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It’s always satisfying to read a review that spells out exactly why we chose to publish a certain book. That’s way I was really happy to read Gabriel Ricard’s review of CPR for Dummies in Unlikely Stories. We take a lot of risks in what we publish and it’s great when people understand and appreciate…

Rue Morgue did a full page article on Horror Isn’t a 4-Letter Word in this month’s issue. I haven’t seen it yet but here’s a short excerpt: “Most of the essays in this book … were written just as Warner was making a name for himself in the horror lit community, which grant them an…

The Wonderland Award for outstanding Bizarro fiction will be awarded for the first time this November 14-16 at Bizarro Con in Portland, OR. The nominees include several RDSP titles. Novels: “Dr. Identity” by D. Harlan Wilson “Wall of Kiss” by Gina Ranalli “Vacation” by Jeremy C. Shipp “Sausagey Santa” by Carlton Mellick III “Million Year…

The current issue of Rain Taxi has a great review of Blankety Blank. Unfortunately it’s not online yet so I can’t link it but here’s a quote: “If reality is a crutch, D. Harlan Wilson has thrown it away, most likely through the picture window of a McMansion with cheese…This comedy of menace, this spooky…

The Baltimore Book Festival this year was fun but the weather was pretty bad. I’d say the attendance was maybe half of last year’s event but our sales were better than last year. I’m not really sure how that happened. It’s always interesting doing events where RDSP is out in front of the general public….

Sheep & Wolves was in the ‘Orange Spotlight’ last week http://wearduringorangealert.blogspot.com/2008/09/orange-spotlight_22.html Here’s an excerpt: “There is no better writer to read on a cool autumn evening then California’s Jeremy Shipp. Having read his enthralling and disturbing debut novel Vacation, I jumped at the chance to take a sneak peak at his new collection of short…

We’ve got some great events going on this weekend The Baltimore Book Festival is FREE and will be going on all weekend. The times are: Friday 5-9 Saturday 10-7 Sunday 10-7 We will be in one of the booths around Mount Vernon Circle, come out and say hi. For all the info and events schedule…

Mickey Z. did two radio interviews recently: One on BREAK FOR NEWS which can be heard here – http://breakfornews.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4676 and one on GORILLA RADIO, http://www.gorilla-radio.com/index.php?id=248

“Bradley’s writing is minimalist whilst providing enough narrative nutrition to sink your teeth into. With Lemur Bradley offers up quite a menu of characters, a veritable stew of displaced oddities…” Read the full review at 3:AM Magazine

Apparently Matt Warner’s appearance on LAIR OF THE YAK was well received and one of the installments of the show was the most talked about on the Blogstar site. The links are below, however I haven’t been able to access the show. I don’t know if it’s just my computer though. Part 1: http://www.blogstar.com/shows/154/episodes/6190 Part…

Advance reviews are starting to come in for Jeremy Shipp’s Sheep and Wolves. Here’s a quote from The Horror Fiction Review: “I once called Shipp one of the more ‘bizarre of the bizarro writers,’ and with SHEEP AND WOLVES, he really lives up to that title.” Read the whole review here

Booklist reviews Blankety Blank! “With three offbeat story collections and the indescribably madcap Dr. Identity (2006) to his credit, Wilson has been duly anointed as speculative fiction’s most unpredictable stylist. Here he flouts all novelistic conventions and propriety in recounting the misdeeds of a serial killer known only by a name written in blood on…

Matt Warner will be on LAIR OF THE YAK this Saturday at 9pm EST. I’m sure Cornelius will have some oddball questions to ask him. You can tune into the fun here: http://www.blogstar.com/shows/154/episodes/6190

Dustin LaValley got a mention in a recent Fangoria article for his work on the script for TERROR OVERLOAD—TALES FROM SATAN’S TRUCK STOP (http://www.fangoria.com/news_article.php?id=7281) a low-budget anthology flick currently in production. If it’s anything like the tales from LaValley’s collection it’s going to be one hell of a ride! On a side note, it mentions…

Feo Amante reviews Horror Isn’t a 4-Letter Word “…I have to admit that Matthew is, at least in my mind, an undiscovered gem. His prose pulls you willingly and curiously through his books to the end…When friends are sitting around a table, talking about their week, Matthew is the one who can make his drudgery…

ForeWord Magazine has an awesome review of Blankety Blank in this month’s edition. It’s our first review in ForeWord so we’re very pleased. Take an existential dive into the near-future’s “irreality” before the author sells out to Hollywood over a seemingly inevitable Gamehater movie. Read the full review

There’s an entertaining review of Blankety Blank over at nickcato‘s journal. Here’s an excerpt: “Packed with a priceless cast of freakazoids, D. Harlan Wilson’s view of the ‘Burbs had me holding my sides in hysterics on almost every page. The theme of “keeping up with the Joneses” is taken to ridiculous levels while the author…

The new installments in the grimoire series are selling really well. I don’t think I ever posted the image for the Health Agent. You can pre-order it and/or the Isabel Burning limited on our site, through Horror-Mall or Camelot Books. Here’s all the details: The Limited Edition of Health Agent features a hand painted cover…

There was a great interview with Mickey Z. titled Mouth-to-Mouth Fiction in The Dissident Voice. He will also be on the radio tonight at 8:30 pm EST. You can listen over the net here: http://cfuv.uvic.ca The Western MD Regional Small Press Fair was a great experience for us. It’s always so refreshing to go to…

There was a cool piece on Eckhard Gerdes & Bizarro fiction in the Geneva Republican the other day. It’s awesome to see the indie press getting covered in mainstream venues: http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/geneva/entertainment/x256658668

Mike Arnzen was interviewed over at Zombie Mall and had some pretty interesting things to say about why people write and read horror and how to deal with ‘normal’ people who don’t understand. Read the interview here: http://zombiemall.com/zblog/?p=52 Jeremy Shipp was also recently interviewed by Jennifer Prado and you can read the interview here: http://jenniferprado.blogspot.com/

As a thank you to all our readers over the years we’re having a $5 sale. While supplies last we will be selling selected books for only $5 with $3 US shipping on any size order. I’m hoping a lot of people will take us up on this offer because we could use the space…

I just order Passenger by Ron Malfi. You can too. Amazon has a decent discount on the book right now. I’ve also been meaning to give a shout out to Mindjacket.com who made our fabulous RDSP T-shirts for a great price. If you need T-shirts I highly recommend Mindjacket.

A review of Jeffrey Thomas’ novel Health Agent just went up at Groovy Age of Horror: “I’ve been looking forward to this one since I first heard about it, and it totally lives up to my expectations. After the grand extra-dimensional scale and somewhat more mainstream stylings of Blue War, Thomas takes us back now…

Unfortunately things did not work out so that we could attend DragonCon this year but Donna Lynch & Steven Archer will be there. They will have copies of Isabel Burning and Luna Maris available, plus the new Ego Likeness single and they are performing! I know they are also scheduled for several panels and always…