Rachel A Rosen is interviewed by author Dale Stromberg, and talks about the process of designing his cover, her favourite designs, and her spicy opinions on terrible covers. Read it (unpaywalled) here!
Look With Eyes, Think With Brain
query
Query: JoeAnn Hart’s “best environmental book” in 2023!
JoeAnn Hart at EcoLit Books chose Query for her “best environmental book of 2023”. I only realized now, so you’re finding out this fact in 2024, but I promise it’s still relevant.
Query, a Novel, is snack-sized, but it took me a while to read because I kept laughing coffee out of my nose and onto the page, the best recommendation I can give for a book.
Read the full review here!
Book Report Corner
by Tucker L.
Zilla Novikov’s eye-bulgingly original metafictional tale is told through her increasingly desperate permutations of the same query letter. Rejection upon rejection upon rejection is the conflict. Also, “Ian broke the coffeemaker and no one’s been able to fix it.”
The stakes? Look, we’re in climate apocalypse, and we’re trying to publish our novels before we die.
Read the whole review by Tucker Lieberman (author of Most Famous Short Film of All Time) here.
Armed with a Book: Indie Recommends Indie
If you’re looking for your next great read, how do you find it?
Armed with A Book asks indie authors to suggest their favourite indie reads. Dale Stromberg is the author of Melancholic Parables, a collection of short stories exploring the questions, “Are we the same person we were last year? Or last week? Or last story?”.
His 5 recommended reads includes Night Beats’ own Query, plus 4 other amazing books. Check it out here!
I Dread Hearing From You: Editor Jennia D’Lima interviews Zilla Novikov on Query and querying
Professional editor Jennia D’Lima talks with author Zilla Novikov about her novel Query and reflections on the querying process from her experiences trying to break into the publishing industry. Authors, listen along to find solidarity in misery.
Listen here.
Rachel A. Rosen’s 3 favorite reads in 2023
If you’re looking for your next great read, how do you find it?
Rachel A. Rosen is the author of Cascade, a fantasy ecofiction about trying to do the right thing at the end of the world. Check out her top reads in 2023 here!
Dale Stromberg’s 3 favorite reads in 2023
If you’re looking for your next great read, how do you find it?
Dale Stromberg is the author of Melancholic Parables, a collection of short stories exploring the questions, “Are we the same person we were last year? Or last week? Or last story?”.
His top 3 reads in 2023 includes Night Beats’ own Cascade, plus 2 other amazing books. Check it out here!
An Interview with Zilla Novikov
Dawn Vogel from History that Never Was interviews Zilla Novikov on her blog.
DV: Tell me a little about yourself and your writing.
ZN: I’m Zilla Novikov (she/her), a depressed millennial who is very tired of late-stage capitalism. Turns out, that’s an endless font of story ideas. People tell me I’m funny, or at least, that my writing is funny. My goal is for the reader to laugh through the tears.
Want to read the rest? Check it out here.
Get a free Advance Reader Copy of Cold Rising, a Cold Rush Novella
After a job gone wrong, Special Agent Olgo is trapped within the bowels of Mars with no means of escape. The device that imprisons the trauma within them is about to fail, and the past terrors kept hidden by it must be contained for Olgo’s sanity and everyone’s safety.
From the darkness comes a tiny voice, and a tinier hope: “Hello?”
Looking for a novella with all the grit of Golden Age Sci Fi and all the heart of The Expanse? Rohan is looking for readers. Get a free copy in exchange for an honest review by signing up here.
Book Report Corner
by JoeAnn Hart
JoeAnn Hart at EcoLit Books reviews Query.
Query, a Novel, is snack-sized, but it took me a while to read because I kept laughing coffee out of my nose and onto the page, the best recommendation I can give for a book.
Read the full review here!
Night Beats Extended Universe 