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Signed Hardcover of THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS Auction item 'Signed Hardcover of THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS' hosted online at 32auctions.

lrp I keep forgetting to share this bc my brain is mush at this point in the year, BUT there's a signed hardcover of THE KEEPER OF LONELY SPIRITS available through @writehive.bsky.social's auction, AND it's available internationally

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The Mask Comes Off When I Write | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine Get more from Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine on Patreon

This year I've been reflecting upon and writing about my life as a neurodiverse author. Here's one of the most personal essays I've ever written about being on the spectrum. In addition, an updated version of my free booklet "Tips and Strategies for Neurodiverse Writers" is available.

I spy HOME SICK 👀🪓🐑

Honored to be on here twice with fellow doublers Eric and Clay along with all these fantastic authors 🖤🖤

It's been a wild year, and A GAME IN YELLOW and TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS have such amazing company in horror books here 🤩

I reposted this before realizing that VILE LADY VILLAINS is in this!

My book, and the book of my super talented client @editrixemma.bsky.social, are both in this amazing list and I feel all the feels 🖤

2026’s New Horror Books All the new horror books coming in 2026, featuring all manner of hauntings, murderers, vampires, monsters, cults, ghosts, and all kinds of nebulous eldritch terrors.

the 2026 new horror list is FINALLY LIVE! please share with all your freakiest loved ones: readjumpscares.com/2026-new-hor...

Jump Scares' 2026 New Horror Books list

Love Never Dies: Romance in Horror Movies, Emma Cole (Oct 27, Beacon): A celebration of romance themes in horror movies from vampires and monster romance to slashers and psychological horror. Love Never Dies digs into the films and tropes that made a lasting impact on audiences, from author Emma Cole's perspective as a romance editor who loves the scary stuff.

I've been reading @emilyhughes.bsky.social Jump Scares lists for ages and seeing my own book here is very, very cool.

So happy for you and this book!

VILE LADY VILLAINS is now available to request on @netgalley.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥

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On a black background with flourishes of red dots and lines is the text: Meet the BFS Members! Sophia Vahdati. Sophia is pictured in the centre; she is wearing a black top and holding her chin in her hands. She has long curly brown hair.

Every Friday, we meet a BFS member & peer deep into their soul (or, at least, a form they filled out). This week we're in Somerset with Persian British author @sophiavahdati.bsky.social, who says she "writes for people who are still searching for magic".

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I’ve only spoken to Matt briefly on social media but even through these brief interactions his kindness shone through. I’m so very sad to hear of his passing.

Oh no I just saw this :-( I’m so sad to hear about Matt’s passing

Makes sense to me!

I bow to the lord

Hahaha look how aligned they are!

Majestic!

Everything the light touches!

We’re all basically their butlers

Aww she even has a little statue next to her to commemorate her greatness! This is the way

Buffy, Danai’s white calico cat looks majestic while sitting on top of a heavy wooden chest. The light hits her white fur.

”You let your cat on the furniture—“
No, you don’t understand. It’s hers. She is the Supreme Leader of this house, ruling with an iron tail. No one stands a chance. She is our Queen, as beautiful and terrible as the dawn, and if she ever gets her paws on the One Ring she will rule us all.

A banner reads: "One year of the complete Burnished City!" alongside the angled and overlapping covers of Notorious Sorcerer, Shadow Baron and Rebel Blade by Davinia Evans.

Today marks a year since my Burnished City trilogy concluded. Still so proud of my desperate disaster trio and their story of defying the rules--in magic, in politics, and in love!

Never too late to join the fun. Start with the "wickedly entertaining" NOTORIOUS SORCERER. viscerate.com?page_id=243

This book is everything!!! Can't wait to put it on my shelves!

From Hasini (ssmiggle85 on Instagram) who's been funnelling Venmo donations from the US to on-the-ground relief efforts in Sri Lanka. If you'd like to help out and Wise/direct bank transfers have been giving you trouble, please Venmo @sinjaya!

Solarpunk Magazine Announces Author Pay Raise, New Horror Themed Issue Celebrating 5 years, Solarpunk Magazine raises author pay, announces new themes for 2026, and continues to uplift creative voices.

Check it out! We're increasing our author pay rates and announcing a "solarpunk horror" issue.

In 4 months, my stabby sapphics will be out in the UK from Penguin Michael Joseph. I have *feelings*. Mostly of gratitude, and disbelief, and primordial fear laced with hope. Thank you to everyone who has helped along the way, to the authors who read and blurbed!

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Get more from Beneath Ceaseless Skies on Patreon creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast

BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3

A taste of the January editorial at Nightmare:
"In a time when most of us are surrounded by bland, corporate big box buildings and bombarded with thoughtless, empty “content,” our writers are surgically extracting their inner worlds and offering them to you, our readers."

If you're doing holiday shopping and want to support indie bookstores, you can get *signed* copies of Wearing The Lion from Oblong Books! They're wonderful folks and they ship everywhere. oblongbooks.com/book/9780756...

We’ve put together a Christmas Gift Guide for a variety of fantasy books! So if you’re struggling for gifts for a reader or you’re looking to treat yourself, check out our recommendations below 👇🏽

Dec. 2025 (Issue 187) - Lightspeed Magazine We have original science fiction by Nancy Kress (“Reality Check”) and Oyedotun Damilola Muees (“The Hub Living Among the Stars”). We also have two terrific flash pieces: “Us, in Another Universe” from...

The Dec issue of @lightspeedmagazine.com is out and includes my flash, “The Space Between Us.” A couple strives to make their relationship work despite being from different worlds. Literally. Free-to-read on Christmas Day but available to subscribers now!
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