It's Pride Month and I've gathered some interviews with some amazing LGBTQIA+ authors which I will be posting throughout the month. Rowland is one of my favorite people in the world. He has a beautiful smile and gives some of the best hugs. And I swear he's a vampire because he hasn't aged a day since I've known him! Tell us a little about yourself. I’m originally from New Orleans, Louisiana, but these days I call Houston, Texas home. I’m 55 years old, but I still feel like

BAD THINGS HAPPEN HERE By Mark Morris Flame Tree Press/ June 2026 BAD THINGS HAPPEN HERE is a slow-burn tale of dread and terror, combining supernatural forces with the natural weight of being human, using grief, loss, and all too relatable familial scenarios to increase the tension as each page reveals a new level of darkness and despair. Centered around five friends that shared a terrifying experience during college, the story spans the decades between past and present a

Today, we have another guest review from local Pittsburgh author, Kerry E.B. Black! Check out her thoughts on her most recent read below! I just added this one to my TBR. You should too! WAKENHYRST by Michelle Paver In the early 1900’s, a dreadful man rules his little United Kingdom dominion outside of the fen with little regard for his family or staff in Michelle Paver’s Gothic coming-of-age novel Wakenhyrst. The lead is a Maud, who reveals the story through innocent eyes.

It's Pride Month and I've gathered some interviews with some amazing LGBTQIA+ authors which I will be posting throughout the month. I don't know Sumiko very well, but I do know from following them on Facebook that they are full of sunshine. Typically in their pictures they are always smiling. Photo by Mysterious A. Backup Tell us a little about yourself. I'm 58 years old, non-binary, African American and Ashkenazi Jewish, and I live in Oakland, California which is when I st

Abandoned: Asylum, a horror anthology An anthology of horror stories edited by Bram Stoker Award-winning editor James Chambers Raw Dog Screaming Press will publish Abandoned: Asylum, an anthology edited by Bram Stoker-award-winning author and editor James Chambers, in fall 2026. Both authors and poets have been tapped to explore the abandoned grounds of St. Johnland Hospital to unearth its demons and devils, its forgotten experiments, its ghosts and spirits, and the secrets t