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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: October! We welcome Spookymonth with the Story Hour debuts of Grace Daly and Nicole Givens Kurtz! Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PDT! @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Color photo of author Grace Daly, a fair-skinned woman with straight blonde hair worn long on one side and shaved on the other. She wears gold-rimmed glasses and a white ribbed mock-turtleneck sweater; viny tattoos are visible below the short sleeves. She stands with her back to a rough-barked tree and smiles mischievously into the camera.

Color photo of author Nicole Givens Kurtz, a Black woman with red-brown skin and translucent brown (maybe gray-brown?) eyes. She wears her hair in long, thin braids in shades of gray. She wears a charcoal-colored blouse and cerise lipstick. She looks straight into the camera with a radiant smile.

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This Story Hour, Nicole Givens Kurtz and Grace Daly started Spookymonth off in style! Along with the monsters, their stories addressed such horrors as grief, revenge, and the beauty industry. You can still watch! @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social youtu.be/2gd94GjuSGs

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October 7, 2026 Story Hour: Grace Daly and Nicole Givens Kurtz

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

'Escapist Fiction', my upcoming interactive novel releasing with @agitapublishing.bsky.social in February 2027, has a trailer! Sound up for this one folks, so you can really appreciate the art. Preorder the book today!

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Kent Priore @kentpriore.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

My review of The Scald-Crow by Grace Daly. @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social It was a delight meeting Grace at StokerCon, and I was very excited to read her Bram Stoker Award-nominated first novel. And it did NOT disappoint.

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

AAAAAAAHHHHHH IT'S OFFICIAL AND I GET TO TALK ABOUT IT NOW

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I'll be at C2E2 this coming Saturday with the Chicagoland HWA! I'll be on the panel "Fear Not - Publishing Your Horror Story in 2026"

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Ahhhhhh I'm so glad you're loving it!!! Such a compliment from such a fabulous writer!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Oh my goodness, what a compliment!!! Thank you, sincerely! Things like that make SUCH a difference for small press books!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Thank you so much!!! You are too kind, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it 🐦‍⬛🍀❤️

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Thank you so, so much!!! ❤️🐦‍⬛❤️🐦‍⬛❤️

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

My debut novel The Scald-Crow is officially a nominee for Superior Achievement in a First Novel for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards! And next to so many other fabulous works! Thank you so much to the innumerable people who have supported me and made this possible!

Hooded crows fly against a grey sky, with white textboxes imposed over the image. The white text box on top reads "The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot". The white text box below is labelled "Superior Achievement in a First Novel" and lists the novels up for the award, with "Daly, Grace - The Scald-Crow (Creature Publishing)" highlighted.

Hooded crows fly against a grey sky. On top of this image is a picture of the cover of the novel The Scald-Crow by Grace Daly. In the top right corner is a spike red sticker labelled "Bram Stoker Awards Nominee"

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Thank you so much - you are a fabulous interviewer! It turned out wonderfully!

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Sydney Bollinger (she/her) @sydboll.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I loved chatting with @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social about her debut, The Scald-Crow. It is necessary reading!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I am planning on being there - we should definitely meet up!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

You are so, so incredibly kind!!! Thank you!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

So honored and delighted to share that my debut novel, The Scald-Crow, is on the Horror Writers Association's 2025 Stoker Preliminary Ballot for Superior Achievement in a First Novel alongside a whole cast of crackerjack works! Big congrats to all the preliminary folks! This is so surreal!

Crows fly against a grey sky. On top of this image is a screen grab of the list of books for the 2025 Stoker Preliminary Ballot for Superior Achievement in a First Novel, with "The Scald-Crow" by Grace Daly highlighted.

Crows fly against a grey sky. On top of that image is a picture of the cover of the novel "The Scald-Crow" by Grace Daly.

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Thank you so much for including The Scald-Crow!! You are so kind! ❤️🐦‍⬛❤️🐦‍⬛❤️

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Ahhhhh you are too kind!!! Thank you so much; I'm so pleased and delighted that you enjoyed The Scald-Crow! 🐦‍⬛❤️🐦‍⬛

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

THE SCALD-CROW MADE GWENDOLYN KISTE'S LIST OF THE BEST HORROR BOOKS OF 2025!!! 😁😁😁 What an honor and what a surprise!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

OH MY GOODNESS my suggestion to do that actually worked!!! That's amazing! 🤣

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Ahhhhh thank you SO MUCH for the boost! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 🐦‍⬛

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Thank you!!! It was such an honor to be on their show!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

It was wonderful to visit! Thank you so much for having me and being such a kind host!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Chicagoland doesn't get enough love, it's true!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Omg Joey thank you so much, you are too kind! I hope you love it!

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Joey Hedger @joeyhedger.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

A fitting day to start @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social‘s Illinois-based horror novel, The Scald Crow!! 🐦‍⬛ Already the first chapter is starting strong (and spooky) and includes the Fox River!!

Cover of Grace Daly’s novel, The Scald Crow, which depicts a cat biting into the neck of a crow. The title and author name are in a bold red color.

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I'm in this article too - and what a coincidence, I recommend The Barre Incidents by @renbolger.bsky.social which is an incredible blend of various folklores in an emotionally resonant horror page-turner!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Thank you so much for including The Scald-Crow!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

This is so kind of you, thank you for sharing! I'm so glad you enjoyed The Scald-Crow and I'm excited to meet you at the event!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Thank you so much Becky!!! 🐦‍⬛♿☘️

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Thank you SO MUCH!!! 🐦‍⬛♿☘️

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Kindig Blog @kindigblog.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

#TheScaldCrow by @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social is out NOW! 'A masterclass is horror story-telling' if you missed it, read my 5⭐️review of this KINDIG GEM: www.kindig.co.uk/post/the-sca... #BookSky 🩸📚 #books 📚💙

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The Scald Crow - Grace Daly

THE SCALD CROW - GRACE DALY *****

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

My debut horror/comedy novel, The Scald-Crow, is out today! It's about chronic pain, invisible disability, childhood trauma, and medical trauma, but it's funny, I promise! It's also about Irish folklore, a heroic rescue cat, and a really irritating bird. There's something for everyone! 🐦‍⬛♿☘️

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Thank you so much for boosting me and The Scald-Crow!!!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Thank you so much for reading The Scald-Crow!!! I'm so pleased you enjoyed it and so looking forward to the review! 🐦‍⬛♿☘️

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Oooooh of course, I am so bad at social media I totally forgot!!! It's available everywhere, but if you order it direct from the publisher I think you have the best chance of getting it early! creaturehorror.com/books/the-sc...

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Creature Publishing

Creature is a feminist horror press

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Ahhhhhhh thank you so much!!!!! You must've gotten your pre-order early though, it's not out until October 14th!!! But I'm so glad you like it and so grateful you're reading it!

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Grace Daly @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Thank you so much for such a kind and detailed review!!! 🐦‍⬛☘️♿

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