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Apex Book Company

http://www.apexbookcompany.com/

Independent publisher of award-winning authors in science fiction, horror, and dark fantasy

Category Covered: SF Books

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Going to Orycon? Meet some Apex authors and editors!

 

Published 9 hours ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

Elizabeth Engstrom will be reading from When Darkness Loves Us and from The Northwoods Chronicles on Friday at 5pm in the Madison room. She’ll have an autographing session Saturday at 12:30pm at Autograph Table 2. Also in attendance ...

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Descended From Darkness going to print soon and other news

 

Published 34 hours ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore Our anthology Descended From Darkness: Apex Magazine Vol I. will be going to print this Sunday night. Why is this important? As a small token of appreciation, all those who have ‘pledged’ $10 or more dollars to ...

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The Apex Book of World SF available in digital formats

 

Published 2 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

The Apex Book of World SF edited by Lavie Tidhar is now available in different digital formats. Fictionwise DriveThruSF (PDF) Kindle (coming soon!)

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STRANGE HORIZONS Features Authors of THE APEX BOOK OF WORLD SF

 

Published 3 days ago by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Nicholas Seeley has put together an expansive and fascinating article for the upcoming issue of STRANGE HORIZONS which features interviews with many of the authors who have stories in THE APEX BOOK OF WORLD SF . Read what Aliette de Bordard, Jamil ...

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Innsmouth Free Press: “TASTE OF TENDERLOIN is an entertaining and often quite-disturbing read”

 

Published 3 days ago by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Innsmouth Free Press has posted Mike Griffith’s review of Gene O’Neill’s TASTE OF TENDERLOIN ! Here’s just a sample of what Mr. Griffith had to say: “His tales range from down and out, drunks and drug addicts, to ...

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Midwest Book Review of WHEN DARKNESS LOVES US

 

Published 3 days ago by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

The Midwest Book Review has published its review of Elizabeth Engstrom’s two-novella collection WHEN DARKNESS LOVES US ! “Finding the light when swamped in darkness is never an easy thing. “When Darkness Loves Us” is a ...

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The Monster Within Idea available for HWA members

 

Published 4 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore If you’re an HWA member and would like to read R. Thomas Riley’s The Monster Within Idea for Stoker consideration, please email me at jason@apexbookcompany.com to request a copy. We have a few physical copies to ...

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Everywhere, like quicksilver — Part 1

 

Published 6 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore Apex editors and authors are all over the Internet. We have blogs, websites, and Twitter accounts. Occasionally, we’ll say something funny or interesting. For example, just this morning I was stopped at a red light on the ...

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Apex Magazine seeks Poetry Editor

 

Published 7 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore We recently published a poem titled “ After, Thoughts–A Pantoum ” by John C. Hay that drew some praise that landed in my inbox from fans. Granted, these emails were from fans of poetry who were happy to see ...

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HED: Human cloning? I’m down with that.

 

Published 8 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by J.C. Hutchins A few weeks ago, my high-tech thriller 7th Son: Descent was released by St. Martin’s Press. In its opening pages, a four-year-old boy assassinates the U.S. president…and after that, it’s a deep-sea dive into ...

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Odyssey Writing Workshop’s 15th Summer Session

 

Published 8 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

ODYSSEY WRITING WORKSHOP ANNOUNCES ITS 15th SUMMER SESSION About Odyssey Since its inception in 1996, Odyssey has become one of the most respected workshops in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror writing community.  ...

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Author Jeffrey Thomas on PRIME: “thought-provoking”

 

Published 11 days ago by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Author Jeffrey Thomas ( BLUE WAR , PUNKTOWN ) has posted his review of Nate Kenyon’s novella PRIME ! Here’s a clip: “ I purchased this book at a signing I did on Halloween at Borders in Shrewsbury, MA, with Nate and some other ...

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SHROUD MAGAZINE on HARLAN COUNTY HORRORS: “an eclectic collection of chilling tales”

 

Published 11 days ago by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

SHROUD MAGAZINE has posted its review of HARLAN COUNTY HORRORS , APEX’s recent collection of dark fiction centered in coal country. Edited by APEX’s own Mari Adkins, this anthology features stories by Alethea Kontis, Debbie Kuhn, Earl ...

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Zombies have rights, too!

 

Published 13 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore Zombies are growing restless by our continual disrespect, shotgun blasts, and hammers to the head. They are demanding to be treated better. And now they have a website to support their cause: http://itsjustzombies.com/  ...

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The mathematics of publishing a professional e-zine

 

Published 15 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore While most people have encouraged me to go forward with the ’subscription’ model of Apex Magazine , there are a subset of readers who disapprove. Their reasons are varied, some containing merit and others off-base and ...

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How you can support Apex Magazine

 

Published 16 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore After yesterday’s post asking for reader feedback about a ’subscription’ option to Apex Magazine , I received many emails of support. Apex Magazine has a large base of loyal fans willing to toss a coin in ...

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Apex Magazine and options

 

Published 17 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore There’s been some debate on the series of internet tubes about workable business models for online content. Some, like Cory Doctorow, believe free is good. If you give out a quality freebie, people will shell out money for ...

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SF Reader on CONVENT OF THE PURE: “well-written” and “fun”!

 

Published 18 days ago by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Nick DeMarino has posted his in-depth interpretations, impressions, and praise of Sara M. Harvey’s CONVENT OF THE PURE on SF Reader ! Here’s a small clip of the review: “Harvey paints a rich, immersive world through Portia’s ...

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Mari Adkins signing Harlan County Horrors at Kentucky Book Fair

 

Published 20 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

Come meet editor Mari Adkins at this year’s Kentucky Book Fair being held on Saturday, November 7th, in Frankfort, KY. The Book Fair starts at 9 a.m. and runs through 4:30 p.m. Mari will be signing copies of her horror anthology Harlan ...

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Apex Halloween Contest Winner & Runner Up

 

Published 22 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jennifer Brozek After the Apex Halloween Story Contest submissions were whittled down to the top fifteen entries, I read them. All of them were good stories but, as all authors know, ‘good’ doesn’t cut it with anthologies. The ...

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November issue of Apex Magazine has been posted

 

Published 24 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore This month we present a special “international” issue of our online magazine. Lavie Tidhar, editor of The Apex Book of World SF, guest edits this issue and brings us three excellent selections from around the globe. To ...

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EDITORIAL: “A Celebration of World SF” by Lavie Tidhar

 

Published 24 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Lavie Tidhar I am delighted to welcome you to the special World SF issue of “Apex Magazine.” This month, The Apex Book of World SF is officially released, an anthology of fifteen stories of science fiction, fantasy and horror from around the ...

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SHORT FICTION: “After the Fire” by Aliette de Bodard

 

Published 24 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Aliette de Bodard Aliette de Bodard lives in Paris and has been publishing stories steadily since 2006, several of which take place in the world of this story. She won the Writers of the Future competition in 2007, and is currently working on ...

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SHORT FICTION: “Benjamin Schneider’s Little Greys” by Nir Yaniv

 

Published 24 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Nir Yaniv Translated from the Hebrew by Lavie Tidhar Nir Yaniv is an Israeli writer, editor and musician. His first short story collection, Ktov Ke’shed Mi’shachat ( Write Like a Devil ), came out in 2006, and he is co-author (with ...

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SHORT FICTION: “An Evening in the City Coffeehouse, With Lydia on My Mind” by Alexsandar Žiljak

 

Published 24 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Alexsandar Žiljak Alexsandar Žiljak was born in Zagreb, Croatia. He is the author of the short story collection Slijepe ptice ( Blind Birds ) and is a three-time winner of the Sfera Award for best short story. With Tomislav Šakić he edited  ...

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INTERVIEW: Tunku Halim

 

Published 24 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Charles Tan Tunku Halim is a Malaysian-born writer of horror, science fiction, and fantasy. He’s seen two novels published, four collections of short stories, and runs a popular blog at tunkuhalim.wordpress.com You mentioned in an ...

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OPEN BOOK SOCIETY Interviews Michael A. Burstein!

 

Published 24 days ago by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Open Book Society has just put up an interview with author Michael A. Burstein ( I REMEMBER THE FUTURE and ten-time Hugo nominee)! Take a look and find out about how he composes stories, how he writes with two new kids in the house, and his ...

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Brian Keene Must Die!

 

Published 24 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore If you enjoy this story, or any of the other stories for Brian Keene Must Die Day! please consider making a small donation to The Shirley Jackson Awards . Brian Keene Must Die! It’s well-known in the genre ...

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A Flash into the Mind of Maurice Broaddus!

 

Published 25 days ago by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Author Maurice Broaddus ( ORGY OF SOULS , DEVIL’S MARIONETTE , and tons of short fiction) has been interviewed by Lori Titus over at FLASHES IN THE DARK horror blog! Read all about his latest release, DEVIL’S MARIONETTE, as well as his ...

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Free copies of Taste of Tenderloin for HWA members

 

Published 25 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

For anyone interested in reading the anthology or stories for Stoker consideration, please email me at jason@apexbookcompany.com . PDF and hard copies available. Taste of Tenderloin by Gene O’Neill Eight stories of dark science fiction ...

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Free copies of Harlan County Horrors for HWA members

 

Published 25 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore For anyone interested in reading the anthology or stories for Stoker consideration, please email me at jason@apexbookcompany.com . PDF and hard copies available. Harlan County Horrors edited by Mari Adkins. In the black ...

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Pre-order B.J. Burrow’s The Changed

 

Published 25 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

It’s not the end of the world. It’s just zombies. Chris is an ordinary guy with a boring job, a perfect fiancée, and plans for a happy, if predictable, future. But when the dead stop dying and become, instead, simply ...

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The World of SF is here!

 

Published 25 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

Congratulations to The Apex Book of World SF editor Lavie Tidhar for receiving a Last Drink Bird Head award in the category “International Activism.” What the heck are the Last Drink Bird Head awards? As Jeff VanderMeer states ...

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Free shipping on all U.S. orders $25 or more!

 

Published 25 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

Enjoy free media mail shipping for all U.S. orders of $25 or more throughout the month of November! This is all inclusive and includes pre-order items. Order your holiday gifts today, get some savings, and have them shipped with plenty of time ...

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Last day to pre-order The Apex Book of World SF

 

Published 26 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

Today is the last day to pre-order this wonderful book at a discounted price of $16.00. Tomorrow, the book will retail for $18.95. In addition, you can get copies of The Apex Book of World SF and HebrewPunk for $26.00 (a $32.90 value). Get an ...

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More signing news–Fran Friel

 

Published 27 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

Just got this in from the wonderful Fran Friel, author of Mama’s Boy and Other Dark Tales . It’s going to be a gorgeous Halloween in New England, so peek at some of the Fall glory on your way to the Borders Books Spooktacular! This ...

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Mari Adkins & Jason Sizemore signing in Corbin, KY

 

Published 27 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore Harlan County Horrors editor Mari Adkins and book publisher Jason Sizemore will be signing tomorrow at The Moonbow Coffee House in downtown Corbin, KY from 12pm-2pm. http://www.themoonbowcoffeehouse.org/ Mari and I hope to ...

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Harlan County Horrors pre-release photos

 

Published 28 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore We had a blast this past Saturday at the Harlan County Horrors pre-release signing held at Morris Book Shop in Lexington, KY. I wish I’d gotten more photos but here are five nice ones I’d like to share. Mari ...

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The Book Smugglers: TASTE OF TENDERLOIN contains “a balanced mix of realism and fantasy”

 

Published 28 days ago by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Ana, one half of the crafty duo who run The Book Smugglers review, has put up her Halloween Week review of Gene O’Neill’s TASTE OF TENDERLOIN . While Ana herself states that she’s “not a horror fan”, she has great ...

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The grand experiment

 

Published 29 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore Most people reading this blog are probably familiar with Cory Doctorow’s grand experiment that he somehow tricked Publishers Weekly into sponsoring over a twelve month span. If anything else, click through the link to ...

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HARLAN COUNTY HORRORS eBook on SALE at Fictionwise!

 

Published 29 days ago by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Deep down in our tiny, beating hearts, we’ve always known there was something dark and frightening about coal. From the black smog pumped out of smoke stacks, to the grit on you fingers when you pull it out of your Christmas stocking, coal and ...

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Amanda Palmer on artists, money, and asking for an assist

 

Published 30 days ago by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore Rock musician and all-around happy hell raiser Amanda Palmer makes an interesting point about how artists (though she’s specifically talking about musicians, I think her argument can be made to include writers and artists) ...

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MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW: PRIME “will entice many a science fiction reader”

 

Published 10/26/2009 by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Midwest Book Review has posted a pithy review of Nate Kenyon’s PRIME ! Read the review that is as fast-paced as the novella here! And check out Nate Kenyon’s website! More about PRIME: “Nate Kenyon has already proven himself ...

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Interviews with Jennifer Brozek and Sara Harvey!

 

Published 10/26/2009 by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Ann Wilkes has posted her in-depth interview with THE EDGE OF PROPINQUITY editor (and Apex’s own!) Jennifer Brozek! Read all about Jennifer’s upcoming projects, her current project, and the complexities of anthology editing! “ ...

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Five days remaining to pre-order The Apex Book of World SF

 

Published 10/26/2009 by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore There are only five days remaining to pre-order our new anthology The Apex Book of World SF edited by Lavie Tidhar. We’ve been offering a special pre-order price of $16.00 (will retail for $18.95) and a combo-pack of  ...

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REMINDER: Harlan County Horrors release party tomorrow!

 

Published 10/23/2009 by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore Fans, don’t forget that tomorrow is our Harlan County Horrors release party at Morris Book Shop in Lexington, KY. The event goes from 1-4p.m. There will be a couple of readings, group signing, and maybe even a song from ...

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Apex Publications signs two book deal with Gary A. Braunbeck

 

Published 10/21/2009 by Jason Sizemore at Apex Book Company

by Jason Sizemore Posted today at Publisher’s Marketplace by agent Robert Fleck: October 20, 2009 Fiction: Horror Gary Braunbeck’s A CRACKED AND BROKEN PATH, the final book in his Cedar Hill Cycle, and a non-fiction book about ...

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OPEN YOUR EYES Author Paul Jessup’s EPIC INTERVIEW!

 

Published 10/20/2009 by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Joseph Mallozzi just put up the extensive interview he conducted between OPEN YOUR EYE S author Paul Jessup and the inquisitive readers in his web-based book club, who have just finished exploring Jessup’s sci-fi novella. It’s ...

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42SciFi-Fantasy of the APEX BOOK OF WORLD SF: “get used to having your mind warped”

 

Published 10/18/2009 by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Randy Lazarus with the review and on-line bookstore 42SciFi-Fantasy has put up his review of THE APEX BOOK OF WORLD SF. Here’s a piece of the review: “The writers of this collection, though writing primarily in English, come from ...

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SEVENTH STAR PRESS Interviews APEX’s Jason Sizemore

 

Published 10/18/2009 by Maggie Jamison at Apex Book Company

Stephen Zimmer with SEVENTH STAR PRESS has just put up his in-depth interview with APEX’s own Alien-Overlord Jason Sizemore! Read all about APEX’s start, its progress, and its plans for world domination, as well as its upcoming releases! ...

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