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• Exclusive Interview with Julie C. Day by Matt Switliski

  By ericmbosarge on August 9, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  And then Joe McDermott at Vernacular Books reached out to me. He said, “I want you to be part of my anthology, The Way of the Laser, an anthology of near-future crime stories.” I’m usually not a fast writer. The idea was rather terrifying. I knew I’d need a crutch. So I went back through my Unfinished Projects folder and I grabbed my Driesch document.

• Excerpt: “Summer Camp Would Have Been A Lot Cheaper” by Molly Tanzer from EVIL IN TECHNICOLOR

  By ericmbosarge on August 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  “Listen, Fred, I know you think it’s beneath you—but it means two thousand bucks in your pocket . Less my commission of course . Easy money for us both! Only a fool would turn it down . Are you a… Read More ›

• Excerpt: “Summer Camp Would Have Been A Lot Cheaper” by Molly Tanzer from EVIL IN TECHNICOLOR

  By ericmbosarge on August 7, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  “Listen, Fred, I know you think it’s beneath you—but it means two thousand bucks in your pocket . Less my commission of course . Easy money for us both! Only a fool would turn it down . Are you a… Read More ›

• Exclusive interview: Natania Barron, author of QUEEN OF NONE

  By ericmbosarge on August 4, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  QUEEN OF NONE is a feminist epic fantasy novel in a lot of innovative ways. It approaches the Court of Camelot from the perspective of Arthur’s sister, and hones in on her role and relationships at court. What inspired you to… Read More ›

• Emilia Barret’s August Streaming Viewer’s Guide

  By ericmbosarge on August 2, 2021 • ( 0 )

  In this post, Vernacular’s resident satirist picks on their favorite shows and movies streaming for the month of August.

• Cover Reveal: The Wasp Child by Rhiannon Rasmussen

  By ericmbosarge on July 30, 2021 • ( 0 )

  

  Available from Vernacular Books in March 2022, this sci-fi novella breathes new life into some of Kafka’s themes about capitalist society and identity present in some of his most famous works (like The Metamorphosis) by setting them on Meridian Colony,… Read More ›

• Cara Musashi reviews two versions of Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

  By editorialmonster on July 28, 2021 • ( 0 )

  When you ask an avid reader why they choose to spend so much of their time reading, you’re likely to get a variety of answers. Perhaps one of the most common — including my own personal reason — is because… Read More ›

• The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz

  By ericmbosarge on July 26, 2021 • ( 0 )

  By Megan Bosarge What’s more important in a novel? Great writing or a great story? Is there a difference between the two? And is it wrong to tell someone else’s story? Such are the probing questions in Jean Hanff Korelitz… Read More ›

• Ka by John Crowley

  By editorialmonster on July 21, 2021 • ( 0 )

  The author John Crowley needs no introduction. His masterwork, Little, Big, is on Harold Bloom’s list of 100 great books, and widely credited as an influence among leading authors of our time, like Elizabeth Hand and Neil Gaiman, and his… Read More ›

• Where You Linger and Other Stories by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, forthcoming in 2021!

  By editorialmonster on July 19, 2021 • ( 0 )

  We are very pleased to announce that we will be publishing a mosaic book by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam in 2021, set in a magical place like our own, but haunted with bone animals, phantoms, and more. The mosaic explores the… Read More ›

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