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I made it to New York Comic Con for the first time! Me and Wayne Brady did a signing for our story “Abagail’s Gethsemane” in The End of the World as We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The Stand. We were joined by editor extraordinaire, @dianapho.bsky.social. All copies of the book sold out!
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Save 45% OFF Gideon Sable By Simon R. Green. https://loom.ly/yWM22QE. Gideon Sable is a thief and a con man. He specializes in stealing the kind of things that can't normally be stolen. Like a ghost's clothes, or a photo from a country that never existed. He even stole his current identity.
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Listen to a trailer for Gideon Sable By Simon R. Green. https://loom.ly/5Oxo-6M Gideon's planning a heist, to steal the only thing that matters from the worst man in the world. To get past his security, he's going to need a crew who can do the impossible, but luckily, he has the right people in mind
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Book cover for Pimp My Airship by Maurice Broaddus, featuring a large steampunk airship flying over a dark, urban cityscape with Victorian-style buildings and a car in the foreground.
My bookclub read:
'Pimp My Airship: A Naptown by Airship Novel' by @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social
It's a fight for the culture in Steampunk Indianapolis
Are you a #BlackReader that enjoys Sci Fi, Fantasy, & Horror by #BlackAuthors ? Join us! discord.gg/PU6wqYMq
#BlackBookSky #BlackSky #BookSky
Photo of JAB author Peter V. Brett signing books and looking cool. The text on the photo reads: “NY Comic Con! I’ll be at the Penguin Random House booth #3021 Sunday Oct 12 fron 4:30-5:30pm signing & giving out free copies of The Desert Prince!”
For @pvbrett.bsky.social fans attending on Sunday, he’ll be signing books and giving out free (!) copies of The Desert Prince! Be sure to stop by the @delreybooks.bsky.social booth #3021 at 4:30pm and close out your NYCC weekend with signed books!
(image from the man, the myth, the legend himself)
The Saga Press section at the Simon & Schuster booth. A red neon sign reads Saga Press on the top of the booth. Printed on the wall are various Saga titles, including ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS, the debut horror from JAB client Yah Yah Scholfield
The wall of the Penguin Random House booth. Printed on the wall are various PRH titles, including THE DESERT PRINCE, the first book in the new fantasy series by JAB author Peter V. Brett
The Tor section at the Macmillan booth. A blue neon sign reads Tor on the top of the booth. Printed on the wall are various Tor titles, including TAILORED REALITIES by JAB author Brandon Sanderson, forthcoming this December
We played a little I SPY on the Show Floor and found:
🥀 ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS by Yah Yah Scholfield
👑 THE DESERT PRINCE by @pvbrett.bsky.social
✨ TAILORED REALITIES by @brandonsanderson.com
Angled shot of the various and super-cool comics that Vault Comics has available, including THE DARK ONE by JAB client Brandon Sanderson
In the background, Post Malone’s BIGRIG but made reality: a giant, decked-out truck with skulls and spikes and seriously cool features (oh my!). In the foreground, a small table featuring the BIGRIG comic and Aethon and Vault’s names
Our pals over at @thevaultcomics.bsky.social have been popular this weekend! In addition to their great line-up of SFF and horror comics, they had a live set-up of Post Malone’s BIGRIG (not to mention an event with the artist himself)!
Bonus: @brandonsanderson.com’s THE DARK ONE on display!
Three interactive Five Nights at Freddy’s novels in a row, with E.C. Myers’ Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Week Before in the middle
Speaking of E.C. Myers, copies of his interactive #fnaf book, Five Nights at Freddy’s: The Week Before, were spotted at the Scholastic booth!
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JAB author E.C. Myers sitting at a panel table at Books of Wonder and holding his new book, Little Nightmares: The Lonely Ones, with another copy displayed in front of him
A shot of the full YA Thrills and Chills panel table at Books of Wonder. Panelists include (left to right): Yueh Yang, L.C. Rosen, E.C. Myers, Mariko Tamaki, and Nicole Goux
While not exactly at the Javits Center, we were thrilled to see @ecmyers.com in person at the YA Thrills and Chills event hosted by Books of Wonder!
His latest book, Little Nightmares: The Lonely Ones, is a media tie-in to the recently released (and very scary 🫣) game, Little Nightmares 3
JAB author Alex Shvartsman standing in front of booth 3325 and holding up copies of his books, THE MIDDLING AFFLICTION and KAKISTOCRACY
Over on the Show Floor, @alexshvartsman.bsky.social is selling books and talking about all of the creative projects that has kept him busy lately! Find Alex at the MAYA booth (#3325) before he sells out of his works for the weekend!
11.10.2025 17:11 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0It’s been a whirlwind time at New York Comic Con so far — here are some client highlights we’ve seen! 🧵
@mauricebroaddus.bsky.social was on the fantastic Young, Gifted & Whack panel, covering the intersections of creativity and nerdom among Black communities, moderated by Wayne Brady! #nycc
NEVERTHORN by Shannon Mayer gets a nice shout-out on @culturefly.com!
culturefly.co.uk/fall-into-fa...
NEVERTHORN is published in the UK by @michaeljbooks.bsky.social, and is out now.
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Hey #nycc2025! I’ll be signing books and giving out free copies of The Desert Prince at the @delreybooks.bsky.social booth #3021 Sunday at 4:30pm! @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social
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Absolutely delighted to talk about MAKING ENEMIES and other topics with @thetreavor.bsky.social, @erinmevans.bsky.social and @bdavewalters.bsky.social on Writing About Dragons and Sh*t, out today. #TTRPG
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A nerdy guy holding his Little Nightmares novel stands between two masked characters from Little Nightmares in front of a wall of tube TVs displaying security footage
I met Low and Alone in the Supervisor's Office! #littlenightmares @bandainamcoeu.bsky.social @lonnienadler.bsky.social
10.10.2025 20:06 — 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
And if it's paranormal romance you're looking for, meet Kylie Strange and explore the not-so-sleepy backwoods of Moody Bog in BOOKE OF THE HIDDEN by Jeri Westerson! www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
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Check out Dan Moren's ALL SOULS LOST if you can't get enough noir (especially with a dash of the supernatural). www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
10.10.2025 19:52 — 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Ari Marmell's HOT LEAD, COLD IRON introduces readers to their new favorite fantasy noir detective, Mick Oberon! www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
10.10.2025 19:46 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Canadian readers, rejoice: some of our most suspenseful ebooks are on sale at Kobo for Thanksgiving weekend! Links to follow.
10.10.2025 19:44 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0This is tonight! Be there or be Nowhere...
10.10.2025 16:02 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Happy spooky season from Jeri Westerson's Booke of the Hidden series! SHADOWS IN THE MIST is $3.99 on Kobo right now. 🧙♀️ www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...
10.10.2025 13:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0The JAB Books edition will be out in the US on the same day! awfulagent.com/ebooks/tower...
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There is a literal big rig on the #NYCC show floor for @thevaultcomics.bsky.social' Big Rig comic!
#NYCC2025 #comicsky
Always exciting to get new book mail! Can’t wait to check this one out
09.10.2025 14:34 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0spoiler warning - people are going to really like this next book of Nick's.
08.10.2025 22:16 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I love this book. It’s about a woman grappling with guilt and being complicit with a fascist regime after the regime ejects her from the order. It’s about abuse and recovery. It’s just a great book and you should read it.
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Illustration of Jordan wearing an astronaut suit labeled NASA Jordan flashing a peace sign in space with the Earth behind her.
My amazing illustrator client @sonyaafnan.bsky.social just sent me this piece she drew of me as an astronaut. I’m obsessed! I’ve fully embraced my inner space nerd. Still manifesting representing an astronaut’s book someday!
If you aren’t following Sonya, start!
Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines is all the things that you’re looking for in your next favorite read: fun, cozy, chaotic, and heartfelt!
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One of the best fantasies I’ve read in a decade. Loved the whole trilogy.
08.10.2025 15:53 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0I liked this book quite a bit!
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