Diachroneity Books

Fiction Review: Dave Fitzgerald on Jesi Bender’s New Novel Child of Light “All happy families are alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” It’s probably safe to presume that anyone reading this site with any regularity knows this line by heart. As the firs…

At the top of our TBR pile! 👀✨

As expected, Portland is keeping it weird 🦄✊

Shirley Jackson Awards Bookshop In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, The Shirley Jackson Awards, Inc. has been established for outstanding achievement in the literatu...

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And an always must for the horror lover: Cabin in the Woods, with no info going in.

REC (Spanish original) is so inventive. 10 Cloverfield Lane, highly underrated. VVitch for the eeriest Halloweeniest vibes!

"Where is the art that strikingly knows it’s own futility but stumbles forward compellingly, anyway, because as an artist you have no choice?"

A quick reminder: if you read something you love, don't forget to write to the author to thank them for it, and tell them why you loved it.

If I was an artist and someone offered to pay me to create something for them I would say 'Your commish is my command' and I would lose so many jobs you guys omg why am I like this

Sounds right up our alley!

If you've ever wondered what behind-the-scenes publishing looks like—it's a lot of spreadsheets. Here's lines 22–40 of Imperfect Creature's 120-line project spreadsheet!

We're in proof stage, as you can see 🔎

Movie still of actor Idan Weiss as Kafka, at a table with a plate of beans.

Loved Agnieszka Holland’s unconventional biopic ‘Franz’. It's experimental, using flash forwards (melding past and present) and unorthodox perspective. The term Kafkaesque is overused and Kafka is a commodity. Holland explores this to give us a portrait that is at once Kafkaesque and not Kafkaesque.

White plume moth on my storm door at night looking at me with creepy eyes

Hehe, I just dig these tiny plume moths! That face!! Is that moth man? #invertefest #insects

A scene from the Illiad illustrated in a children's book, depicting "The Fight for the Body of Patroclus" in illustration style

Make like Homer and write us a verse narrative! Diachro is now open for submissions of *verse novels* from authors looking to join our stable of weirdo books. Window closes Nov 30.

Deets on the deets page: diachroneitybooks.com/Submit

#writing #amwriting #booksky #poetry #publishing

🤘We'll be opening for submissions very soon🤘

From Sep 1 to Nov 30, we're looking for:

📖 Verse novels
🫀 Novel-length narratives told through poetry
💥 Free verse or formal verse
🛹 Minimum of c. 40,000 words

More information here:

diachroneitybooks.com/Submit

Close-cropped image of a Pacific loon, a black-headed and white-striped aquatic bird with a bright-red eye.

Is it just us or do Pacific loons like they belong to House Harkonnen 👀 Can't wait for them to haunt our dreams tonight.

#Dune #loon #scifi #villains
Photo: Jeremy Hynes via Unsplash

If we gather everyone living within half a day's drive of the border (most of us) and just start digging, we can have it done by year's end prolly. We can get snacks, sing round songs—make it supes fun!

The Great Unzipping.

Getting sick of this "man sees puppy by dangerous road and what he does next will warm your heart" click bait. If you're going to make shit up, at least give us a twist. Like, "man sees puppy by dangerous road & gets hit by car while puppy ducks into the forest, free and happy, is actually robot."

Scientists Have Translated the Inner Monologue. The Implications Are Incredible. This could be a game-changer for patients suffering from mobility issues, neurodegenerative diseases, or other speech related disabilities.

Please send us any manuscripts using this brand-new "mind-reading tech" as a jumping-off point.

www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...

Yaaaah. We miss Shelfies!

There are many layers to this meme-ing. Bravo/a.

A closeup of a woman's creepy face, from the cover of Imperfect Creatures by Joe Butler. Quote reads: "I am a fragment of silt caught in a diver's headlamp. I am nothing. I am an explorer beyond the bounds of life. Beyond reason."

Come, join us in Harrow. Meet the House.

Seeking Advanced Readers for Joe Butler's forthcoming mind-melting horror *Imperfect Creatures* (Nov 2025)

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My 80-year-old aunt told me she "got tired of streaming" and is borrowing DVDs from her library again.

So I checked it out and they have an amazing selection. Blu-rays too, from Criterion, Kino Lorber and other boutique labels.
#PhysicalMedia #FilmSky

In the bookshop this morning:

PARENTS: “Okay, we’re leaving now.”

CHILD: *pulls another book from the shelf and sits down *

CHILD: “Then I guess this is goodbye.”

bleary oracle,
looking for auguries in
coffee sediment

You're in her DMs. I'm in the ice box, about to enjoy the delicious plums I've been saving for -- oh, god DAMN it

Beautiful!

😍

[whenever I see two butterflies] I wonder if they're brudderflies

This dude hasn’t mentioned eels at all, so he’s very clearly a poser