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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 21h

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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Splice @thisissplice.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Our first new title for 2027 will be IN THE SILVER LIGHT OF A STAR THAT IS NO STAR by @froid.bsky.social, a mindbending Borgesian trip into noir, folklore, and lands that exist only in language. 15 February 2027. Pre-orders available now at www.ThisIsSplice.co.uk/fiction/in-the-silver-light

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm excited to announce that my debut novella comes out next year from @thisissplice.bsky.social. This is a strange little book about a detective, a hoax, a fictional language, and a place that doesn't exist (or does it?). It has two halves that unfold in parallel, on the left and right pages.

In the Silver Light of a Star That Is No Star by Daniel David Froid

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Splice @thisissplice.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

It's been a year in the making, but at last Splice is back with a full slate for 2027! Four novellas and four story collections: one new book every six weeks from February 15. Available individually or as bundles, with a discount on pre-orders before January 31. Full details: www.ThisIsSplice.co.uk

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Rooted in a true crime, this book spins out details of the crime, brief tales about real and fictional people involved in it, the author’s own travels and research. There’s even a bit of sci-fi. Somehow, it all works! It’s odd and fascinating and unlike anything else I’ve ever read.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Let's talk about a book series NOT getting attention that is among the finest of the decade: James Elkins' Five Strange Languages, the latest of which is Stories, Like Illnesses-- just released to resounding silence. Prior 2 novels are among my favorites ever and the new one so far is as good 1/?

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Jonathan Wood @jonathanwood.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

*Clears throat awkwardly*. So, my new novella is available today. If you like cosmic horror, corporate satire, or terrible things happening to billionaires, you may enjoy this. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/i-have-a-b...

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

So grateful for her body of work. I’ve read Holy the Firm more times than I can count, and it astonished me every single time. She was a remarkable writer and thinker.

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This book is so good and weird. I still have the old Dalkey Archive edition that I read maybe fifteen years ago.

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American Literary Translators Association @littranslate.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The translator Lin King of Yáng Shuāng-zǐ’s TAIWAN TRAVELOGUE, awarded with the 2025 ALTA First Translation Prize and 2026 International Booker Prize, reflects on Taiwan’s history of colonialism, current geopolitical situation, and identity struggle in this interview for NPR.

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'Taiwan Travelogue' rethinks history, colonialism, and identity

The author and translator of Taiwan Travelogue, the winner of the 2026 International Booker Prize, discuss identity and history amid the debate over Taiwan's colonial ties to Japan and escalating…

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

One thing I can confidently say is that more than a few other books have been canceled for AI use--including by established authors and non-fiction books--that have just not made the news yet.

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I haven’t read this book, but this essay definitely makes me want to!

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lou @wanlittlehusk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Gary Indiana on Renata Adler…life is so beautiful open.substack.com/pub/sevensto...

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Peak Attitude: Gary Indiana on Renata Adler

A 2013 essay from the late critic, novelist, and essayist

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

In case you need any recs… Renee Gladman is brilliant and innovative. Buy all of the Ravicka books. Cristina Rivera Garza is a certified (MacArthur) genius. The Taiga Syndrome is a fascinating, off-kilter detective story. Her short stories are great, too.

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A Whole Damn Town! @im.a.whole.damn.town · 14/07/2026

Twin Peaks: Julee Cruise at the Roadhouse.

Julee Cruise at the Roadhouse. Twin Peaks S02E07 - Lonely Souls.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

45 years ago today. Buried on page 20 on a holiday Friday just like this one, news that changed the world. www.nytimes.com/1981/07/03/u...

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RARE CANCER SEEN IN 41 HOMOSEXUALS (Published 1981)

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I’m obsessed with this pair of novellas. They pose twin puzzles, with many clues and hints as to what actually happens and how the narratives may intersect. And they are impeccably written. Stephen Beachy maintains a measured tone while giving an almost cosmic register to his lonely characters.

Some Phantom/No Time Flat: Two Novellas by Stephen Beachy

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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The June Watchlist is the best place to find new and forthcoming writing in translation from Brazil, the Faroe Islands, and more. Scroll on to see what’s on the list this summer: buff.ly/vSV8HSK

A collage of the books on the June Watchlist with the text “The June Watchlist, by Tobias Carroll. New and forthcoming translations from French, Faroese, Slovak, and more.”

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Mario Bellatin is a fascinating writer. This novella is partly excerpts from a lost (fake?) work by Joseph Roth, partly interpretations of that work, and partly memoir-ish fragments. Recommended if you like seeing a writer pushing, or perhaps breaking apart, the boundaries of form.

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John Self @john-self.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

"The Girls is many things at once. It’s a comedy but it's also a portrait of an England of down-at-heel seediness, where flower shows, dirty coppers and the serial killer Dennis Nilsen are part of the same social fabric." Me on John Bowen's 1986 novel The Girls, reissued by Vintage and McNally:

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This terrific novel is like a cross between Barbara Pym and Stephen King

In his wicked comedy, The Girls, John Bowen takes us into the world of vicars, fêtes and murder in the Cotswolds of the 1970s

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A Whole Damn Town! @im.a.whole.damn.town · 19/06/2026

Twin Peaks: The ceiling fan in the Palmer house.

The ceiling fan in the Palmer house. Twin Peaks S02E07 - Lonely Souls.

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josh boerman @bosh.worstpossible.world · 12/06/2026

one trillion dollars is so much capital as to be effectively infinite for a single individual, which is why when we talk about this kind of wealth it needs to be expressed in terms of what it could do for the rest of us

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Matthew Cheney (@melikhovo.bsky.social) examines what we can learn from Clive Barker and Joel Lane, two very different queer writers who began carving out new spaces in weird fiction and horror in the dark days of Thatcherism and the AIDS crisis. reactormag.com/poetry-from-...

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Poetry From the Plague Pit: The Early Stories of Clive Barker and Joel Lane - Reactor

At the height of Thatcherism and the AIDS crisis, two queer British horror writers began carving out their unique visions...

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

It seems to be a hot JCO summer for me. Two recommendations for your reading pleasure. First, Heat, which must be one of her best story collections.

A paperback copy of Heat and Other Stories by Joyce Carol Oates

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

they do not post much but we are so fortunate to have @wakefieldpress.bsky.social in the world, keeping some of the most vital books in print, doing so many good things

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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Introducing @darkertimes.bsky.social - a new worker-owned website for cultural criticism about all things horror! www.darkertimes.com

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Darker Times

A worker-owned magazine for horror culture, commentary, and criticism.

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Words Without Borders & WWB Campus @wwborders.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Whether you’re seeking dark humor, magical realism, graphic fiction, experimental translation, or something else, @tobiascarroll.bsky.social's May Watchlist has you covered. Read on to see what made the list: buff.ly/ypDEmuY

The text “The May Watchlist, by Tobias Carroll. Experimental writing translated from Persian, satire translated from French, magical realism translated from Vietnamese, and more” on a pink background with the covers of the six books featured in the Watchlist

A pink background with the covers of the six books featured in the Watchlist.

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Piżama Press @pizamapress.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Piżama 2026 launch day & stock is already low! Wouldn't it be cool if we had to order a second pressing on release day? asterismbooks.com/publisher/pi...

NEW RELEASES: John's Table by Lesle Lewis & Split / Game of Little Deaths by Réka Nyitrai

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 21/05/2026

This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community. Yesterday I called for EPA and Congressional investigations into the impact of data center construction on local drinking water supplies. We cannot take water for granted.

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

This week's Elegant Variation is a gorgeous book review of a gorgeous book, @suzyeynon.bsky.social's Terrestrial (@malarkeybooks.bsky.social), by @jonathanin2k.bsky.social. www.stanchionzine.com/post/best-ne...

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Eric Williams @geoliminal.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Dark auguries speak the fell truth...HELLARKEY 5 is again open for submissions! Send @renbolger.bsky.social, @ossuary.bsky.social, and yer's truly your best, weirdest, scariest stories for the single most important horror publication in the history of the written word docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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HELLARKEY VOLUME 5 Submission Guidelines

HELLARKEY VOLUME 5 Submission Guidelines Black runs the blood across the cursed altar, congealing into words of dark prophecy: the Time of Hellarkey V is once again upon us! That’s right, as read in t...

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Splice @thisissplice.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

After a publishing hiatus, we're coming back, getting things lined up for later this year and 2027. Are you interested in reviewing some of our new books when they're ready to go? If so, drop your details into this form and feel free to share widely: forms.gle/85CyFN27dDM9...

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Doesn't the phrase "a fictional staple in the literature world" suggest that...the book doesn't actually exist? My favorite fictional staples are the works of Archimboldi. Or maybe the Necronomicon.

Screenshot of the cover of Lord of the Flies with the following blurb: " A fictional staple in the literature world, Lord of the Flies follows a group of boys stranded on an island, where the fight for survival cascades into brutal chaos."

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Happy to share my new story, now on JAKE's website (@publishedbyjake.bsky.social): "A Wickedness." I'm really proud of this one. I think it's one of my more innovative pieces. It's not a horror story; it's a grief-horror-anxiety-anger-resentment story.

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A Wickedness

He wanted witnesses, always.

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Suzy Eynon @suzyeynon.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Just finished reading MY HOME IS NOT THERE by @froid.bsky.social and am moved by it. The loss is relatable, never sentimental: wanting to keep an archive of the lost, the irritation at those who don't get it, not feeling at home on this planet. Beautiful work and a worthy tribute.

MY HOME IS NOT THERE by Daniel David Froid, blue cover with constellations against a blue blanket and cloud patterned pillow, with sleeping gray cat in background of photo

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Cold Signal Magazine @cold-signal.com · 27/01/2025

With all submissions answered, I'm pleased to share the cover for Cold Signal, Issue Three: Underworld! A massive thank you to all submitters, whether chosen for inclusion or not 🙏 Putting this issue together is already and will continue to be very cathartic. Can't wait to share it with you all!

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

RIP, king www.vulture.com/article/davi...

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

David Lynch’s influence and the potency of his work seem almost impossible to express. He’s been in my own brain for almost 20 years. Rest in peace.

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Here it is: my chapbook, alongside my beloved dog. Losing her inspired this weird little tale. I wanted to write a story about loving a dog (among other things) that was surreal and challenging and not sentimental; I hope I succeeded. You can get a copy here: bottlecap.press/products/not...

A framed picture of a miniature pinscher resting her head on an armchair, in front of a crowded bookshelf; a blue chapbook with astronomical symbols on the cover

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I’m sad to hear this. I published my first short story in Coffin Bell. Thank you for reading, publishing, and promoting our work.

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Daniel David Froid @froid.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

My last read of 2024 was also one of the best ever. Miss MacIntosh, My Darling is my new religion.

Cover of Miss MacIntosh, My Darling by Marguerite Young

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