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transmasc trying to figure it out πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ β€” author of SPFBO Finalist Legacy of the Brightwash β€” art is always political https://storybundle.com/magic

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The Magic Noir Bundle - Curated by Simon Kewin:

Welcome to a collection of works that fall under the magic noir umbrella: gritty worlds full of supernatural danger and mystery. And rain. Quite a bit of rain. storybundle.com/magic

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Graphic showing the covers of all fourteen books that are available as part of the Magic Noir Story Bundle. The bundle is available March 5th to April 2nd.

The list of books is as follows:

Dexter & Sinister: Detecting Agents by Keith W. Dickinson
The British Bureau For Arcane Crime by Phil Parker
Resurrection Men by David Craig
Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson
Kalanon's Rising by Darian Smith
Ducket & Dyer: Dicks For Hire by G.M. Nair
The Hallows by H.L. Tinsley
Legacy Of The Brightwash by Krystle Matar
New York Minute by Stephen Aryan
Kept From Cages by Phil Williams
Madame Antie's Hotel Grotesque by Milo James Fowler
The Eye Collectors by Simon Kewin
Poison And Power by M. Patrick Duggan
Shadow Of A Dead God by Patrick Samphire

Graphic showing the covers of all fourteen books that are available as part of the Magic Noir Story Bundle. The bundle is available March 5th to April 2nd. The list of books is as follows: Dexter & Sinister: Detecting Agents by Keith W. Dickinson The British Bureau For Arcane Crime by Phil Parker Resurrection Men by David Craig Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson Kalanon's Rising by Darian Smith Ducket & Dyer: Dicks For Hire by G.M. Nair The Hallows by H.L. Tinsley Legacy Of The Brightwash by Krystle Matar New York Minute by Stephen Aryan Kept From Cages by Phil Williams Madame Antie's Hotel Grotesque by Milo James Fowler The Eye Collectors by Simon Kewin Poison And Power by M. Patrick Duggan Shadow Of A Dead God by Patrick Samphire

Welcome to the Magic Noir story bundle - gritty worlds full of magical danger and mystery. High fantasy, cyberpunk, grimdark, humour - it’s all here. And rain. Quite a bit of rain.

Pay what you like over $5. Pay over $25 for all 14 books.

Available at storybundle.com/magic

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Graphic showing the covers of all fourteen books that are available as part of the Magic Noir Story Bundle. The bundle is available March 5th to April 2nd.

The list of books is as follows:

Dexter & Sinister: Detecting Agents, by Keith W. Dickinson.
The British Bureau For Arcane Crime, by Phil Parker.
Resurrection Men, by David Craig.
Mushroom Blues, by Adrian M. Gibson.
Kalanon's Rising, by Darian Smith.
Ducket & Dyer: Dicks For Hire, by G.M. Nair.
The Hallows, by H.L. Tinsley.
Legacy Of The Brightwash, by Krystle Matar.
New York Minute, by Stephen Aryan.
Kept From Cages, by Phil Williams.
Madame Antie's Hotel Grotesque, by Milo James Fowler.
The Eye Collector, by Simon Kewin.
Poison And Power, by M. Patrick Duggan.
Shadow Of A Dead God, by Patrick Samphire.

Graphic showing the covers of all fourteen books that are available as part of the Magic Noir Story Bundle. The bundle is available March 5th to April 2nd. The list of books is as follows: Dexter & Sinister: Detecting Agents, by Keith W. Dickinson. The British Bureau For Arcane Crime, by Phil Parker. Resurrection Men, by David Craig. Mushroom Blues, by Adrian M. Gibson. Kalanon's Rising, by Darian Smith. Ducket & Dyer: Dicks For Hire, by G.M. Nair. The Hallows, by H.L. Tinsley. Legacy Of The Brightwash, by Krystle Matar. New York Minute, by Stephen Aryan. Kept From Cages, by Phil Williams. Madame Antie's Hotel Grotesque, by Milo James Fowler. The Eye Collector, by Simon Kewin. Poison And Power, by M. Patrick Duggan. Shadow Of A Dead God, by Patrick Samphire.

Proud to say that DUCKETT & DYER: DICKS FOR HIRE is part of this month's #magicnoir StoryBundle alongside 13 other weird noir mysteries from some amazing authors.

storybundle.com/magic

07.03.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic showing the covers of all fourteen books that are available as part of the Magic Noir Story Bundle. The bundle is available March 5th to April 2nd.

The list of books is as follows:

Dexter & Sinister: Detecting Agents, by Keith W. Dickinson.
The British Bureau For Arcane Crime, by Phil Parker.
Resurrection Men, by David Craig.
Mushroom Blues, by Adrian M. Gibson.
Kalanon's Rising, by Darian Smith.
Ducket & Dyer: Dicks For Hire, by G.M. Nair.
The Hallows, by H.L. Tinsley.
Legacy Of The Brightwash, by Krystle Matar.
New York Minute, by Stephen Aryan.
Kept From Cages, by Phil Williams.
Madame Antie's Hotel Grotesque, by Milo James Fowler.
The Eye Collector, by Simon Kewin.
Poison And Power, by M. Patrick Duggan.
Shadow Of A Dead God, by Patrick Samphire.

Graphic showing the covers of all fourteen books that are available as part of the Magic Noir Story Bundle. The bundle is available March 5th to April 2nd. The list of books is as follows: Dexter & Sinister: Detecting Agents, by Keith W. Dickinson. The British Bureau For Arcane Crime, by Phil Parker. Resurrection Men, by David Craig. Mushroom Blues, by Adrian M. Gibson. Kalanon's Rising, by Darian Smith. Ducket & Dyer: Dicks For Hire, by G.M. Nair. The Hallows, by H.L. Tinsley. Legacy Of The Brightwash, by Krystle Matar. New York Minute, by Stephen Aryan. Kept From Cages, by Phil Williams. Madame Antie's Hotel Grotesque, by Milo James Fowler. The Eye Collector, by Simon Kewin. Poison And Power, by M. Patrick Duggan. Shadow Of A Dead God, by Patrick Samphire.

πŸ“£GREAT DEAL ALERTπŸ“£

Over at Story Bundle, you can get FOURTEEN amazing Noir-detective-vibe science fiction & fantasy books! Some amazing books are available for you to grab to support a bunch of fabulous indie authors (and me!)

storybundle.com/magic

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✨MAGIC NOIR STORY BUNDLE✨
I’m excited to share that Mushroom Blues is part of this eBook bundle on StoryBundle, including 14 amazing SFF titles by @krystlematar.bsky.social @patricksamphire.bsky.social & more!

Available for a limited time. Buy the bundle here, starting at $5: storybundle.com/magic

05.03.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I'm in this zine and it's awesome!!!
Support queer artists and get yourself and amazing marvel of a zine!

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A graphic with a large yellow banner in the middle announcing "Live on Kickstarter! We've Always Been Here: A queer historical zine." The bottom text is in a rainbow gradient with little rainbows framing the box. Above this is a mockup of the book's cover alongside some page mockups, and the bottom half features three other illustration previews.

A graphic with a large yellow banner in the middle announcing "Live on Kickstarter! We've Always Been Here: A queer historical zine." The bottom text is in a rainbow gradient with little rainbows framing the box. Above this is a mockup of the book's cover alongside some page mockups, and the bottom half features three other illustration previews.

πŸŽ‰ Live on Kickstarter! πŸŽ‰

We've Always Been Here: A multicultural art book celebrating queerness throughout history, with illustrations from over 50 incredible artists! 🌈

Get the book and limited edition merch here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tap...

#ZineSky #Zines #LGBTQ #LGBTQArt #QueerArt

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DUST OF THE DEAD Advance Review Copies are ready!

If you are a reviewer/blogger/booktuber/bookstagramer and would like and ARC, please let me know.
Sorry, having a Goodreads account doesn't cut it.

Genre: Heroic dark fantasy.
Release Date: Aug 3rd.

www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHT3P575

03.03.2026 14:48 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A deeply anti-capitalist retropunk set in an alt-history version of Ottawa called Bytowne

03.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Shows a thumbnail of Victor Manibo surr9unded by his books and text that reads "Sunday, 3/1/26, 2:00pm est"

Shows a thumbnail of Victor Manibo surr9unded by his books and text that reads "Sunday, 3/1/26, 2:00pm est"

We are so excited to share that Page Chewing will be welcoming @victormanibo.com as our next guest!

Join us live tomorrow and drop a question for this master of multiple generes as we discuss how to thrive at the intersection of culture and storytelling.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoh_...

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Lifting up a criminally underrated author today. @matthewzorich.bsky.social took his journalism background and love for fantasy and turned it into a badass series about disparity and discrimination in a familiar environment. The American Revolution meets fantasy. The Conspiracy of Crows

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Buy a book or three. You’ve earned it.

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Oh hell yes, I will be back with something nuts

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Quote from the book: β€œThe lights in the bar cast their mirror images into the eyes of the audience: a dozen moons reflected in bowls of water. Everyone and everything is stillness and silenceβ€”a bated breath given physical form”

 - The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle,
Steve Hugh Westenra

Reviews: 

β€œIf there were Oscars for books, this one would win β€˜Best Ensemble Cast’ as well as a host of others.” - Paul, Queen’s Book Asylum

β€œIt's a crime this book doesn't have more exposure.” - Al Hess, author of Key Lime Sky

β€œHypnotising and lyrical prose . . . a sort of fever dream-like reading experience.” - Esmay Rosalyne, Before We Go Blog 

About:

A Queer Horror Comedy

A cryptid-hunting YouTube darling
follows a video of his presumed-dead mom to an isolated island that was once a gay conversion camp and may house the monsters he swears aren’t real

Quote from the book: β€œThe lights in the bar cast their mirror images into the eyes of the audience: a dozen moons reflected in bowls of water. Everyone and everything is stillness and silenceβ€”a bated breath given physical form” - The Erstwhile Tyler Kyle, Steve Hugh Westenra Reviews: β€œIf there were Oscars for books, this one would win β€˜Best Ensemble Cast’ as well as a host of others.” - Paul, Queen’s Book Asylum β€œIt's a crime this book doesn't have more exposure.” - Al Hess, author of Key Lime Sky β€œHypnotising and lyrical prose . . . a sort of fever dream-like reading experience.” - Esmay Rosalyne, Before We Go Blog About: A Queer Horror Comedy A cryptid-hunting YouTube darling follows a video of his presumed-dead mom to an isolated island that was once a gay conversion camp and may house the monsters he swears aren’t real

#WSPIT

A cryptid-hunting YouTube darling follows a video of his presumed-dead mom to an isolated island in the Canadian wilderness that was once a gay conversion camp & may house the monsters he swears aren't real

#P #A #H #HU #LGBT #ND #IN #OWN

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From that opening promise, Six of Crows by
@lbardugo.bsky.social delivers a high-stakes heist wrapped in sharp dialogue, shifting loyalties, and some of the most emotionally resonant character work in modern YA fantasy.

Find the full review over on FanFiAddict: πŸ”— πŸ‘‡

23.02.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

TFW you get a new hoodie and it’s exactly as big and cozy as you hoped πŸ‘ŒπŸ‘ŒπŸ‘Œ

24.02.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Face reveal. Wrong answers only.

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If you see this, post your GREEN ART 🌿

20.01.2026 18:46 πŸ‘ 75 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Preview
The Book of Spores: A Fungal SFF Anthology Across dimensions, it creeps and consumes. A fungal anthology of fantasy, sci-fi, and horror short fiction that will colonize your mind.

As well, The Book of Spores eBook is available to purchase and read immediately starting tomorrow through our LATE BACKER STORE, where you can also pre-order the deluxe hardcover, paperback and a bunch of merchandise options πŸ„πŸ„β€πŸŸ«
the-book-of-spores-a-fungal-sff-anthology.pledgebox.com/preorder

23.02.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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THE BOOK OF SPORES eBook will infect backers TOMORROW, Feb. 24th!!! We’ll be sending the digital edition (along with a digital art package) out to the amazing readers who backed our Kickstarter, and we can’t for all of you to read this anthology.

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🫢🫡

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See also: if you want coffee you actually have to put the kettle on

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We really dig health care

20.02.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

RIP YOUR NUTS I GUESS

19.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

TRY BEING SHORTER OR MORE PERCEPTIVE?

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God I missed being a menace on social media with you πŸ₯Ή we’re so back

19.02.2026 20:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sometimes we’re happy about it and sometimes we are not!

19.02.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I think you might be doing it wrong??

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The friends are the swords we fought along the way

19.02.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tbh I’m always surprised when sword fighting includes literal swords

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