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Association for Scottish Literature
8 October
A complete list of free publications available as downloads from the Association for Scottish Literature.
Founded in 1970, the Association for Scottish Literature is an educational charity that aims to …
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CloisterFox
23 September
CloisterFox is a bi-annual zine of British speculative fiction.
You will find the stories that creep uninvited along quiet corridors. Stories unnoticed by shoppers hurrying by. Secrets, miracles, and universes …
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Comix
23 September
Comix is a portfolio management tool, marketplace, crowdfunding and social place on the internet for Indie comic creators.
Founded in Australia in 2017, their mission is to become a thriving …
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Christine Larsen
23 September
A Harvey Award Nominated cartoonist and Illustrator, Christine Larsen has created art for comics, book covers, stories, posters and websites; working with clients such as Dark Horse, Image, IDW, BOOM! Studios, …
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Briardene Books
17 September
Established by Niall Harrison in 2022, Briardene Books is a micro-press specialising in non-fiction about science fiction and fantasy.
Briardene currently stocks two titles, both collections of reviews and essays. …
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Duck Prints Press
4 September
Duck Prints Press LLC is an independent publisher founded in January 2021 and based in New York State, US.
Their founding vision is to work with fancreators to publish their …
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Baldur Bjarnason
4 September
Baldur Bjarnason has been making websites for over twenty-five years.
He works as a web developer (front-end, back-end, or full-stack) for both companies and charities, small and large, in a …
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byelacey
21 August
Lies Within is created by Lacey, a lifelong vampire fan from a small town in Canada best known for a UFO crash in the sixties.
Lies Within is her first …
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Cursed Morsel Press
21 August
Founded by Eric Raglin, Cursed Morsel Press publishes short horror and Weird fiction.
Cursed Morsel is anti-fascist, anti-capitalist, and pro-queer.
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Chace Verity
21 August
Chace Verity (they/them) is publishing queer as heck stories about romance, friendship, and found families.
Chace has published stories in multiple genres including fantasy, paranormal romance, contemporary, and historical fiction, …
Favourite Books
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Under the Skin
Recommended by
sakina
A light, fun read with a barrel full of creep
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/Jun 2023
Recommended by
sohkamyung
A better than average issue, with good stories by Fawaz Al-Matrouk, Matthew Hughes, Kiran Kaur Sain, Ferdison Cayetano and Fatima Taqvi.
Full review at [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/magazines/FantasyAndScienceFiction/20230514-FSF202305.html ]
Blackbirds
Recommended by
sakina
Brilliant introduction into the fucked up mind of Chuck Wendig.
The Language of Power
Recommended by
kevin
An amazing instalment in the Steerswoman fantasy series.
We're back to the Inner Lands now and we're learning more and more about this world and what's going on.
In this book, we finally see what wizards can do. And the steerswoman and the Outlander take the fight straight to their door.
If you enjoy excellent world-building and puzzling plots, start reading The Steerswoman series. Now!
INTERZONE #280 (MAR-APR 2019)
Recommended by
sohkamyung
A better than average issue with three good stories by Val Nolan, Maria Haskins and Nicholas Kaufmann and an emotional tale by Shauna O'Meara.
INTERZONE #279 (JAN-FEB 2019)
Recommended by
sohkamyung
An average issue of Interzone, with interesting stories by Alison Wilgus, G.V. Anderson and Sean McMullen.
The Small Hands of Chokedamp
Recommended by
sohkamyung
My review at [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/fiction/2024/20240822-SmallHandsChokedamp.html ]
Homonculus
Recommended by
kevin
A beautiful, heart-breaking, and hopeful book.
The cycle of it, the 'world outside'. And an enduring message of simply being.
A Duet for Invisible Strings
Recommended by
kevin
A Duet for Invisible Strings is a romance novella filled with music, mystery, and love, with a paranormal twist, and is my perfect romance story.
The writing is often haunting, and at other times, sweetly hilarious. Which, in all, paints the most wonderful picture.
A beautiful romance that I just couldn't put down. A must read for anyone looking for deep characters in a short book.
Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 193
Recommended by
sohkamyung
An average issue of Clarkesworld, with interesting stories by M. L. Clark, Alan Kubatiev and Gregory Feeley, and a disturbing story involving family abuse by Thomas Ha.
Full review at [ https://bookwyrm.social/user/sohkamyung/review/392987/s/an-average-issue-of-clarkesworld ]
The Healers' Home
Recommended by
kevin
Another beautiful read by S.E. Robertson!
I'm really enjoying this slice-of-life fantasy genre I've only just learned about. The Healers' Home gives us a more stable setting, some new drama as past-acquaintances re-appear, and work to do as Agna and Keifon try and fit in to their new lives.
Family expectations, awkward commitments and trying relationships flesh out this wonderful book.
The Blue Blazes
Recommended by
kevin
This weird, wild, violent, dangerous, almost-fantasy, New York setting is pure Chuck Wendig.
Mookie Pearl is to the gangland thug what Miriam Black is to the care home nurse. If this is what happens when Chuck Wendig is given free rein to create his own universe and populate it with strange gods, demons and magic, then I want more of it!
Read it and the sequel. Well done Chuck!
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.