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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 30/05/2026

I wrote "The Music We Became," a 4,000 word horror story that I consider the best story I had ever written to that point. Early on in the request I asked how he knew me or my fiction at all, because I was not exactly a household name. He told me he read my Fantasy Mag story, and still remembered it.

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Marie Lamba @marielamba.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

So excited to share that JDLA client @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social Rob Costello's debut YA novel AN UGLY WORLD FOR BEAUTIFUL BOYS has just been shortlisted for the 2026 LGBTQ+ Young Adult Lambda Literary Award. Yeah!!! @lethepress.bsky.social bookshop.org/p/books/an-u...

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An Ugly World for Beautiful Boys

Check out An Ugly World for Beautiful Boys - <p>Self-styled "beautiful boy" Toby Ryerson dreams in stardust but lives in the dirt. Haunted by the specter of his mom's overdose, he itches for a life of...

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April J. @aprilsbookishlife.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

So excited to review this upcoming new release Unsettled Score from @rebecca-rowland.bsky.social The paperback preorder is already up at the @lethepress.bsky.social website but it releases everywhere in June. Highly recommend picking this up if you're a horror reader. #booksky #horror #books

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 16/03/2026

my novella The Death of Mountains (from @lethepress.bsky.social) is a Nebula Finalist in a stacked category with @amalelmohtar.com, @annaleen.bsky.social, @renanbernardo.com, and @hachepueyo.bsky.social the announcement was tonight, in an amazing presentation from @sfwa.org

the cover of THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from Lethe Press. cover design from Inkspiral Design. the cover is blue and has my name over top and the title at the bottom. there is a mountain with a skull face surrounded by clouds.

2026 Nebula Award Finalist graphic with the Nebula Conference badge. it is in purple and gold.

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Lethe Press @lethepress.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

We're 25 years old! I started Lethe to make a little money and help sell some stories I wrote. In the years since, we've won some impressive award is queer and spec fiction. And I've made many friends. In the days to come, I hope to post some memories and specials.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 27/02/2026

Nebula nominations close tomorrow!!!! i'm going to ask again if you would consider my novella, The Death of Mountains (from @lethepress.bsky.social) which is on the Locus Recommended Reading List and is a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize. it's pocket-sized and has a mountain that talks!

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The Death of Mountains | Lethe Press

The latest novella by Nebula finalist Jordan Kurella is a moving allegorical tale. As mankind continues to hurt the planet, leaving us with scarred lands, stories like The Death of Mountains are more ...

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Lethe Press @lethepress.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Congratulations to @jordankurella.com for the huge accomplishment of being a finalist for the @latimes.com Book Prize for Speculative Fiction! The Death of Mountains is an amazing work.

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jeffreyford8 @jeffreyford8.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

My new collection, The Pandemonium Waltz, will be on the loose tomorrow, Feb. 15th. 17 stories, cover and inside front and back cover art by Derek Ford, and an interview with me conducted by Kelly Link. Buy early and often. If you're so inclined, spread the word.

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Lethe Press @lethepress.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I'm so excited to release this creepy novella.

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Clint Smith @ghouljaw.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Cover Reveal: The Sacraments of Blackgum Lake Elated to reveal the cover artwork for my novella, THE SACRAMENTS OF BLACKGUM LAKE, available May, 2026, from #LethePress. I’m directing this particular shoutout to Matt at #InkspiralDesign. More news surfacing soon clintsmithfiction.com/2026/02/10/c...

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Greg Greene @igreggreene.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Just arrived: PANDEMONIUM WALTZ, the new collection from horror & weird lit great @jeffreyford8.bsky.social! Incredible cover art by Jeff's son Derek, and closed with an interview by @kellylink.bsky.social. Beautifully designed by @lethepress.bsky.social. www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...

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Greg Greene @igreggreene.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

@lethepress.bsky.social also sent me an ARC of @rebeccarowland.bsky.social's forthcoming collection UNSETTLED SCORE: A Mixtape of Arthouse Horror. What a great concept! I dig this vibe! Drops June 2026. Thanks, @steveberman.bsky.social!

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Lethe Press @lethepress.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Oh, did the braggart's press have any titles on the Locus Recommended Reading List? No.

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Lethe Press @lethepress.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Congratulations to @jordankurella.com for making this list with DEATH OF MOUNTAINS, which is a brilliant novella. The best thing you can do know to distract yourself from the world is read something otherworldly.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 22/01/2026

absolutely humbled and honored to see my @lethepress.bsky.social novella, The Death of Mountains, on the BSFA Longlist. it's sharing space with so many other works i loved from last year!!!! congratulations to everyone who made the list. i love this for us!!!

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Corey Farrenkopf @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Got some exciting book mail from @lethepress.bsky.social! I’ve been so excited for the new @jeffreyford8.bsky.social collection, Pandemonium Waltz. I’ve read through the first half and it’s wonderful, beautifully dark and fantastic. Looking forward to checking out Final Curtain soon!

A photo of me holding the two mentioned books up in front of my bookcase.

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 10/01/2026

This is the prettiest book I’ve ever been in. O.O @lethepress.bsky.social

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N. N. Light's Book Heaven #NNLBH @nnlightsbookheaven.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Book Review | The Woman in the Ship by Sapphira Olson, perfect for readers who love science fiction and space opera The overarching plot about the sentient AI in this book should also give every reader pause. substack.com/@nnlightsboo... #booksky @lethepress.bsky.social

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Book Review | The Woman in the Ship by Sapphira Olson, perfect for readers who love science fiction and space opera

The overarching plot about the sentient AI in this book should also give every reader pause.

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Lethe Press @lethepress.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Two works of erotic gay horror for ridiculous prices. godless.com/collections/...

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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

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Filmography
1986 - Stand By zme
1987 - The Princess Bride
1989 - When Harry Met Sally
1990 - Misery
1992 - A Few Good Men

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James Bennett | Pre-order "Mother of Night" @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

A mysterious dirge in human form, Leroux's "Phantom of the Opera" is both man and monster, the villain of one of the more famous novels of the early 20th century. And now, an impressive anthology of horror and weird fiction from @lethepress.bsky.social 🎭💙📚 www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...

Red curtains and a skull make up the cover of "Final Curtain: Tales Inspired by The Phantom of the Opera".

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 13/12/2025

Whenever possible, buy direct from the publisher! This anthology is amazing and I am so excited to be a part of it! :D www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page... @lethepress.bsky.social

We thought the music came from the cavern–that strange space which opened into our lives and devoured our futures. It didn't. I suppose you know that by now, since you're a part of it. What's that meme? "The real music was the friends we made along the way?" Yeah, that tracks. Let me explain.

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 11/12/2025

remember that when nominating for [insert Nebula, Hugo, BSFA here] you can just nominate your faves and not what everyone else liked. nominate what YOU liked!!! not what Fred Carface liked. who cares what Carface likes? it's your ballot!!! not theirs!!! also here's my eligibility post:

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Lethe Press @lethepress.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Any recommendations for #lesbian comedy writers?

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Orrin Grey @orringrey.com · 07/12/2025

Hollywood, 1931. Lon Chaney has been dead for less than a year - but what happened to his body? And what does it have to do with the new wax museum that's opening up in town? Find out in "Phantom of the Wax Museum," a new story by me in FINAL CURTAIN from @lethepress.bsky.social.

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Final Curtain [Berman, Steve] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Final Curtain

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Josh Rountree @joshrountree.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

The Final Curtain has just been released! It’s a new anthology of Phantom of the Opera inspired stories, including my own “Now We Sing the Killing Song.” Go check it out!! www.amazon.com/Final-Curtai...

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Final Curtain

Amazon.com: Final Curtain eBook : Berman, Steve, Bulkin, Nadia, Currier, Jameson, Bennett, James, Grey, Orrin, Rountree, Josh, Linwood Grant, John, DiGirolamo, Cara, DeLucci, Theresa, Smith, Addison: Kindle Store

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Steve Berman @steveberman.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Sometimes ... the music is really not the threat.

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Steve Berman @steveberman.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Who else is doing such a dark and fantastic anthology of gay fiction? Really? Who else has done almost forty of these books?

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Steve Berman @steveberman.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Spring of 2026 is for witches who adore witches.

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Matthew Cheney @melikhovo.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Also note: Nick's essential book on the writing life, STARVE BETTER, is being reprinted by @lethepress.bsky.social early next year. Buy a copy for every aspiring writer you know so they can revel in the possibilities of easy money and instant fame! www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...

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Starve Better | Lethe Press

by Nick Mamatas Starve Better: Surviving the Endless Horror of the Writing Life makes no promises of turning you into a bestselling author. It won’t indulge aspiring writers’ dreams of fame and fortun...

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Horror Tree @horrortree.com · 24/11/2025

Baffling Magazine’s Dec 1–15 window is coming up 🌀 Queer “timefuckery” + other speculative flash ✨ SF/F/H with a queer bent ✨ Under 1,200 words (they love <500) ✨ 8¢/word, simsubs encouraged Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi... #amwriting #flashfiction #queerfiction

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Jonathan Louis Duckworth @jduckwriter.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Cover reveal! Here’s the early mock-up of the cover for my second collection of horror stories, Noctivagants, coming early 2027 with @lethepress.bsky.social !

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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 08/11/2025

my novella THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS, where the... well the titular character, the Death of Mountains, comes for a middling hill in the Appalachians who doesn't want to die. in the tradition of Scheherazade, they trade story for story to stave off the inevitable. (out from @lethepress.bsky.social)

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Addison Smith (Addi) @addi.social · 26/10/2025

I hope you’re all excited for this! :D It contains a new story from me called “The Music We Became,” and it’s my favorite story I’ve written in 2025! :D

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James Bennett | Pre-order "Mother of Night" @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

'Tis the season to be queer and freaky, and my latest collection has you covered. "Full of fire and flare... Bennett's stories are told straight from the heart - an absolute must-read." Alison Littlewood 🏳️‍🌈🎃📚💙 www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...

An angel with eviscerated wings and bandages to cover his wounds is the cover for my short story collection Preaching To The Perverted.

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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

whoa october is around the corner! reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon. more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions

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jeffreyford8 @jeffreyford8.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Was just over at the Lethe Press site and saw this is going to drop in February 2026 -- The Pandemonium Waltz -- 17 stories. Cover by Derek. More info as the days proceed.

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Lethe Press @lethepress.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

This boy contributed a great deal of art for Scruffians!

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Time for a new pin-able post. I just can't get enough of these two covers! www.marievibbert.com/novels

Book cover for Galactic Hellcats by Marie Vibbert next to book cover for Andrei and the Hellcats, both featuring golden age style art of space babes
Orange box at the bottom reads "Look at my gorgeous babies! More info on my website: https://marievibbert.com/novels "

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James Bennett | Pre-order "Mother of Night" @jamesbennett.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Coming in November from @lethepress.bsky.social "Capturing much of the menace and enchantment of the original, this will be a treat for Phantom fans." Publishers Weekly Featuring a brand new story from moi "The Road of Mirrors" Pre-order link: www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page... 📚💙🏳️‍🌈☠️

A red skull between theatrical curtains comprises the cover of "Final Curtain", an anthology inspired by Phantom of the Opera from Lethe Press.

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Smeesh 🌿 Illustrator for hire @asmeesh.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

'Fright Factor' is available for preorder today! www.newmillindustries.com @dnlnwmn.bsky.social

Digital mockup of a playing card on a grey background. The artwork depicts an orange, white and black werewolf stalking to the right in a somewhat comedic fashion. Style is old school with strong shapes.

Digital mockup of a playing card on a grey background. The artwork depicts a floating nosferatu, drawing in a sketchy, vector shape style in pinks and black on a beige background. Number 5 is in each corner, with small coffin shapes below.

Digital mockup of a playing card on a grey background. The artwork depicts the creature from the black lagoon, diving, surrounded by fish and seaweed. Style is old school with strong shapes.

Digital mockup of a playing card on a grey background. The artwork depicts green, black and white illustration of Frankenstein, walking almost comedically with his arms up in a scary pose. Style is old school with strong shapes.

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