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Most Anticipated Books of 2022
I can’t quite believe we are almost at the end of another year. 2021 for many has been another year of isolating, being ill and a portion of it being in lockdown. I would be quite happy for 2022 to be a year that we break away from all that. Anyway, with a new year comes new books. By all accounts its shaping up to be an exceptional year for books releases and I’m going to struggle to keep this list small. 1. The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart A locked-room murder mystery set at a hotel for time travelers—in which a detective must solve an impossible crime even as…
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I Have News…The Broken Binding Blogger & Booktuber Awards 2021
The Broken Binding is an independent bookstore in the UK. They specialise in special edition/signed copies in the SFF genre with a generous helping of horror also. They have introduced an indie section that looks to give independently published authors a platform to grow. They also run a regular book of the month as well as a number of polls, competitions, and giveaways over on our Twitter feed. They are also in the process of setting up a book subscription service, so keep an eye out for that in the future! Something else they have been arranging is their Blogger and Booktuber Awards. Not quite sure how, but my little…
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Self-published Author Appreciation Week: Why you Need to Read Children by Bjørn Larssen
Norse fiction has become incredibly popular with the skyrocketing popularity of programs like Vikings and the marvel universe. It interests me with its snapshot into history, the way they lived, their culture and most importantly, smashing stereotypes that have long been held as gospel. Learning about the Nine Worlds, Ragnarök – the end of the world, their theory on how the world was created, the mind-blowing idea of Valhalla (which by the way, sounds way more appealing than a heaven vs hell scenario) and the tree of life – Yggdrasil. Life was steeped in these beliefs; the Norse were incredibly family orientated and were not these brutal and barbaric invaders…
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Self-published Author Appreciation Week: 5 Ladies of Horror
Day 4 already, wow. Today I want to focus on ladies of horror. I have found that I am enjoying horror more and more from a women’s standpoint. They can write horror with the best of men. Their ability to write a female character with heart and real emotions speaks to me on some basal level. Gone are the days where men are dominating the market, extreme horror is being showcased by very talented women and I want to holler about it. So sit back and see what these wonderful ladies are capable of. S.H COOPER S.H. Cooper is a Florida-based author with a penchant for horror. She has penned…
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Why You Have to Read Eric LaRocca’s Work
If you haven’t read the work of Eric LaRocca, then why not? My first taste of his work was Starving Ghosts in Every Thread. This story was independently published and his debut and it left me with an incredible amount of feelings. The writing lept from the page and left me aching for more. LaRocca’s insane and unique narrative crawls into your brain and takes up residence rent-free. His published works are the type of novels that will constantly crow for attention and demand to be heard. They are loud, highly articulated, and were made to be triumphant. Starving Ghosts in Every Thread. It’s one of the most impactful novella’s…
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Small Indie Horror Presses to Support
Day two of Self-published Author Appreciation Week and I want to kick it off with a post about Indie Presses. These guys don’t have the large budget that the “big 5” have. However, what they do have is passion and love for the horror community. Nobody sets up an Indie Press with the assumption that it’s going to make massive amounts of money. They do it to find that next story that strips the layers back from us, the next story that looks to tear down walls, they do it to give the marginalised a voice. Kandisha Press Just what is so special about Kandisha Press? Let me tell you…
