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Faye Stacey
2 October
Faye Stacey is an Ignatz nominated comic artist and illustrator based in Glasgow.
They've coloured for The Phoenix; drawn pages of comics for Magic Torch Comics; been featured in anthologies …
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Wildstar Press
2 October
Founded in 2019 by Akira Brown, Wildstar Press is an indie publishing company to uplift the voices of diverse creatives.
Their personal goal was and still is to spread stories …
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Otava Heikkilä
2 October
Otava Heikkilä (b. 1990) is a visual artist from Tampere, Finland.
He graduated from Tampere University of Applied Sciences’ Fine Art program in 2014 with a focus on writing and …
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Costa Koutsoutis
2 October
Costa Koutsoutis is a writer of weird stuff from horror to crime to fantasy to sci-fi, & even some of it mashed up together.
Costa is the author of stuff like …
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Southerly Literary Magazine
1 October
Southerly is Australia’s oldest literary journal.
The journal of the English Association, Sydney, it was launched in 1939 with works by authors such as AD Hope and Kylie Tennant. It …
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Peachpit
1 October
Peachpit offers unique learning experiences in the fields of photography, graphic design, Web design and development, digital video, and more.
Since 1986, their award-winning products have featured step-by-step explanations, timesaving …
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Feisty Duck
1 October
Feisty Duck is a small business focused on providing top-notch computer security education. It's run by Jelena and Ivan, a husband and wife team from London, UK.
Fesity Duck was …
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Prismata Press
1 October
Nestled among the volcanoes of New Zealand, Prismata Press is a fiery trans-owned and operated micro-press with a passion for sharing trans voices.
They publish fiction and poetry in ebook, …
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Lost Pages
1 October
Founded by Paolo Greco in 2012, Lost Pages is an occult RPG small press.
While making roleplaying magical, Lost pages have developed "a strong and idiosincratic aesthetic, made in equal measures …
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Godless
1 October
Drew Stepek re-launched godless.com in 2021 as a new distribution resource for underground, self-published, indie horror authors and narrators, small print horror publishers and audio book producers, and people who provide …
Favourite Books
The Sad Bastard Cookbook
Summer in Orcus
Non-Player Character
Chasing Stars
Short Fiction
The Healers' Road
Sylver and Gold
Redshirts
Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light
The Lily and the Crown
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain (The Singing Hills Cycle, Book 2)
Night Calls
What are readers recommending?
Origin Complex
Recommended by
kevin
This is the most stunning science fiction novel I've read in years. To see such scope and grandeur in an independent title makes my heart sing!
You'll come for the mechs and ancient alien horrors, but you'll stay for the archaeology and one of the best robot-human buddy pairings since Iain M. Banks' Culture series.
A Bagful of Dragon
Recommended by
kevin
I proofread this book for the author, thinking it wouldn't be my kind of thing, but I LOVED IT! Loads of fun, really creepy in parts and full of magic and danger.
Set in Leeds, it includes references to actual magical practices and Yorkshire's thriving magic sub-culture.
A great, fast-paced story with a strong 'Do It Herself' female lead. Can't wait to proof read the sequel.
All is Fair
Recommended by
sakina
Fun, busy, and it was 3 years ago when I read it and I can't remember anything about the story, which is great because that means it's time to read it again!
The Queen of Ieflaria
Recommended by
sapphiction
I unintentionally binged this awesome fantasy. This book is was nearly impossible to put down, but I had to eat every now and then. Such a fun read!
I love the world-building, the dialogue, the characters, and pretty much everything about this book.
I can't wait for the sequel! I'm reading it next. Errr, I'll probably binge it too...
The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox
Recommended by
sohkamyung
A wonderful collection of three novels of a “China that never was”, featuring the narrator, Number Ten Ox, and Li Kao, an ancient sage and scholar with “a slight flaw in his character”.
Full review at [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/fiction/2025/20250228-ChroniclesMasterLiNumberTenOx.html ]
All Is Bright
Recommended by
kevin
Another beautiful romance novella from Llinos Cathryn Thomas.
The North Wales setting. Bethan's return to her childhood village. Revisiting her feelings about growing up, differences, acceptance are all treated with care and love.
Mali's approach and experiences reflecting back on Bethan's - gently holding up a mirror to her life and what she really wants.
A lovely Christmas read.
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.
The Sea Hates A Coward
Recommended by
kevin
I don't normally like the whole zombie genre.
But what Crowley has done with his undead POV, uprising, mutiny, sea monster, revolutionary, thoughtful treatise on life (then death and then more life) tale is absolutely stunning.
Took a bit of effort to get going, but it's definitely worth sticking with it. A great addition to the New Weird.
Nate Crowley's book put me off scampi for months!
Dispersion
Recommended by
sohkamyung
A fascinating tale set in a world where people are physically separated into six factions. To one faction, members of other factions can be physically invisible. But now a deadly disease called the Dispersion is affecting their bodies, making them become part of another faction. And it's up to a group of scientists to figure out how their world works and how the Dispersion affects them.
Nonplayer #1
Recommended by
kevin
Finding the print version of Nonplayer in a local comic shop blew my mind.
The amazing digital artwork is absolutely beautiful. The story - as much of a short snippet you get in a single comic book issue - is cyberpunky and fresh, to me at least.
I only recently realised it was available from Image Comics, along with issue 2. So I'm heading back into its lush artwork and enthralling world.
Books & Bone
Recommended by
sakina
Fun story, great details, and some really nice writing.
Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter
Recommended by
kevin
The Yamada Monogatari series, by Richard Parks, is a rich, detailed insight into both the Japanese period I enjoy so much and the mythology of ghosts, demons and spirits that filled the storytelling and superstition of the time.
A thrilling read in the style of Raymond Chandler's Sam Spade stories.
Download your Black Library ebooks before 31st of August
In February 2026, Games Workshop announced that The Black Library ebook and audiobook shop would be taking a “...well-earned rest from the 31st of August”.
Amazon's latest anti-reader change
Amazon’s latest change to their older Kindle devices would be perfectly acceptable, if it wasn’t for the fact that it comes after a long chain of anti-consumer and anti-reader practices.
Collections have launched!
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New DRM-free Bookshops of 2026
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ShortBox Comics Fair 2025 is open!
ShortBox Comics Fair, the innovative digital comics fair showcasing all-new, original comics from artists around the globe, is hitting its fifth year!