My work has been anthologized again, and I got my copy of the Against the Wall, Under the Armor. This is a collection of speculative fiction erotica. Unfortunately, Amazon refused to print the illustrated version. This is called the "less spicy" version. The publisher is looking into a different printing option.

My story is called Daisy Chain and is a smutty romp about a threeway between a Space Marine, an alien, and a vampire who thinks she's a robot. I've read it aloud at a few sex-positive events, and the audience roared with laughter.

You can find the less spicy version here. https://www.nat1publishing.com/books/against-the-wall/
#erotica #anthology #SpeculativeFiction #IndependentPublisher #Bookstodon

Mountain Style: British Outdoor Clothing 1953-2000 - Kickstarter

Creeping up on halfway there. I've no affiliation other than having backed it and thinking it would be an interesting read.
Isola Press were behind The Rough Stuff Fellowship Archive, which I think was a bit of a niche hit, among others.
I realise it's not cheap, but if it's up anyone's street or they fancy giving a boost it might help it along - cheers!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/isolapress/mountain-style-british-outdoor-clothing-1953-2000

#kickstarter #outdoors #design #hiking #mountaineering #vintage #clothing #IndependentPublisher #goretex #fabric
Temple Dark Books Ireland's Only Dedicated Publisher of Speculative Fiction

Announcing Our Next Big Release!

Thanks to #HéloïsePress, I've read #LisaPike's debut short story collection #IndustrialRoots, a stunning and satisfying set of stories that document the lives of a sprawling working class family in #Ontario, #Canada through the eyes of the #women. The collection will be published in April and is worthy of your attention.
https://thinkaboutreading.wordpress.com/2023/03/07/industrial-roots/
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Industrial Roots

What I Think About When I Think About Reading

"The launch of our imprint Pineapple Lane expresses our belief in the importance of dual-language, mother-tongue books for children.”

#IndependentPublisher @LittleTollerBooks is launching an imprint dedicated to dual-language books for children displaced by conflict.

Read here: https://buff.ly/3Hqs8sh

#TheBookseller #Publishing #Ukraine

Little Toller launches dual-language imprint for children displaced by war

Little Toller Books is launching an imprint dedicated to dual-language books for children displaced by conflict

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The Memory of the Air is a 93-page monologue from the perspective of a woman who has survived sexual trauma and a dysfunctional relationship. Author #CarolineLamarche has her anonymous narrator tell her story with truth and beauty, enabling her to emerge stronger from her past.

I loved this #translation by #KatherineGregor for #HéloïsePress. Héloïse is an #IndependentPublisher that launched last year and is fast becoming a favourite of mine.

https://thinkaboutreading.wordpress.com/2023/01/16/the-memory-of-the-air/

#books #BookReview

The Memory of the Air

What I Think About When I Think About Reading

I saved #JimMoir's #Birds so that I would have something restful to read during the festivities, and it properly hit the spot.

Jim Moir understands birds on a different level. As Chris Packham points out in the foreword, he looks at them so intensely that he knows how they feel. At times, the eye looking out from the page has a near human quality to it.

https://thinkaboutreading.wordpress.com/2022/12/26/birds-paintings-of-100-british-birds/

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Birds: Paintings of 100 British Birds

What I Think About When I Think About Reading
Come to think of it, the guardian /does/ allow to make a donation of an amount of your choice at a time of your choice, and gives access to /all/ of their site, no paywall. It’s an nice approach that treats readers like grownups instead of assuming that we steal if given the chance. Let’s encourage other press outlets to do the same by supporting the guardian with visits, and the occasional 10 bucks. #press #presse #paywalls #Pluralistic #freedomofthepress #independentpublisher #independentNews
I’m loving these latest books from Aderyn Press #amreading #newbooks #independentpublisher #novels