“Those seeds carry ghosts, ones that whisper in our ears to disturb the branches. Your Meemaw says we need to tend to the bodies.” Her mother knelt down, and Harriet followed. Her mother fished inside the pocket of her cardigan, then produced two gleaming, large nails. She held out the nails towards Harriet. “We need to secure his ghost.” 

—Excerpt from Errant Roots by Sonora Taylor

-Book Deal Signed with Sarah Langan-

We're excited to announce we've signed a deal for Sarah Langan's darkly humorous novella PAM KOWOLSKI IS A MONSTER for release in 2025.

About the Novella: In the grim near-future of PAM KOWOLSKI IS A MONSTER, a woman who never lived up to her childhood potential realizes an internet psychic who has captured the world’s attention with a dire prediction is her high school frenemy and sets out to expose her as a fraud. In doing so, though, she’ll uncover repressed memories that make her question everything she knows about her past and current truths that will make her question everything she knows about reality…

-Spooky Author Signing-

You're invited to our Spooky Author Signing this Saturday, October 26th at Vortex Books & Comics with Sonora Taylor, R.J. Joseph, Somer Canon and Elizabeth Broadbent. We'd love to see you there! More details.

-Errant Roots Audiobook Now Available -

The audiobook edition of ERRANT ROOTS is complete and has started to show up at many retailers. Narrator Jenna Rose Stein did a fantastic job bringing this creepy little story to life with her performance. Here are several places where you can find it:

• Kobo
• GooglePlay
• Audiobooks.com
• Hoopla
• StoryTel

-New Editions On the Subject of Blackberries-

On the Subject of Blackberries is now available as an ebook and paperback. Recording will soon start for the audiobook edition.

-Kate Maruyama Reading-

Kate Maruyama will be reading alongside Peter Adkins and Glen Hirshberg on Saturday October 26th, 6:00 pm at Village Books in Bellingham, WA. Reserve a seat here.

-Win the Errant Roots Audiobook-

Enter to win a copy of the Errant Roots audiobook. We're giving away 10 Spotify listen codes to newsletter subscribers only. Enter to win here.

-Media Mentions-

Have You Ever Shaken the Devil’s Hand on Halloween Night?

blog by David Sandner

Video Interview with Tim Waggoner and Jamal Hodge

New Writing in the Dark Blog Post by Tim Waggoner: Art Appreciation

-UPCOMING EVENTS-

October 26 • 1-4pm

Errant Roots book launch at Vortex Books & Comics

Sonora Taylor, RJ Joseph, EA Broadbent

October 26 • 3 pm

Writer's Digest Horror Writing Virtual Conference

Tim Waggoner

October 26 • 5:30 pm

Tim Waggoner signing his Terrifier 2 novelization at Books & Company in Dayton, OH

October 26 • 6 pm

Kate Maruyama reading at Village Books in Bellingham, WA

December 6th • 4pm

David Sandner signing at Half Off Books in Fullerton, CA