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Tackling YA and Mysteries: Snowed Nominated for the Anthony Award

Raw Dog Screaming Press congratulates Maria Alexander on her nomination of Snowed for the 2017 Anthony Award in the category of Best Children’s/YA Novel! News of Snowed nominated for the Anthony Award comes on the heels of Snowed winning the 2016 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel. Either YA readers are...

John Edward Lawson at the Uniontown Library Author Series
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John Edward Lawson at the Uniontown Library Author Series

Uniontown Library Author Series Poetry Event Author and editor John Edward Lawson will be giving a poetry presentation and reading, followed by a book signing, this Saturday May 13th from 4 to 6 p.m. In addition to addressing issues pertinent to both authors and readers, Lawson will be promoting his latest collection, SuiPsalms, as well...

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Steel Blood Cover Reveal

Decide the Steel Blood cover tiebreaker! We are proud to present the cover of Steel Blood, third in the Steel Empires series by J.L. Gribble. However, we do not have the final cover. That will be up to the public!  Series cover artist Bradley Sharp has created another gorgeous cover and he asked us to...

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SJWs Kill Genre Fiction! (now with pics and video!)

Liberal SJWs Have Killed Genre Fiction! Wait. Genre fiction died? And SJWs kill? It was recently proclaimed to be so by a bizarro/horror author and publisher. I’ll delve into why they think this happened, and what facts there are surrounding the claims, such as political correctness and social media witch hunting being the murder weapons....

Snowed young adult horror novel cover art
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12 Days of Snowed (Day 8): New Snowed Review

BOLO Books has added their full length review of Snowed after featuring earlier as part of their YA novel watch. “Snowed is probably too avant-garde to qualify as a future classic, but the book is well on its way to becoming a cult favorite.” Read the full review here.  

Snowed author Maria Alexander stoker award win
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12 Days of Snowed (Day 6): In Maria Alexander’s Words

Meet Maria Alexander, the author behind Snowed. You can hear an interview with her on The Edge of the Rabbit Hole, or read what she has to say about her books, life, and craft below. “I recruited a team of teen beta readers and their moms for notes to help make the book more authentic....

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A Congregation of Jackals Cover Reveal

Cover Reveal: the Author’s Preferred Text edition of S. Craig Zahler’s A Congregation of Jackals From the Back of the Book In 1888 Oswell Danford is living a hard but satisfying life as a rancher in Virginia when he receives an unexpected telegram. A wedding invitation should be cause to celebrate but not when it...

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2 Ways to Save Your Future Self – Today

You know what I regret? I missed –––––– when it happened, even though I was involved in the scene at that time. Why? There were people to take care of, although in retrospect it’s clear I could have called on others to cover for me while I took a weekend to be part of that...