I met Durgin a couple of times. This sounds very Lynchian!
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I met Durgin a couple of times. This sounds very Lynchian!
I just sent you an email.
Photos of those guests in two rows and four columns stripped across the middle of the Eating the Fantastic icon, with the logo and the top of a flying saucer visible above, and part of a chicken leg and donut visible below. The guests captured eating are Cynthia Pelayo, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Craig Laurance Gidney, Brian Keene, A. C. Wise, Linda Addison, John Langan, and Lee Murray.
Congratulations to all those who made the final ballot for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards! I'm particularly pleased eight of them have previously dined with me on my Eating the Fantastic podcast. I invite you to learn more about these creators by eavesdropping as we chat and chew. pod.link/1083737796
I'm seeing a lot of microaggression around the BAFTA/Tourette's outburst, mostly of the "you people use the word all the time, so why are you offended" kind. I understand that it's a complex, nuanced issue. But that does not undo the humiliation and dehumanizing position it places upon Black people.
Storyteller is on the Stoker final ballot!
The front cover art by Diana Naneva for THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES by Haralambi Markov, depicting a living male sculpture with an autopsy incision lying in a field, staring toward the sky with blank eyes.
Another image of the front cover art for THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES by Haralambi Markov, accompanied by the following blurbs: “Writes with such power and intensity that you can’t imagine where they get the courage to put such words on paper. Their work challenges us to face our fears, our insecurities, and not look away.” — Ann VanderMeer, Hugo and World Fantasy award-winning editor “Stylish, macabre, and startling as a cigarette burn ... A haunting debut.” —Angela “A.G.” Slatter, World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson award-winning author of The Cold House “So weird. So queer. So nauseating. And so, so beautiful.” —C. S. E. Cooney, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Saint Death’s Daughter
A mockup of the full wraparpund cover for THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES by Haralambi Markov, accompanied by the following blurbs: “Monsters abound, pain and pleasure intertwine, and bodies bloom in ever-surprising transformations in Haralambi Markov’s fiction. A must-read for fans of Clive Barker, queer Weird lovers, and anyone with a taste for beautiful, creeping dread.” —Nino Cipri, author of Dead Girls Don’t Dream “Markov is a protean talent, their style changing from story to story, even challenging traditional story forms. Dazzling and dark, The Language of Knives treads the line between beauty and terror.” —Craig Laurance Gidney, author of A Spectral Hue
A black and white photo of Haralambi Markov, with arms folded and tattoos showing. Accompanied by the following text: Haralambi Markov is a Bulgarian fiction writer and editor with a background in content creation. They were the first ever Bulgarian to be accepted to attend the Clarion Writers’ Workshop in 2014. Their short story “The Language of Knives” was long-listed for the Nebula award for Best Short Story and their essay “My Father, My Private Monster” made it onto the Stoker long list for non-fiction in 2025. Their work has appeared in Reactor, Uncanny Magazine, Evil in Technicolor, Weird Fiction Review, Stories for Chip, Eurasian Monsters and Fractured Reveries. They were part of the team of BonFIYAH 2021. Follow them on Instagram at @somethinghaunted.
COVER REVEAL! Mythic Delirium Books is thrilled to share Diana Naneva's stunning cover art 🎨 for THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES: STORIES, the debut collection by Haralambi Markov, w/ intro by @annvandermeer.bsky.social 🎉 Release date July 7; pre-orders are live now! bit.ly/LOKcoverreveal bit.ly/LOKpreorder
Recommend some great queer authors. I'll start. @stevenrowley.bsky.social @justinianhuang.bsky.social @solitaryspiral.bsky.social @ethereallad.bsky.social @cartersickels.bsky.social @daviddemchuk.com
The mark Tanith Lee left is wide & deep. My hope is that Storyteller maps a bit of that landscape for those who were unaware and that the wonderful stories found within the book find many readers! @clhellisen.bsky.social @mayadeane.bsky.social @carinabissett.bsky.social @ethereallad.bsky.social
More big awards news: The Bram Stoker Awards®️ Preliminary Ballot, a longlist of notable 2025 horror / dark fantasy works, has been announced! Congratulations to all, including Story Hour guests @ethereallad.bsky.social, @somtoihezue.bsky.social... (1/3) bramstokerawards.horror.org/front-page/t...
Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology made the Bram Stoker Preliminary Ballot. Congratulations to all on the preliminary ballot!
Cover of Marie Cardno’s book HOW TO GET A GIRLFRIEND (When You’re a Terrifying Monster), featuring art of an eldritch being holding a bouquet of flowers in one of her tentacles.
Cover of Halli Starling’s book COUP DE COEUR, which features a sort of still-life scene of a table covered in things such as flowers, a spool of thread, oyster shells, a pearl necklace, scissors stabbed into a pomegranate, and a still-smoking candle.
Cover of Tamara Jeree’s book A WOLF STEPS IN BLOOD, featuring art of a young Black woman with red eyes and short white hair, gently touching the muzzle of a wolf that’s looking at her affectionately. The woman is wearing a leather jacket and a choker necklace, and her earlobes are gauged.
Cover of the book SEA SWALLOW ME by Craig Laurance Gidney, which features slightly abstract art of a Black man’s face pointed upward with a planet behind him and waves below him.
The Smashwords End of Year Sale is on, and the dauntingly long list can be hard to wade through (especially with all the gen AI these days). I’ve curated a list of books I recommend or am interested in, all AI free to the best of my ability, and all under $3! 🌈📚
kilagreene.dreamwidth.org/7990.html
Craig across the table from me at an outdoor patio holding up his crème brûlée French toast with vanilla cream, brioche, and macerated berries.
Happy birthday to @ethereallad.bsky.social! Celebrate his latest spin around the sun on an episode of Eating the Fantastic, where you'll learn the many ways flaws can often make a story more interesting, why he’s a vibes guy rather than a plot guy — and more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
Submissions for the 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards are now OPEN! (Link in bio, read guidelines)
We are thrilled to announce the jury for the 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards!
Jamal Hodge
Molly Tanzer
Craig Laurance Gidney
Terri Leigh Relf
Mike Arnzen
Sadie Hartmann
Just over 3 months ago Storyteller was published and interest is still going strong.
It’s has been featured on a curated list of indie publishers on Bookshop dot org!
You can check out the list here: bookshop.org/lists/short-...
“Trail of Shadows is a fast-paced psychedelic journey through Appalachia that’s also a tender coming of age story. Allen’s hallucinatory prose sears, full of wonder and terror, and his grasp of folklore and history shines throughout this Southern Gothic-meets-Weird fiction novel.” (Craig Laurance Gidney, Lambda Award-nominated author of A Spectral Hue)
…six days…
I'm so grateful to my fellow Weird fiction writer @ethereallad.bsky.social for these kind words about my novel from @brokeneyebooks, TRAIL OF SHADOWS!
Get an early start on Halloween and pre-order: bit.ly/SpiderBookor...
Are you a @netgalley reviewer? bit.ly/SpiderNetgal...
I just heard someone describe Labubus as "goblin rats in hoodies."
New at Weightless today! STORYTELLER: A TANITH LEE TRIBUTE ANTHOLOGY from Essential Dreams Press, edited by @carinabissett.bsky.social, @ethereallad.bsky.social, Julia Deridder and @thisjulieday.bsky.social : weightlessbooks.com/storyteller-...
I was an alternate on this jury. Trigger warning
www.congressheightsontherise.com/blog/jury-fi...
Back in @defector.com today! I wrote about the "Alligator Alcatraz," the vicious folklore of "gator bait," and the cultural history of white supremacists trying to recruit alligators as enforcers of racial terror
I have a story in this Tanith Lee tribute anthology, which is out in ebook and paperback on July 1:
New blog post about the release of STORYTELLER: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology
craiglaurancegidney.com/2025/07/06/h...
Cover, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews (March 2026)" black placeholder cover, with title and author.
Cover, The Swan’s Daughter: A Possibly Doomed Love Story by Roshani Chokshi (January 2026: a woman towering over a building.
Cover, Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology edited by Julie C. Day, Carina Bissett, and Craig Laurance Gidney (June 2025): a striding female figure. Her feet at on fire, her head seems to be plants and she has wings.
Cover, The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (January2026): Some buildings surrounded by tropical plants.
Books Received, June 7 to June 13
Ten books new to me: 4.5 fantasy, 1 horror, 1 mystery, 3.5 science fiction, of which only two are identified as series. First four covers!
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Between a pixel still life and a Japanese plate with bunnies jumping in the moonlight, a papertrade book. The cover shows the title in lavender lettering: «Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology». Stories by C. S. E. Cooney, Maya Deane, Andy Duncan, Theodora Goss, C. L. Hellisen, Getty Hesse, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Nisi Shawl, Martha Wells. Edited by Julie C. Day with Carina Bissett and Craig Laurance Gidney. Over a pale forest background, a slender and unclothed winged humanoid figure made of shells and botanical elements walks on two legs over a fire that reaches their knees.
Happy release day to this wonderful tribute anthology!
There's a story of mine in it, titled «On Her Head a Crown of Twelve Stars». I am glad readers keep finding Tanith Lee's works and that we fans keep finding each other to celebrate her legacy.
Laura Loomer makes Cersei Lannister look reasonable
We hope our tribute anthology will create another resurgence of interest. Comes out in July!
I dreamt that I was taking my girlfriend Katy Perry to meet my parents. That's so wrong on very many levels. It almost qualifies as a nightmare.
Thank you!
Today in my reposting of #PrideMonth #BookSky suggestions are magic. Specifically, they’re @ethereallad.bsky.social's etherial and wonderful collection "Skin Deep Magic," and @drslayton.bsky.social's "White Trash Warlock," which starts off an awesome series. 💙📚🏳️🌈
The cover of Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology, featuring stories by CSE Cooney, Maya Deane, Andy Duncan, Theodora Goss, CL Hellisen, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Nisi Shawl, and Martha Wells, edited by Julie C Day, Carina Bissett, and Craig Laurance Gidney.
A page saying: "Though we come and go, and pass into the shadows, where we leave behind us stories told--on paper, on the wings of butterflies, on the wind, on the hearts of others--there we are remembered, there we work magic and great change--passing on the fire like a torch--forever and ever. Till the sky falls, and all things are flawless and need no words at all." -- Tanith Lee (1947-2015)
The first page of Maya Deane's "In Your Shadow": I. The air was thin this high in the Mountains of Alcar, and cold and dry, but young Alleili par Nasheliu climbed on. Her feet, alternately numb and smarting, tingled on each encounter with the black volcanic stone of Phoenix Burn Pass. Ages ago, the whole pass had been charred with fire. Some rocks had melted and flowed, others were sharp as glass, but all had been baked black. Yet Alleili felt the change when she came to the spot where the Last Breath of Winter fell. It was sacred ground. Nothing about this place looked unlike the rest of Phoenix Burn Pass, but here the cold deepened and cut like knives, piercing the youth's fur-lined cloak and numbing her bones. Alleili shivered, though she had vowed to ignore the cold and finish what she started. A thin snow began to fall. Reaching down, the child broke off a glass-sharp spike of rock. It cut her palm, and her blood dripped onto the rocks."
I received my contributor's copy of Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology today. I wept.
When I was young and in desperate need, Tanith Lee's stories came to me like a wind from another world. I hope her name lives forever. I hope I can bestow gifts like she did.
Today is the 6th book anniversary for A SPECTRAL HUE. It's been written about in academic papers, taught in classes. It still gives me a royalty check