Tales from a Goth Librarian

by Kimberly Richardson

Take a disturbing, yet fascinating walk through this collection of short stories and poetry expressing the darker side of the gothic / steampunk point of view as written by a goth librarian.

Genres: Fantasy, Short Stories, Anthologies, Poetry, Steampunk, Goth, Fiction

251 pages, Paperback

First published March 10, 2009

About the author

Kimberly B. Richardson is the author of multiple novels and short stories. Ms. Richardson was the 2015 David McCrosky Volunteer Photographer in Residence for Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. Her photography was part of the 2020 New Orleans Photo Alliance exhibit What is French in Louisiana. Ms. Richardson is the owner of Viridian Tea Company and a World Tea Academy Certified Tea Specialist. Ms. Richardson lives in Colorado.

See also: Kimberly B. Richardson

Reviews

[Elizabeth Gee · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 ⭐
Some of these were great, some were predictable and some were silly.

[Boomer Foster · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book! I bought it at Chattacon from the author herself. It is indeed weird and macabre as she said, but that's putting it lightly. When you think there's gonna be a happy or tragic ending it takes a sudden twist and smacks you in the face with a 2x4 filled with holes and nails. I haven't finished the poetry at the end YET but I really liked the couple I got through. I plan on buying her other books in the near future.

[Jess · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this. I really did, and I support small press librarian authors as much as I can. But after about five stories I just got too creeped out to continue.

Sorry.

[Aundrea · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay.

[Allison · Rating 1 out of 5]

Some interesting concepts in these stories, but simply not fleshed out enough or executed all that well.