“Back when I was a schoolboy—wearing sailor suits and eating giant lollipops—I thought the publishing world was a magical place, where writers, readers, publishers, editors, and all the rest danced together in the Mystical Forest of Literary Ecstasy.”—Jeremy Shipp Jodi Lee’s recent interview with Jeremy for Apex Digest is pretty entertaining: http://www.apexdigest.com/Online/interview080201.shtml She also had…

It turns out that Cursed was reviewed in Booklist when it came out but somehow we totally missed it: "With his offbeat first novel Vacation (2007), Shipp joined a growing cabal of authors practicing what’s called “bizarro” fiction. Borrowing elements of sf, fantasy, and horror, the upstart genre appeals to readers interested less in story…

Ok, I have to admit I stole that title from an email Mike Arnzen sent. It’s a great title! It turns out Mike managed to get a quote from Tom Monteleone for 100 Jolts. Check it out… “Simply stated, there’s nothing like this collection of ultra-short fiction. Arnzen continually impressed me with his punchy narrative…

I finally got mr_graig’s blurb for Spider Pie up on the page about the book. I was excited about his response: “These stories will bitchslap your sensibilities and molest your pets. Each macabre absurdity is better than the last. I laughed, I winced, I bled spontaneously from every orifice. With Spider Pie, Alyssa Sturgill firmly…

Jeremy Shipp’s signing for Vacation at the end of last month went really well. Vacation was the store’s bestseller of the week due to the interest generate by the signing. I’ve finally gotten some pictures of the event up here: https://rawdogscreaming.com/redlands.html I wish I could take some credit for this event but Jeremy set it…

Paul Toth’s appearance on the Joe Milford Show is now online! Check it out here:http://www.blogtalkradio.com/joe-milford-show/2010/01/24/joe-milford-hosts-paul-toth