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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Come! Spend a few days in Trenton, Ontario. Where a movie studio once attracted Broadway and Hollywood stars. Where hunting, fishing, sailing, arson, and drowning are the favoured pastimes. Where dogs maim, trains derail, and people vanish. ...A novel inspired by actual events! #booksky #Canada

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Anyone else ever experienced a self-draining, self-deflating watermelon? First glance, we thought we had a leak in the kitchen ceiling. Second glance, we realized the watermelon had peed itself to death.😱 #watermelon #kitchennightmares

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

“...easily one of the best small-town crime thrillers I’ve read in a very long time…. It’s the Coen Brothers meet Thomas Harris…and I can’t recommend it enough.” - Lawrence C. Connolly, author, Minute-Men: Execute & Run #BookSky

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Jack is the boy who finds things. Gus is the boy who wants things. Annie is the girl who believes in things. Each is obsessed with movies, TV, comics, and the unexplained. And each lives with the fear bad things are heading their way. #booksky #books

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

“Libling’s assured, quietly menacing debut [is] based on his World Fantasy Award–nominated novella of the same title. . . . Fans of Stand by Me and the like will find much to enjoy.” —Publishers Weekly #booksky #Hollywood #BookLover #Canada

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

“Take Stephen King, Nick Hornby, Woody Allen, and Stranger Things, sprinkle in the spice of a subtle Canadian sensibility...and this is the eerie result.” - Claude Lalumiere, author, Venera Dreams #booksky #AmReading

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

"I loved every page of this book. It took me to an unexpected place and left me little time to catch my bearings, before something else floored me with a left hook." -Timothy S. Johnston, author, Blanket of Steel #booksky #books

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The perfect Valentines read for anyone who thinks #romance is DEAD. Like really, really, crazy, nutzoid, whackadoodle DEAD. #booksky #books #thriller #horror

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The perfect Valentines read for anyone who thinks #romance is DEAD. Like really, really, crazy, nutzoid, whackadoodle DEAD. #booksky #books #thriller #horror

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

PLACEMAT ENTHUSIASTS TAKE NOTE! My novelette, THE PLACEMAT AT BALDY'S DINER, is now available for your reading <ahem!> pleasure in the March/April 2026 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. For more on the story, go to michaellibling.com. @asimovssfmag.bsky.social #fiction #stories #booksky

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

This typically shameless ad is brought to you by me, the snow, and minus-25 degrees Celsius. Heck, even if you don't like the book, you can always toss it on the fire, though this action is not necessarily recommended for #ebooks. #booksky #Canada #Canadians #books #winter

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Kinda sexy. Kinda dark. Kinda funny. Kinda violent. Kinda romantic. Kinda thrilling. Kinda nuts. Kinda exciting. Yeah, it's one of those kinda books. #booksky #crime #thriller #horror

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

"C'mon, Mike, move your butt!" Nothing quite like being dragged through a snowstorm by a mixed husky who thinks she's a full-bred husky and the bozo slipping and sliding behind her is a sled. #dogs #winter #snow #Montreal

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

"Libling doesn’t just go for the jugular, he goes for your entire throat, then reaches all the way down and grabs onto your heart." -Ian Rogers, author, Sycamore #booksy #horror #thrillers #crime #mystery 📚💙

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

“...hilarious and terrifying...easily one of the best small-town crime thrillers I’ve read in a very long time." -Lawrence C. Connolly, author, Minute Men: Execute & Run (now on pre-sale!) #booksky #thrillerbooks #horrorbooks #romancebooks

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

The perfect read for anyone who thinks #romance is DEAD. Like really, really, crazy DEAD. #booksky #books #thriller #horror

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

"...the same breathtaking mix of riveting ideas and heartfelt humanity that makes all of Libling’s work so memorable.” - Bruce McAllister, author, Dream Baby #booksky #books #thriller #mystery #horror

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Kinda sexy. Kinda dark. Kinda funny. Kinda violent. Kinda romantic. Kinda thrilling. Kinda nuts. Kinda unputdownable. Yeah, it's one of those kinda #books. #booksky

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

She propped her elbows on the table, rested her chin upon a latticework of fingers. She stared him down, direct and matter-of-fact. “Are you one too?” “What?” He’d heard her, all right. She was not the first to ask. “A serial killer. Are you one too?” #booksky #books #reading

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

"Libling’s assured, quietly menacing debut...is steeped in bittersweet childhood nostalgia and coming-of-age foibles... Fans of STAND BY ME and the like will find much to enjoy." - Publishers Weekly #booksky #Hollywood #StrangerThings #Canada

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Welcome to sleepy, small-town Trenton. Where hunting, fishing, arson, and drowning are the favored pastimes. Where dogs maim, trains derail, and people vanish.... #booksky #books #reading #Canada #Ontario

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Kinda sexy. Kinda dark. Kinda funny. Kinda violent. Kinda romantic. Kinda thrilling. Kinda nuts. Kinda unputdownable. Yeah, it's one of those kinda #books. #BookSky #readers

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

If you think AI only applies to writers and the writing process, think again. The #publishing industry is using AI in ways one might not expect and #agents, #writers and #readers would be wise to take heed. #booksky drderekbmiller.substack.com/p/literary-g...

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Literary Gatekeepers and AI

Beware!

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

He runs an ice cream parlor. She's a dentist. It's a match made in...uh...um...well, somewhere. #booksky #books #readers

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

They haven't overrun BlueSky just yet, but they are definitely zeroing in... #booksky #writers #amwriting

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Kinda sexy. Kinda dark. Kinda funny. Kinda violent. Kinda romantic. Kinda thrilling. Kinda nuts. Kinda exciting. Kinda unputdownable. Yeah, it's one of those kinda #books. #booksky #thriller #horror #romance

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

"Full of feeling and freakish delights, this is a wild, unpredictable story that will amaze and startle readers by turns.” - Ian Rogers, author, Sycamore #booksky #writesky #thriller #darkhumor

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

"Only a writer as flat-out funny as Michael Libling could remind us that 99% of 'slaughter' is 'laughter.'" - Paul Witcover, author, LINCOLNSTEIN #booksky #books #Amazon #AmWriting #Author #Book #MustRead #Novel #Saratoga #CrimeThriller

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Kinda sexy. Kinda dark. Kinda funny. Kinda violent. Kinda romantic. Kinda thrilling. Kinda nuts. Kinda exciting. Yeah, it's one of those kinda #books. #booksky #horror #crime

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

"Only a writer as flat-out funny as Michael Libling could remind us that 99% of 'slaughter' is 'laughter." - Paul Witcover, author, LINCOLNSTEIN #booksky #books #Amazon #AmWriting #Author #Book #MustRead #Novel #Saratoga #CrimeThriller

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Kinda sexy. Kinda dark. Kinda funny. Kinda violent. Kinda romantic. Kinda thrilling. Kinda nuts. Kinda exciting. Yeah, it's one of those kinda #books. #booksky #thriller #horror

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

"Only a writer as flat-out funny as Michael Libling could remind us that 99% of 'slaughter' is 'laughter." - Paul Witcover, author, LINCOLNSTEIN #booksky #readersky

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Michael Libling @michaellibling.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Kinda sexy. Kinda dark. Kinda funny. Kinda violent. Kinda romantic. Kinda thrilling. Kinda nuts. Kinda exciting. Yeah, it's one of those kinda #books. #booksky #horror #crime

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