Archive for July, 2011

Stina Leicht on the Skiffy and Fanty show.

July 19th 2011 at 7:20 pm

Of Blood and Honey author, Stina Leicht, joined the Skiffy and Fanty show to talk about her debut novel. Head on over to their website to listen to the full show. Keep an eye out for news regarding Stina’s next novel…

Grim Reviews: The Book of Cthulhu

July 19th 2011 at 7:14 pm

The Grim Blogger says, “If you found yourself stranded on a desolate island with just a small library of books by the contributors to this anthology, you might be able to keep your sanity.” Need we say more? The Book of Cthulhu, edited by Ross E. Lockhart is due out in September. If you can’t [...]

Congratulations to Laird Barron!

July 18th 2011 at 2:24 pm

Night Shade Books would like to congratulate Laird Barron on winning two Shirley Jackson Awards! Mysterium Tremendum (Occultation) received the award for Best Novella and Occultation was chosen as the best Single-Author Collection. Read the full list of winners at the official website.

Countdown to Cthulhu: Congratulations to Laird Barron

July 17th 2011 at 9:17 am

Congratulations to Laird Barron, who just won two Shirley Jackson Awards…

Read an interview with Of Blood and Honey author Stina Leicht and win a copy of the book!

July 16th 2011 at 11:58 pm

Stina Leicht has taken part in The Qwillery’s 2011 Debut Author Challenge Interviews. Head over to The Qwillery blog to read about her debut author writing experience, here’s a sneak peek, “My husband likes to call me a “Method Writer.” That is, I prefer experiencing things before writing about them. Which means I do silly [...]

Countdown to Cthulhu: Saturday Morning Cartoons

July 16th 2011 at 9:29 am

You know what I miss? Saturday Morning Cartoons. There’s just something magical about those colorful, toy-shilling entertainments of yesteryear… particularly on those rare occasions when they ventured beyond the box and into the realm of cosmic horror…

Countdown to Cthulhu: Southern Gods, Badass Twins, and Dark Gods

July 15th 2011 at 9:23 am

“They heard the breeze through the trees singin’ weird, weird melodies…”

Fantasy Liturature asks, Which speculative fiction character created by another author are you kicking yourself for not dreaming up first?

July 14th 2011 at 4:36 pm

Jess Bullington chose one of our favorite characters…I mean who doesn’t like a bad-ass woman in a wolf hood?! “Most recently, she’s the nameless (as far as my sieve-like brain recalls) narrator from J.M. McDermott’s brilliant trilogy-opener Never Knew Another. McDermott gives her a great, unique voice that perfectly captures both the feel of the [...]

Martha Wells: The world of Cloud Roads

July 12th 2011 at 7:10 pm

“My Ile-Rien books (The Element of Fire, The Death of the Necromancer, The Wizard Hunters, The Ships of Air, and The Gate of Gods) all had settings that drew their inspiration from real-world cities, countries, and time periods. For The Cloud Roads, I wanted to do something different, and create a world that was strange [...]

Did you miss the Rudy Rucker event at Borderlands Books?

July 12th 2011 at 6:52 pm

Last Sunday, Borderlands Books was host to an event to celebrate the release of the exciting new book by Rudy Rucker, Jim and the Flims. Rudy read the first chapter from his novel then spent a while answering questions from the audience. It all went way too quickly. If you weren’t lucky enough to be [...]