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Ellen Datlow @datlow.bsky.social · 1d

The formerly titled The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy is finally available as an ebook from Open Road. We had to change the title for legal reasons but here it is.
openroadmedia.com/.../the-big-...
Here's to a new life for one of my favorite, mixed-genre anthologies.

cover for The Big Book of SF&F (aka The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy)

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Gabriel Valjan @gvaljan.bsky.social · 1d

#Tuesday with @terryshames.bsky.social

>> 7criminalminds.blogspot.com/2025/10/ill-... | @sincworldwide.bsky.social @mwa-ny.bsky.social @chessiecrime.bsky.social #writerslife #retreat

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Bookshelfie @bookshelfie.bsky.social · 2d

#booksky

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Rod Mannix #WritingCommunity @rodmannix.bsky.social · 3d

Hey #WritingCommunity!
It's #Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. The perfect time to follow and check out the work of these authors from Canada.
@tbcart.bsky.social
@williammeikle.com
@kenstark.bsky.social
@ammawhiney.bsky.social
@ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social
@debrapurdykong.bsky.social

Check out the work of these highly-rated writers.

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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 3d

This morning at Comic Con: I’ll be talking to agent extraordinaire Alia Hanna Habib about selling nonfiction book proposals. If you’re there, come by! www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things...

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Kent Priore @kentpriore.bsky.social · 4d

Poe looks away forlornly as I tell him that he can’t come sign books with me today at Barnes & Noble. 🐶🖤🥺

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Ash Clifton @ashcliftonwriter.bsky.social · 5d

I've very happy to announce that my short story, "CERULEAN", has been published by Killer Nashville Magazine! Many thanks to Isabelle Kanning and the rest of the editorial staff for accepting it.

www.killernashville.com/short-storie...

#WritingCommunity

Cerulean | A Haunting Short Story by Ashley Clifton — Killer Nashville

In Cerulean by Ashley Clifton, a son braves a hurricane to rescue his father—only to uncover something far more powerful than the storm: a ghostly spark, a haunting past, and the fragile beauty of wha...

www.killernashville.com

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Crooked Lane Books @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social · 5d

Celebrate the 15th installment of the Key West Food Critic Mysteries 🥭THE MANGO MURDERS🥭 with author Lucy Burdette! While this special book signing at sea for NOVEMBER 14 is sold out, you can still join the waitlist or pick up a copy of the book in paperback on 7/7/2026.

https://loom.ly/opzsxHE

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Gabriel Valjan @gvaljan.bsky.social · 5d

#Friday w Poppy Gee

>> 7criminalminds.blogspot.com/2025/10/my-h... | @sincworldwide.bsky.social @utasenglish.bsky.social @aunz.theconversation.com Evercreech Editions #Australia

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Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social · 6d

Gasp! 😱 #ABoxFullOfMurders is shortlisted in the Children’s Fiction category of the @booksaremybag.bsky.social #ReadersAwards 2025 sponsored by National Book Tokens. Thank you to every bookshop who voted 🙏
📢 Please click and vote by 26 Oct #ChooseBookshops
www.nationalbooktokens.com/readers-awar...

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Ash Clifton @ashcliftonwriter.bsky.social · 7d

How about "novelephant"?

Bookshelfie @bookshelfie.bsky.social · 7d

#booksky

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Andrew Screen @andrewscreenbskys.bsky.social · 9d

Farewell to the actor John Woodbine who died today. He was ubiquitous in the film and TV of my childhood appearing in everything from Z Cars, Dr Who and the films The Devils and An American Werewolf in London.

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Kent Priore @kentpriore.bsky.social · 9d

Don't forget:

My next signing is at Barnes & Noble Poughkeepsie this Saturday, at 2:00pm!

Come hang out and snag an autographed copy of THE MONSTERS AMONG US.

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Jeff Circle - The Dossier @jeffcircle.bsky.social · 10d

Getting out there today? Get to know Matt Phillips on The Writer's Dossier Podcast. He crushed his story in MYOPIC DUPLICITY, and you know him from his award-winning book, A GOOD RUSH OF BLOOD.

thewritersdossier.com | leonardoaudio.com | @leonardoaudio.bsky.social

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Jeff Circle - The Dossier @jeffcircle.bsky.social · 12d

You'll love everything about this story by @ashcliftonwriter.bsky.social. From the title, to the story, to the narration by @jennleereads.bsky.social.

Get the entire 16-story collection, MYOPIC DUPLICITY, from leonardoaudio.com or at thewritersdossier.com.

Ash Clifton @ashcliftonwriter.bsky.social · 12d

Here is a sample of the amazingly talented @jennleereads.bsky.social narrating my short story "Hallucinogenic Toreador." I couldn't be more proud! Check it out!

@jeffcircle.bsky.social
@leonardoaudio.bsky.social

#WritingCommunity
#Mysteries
#Thrillers

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Jeff Circle - The Dossier @jeffcircle.bsky.social · 12d

Yes! www.audible.com/pd/B0FPMSKRC...

Myopic Duplicity

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Power, conspiracy, loyalty, manipulation, and betrayal. Justice and revenge driven by anger, depression, loss. Compromise, jeopardy, fortitude, and redempti...

www.audible.com

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Kent Priore @kentpriore.bsky.social · 11d

Reception for The Monsters Among Us has been great so far. The hype, strong. Ratings, consistently good. Let's keep that going with another book tour, this time courtesy of Silver Dagger Book Tours

@silverdaggertours.bsky.social

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Ash Clifton @ashcliftonwriter.bsky.social · 12d

Here is a sample of the amazingly talented @jennleereads.bsky.social narrating my short story "Hallucinogenic Toreador." I couldn't be more proud! Check it out!

@jeffcircle.bsky.social
@leonardoaudio.bsky.social

#WritingCommunity
#Mysteries
#Thrillers

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Bianca Vandenbos @booknotions.bsky.social · 13d

I was a busy bee today and I had alot of fun putting this together and reflecting alot!

booknotions.substack.com/p/darling-17...

Darling 17 Becoming 33: Revisiting He’s Just Not That Into You as an Adult & Appreciating it more

Have you ever watched something when you were younger, and then when you rewatch it as an adult find that you have a different perspective or two?

booknotions.substack.com

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Alex Kenna @alexkenna.bsky.social · 12d

D*mn, I missed the memo that female creatives have to be pure-as-the-driven-snow. Guess I'll go download some AI novels and lock myself in a convent.

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Ash Clifton @ashcliftonwriter.bsky.social · 14d

The audiobook for MYOPIC DUPLICITY is out today. The brilliant actor @jennleereads.bsky.social did the voice narration for my short story. Please check it out!!!

And, once again, many thanks to @jeffcircle.bsky.social and @leonardoaudio.bsky.social!!!

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Kent Priore @kentpriore.bsky.social · 14d

Hey everyone, it's Halloween month! 🎃👻💀 What better time than that to get to know your new favorite dark fiction author?

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Ash Clifton @ashcliftonwriter.bsky.social · 16d

Many thanks to Cara Putman for interviewing me on her excellent Book Talk podcast. She’s a great writer and interviewer and I’m very grateful. Please check it out!

youtu.be/SqBkQNGMoYw

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Book Talk with Ash Clifton: Debut Author on His Action-Packed Thriller Twice The Trouble

YouTube video by Cara Putman

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The Blogging Goth @theblogginggoth.bsky.social · 17d

Released on this day in 1987, the sixth studio album by #DepecheMode was "Music for the Masses". It featured such recognizable tracks as "Strangelove" and "Never Let Me Down Again".

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Kent Priore @kentpriore.bsky.social · 17d

September 15th to October 15th is Latino Heritage Month, and here’s what I picked to read:

Zero Saints by Gabino Iglesias
Mexicans on the Moon by Pedro Iniguez
Bezoar by Guadalupe Nettel

@gabino.bsky.social @pedroiniguez.bsky.social

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