August is Women in Translation Month so obviously I'm out here waving the HORROR FICTION flag for book recommendations!
Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror)
@sadiehartmann.bsky.social
Co-Owner of Night Worms. Bram Stoker Award winner of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered. New book: 2025 https://linktr.ee/sadiehartmann
Tonight's movies are shark-themed. Under Paris (2024) Thrash (2026) Took a break between for a fun Problems with the Final Girl Trope panel discussion with some favorites. It's been a good night.
Just a few more minutes until the FINAL GIRL PANEL!!
Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror)@sadiehartmann.bsky.social · 5d agoTBRcon 2026 Panel: Problems with the Final Girl! 7:00PM-8:30PM CST/5:00PM-6:30PM PST Moderator: Sadie Hartmann Panelists: Stephen Graham Jones, Tanya Pell, Mikayla Randolph, and Stephanie Rose www.youtube.com/live/R1_YYXR... @stephengrahamjones.com @tanyapell.bsky.social
TBRcon 2026 Panel: Problems with the Final Girl! 7:00PM-8:30PM CST/5:00PM-6:30PM PST Moderator: Sadie Hartmann Panelists: Stephen Graham Jones, Tanya Pell, Mikayla Randolph, and Stephanie Rose www.youtube.com/live/R1_YYXR... @stephengrahamjones.com @tanyapell.bsky.social
Give yourself a little gift to kick off the spooky season nightworms.com/products/nig... 1 highly anticipated paperback anthology 1 highly anticipated hardcover Southern Gothic Haunted House
Cover Reveal! CRACKS by Kristy Park Kulski coming Spring 2027 from @binderybooks.bsky.social and Boohoo Books, @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social Pre-Order: bookshop.org/a/7576/97819... "a harrowing vision of heritage, violence, and the histories that possess."
Up next: Love Medicine. Because a recommendation from @stephengrahamjones.com is an immediate yes from me ☺️
Shit is getting really dystopian out here with evil overlords coming for our fucking books. -Antique books sold and pulped to train AI -Extreme book banning -Defunding libraries -AI written books saturating the indie/self-pub markets
I was sick of seeing JD Vance's memoir get all of the book coverage. So I asked a bunch of writers I know and love what recent books they think should get more attention. These are books for people who actually like to read. Please check them out! lithub.com/40-great-new...
40 Great New Books You May Have Missed
It feels like JD Vance has been everywhere in the last few weeks, and haven’t we suffered enough? As much as I’m enjoying the universal disdain he’s receiving from a diverse array of publications, …
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New from 404 Media: a company is selling tons of old books specifically to AI companies and says they have a strong NDA to never reveal which AI company bought all of the books. They don't want headlines of 'we scanned and destroyed millions of books for AI' www.404media.co/ai-companies...
AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop
ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”
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In re my post this morning: Went to the library to grab a hold for The Cipher, influenced by @unstablebooks.bsky.social. While there, I checked the New Books shelf, found Dark is When the Devil Comes, influenced by @sadiehartmann.bsky.social. These are in addition to my own TBR books. Addicted 📚💙
I was on TV talking about HORROR!! And giving book recs! www.fox2detroit.com/video/fmc-wi... The Buffalo Hunter Hunter @stephengrahamjones.com and The Reformatory @tananarivedue.bsky.social and Dark is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce
All Things Horror with Sadie
Sadie Hartmann is known on Instagram as 'The Mother of Horror.' She has some amazing recommendations from light horror to those that will leave you sleeping with the light on.
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2026 might be the last year pushing the PINK color trend, I'm seeing a new color rising up in 2027. Any guesses?
🔥🏠 COVER REVEAL🏠🔥 The Godfrey Home for Demonic Children by Alexis Henderson . One of my all-time favorite authors is releasing a new book May 18th, 2027 so save the date for this new horror story exploring themes of grief and inherited traumas bookshop.org/a/7576/97805...
Celebrating New Books Today! July 21st, 2026. Congratulations everyone, and Happy Release Day!
On Instagram, I shared some 2027 books I'm looking forward to-you can see the post for release dates and descriptions!
Summer Book Thread, Book 4 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered by @sadiehartmann.bsky.social. This book is (a)fun to read and (b)a shopping/what to get to from the library list. The fun to read part comes from an incredible knowledge of current horror authors and their books.
Here we go! My very ambitious Summer TBR--prioritizing getting these books READ and REVIEWED!
Lady Luck was on my side today at the thrift store! Thank you horror universe 🐰🥕 The exact same editions I had as a spooky little kiddo
I would start by picking up the book Feral and Hysterical by @sadiehartmann.bsky.social, because she has brought together tons of amazing Horror by women and described exactly what makes each story so great. This is my corner of the internet, so I thought I knew everything, but I found new books!
Out in trade paperback today, from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social. Well, from them and Good Stab. And sort of me.
It's 1.30am here and England just went through to the World Cup semi-finals and I just won a Shirley Jackson Award and I'm not sure if it's the beer or the salty snacks but I'm wide awake and buzzing.
Jordan just won the Shirley Jackson Award for this! The book is so good, and the award is well deserved!
Jordan Kurella@jordankurella.com · 2mo agowhen i wrote The Death of Mountains, i just wanted to write a book with a talking mountain and a talking death (many). and ask this: "what is the point of living when death is standing on your shoulder?" a finalist for: the Nebula Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the L.A. Times Book Prize
CONGRATULATIONS TO NADIA BULKIN FOR WINNING A SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARD FOR HER COLLECTION, ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY! WE ARE SO INCREDIBLY PLEASED!!! HELL YES!!! AHHHHHH! @nadiabulkin.bsky.social
Don’t let this panel scare you off, but the 1st #tbrcon2026 panel on Sunday, July 26th is Gory & Grotesque: How to Balance Body Horror with this amazing panel ❤️ @nicolemwolverton.bsky.social @jh.author @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @neilsharpton.bsky.social Nick Cutter & @ericlarocca.com
Are haunted houses outdated? Let's talk about it in Tradition vs Innovation in Haunted Houses happening on Monday, July 27th! With @georgesreads.bsky.social @SteJHoward.bsky.social @tamikathompson.bsky.social @scribeofhades.bsky.social @dancoxon.bsky.social @gracedalyauthor.bsky.social! #tbrcon2026
Save the date! Friday July 31st Problems with the Final Girl trope panel for TBR CON 2026 (a virtual event) @stephengrahamjones.com @tanyapell.bsky.social l
Off the Reservation is a continuation of the story that pierced so many of our hearts and preyed upon our fears-one of my all-time horror favorites, The Only Good Indians by @stephengrahamjones.com I'm so happy to have this, thank you @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
