I was recently interviewed by Celebrate Knoxville for this awesome month of horror, Halloween, and all things scary, thanks to Laura Long Martin. 🙂 You can read it here, if you like.
Category Archives: Appearances
New Appearances
I’ve been booked for a couple of upcoming appearances over the next six months, with more likely to be added. The Appearances page is current now; any new signings, Q&As, convention appearances, etc. that I will be doing in 2013/2014 will be added there as well as announced here.
So if you want to get one of my books signed, here’s where you’ll be able to find me (so far):
Book Signing, October 19, 2013, 2-5pm at Barnes & Noble
421 Arena Hub Plaza
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702
Other authors in attendance who will be signing books as well are Brian Keene, Kevin Lucia, K.H. Koehler, Ron Breznay, Lorne Dixon, and John Koloski. (I will have paperback copies of Thrall, The Hollower, Found You, and The Triumvirate for sale).
I will also be making a Guest Speaker Appearance at Dancing With a Pen Workshop on July 2, 2014 in Morristown, NJ. This will include a presentation by me, followed by workshop participation and ms evaluation. Participation in this event is for teens only, I believe. Details to follow.
News Article on My Book Releases
Just wanted to share a write-up in a local online newspaper about the publication of Chaos and the paperback releases of The Hollower, Found You, The Triumvirate, and Thrall. YAY!
New Fiction and New Appearances
I’ve been told that in about a week, the link will go live for ordering the LE HC of my new novel, Chaos. Â A little about the book:
From the author of the Hollower Trilogy and Thrall comes a terrifying new novel of madness and horror….
The Bridgewood Estates apartments are clean, modern and new—the perfect place for Myrinda and her boyfriend Derek to start a new life together. But the apartments have an extra feature not advertised—they’re built on a gateway to another world, an abyss of chaos from which horrific monsters known as the chaotic ones have come to spread their insanity sickness. As the tenants of Bridgewood descend into lunacy, unthinkable acts and violent deaths accumulate around Myrinda and Derek. They’ll have to fight Myrinda’s own growing madness or succumb to the whims of the chaotic ones.
Also, I have just received word that my 10k novelette, “Okiku,” will be appearing alongside some very awesome writers in an upcoming anthology. Â I’ll be posting details about that as soon as I’m allowed to and I know more about ordering and such.
And speaking of 10k stories, I will have copies of “The Anathema Cell” chapbooks, as well as some copies of my other novels, for sale and signing at this Saturday’s upcoming charity event, Creator Cookout, hosted by Comix Connection in Mechanicsburg, PA.  During this event, comic book creators and novelists talk, sign, and cook for fans while taking donations for the Central PA Food Bank. Please join Brian Keene, Mike Hawthorne, J.F. Gonzalez, Andrew Griffith, Dirk Shearer, Jess Eppley, Brandon Perlow, Karl Bollers, possibly Rick Leonardi, and me on Saturday, August 24th at Comix Connection 6200 Carlisle Pike, Suite C, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050. Bring a donation of canned food for the Central PA food bank, and you’ll be entered into a prize drawing (one entry per each food item donated).
NECon and an Interview
Two quick things before I’m off for a weekend of fun and frolic at NECon:
Author Carl Alves conducted an interview with me which he recently posted. In it, I discuss The Hollower trilogy mostly, as well as influences and heroes. Check it out and let me know what you think. 😉
Also, as I mentioned this weekend, I will be attending the Northeaster Writers Convention (NECon). If you will also be attending, you can find me at the following events/programming:
THURSDAY
8:00 p.m. Necon Remembers Rick Hautala
FRIDAY
8:00 p.m. Meet the Authors Party (I will have Hollower trilogy books available to buy and get signed, or you can bring anything else you already have that you’d like me to sign.)
SATURDAY
10:00 a.m. Don’t Do It Like That I: Newbie Mistakes I’ve Made
Chris Irvin, Bracken MacLeod, Mary SanGiovanni (M), Kristin Dearborn, Meghan Arcuri-Moran
(I’m moderating, so expect some good giggle-time. heh heh)
Or feel free to just walk up and say hi — I’ll be around all weekend.
New Apex Blog Post Up – Crossing the Streams
This month I wrote a blog post for the Apex Book Company blog if you want to check it out. It’s on the different modes of horror as outlined in the intro to The Dark Descent, and what I feel makes for innovative horror fiction.
A Few Quick Updates
Just wanted to let folks know I’ll be doing a regular monthly blog post over at the Apex Publishing blog. Mine will appear the fourth Monday of every month. I’ll post reminders when they go up.
Also, for readers/fans/friends/odds&ends, I started a discussion thread on the me-forum of Amazon for anyone who wants to chat about any of my books. I don’t know if folks actually ever go to/use these, but I figured it might be fun to try. Â Feel free to drop in and leave a comment, if you so desire.
Guest Blog Post Up at Apex Publishing Blog
Hey folks — just a quick note to let you know I have a new guest post, “Why We Need Gods and Monsters,” up at Apex Publishing’s Blog. Hope you enjoy it! I know I enjoyed writing it. 🙂
Spring Has (Almost) Sprung Update
Just wanted to post a quick update on currently available and upcoming works:
Right now, Thrall is available both as an e-book for Kindle and as an audio book.  While the hard cover version is more or less sold out, I will have copies with me to sell and sign for some upcoming appearances, to be announced soon.  F. Paul Wilson said of this book, “Thrall is a feast of both visceral and existential horror – the gut tightens and the mind reels. Mary Sangiovanni joins that select cadre of women writers who are ignoring the safe old tropes and pushing the genre in new directions.”
For Emmy is also still available as an e-book for Kindle.  Likewise, while I will have a few of the remaining paperback copies with me at upcoming appearances, this is essentially sold out in print form.  Reviewers have said this novella is “chilling, heartbreaking, and quietly terrifying,” “brilliant and terrifying…SanGiovanni’s masterpiece,” and “poignant and creepy as hell.”
Both are reasonably priced and my two personal favorites, so if you’re looking for something to read, check them out.
 The Hollower Trilogy will be reprinted in a single, superfancy superlimited edition hardcover single volume.  Details to follow soon, but I can say that I just signed and mailed back the sig sheets for this and it’s going to be a beautiful book.  As for paperback and e-book versions, I am attempting to get all of my backlist back in print in both paperback and e-book editions.
Regarding upcoming work for 2013, a chapbook of mine will be published titled “The Anathema Cell.” Â I don’t have a solid release date yet, but I’ll post it as soon as I know.
Another novella which I am turning in to the publisher this week, titled Solomon’s Girls, is due to be published in hard cover, paperback, and e-book in the first quarter of 2014 as well. Â Again, I’ll post release date details once they are confirmed.
A new novel (in my opinion, one of my best and scariest to date) is near completion and due to the publisher soon for publication this year. Â It will be a limited edition hard cover. Â This book is called Chaos (formerly with the working title of Bridgewood) and to celebrate its release, there will be some free stuff and fun stuff.
In the meantime, readers might find the Locations of Interest section of this website browse-worthy. Â It features free background material, history, and urban legends surrounding the places mentioned in all the books listed above, including the new Chaos.
Rounding out the work load, there is an upcoming story to be collected in an anthology and another novel, still in the planning stages but likely loosely based on mummy and ancient alien conspiracy stories, due out in 2014.
As always, I’ll report more information when I can. Â I hope you’re looking forward to these as much as I’m looking forward to writing/finishing them for you.
In the meantime, why not check out these me-places on the web for fun and frolic?
Or you can check out some of the articles I have posted by following the links under Mary’s Nonfiction on the Web to the right of this post.
Thanks, as always, for your support of my work. Â It means a lot.
Well, Hello, 2013!
Apologies for the lack of updates for a while. Â Between the holidays and my sister giving birth to a brand new baby girl (my first nice), it’s been pretty hectic. Â However, I wanted to post a quick update so folks know what to expect for the new year.
I’m working on a new novel I hope to have finished and turned in to the publisher by March.  It is the supernatural horror novel mentioned a in my last post.  This book will initially appear in LE HC, but hopefully I will have news soon regarding other versions as well.  I believe this year will see the audiobook release of The Hollower and a chapbook version of a short story called “The Anathema Cell.”  I’m working on plans for paperback versions of the Hollower trilogy — I’ll keep you posted.
You may have also noticed some updates to the website, particularly in the Locations of Interest section. Â If you’re the type of reader who likes fun little trivia extras about your books, this section offers that and more for most of the novels and novellas where location is of some significance to the plot. In the Writer’s Life section, I’ve been blogging semi-regularly, mostly about life-stuff, if that interests you. Â I’ve been trying to include blog posts specifically related to my life in the business, and how I’m functioning in it.
I’m looking to add to appearances this year at various conventions and events. Â So far, I’m planning on the following conventions, but these are just plans. Â When they are confirmed, the Appearances page will be updated with the details:
Marcon, Columbus, OH
WHC, New Orleans
NECon, Bristol, RI
I’d also like to do some readings and signings — details will follow.
I also wanted to say how much I appreciate the support of readers and fans who have bought, traded, discussed, reviewed, and spoke favorably about my work to date. Â It means so much to know there are folks out there who are reading and enjoying my books. Â I wish all of you and your loved ones a safe, healthy, happy, productive new year full of exciting surprises, happy accidents, beautiful sunsets, memorable moments, and cherished time spent with those you care about doing things that matter. Â I wish you all peace of mind, time to relax, and good fortune. Â Every year ought to be better than the last….
Mary SanGiovanni 