Today (at long last, or so it seems) is the book birthday for The History of Soul 2065 by Barbara Krasnoff, a book project the author first proposed to me in April 2016, during the launch reading in Brooklyn for Clockwork Phoenix 5. For me, then, releasing Krasnoff’s debut short story collection/mosaic novel comes as the culmination of a three year gestation period, though for Barbara it’s been in the works far longer, about 20 years. I think she’s pulled

We’re now a month away from the release of The History of Soul 2065, Barbara Krasnoff’s debut collection of short stories. The first reviews have come in, and they’re glowing. Publishers Weekly was first out of the gate, with one of their coveted starred reviews. This remarkable mosaic of interconnected stories, many of which were previously published, spans generations to relay the strange, somber, and deeply entwined histories of two Jewish families. In 1914, Chana, a Russian, and Sophia, a

The first big Mythic Delirium Books event of 2019 takes place Tuesday, April 2, starting 6:30 p.m. in the Brooklyn Commons Cafe at 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (natch!), as a part of the New York Review of Science Fiction Reading Series. (Generally, the readings take place at Brooklyn Commons the first Tuesday of each month.) It will be an evening of full of magic. The event will serve as the official launch reading for Snow White Learns Witchcraft by

Amal El-Mohtar’s latest science fiction and fantasy column for the New York Times Book Review appeared online today to shine spotlights on new novels by Jenn Lyons and Ann Leckie, and on Theodora Goss’s collection of poems and stories, Snow White Learns Witchcraft! It’s the first time Dora has been reviewed in the New York Times, and vicariously it’s a first for Anita’n’me, too. We’re delighted to say the least. These pieces, all centered on fairy tales, refract and reshape

The History of Soul 2065 by Barbara Krasnoff Introduction by Jane Yolen Scheduled for release June 11, 2019 ISBN 978-1732644014 | $15.95 | 220 pages   “This is storytelling at the top of the heap.”—Jane Yolen, winner of the World Fantasy Awardfor lifetime achivement “Achingly familiar and wonderfully strange.”—Samuel R. Delany, Hugo and Nebula Award winner “Plunge into The History of Soul 2065, there’s nothing like it.”

The month of February began with the news that Latchkey by Nicole Kornher-Stace, the first novel ever released by the Mythic Delirium Books imprint, made the Locus Magazine 2018 Recommended Reading List in the Best Fantasy Novel category. Congratulations to Nicole! (Click here to see the entire list.) The listing means that Latchkey is also one of the books proffered to voters in the 2019 Locus Poll and Survey. This poll is used to select the finalists for the Locus

Snow White Learns Witchcraft by Theodora Goss Introduction by Jane Yolen Available now! ISBN 978-1-7326440-0-7 | $15.95 | 224 pages   Order today!   Paperback: Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon DE | Amazon FRBarnes & Noble | Indiebound | Powell’s Ebook: Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon FR | Amazon DEAmazon AU | Nook | iBooks | Kobo | Google Play | Weightless Books   On Feb. 5, Mythic Delirium Books proudly unveiled

  UPDATE 1/13: Amazon has discounted Archivist Wasp to $2.51 per e-book!GET IT HERE: AMAZON KINDLE We apologize that Archivist Wasp was not discounted on Amazon when the sale began Jan. 12. The fault was not ours. However, we are relieved that we can proceed now as was originally planned. Kindle compatible editions are also available at WEIGHTLESS BOOKS. With Latchkey by Nicole Kornher-Stace landing on three (so far) year-end best of 2018 lists, we at Mythic Delirium Books (all

This Wednesday (tomorrow!) Nicole Kornher-Stace will be reading at the KGB Bar in Manhattan as part of the venerable Fantastic Fiction at KGB series hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matt Kressel. Her partner in the reading will be Maria Dahvana Headley, author of The Mere Wife and other novels. Nicole will have copies of Archivist Wasp and Latchkey with her to sell. My understanding is that she’ll be reading a piece of fiction set in that same universe. Don’t miss

I’ve already shouted this all over social media, but it’s absolutely worth shouting about some more. Nicole Kornher-Stace’s novel Latchkey (the first novel ever published through our imprint) has made Kirkus Reviews‘ prestigious Best YA Science Fiction of 2018 list. We’re thrilled for Nicole, obviously, and additionally pleased that we could help make this honor happen — a first for our imprint. Yet it’s not a first for Nicole. Evidence below: There can’t be much precedent for an author making