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Cover Revealed for ‘Where Spiders Fear to Spin’

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Books & Boos Press is excited to announce that Maine artist Morbideus Wolfgang Goodell has completed the initial design for the cover of Where Spiders Fear to Spin. The cover incorporates several facets of Peter N. Dudar’s novella, including the ghost story element, the overall tone of the piece, and, of course, a spider web.

“Morbideus’s design exceeded all of our hopes and expectations for the cover,” said Stacey Harris, managing editor. “He really knocked this one out of the park!”

Where Spiders Fear to Spin will debut at Anthocon in Portsmouth, NH (June 5–7, 2015). Dudar is a past Bram Stoker nominee (for A Requiem for Dead Flies), and Where Spiders Fear to Spin is his third novella. One of the characters, Abby Cunningham, is based on a real girl of the same name, who won the chance to be in Dudar’s book at a Lisbon Community School P.T.O. fundraiser. In addition, Dudar is generously donating all of his royalties to the Lisbon Community School P.T.O.

Authors of ‘Insanity Tales’ to Appear at Queen City Kamikaze

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Authors David Daniels, Stacey Longo, Dale T. Phillips, Vlad V., and Ursula Wong will be appearing at the Books & Boos’ tables at Queen City Kamikaze. They will be signing copies of Insanity Tales, a collection short stories and one novella with a foreword by award-winning author Jonathan Maberry (Rot & Ruin). 

This will be the first time all five authors will be available to sign this collection so come to Queen City Kamikaze and enter a world of madness as you find out about these nine tales of twisted psyches, peculiar people, and demons of the mind and spirit.

The authors will also participate in a panel, Writing, Editing, and Collaborating on a Book, at the convention.

Queen City Kamikaze happens on March 7 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 1 Crusader Way in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Bram Stoker Award-nominated Author’s Novella to be Published in 2015

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WHAT IF THE PERSON YOU WRONGED IN LIFE WAS WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE, JUST BEYOND THE COBWEBBED VEIL OF DEATH, TO DRAG YOU TO HELL?

Books & Boos Press is pleased to announce that we will be publishing Where Spiders Fear to Spin, a novella by Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Peter N. Dudar, in 2015. As a bonus, Dudar’s short story “Peripheral Vision” will be included with the novella.

Where Spiders Fear to Spin is a dark tale of mother and daughter, caught up in a web of resentment over past wrongdoings that infects every aspect of their current lives. While these two women struggle to deal with the past and each other, a vengeful ghost comes back into their lives to set right what they cannot—and it’s not pretty. Where Spiders Fear to Spin promises to be a terrifying and compelling read.

Dudar is the author of numerous novels, novellas, and short stories, including A Requiem for Dead Flies (nominated for a Stoker in 2013), Dolly & Other Stories, and The Angel of Death. He also pens a film review column titled Me & Lil’ Stevie for cinemaknifefight.com. A resident of Lisbon Falls, Maine, Dudar is donating his proceeds for this book to the Lisbon Community School PTO.

Meet ‘Insanity’ Authors this Weekend

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This weekend readers can meet the authors of Insanity Tales at two different places.

Stacey Longo is one of the five authors in the collection. She will be signing the book at Vermont Comic Con on Saturday and Sunday at the Sheraton Hotel located at 870 Williston Road in Burlington, VT. The convention’s hours of operation for Saturday is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.

2014-10-23 01.30.13The other authors in the anthology will be at the Brew’d Awakening Coffeehaus on Sunday. Authors David Daniel, Dale T. Phillips, Vlad V., and  Ursula Wong will start signing copies of Insanity Tales at 1 p.m.

Insanity Tales contains short stories and one novella with a foreword by award-winning author Jonathan Maberry (Rot & Ruin). Enter a world of madness as you read these nine tales of twisted psyches, peculiar people, and demons of the mind and spirit.

News about ‘Insanity Tales’

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A few weeks ago, the authors of the anthology, Insanity Tales, were on the Sci-fi Saturday Night podcast. David Daniel, Stacey Longo, Dale T. Phillips, Vlad V. and Ursula Wong were discussing their writing and their work in this new collection. You can find the link to download the episode here.

Author Stacey Longo will have copies of Insanity Tales on hand at the Books & Boos table at Rock & Shock this weekend. She will also be on a panel with Joe Knetter and other authors at 12 p.m. on Saturday. It’s the perfect time to ask her a question about this collection from Books & Boos Press.

She will also have copies at her table at Vermont Comic Con, which takes place next weekend at the Sheraton Hotel located at 870 Williston Rd in Burlington, VT.

‘Insanity’ Authors to Sign at Haunted Acres in New Hampshire

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Dale T. Phillips and Vlad V., two authors in the Insanity Tales anthology published by Books & Boos Press, will be signing copies of the book at Haunted Acres in Candia, New Hampshire this Saturday, Oct. 11, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.

It’s a collection containing stories and one novella by such illustrious authors as David Daniel, Stacey Longo, Dale T. Phillips, Vlad V., and Ursula Wong. Enter a world of madness as you read these nine tales of twisted psyches, peculiar people, and demons of the mind and spirit.

This anthology includes a foreword by award-winning author Jonathan Maberry (Rot & Ruin) and the cover was created by Melinda Phillips.

If you can’t make it to Haunted Acres to see , you can purchase the paperback by clicking here or the e-book here.

 

‘Insanity Tales’ is Now Available to Order

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IMG_8745Insanity Tales debuted this week. It’s a collection containing stories and one novella by such illustrious authors as David Daniel, Stacey Longo, Dale T. Phillips, Vlad V., and Ursula Wong. Enter a world of madness as you read these nine tales of twisted psyches, peculiar people, and demons of the mind and spirit.

This anthology includes a foreword by award-winning author Jonathan Maberry (Rot & Ruin).

The book’s cover was created by Melinda Phillips.

To purchase the paperback, click here. To purchase the e-book, click here.

 

‘Insanity Tales’ Cover Revealed

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Books & Boos Press is pleased to reveal the cover of our newest anthology, Insanity Tales, due out next month just in time for the Halloween season! The cover artist is Melinda Phillips.

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This collection includes a foreword by award-winning author Jonathan Maberry, and new stories from such illustrious authors as David Daniel, Stacey Longo, Dale T. Phillips, Vlad V., and Ursula Wong. Enter a world of madness as you read these nine tales of twisted psyches, peculiar people, and demons of the mind and spirit.

Insanity Tales will be available for purchase in early October.

Books and Boos Press Debuts ‘Insanity Tales’ this Halloween Season

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Books & Boos Press is excited to announce our October release of Insanity Tales, due out just in time for the Halloween season. This anthology contains short stories from David Daniel, Stacey Longo, Dale T. Phillips, and Ursula Wong, and a short novella by Vlad Vaslyn. Longo also edited the collection.

All of the stories in the anthology are new, with the exception of one from Longo (“Old Man’s Winter”), which was expanded and changed from an earlier version. Each story in Insanity Tales features a character whose actions could very well be perceived as crazy—and in some cases, they are.

The table of contents for Insanity Tales is as follows:

Foreword by Jonathan Maberry

“Memory Unit” by David Daniel

“Dark Water” by Ursula Wong

“Jack-o’-Lantern” by Dale T. Phillips

“Old Man’s Winter” by Stacey Longo

“Scalper” by David Daniel

“Never Alone” by Ursula Wong

“Chupacabra Moon” by Dale T. Phillips

“Color Him Crazy” by Stacey Longo

“The Sleep Artist” by Vlad V.

David Daniel is the author of eleven novels and more than a hundred short stories, and has won a Private Eye Writers of America Award (for The Heaven Stone) and was a Shamus Award finalist. Stacey Longo is the author of Ordinary Boy (due out May 2015) and Secret Things: Twelve Tales to Terrify, and was a featured author on the 2014 Connecticut Authors Trail. Dale T. Phillips is the author of four novels (A Memory of Grief, A Fall From Grace), over thirty short stories, and has appeared on stage, television, and in an independent feature film, Throg. Vlad V. is the author of The Button, Yorick and Brachman’s Underworld. He is a freelance writer and former newspaper correspondent for the Lowell Sun and Fitchburg Sentinel & Enterprise. Ursula Wong is the author of Purple Trees, is a regional winner of the flash fiction contest sponsored by the New Hampshire Writer’s Project, and leads the NHWP Nashua chapter. Books & Boos Press is honored to be able to work with such a talented group of writers.

‘Secret Things’ Author Appearing at Author Expo and Connecticut Author Trail

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Stacey Longo. Photo by Jason Harris

Stacey Longo. Photo by Jason Harris

Author Stacey Longo will be promoting Secret Things, her collection of 12 stories published by Books & Boos Press, at the New England Author Expo and on the Connecticut Authors Trail within the next week.

Longo’s first stop will be the New England Authors Expo on Wednesday, July 30. She will be one of the authors at the Books & Boos table. The expo operates from 4 to 9 p.m. and takes place in the Harborview Ballroom at the Danversport Yacht Club. The yacht club is located at 161 Elliott Street (Rt. 62) in Danvers, MA. There will be a free gift bag to the first 100 visitors. This event is FREE.

People can find out more about the Expo here. The Expo is also on Facebook here or on Twitter (@neauthorexpo).

Photo by Jason Harris.

Photo by Jason Harris.

On Tuesday, Aug. 5, Longo will be reading from Secret Things at the Saxton B. Little Free Library in Columbia, CT. The event starts at 6:45 p.m. The library is located at 319 Route 87.

According to the Connecticut Authors Trail website, the “trail consists of a consortium of Eastern Connecticut Libraries who are constantly amazed at the variety of genres and diverse styles of writing among the authors who live in or are associated with the Nutmeg State.”