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SRL Publishing
19 September
Based in the UK, SRL Publishing's strapline is Breaking the Silence, and they aim to do just that.
SRL are all too familiar with the issues in today’s society …
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The Broken Spine
14 August
The Broken Spine is a poetry press and arts collective based on the coast of North-West England.
It was set up in 2019 by Alan Parry and Paul Robert Mullen …
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Nantucket Lit
13 August
Nantucket Lit™ is a free and open-source platform created by Nicholas Bernhard that allows writers to create and share high-quality ebooks.
Ebooks can be read directly in a web browser without …
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Anni K. Comics
13 August
Anni K. (she/her) is a Finnish comics artist.
They were born and raised in lapland, but are currently living in Tampere. They cherish their Northern roots, but love Tampere, this …
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Rien Gray
13 August
Rien Gray is an agender, intersex, and butch writer of F/F and F/NB romance, erotica, suspense, and horror.
They love reworking classic tropes in new ways and adding a splash …
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Indie Bites
13 August
Indie Bites is a quarterly indie fantasy anthology, created to promote the work of indie authors.
It features short fantasy fiction (prose and poetry) from self-published, hybrid and unpublished authors, …
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Aimée Maroux
13 August
Aimée Maroux (the creator of Erotic Mythology) writes mythology erotica, sometimes sweet, sometimes spicy.
Meet lustmad gods and goddesses, nubile nymphs, salacious satyrs, hunky heroes and mere mortals.
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Keezy Young
13 August
Keezy Young is an award-winning and Eisner and Ignatz-nominated cartoonist and illustrator who writes and draws comics and graphic novels.
They enjoy writing mystery, horror, love stories, and ghosts, and …
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Freddie A. Clark
13 August
Freddie A. Clark writes Science Fiction, Grimdark and Horror with a Cyberpunk and biomech twist.
Based in Milan, Clark lives with three cats, their partner, and a massive collection of …
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Six Centuries of Type & Printing
13 August
Six Centuries of Type & Printing by Glenn Fleishman tells the story of the evolution of type and printing.
It starts in Asia, before Johann Gutenberg, then takes you generation by …
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Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2021

Recommended by
sohkamyung
A better than average first issue under the new editor, Sheree Renée Thomas, it features interesting stories by C. L. Polk, Madeleine E. Robins, Molly Tanzer, Robin Furth and a fascinating story by Marie Brennan based on the legend of "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter".

Clarkesworld Magazine Issue 209

Recommended by
sohkamyung
An average issue, with interesting stories by Zohar Jacobs and Yang Wanqing. Full review at [ https://sohkamyung.github.io/reviews/magazines/Clarkesworld/20240209-Clarkesworld209.html ].

Anoka: A Collection of Indigenous Horror

Recommended by
kevin
A fantastic collection of gut-wrenching tales.
The imagery will stay with you, as will the depth to which Shane Hawk is willing and able to explore his indigenous Cheyenne and Arapaho heritage. Crafting tales that provide a refreshing point-of-view and unique imagery that get into your brain and writhe behind your eyes.
Can't wait to read a longer work by the author. Need more!

Origin Complex

Recommended by
kevin
This is the most stunning science fiction novel I've read in years. To see such scope and grandeur in an independent title makes my heart sing!
You'll come for the mechs and ancient alien horrors, but you'll stay for the archaeology and one of the best robot-human buddy pairings since Iain M. Banks' Culture series.

Fermi's Progress 4: The Phone Job

Recommended by
kevin
The Phone Job continues the journey we're all on together, and concludes it in the most space opera way possible. Not only with a bang, but with hope.
Fermi's Progress is a collection of novellas that read like Red Dwarf meets DS9, crashes into Blake's Seven, by way of every single Gerry Anderson series, and a whole lot of Space 1999.
This is great science fiction you'll love.

Fantasy & Science Fiction, September/October 2020

Recommended by
sohkamyung
An average issue that starts with an unusual tour through a library by David Gerrold with other interesting tales by Marc Laidlaw and Angie Peng, a fun piece by Brian Trent featuring some Greek Gods and a dog and a long fairy-tale like story by Leah Cypess that shows that fairies may not have the best interests of the people at heart when they give blessings.

The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter

Recommended by
kevin
A ripping yarn of disguise, deception and misdirection, propelled along by a brilliantly written period style that firmly places you in the world.
A rollicking ride through alternate-history Britain after the Luddite uprisings. Recognisable locations mixed with carefully applied genre tropes keep this book from becoming yet another steampunk adventure and raise it above its fellows.

Nonplayer #1

Recommended by
kevin
Finding the print version of Nonplayer in a local comic shop blew my mind.
The amazing digital artwork is absolutely beautiful. The story - as much of a short snippet you get in a single comic book issue - is cyberpunky and fresh, to me at least.
I only recently realised it was available from Image Comics, along with issue 2. So I'm heading back into its lush artwork and enthralling world.

Night Calls

Recommended by
kevin
Bought the full book immediately after enjoying the sample from Book View Cafe!
This magical, period adventure moved along at a quick pace. Plenty of events, but not al all rushed. The language, descriptions and sense of location & time seem spot-on.
It's the first in a series too, so I'm excited to read more.
Books like this are why I love buying and reading indie ebooks!

Cure: Book One in the Strandville Zombie Series

Recommended by
weaver
I admit this was my first time reading a zombie book. The zombie genre hasn't always been my favorite in film and television, so I wasn't keen on reading a zombie book. But Frisch has a medical background and that made this book very interesting, as it revolved around a hospital. Very enjoyable, my only regret was that I didn't immediately read the next book so now I have to re-read it. :)

The Queen of Ieflaria

Recommended by
sapphiction
I unintentionally binged this awesome fantasy. This book is was nearly impossible to put down, but I had to eat every now and then. Such a fun read!
I love the world-building, the dialogue, the characters, and pretty much everything about this book.
I can't wait for the sequel! I'm reading it next. Errr, I'll probably binge it too...

Fantasy & Science Fiction, March/April 2019

Recommended by
sohkamyung
An average issue with interesting stories by Gregor Hartmann, Matthew Hughes, R.S. Benedict and with an especially interesting story about a musical faun by Jerome Stueart.

Amazon is removing another way to download your Kindle ebooks
In another move to block reading your Kindle ebooks the way you want, Amazon are updating their Android app requirements.

Store your Kindle AZW3 ebooks with Libreture
Have you downloaded all your Kindle ebooks and are wondering where and how to keep them safe? Libreture now supports your Kindle AZW3 ebook files!

Update on the new Collections feature
Collections are coming soon! A neat new way to organise all your digital reading and display your library just the way you want.

Amazon is removing your ability to download and keep your ebooks
Say goodbye to sideloading your Kindle ebooks! If you haven't downloaded your Kindle ebooks by the 26th of February, you'll never be able to use them on another device again.

DRM-free Bookshop of the Month from The Digital Reader
Discover Libreture's collection of DRM-free bookshops with the help of Ofori, the Digital Reader.

DC comes to GlobalComix
Huge news for comic fans, as one of the largest comic publishers, DC, bring their titles to the digital comic distribution platform, GlobalComix.