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• Mocking tradition comes at a price in Stephen Graham Jones’ captivating psychological horror novel, The Only Good Indians.

  By ericmbosarge on May 28, 2021 • ( 1 )

  

  A masterfully executed horror novel of the highest caliber, The Only Good Indians accurately captures the tension of being caught between the modern world and one that demands respect for unique cultural heritage and identity, and the feeling of being adrift and out of place in both.

• Spontaneous Denial

  By ericmbosarge on May 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Spontaneous (2020) A Review by Megan Bosarge  If people around you suddenly started blowing up, you might find yourself wondering if each moment was your last. This is the strange and morbid reality of Spontaneous, directed by Brian Duffield.  Mara… Read More ›

• Body of Stars by Laura Maylene Walter

  By ericmbosarge on May 24, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Review by Jason Marc Harris Laura Maylene Walter’s Body of StarsDutton, $26 (368p) ISBN 978-0-593-18305-2 Having known Laura Maylene Walter as a fellow MFA student back in 2013-2014 at Bowling Green State University, I was intrigued to read her book that… Read More ›

• Book Review Check-In!

  By editorialmonster on May 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Every once and a while, we like to take a moment to shout out all the wonderful readers who take the time to post reviews of our books! All of our titles are available wherever fine books and ebooks are… Read More ›

• Paul Jessup’s April Short Story Roundup

  By editorialmonster on May 17, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

   Hey there to everyone in the land of the plague and pandemic. It feels like it won’t ever end, and people seem to be pushing it out into forever, what with them refusing to mask and refusing to get vaccinated…. Read More ›

• By editorialmonster on May 12, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  We Girls Stories of Driesch 4 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 (Want to purchase this title, to support the author and publisher?… Read More ›

• Virtual Book Release for Velocity Blues by Clifford Royal Johns

  By ericmbosarge on May 10, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Join authors Clifford Royal Johns and Josh Gauthier for a virtual book release!
  Velocity Blues will be published by Vernacular Books on June 6th.

• Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

  By ericmbosarge on May 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Review by Megan Bosarge Eyelashes being pulled from eyelids and piled on a pillow. A woman biting a baby’s cheek, and teeth extracted from the mouths of children and artistically posited into a mosaic dollhouse floor. These are the grotesque… Read More ›

• Paul Jessup Reviews THE UNSPOKEN NAME

  By editorialmonster on May 5, 2021 • ( 0 )

  I never thought I would be excited to see things like Orcs, gnomic utterings, old school fantasy maps that aren’t photo realistic, and complex, well thought out languages in a fantasy text. And yet, here I am, beyond excited for… Read More ›

• Paul Jessup Reviews “Little, Big” by John Crowley

  By editorialmonster on April 30, 2021 • ( 0 )

  Little, Big by John Crowley was one of those periphery books that I circled around for most of my adult life. It’s the kind of book I heard about through all the right channels, suggested by other readers because I… Read More ›

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