and cover artist @lukespoonerartist.bsky.social!

The AUDIOBOOK of City of Spores should be available on Audible and iTunes within the next week or two! @keriedarner.bsky.social is the PERFECT narrator for the book—she brings Madripol and its various characters to vibrant life. We’re so excited to share the audiobook with you very soon!

The AUDIOBOOK of City of Spores should be available on Audible and iTunes within the next week or two! @keriedarner.bsky.social is the PERFECT narrator for the book—she brings Madripol and its various characters to vibrant life. We’re so excited to share the audiobook with you very soon!

Thanks to Austin for intervewing me even though I answer "I don't know" to too many questions! Sign up for his newsletter and read his stories!

April’s newsletter is available now! Featuring an interview with @ivygrimes.bsky.social, some exciting City of Spores news, and the penultimate chapter of Mushrooms for Mirabelle!

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Yeah :( I’m sorry too

Holy crap they pirated some of my short stories, too! 🤬🤯 This is so gross

Fuck Meta and AI
This is such bullshit

Strange & Fantastic #24 Some updates, Ivy Grimes' new novel, and Mushrooms for Mirabelle Part 5

Thanks to @austinshirey.bsky.social for the shout-out for The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion in his newsletter!

To read his mushroom-centric serial story and more -
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I’m a pretty inconsistent and sporadic social media user, so my monthly newsletter is the best way to stay up-to-date with me and my writing. I’ve got some exciting news coming up, so there’s no better time to subscribe! austinshirey.substack.com

I’m a pretty inconsistent and sporadic social media user, so my monthly newsletter is the best way to stay up-to-date with me and my writing. I’ve got some exciting news coming up, so there’s no better time to subscribe! austinshirey.substack.com

Looking for a story about mushroom people rising up from the sewers to revolt against a megalomaniacal billionaire playing fascist dictator? Check out my novella, CITY OF SPORES—a proudly anti-fascist, anti-capitalist mushroom noir where the bad guys get what’s coming to them. Link in bio.

Looking for a story about mushroom people rising up from the sewers to revolt against a megalomaniacal billionaire playing fascist dictator? Check out my novella, CITY OF SPORES—a proudly anti-fascist, anti-capitalist mushroom noir where the bad guys get what’s coming to them. Link in bio.

Of course, Ivy! 😊

Y’all NEED to preorder a copy of @ivygrimes.bsky.social’s novel right now! It’s so freaking good! A perfect distillation of her one-of-a-kind mix of the surreal and absurd, all wrapped up in the guise of a modern Southern fairy tale. I loved this book so much!

"Scares That Care!" presents "AuthorCon V" Get tickets online for "Scares That Care!" presents "AuthorCon V" here.

I’ll be a vendor at this year’s Scares That Care AuthorCon V in Williamsburg, VA, March 28-30! It’s a great event that raises money for a great cause, and I’m so excited to be a part of it! Tickets are available at tinyurl.com/35mkdma6 Come say hi!

#fightrealmonsters #scaresthatcare #authorcon

With the cancellation of many preorders due to a technical error, I’d appreciate any boost of my debut horror collection to try to recover.

It’s sad, gruesome, and ranges from parent horror to sapphic cannibalism, hell hounds to lusting for lathes, masochistic androids to dementia 🖤
Thank you!

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SUBMISSIONS ARE CURRENTLY OPEN to pitches from #BIPOC authors *only* during February; our general submissions window will open in March! More details are available at our submissions link: and good luck! #Submissions #WritingCommunity #Horror #Books madnessheart.press/submissions/

Can’t believe CITY OF SPORES has already been out in the world for a year! Over the past year it’s racked up 50 ratings on Goodreads, 42 text reviews, & has been marked as To-Read by 89 readers! Thanks to everyone who has picked it up & left a rating or review - this means the world to me!