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Introduction
Here are the books I read in April 2024. I copied the descriptions of the books so you can know more about them. Happy Reading!
Bad Dreams in the Night By Adam Ellis
About the Book:
Like a graphic novel version of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, this collection of original horror tales is packed with urban legends, terrifying twists, and delightfully haunted stories by one of the biggest stars in webcomics. Each story will make you scream for more!
A new take on a classic format, Bad Dreams in the Night is an updated, illustrated take on the horror anthologies the author grew up with as a kid, such as Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and In a Dark, Dark Room. These self-contained stories grew rapidly in popularity among the author’s online audience, and even inspired production of a motion picture from Buzzfeed Studios and Lionsgate Films. Filled with spine-tingling, pulse-increasing tales of mystery and supernatural occurrences, this book of never-before-seen comics will be the perfect gift for people who love Black Mirror and Stranger Things and listened to podcasts like Welcome to Nightvale and Rabbits.
Serial Fiction for Authors By Emilia Rose and Ream Press
Dystopia Drabble Showcase: Volume 1 (Shacklebound Books Anthologies and Collections) By Eric Fomley
About the Book:
Twenty-five drabbles (micro stories of exactly 100 words) by five talented drabblers. Enjoy these miniature dark dystopian futures all at once or over a cup of coffee. Within these pages are stories by Ai Jiang, Alyson Tait, Jason P. Burnham, David Turnbull, and Cat Voleur.
Dystopia Drabble Showcase (Shacklebound Books Anthologies and Collections) By Eric Fomley
About the Book:
Twenty-five drabbles (micro stories of exactly 100 words) by five talented drabblers. Enjoy these miniature dark dystopian futures all at once or over a cup of coffee. Within these pages are stories by Liam Hogan, Victoria Brun, Kai Delmas, Gully Novaro, and Robert Bagnall.
The Other Side of the Road (Never Tell collection) By Andrea Bartz
About the Book:
A couple preparing for the future discovers that their dream house will cost them far more than the mortgage in a sinister short story by the New York Times bestselling author of We Were Never Here.
Lauren and Kelsey: married, a baby on the way, and now the new owners of the Hudson Valley house they’ve always admired. The timing couldn’t be better, and the leafy, secluded area couldn’t be more beautiful. Everything’s perfect—except for the older gentleman across the street, who seems to be keeping a very close watch on them. Welcome to the neighborhood.
Andrea Bartz’s The Other Side of the Road is part of Never Tell, a heart-pounding collection of stories about secrets, lies, and mind games. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Just keep the endings to yourself.
Chronos: An Anthology of Time Drabbles (Shacklebound Books Anthologies and Collections) By Eric S. Fomley, Brian K. Lowe, Jez Patterson, Liam Hogan, Mike Murphy, Kelly Matsuura, John H. Dromey, John Hoggard, Jack Wolfe Frost, Maura Yzmore
About the Book:
Chronos is an anthology of drabbles (a story told in exactly one-hundred words) themed around time. Ninety-eight stories of time, time travel, time zones, time manipulation, flash-forwards, space-time, time freezes, and so many other variations on the theme.
The Ghost Writer By Loreth Anne White
About the Book:
A reclusive author with a lurid history is ready to divulge her most infamous secret to the world in a chilling short story of Gothic suspense by the bestselling author of The Maid’s Diary.
It’s an offer Grace Logan can’t refuse: ghostwrite the memoir of Claudia Blackwood, a successful novelist once accused of a ghastly triple murder. Did she really do it? In self-imposed exile in her island mansion, the frail Claudia is finally bringing her notorious past to a close. But for Grace, the end of Claudia’s story may be more than a sinister reveal…
Loreth Anne White’s The Ghost Writer is part of Never Tell, a heart-pounding collection of stories about secrets, lies, and mind games. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Just keep the endings to yourself.
Everywhere You Look By Liv Constantine
About the Book:
All it takes is one shocking revelation on a New York street for a woman to unlock the secrets and lies of her past in a twisty short story by the bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish.
It’s been ten years since Jade lost her father in a tragic accident, and the lingering guilt and grief have dragged her down to rock bottom. Then one night, she’s out at a restaurant and sees the impossible through the window: her father, alive. By the time she reaches the crowded sidewalk, he has disappeared. After so much despair, Jade isn’t going to lose him again—no matter what sinister truths may come from following him.
Liv Constantine’s Everywhere You Look is part of Never Tell, a heart-pounding collection of stories about secrets, lies, and mind games. They can be read or listened to in one sitting. Just keep the endings to yourself.
Selling Genre Flash: The Essential Guide to Professional Flash Fiction Publication By Eric Fomley
About the Book:
The Art of Selling Genre Flash is designed for the unpublished writer. Do you want to learn how to crack the professional short fiction markets? Buy this guide! In a brief conversational style, professional short fiction author and editor Eric S. Fomley takes you through the essentials of leveraging flash fiction to launch or further your writing career. This is not another book on craft, but a brief guide to the business of writing and sending flash fiction stories to professional markets.
Kites and Weddings By Charlie Close
About the Book:
Kites and Weddings is a collection of very short stories for people who think brief is beautiful. In these stories, each no longer than a single breath, you’ll find birth and death, growth and decay, love and loss.