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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 9h

Perfect eBook deal for the spooky season: WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by @gradyhendrix.bsky.social is just £1.99 — today only!

• Kobo: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
• Kindle: www.amazon.co.uk/Witchcraft-W...

Pub’d by @torbooksuk.bsky.social.
@awfulagent.bsky.social

Graphic for the £1.99 eBook sale for Grady Hendrix’s WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS — an eReader lies on a dark wooden tabletop beside some Halloween-themed items — a handful of small pumpkins (one covered in glitter), a couple of leaves turning colour.

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Colin the Copywriter @colinthecopywriter.bsky.social · 15h

'A twisty mystery, unusual science . . . Will find fans among both sf and mystery readers.'
Thank you, @ala-booklist.bsky.social & John Faria for the Exo review. Thanks as ever to:
@diversionbooks.bsky.social
@awfulagent.bsky.social
@zenoagency.bsky.social
www.booklistonline.com/products/981...

Booklist review of Exo by Colin Brush (me!).

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 1d

Paperback edition of NEVERTHORN also eligible for the 25% off pre-order deal!
www.waterstones.com/book/neverth...

Due to be published by @michaeljbooks.bsky.social on February 12th, 2026.
@awfulagent.bsky.social

Neverthorn by Shannon Mayer | Waterstones

Buy Neverthorn by Shannon Mayer from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

www.waterstones.com

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 1d

Get 25% off when you pre-order HEATHERMOOR by Shannon Mayer, from @waterstones.bsky.social!

www.waterstones.com/book/heather...

Use code "OCTOBER25" at check-out.

Book 2 in the #OfQuirksAndCurses series; due to be pub'd by @michaeljbooks.bsky.social on July 23rd, 2026.
@awfulagent.bsky.social

Graphic for Waterstones's 25% off pre-order campaign, featuring a placeholder image for Shannon Mayer's HEATHERMOOR.

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 1d

Get 25% off when you pre-order THESE SHATTERED SPIRES by @cesalter.com, via @waterstones.bsky.social!

www.waterstones.com/book/these-s...

Use code "OCTOBER 25" at check-out.

Due to be published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social, on March 10th, 2026.

Graphic for Waterstones's 25% off pre-order campaign, featuring Cassidy Ellis Salter's THESE SHATTERED SPIRES

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 1d

Get 25% off when you pre-order the UK paperback edition of STONE & SKY by @benaaronovitch.bsky.social, via @waterstones.bsky.social!

www.waterstones.com/book/stone-a...

Due to be published by @gollancz.bsky.social, on March 26th, 2026.

#riversoflondon

Graphic for Waterstones's 25% off pre-order campaign, featuring Ben Aaronovitch's STONE & SKY (paperback edition)

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 1d

Get 25% off when you preorder THE GRAPPLES OF WRATH by Alice Bell (@abeewords.bsky.social) via @waterstones.bsky.social!

www.waterstones.com/book/the-gra...

Use code "OCTOBER25" at check-out.

Due to be published by Corvus/@atlanticbooks.bsky.social, on January 1st, 2026.

Graphic for Waterstones's 25% off pre-order campaign, featuring Alice Bell's THE GRAPPLES OF WRATH

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 1d

Get 25% off when you order ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS by Yah Yah Scholfield, from @waterstones.bsky.social!

www.waterstones.com/book/on-sund...

Use code "OCTOBER25" at check-out!

Due to be published by @simonschusteruk.bsky.social, on January 29th, 2026.
@awfulagent.bsky.social

Graphic for Waterstones's 25% off pre-order campaign, featuring Yah Yah Scholfield's ON SUNDAYS SHE PICKED FLOWERS

Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 1d

Get 25% off when you pre-order the next novel in @pvbrett.bsky.social's #NightfallSaga, THE DEMON KING, via @waterstones.bsky.social!

www.waterstones.com/book/the-dem...

Use code "OCTOBER 25" at check-out.
Due to be published by Harper Voyager UK, on April 9th, 2026.

@awfulagent.bsky.social

Graphic for Waterstones's 25% off pre-order sale, featuring a placeholder cover for Peter V. Brett's THE DEMON KING.

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 2d

Check it out; @travisbaldree.bsky.social on the cover of the latest/next issue of @writersdigest.bsky.social!

A hand holds two copies of the latest/next issue of WRITER’S DIGEST, featuring Travis Baldree on the cover!

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 2d

As part of Apple's Thrilling Listens deal, the audiobook for WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by @gradyhendrix.bsky.social is only £3.99 from the 13th October to the 28th October!

Published by @macmillanaudio.bsky.social.
@awfulagent.bsky.social

A graphic for the £3.99 promo sale for WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS — a smartphone with an audiobook app on the screen (Grady’s book’s cover on it), sits on a dark wood table, some witchy paraphernalia scattered around it. Plus some dark red, lit candles.

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●×● @summonedbunny.bsky.social · 5d

Art of Bora and Ari for Katy Nyquist's novel: A Farm Girl's Guide to Ruling as a Bloodthirsty Tyrant: An Epic Fantasy Adventure (Scandals of the Gifted Book 2)!!
(Link to purchasing the book in the comments)

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GPWigglesworth @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social · 2d

I drew some movie posters for the recent film quizzes. Here they are for you to have a go at. The titles spell out FILMLOVER. Let me know who you get on. The Movie Lover’s Quiz Book is out now!
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social @zenoagency.bsky.social

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 2d

Germany edition of ADAMA by @lavietidhar.bsky.social is out now!

zenoagency.com/news/lavie-t...

Published by @suhrkamp.de, translated by Conny Lösch and edited by Thomas Wörtche.

Germany cover for Lavie Tidhar’s ADAMA — white background, a read hand holds a “plant” with an AK-47 stalk with (maybe) heads of wheat sprouting from the barrel. Also a couple of blurbs: one from Junot Díaz, the other from Catriona Ward.

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GPWigglesworth @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Bookshop Day everybody! Here’s me just now in Waterstones in the Arndale in Manchester (thanks for stocking The Movie Lover’s Quiz Book!) @summersdalebooks.bsky.social @zenoagency.bsky.social

Me holding a copy of The Movie Lover’s Quiz Book in Waterstones Manchester

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 4d

NEVERTHORN by Shannon Mayer gets a nice shout-out on @culturefly.com!

culturefly.co.uk/fall-into-fa...

NEVERTHORN is published in the UK by @michaeljbooks.bsky.social, and is out now.
@awfulagent.bsky.social

Fall into Fantasy: 14 books to read as the October nights draw in - Culturefly

From dark romantasy featuring wolves, faeries and demons, to cosy tales peppered with hope, heart and humour, here’s our pick of unmissable fantasy books for your TBR pile.

culturefly.co.uk

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JABberwocky Literary Agency @awfulagent.bsky.social · 5d

The JAB Books edition will be out in the US on the same day! awfulagent.com/ebooks/tower...

Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 5d

THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT by @jeremyteg.bsky.social is out in four weeks!
zenoagency.com/news/j-t-gre...

Due to be published by @gollancz.bsky.social in the UK, on November 6th.

@awfulagent.bsky.social

Cover for J.T. Greathouse's THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT - a man on a hill looks out towards a very tall, thin hill (mountain?) with a single, massive tree atop it. Plus author and title information.

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 5d

THE TOWER OF THE TYRANT by @jeremyteg.bsky.social is out in four weeks!
zenoagency.com/news/j-t-gre...

Due to be published by @gollancz.bsky.social in the UK, on November 6th.

@awfulagent.bsky.social

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 5d

ROGUE MOON by Algis Budrys is currently on sale in Canada! The eBook is only $2.99...!

openroadmedia.com/ebook/rogue-...

Published by Open Road Media.

Cover for Algis Budrys's ROGUE MOON - predominantly red, with a yellow-tinged moon at the top, hanging in the sky over a river with trees along the bank.

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 6d

Two picture books by Sian Radford acquired by Farshore!

www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...

@farshorebooks.bsky.social

Farshore strikes My Little Drummer deal

HarperCollins' Farshore snaps up two picture books from popular TikTok creator Sian Radford, with My Little Drummer exploring neurodivergent experience

www.bookbrunch.co.uk

Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 6d

As reported in @thebookseller.com: Welbeck has acquired three more #BlockByBlock guides by Cierra Block!

www.thebookseller.com/rights/welbe...

Welbeck acquires three more illustrated city guides from Cierra Block

Orange Hippo, the illustrated gift and lifestyle imprint of Welbeck, now part of Hachette’s Headline division, has signed three new illustrated city guides from Cierra Block.

www.thebookseller.com

Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 6d

ALL THE WICKED by @catelyn-writes.bsky.social is out in four weeks!

zenoagency.com/news/catelyn...

To be pub’d by @michaeljbooks.bsky.social on November 6th.
@awfulagent.bsky.social

Cover for Catelyn Wilson’s ALL THE WICKED — black background, two hands (one holding a key, the other stabbed by a small dagger), plus some green butterflies(?). And some wispy smoke.

Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 6d

New interview with @travisbaldree.bsky.social, on @kxly.com!

www.kxly.com/entertainmen...

WATCH: Spokane author Travis Baldree chats about new book release with KXLY

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Dive into the world of "cozy fantasy" with the latest release from Spokane author Travis Baldree.

www.kxly.com

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Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 7d

The audiobook edition of Roger Zelazny's JACK OF SHADOWS is also a year old, and on sale - 70% off!
www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

70% OFF Jack of Shadows

In a world half of light, half of darkness, where science and magic strive for dominance, there dwells a magical being who is friendly with neither side. Jack, of the realm of shadows, is a thief who ...

www.audiobooks.com

Zeno Agency @zenoagency.bsky.social · 7d

The audiobook edition of Roger Zelazny's EYE OF CAT was released a year ago!

To celebrate, it is currently 70% off...
www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

70% OFF Eye of Cat

William Blackhorse Singer, the last Navajo on a future Earth, is called upon to aid in protecting an alien diplomat from a powerful and hostile member of his own species. With the aid of a shape-shift...

www.audiobooks.com