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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 3d

Kicking off this November, I'll be taking a look at the world of WRITING SHORT STORIES for four weeks - and it's all happening online, so you can join us from anywhere! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-sh... #shortstories #shortstory #writing #writers #authors #fiction

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Brennan LaFaro @brennanlafaro.bsky.social · 3d

First review for The Denizens is in and I’m so pleased to share it with you all.

“The premise is an attention-getter, an interesting metaphor for needing to let go in the grieving process”

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Brennan LaFaro @brennanlafaro.bsky.social · 3d

And to think, you can get your horror-loving mitts on this book in just four short months.

Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 4d

3 Image Book Challenge for your Saturday:

Show your book (or the book you're reading) in 3 images

We'll start, with @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's upcoming The Denizens...

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David Ziggy Greene (Jam bookshop) @jambookshopuk.bsky.social · 4d

An independent bookshop is one of the best things you can support right now.

Visit one today & spend £10 on a book.
#bookshopday

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 4d

Add The Denizens to your GR TBR:

Goodreads

Discover and share books you love on Goodreads.

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 4d

3 Image Book Challenge for your Saturday:

Show your book (or the book you're reading) in 3 images

We'll start, with @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's upcoming The Denizens...

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 6d

Inasmuch as we have a mission statement - it's something like this ⬇️

TC Parker Is Horrific Enough Already (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 6d

A Discworld message for the rest of us, this Party Conference season

Josh Kirby's illustration of Terry Pratchett's Discworld: Great A'Tuin the star turtle, floating through space with 4 elephants on his back, that are in turn supporting the flat, disc-shaped Discworld

Caption reads:
Read Discworld.
Because cunts are still running this one.

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The Book Seller @thebooksellergv.bsky.social · 8d

Preordering from your indie (or any indie) is a great way to not only support your local bookshop and favorite authors, it also tells indies what books people want (so they can order more of them)!

Alexandra Rowland @alexandrarowland.bsky.social · 8d

Getting some genuinely FASCINATING results from this survey. I had no idea how many people (23%) aren't interested in reading excerpts before the book comes out! :O

(Also shout out to the 40% of people who report that they preorder from indie bookstores. [fistbump] hell yeah)

Alexandra Rowland @alexandrarowland.bsky.social · 9d

There's a lot of received wisdom about what motivates readers to preorder, but I've been wondering if cold hard data can back that up -- so I'm doing SCIENCE!

Got ~20 minutes to do a survey on your preorder habits (or non-habits)? forms.gle/RhfegAyrAWcM...
Please signal boost for sample size! 📖✨

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 8d

Oh wow! They didn’t distribute many of our books, fortunately for us, but this is a big hit for a lot of presses, authors, libraries, etc. :-(((
Consider buying a book or two direct from an author or press if you can (Us too, of course). We all get paid faster and more when you do this.

Harold Underdown @hunderdown.bsky.social · 8d

Yes, Baker and Taylor is shutting down. Not good news. The big question is how much they owe to publishers:

www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Baker & Taylor Prepares Plan to Shut Down

At a town hall yesterday, B&T owner and CEO Aman Kochar announced that following the termination of the ReaderLink acquisition deal, he does not see a path to keep the library wholesaler in business.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 8d

And don't forget: you can order Nefarious Bat titles in at the bookstore of your choice!

We're especially partial to @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social, @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social, @ghoulish.bsky.social and the Tottenham Ct Rd Forbidden Planet... but really, they're all kind of awesome :)

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 8d

It's Prime Day... so please consider buying your books direct from (ideally indie) bookstores and publishers today, instead of from the Big River that's gouging us all into penury

We'd love you to grab one of our books, from our estore or as a signed paperback

But really: any indie is good :)

Nefarious Bat Press

We're a female-owned independent publisher specialising in queer horror, crime and dark fiction

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Disco (he/they) 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @discobooks.bsky.social · 8d

Love this book! The investigative style and social commentary are brilliant.
#booksky

George Sandison @georgesandison.bsky.social · 8d

Had a great time with TRADWIFE by @tcparker.bsky.social. True crime social horror bringing The Handmaid’s Tale even closer to home, extremely smart riffs on the reportage style/structure to boot. Thank you @almakatsu.bsky.social for the nod!

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George Sandison @georgesandison.bsky.social · 8d

Had a great time with TRADWIFE by @tcparker.bsky.social. True crime social horror bringing The Handmaid’s Tale even closer to home, extremely smart riffs on the reportage style/structure to boot. Thank you @almakatsu.bsky.social for the nod!

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 10d

Flagging up @rachelharrison.bsky.social's 'Black Sheep' and @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social's 'Tradwife' too!

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 10d

Thank you!

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 12d

TBR always has room for one more. Especially a free TC Parker. Go. Get it. 💙📚

Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 12d

Creepy Season is upon us... and to celebrate, we've made recent Nefarious Bat Single The Nine O'Clock Horses free all month

Like urban legends filtered through a surveillance-tech prism? 🐴🤖🦇

It could be for you...

The Nine O'Clock Horses: A Nefarious Bat Single

"Mind how you go, and make sure you're home in time for bed, or the Nine O'Clock Horses will get you. And the sound of horses' hooves on the cobblestones outside... that's how you know they're about. ...

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Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 12d

Maybe this will convince you to read FIEND?

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 12d

Creepy Season is upon us... and to celebrate, we've made recent Nefarious Bat Single The Nine O'Clock Horses free all month

Like urban legends filtered through a surveillance-tech prism? 🐴🤖🦇

It could be for you...

The Nine O'Clock Horses: A Nefarious Bat Single

"Mind how you go, and make sure you're home in time for bed, or the Nine O'Clock Horses will get you. And the sound of horses' hooves on the cobblestones outside... that's how you know they're about. ...

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Shantell Powell @shanmonster.bsky.social · 13d

You should check out the anthology "Good For Her." That should scratch your itch! www.amazon.ca/Good-Her-Ant...

Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Rage

Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Rage eBook : Jules, Sarah, Mc Eleney, Shauna, Kenny, Leigh, Nola, Candace, Jiang, Ai, Mars, MJ, Cooper, S. H., Parker, T C, O'Brien, Emerald, Joseph, R. J.: Amazon.ca: Books

www.amazon.ca

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 13d

Thanks for the shoutout - and glad the rage got it done for you :)

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 23d

Have you added @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS to your Goodreads TBR yet?

If not... we'd love it if you would :)

🦇📚🧟‍♂️

The Denizens

Just because it’s dead doesn’t mean it’s allowed to res…

www.goodreads.com

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 26d

Buy our books, get our politics

Yes, it's fucking political. Everything's political

TC Parker Is Horrific Enough Already (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 26d

Just FYI, for the avoidance of doubt

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 26d

To anyone who might be reviewing awards: can confirm, Plague Daughter is bloody brilliant

S.H. C🎃🎃per @pippinacious.bsky.social · 26d

It's getting to be that time of year, so just tossing out I have three works that are eligible for award consideration:

REAP, SOW, self-published novelette

BOTTLING HIS GHOSTS, @rdspress.bsky.social, novella

PLAGUE DAUGHTER, @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social, short story, pub'd in GOOD FOR HER antho

S.H. C🎃🎃per @pippinacious.bsky.social · Sep 9

A very gothic year 👻 It's not a phase, Mom!

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S.H. C🎃🎃per @pippinacious.bsky.social · 26d

It's getting to be that time of year, so just tossing out I have three works that are eligible for award consideration:

REAP, SOW, self-published novelette

BOTTLING HIS GHOSTS, @rdspress.bsky.social, novella

PLAGUE DAUGHTER, @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social, short story, pub'd in GOOD FOR HER antho

S.H. C🎃🎃per @pippinacious.bsky.social · Sep 9

A very gothic year 👻 It's not a phase, Mom!

A graphic bordered in purple featuring 3 book covers with text denoting their publisher/self-published and sub-genre of Gothic horror.

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Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · Sep 15

Hello Lunchtime a tale of horror, grief and insects for you today

Runalong Womble @runalongwomble.bsky.social · Sep 15

New Review - it’s a Monday and so let’s have a suitable horror tale with grief and insects in the very interesting Phengaris by Anna Orridige. www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/...

Phengaris by Anna Orridge — Runalong The Shelves

I would like to thank Nefarious Bat Press for a copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Nefarious Bat Press Published – Out Now Price – £7.99 paperback £2.99...

www.runalongtheshelves.net

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