Thanks to the goblins at @darkertimes.bsky.social for letting me write about horror for young readers!

Darker Times@darkertimes.bsky.social · 2d ago

It's week 3 of The Darker Times Subscriber Drive! Reflecting on the state of middle grade horror, @allyoutthere.bsky.social pens an insightful, thought-provoking piece that drives home how crucial horror for young readers is. Read it: www.darkertimes.com/middle-grade...

UNNAMED BONES is being released simultaneously in HC and PB. Today my finished paperbacks arrived. Illustrator Margot Reverdy and designer Julie Robine created something so, so special and I am beyond grateful to have their work accompany my words. I mean the detail is *incredible.*

Ally and Alyssa spill the tea on the ‘Girls Sleepover-to-Ritual’ pipeline. Parents, talk to your children about Ritual Summoning before Bloody Mary does. @allyoutthere.bsky.social @alyssaalessi.bsky.social

What an honor! Thank you so much @theignyteawards.bsky.social team! 🥳

The Ignyte Awards@theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The #2026IgnyteAwards finalists for Outstanding Middle Grade are: Afia in the Land of Wonders – @miaaraujo.bsky.social Candace, the Universe, and Everything – Sherri L. Smith Mystery James Digs Her Own Grave – @allyoutthere.bsky.social (1/2)

Check out our two fabulous Allies, conquering the spooky world! @allymalinenko.bsky.social @allyoutthere.bsky.social

Ally Ally Oxenfree@allymalinenko.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Hey friends! Had a chance to be on the Horror Writers Association Summer Scares panel with Bree Paulsen and Ally Russell yesterday! An amazing number of participants but if you weren't able to attend you can watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-FG...

Congratulations to our spooky authors who made the Stoker nomination! @allyoutthere.bsky.social @medenkuyatt.bsky.social

Ally Ally Oxenfree@allymalinenko.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Things in my life are pretty terrible but I’m trying really hard to be proud that BROKEN DOLLS got a Stoker nom. I need joy friends

The 2026 Summer Scares Middle Grade Fiction titles are: Garlic and the Vampire by @breebird33.bsky.social This Appearing House by @allymalinenko.bsky.social It Came from the Trees by @allyoutthere.bsky.social

168 – Middle Grade Horror Panel The panelists discuss the expectations of different age brackets, pushing boundaries, soft censorship, the Know-Betters, and the politics of house spiders. (with Kathleen Palm & Ally Russell) @kathleenpalm.bsky.social @allyoutthere.bsky.social

Happy Middle Grade Monday!!! Today…IT CAME FROM THE TREES by @allyoutthere.bsky.social A great book of friendship and believing in yourself! And be sure to catch Ally and I talk MG horror on the @webobpodcast.bsky.social today! #middlegrademonday 📚🩸

Out today on The We Bleed Orange and Black podcast @webobpodcast.bsky.social ... I talk MG horror with host @carterwroteit.bsky.social and @allyoutthere.bsky.social!!!! Go hear me ramble incoherently...I am delightful. webobpodcast.com/2026/02/09/e...

EPISODE 168 – Middle Grade Horror Panel

EPISODE 168 – Middle Grade Horror Panel Stream on Libsyn (click here) Direct Download (click here) We Bleed Orange & Black: the podcast for Halloween & Horror Lovers! Join us as we intervie…

webobpodcast.com

Amazing news! 🎉 MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE by Ally Russell has been nominated for a 2026 Edgar Award in the Best Juvenile category. Congratulations, @allyoutthere.bsky.social!! ✨

Sending the word out to support the horror genre’s Middle Grade authors and readers. @claymcleod.bsky.social discusses the Middle Grade horror’s landscape in his latest episode of FEARMONGERS, featuring @allymalinenko.bsky.social , @allyoutthere.bsky.social & @paultremblay.bsky.social

In 2023 I had zero books. Today, my FOURTH book published with Scholastic. Time flies. So do spiders. (Actually, they do something called ballooning.) Please check out my book about creepy-crawlies. 🕷️ DOWN CAME THE SPIDERS

Well this year we CAN participate in the #GivingTuesday flood so we probably SHOULD. With your support we can do even more to protect, celebrate, & elevate the right to read.

Donate - Authors Against Book Bans

Thank you for donating to Authors Against Book Bans. Your donation directly supports the freedom to read by powering our work with our partner organizations, bringing the author muscle to the fight…

authorsagainstbookbans.com

the final horror shopping list of 2025 is here! feat. new books from @comptonwrites.bsky.social, @allyoutthere.bsky.social, @brennanlafaro.bsky.social, @datlow.bsky.social, @tkingfisher.com, and more. 2026 list drops later this week!!

All the New Horror Books Coming in December 2025

December 2025’s new horror books, featuring titles from Kristi DeMeester, Johnny Compton, T. Kingfisher, Ally Russell, Brennan LaFaro, and more!

readjumpscares.com

Happy Halloween! I did a thing with some of my good friends, so if you want some Halloween cheer come visit with @authorkatm.bsky.social, @spookysterling.bsky.social, @allyoutthere.bsky.social, @brianmcwriter.bsky.social, @abbyvail.bsky.social, @jessikagreweglover.bsky.social and more. Links below!

👻 6 Diverse Middle Grade Books for the Halloween Season

Oct 6 2:30-5 @leannareneehieber.bsky.social, AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC, @wickedgoodbooks.bsky.social. Oct 10 7pm Ally Russell, author of middle-grade MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE, @copperdogbooks.bsky.social. Oct 22 7-9 @stgibson.bsky.social, author of Savage Blooms, @nocturnesalem.bsky.social.

It's getting ~spooky~ out there, so just a reminder that this book exists. 👻🖤 It has "all the makings of a modern classic...like Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" (SLJ, starred review) and is "certain to be a gateway drug to @stephenking.bsky.social" (Portland Press Herald).

Thank you for this! It was fun! 🪱🪏

Lisa Schmid@lisalschmid.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I had so much fun chatting with @allyoutthere.bsky.social about her new book! Check it out! Just in time for the spooky season! 👻🪦🧛

🎃 55 Scary (and Not-So-Scary) 2025 Middle Grade Books To Get Readers In The Halloween Spirit 🎃 popgoesthereader.com/55-scary-and... #BookSky #KidLit #MGLit

Oh, look, I remembered that I had a blog just in time for a spooky fun book for the spooky fun season! #MysteryJamesDigsHerOwnGrave #booksky autumnguest.com/blog/2025/09...

Last chance to sign up for my newsletter and get the chance to win a copy of ARROW and FREE author visits for your class or child’s class. #kidlit

Samantha M Clark@samanthamclark.com · 11mo ago

#teachers & #librarians My newsletter will be going out in the next couple days and I'll be giving away 1 FREE virtual author visit and 5 FREE virtual author Q&As to subscribers! Sign up now: www.samanthamclark.com/enewsletter/ #kidlit

so exciting to see both Eelgrass Bog AND Bitterfly Bay on the back cover of The Week Jr magazine!! alongside some other fabulous Penguin Young Readers titles!!!

Are you ready for Mystery James? Because we are! Join in with @allyoutthere.bsky.social as we talk MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE, the *phenomenal* new middle grade horror novel you've been waiting for. Come visit on Sley House Presents, available wherever you podcast! Links below:

Happy Release Day to @allyoutthere.bsky.social ‘s newest middlegrade horror novel! MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE is a graveyard adventure young readers don’t want to miss! 🪦🪏💀

I'm really excited to chat with my friend @forgottencorners.bsky.social. Come celebrate cemeteries, ghosts, and MYSTERY JAMES DIGS HER OWN GRAVE with us on Friday, September 26, at Stories Like Me in Pittsburgh! #kidlit

Jocelyn Codner@forgottencorners.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm so so excited to be joining @allyoutthere.bsky.social as her conversation partner for her Mystery James event here in Pittsburgh at Stories Like Me in Squirrel Hill in Friday, September 26th! Come hang out with us and enjoy the delight that is Mystery! RSVP --> www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

Well...have you? allyoutthere.beehiiv.com

I write horror for kids, but I also write a monthly blog/newsletter called actuALLY scary. This month's post is up now, and there's a lot of mention of worms. 🪱 allyoutthere.beehiiv.com/p/hope-you-r... #kidlit #spookymiddlegrade

Hope You're Having a Chilling Summer!

Worms at ALA, a ghastly preorder campaign, and your monthly reminder to stay out of the woods!

allyoutthere.beehiiv.com