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nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · Jan 27
Don't tell me what to skeet.
Don't tell me what not to skeet.
Read my skeets before replying to them.
Reply to the skeet as written, not to the imaginary other person who wrote some other skeet in your mind that made you mad at someone who is not me.
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nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 3h
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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 3h
This year we should be supporting our fellow artists and writers as much as possible. Help us continue to give independent creativity a space to be celebrated by reading Locus Magazine! linktr.ee/locusmagazine
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Micah @rincewind.run · 3h
"republican staffers are all literal nazis" is less of a groupchat thing and more of a posting on main thing at this point
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11h
X post today from Homeland Security @DHSgov that says "Remigrate." 3:06 PM · Oct 14, 2025
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Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 10h
Don't forget: it's Ask Nick Mamatas Anything Day tomorrow!
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Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 6d
🗣️ Heads up for a killer headliner: @nmamatas.bsky.social, editor of 120 Murders, will be doing an #AMA on 10/15 at 3 PM ET!

Mark your calendars & save your questions about our anthology of dark fiction inspired by the alternative era.

🎙️ links.ruadanbooks.com/120MAMA

#BookSky #shortstories
The background image is a close-up on a black record player and a record with a white center. A white box in the center reads “Ask Me Anything” in black font with an orange box beneath this text. White text in the orange box reads, “r/horrorlit, 10.15.25, 3 PM ET.” The Reddit logo is just above and to the right of this. A circular photo of Nick Mamatas sits centered at the top in the surrounding white box; it is circled in orange, with Nick’s name appearing arched above this in white and black text. A smaller white rectangle further down the image reads “links.ruadanbooks.com/120MAMA” in orange text. The Ruadán Books logo appears in the upper left of the graphic.
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MisterJayEm @misterjayem.bsky.social · 10h
"Self-help books" are rarely helpful and barely books
nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 15h
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
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Naomi Kanakia @naokan.bsky.social · 10h
The classics are pretty popular. You can go into any bookstore and buy Tolstoy, Milton, Shakespeare, Jane Austen--that wouldn't be true if people weren't buying them.
nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 15h
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
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Uneasy Writer @uneasywriter.bsky.social · 11h
If you see this, quote with your favorite Pokémon. (wring answers only.)
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nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 12h
If you see this, quote with your favourite Pokémon. (wrong answers only)
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nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 12h
Cool!
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buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 12h
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Diane Ackland @author.dianeackland.com · 12h
My TBR will always be larger than I can read, and that is OK because I supported the authors.
nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 15h
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
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Greg Burton @gregburton.bsky.social · 12h
Based on my personal experience, the US is facing a critical shortage of bookshelf space.
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nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 12h
My other opinion is that you should buy KALIVAS! OR, ANOTHER TEMPEST right now and gosh, even from amazon if you must (but I have preferences!)
nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 15h
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
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nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 13h
www.reddit.com/r/horrorlit/...

I have an AMA on r/horrorlit tomorrow. If you're a redditor, come see me. Mostly it is to promote 120 MURDERS. Would also be pleased to find a reason to talk about Kalivas! or anything else you'd like to ask me.
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Zak Jarvis @zakjarvis.bsky.social · 13h
Way too much hay is made about the divide between litfic and genre.

People should read whatever interests them.
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natasha @natasharedmane.bsky.social · 13h
you should support smaller presses and and short story magazines whose editors and authors are pouring their whole soul into them
nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 15h
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
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Mark Athitakis @mathitak.bsky.social · 13h
You should read reviews. And write them. And subscribe to publications that run them.
nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 15h
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
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fffanatic06 @fffanatic06.bsky.social · 13h
okay now that I've read some of these quote posts I must add my actual most normal opinion that everyone insists is extreme

Reading for fun doesn't make you a reader. And that's okay. The industry would go under if it had to live off people reading for the art of it.
nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 15h
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
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Nem @emmatypesstuff.bsky.social · 13h
The reason booktok has a reputation for liking poor books is because it skews to younger readers who are naturally going to have their minds blown by new literary experiences. It's the start of a journey for them.

(Publishing allowing booktok to dictate the industry norms is another issue)
nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 15h
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
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fffanatic06 @fffanatic06.bsky.social · 13h
Catcher in the Rye is a really good book and I feel bad for Holden Caulfield
nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 15h
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
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Rabbit @lochinvar.bsky.social · 13h
Book reading and book buying/collecting are different hobbies.
nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 15h
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
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nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 13h
A great writer! I was pleased to publish her recently on StarShipSofa. Consider this a sample designed to encourage you to buy the book:

www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2025/09...
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nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 13h
I get blasted when I say something similar: "listening to an audio book isn't like going to the theatre to hear a monologue."
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Mo Drammeh, ANTIFA Secretary @curmudgeondotcom.bsky.social · 13h
You should read widely
nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 15h
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 13h
People who are already popular will get significantly more marketing dollars than someone trying to get noticed.
nmamatas.bsky.social
buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 15h
What's your totally ordinary opinion about books that you nonetheless find compelled to share when asked on a social media site such as this one for your most extreme/unhinged/hottest takes?

I'll go first: manga is popular among young people because manga often features young people.
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