Clay McLeod Chapman
@claymcleod.bsky.social
Books. Comic books. YA/middlegrade books. Film/TV. Podcasts. You can visit me at www.claymcleodchapman.com
This Wednesday, 11/19, I’ll be sitting alongside the legendary editor Ellen Datlow to discuss her anthology NIGHT & DAY, alongside horror heavyweights A.C. Wise and A.T. Greenblatt. 7 pm at The Twisted Spine!
November 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
This Wednesday, 11/19, I’ll be sitting alongside the legendary editor Ellen Datlow to discuss her anthology NIGHT & DAY, alongside horror heavyweights A.C. Wise and A.T. Greenblatt. 7 pm at The Twisted Spine!
Get to spend my Saturday chatting with lovely authors
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Get to spend my Saturday chatting with lovely authors
Weekend reading: I’m diving into THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo tonight. Fun fact: I’ll be Victor’s conversation partner at The Strand Bookstore on 11/24 at 7pm. You can register here: bit.ly/47KIOI8
November 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Weekend reading: I’m diving into THE VILLA, ONCE BELOVED by Victor Manibo tonight. Fun fact: I’ll be Victor’s conversation partner at The Strand Bookstore on 11/24 at 7pm. You can register here: bit.ly/47KIOI8
Hey so this Monday I’ll be speaking at LaGuardia Community College about SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE. This is a free event and open to everyone. See you in The Library. @laguardiacc.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Hey so this Monday I’ll be speaking at LaGuardia Community College about SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE. This is a free event and open to everyone. See you in The Library. @laguardiacc.bsky.social
Pics from last night’s event at Once Upon A Bookstore. Thank you, Serena, for Waldoing me in the bookshelves. Thank you, Christa, for being such a wonderful conversation partner. And thanks to everyone who made it out and brought peanut butter goodies.
November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Pics from last night’s event at Once Upon A Bookstore. Thank you, Serena, for Waldoing me in the bookshelves. Thank you, Christa, for being such a wonderful conversation partner. And thanks to everyone who made it out and brought peanut butter goodies.
So much amazing stuff tonight at the SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE event at Once Upon A Bookstore: A Where’s Waldo-style Where’s Clay scavenger hunt (I was in a Goosebumps book!), my own Lizzie Borden action figure, CAKE, and a kickass Christa Carmen! I’m so lucky.
November 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
So much amazing stuff tonight at the SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE event at Once Upon A Bookstore: A Where’s Waldo-style Where’s Clay scavenger hunt (I was in a Goosebumps book!), my own Lizzie Borden action figure, CAKE, and a kickass Christa Carmen! I’m so lucky.
THERE’S A CAKE
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
THERE’S A CAKE
I’m the goober who gets to an event three hours early so I’m gonna hang with Lizzie for a bit
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I’m the goober who gets to an event three hours early so I’m gonna hang with Lizzie for a bit
hey hey review of the day
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
hey hey review of the day
hope to see you tonight
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
hope to see you tonight
Got to release a novel into the world today. Thanks to everyone who came out to tonight’s joint launch at The Twisted Spine for SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE & THE LIBRARY OF LOST GIRLS by Kristen Pipps. If you have a special young reader in your life looking for something spooky have we got some books for you
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Got to release a novel into the world today. Thanks to everyone who came out to tonight’s joint launch at The Twisted Spine for SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE & THE LIBRARY OF LOST GIRLS by Kristen Pipps. If you have a special young reader in your life looking for something spooky have we got some books for you
Stephen and Agustina sandwich at The Twisted Spine
November 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Stephen and Agustina sandwich at The Twisted Spine
Spent release day wandering through NYC to see if I could see SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE at some of my favorite bookstores. Thank you to Greenlight Bookstore, Barnes & Noble Union Square and my very own neighborhood’s Taylor & Co. for stocking my brand new YA sci-fi horror novel. Means the world to me.
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Spent release day wandering through NYC to see if I could see SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE at some of my favorite bookstores. Thank you to Greenlight Bookstore, Barnes & Noble Union Square and my very own neighborhood’s Taylor & Co. for stocking my brand new YA sci-fi horror novel. Means the world to me.
Excerpt of SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE at Nerd Daily: bit.ly/49fpBzq
November 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Excerpt of SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE at Nerd Daily: bit.ly/49fpBzq
Professor Alex Dawson snapped these pictures during today’s Inside the Writers House: Horror Edition at Rutgers University, featuring me, Nat Cassidy and Cassandra Khaw. I read from SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE for the vury vury first time. Chatted with creative writing students about spooky stuff.
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Professor Alex Dawson snapped these pictures during today’s Inside the Writers House: Horror Edition at Rutgers University, featuring me, Nat Cassidy and Cassandra Khaw. I read from SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE for the vury vury first time. Chatted with creative writing students about spooky stuff.
Somebody brought masks to this Rutgers University horror author event and I swear it wasn’t me @natcassidy.bsky.social @casskhaw.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Somebody brought masks to this Rutgers University horror author event and I swear it wasn’t me @natcassidy.bsky.social @casskhaw.bsky.social
HELLO RUTGERS UNIVERSITY @natcassidy.bsky.social @casskhaw.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
HELLO RUTGERS UNIVERSITY @natcassidy.bsky.social @casskhaw.bsky.social
The lovely members of the horror book club at Underbrush Books just sent me the coolest t-shirt. Facing my fears head on by wearing it today. Thank you, Underbrush!
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The lovely members of the horror book club at Underbrush Books just sent me the coolest t-shirt. Facing my fears head on by wearing it today. Thank you, Underbrush!
Crazy hectic events week coming up so I wanna get a jump on getting the word out:
11/10 11AM: NJ: Inside the Writers House @ Rutgers B&N
11/11 7PM: NYC: Double YA horror book launch @ Twisted Spine Books
11/13 6:30PM: MA: Spooky book event @ Once Upon A Bookshop
11/15 12PM: Virtual horror book talk
11/10 11AM: NJ: Inside the Writers House @ Rutgers B&N
11/11 7PM: NYC: Double YA horror book launch @ Twisted Spine Books
11/13 6:30PM: MA: Spooky book event @ Once Upon A Bookshop
11/15 12PM: Virtual horror book talk
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Crazy hectic events week coming up so I wanna get a jump on getting the word out:
11/10 11AM: NJ: Inside the Writers House @ Rutgers B&N
11/11 7PM: NYC: Double YA horror book launch @ Twisted Spine Books
11/13 6:30PM: MA: Spooky book event @ Once Upon A Bookshop
11/15 12PM: Virtual horror book talk
11/10 11AM: NJ: Inside the Writers House @ Rutgers B&N
11/11 7PM: NYC: Double YA horror book launch @ Twisted Spine Books
11/13 6:30PM: MA: Spooky book event @ Once Upon A Bookshop
11/15 12PM: Virtual horror book talk
Don’t know about you but my Sunday afternoon will be spent with a dog in my lap and a book in my hands. I’m cracking open THE COUNTRY UNDER HEAVEN by Frederic S. Durbin…
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Don’t know about you but my Sunday afternoon will be spent with a dog in my lap and a book in my hands. I’m cracking open THE COUNTRY UNDER HEAVEN by Frederic S. Durbin…
Action shot from last night’s reading at Horror Reader Weekend
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Action shot from last night’s reading at Horror Reader Weekend
I only took four photos at Horror Reader Weekend and they were of A) Ron Malfi’s banner B) a shot of a panel I got to speak on C) a pop up tattoo parlor in the hotel lobby and D) the beautiful view of Bear Mountain. I promise to take more/better pictures next time. @christineharrold.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I only took four photos at Horror Reader Weekend and they were of A) Ron Malfi’s banner B) a shot of a panel I got to speak on C) a pop up tattoo parlor in the hotel lobby and D) the beautiful view of Bear Mountain. I promise to take more/better pictures next time. @christineharrold.bsky.social
I got to read a story about a bad batch of baby carrots to all of these beautiful people… Thank you @christineharrold.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I got to read a story about a bad batch of baby carrots to all of these beautiful people… Thank you @christineharrold.bsky.social