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Derryl Murphy @derrylm.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A reminder that the new, slightly modified edition of my novel Napier's Bones is now available for order and will soon be available in stores. Get yours now! bookshop.newestpress.com/collections/...

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Napier's Bones

On the run from a shadowy pursuer, a man with uncanny abilities crosses continents in search of an object of unimaginable power. Dom is a numerate. He can see and control numbers. On the hunt for an i...

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 29/09/2026

Share someone who looks stylish posing with or next to a car

Audrey Hepburn in HOW TO STEAL A MILLION, dressed completely in white, including sunglasses, bell-shaped hat, gloves, purse, and a chic coat, steps out of a tiny red two-seater Italian convertible.

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 28/09/2026

Is there a better feeling than getting paid for your writing? You can do things like pay your rent and feed your kid! 🥹

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C. L. Polk @clpolk.com · 28/09/2026

Today is my birthday! Please buy my books, I'm so broke

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 28/09/2026

Good to see you too! Hope you sold lots!

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 28/09/2026

Mood brought to you by the fact I was only able to attend Little Ghosts Fest yesterday and didn’t get out to Word on the Street at all. 😭

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 27/09/2026

Born to attend lit festivals, forced to do laundry 😒

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 26/09/2026

Years ago I went to Vancouver with a then-bf, whose assessment of the city was that it was very American. His Vancouver cousin, however, said she thought Toronto was very American. So I think “American” = “different from what I’m used to” 😅

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TriCon @tricon-hfx.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

WE HAVE DATES! We are delighted to confirm that TriCon Halifax will be returning in 2027! May 21-23 2027 at the NSCAD Port Campus. And TODAY ONLY we are taking EARLY-Early bird weekend pass registrations at the @halconscificon.bsky.social Stories from the Stars book fair!

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 26/09/2026

I don’t think it’s a dealbreaker but why would you bring iced coffee to an interview anyway - you risk a) coffee breath b) moist handshake from cup condensation c) spilling it on your good clothes. Also rude to not bring one for the other person

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 25/09/2026

I hung out with a bunch of engineers back in uni (one of whom I dated for 7 years), so I knew about the iron ring but not the Kipling connection. They were all very proud of that ring but I wouldn’t trust any of those guys to protect me from the fae 😅

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 25/09/2026

🚨 UK Kindle readers! SLASHER SUMMER is a Daily Deal today, get your campy slasher mayhem for only £0.99!

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 24/09/2026

Psst…I hear you like sprayed edges 👀 Thanks to Lisa Marie Pompilio for the fantastic design! She does a lot of Orbit‘s covers and her work is always amazing. ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD comes out Feb 23 next year from Run For It! www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/e-l-c...

The cover of ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD, showing a creepy house at night on a glitchy camcorder screen, turned on an angle to reveal stenciled edges with a pattern of bleeding film stock on them.

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 24/09/2026

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here's a small selection of the dozens of illustrations you'll find in RISE FROM THESE DARK WATERS by @mmdaviesostrom.bsky.social. Art by @tomsbrown.bsky.social. The first volume in an epic trilogy comes next month. Pre-order today.

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 23/09/2026

Thank you! I was hoping to do a new design this year but sadly I won’t have time. But I will be bringing more final girls stickers if you want another one! 😅

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Lee Gardner @leegee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

John Coltrane was born 100 years ago today. We should all get off work and schools should close.

An image of a young John Coltrane in the studio with his tenor, later used on the cover of Blue Trane

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 23/09/2026

I‘ve read that swag doesn’t move the needle on sales, but I can’t recall the source. So I wouldn’t stress about it! I do like my stickers though, Jukebox Print usually has a 50 for $25 deal on their homepage. :)

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 22/09/2026

People are saying they’ve never heard of her, but let me tell you, her fans have - I went to Ottawa Bluesfest to see Angine de Poitrine where she was the headliner and it was PACKED with girls in short skirts and cowboy boots. Like a country Taylor Swift.

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Kristin Knowles @kzknowles.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Hello and happy Monday! It's lovely and fresh outside, I hope you get outside and enjoy! The ghosts and I are here with lots of suggestions for your spooky season reading, stop by and we'll hook you up! 🧡👻📚 @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 21/09/2026

When I was younger and worked for an agency, Bagel Wednesdays and beer were motivation for coming into the office. Now it’s the coffee and tampons

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This Is Horror | Michael David Wilson @thisishorror.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

E. L. Chen (@elainechen.com) gives us the elevator pitch for SLASHER SUMMER. This Is Horror Podcast episode 672.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Turned down last week: 2 festivals with no budget for speakers 1 writing course with no budget for teachers 1 film project with no budget to option the book - plus they wanted me to write the screenplay. For free. Don't do it, kids. Don't work for free. Because to them, what's free is worthless.

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Oblique Strategies @obliquestrategies.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Just carry on

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 20/09/2026

Hear me out: a mattress that comes pre-covered with fitted sheets, every week you rip off the top one and throw it away like those plastic tablecloths at Chinese restaurants. This idea brought to you by a desire to sleep on clean sheets but a hatred of actually putting them on the bed

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Can*Con @canconsffh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Any official emails from the team will be from an @/can-con.org domain Anyone else is an imposter 👀 Please do always feel free to reach out if you're concerned about the validity of an email!

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 18/09/2026

I never enjoyed Mr Rogers as a kid, but Mr Dressup is the reason why I went to art school.

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 18/09/2026

One last thought: realized at the end of the day it’s probably about money. Fine Art grads and horror authors don’t attract donors or wealthy parents who are pushing their kids into science, commerce or medicine. 🤷‍♀️

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 18/09/2026

Seriously though, if you can’t be proud of your alumni, no matter what their accomplishments, why should we be proud of having gone to your school?

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 18/09/2026

Tempted to think it’s because a) the program I graduated from no longer exists or b) although horror has gone mainstream, or maybe because it’s currently mainstream, people are still quite snobby about it 😒

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 18/09/2026

I think Pinky would still accidentally destroy the ring 😅

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 18/09/2026

Contacted my uni’s alumni newsletter about my book coming out, never heard back, and latest issue does not mention it. I know they can’t feature every alumni book but they are now dead to me because I am that petty. 😒

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Tachyon Publications @tachyonpub.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tue 9/22 6PM @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social Join Peter Watts and @wilsonspin.bsky.social in conversation as they celebrate the release of the long awaited new Watts short story collection FOLD CATASTROPHES buff.ly/I2NQ6MV #Toronto #signing

Details of Bakka Phoenix event with cover graphic

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 17/09/2026

Would raise my hand but am dealing with frozen shoulder now that I am a woman approaching A Certain Age 😒

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Rachel @rachelneedsanap.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Anti-vax is an anti-autistic hate movement, premised on hatred & fear of autistic people. Their extremely dangerous lies about vaccines are only coherent if you buy into their manufactured panic about autism.

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 17/09/2026

Random thought as I watched the last episode of REACHER S4 yesterday: from the bad guys’ POV, Reacher is the killer in a slasher movie

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

“Blah,” said Toad.

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Lego Lost At Sea @legolostatsea.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Fragments of people's lives, washed up on the beach.

Miscellaneous beach finds laid out on a black background. Among the colourful finds featured are false nails, finger prickers, toy soldiers, toy animals, fake flowers and foliage, a plastic nose, Lego, a soy sauce fish and a covid test kit.

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 15/09/2026

Same, Murderbot. Part of why I wear hoodies, weather permitting, is so I have pockets to put my hands in. (A kangaroo pocket? The best.)

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 15/09/2026

I have signed so many books lately that I’ve forgotten how to do my legal signature. 30 years of muscle memory wiped out in 6 months. Hope the bank doesn’t look too closely at next year’s rent cheques for my landlord 😬 (I know, feel free to play a tiny violin for me 😅 )

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 14/09/2026

Excellent. *cracks knuckles* My job here is done. (Seriously, thank you!)

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 14/09/2026

Aaaahhh…ARCs of ONE OF US are out in the wild 👀 📹🪰

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E. L. Chen *SLASHER SUMMER out now* @elainechen.com · 13/09/2026

When 2 Unlimited’s “Get Ready” comes on at the gym, you have to work out a little harder. I don’t make the rules.

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2 Unlimited - Get Ready (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by 2 Unlimited Official

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