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Best first date EVER.

LOCAL HEAVENS by @krismfajardo 10/14/25 🍾

Best first date EVER.

Looking to dip into Stephen King but don't know where to start? Grady Hendrix, author of WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS is here to save the day! Grady made this video for The Inky Phoenix in 2020, and he summarizes five years of reading King in just five minutes! He kicks it off with the basics (novellas), then 2020-worthy reads, adult King novels, kid novels, and finishes with some thicc bois. Enjoy!

Books mentioned: 
THE BODY (DIFFERENT SEASONS) 
SKELETON CREW (The Mist!)
THE SHINING
THE STAND
MISERY
THE DEAD ZONE
CUJO
CARRIE
THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON
FIRE-STARTER
DUMA KEY
11/22/63

The Great Stephen King Reread by Grady Hendrix in FIVE MINUTES!

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🛸We’ve got a queer pulp horror sci-fi mash up. With Dracula.

🗺️An apocalyptic cli-fi NYC disaster brimming with political unrest.

🥀A sapphic fantasy filled with luscious female rage.

🏝️A romance transporting you to a precolonial island nation where women and secrets rule.

These are the amazing June releases from @bindery_books, all available for preorder now! Order through @bookshop_org for 15% off through the 22nd and visit binderybooks dot com to check out the gorgeous exclusive editions.

OF MONSTERS AND MAINFRAMES by @barbarartruelove 
THE UNMAPPING by @denisesrobbins 
CRUELER MERCIES by @chasethemaren 
BLACK SALT QUEEN by @sam_bansil 

#bookstagram #binderybooks #debutnovel

Looking for your next read?

Still smiling from this conversation! Such a joy to catch up with Susan J. Morris and hear about the inspiration behind WAYWARD SOULS, the follow up to STRANGE BEASTS. We talk vibes, Moriarty, writing sex scenes, what engages a reader, and more!

Catch Up on WAYWARD SOULS with Susan J  Morris

Catch Up on WAYWARD SOULS with Susan J. Morris

Want to learn more about WAYWARD SOULS, @susanjmorris’ follow up to our beloved STRANGE BEASTS?

Then join us tomorrow, Saturday April 12th at 3pm EDT for a catch up Zoom with Susan and our fam!

Zoom link listed in our Inky Phoenix Discord and on our @bindery_books feed 🔥

#strangebeasts #susanjmorris #binderybooks #bookstagram #theinkyphoenix

Want to learn more about WAYWARD SOULS?

Inky Phoenix Submissions — April 2025 Edition

Look who’s joined the @jointertulia Book Clubs list! Honored to be featured alongside so many fab clubs on an equally fab site. Full April list in 🔗

Bonus fab: All Spring @bindery_books titles are 20% on their site!

We made the Tertulia Book Club round up!

My April @theinkyphoenix pick is here: WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS by @gradyhendrix 

I’ve always loved Grady’s satirical spin on the horror genre, (fun fact — he grew up down the road from where I now live) and when I heard his latest novel was about witches, I was immediately sold. But once I started reading, I realized the witches (which are superbly researched) had nothing to do with the true horror of this book. I don’t want to give anything away, but let me just say bravo to Grady — you really did these women justice. 

For those of y’all new to the club, please shop from local sellers, your library, or use @bookshop_org. @bindery_books x The Inky Phoenix members get 10% off through @bluebicyclebooks ! And members meet on Zoom once a month to discuss our titles — the best community! check out my 🔗

And our April pick is …

For those of y'all who missed out SISTER SNAKE conversation! We missed you and enjoy!

SISTER SNAKE Zoom Conversation Recording

Every author dreams of having readers make fan art of their characters, but THIS IS NEXT LEVEL!

STRANGE BEASTS’ Sam & Hel, tiny perfection crocheted by @meepbymeep 🤩🐺💀🪦

Don’t forget that all @bindery_books are 15% off right (including STRANGE BEASTS and preorder for LOCAL HEAVENS by @krismfajardo) on @bookshop_org (search The Inky Phoenix and you’ll find them together!)

Every author dreams of having readers make fan art of their characters, but THIS IS NEXT LEVEL!

Sam + Hel 😍

They say it takes a village, but here at Inky Phoenix Press, we know it takes a coven to create magic. Our club has always celebrated inclusivity and magic in all forms, and we now invite you to help us bring new and exciting voices to life. If you’re called to celebrate storytelling and community, while elevating new and deserving authors, please join us on this beautiful journey of making magic real.

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The Inky Phoenix's picks and acquisitions are up-market speculative fiction with a focus on queer voices, and myth and magic that are rooted in history or reality. If you’re called to celebrate storytelling and community, while elevating new and deserving authors, please join us on this beautiful journey of making magic real.

My love for books runs deep. Bookstores were my favorite place to visit as a child, I received a double major in English Literature and Drama from the University of Virginia, and I went on to author *The Women's Health Big Book of Yoga* and *Aim True*. My most recent work was published in Zosia Mamet’s anthology, *My First Popsicle*, but my true loves have yet to meet the world — I too write fiction, and long to see it in published form. I co-host Free Cookies with my wife (and author!), Kate Fagan, where we banter and interview notables such as Madeline Miller, TJ Klune, George M. Johnson, and Emily St. John Mandel. Plus, we have the cutest rescue pup in the world: Ragnar Ashison.

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Kathryn Budig is an internationally celebrated yoga teacher, author, and founder of the online yoga platform, Haus of Phoenix. She is known for empowering her students and readers through her accessibility, humor, and creative instruction.

They say it takes a village, but here at Inky Phoenix Press, we know it takes a coven to create magic. Our club has always celebrated inclusivity and magic in all forms, and we now invite you to help us bring new and exciting voices to life. 

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