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posted a very complimentary review of Worse Than Myself awhile back. The cool thing about it was that they just happened upon the book in the store. Here’s an excerpt: “One of my favorite experiences is the chance discovery of a new author. Sometimes a book just grabs me while browsing and I don’t know…

I’ve just seen Jeremy Shipp’s short film Egg and I was thoroughly impressed. The movie is now available exclusively from our site either bundled with Shipp’s collection or you order it by itself. If you like weird films of any kind this one is not to be missed! Here’s a recent review from IndieFilmChat: Egg…

Larry Fondation’s piece with Harold Jaffe is the featured interview in this month’s Rain Taxi, which is on the stands now. The interview isn’t online but it’s kind of cool to see our authors listed in the table of contents here: http://www.raintaxi.com/online/2008winter/print.shtml.

They ran an article promoting Jeffrey Thomas’ recent book signing on Wicked Local. The reading already happened so that’s old info but there’s also a lot of good general info on Thomas. For instance, here’s an excerpt about Health Agent: “I like conflicted heroes,” Thomas said. The main character in “Health Agent,” a Punktown agent…

The Review of Contemporary Fiction has a piece on Jesus Coyote: “Harold Jaffe’s novel Jesus Coyote re-appropriates the discourses surrounding the Manson Family, laying bare the ideology of the dominant culture….One comes to realize that Coyote simply exists as he is, unapologetically beyond social norms, and might thus be seen as symbol of resistance to…

There’s a couple cool events coming up this week that I wanted to mention. First, if you’re in the Chicago area Eckhard Gerdes will be signing books at the Triton College bookstore: DECEMBER 10 • 1-3 PM Triton College Bookstore Eckhard Gerdes Signing 2000 Fifth Avenue River Grove, IL 60171 (708) 452-1180 And if you’re…

There is an awesome study of Lemur up at Unlikely Stories, by Jonathan Penton When Spencer Met Hannibal: Recreational Cannibalism in the New American Century. Here’s an excerpt: “[Spencer] is the shadow following every American youth; too pathetic to be an Everyman, he is nonetheless what Everyman sees when we look in our bathroom mirrors…

Popmatters has done a review of Blankety Blank: “What with the US economic crisis now leaching out around the globe, this might not be the best time to ponder the absurdity of a story set in a region known as GRIM, Michigan – “Grand Rapids Internal McSubübermensch”. Then again, one could read this story from…

John Langan had some great things to say about Worse Than Myself: “I spent the last day and change with my hands pretty much glued to Adam Golaski’s new collection of weird stories, Worse than Myself. Usually, story collections take me a little while to get through; I find I have to re-orient myself for…

Horror Isn’t a 4-Letter Word is in the running for a Black Quill Award for best non-fiction book of the year. You have to register to vote but it’s an easy process. We could really use your support! http://www.darkscribemagazine.com/current-nominees/ I would also add that you can vote for Apex Magazine as best genre magazine.

If you’ll be in the Boston area tomorrow Adam Golaski is giving a reading at the New England Institute of Art. The address is: 10 Brookline Place West Brookline, MA (617) 739-1700

If you’re on faceboook you can join Jeremy C. Shipp’s Yard Gnome Army and win cool prizes! Directive rom the leader of the Yard Gnome Army: Dear Super Secret Yard Gnome Agent Extraordinaire, I just started a new contest. The winner will receive: -Signed trade paperback copy of Vacation -Signed trade paperback copy of Sheep…

Here’s what Jesse Gordon had to say about Sheep and Wolves: “For the most part, the stories are abstract, disjointed, surreal—absurd. It’s part of Raw Dog Screaming’s sinister plot for world domination, one unsuspecting reader at a time. This is not your typical horror, nor is it your typical dark fiction. This is serious mental…

Here’s a really heartfelt review of Jesus Coyote from Somebody Dies: “…with all the books I read, I’m always impressed when one surprises me. For this and the other reasons above, I feel like Jesus Coyote will live large in my memory — it’s certainly one of the most fascinating books I’ve read this year.”…

This is a scary time to have a small business. A really scary time. Our plan had been to concentrate on library sales next year because libraries don’t return books and retailers do. I think this is still a good idea but I know that local governments are cutting their budgets everywhere and I’m sure…

I’ve put up a page for an anthology we’re releasing next year titled Avant-Garde for the New Millennium. Unfortunately I’ve just heard that one of the contributors, Thomas Wiloch, has passed away. It’s always sad when that happens. I think the same thing happened with Text:Ur.

I’m happy to announce that Dr. Identity by D. Harlan Wilson has received the Wonderland Award for Best Bizarro Novel of 2007. This is the first year that this award has been given out. Kudos go to Vacation by Jeremy Shipp and The Million-Year Centipede by Eckhard Gerdes which were both also nominated. Congrats to…

Here’s another review that slipped through the cracks. This one of Jesus Coyote appeared in the September issue of The Brooklyn Rail. Here’s an excerpt: “Harold Jaffe’s docufiction Jesus Coyote explores the media mythos surrounding Charles Manson and his followers to intriguing and compelling effect.” The full review appears about halfway down the page.

The CCLP had this to say about Sheep and Wolves: “When people say ‘New Horror,’ this is the kind of book they’re talking about, stuff for you existing horror fans who have grown tired of the usual overwritten delicacies of late-period Stephen King and the like. It comes with a big thumbs-up, and will undoubtedly…

The Brooklyn Rail has a review of Blankety Blank in their November issue. I like getting reviews in there because they do print and online versions. Here’s a quote: “This comic, if macabre romp goes against whatever shreds of belief may remain about the myth of garden city suburbs, filled with breadwinners like 1950 TV’s…

It appears that there was a feature article on Harold Jaffe recently at the San Diego Tribune website. Here’s an excerpt: “As a writer, he’s a provocateur. Jaffe holds up a dark mirror to American society and what he sees is its fixation with crime, violence and sex. In his latest novel, “Jesus Coyote,” he…

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There’s a very thoughtful review of Harold Jaffe’s Jesus Coyote in the Mad Hatter’s Review. Jaffe’s books are always a challenging read and the reviews often miss the mark as to Jaffe’s intentions but this one seems to be right on the money: “In his exploration of Manson, Jaffe is reasserting the necessity of righteous…

Pantechnicon has done a review of Blankey Blank: “Wilson’s interstitial comedy style can’t be closely linked to anybody else – which is of course a good thing – but might remind the reader of Douglas Adams for sheer silliness, Easton Ellis for black comedy, and perhaps the laugh-out-loud schizophrenia of shows like Family Guy.” Read…

I’ve been spending an obscene amount of time on GoodReads trying to list all the books I’ve read in the past decade or so. It’s been a real eye-opener because I realized that I used to read 50 books a year, about a book per week. But since starting RDSP that has steadily declined to…