Those poor girls in the garden had always been there

Oct 10, 2024 1:28 am

Those poor girls in the garden

had always been there—

haunted, ghastly,

openly disliked:

two shadows against

black woods and gossip.

—Excerpt from On the Subject of Blackberries by Stephanie M. Wytovich

New Editions of On the Subject of Blackberries

There will be several new formats for the winner of this year's Bram Stoker for poetry. On the Subject of Blackberries by Stephanie M. Wytovich will be getting an audiobook edition soon, as well as paperback and ebook formats. You can pre-order the ebook and the paperback paperback now.

Later this month a poem from the collection will be featured in Washington Post book critic Ron Charles' Book Club newsletter. Due to all this interest we wanted to make sure that more affordable editions of the book are available. However, the hardcover will remain the only edition with illustrations.

Errant Roots to Launch October 15th

Join us October 15th, 7pm at One More Page Books in Arlington, VA for the launch of Errant Roots by Sonora Taylor! Authors Brian Keene and L. Marie Wood will be on hand to talk about family horror. Sometimes the scariest things are close to home. More info

If you can't make it to Arlington now's your last chance to get the $2 pre-order discount from our site.

Book Description

Deirdre’s family tree was never something she thought much about. For 24 years it’s just been her and her mother. But when she accidentally gets pregnant her mother insists they go back to their family roots. Now Deirdre is about to discover just what kind of sinister soil her family has sprouted from.

Bid on Tim McGregor

The charity auction for Ashland Library has two items from Tim McGregor available to bid on: a signed hardcover and your name as a character in a future book. Bidding begins October 15th. More info here.

**Photos from the Tiny Oblivions book launch**

Tim Waggoner was on hand with Maxwell Gold to discuss all things dark and writerly last month at the in-person launch of Tiny Oblivions and Mutual Self Destructions in Columbus recently. Here are a few photos from the event.

Win a Signed Copy of Seek & Hide

Apokrupha Books recently released Jessica McHugh's workbook for composing blackout poetry, Seek & Hide. We have a signed copy and souvenir pen to give away to our newsletter subscribers. Enter to win here.