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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

After frustrating googling, turns out it was A Troll in Central Park. I did not describe that accurately at all 😂 But I reckon child-me would be terrified at that one too! Also Gollum. Gollum was horrific

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

it was clearly so traumatizing as a kid, I didn't even have to think twice 😂 there was also this creepy kids movie about a sort of gnome with a peculiar nose who granted wishes or some such which I also remember finding creepy as a child

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

that scene still gives me so much anxiety 😬

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

A booktuber I love to listen to has read this and apparently it's a yes (have not watched the video yet because I like to only watch reviews for books I already wanna read after I read them): youtu.be/8naY6AmsIjQ?...

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If You ONLY Read One Book This Year Make It This One!

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

the owl scene in The Secret of NIMH

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

An absolutely fantastic time at The Britannia Panopticon Music Hall's magic show! Many highlights to such a fun evening (saw a grown man swallow a whole balloon). The place has such amazing history and is as awesome as the people trying to save it. If you're in Glasgow, pls go check it out!

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I started seeing less of them but perhaps it's just that I haven't looked in the right places in a while, haven't read much manga lately. Used to see them announced a lot in forums and blogs though! They were super fun and a great way to learn japanese too

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I used to do this all the time with manga; they released drama cds specifically for this!

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This one was a no-brainer for me as it's in Glasgow! I would like to go to BristolCon one day as well, which I know you to be a fan of 🙂 And I will be at WorldCon next year.

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Very excited for my first ever book con!

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy book birthday to Dweller in Darkness, Sam Flynn's 2nd in Deadlights duology! Published by @timberghostpress.bsky.social, Flynn's play (pun intended) on Chambers' The King in Yellow takes new heights in this sequel, horrifying/aweing as it questions blind devotion, history and conquest.

A black e-reader sits angled on a soft, white fabric surface, displaying the book cover of "Dweller in Darkness" by Sam Flynn.

The cover on the screen is in grayscale and features five figures facing a misty, foggy and grassy field where a light shines in the distance.

An image of an e-reader displaying a page. The title at the top reads "Dweller in Darkness by Sam Flynn". The main text on the screen includes the highlighted quote, "Those you worship taught you to look everywhere, everywhere but within."

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Just preordered, looking forward to another anthology by you!

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

*Stewart, damn a mobile keyboard

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Would love to hear more about Steward Hotston's Mage Against the Machine, especially within the context of the current litrpg "rise"! Would also love to hear about The Godfrey Home for Demonic Children, The Alchemist of Bohemia and The Archaeology of Fallen Worlds!

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Jasmine W. @mythjae.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

So I dislike marketing and promo, but really, really love the books I get to work on. So I will be hyping up Heavy Are The Years, but today I want to talk about the limited edition chocolate bar collab with Open Book Chocolates and why it's so special to me: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...

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Heavy Are The Years Story Collection

Three illustrated SFF novellas in one collection exploring the theme of time and how it effects us.

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Ginger Coffee Creams of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 02/09/2026

GIVEAWAY, with @blackcrowbooks.bsky.social: one lucky UK reader wins COFFIN MOON by @keithrosson.bsky.social, his blood-soaked reinvention of the vampire novel. To enter: Like, Share and Comment on this post. UK only. Winner drawn at random on [closing date]. Good luck, and mind the moon.

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Finished Clair Obscur and I got a question for anyone's who's played: how do you deal with the anguishing moral pain, thanks

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box and The House with a Clock in Its Walls are pretty fun, even for adults!

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

That's what I felt too! Tbf, footnotes in fantasy novels have never been my cup of tea (they might work in veeery specific epistolary formats) for that very reason. It came to a point where so much worldbuilding was left out of the page in favor of being in the footnotes. I wonder why?

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I would not say it's Witcher-style though, but comps like that are usually a pitfall, in my opinion. It's very much its own take on the monster-hunter story

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

And craft-wise I thought it was really good for a debut!

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I enjoyed it! I can only point out 2 cons (more due to personal stylistic preferences): too much character/worldbuilding in footnotes and 1 too many awkward phallic/sexual references (suppose that's an horror thing and did fit the context). There was just something horrendously fascinating about it

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I did! Never read the Beast though so can't really compare the two

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Dr Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com · 25/08/2026

Hey all, I had this cold war SF novel come out in July. It's about generational trauma, what we do for love, how secret government bureaus get set up in a world where the Cold War ended in 1975 because physics changed suddenly and without warning. I really love it and think you will too

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The Next Enemy Shall Be the Last, Stewart Hotston - Books - The Next Enemy Shall Be the Last

NewCon Press is a multiple award-winning independent publisher specialising in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and horror.

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Bonedust Press @bonedustpress.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Occasional reminder that we are always happy to send digital review copies of our books (yes, even backlist and post-publication!) to interested reviewers, bloggers and librarians! Email us at info@bonedustpress.com and we'll send you a PDF.

An infographic for The Traitor & The Wretch (cover art by Amy Phillips) written by Jasmine Walls and illustrated by Rowan MacColl.

It reads: Minor villains dungeon-crawling their way to a happy ending.

On the run from an entire kingdom that wants them both dead.

This guy (the wretch) helped raise a Chaos God to bring about the end times (he's not coping well)

This guy (the traitor) tried to kill the Prophesized Hero (it ended badly)

Enemies-to-Lovers

Mutated cave creatures! Undead horrors! Endless pitch black caves! Somehow, it's a romance!

An infographic showing the cover for This Mortal Coil, written by Jasmine Walls and illustrated by Marie Enger (cover art by Jan and Vlad Schwarts) that reads: What's a skeleton to do when they outlive their wizard overlord?

Go on a quest they are wildly unqualified for, apparently

This novella can fit so many illustration in it.

Evil wizards, corrupt kings, vengeful spirits, and one very tired skeleton.

Includes: a magic sword with a mid-life crisis.

No romance! We're not even sure they count as friends, honestly.

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Jasmine W. @mythjae.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Small press means we are not beholden the same marketing schedules of big publishing behemoths, and we can ignore the "rules" about only marketing new books pre-publication. Any bloggers/reviewers curious about Bonedust Press books? We'll get them to you!

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Reading The King in Yellow in preparation for The Mystery of the Pale King (Sam Flynn's inspired by), in preparation for Dweller in Darkness!

My hand holds up two books overlapping each other.

On the left is The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers, published by Pushkin Press. The cover features the yellow silhouette of a figure wearing a hooded robe against a black background.

On the right is The Mystery of the Pale King by Sam Flynn. The cover shows a moody, atmospheric illustration of figures on a ship, sailing toward a distant castle under a night sky filled with stars.

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Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Pan Macmillan have revealed the cover to next year's SF release from me: The Eighth Face. Creepy clone monks living in a crashed-spaceship monastery, horrible things from the sea, a past revealed in things cast up by the tide... www.panmacmillan.com/authors/adri...

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The Eighth Face by Adrian Tchaikovsky

What hides beneath the waves of an alien world?A gripping sci-fi mystery from the master of the genre, Adrian Tchaikovsky, featuring rebellious clones, deep-sea

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

every day we are blessed with more Tchaikovsky is a good day

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Shecky @shecky.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Kevin passed about an hour ago. The time to find his cats a home IS now, and I'm not one step closer to finding it. Please, friends.

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Oleander Craw @oleandercraw.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

LOOKING FOR ARC READERS! I have limited ARC space open for my Dune meets Elden Ring queer, dark science fantasy book that is releasing in October. If you're interested, sign up here: forms.gle/cNnJsZDxGdVi...

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K.E. Rosero (Author/Artist) @kerosero.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

⚔️ COVER REVEAL ⚔️ I'm so excited to share with you the cover for ✨️ FALL RED EMPIRE ✨️ the third and FINAL book in the BURN RED SKIES series! Huge thanks to Franzi (www.coverdungeon.com), not just for designing my covers, but for always being in my corner 🌹❤️🌹

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It was very fun! Loved the bit about idioms, need to start using "idiotic lump of rice"

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Grimdark Magazine @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The ENTIRE first chapter of Fortune’s Wake is now available on the GdM website! We hope you all enjoy this sneak peek, and we can’t wait for you to get your hands on the book in a couple of weeks. Click through in there first comment below.

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Any recs for queer romantasy books by queer authors?

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Stunning cover and what a synopsis!

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Or should I say, reimagining not retelling!

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Had a lovely time at Waterstones Sauchiehall yesterday with the lovelies Hannah Kaner and Kirsty Logan! Loved hearing about A Snake Among Swans, Hannah's grimdark feminist retelling of The Wild Swans. Thanks to the authors and Waterstones for making my first author event a delight!

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

And the cover is beautiful too. Looking forward to reading it 🙂

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Sparked by discussions on the Clarke shortlist this year, I'm curious: what would the six on YOUR Clarke award shortlist look like?

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Oh, likely will go for this one as am now remembering how much I liked your review

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

True! You're very skilled/lucky at finding these deals too

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Yes! I also was not aware of this one so thank you!

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Agree, I was impressed by how the synopsis gave so little away yet made it sound so interesting ahah

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Arina @readingrogue.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Was just browsing for a set like this too since I'll be seeing Rankin at an author event he's doing in Glasgow!

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