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September 27, 2025

Scary Season

Scary season starts next week. This year we’re finally ready for it, with more than 200 copies of Hellarkey volume 4 already out in the world. We announced on social media last week that we were sold out; turns out we were wrong because Lauren Bolger has about 20 copies left from the stock we sent her to send out with The Barre Incidents. So you can actually still buy a copy of Hellarkey, or even better get one free by buying a copy of The Barre Incidents, Lauren’s second horror novel, officially out on 10/1. We have 10 signed copies left and we are 30 orders away from breaking even on the printing costs of this book. Ordering a copy will make your life a little more scare, while making ours a little less so. Pretty good deal. Lauren has been sending out bookmarks and a spinach pie recipe with those signed copies.

Order The Barre Incidents by Lauren Bolger

Order Hellarkey

Fall is a great time to sign up for the Malarkey Book Club. Here’s what’s on the horizon for 2026:

Signed copies of . . .

  • The Walls Are Closing In On Us, a novel by Joshua Trent Brown

  • Terrestrial, a novella by Suzy Eynon

  • Submarines, a novel by Mike Andrelczyk

  • The Inaccessible Rail, a novel by Roger Vaillancourt

Plus . . .

  • 3 issues of King Ludd’s Rag, a zine featuring two long short stories (each at least 4,000 words)

  • Hellarkey volume 5

  • stickers

  • bookmarks

  • a Christmas card

  • 4 poetry zines

  • a free book from the back catalogue

Also, until we run out, we’re offering free t-shirts to new book clubbers.

Join the Malarkey Book Club!

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Stephen Jansen
Sep. 28, 2025, morning

Looks good. I have a modest (!) pile of Novels to read, but I'll be indulging in some serious Malarkey very soon.

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Stephen Jansen
Sep. 28, 2025, morning

Is the $60 fee for the Ludd for an annual subscription? If so, how many issues per year? I am in the UK and would like to submit stories when your window opens.

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