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Twisted Ink Magazine
31 October
Twisted Ink is an small online literary magazine who publish a variety of forms, including the poetic, fiction, hybrid and creative-nonfiction.
Established in 2024 to publish and promote poetic voices, …
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Jona Li
31 October
Jona or Jo is a comics artist based in so-called Toronto.
They are currently working on their first graphic novel funded by the Canada Council for the Arts while doing …
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Austin Dragon
31 October
Austin Dragon is the author of over 30 books in science fiction, fantasy, and classic horror.
His works include the sci-fi noir detective LIQUID COOL series, the epic fantasy FABLED …
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On Spec Magazine
31 October
On Spec Magazine is a respected Canadian quarterly journal of literature of the fantastic.
Specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Magic Realism and other genres, On Spec offers new works …
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Silver Nightingale
31 October
Rounak Bhunia is a creative professional specializing in crafting brand identities, writing, graphic design, and illustration work.
He's worked in the advertising industry, product design, in-house production needs, and a diverse …
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Krista D. Ball
31 October
Born and raised in Newfoundland, Canada, Krista D. Ball is an award-winning author, something that shocked her mother who went to her grave believing it was a lie.
After obtaining …
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Joaquin Baldwin
31 October
Joaquin Baldwin writes fantasy novels, lives in Los Angeles with his husband, and works at the Walt Disney Animation Studios as a CG layout artist for feature animation.
Joaquin's books …
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Maria Ying
31 October
Maria Ying are two co-writers creating extremely lesbian books.
From a lesbian Hades/Persephone retelling with giant mecha and biomechanical monsters to cyberpunk, crime and romance.
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M Zakharuk
31 October
M Zakharuk writes lesbian fiction with a flair for the monstrous, the dreadful, and the thrilling.
Writer and cover designer. Author of trans sapphic fiction in SFF & horror, Zakharuk currently …
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Ritona Books
31 October
First founded in Seattle, Washington on Beltane, 2014, and the original publishers of Gods & Radicals, Ritona make knowledge of paganism, witchcraft, and related topics more available and more affordable …
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Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter
Recommended by
sakina
Love Yamada, love the stories, and the books inspired me to read the first Japanese novel, the Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu.
INTERZONE #287 (MAY-JUN 2020)
Recommended by
sohkamyung
A better than average issue with a long, strange, tale of travel to another world that may yet be ours by Tim Lees, Eugenia Triantafyllou and ending with a tale of a timely intervention by Val Nolan that may yet make America great again in a different way.
Commodore Vic 20 A Visual History
Recommended by
sohkamyung
A fantastic book about the VIC20, one of the early home computers that helped to launch the home computer revolution. The book covers the various versions of the computer created for different markets and includes notes and anecdotes from some of the creators of the computer, who had to overcome obstacles in their path in creating the computer.
Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2020
Recommended by
sohkamyung
An average issues with interesting stories by Ray Nayler, Holly Messinger and a hilarious story involving American Indians by Joseph Bruchac.
Fermi's Progress 1: Dyson's Fear
Recommended by
kevin
This book got me hooked!
It delivers hard science fiction, pathos, beautifully dark comedy, a dig at every lazy sci-fi trope in existence, plenty of laughs, and is simply a must-read.
You know what you're getting into from the clever book titles. The humour is Jonathan Swift meets Red Dwarf. And the science is terrifyingly accurate...
...unfortunately!
The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter
Recommended by
kevin
A ripping yarn of disguise, deception and misdirection, propelled along by a brilliantly written period style that firmly places you in the world.
A rollicking ride through alternate-history Britain after the Luddite uprisings. Recognisable locations mixed with carefully applied genre tropes keep this book from becoming yet another steampunk adventure and raise it above its fellows.
Fat Vampire
Recommended by
genxxer
This is a delight for anyone into delicious dark comedy. Reginald Baskins is a man-mountain who finds himself turned by his colleague. This is one of the few books that I have genuinely laughed while reading.
The Small Hands of Chokedamp
Recommended by
sohkamyung
My review at [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/fiction/2024/20240822-SmallHandsChokedamp.html ]
Coeur d'Alene Waters
Recommended by
kevin
Filled with flawed characters, a corrupt police force, bought and manipulated by a wealthy local family; it's a rich background to the main tale of redemption, coming to terms and moving on.
Slow in parts, it is however, a worthwhile read in itself, serving as an insight into the mining communities of the region and their demise as a local industry and employer.
Interzone #295
Recommended by
sohkamyung
An average issue with interesting stories by Amal Singh, Katie McIvor, Corey J. White, Frank Dumas.
Full review at [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/magazines/Interzone/20230915-Interzone295.html ].
Between the Scanlines - Issue 1
Recommended by
kevin
I love a good zine! And Between the Scanlines hits the sweet spot for me; not too long that it stretches each issue, yet filled with plenty of retro gaming info.
Sasha and Kit are doing amazing work here. Buy as many issues as you can, and fill your eyes with gaming goodness with a lovely helping of personality and passion!
INTERZONE #284 (NOV-DEC 2019)
Recommended by
sohkamyung
An okay issue of Interzone, with the more interesting stories by Joanna Berry, David Tallerman and Tim Chawaga.
DC comes to GlobalComix
Huge news for comic fans, as one of the largest comic publishers, DC, bring their titles to the digital comic distribution platform, GlobalComix.
Do we really own our ebooks?
A recent video by author and editor Kristin McTiernan about her experience of switching from a Kindle to a Kobo ereader caught a lot of attention, and highlighted why buying DRM-free ebooks is so important.
Your ebooks are now even safer
We moved all your ebooks! They're now stored with a more resilient and maintained cloud storage provider. Sounds really exciting I know, but this is a much better situation.
Comic Review: B-Mecha 2 Ishaani
Jamie Me, Neri Rearte, and Archie Dait return with Mechs, Kaiju, real life, this time in Bradford! Suit up for the latest North-of-England set Kaiju-fighting comic.
No AI at Libreture
Libreture exists to support readers, independent publishers, and authors. There’s no place in that for machine-generated tools, especially those that steal content.
Seven years of ebooks: pricing, plans, and fairness
2017 - 2024, and still going. The story of Libreture so far, looking at changes to pricing and what I consider to be fair.