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 Interview: RuNyx, author of Gothikana Buy the   Gothikana   Hardcover Edition: featuring sprayed edges, a foiled case stamp, gorgeously detailed endpapers, an updated map and deliciously moody art throughout,   here This edition will go on sale on January 23, 2023 OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB:  An unusual girl. An enigmatic man. An ancient castle. What could go wrong? An outcast her entire life, Corvina Clemm is left adrift after losing her mother. When she receives the admission letter from the mysterious University of Verenmore, she accepts it as a sign from the universe. The last thing she expects though is an old, secluded castle on top of a mountain riddled with secrets, deceit, and death. An enigma his entire life, Vad Deverell likes being a closed book but knowing exactly everything that happens in the university. A part-time professor working on his thesis, Vad has been around long enough to know the dangers the castle possesses. And he knows the moment his path...

 Book Review: Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands by Heather Fawcett Buy  Emily Wilde's Map of the Motherlands  here -  U.S.  | U.K. OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB:   When mysterious faeries from other realms appear at her university, curmudgeonly professor Emily Wilde must uncover their secrets before it’s too late in this heartwarming, enchanting second installment of the Emily Wilde series.   Emily Wilde is a genius scholar of faerie folklore—she just wrote the world’s first comprehensive of encylopaedia of faeries. She’s learned many of the secrets of the Hidden Folk on her adventures . . . and also from her fellow scholar and former rival, Wendell Bambleby.   Because Bambleby is more than infuriatingly charming. He’s an exiled faerie king on the run from his murderous mother, and in search of a door back to his realm. So despite Emily’s feelings for Bambleby, she’s not ready to accept his proposal of marriage. Loving one of the Fair Folk comes with sec...

 Book Review: Voyage of the Damned by Frances White Buy  Voyage of the Damned  here OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB:   For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this honorary feat, the emperor's ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the sacred Goddess's Mountain. Aboard are the twelve heirs to the provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a blessing. All except one: Ganymedes Piscero – class clown, slacker, and all-round disappointment. When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people, odds of survival are slim. But as the bodies pile higher, Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be. Can he unmask the killer and their secret blessing before this bloody crusade reaches the shores of Concordia? Or will the empire as he knows it fall forever? FORMAT/INFO:   Voyage of the Damned  will be published on January 18, 2024 by ...

Book Review: The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater  Official Author Website Buy The Witchwood Knot  here OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:   Olivia Atwater writes whimsical historical fantasy with a hint of satire. She lives in Montreal, Quebec with her fantastic, prose-inspiring husband and her two cats. When she told her second-grade history teacher that she wanted to work with history someday, she is fairly certain this isn't what either party had in mind. She has been, at various times, a historical re-enactor, a professional witch at a metaphysical supply store, a web developer, and a vending machine repairperson. FORMAT/INFO:   The Witchwood Knot is due self-publication by the author on November 28th, 2023. It is told in third person from the POV of the protagonist. It will be available in paperback, ebook, hardcover and large print formats, and is the first entry in the Victorian Faerie Tales series. OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS:   The Witchwood Knot by Olivia Atwater is one...

 Book Review: The Hexologists by Josiah Bancroft Official Author Website Buy The Hexologists here - U.S. | U.K. Read Caitlin's review of the book here OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO: Josiah Bancroft is the author of five novels, a collection of short fiction, and numerous poems. His books have been translated into eight languages. Before settling down to write fantasy full-time, he was a college instructor, rock musician, and aspiring comic book artist. When he’s not writing, he enjoys strumming a variety of stringed instruments, drawing with a growing cache of imperfect pens, and cooking without a recipe. He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Sharon, their daughter, Maddie, and their two rabbits, Mabel and Chaplin. FORMAT/INFO: The Hexologists was published by Orbit Books on September 26th, 2023, in the U.S. and on September 28th, 2023 in the U.K. It is told in third person from the POV of Iz and Warren Wilby. It is available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook format. OVERVIEW/ANALYSIS:...

 Book Review: Ghosted by Rosie Mullender Buy Ghosted HERE Official Author Website OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:  My 20 years' journalism experience include full-time roles as Cosmopolitan's Features Director (and sometime Sex and the Single Girl columnist), and Co-op Food magazine's editor. In 2018, I decided to go freelance, and I now write for publications including The Guardian, The Observer, Stella, Sunday Times Style, Grazia, Stylist and Psychologies. I'm also an experienced product reviewer. As a copywriter, I've produced content for clients including Mars, All Bar One, Fuller's, Rosa's Thai and ibis hotels, as well as volunteering my writing skills to FEAST With Us, a charity that fights food poverty in London. My debut novel, The Time of My Life, was published in hardback by Sphere on 7 July 2022, and my second, Ghosted, will be released in August 2023. For booky things, I'm represented by Jo Unwin, and for everything else, you can find me on Twitter @Mul...

 Book Review: A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell by Luke Tarzian Buy  A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell  here -  U.S.  |  U.K. Official Author Website OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:  Fantasy Author. Long Doggo Enthusiast. Snoot Booper. Shouter of Profanities. Drinker of Whiskey. OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB:  BRIEFLY, A WORD ABOUT ORDER Order is the focal point around which existence revolves. Without order there is only chaos. And in the halls of Damnation (pronounced Dam-NAWT-ion, thank you kindly) the first sign of impending chaos is a cup of tea made without the water having first been well and properly boiled in a kettle. Why is this relevant, O nameless narrator, you ask? Who cares about the preparatory order of tea in the fires of Hell? Lucifer, dear reader. After all, how does one expect to properly greet the newcomers to Hell without having first had a hot cup of tea to bulwark the cold? Behold The Morning Star, frantic on the annual Morning of Souls, t...