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kuzhali manickavel/குழலி மாணிக்கவேல் @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

just one more day to go friends WHAAAAT today's song is definitely not a koothu number but as i said before, this is my countdown. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOlL...

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YouTube video by Sun TV

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Rakesh Khanna @blaftrakesh.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just sent PORTALPETTAI for what must be its 12th or 13th reprint. (Batches of ~200 only, but still!) A portal opens in a small South Indian town; an alien life force seeps through. All living things within a radius of 800m are transformed/recombined! Hijinks ensue! www.blaft.com/collections/...

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Portalpettai

by Avakkai and Chukka 24 pages. 5.8" x 4.1". 100 g Zine ISBN: 978-93-80636-29-0 Portalpettai is an illustrated mini-book about an interdimensional portal which opens at a women's college in a small to...

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

With 200 pages of eyepopping full-colour multiscript signage, Pooja Saxena's INDIA STREET LETTERING is the perfect gift for the Indophile flaneur-typographer in your life www.blaft.com/products/ind...

Aggarwal Hardware - Chowk Hauz Qazi. A signboard from INDIA STREET LETTERING (c) Pooja Saxena

Azad Band wedding trolly from Lucknow. From INDIA STREET LETTERING (c) Pooja Saxena

Neerav -- Painted Boat in Kochi Harbour (c) Pooja Saxena

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kuzhali manickavel/குழலி மாணிக்கவேல் @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

two more days you guys what is lyf even. today's song is one solid koothu number, complete with drinking in an empty field in the middle of a hot day and then passing out. dhool kelapunga friends www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZfZ...

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Yuvan Shankar Raja - Oororam Puliyamaram Video Song | Wednesday vibes | Paruthiveeran

YouTube video by Star Music Spot

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kuzhali manickavel/குழலி மாணிக்கவேல் @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

three days to go till my novel is released, whaaaaaaat! today's koothu number is more of a village song but whatever, it's my countdown, give it up for the village people! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HWk...

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Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 03/10/2026

I'm sorry to be missing this (I'll be going up to Bengaluru again soon but unfortunately a few weeks too late to catch any of the launch events) but you must go if you're in town because both Kuzhali and Shalini are awesome

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Live in Bengaluru Sunday October 11 at 6 PM! Kuzhali Manickavel in conversation with Shalini Srinivasan Launching her first novel! RVSP at the link below! champaca.in/blogs/events...

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Book Launch | ‘A Compendium of Supernatural Entities Found in the Gove

Join us for the book launch of Kuzhali Manickavel's debut novel, which draws from her high school years in small-town Tamil Nadu.

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A few excellent books I've had the opportunity to read & blurb: THE POISON PALACE by @thresholdrose.bsky.social, OUR CUT OF SALT by @deenahelm.bsky.social, A TYRANT IN THE CRACKS by @hachepueyo.bsky.social, A COMPENDIUM OF SUPERNATURAL ENTITIES FOUND...&c by @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social +🧵

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kuzhali manickavel/குழலி மாணிக்கவேல் @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

just 6 more days! wow! today's koothu number is what we refer to as puberty function i'm not kidding. ngl, i wish my novel launch could be like this, barring the whole puberty thing of course www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aoth...

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YouTube video by Track Musics India

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Buy the international edition from @angryrobotbooks.bsky.social ot: angryrobotbooks.com/books/a-revi... Buy the Indian edition from Blaft.com www.blaft.com/products/a-c...

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Aside from the several Kuzhali Manickavel book launches coming up this month, we will also be tabling at these two events in Bengaluru, which are gonna be hella stalactacular

Blaft @ Kittenpop Experiences @ The Hummingtree @ Bengaluru @ 3pm @ 4th October. Kittenpop with Deluxe Thali. Poster features a picture of a ctenophore by Luca Davenport-Thomas (CC-BY). Ctenophores are distinct from jellyfish (which are in a different phylum, Cnidaria, with corals and stuff.)

Blaft Publications will be at Maya Bazaar, 10th-11th Oct @ The Lalit Ashok Bengaluru

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Manickavel fans in the USA: tell your local indie bookshop to stock A COMPENDIUM OF SUPERNATURAL ENTITIES FOUND IN THE GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/826560... And let 'em know they can order Kuzhali's backlist short story collections through Ingram!

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A Compendium of Supernatural Entities Found in the Government Girls Higher Secondary School by Kuzhali Manickavel: 9781915998866 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A boundary-pushing fantasy that blends magical realism with dark academia, perfect for fans of Bunny by Mona Awad and Motherthing by Ainslie Hogarth. In the oppressive heat of a small Tamil Nadu town...

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Thank you muchly! Hope you enjoy!

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's good to be grouchy! We appreciate you!

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you see our feed I think that's the first time we've posted an Amazon link in literally years. The news was that the book was available through that channel again after a long hiatus. But you're right and I'm glad you're arguing for the indies ✊🏼

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Or buy the EPUB direct from us: www.blaft.com/collections/... (We need to reprint the Indian edition -- coming soon -- even sooner if yougaiz spend some money on our website 😅) This book features Tamil lovers in Jaisalmer, corpses in coconut groves, Barack Obama & Angelina Jolie in space...

The Tamil Pulp Fiction book on a table with interesting doilies made of dried grass and what appears to be a carved wooden bunch of poovan bananas

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Avoid Amαƶon, support indie bookshops / indie publishers if at all possible... but if for some reason you MUST use Amαƶon, TAMIL PULP FICTION VOLUME 3 is now (finally) available in the Kindle store again www.amazon.com/dp/B0758H6J21 (and the print edition in the USA) www.amazon.com/dp/9380636253

The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Vol. III. Front cover shows a cyborg village lass wearing a half-sari and toting an aruval (billhook). There's a ribbon in her hair and a lightning storm in the background

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

"Creepy atmosphere and fantastic creature feature" (Goodreads review) In the Sikkimese folk horror tale "THE MIRROR OF THE MUNG" by Lungmying Lepcha, a demon sends the corpses of his victims stumbling home to tell the story of their demise before collapsing again! www.blaft.com/products/ban...

Bandigoat: A Collection of Strange & Horrible Tales, ed. Rakesh Khanna

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Free shipping within India!! www.blaft.com/collections/...

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kuzhali manickavel/குழலி மாணிக்கவேல் @kuzhalimanickavel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

if anyone happens to find themselves in Coimbatore on Oct 9 at around 6 pm, you can mosey on down to Kaadambari and hang out with me and vinayak varma! you can listen to us talk about weird things! or you can buy a carpet! the possibilities are endless

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

"...these anthologies deceptively and admirably unsettle Eurocentric notions of both literature and culture... and do so with plenty of lust, crime, blood, and guts" —Alice Robinson, Southpaw www.blaft.com/collections/... www.blaft.com/collections/...

The Blaft Anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction

The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction Vol. 1

The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction Vol. 2

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Short fic & comics from 30+ writers, mostly from Dalit, Bahujan, and Adivasi backgrounds. Meghalayan cyberhorror, Ambedkarite magical realism, tasawwuf solarpunk in the Western Ghats, Gujarati robot caste revolts. Cover art by Priyanka Paul. Pick up a copy!!! www.blaft.com/products/the...

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The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF

An anthology of weird, fantastic, supernatural, Dalit futurist, & magical realist fiction by writers from South Asia and the diaspora. edited by R.T. Samuel, Rakesh K. and Rashmi R.D. cover art by...

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

LAUNCH EVENTS For Kuzhali Manickavel's A COMPENDIUM OF SUPERNATURAL ENTITIES FOUND IN THE GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL in Coimbatore Oct 9, Benaglure Oct 10 & 11 Chennai dates later in October TBA!

Kuzhali Manickavel in conversation with Vinayak Varma @ Kaadambari, Coimbatore, 6 pm October 9

Kuzhali Manickavel in conversation with Kavya Murthy @ Lightroom, Bengaluru, 6:30 pm October 10

Kuzhali Manickavel in conversation with Shalini Srinivasan @ Champaca, Bengaluru, 6 pm October 11

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Bogi Takács / WE'RE HERE ToC announced! @bogiperson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Of course, this was SUCH an awesome book. I really enjoy her writing in general, but I didn't expect this one to feel so personal. I always felt like so much about my school years was not really expressible in words and this book got exactly that feeling.

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"Thamarai's adventures are simultaneously surreal and hyperreal, and I could not get enough of them. This is an absolute must read... prepare to be crushed and turned inside out, possibly simultaneously." – @bogiperson.bsky.social (Thanks for the blurb!) www.blaft.com/products/a-c...

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A Compendium of Supernatural Entities Found in the Government Girls Higher Secondary School (eBook)

Release Date: October 6, 2026 Available for Pre-Order Pre-order the print edition here a novel by Kuzhali Manickavel In the oppressive heat of a small Tamil Nadu town, strange happenings are common....

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Rakesh Khanna @blaftrakesh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We have like 10 Blaft events in October and we haven't announced any of them yet 😭 Book launches for Kuzhali's novel (Coimbatore, Bengaluru, Chennai), art event with Shyam in Chennai, tabling at a queer event in Bengaluru and a zine fest in Mumbai.... Calendar coming soon!!!

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Harare Review of Books @hararereview.com · 16/09/2026

Which reminds me to reshare this without a broken link. Very much enjoyed listening. Gautamiputra Kamble, "The Seekers" (Blaft Publication, 2025) - New Books Network newbooksnetwork.com/gautamiputra...

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Gautamiputra Kamble, "The Seekers" (Blaft Publication, 2025) - New Books Network

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Or if you want to read something now-now order up some Minty Fresh Export-Quality Aadi Velli Special Non-Cola Cola! Learn how to instigate violence against Gentoo penguins! Play the Statue Game! www.blaft.com/products/thi...

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Pre-order A COMPENDIUM OF SUPERNATURAL ENTITIES right away, come on, do it fast, go! www.blaft.com/collections/...

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Blaft means "bark" (i.e., like a dog) in Dutch. We didn't know that when we named the company. Now that our books are getting sold in stores in Amsterdam and Rotterdam... I feel like it's a pretty good-sounding name for a publishing house, in Dutch? www.donner.nl/producten/th...

A page from Boekhandel Donner's website showing Blaft books for sale

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

While you're waiting for the novel: order the story collections, order the zines! www.blaft.com/collections/...

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A Compendium of Supernatural Entities Found in the Government Girls Higher Secondary School is vividly its own thing, & has a remarkable specificity of place & culture rooted in south India (Tamil Nadu), but it actually reminded me of 2 Japanese texts--Dandadan (anime) & Junji Ito's Uzamaki (manga).

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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Not many Indians on Bsky to see this, but those who are here, don't miss this one. It's great.

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Pre-order A COMPENDIUM OF SUPERNATURAL ENTITIES FOUND IN THE GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL! Releasing October 6! www.blaft.com/collections/...

Drawnk's cover for A COMPENDIUM OF SUPERNATURAL ENTITIES FOUND IN THE GOVERNMENT GIRLS HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL by Kuzhali Manikcavel

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

What he said! If you're in India, pre-order here! www.blaft.com/collections/...

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The Doctor (Commissions open) @lucidillusions.in · 15/09/2026

Not much into signs and such beliefs, but the fact that the bell rang just after I put out this post, and turns out it was the book from @blaft.bsky.social... maybe its a sign... right? #BookSky

A hand holding a copy of "Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India" - its a black cover with white line art inside a square box. the art has line art drawing of a tree and a supernatural creature next to it.

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Someone trained AIs on our anthologies of Indian-language pulp fiction. Now the characters are about to become self-aware, and may pose an existential risk to humanity! Please buy copies to fund our Marathi anthology to keep the Tamil & Gujarati characters in check! www.blaft.com/collections/...

The Blaft Anthology of Gujarati Pulp Fiction, selected and translated by Vishwambhari S Parmar

The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, selected and translated by Pritham K Chakravarthy

The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction Vol. 2, selected and translated by Pritham K Chakravarthy

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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ebooks ebooks ebooks! Folktales from Tamil Nadu! Soyayya from Nigeria! Monster myths from Mizoram! Anti-caste cyberhorror and solarpunk! Ghostlore! Vintage Indian pulp fiction! www.blaft.com/collections/...

Where Are You Going, You Monkeys? by Ki. Rajanarayanan, translated from Tamil by Pritham K. Chakravarthy

The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF, ed. by R. T. Samuel et al.

Sin Is a Puppy That Follows You Home by Balaraba Ramat Yakubu

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