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Writer 📝 Gladly reposting publication news for the writing community. Also see: @writingcommunity.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @literarycommunity.bsky.social https://LiteraryRetweet.com

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Rod Mannix #WritingCommunity @rodmannix.bsky.social · Oct 12

Paying it forward by reposting book publication news, great reviews, nominations & awards, poetry readings & book signings, and work in magazines, journals & anthologies.
Also see:
@writingcommunity.bsky.social
@literarycommunity.bsky.social
@literarybulletin.bsky.social
@literaryreport.bsky.social

My accounts used to support the writing community:
@rodmannix.bsky.social
@writingcommunity.bsky.social
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@literarybulletin.bsky.social
@literaryreport.bsky.social
@literaryhalcyon.bsky.social
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S. E. Wigget @sewigget.bsky.social · 7h

My novel _Skeleton from the Closet_ is about how a bohemian adult becomes disillusioned with fascist, emotionally abusive relatives after a talking skeleton exposes their secrets:

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1976...

#gothic #gothicliterature #books #WritingCommunity #Halloween #sociopaths

Skeleton from the Closet

Amazon.com: Skeleton from the Closet: 9781976492952: Wigget, S. E.: Books

www.amazon.com

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crhipkins @crhipkins.bsky.social · 7h

1860 Virginia: Teens Isaac & Joy are forced to go on the run through the backwoods of Virginia after Isaac is accused of murder. #homeschool #ya
hipkinstwins.com
Readers' Favorite 2024 Gold Medal Winner.
HFC 2024 Barrie Gold Medal Winner
amazon.com/dp/B0CVBK41RK/

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Amanda Green @amandagreenauthor.bsky.social · 1d

This funny and poignant story explores the colourful lives of the staff and customers at an Essex Laundrette where all is not as it seems amazon.co.uk/Dirty-Laundr... #novel #writingcommunity #readingcommunity #goodreads #bookboost #booksworthreading #essex #funnystories

Dirty Laundry eBook : Green, Amanda, Hobbs-Wyatt, Debz: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

amazon.co.uk

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David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 2d

Delighted, and a wee bit shocked, too have been placed 1st in the Frances Browne Festival Poetry Competition (Ulster Scots).

This is a festival that holds a special place in my heart for it's mutual celebration of #gaeilge and #ulsterscots

Thank you to the judges ❤️

#poetry
#amwriting

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Kent Priore @kentpriore.bsky.social · 15h

The Monsters Among Us can now be found on shelves at The Three Arts Bookstore in Poughkeepsie, NY!

Right across the street from Vassar College!

#takemetovassar #tobuyacopyofthemonstersamongus

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Alice the Author @alicetheauthor.bsky.social · 18h

My short story "A Dog's Dog" is featured in the Ludlow Charlington's Doghouse Anthology. Snap up your copy today. Every copy purchased supports the Friends of Chicago Animal Care and Control! 📚 #Charity

www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

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Stone Circle Review @stonecirclereview.bsky.social · 8h

I'm always happy to have a chance to share good news about Stone Circle contributors. Sophia Carroll (@torpor-chamber.bsky.social), who we also nominated for the 2026 BotN, recently published her first chapbook. Find out more about it here: bottlecap.press/products/ith...

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Sophia Carroll @torpor-chamber.bsky.social · 8d

Two of the poems in my new chapbook have just been nominated for Best of the Net! Come for the poems, stay for the amazing art by @volapardus.bsky.social

bottlecap.press/products/ith...

#poetry #indie #smallpress #art #writingcommunity #writing #books

I think we should be louder at Dyke March, by Sophia Carroll

Poetry, chapbook, 48 pages, illustrated, from Bottlecap Features. I think we should be louder at Dyke March is a collection born out of the chaos and upheaval of a Saturn return. The twin blows of a s...

bottlecap.press

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Sophia Carroll @torpor-chamber.bsky.social · 9d

I'm so honored to have been nominated for Best of the Net this year! Thank you @stonecirclereview.bsky.social!

Stone Circle Review @stonecirclereview.bsky.social · 10d

I am delighted to announce Stone Circle's 2026 Best of the Net nominees. Please take a moment to enjoy their wonderful poems again (links are below).

And please join me in congratulating them and wishing them the best of luck.

#BotN #BestOfTheNet

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Author: David J Bushman and Willow 🐰 @davidjbushman.bsky.social · 10h

Complete Four Book Series
Available on Audible and Kindle Unlimited!

Darklands Online
mybook.to/DarklandsOnl...

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Strange Worlds of Jason Kilgore - Author @worldskilgore.bsky.social · 10h

I was interviewed by author and podcaster Jennifer Chambers. Listen to it here!

We discussed the #author life, branding yourself, marketing your books, where ideas come from, and much more.

#writingcommunity #booksky

jbchambers.substack.com/p/the-strang...

The Strange Worlds of Jason Kilgore

Author Jason Kilgore on Building Worlds and Becoming A Full-Time Writer

jbchambers.substack.com

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Rod Mannix #WritingCommunity @rodmannix.bsky.social · 10h

My pleasure. Wishing a happy Thanksgiving to all. 🦃🥧

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Kelly Cressio-Moeller @poetkellycm.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you so much to West Trestle Review for this Best of the Net art nomination for my piece "Childhood Faultlines", honored to be included in this company ♥️

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Robert Nazar Arjoyan @robertarjoyan.bsky.social · 11h

LA people!

We’ve got copies of SILK & SINEW at @vromansbookstore.bsky.social in Pasadena and @barnesandnoble.com in Glendale! Get em while they’re hot off the @badhandbooks.bsky.social press.

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Swetha Amit @swethaamit.bsky.social · 11h

My interview with @patriciaqbidar.bsky.social up in @bendinggenres.bsky.social thank you @rgvaughan.bsky.social bendinggenres.com/interview-wi...

Interview with Patricia Q. Bidar about her forthcoming book, Pardon Me for Moonwalking

bendinggenres.com

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Rod Mannix #WritingCommunity @rodmannix.bsky.social · 11h

#WritingCommunity
It's #Thanksgiving in Canada. Perfect time to check out the work of these authors from Canada.
@theelleboyd.bsky.social
@natehendley.bsky.social
@cornellwriter.bsky.social
@wendybayne.bsky.social
@timothyforner.bsky.social
@reneegendron.bsky.social
@taggartrehnnauthor.bsky.social

Check out the work of these highly-rated writers.

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 11h

JITTERBUG by Gareth L. Powell. Coming 3rd March 2026 from @titanbooks.bsky.social, available to preorder now.

Links: www.garethlpowell.com/jitterbug/

"On Earth, they depicted justice as blindfolded and impartial, but out there on the frontier, she was red in tooth and claw."

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hubbsd.bsky.social @hubbsd.bsky.social · 12h

Two new poems up at Revolution John. A big thanks to Neil and AnneMarie for running these:

revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/o...

October 13, 2025: Two Poems by Damon Hubbs

We’re in Ocean City/ listening to ABBA/ and some guy nicknamed/ Jesus at the Beach leans on a shovel/ in front of the Plim Plaza Hotel./ He just finished sculpting the Last Supper…

revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com

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Kip Koelsch @kipauthor.bsky.social · 12h

TODAY IS THE DAY! My new novelette—RESONANCE—is available as an ebook and paperback! I’m very excited for this deeply personal, fictional story.
Get your copy here: a.co/d/67x1xKD

#5amwritersclub #indieauthor #fiction #novelette #familyheirlooms

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Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social · 14h

Follow the crime-solving misadventures of Sparky, the 1930s unlikely girl amateur sleuth in Prohibition-era LA with this eBook boxed set of the first 3 Sparky's + new 1920s Hollywood cozy mystery novella. Pre-order now for 10-27-25 release:
buy.bookfunnel.com/c2mjuqfu0u
#youngteenlit #cozymysteries

Cover of the eBook boxed set of "Sparky of Bunker Hill Mysteries Books 1 - 3: Including New Tootsie LaFemme 1920s Hollywood Short Mystery." Cover is set against the background of the cover of the first Sparky mystery, "The Cold Kid Case." Text above cover reads: "Mobsters, Movie Stars, Murder in 1930s LA." Text below cover reads: "First 3 Sparky 1930s Cozy Mystery Books + New 1920s Hollywood Cozy Mystery Novella."

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Strider Marcus Jones @stridermarcusjones.bsky.social · 14h

Delighted to have my poem Pouring Out and In in Issue 9 of Rabble Review. x.com/rabble_revie...

RABBLE REVIEW (Issue No.9 is AVAILABLE NOW) on X: "Before we share that bit of news be sure, if you haven't already, to check out RR No.9! We're incredibly proud of our new offering. Please enjoy! https://t.co/3YmDumbZCT" / X

Before we share that bit of news be sure, if you haven't already, to check out RR No.9! We're incredibly proud of our new offering. Please enjoy! https://t.co/3YmDumbZCT

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Mandy Eve-Barnett @mandyevebarnett.bsky.social · 13h

Mark your calendars. 50 authors will be attending this event so make sure you visit. #books #gifts #crafts #music #prizes #SilentAuction and more. Community Center, 401, Festival Lane, Sherwood Park, Alberta. Free entry. 10:00 - 4:00 pm Everything for a #reading and those who love #books. #bookfair

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Lindz McLeod - THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social · 13h

Did you know that the audiobook for my sapphic pirate horror QUEEN O'NINE TAILS' just dropped? 🏴‍☠️🏳️‍🌈

If you like snarky, good-with-their-hands spies who are Definitely, For Sure, Not At All attracted to the hot but unhinged pirate queens who capture them, then this is going to (ahem) float your boat.

Audible

Try Audible free for 30 days! Start listening to best-selling audiobooks, exclusive Originals, and free podcasts with the Audible app.

www.audible.co.uk

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Steve Griffiths @writersteve.bsky.social · 13h

I’m a bit stunned.

Beach Book Press @beachbookpress.bsky.social · 13h

For two weeks running, "Kill Sequence" by the amazing @writersteve.bsky.social remains in the top five of both the Thrillers/Suspense and Thrillers/Technoligical ICG Best Seller lists! Congratulations to Steve!
#BookSky
#WritingCommunity
#ThrillerBooks
#KillSequence
#NewRelease

Beach Book Press @beachbookpress.bsky.social · 8d

It’s a massive category and Kill Sequence is in great company - congratulations to Steve Griffiths! @writersteve.bsky.social

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Helen Grant @helengrantsays.bsky.social · 12h

Out now!! NIGHTMARE ABBEY 9, with a host of weird and spine chilling tales, including a new one from yours truly.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVX9414...

Nightmare Abbey 9

Nightmare Abbey 9 [English, Tom, Bestwick, Simon, Duffy, Steve, Grant, Helen, Tem, Steve Rasnic, Probert, John Llewellyn, Gavin, Richard, McMahon, Gary, Hughes, Rhys, Navroth, John M] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Nightmare Abbey 9

www.amazon.com

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