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Karmen Špiljak

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in Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia
February 19

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Karmen Špiljak is an award-winning author of suspense, horror and speculative fiction, a developmental editor and an Author Accelerator certified book coach for fiction.

Her thriller, 'No Such Thing as Goodbye', was shortlisted and received an honourable mention on 'The Black Spring Crime Fiction Prize 2020'. Her short story collection, 'Add Cyanide to Taste', won the 2022 IndieReader Discovery Award for best short stories. In 2023, LeVar Burton Reads licensed her short story, 'Three Roses', for their podcast. Her collection, 'Pass the Cyanide', won 'The 2023 Wishing Shelf Awards Bronze'.

She currently lives in Belgrade with her husband, two cats and an unknown number of fictional characters. Find out more about her fiction on https://www.kar
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Karmen Špiljak My reading list for the tropical summer 2021:
The Blind Eye by Anna M. Holmes
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The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
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My reading list for the tropical summer 2021:
The Blind Eye by Anna M. Holmes
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearce
Such Pretty Things by Lisa Heathfield
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Karmen Špiljak He was everything she hoped for: intelligence, good-looking and an excellent cook. Little did she know that his knife-skills didn't come from carving …moreHe was everything she hoped for: intelligence, good-looking and an excellent cook. Little did she know that his knife-skills didn't come from carving chicken.(less)
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