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Tatiana Schlote-Bonne

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The darkness isn’t empty. It’s hungry.

At the edge of the City of the Void, a massive chasm extends miles into the earth, its treacherous terrain overrun with vicious monsters and carnivorous plants. For orphaned best friends Petra and Jade, guiding treasure-seeking tourists down into the Void is the only way to earn enough to pull themselves up out of the slums for good.

Petra prefers to play it safe and take jobs only in the Void’s upper levels, where the dangers are better understood, while Jade wants to risk a descent to the deepest and most mysterious Sixth Layer. Because the deeper they go, the better the payout, and the sooner their dreams can become reality. Their friendship is Petra’s whole world, and Jade’s approval means everything—so Petra agrees to do it Jade’s way.

When their job goes wrong and Jade is lost in the Void, Petra must plunge deeper than she’s ever dared to save her friend. But she doesn’t know the truth of the Void . . . or what really waits for her in its depths.

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Jul 28

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[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.\ \

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Jul 25

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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!

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Jul 23

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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!

Seanan McGuire (Mira Grant) blurbed What Feeds Below and So Did Her Mom

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Jul 22

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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

What Feeds Below- Major Milestone Achieved

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ash.reads.horror\ \ ash\ \ • Jul 21

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Welcome back to what I'm reading this week!\ \ Another week is here. We are getting closer and closer to fall which makes me soooo happy!\ \ I'm currently finishing Partially Devoured by Daniel Kraus and am about 10% into The Reddening by Adam L.G. Nevill.\ \ This week I'm reading \ \ \ \ Slasher Summer by E.L. Chen\ \ \ \ What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne\ \ \ \ Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle\ \ Join for free or login

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Jul 14

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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

666 Preorders! A What Feeds Below Milestone

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Jul 9

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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!

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Jul 6

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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 💗💗

What Feeds Below Update (urgent News)

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Books Right Now\ \ Rashi Dembi\ \ • Jun 28

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[There's something very satisfying about spending the summer reading horror! Here are the books that I recommend for your Summerween reading list!\ \

  1. The Blood Year Daughter by G.G. Silverman - In G.G. Silverman’s debut fairytale-horror collection The Blood Year Daughter, a woman builds husbands out of gravel and slaughterhouse feathers, two sisters eat cinnamon-scented pieces of their mother, and a charming doctor’s murdered brides whisper warnings to his newest wife.\ \
  2. Kill Your Darlings by Yuvashri Harish - A fun, fast-paced YA horror about a teen girl facing the horrors of misogyny, racism, an evil witch, and her horde of monsters.\ \
  3. We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer - A haunting debut about two homeowners whose lives are turned upside down when the house’s previous residents unexpectedly visit.\ \
  4. Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica - Working at the local processing plant, Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans—though no one calls them that anymore.\ \
  5. What Feeds Below by Tatiana Schlote-Bonne - The darkness isn’t empty. It’s hungry. At the edge of the City of the Void, a massive chasm extends miles into the earth, its treacherous terrain overrun with vicious monsters and carnivorous plants. For orphaned best friends Petra and Jade, guiding treasure-seeking tourists down into the Void is the only way to earn enough to pull themselves up out of the slums for good.\ \
  6. Come Closer by Sara Gran - The new voice in Amanda's head, the one that tells her to steal things and talk to strange men in bars, is strange and frightening, and Amanda struggles to wrest back control of her life. Is she possessed by a demon, or is she simply insane?](https://booksrightnow.binderybooks.com/item/LHDngdmY0PUV7iLalxuQ/)

Summerween Book Recs ✨

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Jun 26

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\ \ Okay ya’ll! As you know our first mini goal is 650? \ \ Drum roll, please?\ \ We are at 548! That’s just 102 away from our first mini goal! And the COOL PEN! \ \ If you haven’t preordered yet, here are some options:\ \ Barnes and Noble- 25% off sale. Here’s the reality: we need BN preorders to make sure the book gets stocked there. Our short goal is 100 preorders from Barnes, we have 62!\ \ Praire Lights, Mysterious Galaxy, The Twisted Spine- these are our indie partners and if you order from them you also get a free book cover poster! Our goal here is also 100 per shop!\ \ Don’t want to spend money right now? The ebook is 3.99 EVERYWHERE! It’s the most affordable way to help us hit a best seller list and to help us all get a What Feeds Below pen and moth sticker! \ \ Huge thanks to early readers and those who have preordered! Arcs for paid members are coming SOON!\ \ Let the community know down below if you’ve preordered yet!](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/esosKZGNzGiIYkJA8YPt/)

What Feeds Below Preorder Update (Let’s GO)

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Jun 15

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Friends,\ \ I have the most exciting news. What Feeds Below has earned a KIRKUS STARRED review!\ \ Congrats to Tatiana! This book is so incredible and I'm so glad others are able to experience \ \ what I did the first time I read it! Scroll down to read full review.\ \ Why is this important?\ \ Only 10% of books reviewed by Kirkus earn a STAR. This signifies to booksellers and librarians that the book is of exceptional merit. This could mean bigger orders from bookstores!\ \ Speaking of bookstores, as you know, we love indie bookstores. We have partnered with 3 of our favorite stores for our PREORDER Campaign and our personal goal is to have at least 100 preorders from each store. Prairie Lights is currently at 59 preorders. Let's get them to 100 today!\ \ If you preorder from Prairie Lights, you get a signed edition, a sticker, and poster of the book cover. You can order here: https://prairielights.com/book/9781967967247\ \ Kirkus Star Full Review\ \ Best friends Petra and Jade live in an orphanage on the outskirts of a rundown city that’s grown up around the Void, a mysterious chasm that’s miles deep and wide.\ \ Desperate to escape their grinding poverty, the 17-year-old girls work together as divers, guiding wealthy, thrill-seeking tourists on excursions into the complete darkness of the Void, with its carnivorous plants and vicious, cunning predators. The divers risk losing limbs—and their lives—and few ever reach the Void’s Sixth Layer, where lies the ancient city of Obscuris, which sank into the earth long ago, taking a mysterious power source and advanced technologies with it. A successful dive to Obscuris would secure the girls’ financial futures, but dark-haired, timid Petra is too afraid to try, despite Jade’s pushing. Only when green-eyed Jade, who’s pale-skinned with auburn hair, goes missing during a botched dive does Petra screw up her courage. Together with fellow diver Flint, who has dark-brown skin and a prosthetic leg and to whom she was once close, Petra heads back into the Void for what she promises herself will be her very last dive—all the way to the Sixth Layer. But what she finds in the deep is peril, pain, and something genuinely shocking. This gory novel moves at a fast pace, and its strengths include its lush and innovative worldbuilding, gruesome body horror, and unflinching commitment to the bleakness of its narrative.\ \ A nail-biting tale set in a beautifully rendered world of darkness and danger. (Horror. 14-18)\ \ JOIN ME IN CONGRATULATING TATIANA BELOW!

A STAR is Born (A KIRKUS STAR)

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Jun 14

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When I opened this email:\ \ I SCREAMED. \ \ I CRIED.\ \ I THREW UP. \ \ It's FANCY. It's PRESTIGIOUS! And it is so WELL DESERVED. \ \ This doesn't go public until tomorrow (9am PST, if you would like to repost!), so shhhh!\ \ What Feeds Below has received a KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW!\ \ Best friends Petra and Jade live in an orphanage on the outskirts of a rundown city that’s grown up around the Void, a mysterious chasm that’s miles deep and wide.\ \ Desperate to escape their grinding poverty, the 17-year-old girls work together as divers, guiding wealthy, thrill-seeking tourists on excursions into the complete darkness of the Void, with its carnivorous plants and vicious, cunning predators. The divers risk losing limbs—and their lives—and few ever reach the Void’s Sixth Layer, where lies the ancient city of Obscuris, which sank into the earth long ago, taking a mysterious power source and advanced technologies with it. A successful dive to Obscuris would secure the girls’ financial futures, but dark-haired, timid Petra is too afraid to try, despite Jade’s pushing. Only when green-eyed Jade, who’s pale-skinned with auburn hair, goes missing during a botched dive does Petra screw up her courage. Together with fellow diver Flint, who has dark-brown skin and a prosthetic leg and to whom she was once close, Petra heads back into the Void for what she promises herself will be her very last dive—all the way to the Sixth Layer. But what she finds in the deep is peril, pain, and something genuinely shocking. This gory novel moves at a fast pace, and its strengths include its lush and innovative worldbuilding, gruesome body horror, and unflinching commitment to the bleakness of its narrative.\ \ A nail-biting tale set in a beautifully rendered world of darkness and danger. (Horror. 14-18)\ \ WOW!\ \ I'm going to talk more about what this means for What Feeds Below tomorrow to the entire community and I don't want to be too repetitive I just wanted to thank everyone so much because this book would NOT be possible without paid subscribers, so thank you so much for supporting this community!\ \ This quote is obviously long, but what we are using for promo is already up on Amazon and Kobo! Check it out! <3 <3\ \ Upgrade for $5 or login

Baby, She's A STAR

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Jun 12

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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.

I Think I Found BOOK THREE

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Jun 6

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Poll:\ \ Have you preordered What Feeds Below yet?\ \ 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!

What Feeds Below Preorder GOODIES Update

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • May 29

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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!!!!

Do You Want Our First Book To Be A Best Seller?

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • May 27

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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)

Our Next Acquisition? 🙊

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • May 24

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[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!! \ \

Most Popular Kobo Preorder and Amazon Top Release

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • May 23

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\ \ 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!](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/6gHeNlnTxoMkq4EpSFse/)

We Are Number ONE on Kobo

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • May 21

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[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! \ \

surprise SALE

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • May 5

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Can you believe that What Feeds Below releases in October? I think because of the level of excitement around the book, it feels like release date is next week! I haven't had a lot of time to reflect on Bookcon because my day job has been so intense, but the response to What Feeds Below was incredible to see. We brought 50 arcs to give away. An hour before drop time there was over 100 people in line. I stayed around and handed out probably 100 bookmarks and 150-200 art cards. It was so incredible to see so many people excited for what I know is going to make a lot of people's top 10 lists!\ \ We already have 300 ratings on Goodreads! I feel like that number is high for a book not coming out for several months (and no giveaways have been hosted YET (stay tuned). And the reviews have been overwhelmingly position (4.65 average!) \ \ Last week Tatiana shared on Instagram her story about a Big 5 publisher rejecting What Feeds Below ON HER BIRTHDAY because they didn't know what to do with it. \ \ Their loss (and the other publishers who rejected WFB) is definitely our gain! \ \ And if there is one thing that I believe is that indie publishing, especially Bindery books, can rival the BIG 5 in reach and success and I would love to do everything in our power to help Tatiana hit a best seller list. \ \ The immediate goal for us is to hit 1,000 preorders. I'm probably not supposed to tell you this, but I think it's important for you to know where our preorders stand and the work that needs to be completed, because I'd love to invite you to help Tatiana and I reach this goal. \ \ We currently have 270 preorders. We need 730 more to hit 1,000 (I just used a calculator, I studied English, besties). \ \ We've added preorder incentives if you haven't ordered yet: An 8x10 POSTER of the cover. (This cover is so freaking gorgeous!), a sticker and signed bookplate are available when you order from the following stores:\ \ The Twisted Spine\ \ Mysterious Galaxy\ \ Prairie Lights (personalization available)\ \ If you haven't preordered yet, please do soon! The more buzz around the book, the more likelihood this book will make lists and maybe even get the gorgeous special edition it deserves!\ \ If you have preordered, please help us convince others to not wait until release day and to support the author today! Preorders are SO important for authors and they have been really down this year altogether! If you can spare it, now is the time!\ \ Thank you all so much for supporting, sharing, reviewing! I love this community and how hard we work together for our authors!

Can What Feeds Below Hit A Bestseller List?

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Apr 28

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WIN A BOOK, and other important updates!\ \ In case you missed it, I'm partnering with the Bay Area Book Festival and giving away a copy of The Reformatory by Tananarive Due! (Also if you're able to attend the festival, you get a meet and greet!) To enter: like this post and tag a friend.\ \ Panels and Reading Updates\ \ If you missed the news, I will be moderating an Indigenous romance panel at the festival this year!\ \ Here are the books I'm reading in preparation:\ \ Native Love Jams by Tashia Hart\ \ When Stars Have Teeth by Dani Trujilo\ \ Heartbeat Braves by Pamela Sanderson\ \ I'm also moderating a chat at a local bookstore on June 6, with author Élan Les Vies, to celebrate his new book The Lemon Twist, so I'll be reading that this month, too!\ \ Moderating at Bookcon was a dream! I was very prepared! (I read 8 thrillers in like 8 days!) and people even told me it was their favorite panel of the entire weekend! \ \ I am very behind on book club books and the Toni Morrison read along and I don't see that improving much in May! (Thank GOD I leave the discord channels up for months, because I am the problem now, lol) I should have May's channels up this weekend. \ \ I am also covering for coworker who's going to be out for 3 months, on deadline for an essay due in June, the Stanford Pow Wow is approaching, Florence and The Machine is in 2 weeks! and I'm hitting the road on Memorial Day weekend. You could say IM BOOKED AND BUSY!\ \ While I may be participating less in bookclubs this month, my goal is to run Reading Sprints at least twice a week in the Discord! (TONIGHT 4pm PST/7pm EST) \ \ When I was in NYC, I wanted to treat myself for all of my recent accomplishments. AND I DID. And the day after.... MY MACBOOK AIR crashed. Lmao. LIFE. I'm going to be listing a TON of special editions (probably everything except the horror) to Pango and a lot of other books to Pango to help me pay for a new laptop. I can't write this essay without a laptop. So if you're not following me on Pango yet, follow me now!\ \ I brought 74 books home from NYC, so I'll likely unhaul 100 books in addition to the special editions. I have to start being more realistic about what I actually am going to read. \ \ If you don't see anything on Pango that you want, but you want to support the new laptop fund, buy any book you want from my bookshop link (easily accessible by clicking on any book in this post.) I get a small percentage (usually $1-2 per book) but they do add up and everything helps. AND IF YOU HAVEN'T PREORDERED WHAT FEEDS BELOW YET...baby, now is the time! LOL.\ \ Let me know if you want a more detailed blog post about my time in NYC: publisher parties, Bookcon, What Feeds Below arc handout!, Bookshopping, Megan Thee Stallion on Broadway!

Win A Copy of The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Apr 25

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[If you haven’t had a chance to see the arcs yet, prepare yourselves! \ \ One of my favorite parts of the book are the epigraphs! Each chapter adds so much to the Void lore!\ \ I want to share one of my favorites!\ \ Let me know if you’re ready to dive into the Void!\ \

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What Feeds Below- A Look Inside

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Apr 25

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Friends, \ \ I'm back from New York and slowly adjusting! I've got Bookcon updates and more for you! I admit I am behind on EVERYTHING and might be that way for the next month! I'm behind on bookclub- our readalong- our calendar- and content LOL (though I do have TWO BIG surprises for paid subscribers later today)\ \ Each month, I select one day for us to support an indie bookshop as a community and what more perfect day that INDIE BOOKSTORE DAY!\ \ This month, we are supporting Quiet Quail Books, an Indigenous owned bookstore located in San Bernardino! All purchases through bookshop support both Quiet Quail Books (an Indigenous bookshop) and this imprint! \ \ One of the things I love about being a book content creator is sharing curated lists! I've attached some books to this post for easy clicking, but I've also created some lists. And if you don't like any of those, once you click on my bookshop link, you can buy anything and it will support Quiet Quaill! \ \ Must Read Women in Horror\ \ Must Read Indigenous Horror\ \ Must Read Indigenous Romance\ \ Must Read Indigenous Fantasy/Sci Fi\ \ Must Read Indigenous Thriller and Mystery\ \ From The Mixed Up Desk Indigenous Faves\ \ Also, what a perfect day to pre-order What Feeds Below! <3 (Speaking of What Feeds Below, paid subscribers- give me an hour and a very cool sneak peek is coming!)

Community Event: Support Indie Bookstores Day

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Apr 8

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\ \ Friends, the goodies are here!\ \ Our preorder campaign kicks off now!\ \ I selected What Feeds Below as our first book because it’s unlike anything I’ve ever read. \ \ Once you pick this book up, it’s almost impossible to put down. We’ve already hit over 200 reviews on Netgalley and still have a 5⭐️ rating, which is no easy feat! A recent review said WFB is like “a dark Indiana Jones!” If you’ve read it early on Netgalley and reviewed, thank you! Each and every one of you are responsible for this book’s success! Your support has meant everything!\ \ There are well over 2,000 of you here now! 2,000 of you who support this imprint, our mission to publish diverse and underrepresented voices, our authors. If each and every one of you pre-ordered What Feeds Below right now, not only would you unlock ALL of the goodies (and Tatiana would get her pen!) but this book could get media attention (hype can lead to TV or Movie deals, video games!) , this book could hit a bestseller list! (And it deserves to!) Imagine, a book that was passed on by trad, hitting the list because readers banded together and were responsible for an indie published book hitting a bestseller list! \ \ I know that asking people to spend money right now is a big ask, but if you can afford the $16, your early support could change the entire trajectory of this book, and in turn Tatiana’s career. I haven’t met anyone(outside of me lol) who hustles harder than Tatiana, and early support could impact her financial future.\ \ Pre-ordering books is another way to be a good literary citizen. \ \ Our short term goal is 1,000 preorders. We have a long way to go. Let’s work together to make What Feeds Below a huge success!\ \ My bookshop link is support ling Quiet Quail Books this month, an Indigenous owned bookstore.\ \ \ \

Huge What Feeds Below News

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Apr 1

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Hi All, \ \ This month, any purchase from my Bindery (through Bookshop . org ) supports Quiet Quail Books, an Indigenous bookstore in Southern California.\ \ Quiet Quail Books \ \ Quiet Quail Books is a California Indigenous-owned bookseller located in San Bernardino, CA. Quiet Quail Books curates book lists and book sales of various Indigenous authored books and diverse books across all genres. Our goal is to get as many quality Indigenous authored books into people's hands and communities. We are a digital online store, do pop-up bookstores in person on a monthly basis, and have a bookstore hybrid office in San Bernardino, CA. Every book you purchase from our list helps us towards funding our supplies for our pop-up schedule. Thank you so much for your support! \ \ To find out more information about our office and other interests, visit our website: quietquailbooks.com

April: Quiet Quail Books

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Mar 30

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[Last Call!\ \ Today is the last day to upgrade to a paid membership to receive What Feeds Below Benefits! \ \

Last DAY

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Mar 29

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You're Going To Miss Out If You Don't Open This

What Feeds Below deadlines and Indigenous Books Sale- Deadlines approaching in days.

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Mar 28

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\ \ Super excited to meet folks at Bookcon this year!\ \ And I’ve been keeping a huge secret (which as a gossip has been so hard!) \ \ I will be moderating 2 THRILLER Panels\ \ Saturday: Murder She Wrote: Thriller Writing and the Art of Suspense\ \ Sunday: The Perfect Spot for Murder\ \ I’ll also be giving away What Feeds Below arcs!\ \ Check out the books below from the authors on the panels (+ What Feeds Below!)\ \ \ \ \ \ My goal is to read 10 thrillers in 20 days! I’m almost done Nothing Ever Happens Here and I have NO IDEA how this one is going to end? Which one should I pick up next? How many bodies will drop across 10 books?! (From the attending authors I read The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark and The Scammer by Tiffany D Jackson last year- and they were two of my faves!)\ \ Will I be seeing you at Bookcon?](https://boozhoo.binderybooks.com/item/ShX4MxPjQp3iEyURYU54/)

I'm Moderating at Bookcon 🔪

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Mar 23

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[Hello All,\ \ I've attached this weeks community calendar! You may notice, I moved last weeks written posts to this week! (Last week got way too busy!\ \ Here's what you need to know!\ \

wow Community Weekly Update

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Boozhoo Books\ \ Naomi\ \ • Mar 18

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Hey Guys, \ \ Some important deadlines for What Feeds Below:\ \ Upgrade to a paid subscriber to guarantee your WFB arc. $5 subscribers get e*arcs, $12/$25 will get physical arcs (US ONLY).\ \ Deadline is March 30.\ \ \ \ Paid Members fill out this form to get sent a What Feeds Below bookmark ($5 subscribers and Coloring postcard ($12/$25 subscribers). Deadline this Friday.\ \ As a paid subscriber, you are directly supporting our publishing projects (meaning we get to publish more books!) and have access to exclusive content.\ \ I have a very big stretch goal of 100 new paid subscribers by April! If you can afford to upgrade (for the cost of a cup of coffee or a salad) and support an indie, Indigenous led press, please do!\ \ Lastly, preorders are so important! I just read that paperbacks typically need 4,000 sales by week one! I'd love to have at least 2,000 preorders! If you have not purchased What Feeds Below yet, now is the time! (Please purchase from bookshop)

What Feeds Below AT YOUR HOUSE

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