It's another Barnes and Noble pre-order sale! So here's a reminder that you can get my queer YA folk horror novel for 25% off, July 10-17. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dead-girls...
Day 10 of my trans & queer TBR is @emnays.bsky.social’s wonderful nautical horror FROM THE BELLY, which came out very recently from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social! I’ve been reading it slowly between all my deadlines.
Day 5 of the trans & queer TBR is also the newest addition, MODEL HOME by thee Rivers Solomon. Bless my bookstore’s Macmillan sales rep for getting me this and some other goodies.
(They gave me two ARCs, so stay tuned for a giveaway later this month)
Day 5 of the trans & queer TBR is also the newest addition, MODEL HOME by thee Rivers Solomon. Bless my bookstore’s Macmillan sales rep for getting me this and some other goodies.
(They gave me two ARCs, so stay tuned for a giveaway later this month)
Day 4 of the trans & queer TBR is Lockjaw by Matteo L. Cerilli. YA horror that has vibes of the childhood chapters of Stephen King’s IT, but queerer and trans-er
Day 4 of the trans & queer TBR is Lockjaw by Matteo L. Cerilli. YA horror that has vibes of the childhood chapters of Stephen King’s IT, but queerer and trans-er
DAY 2 of my trans & queer TBR pile: The Default World by Naomi Kanakia. Gorgeous cover, intriguing premise, and the promise to invert found family tropes? I’m down.
DAY 2 of my trans & queer TBR pile: The Default World by Naomi Kanakia. Gorgeous cover, intriguing premise, and the promise to invert found family tropes? I’m down.
I’m tragically behind on my reading, so I’m gonna own my shame and do 30 days of queer and trans books on my TBR for Pride.
First is Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada, which was actually recommended to me by my city council rep. (Arguably the coolest one, or at least the one with best book taste.)
I’m tragically behind on my reading, so I’m gonna own my shame and do 30 days of queer and trans books on my TBR for Pride.
First is Bad Girls by Camila Sosa Villada, which was actually recommended to me by my city council rep. (Arguably the coolest one, or at least the one with best book taste.)
Reminder that this is happening in TWO DAYS! Come join me at Astoria Bookshop in Queens and talk with @adeniro.bsky.social about her trans novella OKPsyche!
Got my first blurb for my new YA horror by none other than @sarahgailey.bsky.social, who said "DEAD GIRLS DON'T DREAM is one of the loveliest, most devastating things I've read in a long time."
Preorder links here: ninocipri.com/booksmerch/
It’s Friday Reads time! Today we boost all signals and beat the algorithm. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I have some grief, monsters, cults, violence, and mayhem for you. It’s cheap, too! Get some. Go ahead, share what you love.
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Other things that I'm reading and loving right now:
Just finished Donyae Coles' Midnight Rooms, which is a dreamy gothic horror with the most IMPECCABLE VIBES. The vibe is Crimson Peak by way of Angela Carter.
Still on the first chapter of FROM THE BELLY by @emnays.bsky.social. I'm trying to remember everyone who told me to play Dishonored and return the favor by getting them to read this.
And finally I'm starting OKPsyche by @adeniro.bsky.social, to prep for our conversation on 5/9! (If you're in NYC, please come to Astoria Bookshop to hear us talk, or catch Anya on 5/8 at the KGB reading!)
Love that I got an entire paragraph to talk in Electric Lit about how much I loved @izzyxen.bsky.social's new novella from @tachyonpub.bsky.social. It's officially out next week, and you should check it out.
Will literally take any excuse to scream about this cover art by Michelle Avery Konczyk. She has prints for sale if you like the (impeccable, terrifying) vibes here. www.etsy.com/shop/VelvetM...
My 4-week horror writing class with Atlas Obscura will be starting up again soon! Sign up by February 18 to learn about horror's origins, creepypasta, responsible trope deconstruction, and how scaring people is really similar to making them laugh. www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/...
I've signed, and I'm asking my professional colleagues to do the same. This is a very small gesture, but one that it's important to make. airtable.com/appgMC1CTRup...
One of my resolutions this year was to read more nonfiction, particularly about Italian and Mediterranean history. My main takeaway thus far:
The Fourth Crusade was HILARIOUS. Truly the rake meme of all shitty holy wars.
Periodic reminder that I have a Patreon, where I mostly post cat pictures and writing updates. If you enjoy helping writers be able to buy groceries (and pay for their wheezy, asthmatic cat's medication), maybe check it out? www.patreon.com/posts/96545766
In the interest of making the worldbuilding discourse fruitful instead of endless dunking: here's how I think about and teach worldbuilding.
Axioms:
1: worldbuilding happens in every genre, including realism
2: generally, you can plot stories or genre expectations on this silly little graph
Here it is! The actual cover for my actual book! AAAA. The art is by Michelle Avery Konczyk, whose style I fell in love with IMMEDIATELY, and the design is by
@mallorygrigg.bsky.social. I love it immensely, and I hope you will too.
Dead Girls Don't Dream comes out 11/14/24. Links below!
