A Year in Reading 2022

It's time to reflect on my year of reading for 2022.  It has become my annual tradition to spotlight my notable reads for the past year. It's a fun way to reflect on the best material I've had the honor of reading instead of making some inaccurate, ever-changing, or controversial ranked list.

I like to spotlight the books that I connected with most in a given year instead of ranking them. I read twenty six books this year, twelve less than last year. The is a reason for the dramatic decrease in books I read this year. It was my intention to focus on reading longer length books that have been sitting on my shelf this year. I didn't want to find myself reading short books just to reach my Goodreads reading goal so I set the bar lower (25) to afford myself more time to read longer books. And it worked.

The following are the books that have left an impact for one reason or another. They are presented in chronological order as I read throughout the year. I hope you will be inspired to check out any on this list that you haven't and discover those you wouldn't have ever considered.

And now, my most notable reads of 2022:

• Boondock Butcher by Chuck Buda (2021) La Cigolli Press: Chuck Buda's latest horror situated in the rural mountains of Tennessee. This reads like the bastard child of Edward Lee and Richard Laymon. Its gritty, extreme, gore fueled and just backwoods enough to lose a tooth while reading it. This is Chuck Buda's best horror to date. Wash it all down with a sweet tea.

• Talia by Daniel Volpe (2021) Independently Published: Last year, Daniel Volpe made my list with Billy Silver. This year, its Talia, a prequel to Billy Silver and every bit as visceral and disgusting. Maybe even more so. While it is connect to Billy Silver, the story takes on a whole different flavor from its predecessor. This is a tale of revenge wrapped in cringe and filth. Read if you dare.

• The Ballad of TERROR TINY TIM & Other Tales of Unkindness by Douglas Hackle (2022) Independantly Published: If Douglas Hackle writes a book, there's a really good chance you're going to find it on my year end list. Like this, Hackle's supposed last hurrah (though rumors are there maybe one or two more before he hangs it up for good.) This is a collection of odd, absurdist stories as on Douglas Hackle can tell them. These stories are weird but also, smart. Hackle practically dares his readers to see the brilliance of his work hidden in the miasma of silly preposterousness he weaves in words, both coherent and incoherent. Pick up TERROR TINY TIM... if you dare!

• Moonfellows by Danger Slater (2022) Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing:  As with Douglas Hackle, so too will Danger Slater almost certainly appear on my year end list anytime he publishes new work. And such is the case with the uber-moody, MOONFELLOWS. You know that old timey movie where a rocket ship is launced to the moon and then the grainy, choopy image of a man with his face painted like the moon, harrumph's when said rocket pierces him in the eye? And
  
  
  also, you know that similarly toned but more modern, yet still goes for the old-timey asthetic Smashing Pumpkins music video for the song Tonight? Yeah well this story are those two things, but its a Danger Slater book. So unique. Its party alternative history, part fantasy, part absurdist sci-fi, part bizarro, and part literary fiction. In the end, what it is is all good. Read it. For mankind.

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  Southern Fried and Horrified by Ronald Kelly (2022) Stygian Sky Media:  I'm nearly embarrassed to admit that this is the first book by Ronald Kelly that I've ever read. That's because this is the non-fictional account of Ronald Kelly's storied writing career from breaking into publishing as just before the industry collapse at the dawn of digital publishing and the comeback he made to once again find himself among horror fiction's elite in a new golden age of dark fiction books. The story is full of the southern charm it promises and is feel good even through the darkest time. You likely won't find another book 'on writing' quite like it. If you were to twist my arm and force me to rank these books, this one would easily be my number one read of 2022. Time for me to read some Ronald Kelly fiction in the coming year! 

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• Honorable mentions for 2021 include: 

• PARADISE CLUB by Tim Meyer, a book who's path was dictated by his Patreon contributors 
• ZODIAC by Tom Duffy, the debut novel with a wickedly sinister concept. A serial killer is forced out of retirement
• THE TRIANGLE OF BELIEF by Brian Keene, a non-fiction offering by one of horror's greats that connects the dots between belief, faith, maturity and writing. 
• TOLLBOOTH by Bud Smith. Too many people are sleeping on Bud Smith's work. This is the second book that I've read by him and it is exceptional, accessable fiction of the every man. This is what I like to call 'blue-collar fiction.' Do yourself a favor and check it, or anything, by Bud Smith out.

There you have it. Due to the curtailed amount of books I've read overall this year, I've made a comparable amount of notable books to spotlight this year as well. This year, three books of the twenty-six I read earned my elusive 5-star rating.  That's one more five star book with twelve less books read. Quantity went down, quality went up. 

Next year I will endeavor to read at least thirty books. I liked having the time to allow myself to read longer works but I was also a bit frustrated by the really longer books. I'll try to find a happier medium this year. I'm kind of getting frustrated dictating my book journey by reading goals I set for myself on Goodreads. But, its also fun to set those goals. Bottom line, I'm going to keep reading and you should too.

You can check out the complete list of the books I read in 2021 on Goodreads.
You can check out my notable books read from 2021 HERE.

A Year of Reading 2021

 It's time to reflect on my year of reading for 2021.  It has become my annual tradition to spotlight my notable reads for the past year. It's a fun way to reflect on the best material I've had the honor of reading instead of making some inaccurate, ever-changing, or controversial ranked list.

I like to present those books that really stood out to me in the past year. I read thirty-eight books this year, two less than last year. The following are the books that have left an impact for one reason or another. They are presented in chronological order as I read throughout the year. I hope you will be inspired to check out any on this list that you haven't and discover those you wouldn't have ever considered.

And now, my most notable reads of 2021:

• The Writing Life: Reflections, Recollections and a Lot of Cursing by Jeff Strand (2020) Independently Published: I don't usually go for writing fiction but Jeff Strand's book on writing takes a different approach than most. Strand cut his teeth during a changing era and he's had a good degree of success in the digital publishing age. Not only do I admire his work, but also, his work ethic. A must-read for anyone writing and publishing in the digital age.

• Billy Silver by Daniel Volpe (2020) Independently Published: Real. Uncomfortable. Wet. Daniel Volpe exploded onto the extreme horror scene early in 2021 with his viseral book, Billy Silver. Its a gritty, honest tale that presents a protagonist that you have no right rooting for and yet, for some reason, you do. You feel left as disgusting a human being as Billy Silver is in the end. Great ride!

• The Slob by Aron Beauregard (2019) Maggot Press: The Slob is disgusting. This Splatterpunk Award nominated book tells the story of the most depraved, dehumanized serial killer ever. Picture an episode of hoarders but with kidnap victims and the remains of those who came before them. Yeah, that's The Slob. Gross.

• Hogzilla by Mike Baron (2020) Wolfpack Publishing:  Last year, Mike Baron's FLORIDA MAN earned its way onto my notable reads list. This year he has returned with an even stronger follow-up to its predecessor, HOGZILLA. Where Florida Man lacked a narrative direction, Hogzilla is a finely tuned machine of storytelling. All the while, never losing its bat-shit-crazy edge that made the original a sucess.

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  Bird Castles by Justin Grimbol (2019) Atlatl Press:  Justin Grimbol has appeared on every notable reads of the year list I've done. He's a fixture. Bird Castles is another charming, poetic, simple and beautiful addition to his pantheon of wonderful poetic prose. I look forward to presenting another Grimbol book on the list next year.

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  Zoltergeist the Poltergeist by Douglas Hackle (2021) Independently Published:  Douglas Hackle presents what he claims is the penultimate book of his catalog. Douglas Hackle is is own genre but for my money, Zoltergeist the Poltergeist is my #1 Bizarro Fiction book for 2021 and the only worthy candidate for the Wonderland Book of the Year. Plus, these this thing in a cabinet that's the creepiest fucking thing in a book ever.

• Things Were Easier Before You Became a Giant Fucking Mantis by Matthew A. Clarke (2021) Independently Published:  Had Douglas Hackle not gone and written the most brilliant Bizarro book since Danger Slater's I WILL ROT WITHOUT YOU, Matthew A. Clarke's charming, twisted tale of the trials and tribulations of inter-cryptid-alien-species love would have been my top pick for Bizarro book of the year. As it is, it sits at number two and still earns a privileged place on my list of notable reads for 2021.

• Mother Maggot by Simon McHardy (2020) Potter's Grove Press: To say Mother Maggot has had a complicated publishing history is an understatement. The initial appeal of this book, at first, was simply getting my hands on a copy. Mother Maggot kept getting deplatformed from any distribution platform it was placed on. And yet, it had incredible buzz for being the most disgusting book ever written. Finally I was able to snag a paperback copy before it was removed from the retail market again. What I read became a focal point for how, what and where I consumed my fiction ever since. Mother Maggot brought extreme horror back into province. It was the 'killer app' that field the early success of Godless.com (an extreme horror fiction distribution platform that doesn't give a fuck if you are offended.) Mother Maggot also gets my nod for Cover of the Year. Look at that bad-ass thang!

Honorable mentions for 2021 include: 

• EVIL BIGFOOT MONSTER by FF Monsoon, a book that figures into Jeff Strand's THE WRITING LIFE. 
• WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING, Max Booth III's book turned big screen movie about a dysfunctional family trapped in a bathroom after a tornado strikes.
• THIS IS A HORROR BOOK, Charles Austin Muir's short story collection that packs a whallop.
• THE DEMON, THE DUMBWAITER AND THE DOUCHBAG, newcomer Sal Cangemi's bizarro tale of an apartment building tormented by a fuzzy demon. Its a Troma movie told in words not celluloid.

This year, only two books of the thirty-eight I read earned my elusive 5-star rating.  I hope I'm not becoming too much of a curmedgion in my old age. This year, I found the books I reached for were different than years prior. A new crop of extreme horror has made a lot of people take notice, myself included. A new distribution platform, Godless.com, has fueled a lot of that attention. Godless is a disruptive force and so far has proven to be a game changer for a lot of readers. Much of what is offered on Godless is very short and inexpensive fiction, much of which I deemed too short to quantify as a read on Goodreads. I may have to do a separate list for the short Godless stuff next year because it still deserves attention and recognition.

You can check out the complete list of the books I read in 2021 on Goodreads.
You can check out my notable books read from 2020 HERE.

3 Picks with John Boden

 

Its time for 3 Picks! This week featuring author John Boden. John Boden is known for his folksy roadhouse dark fiction tales like Spungunion and Walk the Darkness Down. In addition to writing some bad-assed books, John is a vertible encyclopedia of music trivia (particularly 80's era hard rock music.) From Roy Clark to Gilby Clark and Johnny Cash to John 5, you can't stump Boden when it comes to his knowledge of music and the musicians. 

So it's with that in mind that this weeks 3 Picks will focus on Joh Boden's choices for books centered around rock music. Not looking for rocker bio's or tell all testimonials. These are the books that are driven by the very music that shakes our souls. John even took the liberty of 'pairing' each pick with an appropriate album to listen to while you read each pick. 

Here are John Boden's 3 Picks for Rock Centric Reads:

Pick 1. THE SCREAM by John Skipp & Craig Spector. Along with Bradbury and King, these two left their greasy fingerprints all over teenage Johnny's want to write...it's still surreal that I know and call them friends now. But this fucking book. It's a Clive Barker-by-way-of SPARKS but way heavier and in strobe light masterpiece. It's Rock-N-Roll and it never forgets...or forgives.

Album to pair with: RIGGS- s/t



Pick 2. CORPSEPAINT by David Peak. This novel is bleak and brutal, an icy riff map from Chicago to the Ukraine, peopled with not-that-disparate characters, good and bad, but I'll be honest and tell you the good are just slightly less bad than the bad. A phenomenal novel.

Album to pair with: Celtic Frost- "To Mega Therion" (DISCLAIMER- I don't listen to Black Metal so my scope of reference here is quite limited, so I did what I could)



Pick 3. SKIN by Kathe Koja. I might be cheating here...this one doesn't exactly feature rock music as a main character but it's there. Goth-punk pioneers strive to create the ultimate in their art: a masterpiece of flesh and metal. This book is William Burroughs insane with Tetsuo The Iron Man caliber visuals...and while I love all of Koja's work this one will always be the cold steel spring in my heart.

Album to pair with: GOD IS LSD- "Spirit Of Suicide"




Those are John Boden's three rockin' picks for books that are driven on sex, drugs and rock n' roll! Have you read any or all of these titles? If you're missing any, better get on top of that. What are your 3 Picks for rock-centric books? Let us know in the comments.

You can find out more about John Boden at his website.

3 Picks with Kenzie Jennings

Its time once again for 3 Picks! This week, 3 Picks features author Kenzie Jennings. Kenzie is the author of the stomach-churning novel, RECEPTION and the Splatterpunk Award nominated, RED STATION, both available from Death's Head Press.

Kenzie enjoys playing in the gore. Maybe enjoying it a little too much. Where there's blood dripping, Kenzie is sure to be found. Who better to get 3 Picks for the goriest reads she can come up with?  If there's one person who can point you in the splatteriest of directions, its Kenzie Jennings. So let's check out her 3 Picks for Goriest Reads:

Pick 1. Full Brutal by Kristopher Triana. I like to think of Full Brutal as the "better" version of American Psycho in that Triana doesn't overwrite a damned thing. In a nutshell, the protagonist, Kim White, is a suicidal, wholly apathetic cheerleader who entertains herself by psychologically manipulating and tormenting various people in her life. She later discovers that it's a real turn on when she hurts her victims. Really hurts her victims. I don't know what's more disturbing, Kim and everything she gets away with, or the fact I kept turning the page, wanting to see what was next on her list of nasty deeds and...well, just how big she'd go. I wasn't disappointed. 

Pick 2. DOA III ed. Marc Ciccarone I’ll readily admit to not having caught up in this particular series of anthologies from Blood Bound Books, but then again, I’ve only recently joined the extreme horror community, so obviously, I’ve some catching up to do. Anyway, DOA III has a bit of everything for those readers who aren’t satisfied with the little dab of blood here and there in Stephen King’s work. From painfully nasty fetishes to demented acts of vengeance, this anthology won’t let the gore hounds down whatsoever. It not only contains work from masters of horror such as Edward Lee, Jack Ketchum, John Skipp, and Bentley Little, DOA III will also introduce you to potential new favorites like Betty Rocksteady (her story, “These Beautiful Bones,” is probably my favorite out of them all), Shaun McKenzie, Kristopher Rufty, and Ryan Harding. Enjoy…but don’t eat anything while you’re reading. Trust me. 

Pick 3. Books of Blood (omnibus) by Clive Barker. Barker’s grotesque imagery alone is the stuff of surreal nightmares, and while I certainly could’ve gone with nearly any of his horror books, I think the entire collection of his short stories in Books of Blood would satisfy the most depraved of us quite well. My particular favorites include “Jacqueline Ess: Her Wiill and Testament,” “How Spoilers Bleed,” and “In the Hills, the Cities,” all of which contain some truly horrific body horror. A must for gorehounds and horrorphiles and everyone in-between. 

Honorable mentions for the total sicko in you: 

Suffer the Flesh by Monica J. O'Rourke. O'Rourke's novel cleverly takes a topical issue - in this case, weight loss mania and diet culture - and turns it into a batshit ordeal for her protagonist, Zoey Masterson, who finds herself roped into a weight loss "experience" the likes of which would have the Marquis de Sade running for the hills. Suffer the Flesh is unadulterated torture porn. There's no doubt about it. There are things in it you will never be able to "unsee." O'Rourke amps up the dramatic (and gory) tension halfway through the ride when she tosses in a twisty turn, and the novel instantly shifts into full-on survival horror.

 Dead Inside by Chandler Morrison. I just finished reading Morrison’s novella last night, and I think you’ll need to be in a certain, awful state of mind to get through it. It’s an… anti-love…love story about two hospital employees, a sociopathic security guard and an opiate-dependent obstetrician, who bond over their respective, twisted fetishes. Think of the sickest, most depraved things one can do in a hospital…dial it to eleven…and you’ll have Morrison’s premise in a nutshell. There’s absolutely nothing to redeem either of them, but you’re not there to witness these two monsters find redemption in their soulless lives. You’re there because you can’t believe what’s happening IS happening. It’s perfectly morbid in every way. 

See, Kenzie Jennings is so about the gore that she couldn't limit herself to 3 Picks. We'll let it slide. I don't wanna suffer the consequences of suggesting she broke the rules. After all, she also wrote gory stories worthy of being part of anyone's 3 Picks for Gory Reads. 

Follow Kenzie Jennings at kenziejennings.com  or Twitter: @kenzieblyjay and Instagram: kenziejennings2

A Year in Reading 2020

 It's time to reflect on my year in books for 2020.  It has become my annual tradition to spotlight my noteable reads for the past year. I think it's a fun way to reflect on the best material I've had the honor of reading instead of making some inaccurate, ever changing and God forbid, controversial ranked list.

I like to present those books that really stood out to me in the past year. I read forty books this year, one less than last year. The following are the books that have left an impact for one reason or another. They are presented in chronological order as I read throughout the year. I hope you will be inspired to check out any on this list that you haven't and discover those you wouldn't have ever considered.

And now, my most notable reads of 2020:

• Florida Man by Mike Baron (2020) Wolfpack Publishing: This one suffered from a lack of direction. Despite the fact that the whole time I was reading this book I never understood the plot, it was still an insane, crazy ride of a read. I decided the plot was the title, the plot is Florida Man and that's good enough and different enough to earn a place on my list.

• The Hanover Block by Gregor Xane (2014) New Dollar Pulp: Look at that cover! If that cover alone doesn't make you want to pick up this book and find out what the hell that thing is all about then perhaps picking up the book and finding out what the hell that thing is all about will make you want to pick up the book to find out what the hell that thing is all about. And, I assure you, that thing on the cover is in the book and the book is full of mystery and intrigue. Its a book about keeping secrets and the biggest secret is that thing on the cover.

• We Don't Talk About Her by Andersen Prunty (2018) Atlatl Press: A story about the grass is always greener expect when it isn't. This one turns, flips, swerves and rolls over, keeping you on your toes. The truest meaning of a page-turner. My only complaint that is was too short. I wanted not to talk about her more, more, more!

• Mud Season by Justin Grimbol (2017) Atlatl Press:  Justin Grimbol has become a perennial fixture on my most notable book of the year lists. This year I read Mud Season, which continues the lovable poetry/prose styling that only Justin can seem to write. Not-so-obvious slices of life told beautifully and whimsically. There's nothing not to love about Justin Grimbol's work. Any of it.

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  The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum (1989) 47North:  I admit it. I didn't read The Girl Next Door until 2020. I feel like the member of some unfortunate club of people who've experienced this book. And, it is an experience. It felt real, too real. I felt as if by the very act of reading further I was causing the poor girl in this book to go through what she'd been through many times before in many other reader's minds. Scary. Truly, scary.

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  The Sea Was Angry by Armand Rosamilia (2020) Severed Press:  The Sea was Angry. The Sea was Pissed. The Sea was Irate. The Sea was Out to Get Us. The Sea was Relentless. Great cover. Wicked concept. Action packed dark thriller. Mindless fun.

• The Ballad of Ricky Risotto by Marc Cavella (2020) Belle Devereaux Publishing :  Marc Cavella came out of left-field for me. A total stranger whom I interviewed on my podcast (with focus on another of his books.) Marc talked about this book which was about to come out so when it was released I picked it up. The Ballad of Ricky Risotto was underpromised and overdelivered. Great, solid story about a fiction wrestling federation that takes place in the late 70s/early 80s right when a certain real wrestling federation was about to explode onto the world stage.

•  F250 by Bud Smith (2014) Piscataway House: I've been orbiting around Bud Smith for quite some time but a different book of his entirely. Then, I heard a glowing review for F250 on a book discussion show and decided I would start here. Bud Smith is a gem. This is what I like to call blue collar fiction. Its a character study of a guy working through life told by a guy who works blue collar jobs and writes on his iPhone about blue collar life.

• Wormwood by Tim Meyer & Chad Lutzke (2020) Thunderstorm Books/Silver Shamrock: You can expect nothing less than excellent story telling from each of these authors. Put them together and you are sure to get something extraordinary. And that is the result with their collaborative effort, Wormwood. Initially released as a limited edition paperback by Thunderstorm Books via Night Worms and subsequently released as ebook and paperback from Silver Shamrock. 
  
  

Honorable mentions for 2020 include: DEAD HIGHWAY by J.C. Walsh, a balls to the wall cosmic horror that crosses Fast and Furious with The Call of Cthulhu. KUMQUAT by Jeff Strand, his stand-out romantic comedy that is (I shit you not) a romantic comedy, no horror here just Jennifer Aniston level fun! There was also BRIDES OF HANOVER BLOCK by Gregor Xane that was just as good as the first book but I didn't want to include two books of the same series on the list. Lastly, DON'T SMELL THE FLOWERS THEY WANT TO STEAL YOUR BONES by Duncan Bradshaw, one of my favorite Bizarro reads of the year that fell just shy of making the most notable list.

This year, I rated four different books at 5 stars. That up from just one in 2019. Overall, it felt like a pretty good year in reading. Great stories are what helped keep our minds off the world outside the pages. I'm already looking forward to reading tons more potentially great books in 2021. Lord knows I have enough on the shelves (physical and digital alike) to keep me reading for many years to come. 

You can check out the complete list of the forty books I read on Goodreads.
You can check out my notable books read from 2019 HERE.

Are We Reading Bizarro? (Part 2)

This week, in my ongoing series, "Are We Reading Bizarro?" I've decided to dig a little deeper to see if I could pull the number of people reading Bizarro fiction up. In the first week I used purely anecdotal evidence from my Goodreads feed over the course of a few weeks to surmise that only three of the people I am connected to on Goodreads were reading Bizarro or Bizarro adjacent titles.

Are We Reading Bizarro?

This week I decided to up the ante a little bit. I am still using Goodreads as my measurement but instead of relying solely on what passed through on my news feeds, I dug through my friends list (812 members as of this posting), page by page to see of those reporting the titles they're reading, how many I could count off that were Bizarro or Bizarro adjacent.

The number I wound up at: 5.

Digging In Deeper For The Numbers

An interesting thing happened while I was combing through all twenty eight pages of friends statuses, There were far more than five people who's status reported they were reading a Bizarro or adjacent title. The problem was there were more of those status updates that were year old (roughly in the range of 2013 through 2017.) Obviously, I couldn't count those as people currently reading Bizarro. What I can say is that there are way more of those old statuses reporting reading Bizarro than there are currently.

I can't say that means anything or not. But, it could be an indication that we were reading much more Bizarro years ago looking at those snapshots back over years past than we are now. Again that is purely circumstantial evidence and obviously not concrete. 

I can also say that, after my first blog post in this series, several people stepped up to report that they were currently, recently or intend to soon, read a Bizarro or adjacent title. That is encouraging.

I myself, am about to finish up my first experience with Kurt Vonnegut and I have two Bizarro or adjacent titles up next in my reading queue.  As always, if you're reading Bizarro or adjacent let me know! I know someone reported trouble replying directly to the blog so let me know on Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads or wherever we interact!

Up next for Mr. Frank

It's a weird time to be alive but a great time to get in more reading! Be well and read weird.

Are We Reading Bizarro? (Part 1)

In recent weeks, in the writer/reader circles that I tend to run in on social media platforms, I've witnessed a call to action to return Bizarro Fiction to the prominence (its "relative" prominence) it once enjoyed. Now, there can be no doubt the genre has been experiencing a decline both in readership and in new material released under the genre label.

Are you reading weird?

But I've read several blog posts, status updates and I have even done a podcast interview on the discussion of what can be done to bring attention back to Bizarro Fiction. In the face of a genre in recession, people are starting to take a positive, pro-active approach and bring Bizarro back from the proverbial dead.

All the "Rah! Rah!" is great. It really is. It needs to continue. But, bottom line, until people start picking up Bizarro books, reading them and talking about them, things simple won't change. Which brings me to what I want to accomplish here.

I've been monitoring for a few weeks now, my Goodreads feeds with an eye on one metric in particular. How many people are reporting that they are reading a Bizarro (or Bizarro "adjacent") title? The fact of the matter is that I'm simply not seeing all the "Rah! Rah!" translating into people picking up Bizarro books.

That is, until today, March 18th, 2020. Today I can report to you that in the past 24 hours I have seen reading activity on three Bizarro or Bizarro adjacent titles. Of course, that is by my definition and parameters. I would say there is one, unquestionable Bizarro title and two adjacent titles of the three.

So, is it progress or happenstance? That's why I'm starting this little blog series. It's all just an idea. I'd like to try to report at least once a week if not more. We'll see how this goes. Let's keep in mind this is pretty anecdotal. I am basing this off my own Goodreads feeds and my own definitions of what constitutes a Bizarro or Bizarro adjacent title.

If you're reading Bizarro or adjacent, please, let me know in the comments. Let me know if you're planning on reading something Bizarro soon. Or maybe you're considering a Bizarro title, let me know about that too!

Happy Ready!

Podcast Killed The YouTube Star

SCATTERBRAIN is out running wild in the book world. That means it's time for me to start my media blitz. As you may or may not already be aware, I host my own podcast, Bizzong! The Bizarre and Weird Fiction Podcast on the Project Entertainment Network. But to get the word out about the new book I have to cast a wider net.

As you may or may not have noticed, I've appeared on several different podcasts recently. So let this entry serve as your one-stop-shop as your own personal Mr. Frank Radio Network launch pad. I'll give you the skinny on all the shows I've made appearances on recently.

The NEW Panic Room Radio Show:  The Panic Room airs live Thursday nights via BlogTalkRadio. You can listen to hosts Xtine Marie and James Longmore as they chat with writers from all walks of life and you can also listen back as a podcast after the show airs. One of the few live shows that do it right.

The Sample Chapter Podcast:  A great new book related podcast that I've really been digging on. The Sample Chapter Podcast is hosted by Jason Meuschke who conducts a short interview and then allows the feature author to read a sample chapter from one of their published books. You can listen to hear a sample from SCATTERBRAIN here.

The Lunch Ladies Book Club Podcast: The Lunch Ladies Book Club, hosted by Shelly Rosamilia is an audio book club. Shelly (along with occasional special guests) does a deep dive into the books she has been reading. On this episode, I join Shelly to discuss John Wayne Comunale's DEATH PACTS AND LEFT HAND PATHS. Did we like the book? Listen to find out!

Bizzong! The Bizarre and Weird Fiction Podcast: No matter what you do make sure to check out my podcast, Bizzong! where I interview everyone who is anyone that writes, eats and breaths bizarre and weird fiction. Every Monday, exclusively on the Project Entertainment Network.








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Thanks for listening and make sure you check out the new book, SCATTERBRAIN. Available for Kindle eBook and paperback. Also available to subscribers of Kindle Unlimited.