I’m so excited to share the cover for Cracks, by Kristy Park Kulski, the second book releasing from our imprint (4/27/27)

I am so in love with this cover! I’m sharing a little early, so please don’t share publicly until you see it on the Bindery Instagram! (And then share and repost, preorder!)

You can check out the very talented artist here:

https://www.instagram.com/nadiarausa?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Cracks is a gorgeous literary horror and I can’t wait for you all to read this! I would love to start off today with a bang and hit 100 preorders! Do you think we can do it?

https://bookshop.org/p/books/cracks-kristy-kulski/6a2cfef9ca5618c5?ean=9781967967452&bkshp-astro=t

Let me know your thoughts below

Hello All,

SNAIL MAIL CLUB IS BACK IN BUSINESS, baby! (Who can help me think of a cuter name)

Updates:

$5 members will continue to get mail August, October and December.

Beginning in October, Snail Mail Club will be moving to a monthly benefit for

$12 and $25 members only. ($25 slightly fancier, more handwritten items)

You must opt in each month in the sign up form, which you will receive as a Bindery email. If you do not opt in by the deadline, you will not receive the mail. You must be a paid member to receive benefits.

For August paid members.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdkaphYu-7JS2FZUYyr4WeS4yNiw05-8fEKdjeU6QtAUz0ePw/viewform?usp=publish-editor

FORM MUST BE FILLED OUT BY Saturday, August 1 at 4pm PST.

$5 members will receive mail from me

$12 members will receive mail + a few extras

$25 members will receive mail + a few extras (fancy pants)

All $12 and $25 members will receive a copy of this print, an art design by our very talented author (and artist LMFAOOOO) of some What Feeds Below creatures:

I have been DYING to share the cover of the next book from our imprint, Cracks by Stoker Award winning author, Kristy Park Kulski.

This cover will not be released to the public until Wednesday at 12 pm EST! I would love it for your to help us make a big splash on Weds by posting the cover (anytime after 12 EST) with the preorder link to your IG STORIES and THREADS.

Here is the bookshop link: https://bookshop.org/a/99626/9781967967452

this is my affiliate link. Feel free to use your own!

Would love to start building preorders early (you guessed it! Our goal is 1000)

And now…. For the cover:

are we obsessed???

Hello Friends,

I have been screaming busy at work and will be for the next two weeks, but after that I expect a bit of a reprieve! (read: I will get better at posting more regularly!)

BIG NEWS FOR PAID SUBSCRIBERS COMING

If you've been thinking about upgrading, now is the time. Paid subscribers:

• will be getting to see the cover for our next book (CRACKS, by Stoker Award winning author, Kristy Park Kulski. https://bookshop.org/p/books/cracks-kristy-kulski/6a2cfef9ca5618c5?ean=9781967967452&bkshp-astro=t. TOMORROW!!!!

• will be getting an update on our THIRD BOOK (hopefully soon!!!!!)

• will be signing up for this quarters SNAIL MAIL - Tuesday

• Paid subscribers get arcs of all of our books, so if CRACKS sounds like something you'd love (and it should! Not to brag....but I think I pick BANGERS), you should subscribe now

IN OTHER NEWS

• All of my Pango books are 50% off until Tuesday morning. https://www.pangobooks.com/bookstore/jackofallnays

• I'm going to be focusing on growing my Youtube! I'm most posting SHORTS there right now, but I have a plan to be consistent with long form as soon as my schedule relaxes a bit. LET ME KNOW: What kind of long form content would you like to watch from me! Follow me here:

  https://www.youtube.com/@fromthemixedupdesk

• I'm going to Shelves and the City! I haven't seen many people talk about this publicly, but we are talking about it privately! I filled out my travel form. I booked my extra hotel nights (You know I can't just spend ONE WEEKEND in NYC!) I've got my Gluten Free NYC playlist on instagram. And I just found out there is a TAROT exhibit at the Morgan Library. First of all I love the Morgan Library. Second, if you didn't know. I'm tarot obsessed and have over 20 decks. I'm sure I will be coming home with more. Should I do a post with my Tarot Books (again?) because I have books, too!

• I have gotten so MUCH book mail! It's too hard to update when I slack on posting, so I am just going to add all of the books I've received recently to this post and promise I'll be better about updating regularly. See any that stand out?

• We've been doing a readathon all weekend in the Discord? Have you joined our reader community on Discord (hot tip: If you've left because of the tagging, you can turn that feature off and come back haha)

I just finished up:

Die for Me by Shirlene Obuobi and am currently reading Headlights by CJ Leede

Reading Updates are COMING BACK BABY!

As you know, I was informed my cat needs to have two teeth removed and the high estimate is $3300 (SF prices).

I just dropped all my Pango books to 50 % off orders of $20 or more. I’ve got maybe 60 books left.

If they don’t sell by Tuesday morning, they will be at my free little library!

https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/jackofallnays

Check them out! Every little bit helps!

I’ve added some books to this post, so you can also click through to bookshop- if you’re doing any shopping this weekend. If you buy any book after clicking my link (even if I didn’t include it) I get a small percentage!

Into the Drowning Deep is one of my absolute horror books, so when Mira Grant (Seanan McGuire) agrees to blurb, I almost passed out!

These are the gems that were offered:

And we have a preorder update…. We are at 757!!! Only 243 left to hit 1,000!

you guys I am so excited for Tatiana, this community and this book! I’m so glad you’re here!

All, I’m so happy to share that we have hit one of our preorder goals!

We have gotten over 100 preorders at one of our indie partners: Praire Lights!

We partnered with 3 indie books stores for our preorder campaign to give away a poster of the book cover. Our goal is to achieve 100 preorders from each store! Help us support these stores!

This is such great news! If you haven’t preordered yet, please consider preordering at one of these today:

https://mystgalaxy.com/list/what-feeds-below-preorder-campaign

https://www.twistedspinebooks.com/what-feeds-below-pre-orders

It’s also incredibly important for us to get preorders at Barnes and Noble, because more preorders increase the likelihood of them stocking the book well- this can make or break a book! And the only breaking we want to do is onto a best selling list!

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-feeds-below-tatiana-schlote-bonne/1148696541?ean=9781967967247

and as a reminder, if you can’t swing the $17.99 right now, the ebook is $3.99 everywhere! (Though I know you will want a physical copy once you read it!)

I would love the first book from my imprint to be a bestseller and this book deserves it!

Thank you early readers and reviewers and thank you to everyone who had already preordered!

Let me know below if you’ve already preordered or if you’re preordering right now

Just the number I've been waiting for!

666!

It's a lucky number! We are 334 preorders away from our 1,000 book preorder goal.
For those of you who need a calculator like me, that's about 4 preorders a day until launch?

Does anyone think they can convince 1 person a day to preorder?

Great news for paid subscribers - it looks like arcs have started to arrive!

On Friday, look out for the first of my weekly prompt series for WFB posts!

If you love the book, please tag me in your reviews.

If there are any criticisms (even if it's overall 5 stars) please do not tag Tatiana.

Let's get this preorder # up to 1,000!

(and again, huge thanks to everyone who has been, reading, reviewing and posting!) <3

Hello Friends,

Here are some updates for you:

Quarterly Book Mail (those you filled out the form in March) will mail next week! I am late!)

Forms for paid subscribers to sign up for the next quarterly mail will post here next week! Make sure you open your mail.

WHAT FEEDS BELOW ARCS for paid subscribers have gone out! If you want to make sure you receive an arc for CRACKS, you might want to upgrade now. You need to be a paid member for at least 3 months to qualify. (You will also get to see Cracks cover early! (within the next 2 weeks! It's a BANGER!)

Book Club

Women in Horror

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

Discord Channels are up including discussion for the TV show)

Good Day To Read Indigenous

Calling For A Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah

Discord Channels are up.

Book Club - I have struggled this year with bookclub. Participation is low and I have not been able to read the books by the end of the month. I am considering moving to a Yearly Recommended Reads list, shared in January, and posting the channels for all of the books for the year at once. What are your thoughts on this?

https://www.pangobooks.com/bookstore/jackofallnays

All of my Pango books are 20% off. They must all sell by next Tuesday or they will be meeting a free little library.

I just got hit with unexpected cat surgery (teeth extraction) and the price range is $1783-$3338. (LOL). Ordering books from my Pango, at my links here on Bindery by clicking any book below (I get a small percentage on ANY book you buy once you click through using my link, or upgrading your subscription will help with this crazy cost. If you follow me on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fromthemixedupdesk

buying anything in my shop helps!

I love my pet and he needs the treatment. This pricing is BONKERS.

BOOK THREE as you know, I'm now on the search for the 3rd book for our imprint. I think I found the one! (Paid members have heard the details of this book, which is much different than anything I've published so far!) I will keep ya'll posted. I am crossing my fingers and toes to get this book (But, if not, I'll try to survive. I do have more manuscripts to read!)

I will be back to my regular posting schedule next week! I am also looking to earnestly try to grow my Youtube.

If you aren't already following me on Youtube, you can do so here:

https://www.youtube.com/@fromthemixedupdesk

Oh, and if you haven't already heard:

We have hit 650 preorders for What Feeds Below and so everyone who preorders gets GOODIES! Including the PEN!

Folks, I’m coming in with a major What Feeds Below Update.

We are currently 3 months out from publication!

We earned a Kirkus STAR, which is so rare for genre and especially horror!

600 Netgalley reviews!

8,000 adds on Goodreads!

And… 648 preorders! That’s right friends, we are 2 ORDERS away from unlocking the pen and month sticker!

I am so excited! Thank you all so much for supporting this book and spreading the word! I really feel like we can hit 1,000 preorders!

Since I posted the update in the Discord, I got a couple of DMs asking for the best place to purchase. There is no one great place. We appreciate all preorders! We have partnered with 3 indie bookstores and our goal is to get 100 preorders at each! (You get a free poster of the book cover with purchase!)

Praire Lights

mysterious galaxy

twisted spine bookstore

Again, thank you to everyone who has preordered, reviewed and shared the first book from our imprint ! We are really doing something special 💗💗