Author Archives
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Paul Jessup’s January Short Story Roundup
January, and oh what a year it’s been so far. It’s hard to just sit back and talk about reading and the wonders of short stories, isn’t it? What with the world being what it is, and everything in constant… Read More ›
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Hugo Eligibility Time is Nigh
Over here at Vernacular Books, we had an amazing 2020, despite all the horrors of the world unfolding upon everyone in every other aspect of our lives. Our first books launched successfully, found some readers, and some amazing reviews. Since… Read More ›
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Thanks to all our Reviewers, Readers who Review, and Blurbers!
I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who took the time to post a review of one of our titles at Amazon and Goodreads and anywhere else. It’s one of the most helpful things that a reader can… Read More ›
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SHATTERED: Stories of Driesch by Julie C. Day
Shattered Stories of Driesch by Julie C. Day Copyright 2021 All Rights Reserved Cover Art by Zachary Jernigan Cover Design by Sean Leddy Vernacular Books http://www.vernacularbooks.com Prefer an eReader? Get this for Kindle, or at Smashwords //Day 2 Elham is… Read More ›
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Comfort Reading in Crazy Times
I was trying to read the otherwise excellent Ministry of the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson, and then stopped because it was too stressful in an otherwise stressful day. I tried the brilliant Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer and it… Read More ›
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Hilda Season 2 Proves Why Hilda is the Hero We Need for our Dark Times
The magical world of Hilda, available as a graphic novel, and as an excellent animated series on Netflix, is a pure delight. The excellent first season introduces a world imbued with magical life and possibilities, where a complex web of… Read More ›
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The Book of Kane and Margaret is a surreal delight of inventive artistry
It’s difficult to talk about a book so burst open at its seams. There are so many different versions of Kane Araki and Margaret Morri that it after finishing the text their stories actually blur together in memory. It’s disorienting… Read More ›
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Kirkus selects EVIL IN TECHNICOLOR for its prestigious “Best Indie Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Paranormal Books of 2020” and other news
We are thrilled to announce that EVIL IN TECHNICOLOR is selected by Kirkus Reviews for the very prestigious “Best Indie Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Paranormal Books of 2020” in some excellent company. Here’s a link to the full list. Remember… Read More ›
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Paul Jessup’s Best of 2020 Short Story Roundup
Winter. Cold snow blowing through, that dark hours of nature that mimic death. These are the days of isolation, and long hours of darkness. The sun barely exists in the winter. Add in the raging pandemic, and going outdoors becomes… Read More ›
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Vernacular Books making some prestigious lists at the end of the year!
Not only are we excited to share our readers’ and editors’ lists of the best of the year, we are also thrilled to announce when our own books appear upon them! We only released three books this year. The first,… Read More ›