5th Mar 2023
A Starred Review for The Best of Catherynne M. Valente, Volume One
At 800 pages, The Best of Catherynne M. Valente, Volume One is one of the largest collections we've ever published.We're happy to note that the length of Cat's collection is exceeded by its excellence, as Publishers Weekly noted in a starred review:“Valente (Space Opera) shows off her versatility in this mind-blowing collection of 45 stories. The standouts are an irreverent take on the Cthulhu Mythos and a
5th Mar 2023
Publishers Weekly on Under My Skin by K. J. Parker
Before we get to Publishers Weekly's glowing review of K. J. Parker's Under My Skin, we wanted to highlight that this huge collection—nearly 700 pages—includes a full length original novel, Relics.Now, to that Publishers Weekly Review:“Placing these pieces side by side creates a fascinating exercise in worldbuilding: the mythology feels vast and Parker’s characteristically unreliable narrators are even
13th Feb 2023
Announcing H'ard Starts by Howard Waldrop
We’re pleased to announce H’ard Starts: The Early Waldrop which, as you’ll read, George R. R. Martin and Bradley Denton have edited.
An important note:
In order to properly celebrate the writer we all know as “Mr. National Treasure,” the editors, book designer, and publisher have produced H’ard Starts as a true labor of love—and all proceeds from the sale of the book (minus shipping and
13th Feb 2023
Joe R. Lansdale's The Events Concerning Shipping!
In Stock and Shipping!We’re thrilled to announce The Events Concerning, a two-novella collection by Joe R. Lansdale. Chuck Pyle’s dust jacket (and the design) are meant to evoke the 1950s Hardy Boys covers, as Lansdale’s misbegotten duo involve themselves in tricky, sometime scatological adventures. The clowns don’t cost extra.As Publishers Weekly noted, “…these casually violent and absurdly amusing ad
5th Feb 2023
Announcing Under the Hollywood Sign by Tom Reamy
George R. R. Martin once wrote of Tom Reamy that he “brought to his first efforts such a store of talent, keen observation, and knowledge of humanity that he seemed to spring into being as a major writer full-bloom.” For his sensitively rendered yet darkly gnawing fiction Reamy has been compared to Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon, Richard Matheson and Jack Finney. Gathered here for the first time in Un
5th Feb 2023
The Carnival and Other Stories by Charles Beaumont Shipping
We're thrilled to announce that The Carnival and Other Stories by Charles Beaumont is in stock and shipping.In addition to absolutely perfect cover art by Matt Mahurin, The Carnival includes a lengthy introduction by David J. Schow, two never-before-collected stories, and a previously unpublished film treatment.About the Book:Charles Beaumont was, in the words of Ray Bradbury, “a pomegranate writer”: s
30th Jan 2023
Announcing The Voice That Murmurs in the Darkness by James Tiptree, Jr.
We’re thrilled to announce The Voice That Murmurs in the Darkness, the first new James Tiptree, Jr. collection in decades, which includes long-out-of-print and uncollected stories spread across more than 375 pages.The wraparound dust jacket artwork is by David Ho.About the Book:Pioneering science fiction writer Alice Sheldon, who found fame using the pseudonym James Tiptree, Jr., among others, left beh
30th Jan 2023
Announcing Ragged Maps by Ian R. MacLeod
We’re delighted to present Ragged Maps, a huge (over 450 pages) new collection by Ian R. MacLeod, highlighted by a never-before-published novelette, “Downtime.”About the Book:From furthest reaches of deep space in “The Memory Artist” to the jungles of Yucatan in “Lamagica,” and from the strange suburbia of “Stuff” to a Vatican where a dying pope awaits deliverance in “Sin Eater,” the worlds mapped out