Mar Romasco-Moore

SO good!

Super worth the read!

Fascinating read

Red hands with sharp black nails reach across a dark, smoky background. Text: Horror writing for beginners. October 19, 2-4. LED by Astoria-based author Nino Cipri.

Just in time to get into the Halloween spirit, I’m teaching a horror writing class with Queens Collaboratory. If you’re in NYC and want to dip your toes into writing horror, this the place to do it. Tickets are $20-$25, and spots are pretty limited. luma.com/9pzyg2tm

A compilation of twenty-one 2025 young adult book covers organized by colour, beginning with blue, transitioning into red and pink, and finally ending with green. Books featured include Moonsick, Out of Air, Keep Your Friends Close, Deadstream, And The River Drags Her Down, Bad Creek, Hollow, These Bodies Ain't Broken, We Won't All Survive, Let's Split Up, Showstopper, The Devil's In The Dancers, Final Cut, The Protégée, Honeysuckle and Bone, The Devouring Light, Predatory Natures, They Bloom At Night, The Dead of Summer and You've Awoken Her.

☠️ 85 Scary (and Not-So-Scary) 2025 Young Adult Books To Get Readers In The Halloween Spirit ☠️
popgoesthereader.com/85-scary-and... #BookSky #KidLit #YALit

a pink and purple jellyfish with narrow eyes on a bright green background. Text says: the disinterested jellyfish is back to tell you to preorder the tpb of Dead Girls Don't Dream. Barnes and Noble is running its preorder sale. Members get 25% off 9/3 to 9/5. Graphic design is not my passion.

the jellyfish is back with important news: the tpb of DEAD GIRLS DON'T DREAM is coming out in november, and b&n is having their preorder sale for members!

Every Ghost Story - Reactor Following a mysterious world-wide event that makes ghosts visible, a young woman is invited to attend Ghost Camp.

"Every Ghost Story" is out in @reactorsff.bsky.social today! Edited by @jonathanstrahan.bsky.social, with art by @babswebbart.bsky.social.
Incredibly excited to share this one (what do you mean I may be slightly obsessed with ghosts?)
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Paper and ink handmade card of two bears kissing, colored with the queer bear flag colors, and the phrase “does a bear kiss’n the woods?”

Left: cut paper and ink collage art of a bird sitting in the center of a wreath on an background embossed with wood grain Right: cut paper and ink art card of evergreen trees on die cut white with green plaid border. Whole card is embossed with abstract layout numbers

Cut paper and stamp-ink art blue polka dot card. At the center is a wild eye, square toothed, squat bear. The words “the secret ingredient” also frame the figure.

Cut paper and ink art cards which involve hand-weaving strips to create patterns. The left card has a rainbow theme and the words “you are amazing.” The right card has red, green, and brown paper as well as white paper with green and red polka dots.

Survival hustle pt 2: husband (not on Bluesky) started paper/stamp/ink/embossing card crafting a bit ago, and we decided to try an Etsy shop. Each is individually crafted, which means he can also take requests! Hallmark doesn’t need your money. www.etsy.com/shop/TheCraf...

Announcing new deals for @marromasco.bsky.social @emilyocharlotte.bsky.social
@erinbwrites.bsky.social @kulwickiwrites.bsky.social + more buff.ly/0J7Alid

Debunking the Myths: Responding to the Most Common Arguments for Book Censorship Book censorship arguments often disguise efforts to erase diverse voices. Responding with facts, empathy, and First Amendment values helps protect everyone’s right to read.

If you find yourself discussing the freedom to read, you may need to debunk some common myths. The @freedomreadproject.bsky.social has put together this resource for you

We Who Hunt Alexanders - Apex Book Company WE WHO HUNT ALEXANDERS by Jason Sanford is a dark, cosmic novella following a neurodivergent main character in a gothic, dangerous world.

My novella We Who Hunt Alexanders is now out in the world. To all the people named Alex and Alexander who expressed concerns on if the monsters in my book would be hunting them down, I want to officially state there's no reason to worry. 1/ www.apexbookcompany.com/products/we-...

my FUCKING GOD
I was going to take my time with this roll-out, however, a bitch needs to go to urgent care !!

in place of itch, we have two new store fronts to support me directly:

digital works: payhip.com/ladz
signed copies (US only for now): ladz-merch.square.site/shop/books/I...

Virtual reading next week with @swsworlds.bsky.social
- Fri Aug 1, Noon EDT. Sign up to attend for free: tinyurl.com/swswa1

with:
@authorterribruce.bsky.social
@marromasco.bsky.social
@nvhaskell.bsky.social
@tabithapotts.bsky.social

I haven't finished a book in one sitting in a while but @marromasco.bsky.social 's DEADSTREAM is so good. The twitch streamers and all the Internet stuff feels so real and it's so eerie and just *chefs kiss*

Graphic for Strong Women Strange Worlds First Friday Quickread of Sci Fi, Fantasy & Horror on August 1, 12 noon EDT(free on zoom). Preregister at https://strongwomenstrangeworlds.weebly.com

Excited to read with badass authors (8 mins each!) for
@swsworlds.bsky.social on Fri Aug 1, Noon EDT (free, zoom)

tinyurl.com/swswa1

with:
@authorterribruce.bsky.social
@marromasco.bsky.social
@nvhaskell.bsky.social
@chelseaconradt.bsky.social
@tabithapotts.bsky.social

#horror #scifi #fiction

"How to Install Generative AI on a Zombie CEO" by Jason Sanford In this tutorial we will learn how to install generative AI on a zombie CEO. Please note this tutorial is for “educational purposes” only. Despite our sarcastic air quotes, this tutorial does “not” en...

Tech bros running the billion-dollar companies cramming genAI down our throats forget their positions could also be outsourced to AI. In honor of this fact, @apexmag.bsky.social and I present my humorous story "How to Install Generative AI on a Zombie CEO." 1/ www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp...

We Will Rise Again From genre luminaries, esteemed organizers, and exciting new voices in fiction, an anthology of stories, essays, and interviews that offer transfor...

From editors Annalee Newitz, Karen Lord, and Malka Older: WE WILL RISE AGAIN, Speculative Stories and Essays on Protest, Resistance, and Hope. It's never been more relevant. @older.bsky.social @drkarenlord.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social Preorder now!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/We-Wil...

Book cover for Dead Stream by Mar Ramasco-Moore. A teen girl with long hair and a hoodie stares at a phone screen while ghost hands come towards her from above.

Dead Stream by @marromasco.bsky.social

Teresa begins streaming after an accident leaves her with crippling anxiety about the outside world, but now her online world is in danger from a shadowy presence that’s spreading à la The Ring.

#booksky #yabooks

I wonder how many streamers have read Deadstream by @marromasco.bsky.social bc now whenever I see a closed bedroom door behind them I wanna say “open the door” just to freak em out 🤣 #booksky #streaming #deadstream #marromascomoore

I’m listening to I Am the Ghost in Your House by @marromasco.bsky.social and can now confidently say “oh that’s just Pie.” #booksky

A beautiful illustration of a griffin sitting on a cat bed with a catnip mouse beside her. The illustration is signed "Tallulah" by the artist, Tallulah Cunningham.

The same griffin illustration is now surrounded by a circle of text, as in a certificate, and it reads: This emotional support griffin believes in you.

It's Disability Pride month! And guess what?

After "Mail-Order Magic" (the first short story I've written that involves M.E./CFS) came out, SO MANY readers contacted me saying they wished they had griffins of their own.

So, with wonderful artist @papertigress.bsky.social 's help...here you go! ❤️

Ha you should do it!

Oh wow! That's awesome to see - thanks for sharing!

Reading Deadstream by @marromasco.bsky.social for the horror prompt of the Trans Rights Readathon and the summary alone gave me chills. 😩 That first scene is a real killer #horror #booksky #trans @trreadathon.bsky.social

Come celebrate Pride with us with our 2025 Pride Bundle, curated as always by Catherine Lundoff and Melissa Scott! storybundle.com/pride

Looking into the Future This year has not gone as planned. On January 14th, 2025, Diamond Comics filed for reorganization under Chapter 11. Years of bad business practices had caught up with Diamond Comics as they owed milli...

Important news for fans of Apex Books @apexmag.bsky.social. In short, Apex was screwed by the bankruptcy of the parent of Diamond Book Distributors, who placed their books in retail stores.

This hits my fiction hard. Please read and share this thread. 1/
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The Death of Mountains Lethe Press is an independent publishing house specializing in speculative fiction, books of gay interest, poetry, spirituality, as well as classic works of the occult & supernatural. Named after the ...

this little book is out in the world and i would love for you to read it. THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS is a novella that's been called "renentlessly affirming of human creativity."

a climate fiction book filled with humanity and hope. because there is, and should be.

Amplitudes, Best American, and June Events As we swing from spring to summer—from complaining about the cold to complaining about the heat—I have been quite a busy bee. I've got lots of news to share, so let's jump right in, shall we? Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity is out TODAY! This anthology, edited by Lee Mandelo, has an absolutely stacked table of contents—twenty-two stories by queer and trans authors firing on all cylinders.

I've got a whole lot of updates to share—including the release of the Amplitudes anthology, and a whole gang of June events!

As always, my newsletter is the best way to keep up with my work. I'll only hit your inbox when I've got something cool going on, promise.

a graphic that has a trans flag (blue, pink, white) and a non-binary flag (yellow, white, purple, black) side by side; the photo on the left is Theo Hill, a white trans man with glasses, holding a pair of deer antlers over his head; on the right is a white non-binary trans person, Merc Wolfmoor, in a black turtleneck shirt and wearing an antler headband; the middle graphic has THE DEER IS MESSED UP Kickstarter graphic, showing a deer with white eyes emerging from a dark pool of water in a misty forest

It's crowdFUND Friday! Help a pair of nerdy #trans & queer horror enthusiasts bring our project to LIFE. :D @probablyharmless.bsky.social and I want this DEERLY — we have amazing stories already lined up & want to read YOURS.

#TheDeerIsMessedUP 📚💙 #booksky 🏳️‍⚧️

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