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Archives - July 2023

Interview: Jamie Day, author of The Block Party

Jul 27, 2023

In Jamie Day’s THE BLOCK PARTY, an upcoming Bookreporter.com Bets On pick, the residents of the exclusive cul-de-sac on Alton Road are entangled in a web of secrets and scandal. On the night of the annual summer block party, there has been a murder. But who did it and why takes readers back one year earlier, as rivalries and betrayals unfold. In this interview conducted by Carol Fitzgerald, the president and co-founder of The Book Report Network, Jamie talks about the inspiration for the book, the decision to take readers back to what happened the year prior to the block party, why the story is told from two characters’ points of view, the creation of an online message board that appears in the novel, and what readers can anticipate from Jamie next.

Author Talk: Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters

Jul 12, 2023

One of Vulture's Best Horror Novels of 2022 and now available in paperback, GHOST EATERS is a terrifying supernatural page-turner that will make you think twice about opening doors to the unknown. In this interview conducted by Quirk Books, Clay McLeod Chapman explains where the idea for Ghost, a drug that allows users to see the dead, originated. He also offers his thoughts on why the menacing nature of horror lends itself well to themes of grief, memory and addiction; talks about why he set GHOST EATERS in Richmond, Virginia; details his writing and research processes; and reveals his horror inspirations for this book.