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September 6, 2009
For those of you who might have thought we faded away… well, here we are! The website languished while we looked for a new website company, but we’ve now secured the services of LeeLite Designs and are very excited to have them.
Let’s do the important news first: we’re having a book sale! The Afterbirth stock shelves need your assistance… take advantage of these special prices for a limited time!
We also have limited copies of the Bizarro Starter Kit: Orange and the Bizarro Starter Kit: Blue to sell for $5 each. All books include shipping via USPS media mail. We’ll include some stickers and whatever other fun stuff we have lying around here too. :)
How about some even more important news: A new book!
Screams From a Dying World by David Agranoff arrived recently. The stories you'll find here are horrific in a variety of ways, not the least of which is the impact we have on our planet. Originally published in chapbook format by Punk Horror Press, this edition contains twice as many stories. Cody Goodfellow, author of Radiant Dawn and co-author of Jake's Wake with John Skipp describes the book as "the kind of dangerous stuff that makes its neighbors look like creepy comfort food."
Upcoming!
- The Walri Project edited by Kevin Donihe. Walri is on its final edit, and will be coming out soon. Everyone's waited a while for this one!
- David Agranoff's novel Hunting the Moon Tribe
- Bradley Sands' book Disappointing Sophomoric Effort
- A collection from sam pink called Frowns Need Friends Too
And, we have a few other cool things in the works…
Unfortunately, we are still closed to unsolicited submissions… We'll keep you updated on when we are able to take submissions again, but right now, there's no time to read them!
Don't forget that Bizarro Con happens October 22-25 in Troutdale, Oregan (near Portland). Find out more information at Bizarro Central.
Just a few bits of news from our authors:
- Gina Ranalli recently had Swarm of Flying Eyeballs published by Squid Salad Press and Sky Tongues published by Eraserhead Press. Upcoming is her novel, House of Fallen Trees, coming out in hardcover this fall from Cargo Cult Press.
- Alembical: A Distillation of Four Novellas includes “13 Miles to Paradise” from Bruce Taylor, and was put out by Paper Golem last fall. The book received a starred review in Publisher’s Weekly! The other three authors are Jay Lake, Ray Vukcevich, and James Van Pelt.
- Duncan Barlow’s new press has just put out Downstream from Trout Fishing in America: A Memoir of Richard Brautigan by Keith Abbott. This is the third title from Astrophil Press which focuses on literary works that are usually overlooked by major presses. Note: they are not currently taking submissions.
Enjoy the fall season, and hope to see you at Bizarro Con!
Archived News
July 21, 2008
I’m glad you came over to see the latest happenings at Afterbirth Books! After a slow fall and winter, we’ve exploded with several new titles for your reading pleasure.
New books now available!
- Super Cell Anemia by duncan b. barlow. As I had announced before, this book was used as a textbook for a fiction workshop at Brown University. It’s been available for a little while, but I hadn’t had a chance to remind you it’s time for you to order it. Check out the adventures of this unfortunate character who shocks himself unless he is biting down on copper strips.
- Cocoon of Terror by Jason Earls. The evil artist, Zelian, is creating a masterpiece that will trigger a supernatural disaster…his Cocoon of Terror! He doesn’t use the typical sculpting materials…no, his choice is decapitated corpses. Sound like fun? Only his former student, Trey, has a chance to stop this most lethal work of art ever conceived. It’s here in our office to order now!
- Mother Puncher by Gina Ranalli. Yes, Gina has written another in her group of absurd novellas. How could she possibly write something to follow the woman who fell in love with a wall (in Wall of Kiss)? Well, how about with a man whose job is to give new mothers a punch (and not the fruit kind)…? It’s just the latest in the government’s attempts to control the population. But, it apparently doesn’t deter everyone! Available next week from us or the usual sources.
Our books are now carried at Horror Mall!
We are so excited to announce that all of our titles are now available to you over at Horror Mall. Larry and the crew over there have stepped into a void and created a terrific site where you can peruse a wide variety of horror books—and they’ve agreed to provide our bizarro books a home as well. Look for our publisher listing. Please support them by visiting their site often.
Don’t forget to visit Bizarro Central
- Come over for a taste of all things bizarro…including forums, bios, articles, and the like. Updated frequently! Bookmark the address at www.bizarrocentral.com
- The Bizarro Starter Kit (Blue) is now available! It contains stories from Afterbirth authors Christian TeBordo, Ray Fracalossy, and Bradley Sands, as well as from other bizarros Eckhard Gerdes, Steve Aylett, Jordan Krall, Andersen Prunty, and others. You can order it in the usual places, but you’ll get a deal on the Bizarro Central site: BOTH kits (Blue plus Orange) for $13, if you haven’t got either one yet. These amazing samplers will help you decide which of the bizarro authors you want to read more of next.
I have a few contracts in the works…and hope to announce them to you soon, so stay tuned! Happy summer, everyone! Remember to take the time to do something totally bizarre at least once a day.
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