We were contacted yesterday by a The Orphan Leaf Review about running a contest with a signed copy of Pseudo-City as the prize. An Orphan Leaf is “a single page apparently torn from a book. The page exists, the rest of the book may not. Read to the end of the page. Let your imagination…

We were contacted by the HWA verifier about Jeremy Shipp’s novel Vacation and whether it is eligible for the first novel category. It does fit all the requirements for a first novel. It would be great to get a book from 2007 on the ballot.

Congratulations to Dog Star Books author Albert Wendland who was recently named Professor of the Year by Seton Hill University. Wendland received his award during Spring Convocation and was also honored to give the keynote speech. In true writerly fashion he told a story instead. You can read the text of the speech here. Wendland…

Just set up a pre-order for a chapbook written and illustrated by Steven Archer: Red King Black Rook is a steampunk fable for the modern age. It tells the story of a king’s court and what happens when a crafty avian advisor, the Rook, gains the king’s ear. Written and illustrated by Steven Archer it…

So we’ve been back from HF for a few hours now but we’ve still got that darkly luscious stink on us. Spent too much time trying to make the sales sheet match up with the copies we brought home and the cash we had. It’s been a bit like trying to force your own hand…

I should have posted this a long time ago!!!