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The Backlist Books event over the weekend was nothing short of awesome. I’ve posted some pics here:http://www.rawdogscreaming.com/backlist.html I don’t know when I’ll be able to get the video up but readings from D. Harlan Wilson, Michael Arnzen, John Edward Lawson and Andersen Prunty will be available soon. Also, possibly some footage from Gary Braunbeck and Lucy…

Check out the audio version of Jeremy Shipp’s story "Those Below" plus an interview with the author: The Shadow Cast Audio Anthology The story is included in Shipp’s collection Sheep and Wolves.

Jeremy Shipp was recently interview for Eerie Digest: "Even as a kid, my brothers and I would play pretend, and our usual cast of characters included the grim reaper, an exceptionally lucky wrestler, three Neanderthal sidekicks, and a floating mouth that could swallow people and transport them into other dimensions. As a writer, I’m still…

Armageddon Buffet recently did an interesting interview with Hal Jaffe. A comment about Anti-Twitter: "Recognizing the ever-abbreviated attention-span which accompanies the increased speed of the culture, I have accommodated by working in shorter units, exhibiting more space, using as raw material more obvious givens with fewer references to so-called high culture." Read the full interview

The advance buzz for My Heart Said No, But the Camera Crew Said Yes! has been pretty good so far. Caleb Ross had this to say about it: "The book’s strength lies in the way irreverent images are juxtaposed, repeatedly, often rhythmically, creating a sensation that has no use for the traditional confines of literature….

Congratulations to Jeremy Shipp whose RDSP novel Cursed is on the final ballot for the Bram Stoker Award in the category of Superior Achievement in a Novel! See the whole ballot The winners will be announced at the World Horror Convention March 25-28 2010, in Brighton, England.

Hal Jaffe’s presentation for the Google Author’s series is now online!

The North County Times has Jaffe’s Anti-Twitter as the lead review: "When it comes to less is more, Jaffe excels….he succinctly shows us the emperor has no clothes—which is no mean feat."—North County Times Read the full review

David Hoenigman interview Eckhard Gerdes for Word Riot: http://www.wordriot.org/archives/870

Life-long resident’s fiction tale is Queens to the letter This is a really nice piece on Mickey Z.

Tomorrow!: Writers & Readers: The Horror, The Horror! Thursday, January 28, 2010 7 PM reception; 7:45 PM readings $5/Free for members Writers & Readers: a gathering of minds passionate about writing, reading, and thinking. This time, the theme is horror, featuring writers who will make your skin crawl. Participating writers include Adam Golaski, Elizabeth Hand, Brian Evenson,…

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

Paul Toth will be a guest on the Joe Milford Show this Saturday, 1/23/2010, at 7:00 PM. He’ll be reading from his unpublished novel Airplane. Paul’s a pretty good reader so I recommend checking it out.

Here’s a web flyer for that upcoming event at Backlist Books:

If you’re in the Hartford, CT area there is a great event coming up at Real Art Ways on Thursday, January 28th: Writers & Readers: The Horror, The Horror! Thursday, January 28, 2010 7 PM reception; 7:45 PM readings $5/Free for members Writers & Readers: a gathering of minds passionate about writing, reading, and thinking. This time,…

There’s a new review of Worse Than Myself up at Speculative Fiction Junkie. Here’s an excerpt: "Without reservation I can say that those who enjoy strange fiction will love Worse Than Myself. Mr. Golaski practices a brand of the craft that puts a premium on atmosphere and imagery and his stories linger in the mind…

Check out this video review of 15 Serial Killers and also check out all our books on the shelf in Backlist Books! This is an awesome store that just opened in Massillon, OH. For more info on them visit: Backlist Books

Word Riot gets to the chewy center of D. Harlan Wilson: http://www.wordriot.org/archives/644

We’re trying to clear out some space and have put some tiles on sale for half price (shipping is FREE!). You can only get the discount by ordering from this page and the quantities are limited.

Anis Shavani has chosen Welcome to Oakland as one of his Top Ten Books of the Year over at The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anis-shivani/huffington-post-bloggers_b_372238.html

Charles Tan has done an excellent interview with Adam Golaski about his award winning collection Worse Than Myself and many other topics: http://charles-tan.blogspot.com/2009/11/interview-adam-golaski.html

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

Paul Toth will be appearing on the Red River Writers Live Blog tonight at 8pm (I think it’s EST): http://www.blogtalkradio.com/RedRiverWritersLive

Video of Dustin LaValley from the Rock & Shock panel:

Check out this awesome trailer for Party Girl: