Introducing...UNDEAD AND UNWED by @realsamtschida! 💘 🧛 🌲

Bridget Jones meets WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS in this fresh romantic comedy about a 300-year-old vampire struggling to get her life together. On sale Summer 2025!

Oh, hi! Some exciting professional news…

'Jenny Kiefer is another incredible rising star in the horror genre, and This Wretched Valley is proof positive why she’s an author we’ll be talking about for years to come.' 🖤🖤🖤the-line-up.com/upcoming-horro…

If you want the true WRETCHED VALLEY experience, be sure to start reading today! It's the fifth anniversary of when our fated crew went into the Kentucky woods... 😉

I was gonna tweet about how, based on word of mouth, I keep expecting Clay McLeod Chapman WHAT KIND OF MOTHER to turn batshit crazy. But all I’ve seen so far is masterful storytelling, fully fleshed out characters & wonderful writing.

Then last night I was like Damn…that’s f**ked up.

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Pleased to announce the spooktacular titles for the 6th Annual SUMMER SCARES reading list. It's gonna be a scury-scury summer! Summer Scares is at @summerscares.bsky.social

They may have become some of the most important figures in US history, but once, even presidents were kids.

Learn more in KID PRESIDENTS: TRUE TALES OF CHILDHOOD FROM AMERICA'S PRESIDENTS! Pick up your copy ahead of Presidents' Day wherever you get your books.

Please give a hand to the Reading Between The Wines Book Club for their all-out GHOST EATERS jamboree. Spiked EctoCooler, doses of Ghost, and… Jell-O shots were had? Now this is the kinda gathering I can get behind! Wanna get haunted? #ghosteaters

Chicago!! In *exactly* one week I'll be there with Cynthia Pelayo to talk THIS WRETCHED VALLEY! Cina was my Pitch Wars mentor, so this will be a very special & unique conversation you won't want to miss. Get a copy & reserve your spot here - space is limited! bucketoblood.com/product/-preor…

I have had the most amazing four years at the LA Times. My colleagues are smart, tireless, selfless — a real team. It looks like that time has come to an end. I wish all of them the best as I look for a new landing place. Hit me up if you know of any: [email protected].

Exclusive: Olivia Muenter's ‘Such a Bad Influence’ Excerpt and Cover Reveal Add a Twist to Influencer Culture cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/…

If you need to feed your YELLOWJACKETS craving, we have just the book for you...

THIS WRETCHED VALLEY, out today wherever you get your books: quirkbooks.com/book/this-wret…

Come on over to Quirk Books!

Monthly reminder: It’s okay to buy more books. It’s okay to get more books from the library. It’s okay to buy books you won’t read for years. It’s okay to pile books everywhere. It’s okay to get different editions of the same book. Books are awesome. Do whatever makes you happy.

A reminder that the Paperback from Hell reprints from Valancourt Books are on sale at Barnes & Nobles online and across the country. Let's celebrate the timeline where this monsterpiece is lurking in stores waiting to ensnare unwary readers.
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Happy Halloween!

To celebrate, I'm giving away an ARC of my upcoming book, THIS WRETCHED VALLEY! Just tell me your favorite recent read, tag a friend, follow & like!

US only, open til Nov 2

#NYCC2023 ! Catch CHILLING WITH GHOSTS author Insha Fitzpatrick i̶n̴s̸h̸a̵ 💀✨ today, 10/15, on “Creepy Kids: Thrills and Chills for Children and Teens” panel in Room 406.2 at 2:45pm 👻

Later, you can find Insha at Quirk Books booth 3359 as a Guest Scooper from 11:00–12:00pm!

This weekend only, pre-order THIS WRETCHED VALLEY for 25% off at Gibson's Bookstore! Gibsonsbookstore.com/pre-order-today

“Kennedy puts an eerie, surrealist twist on the American Midwest.”—Publishers Weekly

BRIDE OF THE TORNADO by James Kennedy is on sale today! Dare to read the novel BOOKLIST calls 'Gooey, gory, and frightening.' 🌪️

Learn more: bit.ly/44clZHY