Anyone who knows me knows I love short fiction. I love reading it, I love writing it, it just feels so perfect. Novels have their place, don’t get me wrong, but when it comes to just sitting down and reading… Read More ›
Search results for ‘Paul Jessup’
Three Novellas that Examine the Power and Possibilities of Language–and a Language that Makes Users Human Lie Detectors.
Language is a slippery thing. I often marvel that American high schools require four years of English but not math or history, and think that it’s because rhetoric, language, and the grit that it takes to grasp and wield are… Read More ›
The Way of the Laser Pre-order
Vernacular Books is proud to announce The Way of the Laser is now available for pre-order! Featuring 18 stories of futuristic fiction from Julie C. Day, Patrice Sarath, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Paul Jessup, Natania Barron, Jennifer Brozek, Katie Cord, Jamie… Read More ›
REPOSTING ABOUT THE HALLOWEEN ZOOM PARTY!
We posted this last week, and I’m posting it again! Tell your friends! Bring your fantastic self and gather in the dark with us! Please join Vernacular Books and some of our amazing authors for a celebration of the season… Read More ›
Vernacular Spectacular! A Halloween ZOOM Party and Author Reading Thursday, October 29!
Please join Vernacular Books and some of our amazing authors for a celebration of the season of autumn, dark fantasy, horror, and change at 8:30 Eastern, 7:30 Central, on Thursday, October 29, to chat with us about all sorts of… Read More ›
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 ›
Solution by Brian Evenson
Over on Twitter the inimitable Paul Jessup recently said that a bad review focuses on the reader’s expectations, not the quality of the book. When perusing short fiction on Tor.com, I came across a story by Brian Evenson with this… Read More ›
Cover Reveal for Queen of Fury by Natania Barron
Natania Barron has followed up on her award winning and critically acclaimed novel Queen of None with a stunning sequel entitled Queen of Fury. The age of Merlin is over, and one by one the kings of Braetan bow to… Read More ›
Reviewer Shout Out Time!
We love to see reviews of our books posted to Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Goodreads, personal blogs, Facebook pages — even just a quick note on Twitter! The most helpful thing any reader can do for an author is to… Read More ›
Virtual Book Release Party and Author Reading for Queen of None
As of this writing, hard copies of Natania Barron’s new book Queen of None are not widely available. That isn’t for lack of trying, however. We’ve done so much handwringing we will need physical therapy and my finger is sprained… Read More ›
