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Fearful Symmetries: Ellen Datlow’s new horror anthology
I wanted to call your attention to a Kickstarter that I’m very excited about and hopefully drum up some more support for it in it’s final few days. Ellen Datlow is the editor of many award winning collections, and hopefully, through Kickstarter, she’ll be able to bring forth Fearful Symmetries with ChiZine Publications. There’s less than 3 days left to donate and it’s very close to making its $25,000 goal! … Continue reading
Guest Post (& Giveaway): Elle James and Jessa Slade on paranormal and the real world
I’m turning the blog over to Jessa Slade and Elle James today, and this one’s especially fun because as writers, they’re constantly making up their own, rich worlds, but have they ever had any paranormal experiences in real life? Also, be sure to enter the giveaways for a Prize Tote full of books and other goodies and leave a comment to enter to win a couple of ebooks as well! … Continue reading
Book news (and other fun stuff!!): January 4th, 2013
Happy New Year, everyone! Here’s my roundup of book news (and other fun stuff) around the web for the week! Sometimes I add stuff throughout the day on Friday, so be sure you check back over the weekend too! Interviews, articles, and more: The Ranting Dragon has your list of 50 fantasy and sci-fi novels to look forward to this year! Chris F. Holm, author of the Collector series, looks … Continue reading
Interview (& Giveaway): Alexa Egan, author of Demon’s Curse
The first book of the Imnada Brotherhood series by Alexa Egan, Demon’s Curse, just came out, and Alexa was kind enough to answer a few of my questions about it, her writing, and more! She’s also offering a copy of Demon’s Curse and a $10 Amazon GC to one lucky winner, so be sure to check the giveaway details at the bottom of the post! Please welcome Alexa to the … Continue reading
Giveaway: Endgame by Ann Aguirre
I have the flu. Boy, do I. What does that mean for me? Sleep, fluids, you know the drill. What does it mean for you? Today it means a giveaway of Endgame (Sirantha Jax #6) by Ann Aguirre! I promise to get back to regularly scheduled programming soon, but in the meantime, enjoy! About ENDGAME: Regret nothing. Sirantha Jax has the J-gene, which permits her to “jump” faster-than-light ships through … Continue reading
January 2013 New Releases
Happy New Year!! Here are the new releases for January! However, this is by no means a comprehensive list (just ones that I especially have my eye on.) If you have any new releases that I didn’t include, and that you’d like to direct me to, please list them in the comments. Thanks! January 1st-3rd, 2013: Fantasy/Urban Fantasy/Paranormal/Sci-Fi: The Merlin Prophecy by MK Hume Odd Interlude by Dean Koontz The Third Caliph … Continue reading
The Infects by Sean Beaudoin
The Infects by Sean Beaudoin (Candlewick, Sept. 2012)– Nick Sole is seventeen and being seventeen is hard enough. It’s even harder when your mom took off and you have a deadbeat dad whom you’ve nicknamed “The Dude” and a little sister with Asperger’s. Working in a chicken processing plant isn’t much fun either and the smell is even worse, but when Nero gets promoted, he thinks maybe it’s not that … Continue reading
Guest Post: Helen Marshall on Magical Realism and Horror
Aurora-winning poet Helen Marshall is an author, editor, and self-proclaimed bibliophile. Her poetry and fiction have been published in The Chiaroscuro, Paper Crow, Abyss & Apex, Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet and Tor.com. She recently released a collection of poems entitled Skeleton Leaves from Kelp Queen Press and her collection of short stories Hair Side, Flesh Side was released from ChiZine Publications in 2012. Currently, she is pursuing a Ph. D … Continue reading
Bitter Night (Horngate Witches #1) by Diana Pharaoh Francis
Bitter Night by Diana Pharaoh Francis (Pocket Books, Oct. 2009)-Bitter Night has been on my shelf for a while. Staring at me. Beckoning to me. So, over the holiday, I picked it up and could have kicked myself for waiting this long to start this series. Max is a Shadowblade Prime, in service to her witch, Giselle. The problem is, Max didn’t choose this job, Giselle tricked her into it … Continue reading
Inheritance by Joe McKinney
Inheritance by Joe McKinney (Evil Jester Press, Oct. 18th, 2012, review copy via the author)-Paul Henninger had a pretty rough childhood. His father, Martin, was emotionally and physically abusive, and his mother was nothing but a shell that seemed to allow the abuse and was emotionally withdrawn and distant, or so Paul has always thought. Paul is now a rookie cop with the San Antonio police, and he’s eager to … Continue reading