Nino Cipri

@ninocipri

Writer, cat dad, wife guy, cryptid. Author of DEAD GIRLS DON'T DREAM (2024), DEFEKT (2021), FINNA (2020), and HOMESICK (2019).

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Nino Cipri@ninocipri· 21d

In case you were wondering how humid it was in NYC today, this happened the second after I left the grocery store

A selfie of Nino giving the camera a grumpy look with their glasses completely fogged over.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· 22d

Just now realizing that I didn’t actually add any pictures of the zine. Anyway: I MADE THIS 👇

A small zine titled How To Recommend A Book (And how to ask for recommendations from others). The cover shows a cat’s eyes and ears peeking out from the top of a pile of books.

An interior page of the zine, which shows a hammer labeled “Try Stephen King!” in front of several nails labeled things like “contemporary horror” “unreliable narrator” “haunted house story.””

The back interior cover of the zine, which features a handmade print of a cat stretching.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· 24d

Just started Leopoldo Goût’s ROOTED on my lunch break and it already fucks severely

The cover of Leopoldo Goût’s novel ROOTED

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Jul 6

ME TOO 😻 here he is this morning, demanding I bring his breakfast to the window

Morty the gray cat eating his breakfast while perched on a window sill in a kitchen.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Jul 2

If you need something to read over the long, gross weekend, my next novel is now up on Edelweiss (for librarians/booksellers) and NetGalley (for everyone else). Edelweiss: www.edelweiss.plus?sku=12507915... NetGalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

The cover for the book Every Room a Hunger by Nino Cipri, with bubbles of text superimposed over it. The text reads:
What if we made Hill House into a facility for troubled teens?
Liminal spaces.
Is it a haunting or is it mental illness? Why not both.
Is it a cult or is it an experimental therapy method. Yes.
*pats wall* this bad boy can fit so much terrible history in it.
Genius loci.
Queer, trans, nonbinary, and ace teens versus the system.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Jul 1

Sometimes you make a whole ass zine and print it only to decide it should actually be a different size, redo the layout, and now you have to decide if you want to redraw the cover to make it look better

Nino holds two different sizes of the same zine, titled How to recommend a book.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Jun 23

new stamp! this one came out really well #linocut #linoprint

A carved rubber stamp of a creature that looks like a bipedal lizard with a hand instead of a head. The hand is gripping an ax.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Jun 22

*rob halford voice* MAKING A ZINE, MAKING A ZINE

A black and white image of a black cat peeking over a stack of books. The spines spell out "How to Recommend a Book, by Nino Cipri." The cat has a thought bubble for the subtitle: "And How to Ask for Recommendations from Others"

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Jun 19

Here, if you’re gonna stare at the internet, at least stare at the world‘s biggest baby getting brushies

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Jun 18

Tomorrow, I’ll be posting a Q&A with Haralambi Markov about his new collection of weird queer horror stories, The Language of Knives, out soon from @mythicdelirium.bsky.social. Here’s a quick teaser about Bulgaria as a weird, liminal place:

“ “Bulgaria, as most post-socialist countries, is weird as fuck. It’s a country that decidedly refuses to acknowledge the horrors perpetrated by its past regime. I live right next door to the former police and militia directorate of the Communist Party (now abandoned and covered entirely by green mesh tarp), which was where a lot of torture took place during the change in regime in 1944 and after. There’s a documentary titled “The National House of Terror” and tells you all you need to know.”

Haralambi Markov, on Bulgaria as a liminal space.

“Nobody talks about this. Kind of like nobody really talks about how many of the biggest communist monuments have secret tunnels that lead to bunkers in the event of a nuclear war, which I tease a little in “Nine Tongues Tell Of”. There’s so much in plain sight that remains largely unseen during the day and becomes haunting during the night. Abandoned buildings are everywhere and “The Town the Forest Ate” is partially inspired by a nearly abandoned small town I see whenever I take the six-hour bus to my hometown on the seaside.
The past is so recent and yet we’re so disconnected from it.“

Haralambi Markov, on Bulgaria as a liminal space.

The cover of The Language of Knives: Stories by Haralambi Markov.

Text: full interview at buttondown.com/ninocipri. The Language of Knives by Haralambi Markov, out July 7 from Mythic Delirium press.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Jun 14

This thread made me realize that my publisher hasn't written selling points for my new book (Macmillan doesn't seem to do this), so here's a stab at it:

Selling points for Every Room a Hunger
Elevator pitch: A queer Breakfast Club if it was set in Hill House.

Troubled Teen Industry: Documentaries like The Program and series like Weyward have turned the dark history and concerning present of the industry into a hot topic with lots of interest, especially in horror spaces

Complex LBGTQIA+ characters: Features a cast of queer, trans, nonbinary, and asexual teens with depth, going beyond basic representation,

Surreal hauntings, liminal space, and psychological horror: Mysteries abound in Home House, and will resonate with fans of liminal and weird horror stories like The Backrooms, Wilder Girls, and The Staircase In the Woods.

Award-winning author Cipri’s writing has been recognized in the New York Times, had starred reviews in major trade publications, and won multiple awards. Writing about themself gives them hives, though, so give them a break and order their book

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Jun 14

Here are the selling points for a debut author from a small press, Rhiannon Grist's Home Sick (which is out this July and sounds really cool). Introduces the author and title, positions the book within its genre with comp titles, as well as how it sets itself apart.

A Buzz Books Official book for Spring/Summer 2026

A psychological horror debut perfect for fans of both The Lamb and We Used to Live Here

Captures the readership for novels featuring women’s rage

Debut novel from the British Fantasy Award-winning author of The Queen of the High Fields

Subverts the myth of cottagecore and Hallmark movies

Female led, female written horror, a staple of the horror market

Will also be of interest to readers of folk horror, creating genuine crossover appeal across readerships

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Jun 14

For folks who wonder what "selling points" are, here are 2 examples from Edelweis (basically Netgalley for bookstores). First for a new book by Josh Malerman, a celebrated and established horror novelist: this helps book buyers who might not be familiar w/ horror why they should order it

INCIDENTS AROUND THE HOUSE IS A PHENOMENON: Josh's previous book has sold over 100K in hardcover and is an instant classic of the genre.

MAJOR MOVIE ADAPTATION OF INCIDENTS FILMED: Production has wrapped on a film adaptation of Josh's previous novel, starring Jessica Chastain and produced by horror powerhouses Blumhouse and Jason Wan

BUZZY AND ACCLAIMED TALENT: Malerman's work lands on best-of lists (Kirkus Reviews Best Fiction Book List, Best Horror Nominee for the Goodreads Choice Awards)

FIVE-TIME STOKER FINALIST FOR BEST HORROR NOVEL, including Incidents Around the House (2024), Daphne (2022), and nominated for Spin a Black Yarn (2023)

BIRD BOX REMAINS ONE OF THE MOST-WATCHED FILMS IN NETFLIX HISTORY AND A MAJOR POP CULTURE PHENOMENON

MEDIA LOVES MALERMAN: Outlets like CBS, NPR, Esquire, Entertaintment Weekly, and Rolling Stone have all interviewed or profiled the one-of-a-kind artist, whether for his novels, their blockbuster adaptations, or his career as a rock musician.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Jun 14

Just started listening to Pretend You’re Dead and I Carry You and loving it so far. Beautiful, vivid prose.

A screencap from Libro.fm showing the audiobook cover for Pretend You’re Dead and I’ll Carry You by Julián Delgado Lopera, narrated by Lee Osorio and Maria McCann.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· May 31

It is! Here are some prints I made with it

A pile of white envelopes with a handful of small prints of a grumpy frog on green paper

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· May 31

Highly recommend making your own grumpy frog for emergencies

Nino holds a freshly carved rubber stamp of a grumpy frog

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· May 19

Preorder a signed copy (will include some yet-to-be-made merch!) at @astoriabookshop.bsky.social astoriabookshop.com/item/mvAe9UD... Add on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/24... Storygraph: app.thestorygraph.com/books/9707bb...

Nobody comes to Home House by choice.
Leo was pressured into accepting a juvenile diversion sentence after a security guard overreacted and labeled him a threat. Rowan’s doctor told them it was the only in-patient psych facility with an available bed. Caroline, horrified at having been labeled a lesbian by her evangelical parents, expects conversion therapy. Frankie, who is transmasc, hides his longing for acceptance under a firebrand personality, but as a veteran of troubled teen programs thanks to his hateful birth mother, he’s the only one who knows to expect the worst.

When these teens arrive at Home House, they're promised a fresh start. But they're quickly ambushed by their own traumas in attack therapy and bullied in the name of growth. Plus, the House’s strange atmosphere twists everything, making it hard to tell what’s real and what’s not.
Though the program is designed to isolate them and poison them against each other, when the horror becomes all too real, Rowan, Frankie, Leo, and Caroline can agree on one thing: they must escape. But it’s not the adults running the house or their fellow inmates that are trying to keep them inside the houses' four walls - it’s Home House itself that doesn’t want them to leave.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· May 19

COVER REVEAL TIME! Every Room a Hunger will be out February 16, 2027. illustrated by Michael Rogers, designed by Rich Deas and Beste Dogan. Preorders are open, so please please order through your local indies (library requests are also 💜). Order links and description threaded below 👇👇

The cover of Every Room a Hunger by Nino Cipri. A person with long brown hair and no face stands in front of ugly floral wallpaper, parts of which have been torn away to reveal jagged letters. Wasps crawl across the person and the wall. The tagline reads “Welcome home.”

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· May 16

Doing another little glimpse of my book cover ahead of the “official” reveal next week. I love these details.

A cropped part of a book cover, showing someone with long brown hair standing in front of ugly floral wallpaper, some of which has been torn away to reveal letters carved into the wall. A wasp crawls across the image.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· May 13

Coming soon: a cover reveal. if you want to see it early, I’ll be posting it on my newsletter and Patreon first 🐝 buttondown.com/ninocipri 🐝 patreon.com/ninocipri

A cropped image of someone’s shoulder wearing a reddish sweatshirt, with long brown hair tumbling over it. A wasp clings to the fabric. Text reads “Welcome Home”.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· May 3

Some interior pics, since I’m proud of these silly stamps

Two hand-carved stamps of hair cutting shears

The interior of a zine showing a handcarved print of a fern on one page, text on the opposite page

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· May 3

I FINALLY finished my next zine. This one took about six months from start to finish, partly because I took a detour in trying to teaching myself Affinity, and partly because I decided I wanted to hand-carve some stamps to use as illustrations.

A zine printed on mossy-green paper called "They Cut My Hair And I Cried" by Nino Cipri

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Apr 17

As promised, here's a Morty pic

A close up of a sleepy gray cat looking at the camera

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Apr 17

Happy Friday! It's time for the return of "Nino announces their appearances at cons via weird free art on Canva" Anyway, catch me at BookCon this Sunday on an incredible panel with @victormanibo.com, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, Jade Song, Andrew Joseph White, and Laura Samotin.

A pakicetus on a colorful background. In a speech bubble is the following text:
Queer Horror: Then & Now. Sunday, 4/19, 12:30, Room 402. Horror has always been queer, and now even more proudly so. Join these exciting voices in the space as they share their insights on queer horror--their origins, relationship, and work within it, current craft trends and industry developments--and the thrilling new futures they envision for lovers of the genre.
Post-panel signing at 1:45, Autographing Table 2.
Also if you keep scrolling, there's a cat pic."

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Apr 9

A finished kitty flip book! I am inordinately proud of this silly little thing

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Apr 7

Update: stayed up way too late working on the clowder

8 carved rubber stamps of a cat in motion running

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Apr 6

New print in progress. Gonna see if I can make a little running kitty flip book

Two rubber blocks. The top has five images of cats in various stages of running, the bottom has three cats drawn on but not carved

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Mar 31

could a depressed person make THIS?

A person with no head and a face on their chest stands in an awkward position, with a green box superimposed over their hand. The box has the words Every Room a Hunger, by Nino Cipri. The words "Pls buy it" and "Coming February 2027" float over it.

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Mar 30

Just finished this today and it's SO GOOD. Kinda shocked I haven't heard more horror friends talking it up? It's got everything -- queer women in the weird woods, haunted houses, generational trauma, shapeshifting, cannibalism. Like, what more could you want from a book?

Nino Cipri@ninocipri· Mar 30

Doing book publicity in 2026