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Tim's an excellent writer! Go check this one out...

My novella Here Comes Mr Herribone! is now available in paperback. As a new Goodreads review has it "Just enough of a goosebump inducing narrative with great characters. Oh Mr Herribone….he gave me nightmares!"

Estimated final attendance for the Columbus Book Festival was over 42k attendees. That's 12k more than last year, which was already an amazing number. Add in record sales and meeting a ton of cool people, and yes, we will be returning next year. So if you didn't make it out this weekend, put it on your calendar for 2025!

This event is so high class, the porta John's have mirrors on the doors! Come on out!

Release day!!!

Tomorrow! Live readings by the author? Yes, please! Follow .gardner.writes on IG and catch one of her readings from her debut novel!

Did we mention there will be food trucks???

In exactly one week, we will be reunited at Columbus Book Festival. Can't wait to see you all there!

Lest anyone think we just talk the talk...

The only thing we like more than supporting sea turtle rescue and marine life habitat restoration is supporting other companies who feel the same way. CHARLESTON COFFEE ROASTERS is the lead sponsor of the Nutritional Care Program at the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, SC. Find links to both where you usually find links of Facebook...

We couldn't agree more!

Say hello to the protagonist, Katie, and her best friend, Dominic, from REBECCA GARDNER'S upcoming debut novel, INSTRUCTIONS FOR BURNING THE WORLD.

We're really excited about this commission from !! She captured these two perfectly.

You can a print copy now on mantapress.com or the ebook from . Release date is July 11th! Please come meet these kids with their banter-filled, pinkie-promise-making, absolute ride-or-die friendship 🔥✨

If you're a reviewer, and spreading the word about books you love is your super power, download an ARC copy of Rebecca Gardner's debut YA contemporary fantasy and settle in with this great read!

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Proofs!!! Trying to decide between a glossy cover vs matte. What is your preference when cuddled up with a new book?

Instructions for Burning the World...

"Ever since her mother died in a fiery car crash, Katie has played it safe. That changes when she and her friends discover stones that send them to a mysterious alternate dimension, and she finds herself a vessel for the fire powers of a boisterous, ramen-loving demigod named Nyth. Katie’s never let go of her survivor’s guilt, and putting fire in her hands brings it roaring back to the surface. But if she doesn’t channel Nyth’s fire to seal the rifts opening between dimensions, reality itself will crumble.

A YA contemporary hidden-world fantasy featuring the emotional heart of a courage-based YA novel and the compelling mystery of a hidden reality, Instructions for Burning the World draws upon themes of guilt, grief, friendship, self-forgiveness, and the true meaning of fear to create a world altogether new."

Cover reveal! A YA contemporary hidden-world fantasy featuring the emotional heart of a courage-based YA novel and the compelling mystery of a hidden reality. Coming July 11th from Olive Ridley Press! Available for pre-order now!

reveal tomorrow? Yeah, why not...

If you're one of those parents who like to read along with your youngster, discover together what happens when young Connor enters the Shadowlands in search of his shadow...

If you love getting a peek inside an author's mind and seeing how it works, check out this excellent interview with our very own Donna Marie West - Author and editor

https://thebookdragons.wixsite.com/bookdragons-hoard/post/interview-with-an-author-donna-marie-west?fbclid=IwAR3kZwZa6BKahvQClrQYZRoNm-pDRrzDRNgMEDAbbI-5wsJ3iMSnThz0aUM

Interview with an Author: Donna Marie West Donna Marie West is a Canadian educator, translator, author, and freelance editor with some 500 short stories and non-fiction articles in a wide variety of markets to her credit. She loves the unusual, unexplained, and mysterious, and often finds ways to weave these themes into her stories. Her curr...

We vouch for her services! You won't be disappointed.

Doing a little work from the coast. Now, if we can just figure out a way to move our operations down here...

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Let There Be Dark by Tim McWhorter (horror)
Mandate: THIRTEEN by Joseph J. Dowling (sci-fi)
Tearstone by David L. Day (horror)
Who Holds the Devil by Michael Dittman (horror)
Holiday Horrors (middle grade scary)
Gone Where the Goblins Go by Matt Betts (fantasy,scifi/horror)
The Mouth is a Coven by Liz Worth (horror)
Holburn by Tim Jeffreys (horror)
The Neverborn Thief by Andrew Najberg (YA dark fantasy)
The Mud Man by Donna Marie West - Author and editor
Bone White by Tim McWhorter (horror)