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Introducing Necessary Poisons by Andrea Blythe

A New Poetry Horror Chapbook from the Author of TWELVE

“The world is automatic
in the courses of its living. Time
keeps the living and the dead
in its pocket…”

Interstellar Flight Press is delighted to announce the publication of Necessary Poisons, a new poetry chapbook from Andrea Blythe, author of Twelve (Interstellar Flight Press, 2020), winner of the SFPA Elgin Award.

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Book Description

A woman troubled by her place in the dark...

Introducing The Butterfly Disjunct by Stewart C Baker

A Debut Short Story Collection with Speculative Fiction from the Pages of Galaxy’s Edge, Writers of the Future, Nature, and More

“The Butterfly Disjunct is quirky, smart, funny, and deadly serious. Narratives range from classically told to cleverly experimental, always science fiction and always a delight. Well done!” — Kij Johnson

Interstellar Flight Press is delighted to announce the publication of THE BUTTERFLY DISJUNCT: AND OTHER STORIES by Stewart C Baker!

A scientist haunted by an impossible ...

Pistol-Whip Me, Kristen Stewart: Review of LOVE LIES BLEEDING

FilmQueer Surrealism and the Value of HopeImages Courtesy A24

**The below review contains major spoilers.

Love Lies Bleeding (A24, 2024) is a bodacious exploration of queer sexuality that mixes 80s Hulk Hogan aesthetics with southern small-town terror. The film stars Kristen Stewart in Her Gayest Role Yet as Lou, a gym manager who falls for Jackie (Katy O’Brien — The Mandalorian, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), a bodybuilder who wants to compete in Vegas but gets stuck in the politics of border-town murd...

Book Launch for LEARNING TO HATE YOURSELF AS A SELF-DEFENSE MECHANISM by Andrea Kriz

NewsletterJoin us May 9, 2024 via Zoom to Celebrate the Publication of Andrea Kriz’s Debut Short Story Collection

This event requires registration. Seats are limited.

Save the date! We’re hosting Andrea Kriz to celebrate the publication of her debut short story collection, Learning to Hate Yourself as a Self-Defense Mechanism. This genre-blending collection explores fantastical futures and how we cope with them.

About the Book

Your friend creates an award-winning VR game — based on your friendship. ...

National Poetry Month Reading: THE HEARTBEAT OF THE UNIVERSE: POEMS FROM ASIMOV’S AND ANALOG

NewsletterJoin us April 4, 2024 via Zoom to Celebrate the Publication of IFP’s First Collaborative Anthology!

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Save the date! Join us on April 4th at 6pm CST for a fantastic National Poetry Month reading! This year, we’re thrilled to celebrate April as National Poetry Month with the publication of THE HEARTBEAT OF THE UNIVERSE: POEMS FROM ASIMOV’S SCIENCE FICTION AND ANALOG SCIENCE FICTION AND FACT 2012–2022.

Date:
April 4, 2024
6:00pm CST
Online via...

Introducing The Heartbeat of the Universe: Poems from Asimov’s Science Fiction and Analog Science…

AnnouncementsIntroducing The Heartbeat of the Universe: Poems from Asimov’s Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2012–2022A Collaborative Anthology Edited by Emily HockadayReviewers: Download an advance reader’s copy on NetGalley!Now available for Pre-Order

Interstellar Flight Press is delighted to announce our latest poetry book, a very special collaboration with Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine and Analog Science Fiction and Fact.

The Heartbeat of the Universe collects poems from...

Introducing Learning to Hate Yourself as a Self-Defense Mechanism by Andrea Kriz

AnnouncementsA Short Story Collection Exploring Fantastical Futures (and How We Cope with Them)

“Andrea Kriz’s uncompromising, subversive, and elegant stories address all the big themes — and the little ones too — with a clear eye and post-modern sensibility. While her stories address race and colonialism and Covid, they also examine connection and loneliness, our assumptions about each other, and what it means to be human. Literary SF at its best!”

— Shariann Lewitt, author of Memento Mori and “F...

Book Launch for SMALL GODS OF CALAMITY by Sam Kyung Yoo

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Join us March 4, 2024 via Zoom to Celebrate the Publication of SMALL GODS OF CALAMITY, Yoo’s Debut Novella

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Save the date! We’re hosting Sam Kyung Yoo to celebrate the publication of their debut novella, Small Gods of Calamity. This is one you won’t want to miss. Yoo’s story is heartfelt, authentic, and the kind of detective mystery that keeps you guessing.

About the Book

Ghosts that speak in smoke. Spirits with teeth like glass. A parasi...

Read Works by IFP Staff and Volunteers Published in 2023

BooksWorks to Add to Your TBR Pile You May Have Missed from the IFP Crew, Plus Everything IFP Published in 2023

Interstellar Flight Press is not just an indie press; we’re a community. Behind every book and article we publish is a team of amazing volunteers who are writers in their own right. If you want to support what we do, then support our writers by reading or buying their work. (Or, you know, you can always become a Patron, too.) This is just a sampling of the awesome and cool works that ou...

Introducing SMALL GODS OF CALAMITY by Sam Kyung Yoo

AnnouncementsKorean Spirit Magic Meets a Thrilling Detective Story in Yoo’s Debut Novella

“Atmospheric, layered, and rich with emotion, Small Gods of Calamity is a satisfyingly fresh spin on supernatural noir.” — Premee Mohamed, Nebula award winner and author of And What Can We Offer You Tonight

Interstellar Flight Press is delighted to announce our next novella, SMALL GODS OF CALAMITY by Sam Kyung Yoo.

Now available on NetGalley

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In their debut novella, Sam Kyung Yoo weaves a t...