Publicity Director at Penzler Publishers; Freelance editor; Book blogger at The Gothic Library. She/her ✡️📚https://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mx5bmpua3c22New blog post! If you love both murder mysteries and fantasy set in uniquely crafted worlds, then you don’t want to miss BODIES OF MAGIC by @freyamarske.bsky.social: https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/bodies-of-magic-fantasy-does-murder-mystery/ 💙📚 💀🔎📚 https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/bodies-of-ma..05 Oct 2026 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5bmpua3c22https://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mx3qnjdvz227Day 4 of #AScareADay is “The Spectre Bride” by William Harrison Ainsworth. We continue our theme of fathers and lovers! When a mysterious stranger shows up at Clotilda’s birthday party and murders her father, somehow this does nothing to lessen her youthful passion for him. 1/05 Oct 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx3qnjdvz227https://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mwyzzdbzgc2zIt’s Day 3 of #AScareADay, and it’s also Spooky Lake Month! Anne Bannerman’s poem “The Black Night of the Water” is all about a particularly spooky lake in a marsh of sedge. Nothing good ever emerges from strange whirlpools in stagnant lakes… 1/03 Oct 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwyzzdbzgc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mwwnthpjxc2vDay 2 of #AScareADay is the short story “The Island of Bornholm” by Russian author Nikolai Karamzin. More tragic lovers! More grieving fathers! Some fun Danish Gothic architecture. But what is this story actually about? The narrator could tell you. Or he could just leave you in eternal suspense. 1/03 Oct 2026 00:44 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwnthpjxc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mwu2m4uzik2cIt begins! Day 1 of #AScareADay is the poem “Night Tales of Other Times” by Joanna Baillie (1790). It’s a Dead Lover tale! Or at least it starts that way. Poor Edward’s ghost keeps his promise to meet Margaret, who waits for him out in the cold. 1/3 https://romancingthegothic.com/2026/09/16/the-2026-october-ascareaday-challenge/01 Oct 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwu2m4uzik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mvzzruuo6c2rNew blog post! Check out my review of Back for Blood: Never Whistle at Night Part II: https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-back-for-blood-never-whistle-at-night-part-ii/ 💙📚 😱📚21 Sep 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvzzruuo6c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mvo62ivauk2oMy favorite time of year is almost here! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvo62ivauk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3muwr7ebcj22lLooking for a spooky read that bridges summer and fall? Check out my review of THE HAUNTING OF PAYNES HOLLOW by @kelleyarmstrong.bsky.social: https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-the-haunting-of-paynes-hollow-lakeside-horror/ 💙📚 😱📚07 Sep 2026 14:54 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwr7ebcj22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mttkbrahhc2oWhat if the only person who might be able to break your family curse was the ex-boyfriend you’ve been trying so hard not to text? Check out my review of EVOCATION by @stgibson.bsky.social! https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-evocation-faustian-bargains-and-found-family/ 💙📚24 Aug 2026 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttkbrahhc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mthcmw4yik2cThis weekend is the #RomancingtheGothic online conference! Sign up now for a weekend full of talks, events, workshops, live readings and an author round table—all centered on Ann Radcliffe and marginalised genders in the Gothic. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/more-terrors-than-her-reason-could-justify-an-online-gothic-conference-tickets-199397411324919 Aug 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthcmw4yik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mswgsjaxck2zOn this, my fifth annual reread of Dracula, I am falling more in love with Mina than ever. She has such a thirst for knowledge and an enthusiasm for picking up new skills. Not only becoming fluent in shorthand and memorizing train time tables to help Jonathan, but also… #DraculaDaily13 Aug 2026 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswgsjaxck2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3msqr7jtejc2aPenzler Publishers is hiring a full-time publicity & editorial assistant! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqr7jtejc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3msqfu2vr522xNew blog post! Check out my review of @chucktingle.bsky.social’s latest horror novel FABULOUS BODIES: https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-fabulous-bodies-brilliant-body-horror/ 💙📚 😱📚10 Aug 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqfu2vr522xhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mrxlgu7qes2tIt’s that time a year again! #RomancingTheGothic is holding their annual all-virtual Gothic literature conference on August 22-23. This year is themed around the works of Ann Radcliffe. As always, I’ll be running the cocktail hour. Ingredient list below if you want to follow along with the demo.31 Jul 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxlgu7qes2thttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mrnblezmi22wNew blog post! Check out my review of MOSS’D IN SPACE by @rebeccathorne.bsky.social, the latest in a growing trend of cozy sci-fi books! https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-mossd-in-space-more-cozy-sci-fi/ 💙📚 #scifi #sciencefiction27 Jul 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnblezmi22whttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mqk3fs6ve227New blog post! Check out my review of DARKNESS AT SHADOWSIDE, a classicly Gothic haunted house tale from @amandadeweesauthor.bsky.social: https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-darkness-at-shadowside-gothic-suspense/ 💙📚 😱📚13 Jul 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk3fs6ve227https://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mq32ejoidk24I made my first substack post! (yes, I’m aware of the issues with the platform. It seems to be where the publishing folks are, though) It may or may not be my only post, but since I wrote out this scam email PSA for my authors, I figured I’d share: https://juliajoycepublicity.substack.com/p/watch-out-for-scam-emails-targeting07 Jul 2026 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq32ejoidk24https://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mpgqvnprck27New blog post! Check out my review of THE LAMB WILL SLAUGHTER THE LION by @margaret.bsky.social, a book that hasn’t left my brain since I first read it years ago: https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-the-lamb-will-slaughter-the-lion/ 💙📚 😱📚29 Jun 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgqvnprck27https://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mpaf4dy2rc2g#ALAAC26 Conference pro tip: stay hydrated! Especially as it gets hotter throughout the weekend. If you’re staying at the Hyatt, there are water bottle refill stations on every floor, near the ice machines.27 Jun 2026 02:13 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpaf4dy2rc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mp7t7ltk622rCaffeinated and ready to mingle at #ALAAC26! Find me at the Penzler Publishers booth (3418) during marketplace hours. And just wandering around until then.26 Jun 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7t7ltk622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3moyb6jfuns2sI’m attending the ALA Annual Conference for the first time this weekend! Come see me at the Penzler Publishers booth: 3418. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jun 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3moyb6jfuns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3modly7zqg22lNew blog post! Check out my review of HELL’S HEART, Alexis Hall’s bizarre and clever reimagining of Moby-Dick in space: https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/review-of-hells-heart-moby-dick-in-space/ 💙📚 🪐📚 #scifi 😱📚15 Jun 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3modly7zqg22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mnari3yemk24New blog post! Check out these 3 Gothic literature discussion podcasts I’ve been enjoying lately: https://www.thegothiclibrary.com/three-gothic-literature-discussion-podcasts/01 Jun 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnari3yemk24https://bsky.app/profile/juliajoyce.bsky.social/post/3mmcpy2djxs2fWe’re hiring a summer intern! [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 May 2026 20:17 +0000at://did:plc:ehgtkgldtoxyqs6que55f2vw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcpy2djxs2f