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Christina Courtenay @christinacourtenay.bsky.social · 4h

Can you forge a new path from the ashes of your old life? SHADOWS IN THE ASHES – #Romans #Pompeii #gladiators #dualtime #Vesuvius geni.us/STACC

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Michael Cook @michaelwcook.bsky.social · 8h

New #bookrelease FalconClaw-Copper is now available on #Amazon & #Kindle. Some rivers were never meant to run. #readers #readingcommunity #crimebooks #murder #crime #psychologicalthriller Falconclawseries.com a.co/d/05XpuRbh

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Susanne Leist @susanneleist.bsky.social · 5h

In the dark of night, he comes for me. When all are asleep, he waits for me. His kind has set the funicular on fire. And Château Frontenac is burning. THE DEAD AT HEART amzn.to/32wnFyc #horrorstories #horrorbooks #FantasyBooks #vampires #booklovers #Reading 📚💙⚡🌶️

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C. L. Schneider, Fantasy Author @clschneiderauthor.bsky.social · 7h

"Tough decisions, devastating truths, and a minefield of terror threaded throughout." This Halloween, let the dead come alive on Audible. 🧟 #horrorbook #audiobook #spookyseason www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

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Sylvia Kay Rose Author 🍁 @sylvia-rose-books.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🩸📚💙 Strange Vibes Weird Fiction Anthologies 1 & 2 -Tales of the mad, macabre, darkly comedic. ✨Volume 1 shorturl.at/tie7Q ✨Volume 2 shorturl.at/9BcGp #strangevibes #weirdfiction #horror #anthology #spooky #horrorstories #weirdtales #weird #strange #creepy #scary

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Karen Crawford @karenc.bsky.social · 9h

So thrilled to have this little heartbreaker in the always wonderful @gooseberrypielit.bsky.social !! Thank you @jhhwriter.bsky.social for including this one alongside so many amazing writers!!! ❤️🙏 gooseberry-pie.com/runaway-train/

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Runaway Train - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine

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Author M. Pax @mpax1.bsky.social · 9h

Nothing sane travels the starway, and today, it brings a battleship that should no longer exist. Stopover at the Backworlds' Edge is on sale for 99c! buff.ly/0UoEhgt #smashwords #kindle #nook #kobo #googleplay #apple More! #books #mustread #sciencefiction #readingcommunity #BookSky

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Peter Kaczmarczyk @pkaczmar.bsky.social · 9h

I am thrilled to be holding the 25th Anniversary issue of the Bellevue Literary Review and am looking forward to diving into its mix of poetry, fiction, non-fiction and art. And of course I'm tickled pink to have one of my #poems included in this illustrious journal. #poetry #writingcommunity

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John Chrostek @johnchrostek.com · 10h

I’m out of town this week visiting my mom as she recovers from a stroke and Amanda is holding down the fort solo. We’d both love to get you books to read, so if you’ve been meaning to hunt down something new, we hope you find something in our shop! Want some recommendations? Lemme know!

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Laurie (HIPPO BEACH BASH) Wallmark @lauriewallmark.bsky.social · 16h

Meet me and many other authors and illustrators at the Warwick Children's Book Festival. I'll have my new book, HIPPO BEACH BASH. Hope to see you there. #bookposse #teachers #librarians #educators #homeschoolers #bookstagram #booktok #booksky #edusky #kidlit www.warwickchildrensbookfestival.org

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Celso Hurtado @celsohurtado.bsky.social · 15h

Early days...but grateful to Xolo and his team for believing in this book. Link to the article is in comments.

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JUNCTION READS @junctionreads.bsky.social · 15h

Tonight! 7:00pm ET INSTAGRAM LIVE I chat with @kimfahner.bsky.social about writing and her latest collection THE POLLINATION FIELD. #canlit

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 15h

e(i 10: A Day In The Life is LIVE! Read it: buff.ly/cnGaTOL & Vote for your fave for our Readers' Choice Award: buff.ly/0GfE6vq This issue features poetry, artwork, and a film! Contributors: Michael Battisto, Airrion Blackstock, Jesse Blondin, Mark Bolsover @mdbolsover.bsky.social ...

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Pamela K. Kinney-Author @pamelakkinney.bsky.social · 14h

New Release: Two short stories, one each in a different horror anthology. Halloween Cereal Isn't Good for You! in The Dancing Griffin Press Halloween Special which is only available in paperback on Amazon. A God's Sharp Teeth in Teeth-eBook & print. Wherever books are sold. #horrorbooks #booksky

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Sharon Bradshaw @sharonbradshaw.bsky.social · 14h

#ghost stories for lovers of the paranormal, and things going bump in the night! Available in ebook, paperback and #KindleUnlimited 💜 Click the link... for Amazon near you mybook.to/TheGhostsFro... 💜💜 Don't you believe in ghosts #Booksky ...Even just a little bit?

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Carmella de Keyser @carmellapoetry.bsky.social · 15h

"Envy is a monster..." 👁️💚 Excited that my dark short story #Backgammon has found a home in @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social’s PINK HORRORS anthology, coming Jan 2027! Massive thanks to Red for turning a grey week beautifully pink. ☠️🌺 #darkfiction #envy #tales

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Pamela K. Kinney-Author @pamelakkinney.bsky.social · 14h

My October schedule, with two book signings in different bookstores in different part of Virginia this weekend. Saturday is at the Barnes and Noble Woodbridge: tinyurl.com/5n6t3wkm The other is at Turn the Page Bookshop indie bookstore in Williamsburg. tinyurl.com/5szkhmy5 #booksky #horrorbooks

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W.D.Kilpack III, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Author @wdkilpackiii.bsky.social · 13h

"I was so immersed in what was happening that the physical book completely disappeared. I was there, and I think I stopped breathing." For more Tap tinyurl.com/NewBlBk5 Or www.Kilpack.net/Shop #Amazon #KindleUnlimited #VengeanceBorneSaga #EpicFantasy #Kilpack #Author #NewBloodSaga #WritersLift

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Ian Brownlie @ianbrownlie.bsky.social · 13h

So pleased to have this story in the fantastic Epistemic Lit!

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Paula Cappa @paulacappa.bsky.social · 12h

FREE this week. A witchy short story that conjures the chills of autumn and the harvest of October ghosts. 30-minute read gives you a peek into one day (one moment) in the destiny of a witch. www.amazon.com/portal/custo... #Booksky #ReaderSky #Blueskybooks #Blueskyreaders #SkyLibrarian #Witches

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Pamela K. Kinney-Author @pamelakkinney.bsky.social · 12h

I just added a book signing at Colonial Williamsburg Saturday, October 17th, 11 am to 1 pm at Revolution store at CW Visitor Center, for 2 of my regional ghost books, Haunted Virginia & Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition. tinyurl.com/yc3r75xu #booksky #ghostbooks #williamsburgva

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Vanita Shukla Hork @vanitahork.bsky.social · 14h

I just received a new 5-star review of #TwinFlames 🤩 "Twin Flames is a beautiful book. For anyone who loves poetry, or anyone who simply needs a moment away from the world, it has earned its place." Grateful 🙏 #poetry #poetrylovers #bookreview #booksworthreading 🔗 a.co/d/0cknXFGC

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PJ Braley @pjbraley.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Starting over was never part of the plan–but plans change when Grant and Caroline find themselves trapped between a murderous alien brotherhood and a wrathful private detective who wants to expose them to the FBI. 📚💙 📚🪐 Training Ground – Only the ruthless survive. www.amazon.com/author/pjbra...

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JP MacDougall @pangeanchronicles.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Read The Shadows of Pangea. An epic fantasy adventure you will not want to put down. #books #fantasybooks #readers #readersofbluesky #booksky #bookpromo

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Gregor. 😊👇

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Tony Riches @tonyriches.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Queen Anna must find her own power within a marriage, and a dynasty determined to control her. Three kingdoms. One marriage. A queen history forgot. mybook.to/QueenAnna #Stuarts #HistoricalFiction #Audiobook

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Rosanna McGlone @rosannamcglone.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Morning guys. Delighted to discover, quite by chance, that my little tale reached the final 30 out of over 2,000 entries! Many congratulations to the winners for their fabulous stories. Mine is 4, nb but not 4th! redstonepress.substack.com/p/shortlist-... #microfiction #stories #writingcommunity

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Shortlist – The Observer / Redstone Press Postcard Story Prize 2026

After a remarkable summer in which we received over 2,000 entries, we’re excited to reveal our shortlist of 30 postcard stories.

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Pedro Iniguez @pedroiniguez.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Happy 1st birthday to my picture book The Fib! Writing for children has been the honor of a lifetime and I look forward to doing it for the rest of my life. Next up: The Fib is being translated to Korean! Much love!

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Clayton Graham @claytongrahamscifi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

HARD SCI-FI WITH MYSTERY, EMOTIONAL DEPTH, AND THE ENDURANCE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT mybook.to/thosealiensk... Thrilling stories of cut and thrust, search and destroy, and love and sacrifice between worlds and across galaxies. #scifi #SpaceOpera #mustread #readers #kindle #Readersky #SciFiBooks

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 23h

People wonder why I wrote a guide book to Edinburgh, given that there are already so many. The main aim was to write the book I would like if I were visiting for the first time. Paperback, Kindle, or Kindle Unlimited. www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Know...

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Getting to Know Edinburgh: Second Edition eBook : Harris , George: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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Rob Chapman @scribblerrob.bsky.social · 22h

It's nice to be going down to Cambridge to do something Syd related tomorrow. 16 yrs ago launch night was at Waterstones there. Jenny and Nigel showed up. Rosemary Barrett advised me to get some sleeping tablets for the insomnia "as a safety net" and here some of us still are in some capacity.

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Laura Besley @laurabesley.bsky.social · 15h

Looking forward to reading at the launch of MY BODY IS A STRANGER by @nikkidudleywriter.bsky.social along with @scooterwriter.bsky.social & @clairebooker.bsky.social Friday, Oct 16th Online Sign up here: tinyurl.com/mr325be6 #poetry #fiction #microfiction #novellainflash #books #booklaunch

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R. S. Hampton, Thriller Writer @rshamptonbooks.bsky.social · 19h

NOW OUT ON AUDIO! Get your huge discount at RSHAMPTONBOOKS.COM if you are Amazon averse. Her marriage was a lie. Now Quinn Durand is watched, threatened, and hunted across Türkiye, and she refuses to be managed, deported, or broken.

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Kate Axeford @kateaxeford.bsky.social · 22h

Absolutely delighted to have a micro featured in this month’s special edition @ellipsiszine.bsky.social

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A.T. Sayre @atsayre.bsky.social · 18h

Special promotional giveaway! For every preorder of a print copy of my upcoming novel, you can receive an ebook copy of my first novel, 'The Last Days of Good People' absolutely free! Details here: buff.ly/bmfI6tx #speclit #booksky

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Asterist Giveaway | A.T. Sayre

Details for promotional book deal for the upcoming novel 'The Asterist'

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · 20h

I’m going to be on the radio. Next Wednesday, 11pm. Talking about books! On the Late Late Book Show. open.spotify.com/show/03417fA...

A picture of me in a Dennis the Menace like jumper sat in front of my books covers facing out.

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 17h

Preorder THE FALLING WOMAN from SFWP for 15% off your purchase: bit.ly/4e3yVrY

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SFWP @sfwp.bsky.social · 17h

Are you searching for #detective novels that feature main characters with disabilities? Then you'll want to check out @stepheneoannou.bsky.social's list of "Seven Detectives Driven by Disability" on The Thrilling Detective! Check out the full list here: buff.ly/qAbE34T

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 18h

Have you already started reading for awards consideration? If so, here are the things I’ve published this year. I list a few faves in the graphic but more through the link. SFWA members will also find links to the Nebula reading list for some stories. Thanks for reading!

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The Nod/Wells Timelines @thenwt.bsky.social · 17h

FYI: The Kindle edition of "Office Hours" is free worldwide via Amazon until October 12th: amazon.com/dp/B0D2BVJTCB Learn more about @michaelshotter.com's spooky season eBook giveaways: ko-fi.com/post/More-Fr... #free #specfic #scifi #horror #thriller #ebook #readers #reading #spookyseason #FYI

A Positive review of Michael Shotter's story "Office Hours" from Goodreads

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Jory Lane @jory-lane.bsky.social · 17h

Seven days until the last return to Oakhaven. The Sanctuary's Secret closes the trilogy on October 15: quiet magic, found family, and an ending with no cliffhanger. Pre-order on Kindle for $4.99.

A snow-covered village seen from the hills at dusk, every window lit, one lane of footprints heading in. Text on image: ONE WEEK The Oakhaven Chronicles ends OCTOBER 15.

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Edward Martin III @edwardmartiniii.bsky.social · 17h

My first horror novel “Through the Night” and my first horror story collection (55 stories!) “Close Your Eyes.” Both available in physical and digital format! Check ‘em out!

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Peter C. Bradbury @petercbradbury.bsky.social · 19h

Escape reality with a great book that is very affordable to ordinary people, unlike everything else at the moment unless you are wealthy and don't care! #murdermysteries #darkthrillers #psychological www.amazon.com/stores/autho... petercbradbury.com

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Linda Watkins @lindawatkins.bsky.social · 19h

“A page-turning mystery" TAINTED WINE, A STEVE DANIELS’ MYSTERY by Linda Watkins books2read.com/u/bzKvD9 #Audible - www.audible.com/pd/Tainted-W... #mystery #noir #legalthriller #noirmystery #historicalthriller #murdermystery #writingcommunity

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