The side gig you've been looking for...

Coming to BizarroCon or thinking of coming? Make sure to reserve your room at Edgefield. Today is the last day to reserve rooms on our room block. Tomorrow any remaining rooms set aside for our group will be released to the general public.

As a book publisher, I wonder what I might do about this.

Seeing a bunch of comments from teachers lately that their students can't read or are not reading at grade level. And even if they can read the words, they are unable to comprehend or identify the message or meaning of the work. Only surface level. And that this is not new. This troubles me greatly.

Some snaps from last night's Chuck Palahniuk reading at the kickoff to his book tour in Portland, OR. Phenomenal night! Make sure to go see him if he's stopping in your town!

New Bizarro Fiction: Discover the Weird and Unmissable - Eraserhead Press Hey there, fellow fans of the bizarre and the unconventional! It's been a wild ride since our last website update, and damn, have we got some exciting news to share. We've been busy curating a collect...

Eraserhead Press has a bunch of new and forthcoming books. Check outthis link to see what we've been up to!

Got a call back from not just one, but two people. Yay! Getting closer to solving things.

Trying to problem solve with Ingram. No one is answering my calls or emails. I hope my sales rep hasn't quit. I've been through 3 reps in the last 3 years. And I'm pretty sure the problem is I haven't gotten pissed off enough yet. Wish me luck!

Deadite/Eraserhead Press table at KillerCon 2023

Deadite/Eraserhead Press table at KillerCon 2023 #ThisisKillerCon

And now a man with an Eastern European accent just walked in off the street and asked if he could play guitar and he's great! He's playing Nirvana covers. This coffee shop is beautifully inspiring.

Working out of Nirvana Coffee Co. And in the background a 5 yo kid is learning guitar ❤️

I went to college in Northampton, MA and for a brief time in the 90s there was a comic book museum founded by Kevin Eastman (co-creator of the TMNT). The Museum's collection included original works from hundreds of artists including R. Crumb, Frank Frazetta, Dave McKean and John Severin.

If you are paying an artist for cover art and you want to make sure that they are not using AI, ask to see the file with the layers. If they can't provide that, it's AI.

I didn't read past the opening, but when I scan to the bottom and see that the author is promoting their new novel, I assume that was the actual point of this piece.

Haha! He did just finish writing an extreme splatterpunk book called APESHIP.

New! GLASS CHILDREN by Carlton Mellick III. A bizarro dystopian future in which the next generation is so sensitive, they are literally made of glass.

Spidercar!
The back of the car, you can't see in the photos, was augmented with a giant translucent abdomen and an egg sac filled with colored lights. And the legs moved!

Just saw Barbie. Loved it!

We'll be there. It's in a new hotel. It would be great to see you!

By any chance are you coming to KillerCon this year?

Coming 2024!

Random thing that's made my life easier over the past couple years: Reserving parking in advance when I travel to events in big cities such as Seattle. This app has reliably found me great spots a good prices. https://spothero.com/faq

I love when he does these!

Other Words - Now In Paperback and eBook — BRIAN KEENE

On sale now in paperback and for Kindle, Nook, Apple, and Kobo!

OTHER WORDS collects Brian Keene's writings about other authors and creatives. An engrossing, thoughtful, and intimate look at the people and the history of modern horror fiction by one of its most celebrated practitioners.

This has been a special interest of mine lately. Thank you!

Currently reading:

Some of my best career decisions have been deciding to work with the person I liked rather than the person that was "high-powered."

I mentioned this to someone in Hollywood and they said "nice people can't get things done."

False. And perpetuating that myth enables the assholes.

Interior of an abandoned building I walked past today. Photo taken through the front window beyond a locked door. It's beautiful the way nature reclaims the land.

Put this on hold at the library and picking it up today. Looking forward to checking this one out!