We are thrilled to share a a captivating book review for J. Ashley-Smith’s The Measure of Sorrow: Stories in issue #158 of Aurealis Magzine. What an insightful critique on this must-read literary gem. The Measure of Sorrow is beautiful in a way unique to J Ashley-Smith, who iscapable of turning doom and glumness into the […] More
Publishers Weekly gives The Measure of Sorrow a starred review and praises J. Ashley-Smith’s “talent for scene-setting.” The debut collection from Ashley-Smith (Ariadne, I Love You) proves that he can pack just as much of a punch in short horror fiction as in his Shirley Jackson Award–winning longer work. … For lovers of voicey, elegant prose […] More
Join us for Steve Simpson’s THE PURPOSE OF REALITY Blog Tour which starts Sep 5th! We’ll be giving away a $50 Meerkat Press giftcard at the end of the blog tour, so be sure to enter below for a chance to win. Steve’s THE PURPOSE OF REALITY includes SOLAR, a volume of short speculative fiction, […] More
We were extremely pleased that one of our fav specfic publications, Aurealis Magazine, weighed in on Steve Simpson’s The Purpose of Reality: Solar (a collection of short fiction) & The Purpose of Reality: Lunar (a collection of poetry). A phantastic short story collection that’s as philosophical as it’s allegorical. Eugen Bacon, Aurealis Magazine Boldly layered […] More
Gabino Iglesias reviews Eugen Bacon’s MAGE OF FOOLS the June 2022 issue of Locus Magazine. This is an excerpt but we hope you’ll take the time to check out the full review at Locus. Standing on the shoulders of Bacon’s lyrical prose & it’s blend of high tech & folklore, this novel soars and helps […] More
We were so excited to see this insightful review of Eugen’s MAGE OF FOOLS in the The BFSA Review, edition #17. This wonderful novel left me breathless at Eugen Bacon’s imagination and the strength of her craft. I devoured this book in a couple of sittngs; marvelling at the world building, the writng and the […] More
KEITH ROSSON’s Fever House is coming from Random House in 2024, but you DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT to devour this talented author’s work. We are offering a deeply discounted Backlist Bundle in both print & ebook with digital SWAG included! “A talent to be watched.” -NPR “Rosson has a real gift.” -Publishers Weekly “A […] More
Koja’s Bohemia burns through an eternal now: no one acknowledges their elders, or talks wistfully of the scenes they were born too late to be a part of. There’s no throwback music or fashion, not even a sense of tomorrow. Just the obsession with constructing and maintaining a consensus hallucination in which our reality disappears into […] More
We are super-stoked to announce we’ll be publishing J. Ashley-Smith’s debut collection, The Measure of Sorrow in the first half of 2023. We fell in love with J.’s writing with The Attic Tragedy, a Shirley Jackson Award Winner, and he cemented his place in our hearts and on our TBR pile with his subsequent, Ariadne, […] More
We loved this thoughtful review of Mage of Fools by Publishers Weekly. “Gorgeously told . . . Through poetic, fast-paced narration, Bacon draws readers into her dangerous and exciting world to showcase the power of stories, art, and individualism.” PUBLISHERS WEEKLY More
We are pleased to present the cover for Kathe Koja’s DARK FACTORY. Preorders are now open! Dark Factory is a dance club: three floors of DJs, drinks, dancing, and state of the art customizable reality, anything and everything you see and hear and feel. Ari Regon is the club’s wild card floor manager, Max Caspar […] More
Publishers Weekly weighs in on Keith Rosson’s debut story collection, Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons, with a wonderful starred review! The collection releases in February 2021 but is available now for preorder. With this excellent collection of 15 jagged, fragmented pieces, dark fantasist Rosson subverts expectations and challenges his characters and his readers alike to […] More