Friends,

I'm sorry, I've been mostly absent recently. I've been covering for a colleague in my day job, and likely will be for sometime and I also am going through a major life event which I'm not quite ready to discuss publicly yet, but I'm doing what I can when I can, so I hope you'll remain patient with me. These next few months might be a little spotty.

If you missed my earlier announcement, I am on the hunt for our third book.

I have gotten some great pitches and submissions (and we've only just started looking).

I think a lot of that speaks to our reputation, both the reputation of Bindery, and specifically Boozhoo Books. We are publishing SOME BANGERS.

I picked up a story last night that is giving me a very similar feeling to the feeling I got when I read both What Feeds Below and Cracks: WOW. Wholly unique. I already told our acquisitions director that I THINK I MIGHT HAVE FOUND THE ONE.

The story was pitched as a horror and I don't think that's the right category and I don't think that really matters. I think this is what I want my imprint to be known for: Unique stories, told from voices that don't always get the chance to be heard. Unputtdownable stories. Consumable stories. Stories that come to life off the page.

I can't say much more than that on this public page. I will be sharing some plot points and more about the story to my paid members this weekend, so if you have been thinking about upgrading, not only do you get arcs of all our books and support this incredible imprint and mission- YOU GET THE SECRETS EARLY. Upgrade to $5 and hop in our exclusive paid members discord channel.

(I've also got a super secret What Feeds Below paid update coming this Sunday and the cover for Cracks is going to be available to paid members SOON!)

Thanks so much for supporting this imprint, y'all! It's because of you that these stories are coming to life.

Absolutely devastated and disgusted to hear the news this morning that Tor Nightfire has picked up Stolen Tongues by Felix Blackwell.

Felix Blackwell is a white man who decided to include Indigenous characters in his horror book, drawing heavily on Native American culture (because he talked to one person and got approval. LOL). All the Native characters in the book end up dead.

I talk about it here and

here (his reddit response WAS DISGUSTING)

Every time I do an Indigenous horror recommendation video, someone recommends this book because they think the author is Native. (because who else would have the audacity?)

Anyway, I'm unfollowing anyone supporting this book and any author who decides to blurb it is going on an automatic DO NOT READ list for me.

Disgusted with Tor Nightfire. Truly

Friends,

So happy to share that Kristy Park Kulski is now a STOKER AWARD WINNER for Best Anthology: Silk & Sinew: A Collection of Folk Tales from the Asian Diaspora.

Kristy’s next novel CRACKS is a haunting historical horror and the second book being published by our imprint! Coming April 27!

Cover reveal coming soon!

Congrats, Kristy!!!

Friends,

We finally got in numbers from Kobo and our partner bookstores (did you know that if you order a paperback copy from certain bookstores, you get a cool poster?!)

Drum roll, please. We are at 472. 472/1000!

Do you know what this means? We are only 178 preorders away from

THE PEN!

I think the ebook will stay at the $3.99 range for awhile! We’ve got 4 months to hit 1000! I think we can hit 650 in 1!

I’ve also got a big What Feeds Below secret, but I have to wait to tell you! Stay tuned!

We made it to Friday! (Barely, over here. I've been hit with major exhaustion, so I'm resting up for Bay Area Book Festival on Sunday, where I'm moderating an Indigenous romance panel!)

I just got our preorder numbers in@ Do you want a drumroll? I'm not musically inclined.

We have climbed to 361.

I'm not going to lie you, this climb to 1,000 feels like climbing a mountain unprepared, wheezing, out of breath, cursing at the mountain!

I've heard a lot of people say (and especially early reviewers!) that they can't wait to grab a copy of What Feeds Below when it comes out. PLEASE DON'T WAIT. We want our first author to be a best seller, and pre orders are going to be what makes that happen.

If you don't want to miss a $3.99 sale, grab the ebook today! (available wherever ebooks are sold!) This is the cheapest this book is going to be. There are over 2,000 of you supporting this imprint, getting this newsletter. Only 18% of you have grabbed a copy of the book!

I told Tatiana last night that I wanted this imprint to be known for making a big bang! I want to shock and disrupt trad publishing with what we can do together as a community. We have 459 Netgalley reviews with a 5 STAR average rating. People are buzzing about this book. I want to make sure that Tatiana gets the first week she deserves: BEST SELLER. Can you help us make this happen?

If you have already preordered your copy, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

If you've already read and reviewed the book, please keep talking about it! Check out this COOL POST from one of our members <3 and dont forget to tag me

at fromthemixedupdesk

and Tatiana at thebuffwriter

Let us know down below if you've already place a preorder!!!!

Please join me in extending a huge congrats to Kristy Park Kulski, author of our Spring 27 book, CRACKS, on all of her award nominations this season

Silk and Sinew has been nominated for:

Bram Stoker award

Shirley Jackson award

British Fantasy award

Congrats, Kristy!

I cannot wait to share more about Cracks with you all! (Hoping a little cover preview coming in for paid subscribers soon!)

Let’s take a look at what we’ve accomplished and where the world can take us!

What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote Bonne, a horror fantasy releasing this October!

Cracks by Kristy Park Kulski, a literary horror releasing next April! (name change soft launch)

I’ve been thinking a lot about what might come next and I’m adding a couple of more categories! Here is what I’m interested in:

Indigenous Authors- horror, thriller, romance, coming of age or cozy mystery

Horror written by women of color

Horrormance! (Friends, I read Lethal Kiss by Taylor Grothe and I need more of this!)

Thrillers! written by women of color

Let me know down below what would excite you!

(Sitting on a manuscript? Email me)

I just wanted to share that all of you who are preordering the ebook of What Feeds Below right now- you’re all MVPs! We are the number one overall most popular preorder in Kobo right now AND we are an Amazon Top Release!

So many people have told me that hitting a best seller list as an indie is incredibly difficult- but difficult is not impossible. I believe in the possibility of this book, and of this community!

I don’t know when the $3.99 ebook sale ends, so I would grab it now, while it’s hot!!

amazing to see What Feeds Below, the first book from this imprint! At number one in so many categories!!!

Thank you so much to everyone who has already preordered.

The last time I checked the numbers, we were at 303. Our goal is 1,000! Since over 2,000 of you follow me here, I know some of you haven’t preordered yet! (See, mom! I CAN math!)

Hoping that this $3.99 ebook sale might convince those of you who haven’t had a chance to preorder yet! You can grab it anywhere ebooks are sold!

I’ve seen a lot of reviews (did I mention we currently have over 400 reviews on Netgalley with an average 5⭐️!) say they can’t wait to own a physical copy! Don’t wait until the book comes out before you grab it!

I will keep saying it: preordering is one of the best things we can do as literary citizens! Preorders can completely change the trajectory of a book and could change an author’s life. The goal at Boozhoo Books is to give our author’s THE BEST LAUNCH!

If you have already preordered, drop a comment below to let other members know why you ordered early!

Thank you to early readers and reviewers who are hyping this book up! Tatiana and I appreciate you so much!

What Feeds Below e book is on sale for $3.99 for a limited time!

help us to get 1,000 preorders and grab your copy today, folks!

I’m currently traveling but I have so many cool updates to share coming soon!