Wrong Genre Covers
The Book of Job as a memoir of personal triumph was suggested by Dale. Have a funny idea for a Wrong Genre Cover? Email us at nightbeatseu@gmail.com, and if Rachel likes your suggestion, she’ll make it in a future issue. Or @ us on basically any of the socials.
Behind the Screens: Tuesday Author Interview
Every Tuesday, get to know a bit about the stories behind the books you love, and discover your next favourite novel. Zilla: Honey Novick is a singer, poet, writer, among her other talents! She’s here to tell us about her work. Honey, can you tell us a bit about what you’ve created and what drives…
Night Beats Goes to TriCon
We’re so excited for the very first TriCon in Halifax over the May 15-17 long weekend! A full schedule has been posted on the website! You can hang out with Rachel A. Rosen at: Saturday, May 16 @ 9:30 am: A Marxist Analysis of The Writing Industry Sunday, May 17 @ 11:30 am: De-Industrialization of…
Behind the Screens: Tuesday Author Interview
Every Tuesday, get to know a bit about the stories behind the books you love, and discover your next favourite novel. Rachel: We’re delighted to have Nina Munteanu, author of Gaia’s Revolution, here to talk with us about eco-fiction, the climate crisis, and slime molds! Nina, please tell us us a little about your creative…
An Aurora Awards Hat Trick
The Aurora Awards shortlist has been announced! Rachel is nominated in three categories: Best Novel: Blight (The Sleep of Reason #2)Best Short Story: “What If We Kissed While Sinking a Billionaire’s Yacht?”Best Fan Related Work: Wizards & Spaceships podcast If you are a member of the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA), you can…
Behind the Screens: Tuesday Author Interview
Every Tuesday, get to know a bit about the stories behind the books you love, and discover your next favourite novel. Rachel: With us today is Joy Michael Ellison to talk about a book I’m so excited about. Joy, can you introduce yourself, and tell our readers a little bit about Sylvia and Marsha Start…
Behind The Screens: Tuesday Author Interview
Every Tuesday, get to know a bit about the stories behind the books you love, and discover your next favourite novel. Rachel: I was blown away by Robin Wolfe’s new book, The Threads That Bind Us, and immediately contacted them to ask if they’d be willing to talk about it for our readers. Graciously, they…
Wrong Genre Covers
The Pursuit of Love as a sci-fi was suggested by Kate, based on Rachel’s continual complaining about every cover for that book ever. Have a funny idea for a Wrong Genre Cover? Email us at nightbeatseu@gmail.com, and if Rachel likes your suggestion, she’ll make it in a future issue. Or @ us on basically any…
Behind The Screens: Tuesday Author Interview
Every Tuesday, get to know a bit about the stories behind the books you love, and discover your next favourite novel. Rachel: I’m a huge fan of Jordan S. Carroll’s nonfiction, so it’s super exciting to see him venture into fiction as well. Especially because it’s about pro wrestling, which is inherently hilarious to me.…
Book Report Corner
by Zilla Novikov A propulsive read that I finished on the same day I started it. No one in this story is a good person, but they’re such fascinating disasters that I couldn’t help rooting for them. Louise and her matter-of-fact delusions. Cat and her selfishness, Henry and his possessiveness. Of course this can’t end…
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Big News in the Extended Universe
Cascade, the first novel of the Sleep of Reason trilogy, signed with BumblePuppy Press. Which means that the first novel in the Night Beats extended universe is going to be published. Which is rad af.
Details about the Goya print are available via Wikipedia, as is the image. There’s also a fantastic song about it by Billy Bragg. And very soon a Weird fantasy novel.