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"It is a post-extinction machine. In its wings are the twinkling lights of civilization." - The Years Shall Run Like Rabbits by Ben Berman Ghan

Rereading this (for the nth time) to review, but once again just caught up in the beauty and chaos of it all.

Me reading a book at any time of day: 😀🙂🥱🫩😴

Me reading fanfiction at 5am: 🤩😭🤯🤬😍

Catching up on reading and hope to be back to regular posting soon. Been a really tough month. 🌹

A Dark Death An isolated town, a seance, and a murder.

An isolated town, a seance, and a murder.

“For what can the damned really say to the damned?” – Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice.

Thinking about this quote today.

John Dies at the End The town is Undisclosed. David Wong and John Cheese are fake names. Soy sauce is a drug that lets you see beyond the boundaries of time and the dimensional planes of existence; and it will burrow its way inside of you whether you want to take it or not. Korrok is coming, and this book has already infected you.

New book review!

Keep and eye out for my John Dies at the End review tomorrow! I’m finishing up reviews that I’ve been sitting on while I work on reading and reviewing books for River Street Press and an independent book program. Hoping to be back to my current reading list and a regular posting schedule at the end of August.

Keep and eye out for my John Dies at the End review tomorrow!

I’m finishing up reviews that I’ve been sitting on while I work on reading and reviewing books for River Street Press and an independent book program. Hoping to be back to my current reading list and a regular posting schedule at the…

Reading update! The blog has been quiet for a little bit while I catch up reading and put together a few reviews (that are more like articles) behind the scenes! Currently reading A Dark Death by Alice Fitzpatrick and hope to share my thoughts on it soon.

Reading update! The blog has been quiet for a little bit while I catch up reading and put together a few reviews (that are more like articles) behind the scenes!

Currently reading A Dark Death by Alice Fitzpatrick and hope to share my thoughts on it soon.

My Imaginary Boyfriend Phraphai meets a boy at his neighbourhood playground that no one else can see or hear. Twenty years later, he returns to his childhood home, and finds an adult Klongyao waiting for him at the swingset. Overjoyed to reconnect, Phraphai doesn't hesitate to swear never to leave Klongyao again.

My Imaginary Boyfriend

Phraphai meets a boy at his neighbourhood playground that no one else can see or hear. Twenty years later, he returns to his childhood home, and finds an adult Klongyao waiting for him at the swingset. Overjoyed to reconnect, Phraphai doesn't hesitate to swear never to leave…

Horror Movie Thirty years after filming, the sole-surviving cast member is back for the reboot of a never-released horror movie, and he's willing to feed into the "cursed film" mystery, no matter what cost.

Thirty years after fThirty years after filming, the sole-surviving cast member is back for the reboot of a never-released horror movie, and hilming, the sole-surviving cast member is back for the reboot of a never-released horror movie, and he's willing to feed into the mystery, no matter what cost.

Meet Katherine Westwood, River Street’s newest Reviewer-in-Residence! ✨

We are thrilled to spotlight her reviews to celebrate her, Canadian literature, and the vital culture of literary criticism.

Stay tuned for Katherine’s first review!

Follow Katherine here:
@nortendbookster.bsky.social

A sign in the background says New Hope church, God says homosexuality is in. In the foreground there are two men smiling holding the letter s that they've taken from the sign

Happy pride month ❤️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Seeking Spirit: A Vietnamese (Non)Buddhist Memoir A deeply introspective look at Trinh's life through her experiences, juxtaposed alongside figures from well known myths, legends, and religious texts.

Seeking Spirit: A Vietnamese (Non)Buddhist Memoir

A deeply introspective look at Trinh's life through her experiences, juxtaposed alongside figures from well known myths, legends, and religious texts.

Looking to grow your marketing skills and gain hands-on experience in the publishing industry? Grendel Press is seeking volunteers passionate about dark fiction and eager to learn!
https://grendelpress.com/blog/join-the-grendel-press-team
#IndiePublishing #Horror #DarkFantasy #DarkRomance

Fuse A raw, self-examination of belonging, being. In Fuse, Hollay Ghadery shares vulnerable snapshots of her mental health journey, with visceral honesty, through the poetic lens of hindsight.

A raw, self-examination of belonging and being. In Fuse, Hollay Ghadery shares vulnerable snapshots of her mental health journey with visceral honesty, through the poetic lens of hindsight.

A page a day is a book a year! #writing

I found the markers locally at the Forks Market. The ones I have are called Stamp a Square markers by Ooly. It's a set with twelve colours, meant to be used for pixel art.

I'm keeping it fairly simple, each segment of a piece represents 100 words. Line piece = 4 segments, therefore 400 words. I'm starting with this and will make it more complicated later.

Setup this spread in my #bujo today, using square-tipped markers ❤️❤️❤️ word count goals, here I come!!

no no we don't say "empty carbs" anymore. the preferred term is "emotional support carbs"

It may feel weird or somehow improper to talk about your art or your writing, but we need it. It can’t be wall-to-wall nightmare all the time. Art is both counterweight and context. It’s escape and enlightenment and a mirror of our own exasperation. We need it. We NEED it. Keep showing us.

The Unravelling: Incest and the Destruction of a Family A family comes together to plan a wedding, and in their shared moments they face the rumblings of ongoing trauma wrought from the incestuous behaviour of their patriarch. In the years following, they struggle to support and understand one another after charges of molestation and sexual abuse are laid. Word of the court case flies around their rural Manitoba town, and more abuse is uncovered, causing further division for not only their family but also their community.

The details within The Unravelling are recounted with brutal and unflinching honesty by Donna Besel.

A reminder that fiction — books, film, games, what have you — is always political. The willful absence of “politics” in any work is itself a political choice and a political act. Who gets to tell (and sell) stories is political. It might be an undercurrent — covert, not overt. But it’s there.

A graphic reads "Our 2025 Selection Panel" across the top; below, the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction logo is in the middle, surrounded by photos of Matt Bell, Indra Das, Kelly Link, Sequoia Nagamatsu, and Rebecca Roanhorse

We're thrilled to announce the selection panel for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction! The recipient of this year's award will be chosen by:

Matt Bell
Indra Das
Kelly Link
Sequoia Nagamatsu
Rebecca Roanhorse

www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25

Happy Publication to Arctic Predator: The Crimes of Edward Horne Against Children in Canada's North by journalist Kathleen Lippa, published by Dundurn Press.

Learn more about the book here:

www.dundurn.com/books_/t2211...

#nonfiction

Arctic Predator: The Crimes of Edward Horne Against Children in Canada’s North From 1971 to 1985, Edward Horne used his position of trust, and authority as a school teacher in the Northwest Territories, to systematically gain unsupervised access to Inuit children who he abused, causing irreparable harm, and intergenerational trauma. Kathleen Lippa's Arctic Predator is not an easy read, but it is an important one.

Arctic Predator: The Crimes of Edward Horne Against Children in Canada’s North

From 1971 to 1985, Edward Horne used his position of trust, and authority as a school teacher in the Northwest Territories, to systematically gain unsupervised access to Inuit children who he abused, causing irreparable…

Omfg that is exquisite!

Is your doctor taking new patients?

Thanks!