Daniel Carpenter
@dancarpenter.bsky.social
Commissioning editor at Titan Books. Debut collection HUNTING BY THE RIVER out now from Black Shuck Books. https://linktr.ee/dancarpenter85
that HWA newsletter op-ed was disgusting, juvenile, stupid, AND poorly written, but I do think we need to underline the distinction between "the organization allowed a bad essay to be published in an official communication" and "the HWA endorses this point of view"
Pre-order NEWBOURNE PARK from Borderless Books to receive a signed copy, bookmark and postcard! NEWBOURNE PARK is a horror about dysfunctional families, class, and other things that howl at the moon from @juniperjennyt.bsky.social, the author of DIAVOLA. Pre-order now: https://loom.ly/qA6eHcY
Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Ask OpenAI if you are fishing correctly and it will tell you that you're the best fisherman in the world and you may have discovered a new way of fishing that will change the way people fish forever and also yes, dogs are fish
Honestly, there's an extremely high ratio of all-timers in that first SNL UK season, but this in particular is one of the best* *British Themed Pub, Underage, Dad Swap, 45 Seconds with Fouracres all contenders too.
Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra@fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 2d agoPerhaps the unlikeliest of comedy sketches to crop up in 2026, but also one of the funniest:
Honestly, there's an extremely high ratio of all-timers in that first SNL UK season, but this in particular is one of the best* *British Themed Pub, Underage, Dad Swap, 45 Seconds with Fouracres all contenders too.
Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra@fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 2d agoPerhaps the unlikeliest of comedy sketches to crop up in 2026, but also one of the funniest:
Jaws 5: Mouths A school of sharks living in the remains of a sunken fishing town are under siege from one large human who keeps picking sharks off during tourist season.
weinberg@weinbergs.bsky.social · 7mo agolet's pretend: Universal announces a screenwriting contest for Jaws 5. What's your pitch?
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Bo Bolander @bbolander.bsky.social · 2w agooh and if you need something to keep you from going completely cold turkey feral post-lestat, @boneysoups.bsky.social's THE RED SACRAMENT is every bit as good as everybody was saying, the most gorgeous writing i've come across in ages + all the bloodsucking you crave
September 17th at The Twisted Spine (Brooklyn, NYC bay-bee) we're having the launch for THIS MOVIE DOESN'T END THE WAY WE WANT! There will be a sign-up link, in-conversation partner info, and more later this month, but I wanted to give a heads-up 🤩📽️
Holy shit. 5 words from my birth year. Intifada Effed up Mix tape Cool beans Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig
Merriam-Webster@merriam-webster.com · 5d agoFind the 5 words from your birth year that perfectly describe YOUR vibe ⬇️ www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/
I have many many thoughts on the new AI novel controversy ranging from, is this all just racial bias and an extension of the gatekeeping that publishing is so fond of, to just how frequent are these controversies going to be? But there are two certainties to me.
I have many many thoughts on the new AI novel controversy ranging from, is this all just racial bias and an extension of the gatekeeping that publishing is so fond of, to just how frequent are these controversies going to be? But there are two certainties to me.
Your favourite film plays out exactly the same except one of the characters is being controlled by a little rat. Which film, and which character?
Your favourite film plays out exactly the same except one of the characters is being controlled by a little rat. Which film, and which character?
the red sacrament is a #1 new release in LGBTQ historical fiction. thanks Jeff Bezos now cmere for a sec I wanna show you something real quick
A few thoughts on Sarah Hinkley's Gothic vampire novel of 19th century Paris, The Red Sacrament, published by @titanbooks.bsky.social www.woolamaloo.org.uk/reviews-the-... . #books #livres #horror #horreur
Looks like I'm going to the movies 😈 These fun bookmarks arrived from @titanbooks.bsky.social for my upcoming cursed film novel THIS MOVIE DOESN'T END THE WAY WE WANT! I'll have some to give out at Haunt the Readers this week, and more for a later TBA event. Out September 15th! 📽️
The Red Sacrament is THE vampire novel of the new century. I have been saying this for literal years now.
sara “THE RED SACRAMENT” hinkley@boneysoups.bsky.social · last wk.Hannah Goodreads you will be reincarnated as a lotus flower
My Booker longlist predictions: The Fisherman's Cardigan by Royston Paul The Fisherman's Cardigan Goes to Mars by Royston Paul Fisherman's Cardigan: Tokyo Drift by Royston Paul & Brandon Sanderson The Sea The Sea The Sea The Fisherman's Cardigan by Royston Paul Probably Intermezzo or Something
Wile E. Coyote, despaired, takes a bucket of paint and a brush and paints a beautiful two-bedroom house on a mountainside. He paints a beautiful coyote wife in the window, and two adorable coyote kids running around in the yard. He tries to enter this new coyote life, but it is inaccessible to him
Blimey, TOY STORY 5 is an overstuffed mess. Muddled messaging and poorly plotted. Lacks even the tiny spark that the pretty dull fourth installment had. We're on diminishing returns now, folks.
You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.
I have watched AVATAR FIRE & ASH and I have thoughts. Pretty dull movie. Lang is still having the time of his life, and is doing great stuff in a morally grey area Cameron often doesn't explore. Visual effects are stunning but do not help a dated and boring story and a lacklustre script.
some reader responses I really love to Arnault, the protagonist of The Red Sacrament, from Goodreads reviewers
