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September 21, 2023

A Night in the Lonesome October

A picture of A NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER (with cover art depicting a meeting of many familiar Gothic characters, including Sherlock Homes and Count Dracula in the forefront) sitting on a brick walk beside a stone gargoyle.ALT

It’s almost October, which means it’s almost time to start my annual re-reading of one of my all-time favorite books, A NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER by Roger Zelazny. With 31 chapters, one for each day of the month, it is a fantastic mash-up of creepy seasonal goodness wrapped into a compelling story, a kind of literary advent calendar for Halloween.

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Published on September 21, 2023 08:17

September 20, 2023

Darlings! I’m SO excited! More Ghosts! This time, with GOTHIC feeling!!!! This goth is happy-dancing…

leannareneehieber:


Darlings! I’m SO excited! More Ghosts! This time, with GOTHIC feeling!!!! This goth is happy-dancing through haunted houses.


Publisher’s Marketplace Deal Report:


America’s Most Gothic by Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrea Janes


Imprint: @kensingtonbooks


Bram Stoker award finalists and authors of A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN: TRUE STORIES OF AMERICA’S GHOSTS Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes’s AMERICA’S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION, an examination of America’s most Gothic places and hauntings, featuring the weird and wild trappings of Gothic tradition such as hidden passages, wailing women, family curses, and more, with an emphasis on female spirits and the cultural narratives surrounding their stories, to Elizabeth May at @kensingtonbooks , in an exclusive submission, for publication in 2025, by Chelsea Hensley at KT Literary (world).


Non-fiction: History


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Published on September 20, 2023 18:16

September 12, 2023

Consumed by the Campus

I’m delighted to share that I will be presenting my paper “Consumed by the Campus: Dark Academia, the Gothic Imagination, and the Missing Student” at Sheffield Gothic’s “Consuming the Gothic” conference in November!

Pictured is a skull and a skeleton hand, grey against a light grey background, and the black "Sheffield Gothic" logo of a skull with white outlines/writing. The text reads "Sheffield Gothic" and "#GothsAssemble." ALT
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Published on September 12, 2023 08:55

September 11, 2023

We had a great time celebrating our new Star Trek and Star Wars books at events this past weekend —…

A black and white photo of me, Amy H. Sturgis, in a Star Trek: The Original Series tribute shirt and earrings, with a ghostly image of a Leonard Nimoy-as-Mr. Spock standee peering over my shoulder. ALT

We had a great time celebrating our new Star Trek and Star Wars books at events this past weekend — so much so that Mr. Spock seemed to join me, old-school Victorian spirit photography style! 🖖

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Published on September 11, 2023 06:02

August 31, 2023

Check out the Kickstarter for Embroidered Worlds: Ukrainian Fantastic Fiction!

Check out the Kickstarter for Embroidered Worlds: Ukrainian Fantastic Fiction!

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Published on August 31, 2023 15:10

August 28, 2023

It was such a treat to talk with the wonderful Star Wars Book Community Podcast about our new…

‎Star Wars Book Community Podcast: Special - Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away on Apple Podcasts

It was such a treat to talk with the wonderful Star Wars Book Community Podcast about our new anthology STAR WARS: ESSAYS EXPLORING A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY!

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Published on August 28, 2023 02:44

August 26, 2023

Many thanks to Journals of the Whills for this wonderful review of our new anthology StarWars:…

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Many thanks to Journals of the Whills for this wonderful review of our new anthology StarWars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away!

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Published on August 26, 2023 16:04

August 24, 2023

Free Online Book Events!

dramyhsturgis:



Free Online Star Trek and Star Wars Book Events!

Everyone is welcome! I’m delighted to announce a weekend of free online events celebrating two anthologies from Vernon Press, Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier and Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away, edited by Emily Strand and Yours Truly. We hope you’ll join us!


Register for Sept. 9 event here.


Register for Sept. 10 event here.


See more about the books here.


The flyer reads: Book Launch Events! Join Amy H. Sturgis, Emily Strand, and friends for a weekend of virtual events celebrating the release of two out-of-this-world anthologies from Vernon Press!Official Star Wars Book Launch: September 9 at 12pm ETThe official virtual book launch for Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away will be hosted by theDigital Cultural Studies Cooperative on Saturday, September 9 at 12 Noon Eastern time. All are welcome to join! This is a FREE event, butregistration is required for access. And join us for a special After Partywith Signum University! Pub Night celebrating two out-of-this-worldanthologies: September 10 at 6pm ETThe Mythgard Institute at Signum University’s "Mythgard Miscellany" Pub Night will host a celebration of Amy and Emily’s two Vernon Pressanthologies, Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier and Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far,Far Away. Bring a beverage and join us for live discussion and Q&A on Sunday, September 10 at 6pm Eastern time. This is also aFREE event, but registration is required. The books are available for request from libraries, for purchase at major booksellers, and forpurchase from the Vernon Press website, where the coupon code CFC10822213C4 provides a 24% discount on each volume.The flyer shows both book covers, featuring watercolor paintings depicting a planet (Star Wars) and a spacescape (Star Trek), each by artist Emily Austin.ALT
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Published on August 24, 2023 03:48

August 20, 2023

In honor of Ahsoka, here’s my latest nerd manicure. I love Espionage Cosmetics so much.

In the background is an issue of Star Wars Insider with Ahsoka Tano on the cover, wielding her two lightsabers, and standing in front of the magazine is a Hallmark Itty Bitty Ahsoka plush figure. In the foreground is a hand with Ahsoka-inspired nails. Four of the nails are the blue/white pattern of Ahsoka's lekku, and one is a copper-colored accent nail. (Nerd manicure by Espionage Cosmetics.) ALT

In honor of Ahsoka, here’s my latest nerd manicure. I love Espionage Cosmetics so much.

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Published on August 20, 2023 13:33

August 18, 2023

Thank you so much, @astridastrolabe!

astridastrolabe:


dramyhsturgis:



Free Online Star Trek and Star Wars Book Events!

Everyone is welcome! I’m delighted to announce a weekend of free online events celebrating two anthologies from Vernon Press, Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier and Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away, edited by Emily Strand and Yours Truly. We hope you’ll join us!


Register for Sept. 9 event here.


Register for Sept. 10 event here.


See more about the books here.


The flyer reads: Book Launch Events! Join Amy H. Sturgis, Emily Strand, and friends for a weekend of virtual events celebrating the release of two out-of-this-world anthologies from Vernon Press!Official Star Wars Book Launch: September 9 at 12pm ETThe official virtual book launch for Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away will be hosted by theDigital Cultural Studies Cooperative on Saturday, September 9 at 12 Noon Eastern time. All are welcome to join! This is a FREE event, butregistration is required for access. And join us for a special After Partywith Signum University! Pub Night celebrating two out-of-this-worldanthologies: September 10 at 6pm ETThe Mythgard Institute at Signum University’s "Mythgard Miscellany" Pub Night will host a celebration of Amy and Emily’s two Vernon Pressanthologies, Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier and Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far,Far Away. Bring a beverage and join us for live discussion and Q&A on Sunday, September 10 at 6pm Eastern time. This is also aFREE event, but registration is required. The books are available for request from libraries, for purchase at major booksellers, and forpurchase from the Vernon Press website, where the coupon code CFC10822213C4 provides a 24% discount on each volume.The flyer shows both book covers, featuring watercolor paintings depicting a planet (Star Wars) and a spacescape (Star Trek), each by artist Emily Austin.ALT

Congratulations, @dramyhsturgis!!


Thank you so much, @astridastrolabe!

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Published on August 18, 2023 13:40