Happy Tuesday, shipmates! It’s Alex, with a double whammy of new releases for you–mainstream pub and indie press both. I hope everyone had a lovely weekend, and if you’re in the US, hopefully you got to enjoy the holiday. (I got to have a short vacation, which was a lot of fun!) Stay safe out there, space pirates, and I’ll see you on Friday!
Let’s make the world a better place, together. Here’s somewhere to start: NDN Collective and Jane’s Due Process.
“42” Cookie Cutter
I’m sure it comes as a surprise to no one among us that the answer to life, the universe, and everything is a cookie! $4-6
New Releases
These Prisoning Hills by Christopher Rowe
Long ago, the AI ruler of the Voluntary State of Tennessee invaded the American Southeast by infecting it with corrupting nanotech, turning the animals and plants themselves into bio weapons. A former captain from Kentucky named Marcia witnessed this horror firsthand and has been trying to forget it since… until federal troops show up in her town and she finds out that one of these nanotech weapons may still be hidden nearby.
Deep in Providence by Riss M. Neilson
Four friends–Miliani, Inez, Natalie, and Jasmine–call Providence, Rhode Island their home, a place where they stop at late-night food trucks before casting spells and doing séances the way Miliani’s Filipino grandfather taught her. Then Jasmine is killed by a drunk driver, and nothing is the same for the friends. As Jasmine’s spirit linger, the three decide they will bring her back, no matter what dark magics they must tap into.
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Riot Recommendations
Let’s do another round of new indie books to check out as well! Here’s a couple that came out in May.
The Nectar of Nightmares by Craig Laurance Gidney
Craig Laurance Gidney’s latest collection of short fiction covers the spectrum from retold folktales to contemporary settings to secondary, haunted worlds. The stories here are dark, filled with horror–and beauty.
Dark Factory by Kathe Koja
Dark Factory is a dance club like no other: three floors with their own DJs, bars, and completely customizable realities. But when a rooftop rave on the club lets loose a burst of fathomless energy, it may drive the floor manager, a rogue journalist, and a DIY artist who each have their own vision of true reality into the ultimate experience.
See you, space pirates. If you’d like to know more about my secret plans to dominate the seas and skies, you can catch me over at my personal site.