The limited edition chapbook of my story, “No Songs for the Stars,” is now available through White Noise Press. It’s beautifully illustrated and looks great, and when I say limited, I mean that this particular story won’t be available for quite a while. If you’re interested in owning a complete collection of my stuff, I’d suggest picking one up soon. I understand they’re moving fast.
Buy “No Songs for the Stars” HERE.
Just a reminder to folks in the area that I’ll be the October guest speaker this Saturday, October 4th, at the Garden State Speculative Fiction Writers’ meeting. I’ll be talking about the art of the short story, taking questions, and signing anything anyone brings me.
I’ll be speaking from noon until 1 pm at the Old Bridge Public Library, One Old Bridge Plaza, Municipal Center, Old Bridge, NJ 08857. you can contact the library at (732) 721-5600.
You can get further information about the Garden State Speculative Fiction Writers HERE.
Hope to see you there!
Just wanted to let folks know that my newest short story, “No Songs for the Stars,” is being published in chapbook format by White Noise Press. It goes on sale this Monday, October 6th, but for you — yes, YOU — the link will actually go live for preorder on Sunday the fifth. If you want to pick up a copy, I suggest getting one on 10/5, as there are ONLY 100 COPIES.
For your convenience, you can bookmark the link for preordering copies: http://www.whitenoisepress.com/advance-songs/
I hope you’ll consider getting a copy or two or twelve.
The Kindle version of my long short story, “Okiku,” is now live, and available for only $.99. This story includes a sneak peek excerpt of my newest novel in progress, The Blue People, due out from Thunderstorm Books in the near future.
Buy “Okiku” for Kindle HERE.
Hi folks — a few new things for me to YAYYY! about:
As it is now on the NECon website, I can publicly announce that I have been asked to be one of NECon 35’s Legends. Having attended the Northeastern Writers Conference for well over a decade, I think of many of the NECon folks not only as mentors and colleagues I admire but as family that I care a great deal for, and it’s an honor to be recognized this way.
I have confirmed a bunch of appearances for the rest of this year – please check out the Appearances page for details.
I have a new long short story coming out in paperback and Kindle. My story “Okiku,” originally published in Mia Moja (edited by Michael McBride and Nate Southard), should be available on Amazon in a few days. I’ll be sure to update with a link when it’s live. This 10k story also includes a sneak peek short excerpt of my new novel, The Blue People, so the curious might want to check it out. Just sayin’.
Finally, I have some short stories out in the next three months: “No Songs for the Stars” as a chapbook through White Noise Press, “The Floodgates of Willowhill” in the Lovecraftian anthology Shadows Over Main Street, “The Last Things to Go” (co-written by Brian Keene) in the anthology Library of the Dead, and “The Hundred Years’ Sleep” in the Lovecraftian anthology A Mythos Grimmly. Also, I believe we’re nearing the end of the run for Operation: Ice Bat, which features my short story, “The Mime.” If you haven’t picked up a copy, this may be your last chance.
I hope you’ll consider picking up one (or some, or lots) of any of these books, as I have the distinct honor of appearing with a number of extremely talented authors, so you’re guaranteed a good read.
More soon, as I get confirmed dates and links! 🙂
Hey folks – have a few cool new things to announce:
For starters, I recently sold my newest short story, “No Songs for the Stars,” to White Noise Press. I am pleased to contribute to their ongoing chapbook series. News about availability as soon as I have it. 🙂
If you’re interested in hearing me talk about writing, relationships, Brian, monsters, cosmic horror, collaborating, and more, check out my podcast interview on Arm Cast Podcast HERE.
Also, I’m pleased to announce that three of my novels (so far) will soon be available for Nook as well as Kindle – for only $3.99!
Get the Nook version of The Hollower HERE.
Get the Nook version of Thrall HERE.
Get the Nook version of Chaos HERE.
More coming soon!!!
EDITED TO ADD: Also, please check my Works page and my Appearances page for recent updates.
This weekend I will be appearing at the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, VA with Brian Keene. We will be giving a talk on Poe’s influence on modern horror fiction, followed by a Q&A. We’ll also have books on hand for folks to buy and get signed, or we will sign copies that you bring along with you. We certainly hope that if you’re in the area, you’ll come out and see us.
The Edgar Allan Poe Museum
Talk/Q&A and Book Signing with Brian Keene and Mary SanGiovanni
July 27, 2014, 2-5pm
1914 E Main St
Richmond, VA 23223
Just a quick note to those who are/will be at NECon this weekend, if you’re interested in catching up with me — I’ll be arriving tomorrow afternoon. Here’s what my participation in the programming looks like:
FRIDAY evening – Mass Autograph Signing
SATURDAY, 4 pm
Panel – Man vs. Beast vs. Other: The Best Monsters in Modern Horror
From classic tropes like vampires and werewolves to the supernatural and “other-worldly” options, there’s no shortage of terrifying creatures for authors to choose from to scare the bejeezus out of their audience. A distinguished panel discusses “My Favorite Monster” — both to write and to read.
P.D. Cacek (M), Errick Nunnally, William D. Carl, Brian Keene, Mary SanGiovanni, Nate Kenyon
Hope to see you there!
Hi, folks. A few quick updates:
First, thanks to everyone who came out to see us this past weekend at Scares That Care. I understand the charity made some money for needy families, and that makes me happy. A special thanks to the organizers for putting on such a fun weekend for such a worthwhile cause.
Second, I will be at NECon in two weeks — more info on programming and whatnot to follow. Further, I will be making an appearance with Brian Keene at the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, VA this month as well. Brian and I will be signing books and doing a Q&A with audience members.
A signed, limited edition hard cover version of my recent short story collection, A Darkling Plain, should be available soon. I’ll keep you posted.
A few of my short stories will be appearing in various anthologies and chapbook venues in the next couple of months. I can’t get into details about all of them, but I can tell you that my short story, “The Floodgates of Willowhill,” will be appearing in the anthology Shadows Over Main Street, edited by Doug Murano and D. Alexander Ward. There are some phenomenal authors in this one, so I hope you’ll consider checking it out.
Finally, a teaser from the new novel, The Blue People:
They seemed to be made of a translucent blue, somewhat crystalline substance that molded itself, at will, into the semblance of a tall, gaunt person-shape. This shape, with its long, rather sharp features, was swathed in an assortment of sapphire folds of plush cloth embroidered, or so it looked, with silvery-white threads, so that only the skeletal head and hands could be seen. In the cavernous sockets of their eyes was a deep blackness that seemed almost a tangible thing.
The being in front opened its mouth and the others followed suit; a bright light issued from their throats and carried their voices in unison to her. “We were summoned.”
I sincerely hope that if you are able, you’ll consider coming to the Scares That Care Charity Horror Convention taking place in Williamsburg, VA from June 27th to 29th. It’s for an incredibly good cause, and a number of great authors, actors, publishers, directors and generally interesting, awesome, horror-field folks will be in attendance. They’re even letting me in there. 😉
FRIDAY
9:00pm – 10:00pm
The More Things Change – It is said that writing and publishing have changed in the advent of the digital age. But has it really, or do the same perils and pitfalls still exist? Veteran authors Thomas Monteleone, Kelli Owen and Mary SanGiovanni are joined by newcomers Kristopher Rufty, Jonathan Janz, and Chris Jensen for a discussion on writing and selling horror in the era of Kindle. Moderated by Jacob Haddon.
SATURDAY
1:30pm – 2:15pm
Kelli Owen and Mary SanGiovanni – Reading and Q&A
Mary SanGiovanni 