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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Got my editor copies of three spooktacular horror novels I worked on! Two are currently in bookstores, and one is coming soon!! 😈😈😈 @neilkleid.bsky.social @thebrianasman.bsky.social @blackstonepub.bsky.social

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

All of the older, now establishment Hollywood figures who are embracing this technology are basically pulling up the ladder behind them as they head into their sunset years

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Latest acquisition while wearing my editor hat! I worked with David back in my St. Martin's Press days -- and I'm SO excited to be his partner on this incredible thriller! @davidmoody.bsky.social @blackstonepub.bsky.social

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My transition back to physical media continues. Got the VCR working and found this tape at a local bookstore today for $1. By Crom!!

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I edit about 10 books a year, and they rarely come out on the same day. Well, today 2 amazing horror novels that I acquired & edited hit bookstores nationwide. They're very different from each other but are both character-driven and scary as hell. It was a privilege to work w/these amazing authors!

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Ah yes, this classic memory from three years ago.

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

SNOW DAY FOR GROOT came out six years ago today! My favorite of my and Cale's four Rocket and Groot picture books. 😍

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

THE CHRYSALIS came out eight years ago today! A movie version is in development (again) with a legendary horror director and a big horror producer attached. Currently out to cast! 😬 "A macabre story that will thrill horror fans" -- Publishers Weekly "A fast-paced, unsettling read" -- Booklist

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

When @neilkleid.bsky.social pitched me the idea that eventually became RETURN TO THE MOTHERFREAKING FUN FACTORY, I thought “That is totally a movie.” 18 months later, the movie is now in development! And the novel hits bookstores next month! 😍 @blackstonepub.bsky.social deadline.com/2026/09/retu...

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Return To The Motherfreaking Fun Factory Movie From Russell Hollander In Works

'Return to the Motherfreaking Fun Factory,' a film from producer Russell Hollander based on the upcoming Neil Kleid horror novel, is in the works.

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The precognitive documentary IDIOCRACY was released 20 years ago today.

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Twelve years ago today. Still my finest work as a parent.

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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.

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Christian Bauman @christianbauman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Great new dystopian thriller by my friend @brendandeneen.bsky.social (seen here out in the wild w/ me in the lobby of One Penn) provides this week's #sundaysentence: "They were discarding their salvation the entire time and didn't even know it." Funny, that brings to mind half of America right now.

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I acquired Alan Dean Foster's next book last year and just saw the Booklist review! Woot! "Foster is a master of storytelling and setting, and he creates a world with fascinating characters, moral dilemmas, and exciting action - Space opera fans should take note.” Hitting bookstores this October!

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

“Commanding a starship is your first, best destiny.”

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

First draft of the new novel is done! I started writing this sucker on January 5th, and wrote every day for almost seven months, at least 250 words per day. It ended up clocking in at 72,277 words and 305 pages. After a few days away from it, now it's time to break out the red pen!

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Latest deal while wearing my editor hat! Hitting bookstores in 2028. This horror novel is SO good! @blackstonepub.bsky.social

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

An anthology I worked on with Liesa Abrams is on sale for $3 via Apple. It's a fun and surprisingly emotional collection of personal stories by authors about how comic books influenced their lives -- including one by me (a highly embarrassing story from high school!). books.apple.com/us/book/last...

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‎Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Since people are sharing NYC Marvel stories -- I interviewed to be Axel Alonso's first assistant. I also had to meet w/Jemas & Quesada. They offered me the job. I was a Story Editor for Scott Rudin, so I asked to be an Associate Editor. Alonso said yes, but Quesada said no, so I didn't take the job.

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Nine years ago today, I was hanging out with the coolest cast members from Moonlighting.

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WIRED @wired.com · 07/07/2026

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content. www.wired.com/story/meta-n...

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Meta Now Lets Anyone Use Your Instagram Photos in AI Images—Unless You Opt Out

As part of Meta’s Muse Image model rollout, Instagram users with public accounts need to opt out to block AI generations of their content.

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Today marks 5 years that I've been at @blackstonepub.bsky.social. In that time, I've acquired & edited over 50 books and have sold about the same number of Blackstone IP to Hollywood. I'm lucky to edit some of the most talented authors working and excited for the next 5 years w/this amazing company!

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Lucienne Diver @luciennediver.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

If you're a legit business using AI to write your approaches, first: DON'T. Second, be aware that this makes you sound like a scam and if you have a legitimate request, it's likely to be missed because it's got all the earmarks of a con. 2/2

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

The annual Robert E. Howard Awards are being announced this Friday. This is the first time any of my writing has been nominated for an award, and I'm up against eight super talented writers. Fingers crossed! And thanks to @titanbooks.bsky.social for letting me write one of my bucket list characters!

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

"Wow, I love books! I've always wanted to write a book. I'll just use AI. What could go wrong?"

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This is the bullshit they are trying to make you believe because they are desperate to monetize their $2 billion investment. Don't fall for it. Real writers DO NOT USE AI for their work. AT ALL.

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model.

ALTMAN: "WE SEE A FUTURE WHERE INTELLIGENCE IS A UTILITY, LIKE ELECTRICITY OR WATER, AND PEOPLE BUY IT FROM US ON A METER.

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 26/05/2026

People don't long for "inconvenience." They long for permanence. And though streaming services may be convenient, people are waking up to the fact that we are paying rent-seeking middle men month after month for things we will never actually own.

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Keep going, grads. Keep booing these AI slopologists right off the stage.

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Not gonna lie, I would watch the hell out of this movie.

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David Barnett @davidmbarnett.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

When will the AI cultists ever get that the act of writing or creating visual art using your brain, skill and talent is the actual fun bit of the whole process?

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The TRACER audiobook (wonderfully narrated by Candace Fitzgerald) is currently on sale for $2.99 at the Soundbooth app! 😍 @blackstonepub.bsky.social

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

At this juncture I’d like to point out: * we’re on the brink of a golden age of medical healing * there’s enough money in the world to solve every problem in the world * a united approach could stop the climate crisis But a small group of sociopaths seeking personal power are going to throw it away.

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Neil Kleid @neilkleid.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Hey! Here’s the cover for “Return to the Motherfreaking Fun Factory,” my upcoming original horror novella! It’s out in October from our pals at @blackstonepub.bsky.social ! Pitched as “Charlie & The Chocolate Factory meets IT”, you can preorder it here: www.blackstonepublishing.com/products/boo...

The cover to return to the motherfreaking fun factor, a horror novel by Neil Kleid - an image of four kids in silhouette staring through the gates leading to a factory with a creepy face menacing from above

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 11/05/2026

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Post a cover to a comic Gerry Conway wrote that you love.

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Jeremy Ghooooost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I love not using AI. I love looking at art made by human beings, sculpting kaleidoscopic mushrooms out of clay, learning a new skill from a real person, playing with cats, spotting bats silhouetted in a crepuscular sky. Not using AI is very fun.

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

To any aspiring authors who happen to be reading this post: If you get this email, I did not send it and you should NOT respond. It's a scam. Also? I would NEVER include my photo in an email!!! 😂

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Brendan Deneen @brendandeneen.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Underrated Atari game from the 80s!!

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