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Callie 🎵📚🩷 @callieseretine.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

What an intense, visceral, blood-soaked experience this book was. @wickedjamison.bsky.social sticks her claws in you with this one, and doesn't let go. A little more thriller, a little more fantasy, but the gore puts it into the horror camp easily. And the rage is palpable and warranted. 📚🩸 📚⚡ 📚🪐💙

And what would you give for power? “Everything.” I prayed by clenching my bleeding fist against the shiver that rolled through me. Willing more blood to flow, willing all this to be true and more. And I meant it, I had to.
Background: A ballet dancer with her arms above her head, silhouetted in a red light.

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea
Book cover, a black woman reaching up to her neck as blook trickles down her face and neck and arms. A red cathedral ceiling behind her.

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Rami Ungar the Writer @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

What are you reading lately? I'm reading The Binding of Bloom Mountain by @vesperdoom.com , and finishing up I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call by @wickedjamison.bsky.social on audiobook. #BookSky #HorrorSky

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

UNLOCK THE BOX & PERISH ❤️‍🔥 excited to reveal the cover of my upcoming gothic thriller, ROAR OF THE LAMBS, where a lying psychic and her juvenile delinquent take on an apocalyptic, demon core-inspired box. preorder now, on sale August 26, link in my bio.

the official cover for my next book, ROAR OF THE LAMBS. the text reads: "Unlock the box. Unleash the apocalypse. Roar of the Lambs. From the author of I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me, Jamison Shea." The illustration depicts a decorative carved box that is pale white, made of bone, with a sharp stick in the lock to keep it shut. The box is guarded by a large green snake that curls around it. Its mouth is open, fangs drawn. The background is dark. The foreground is gritty, a little grainy, with light purple scratches in the image.

"Know your place, little lamb." Winnie Bray is psychic and used to being ignored. And then one day she sees her death in Apollo Rathbun's future. It's better that they stay away from each other, but their fates are entwined. A box carved from bone whispers to them, and if they give in, calamity will follow.

A trope map of ROAR OF THE LAMBS: psychic who's allergic to telling the truth, delusional with year ing, genderqueer delinquent with a (secret) heart of gold, nuclear physics-bending magic, dual pov, bi4bi, opposites attract, family beef that spans generations, Pandora's box as a family heirloom, what if we kiss in the creepy dungeon in my Gothic house, new date idea: stopping reach bros from destroying the planet, and since you don't want to listen to us, how about we throw a molotov cocktail through your front window? can you hear that?

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Ell Huang ♠️🩶🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

THE BLACK GIRL SURVIVES IN THIS ONE edited by Desiree S. Evans & Saracica J. Fennell I FEED HER TO THE BEAST AND THE BEAST IS ME by @wickedjamison.bsky.social FIGHT EVIL WITH POETRY Vol. 1 edited by Micah Bournes & Chris Cambell A FEW RULES FOR PREDICTING THE FUTURE essay by Octavia E. Butler

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

with code PREORDER25, you can get 25% off online preorders today and tomorrow from Barnes & Noble. 💫

25% of all Barnes and Noble preorders, all formats, exclusive to members with an additional 10% off for premium. free to enroll.

Why preorder? Preorders tell publishers that readers want more stories like these, from authors like this. It shows that marginalized authors and characters aren't a financial risk, and we're worthy of investment. It helps bookstores know what to stock. If your local store doesn't stock certain types of authors, certain books, it's because not enough people are requesting them. People aren't ordering enough, so booksellers don't know about it, or they think you don't care. Show them you care.

Books I have in 2025: ROAR OF THE LAMBS, standalone romantic thriller starring a lying psychic, enby delinquent, and Pandora's box coming August 26. Paperback release of I AM THE DARK THAT ANSWERS WHEN YOU CALL, also coming August 26. THESE DREAMING SPIRES, dark academia anthology featuring my short story, "Destroying Angel" coming September 2.

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

I HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT THIS YEAR 🖤🖤👉🏾👈🏾 A psychic who lies all the time teams up with a genderqueer bullshit detector to stop the world from ending... what could go wrong? Add on Goodreads now 🐍 www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

ROAR OF THE LAMBS, August 26

"There was something in the flush of her cheeks, her hand in their throat, that warmed Apollo from the inside and rewired their brain so that they looked forward to helping her. To seeing the mystery written on her face, breathing in the wind as it fluttered through her hair. Apollo was remaking themself into a hero just for her, and they couldn't stop now."

ROAR OF THE LAMBS by Jamison Shea marketing graphic, cover yet to be revealed:

psychic who's allergic to telling the truth hearts juvenile delinquent with a secret heart of gold, family beef that spans generations, Pandora's box as a family heirloom, what if we kiss in the creepy dungeon in my Gothic house, and new date idea: stopping tech bros from destroying the planet.

If you knew the world was ending, who would you save? And would they let you?

Sixteen-year-old Winnie Bray is a liar. As the resident psychic at an oddities shop, Winnie truly can see the future. But her customers only want reassurance, and Winnie only wants their money. Favorable fortunes are a fast track to funding her way out of Buffalo, New York for good, after all.

But all of that changes when a vision sends her stalking in the remains of her family home that burned down in a fire 10 years ago. Among the ash and rubble, Winnie finds a box made of bone, untouched by flames and…whispering. At the touch of her finger, the box shows her a vision of death, chaos, and apocalypse, with her and rich kids Apollo and Cyrus Rathbun at the center.

Apollo knows their cousin is up to no good, and with the Rathbun family scattered to the wind, they know Cyrus is aiming to present himself as the new patriarch. Despite an initial attraction, Apollo is reluctant to believe Winnie. But soon it becomes clear that their family histories are intertwined, with the whispering, hungry box at the very center, and more than their lives are on the line. Together, they must discover the origins of the box and stop unforeseen forces from fulfilling the apocalyptic prophecy, or die trying.

From the author of I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me comes a speculative thriller about the ties that bind us to places and people, perfect for fans of Andrew Joseph White and Tochi Onyebuchi.

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

guess what!! THESE DREAMING SPIRES, a dark academia anthology edited by Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan, is coming September 2 from Titan, and it includes my short story, "Destroying Angel," where an expelled philosophy student finds the necronomicon and decides to continue his education. ❤️‍🔥 🔗 in bio.

the cover of THESE DREAMING SPIRES which features the outline of a gothic building drawn in gold. it is edited by Marie O'Regan and Paul Kane, and features authors such as Genevieve Cogman, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Olivie Blake, M. K. Lobb, and many more.

An snippet from the opening of "Destroying Angel" which reads:

As the newspapers and true crime obsessives now talk about me, swearing that I'm a cautionary tale, having been seduced by power, let it be known that the seduction was all mine.

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Ladz ❄️🖤🩸 @ladzwriting.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

First hype read of 2025 and it's I FEED HER TO THE BEAST AND THE BEAST IS ME by @wickedjamison.bsky.social Wicked, bloody, and vengeful, this book explores ambition and classism and racism in ballet and other fine art, and I loved Laure as a protag and narrator 📚💙

A picture of the red, blue, and purple cover of I FEED HER TO THE BEAST AND THE BEAST IS ME by Jamison Shea with a candle burning beside it

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Darren Croucher @darrenwriter.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

A few more 2024 faves! FROST BITE @angelasylvaine.bsky.social I FEED HER TO THE BEAST AND THE BEAST IS ME @wickedjamison.bsky.social CHALLENGER Adam Higginbotham BEDSIT DISCO QUEEN @traceythorn.bsky.social THE FOLLY @manylittlewords.bsky.social JAMES Percival Everett

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witchy-witch73.bsky.social @witchy-witch73.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

Current read by @wickedjamison.bsky.social and it's FABULOUS. Stayed up late and 3/4 of the way through book 1

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Sardonicious @sardonicious.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

“You can’t get angry with us for denying your claim or we’ll put you on the no-fly list for the rest of your life”

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C.M. Rosens @cmrosens.com · 14/12/2024

These have been a cracking set of interviews! I've had a lot of fun talking to @caitlinstarling.com, @jelenawrites.bsky.social, @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social, @wickedjamison.bsky.social, @authoreanoble.bsky.social, and SR Severn (not on Bsky) for a Dark Gothic Fantasy, Worldbuilding & Craft series.

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Eldritch Girl Podcast @eldritchgirlpod.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

I've also had the pleasure of talking to @wickedjamison.bsky.social about their duology, but we focused on I FEED HER TO THE BEAST AND THE BEAST IS ME so we didn't spoil Book 2 which has only just been released! Find Jamison Shea here: www.jamisonshea.com #BookSky #AuthorSky #WritingCommunity

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Jamison Shea

Jamison Shea (they/them) is a dark fantasy and horror author, flautist, and linguist hailing from Buffalo, NY and now dwelling in the dark forests of Finland. When they’re not writing, they’re drinkin...

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

i know i shouldn't be laughing but suggesting "ban Tenga" as a solution to Japan's falling birth rate is so mf funny

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Eldritch Girl Podcast @eldritchgirlpod.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Just had a lovely chat with @authoreanoble.bsky.social on worldbuilding & character dev- can't wait to share this one with you all! Authors lined up for S04: EA Noble @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social @s.r.severn (insta/threads) @jelenawrites.bsky.social @caitlinstarling.com @wickedjamison.bsky.social

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I understand why an app incorporates content warnings into its posting system, but labeling (thus hiding) Palestinians undergoing a genocide and asking for help is 🥴🥴 ugly. Making people "opt in" on witnessing a genocide is weird.

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

we've got a sick child in Gaza - a parent raising for their child to get treatment, flagged with a content warning donate if you can!

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Kateywumpus 🏳️‍⚧️ @kateywumpus.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

New review up! This time it's for @wickedjamison.bsky.social's "I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call," the sequel to 2023's most excellent "I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me." If you loved the first, then you're going to love this one. 🌈📚 💙📚 app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/88cd...

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Review by kateywumpus - I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call

This is the sequel and conclusion (I think) to 2023's most excellent "I Feed Her to the Beast...

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Ghostie 💕🌙 @ghostiehime.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Ballet has done wonders for my self esteem omfg. 🩰 i didnt expect to like it this much. thank you @wickedjamison.bsky.social for writing the book that started it all for me. imma be getting the sequel on saturday!!!!

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

my 2024 was proggy metalcore and hating Drake lmao

my 2024 Spotify wrapped includes 11,497 minutes streamed. top artists are Silent Planet, Spiritbox, Bring Me The Horizon, Northlane, and My Chemical Romance. top songs are Antimatter, euphoria, Sucks 2 Suck, Collider, and Not Like Us.

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

how soon after publishing a book do I get to start screaming about the next one aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Both Texas and Georgia are destroying evidence of all maternal mortality, blocking proof that women are dying from abortion bans. This story has a lot more going on than you think. Especially since Republicans are lying about the public cases. www.salon.com/2024/12/02/d...

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Republicans don't care if women die from abortion bans — but they don't want you to know about it

Women will keep dying, but the GOP is working hard to destroy the evidence

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Scott Hechinger @scotthech.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Hunter Biden pardoned. Okay, President Biden: There are now 40 men on federal death row. You promised to end the death penalty but haven’t even issued a single clemency. 60 members of Congress are calling for it. When are their clemencies coming?

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Eldritch Girl Podcast @eldritchgirlpod.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

S04 will go live in 2025 - confirmed interviews: @ingloriousgigi.bsky.social @caitlinstarling.com @jelenawrites.bsky.social @wickedjamison.bsky.social S.R. Severn (@/s.r.severn_author on insta/threads) @authoreanoble.bsky.social Full audio and transcripts to come! #WritingCommunity #BookSky

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/11/2024

The Biden administration is withholding federal funding from climate justice group @cjaourpower.bsky.social because it has been outspoken in its support for a ceasefire in Gaza. Unacceptable. True climate justice work means connecting the dots to racism, colonialism, and genocide.

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Biden Makes His Own Attack on Nonprofit Over Palestine

The Biden administration is withholding funds from the Climate Justice Alliance, a federal grantee that has spoken out about Palestine.

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Shanspeare posted a new essay - how the "girl math, girl dinner, I'm just a girl" trend is influenced white supremacy and gender essentialism, conservative values that exclude people of color, trans people, disabled people, and poor people. Finally!!! m.youtube.com/watch?v=BaKs...

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

look at this Hello Kitty i painted 🥺🥺🥺

a small Hello Kitty sculpture that has corpse paint (so white face, black eyes and black veins), a black crescent moon on the forehead, and a pentagram above it in red. the bow is black. the overalls are black, with Hello Kitty written in the stereotypical metal font, the shirt underneath is grey. The kitty has been splattered with red paint to look like blood.

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

asking your university to stop genocide profiteering will get you charged with a felony. a university is punishing its students for questioning its ethics with felonies. fascism is already here.

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

it's so funny when your friend asks you to recommend some songs by a band you like, and all the song titles are like: - Moonflowers Bloom in Misery - Melancholy - Woven into Sorrow - Innocence Was Long Forgotten 🤣🤣🤣

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

France announcing Netanyahu gets immunity from the ICC, this image is evergreen

a scene from Touki Bouki (1973) where two Senegalese women are talking and one says to the other, "France? Nothing good comes of it."

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riii @earth222riah.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

y’all are too quick omg 😂😂😂

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Rose/T.A. Summers @rosepetals1984.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

My morning rant is the more that I keep seeing publishers/publishing trying to age up MG and YA, the more my feathers ruffle. Y'all are contributing to adults colonizing the space and pushing out/alienating kids and teens, even when y'all doing the marketing for some of these titles. Enough.

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a man is standing in front of a fence with his hands in the air and says can you not ?

ALT: a man is standing in front of a fence with his hands in the air and says can you not ?

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

my copyeditor called the gore in my book "deliciously gruesome" weeeeeee

a photo of SpongeBob but he's floating in open air and glowing, transcending to heaven

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Rainbow Crate @rainbowcrate.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

🌈 Calling all authors! We are looking for authors who want a special edition of their book included in Rainbow Crate, R.A.D., or as a special edition set! We are looking for queer novels of ALL genres. We are mainly looking for books that are Adult, New Adult or Young Adult. 🧵

A graphic with a green floral wall background. At the bottom is a wood desktop. On top of the desk are a stack of old books on either side of the typewriter.The typewriter has a paper sticking out of it with black text reading “author submissions open” and a black line underneath it. At the top of the graphic is the Rainbow Crate and Rainbow After Dark logos. Under the logos it reads “Calling all authors!” in tan text with a black outline. Under this it says “Submit your book for consideration in RC or RAD through the link in our bio or on our website!” in gray text with a black outline.

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Nathalie ✨ Ko-Fi Shop 4️⃣ Writers & Readers ❗ @ndxmedina.myatproto.social · 23/11/2024

@wickedjamison.bsky.social BUY MY HOMIES BOOKS!!!! they're killer!!!! Jamison is so fucking cool, you should follow too!!!

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jamison shea 🌛 @wickedjamison.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

my mom just video called me bc these boys at her job don't believe i'm real or that the author in the back of the book she's reading is actually me as soon as i said, "hi boomer," this little boy turned to my mom and went, "yeah they sound like you" 💀

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ghoulzie @gawdz0rz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

on october 31, 2023, israel bombed the engineer’s building in gaza, murdering 106 civilians, 23 of them being israa’s family members. it was a war crime. israa is now fundraising to save the rest of her family. she’s only 30% of the way there. donate, quote her post, and give her a follow. ❤️🇵🇸

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Donate to Save the rest of my family in Gaza, organized by Israa Abusaid

Hello everyone, I am Israa Abusaid and I'm organising this fundraiser to request … Israa Abusaid needs your support for Save the rest of my family in Gaza

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