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!
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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!
Mushroom Duxelles with Cold Rising
Fiction To Sink Your Teeth Into, a feature from author and professional chef Rohan O’Duill!
This month I had the pleasure to create a recipe for my debut novel, Cold Rising, that was released last month.
Cold Rising is a science fiction novella set predominantly in the underground metropolis on Mars. The agricultural zone there grows mushrooms and fungi, so I have created a miner’s version of mushroom duxelles. This is great as a snack on some toast, but is also very versatile—you can add it to almost anything. My son loves it mixed through some pasta, for example.
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.
Cold Beans and Herbs on Bread with The Books of Earthsea by Ursala K Le Guin
Fiction To Sink Your Teeth Into, a feature from author and professional chef Rohan O’Duill!
There is a lot of food talked about in the world of Earthsea but this drew my attention as it was something that I hadn’t made or eaten previously. While it might not sound appealing at first this meal is delicious, vegan, and can be prepared in about 90 seconds. What’s not to love?
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